Lok Sabha Question No. 4736 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-24
Subject: Incomplete Railway Works
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Veena Devi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4736 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.03.2021

## INCOMPLETE RAILWAY WORKS

## †4736. SHRIMATI VEENA DEVI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  work  of  Hajipur,  Vaishali,  Sugauli  via  Sahebganj,  Paru Railway line under the Vaishali Lok Sabha constituency is incomplete whereas the work of Sitamarhi-Muzaffarpur, Hajipur,  Sugauli, Vaishali railway line is complete and both these lines were started simultaneously;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMERCE & INDUSTRY AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a) to (c): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4736 BY SHRIMATI VEENA DEVI TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 24.03.2021 REGARDING INCOMPLETE RAILWAY WORKS

(a) to (c): Hajipur-Sagauli via Vaishali, Sahebganj (150 km) New Line was sanctioned in the year 2003-04 at a cost of ₹ 2067 crore. An expenditure of ₹ 1463 crore has been incurred upto March, 2020. So far Hajipur-GhoshwarVaishali (35 Km) section has been commissioned. Vaishali-Deoria (30 Km) section is in advance stage of execution. Land acquisition between Deoria and Sagauli has been taken up and work taken up on section where land has been acquired.

The Muzaffarpur-Sitamarhi (63 Km) new line project was sanctioned in the year  1997-98.  Project  has  already  been  completed  and  commissioned since requisite land for the project was acquired by the State Government of Bihar. For Hajipur-Sagauli new rail line project, out of total 729 Ha land 513 Ha land has been acquired and balance land acquisition taken up.

Completion  of  Railway  project/s  depends  on  various  factors  like  forest clearance by officials of forest department, shifting of infringing utilities, statutory clearances from various authorities, geological and topographical  conditions  of  area,  law  and  order  situation  in  the  area  of project/s  site,  number  of  working  months  in  a  year  for  particular  project site,  priority  of  projects,  etc.  and  all  these  factors  affect  the  completion time of the project.

Presently,  35  New  Line  Projects,  covering  a  length  of  2,962  km  costing ₹ 53,650 crore falling fully/partly in the State of Bihar have been taken up and  are  in  different  stages  of  planning/sanction/execution  out  of  which, 484 Km length has been commissioned and an expenditure of ₹ 14,896 crore has been incurred upto March, 2020.

Average  annual  Budget  allocation  for  infrastructure  and  safety  works, falling  fully/  partly  in  State  of  Bihar  during  2014-19,  has  increased  to ₹ 3,061 crore per year from ₹ 1,132 crore per year during 2009-14, which is 170%  more  than  average  annual  budget  outlay  of  2009-14  and  budget outlay  of ₹ 4,489  crore  was  provided  to  these  projects  for  financial  year 2020-21 which is 297% more than average annual budget outlay of 200914. For financial year 2021-22, highest-ever budget outlay of ₹ 5,150 crore has been proposed for these works, which is 355% more with respect to average annual budget outlay of 2009-14.

During  2014-19,  695  Km  length  (240  Km  New  Lines,  280  Km  Gauge Conversion and 175 Km Doubling) falling fully/partly in the State of Bihar has  been  commissioned,  which  is  119%  more  than  the  commissioning during  2009-14  (318  Km).  During  2019-20,  231  Km  length  (64  Km  New Lines, 45 Km  Gauge  Conversion and 122 Km  Doubling) has been commissioned,  which  is  263%  more  than  average  annual  commissioning during 2009-14 (63.6 Km/year).

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