Lok Sabha Question No. 2928 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-11
Subject: Infrastructure for Coal Industries
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: Anubhav Mohanty

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2928

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.03.2020

## Infrastructure for Coal Industries

## 2928.      SHRI ANUBHAV MONANTY:

Will the MINISTER OF COAL be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has provided any specific funds to develop infrastructure for coal industries to the State of Odisha;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) whether the Government expects the State Government of Odisha to develop infrastructure for Coal industries in the absence of Central aid and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS, COAL AND MINES (SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI)

- (a)  &  (b ):  Government  through  its  Central  Sector  Scheme  viz  Development  of  Transport Infrastructure in Coalfields has provided fund to eight Road/Railway projects in Odisha which are mentioned below:

(Figures in Rs. Crore)

|   Sl. No. | Name of Projects                                                                             |   Length (KM) |   Sanctioned assistance | CCDAC released till date   | Remarks                                      |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|-------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Development of Railway infrastructure of Jharsuguda alignment from Gopalpur- Moharpur Block. |        50.504 |                   214   | 214.00Work                 | completed and it is 100% assistance          |
|         2 | Road from Basundhara East OCP to Gandhi Chawk (Brajarajnagar)                                |        44.85  |                    19   | 17.92Work                  | completed and it is 50% assistance           |
|         3 | Road fromTalcher to Deulbera Colliery                                                        |         2     |                     0.6 |                            | 0.273Work completed and it is 50% assistance |
|         4 | Road from Belpahar OCP to Lajkura Siding                                                     |        12     |                     3   |                            | 2.24Work completed and it is 50% assistance  |
|         5 | Fly over across Bombay- Howrah Rly. Line                                                     |         0.072 |                     2.5 |                            | 2.32Work completed and it is 50% assistance  |

|   6 | Construction of road and culvert from Kalamchhuin and to hingula Mines   |   4.32 |   0.648 | 0.616Work completed and it is 50% assistance   |
|-----|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|---------|------------------------------------------------|
|   7 | Construction of approach road for Bhubaneswar OCP                        |  4     |   0.15  | 0.094Work completed and it is 50% assistance   |
|   8 | Widening& Strengthening Road of Balinga - Taparia Road                   | 21.96  |  14.72  | 5.42Work forclosed                             |
|   9 | Road from sundargarh to Duduka road (Basundhara)                         | 41.03  |  15.665 | 15.665Work completed and it is 50% assistance  |
|  10 | Road from Jambubali to Angul via Natidi and Natar                        | 15.72  |   2.495 | 1.19Work completed and it is 50% assistance    |
|  11 | Widening of road from Derachowk to Lingaraj OCP                          |  3.2   |   0.57  | 0.54Work completed and it is 50% assistance    |
|  12 | Road overbridge from Talcher Balanda Rly Siding to Jagannath office.     |  0.755 |   1.735 | 1.735Work completed and it is 50% assistance   |
|  13 | Road from Padmavatipur to Solada via Kandaberini                         | 10.75  |   0.69  | 0.17Work foreclosed and it is 50% assistance   |
|  14 | Road from Derachowk to Talcher colliery                                  |  2     |   0.6   | 0.55Work completed and it is 50% assistance    |

(c) In order to develop rail infrastructure in Odisha for evacuation of coal, a Rail Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) has been constituted among Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL), IRCON and State Government (Govt. of Odisha). The stake of Government of Odisha in the SPV is 10%.

******