Lok Sabha Question No. 3926 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-18
Subject: Ongoing Railway Projects in Karnataka
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shobha Karandlaje, Nalin Kumar Kateel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3926 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.03.2020

## ONGOING RAILWAY PROJECTS IN KARNATAKA

## 3926. KUMARI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE: SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS  be pleased to state:

- (a) the  projects  listed  in  Pink  Book  but  not  commissioned  till  date falling fully/partly in Karnataka and also those that are dropped from the Pink Book as on date and the reasons therefor;
- (b) whether  many  of  these  projects  are  getting  delayed  due  to  land acquisition, forestry and wild life clearance and shifting of utilities;
- (c) the  total  allocation  of  funds  for  infrastructure  projects  and  safety works, falling fully/partly in the State of Karnataka in 2019-20;
- (d) the  details  of  new  lines,  gauge  conversion  and  doubling  projects, falling fully/partly in the State of Karnataka during 2014-19; and
- (e) the details of on-going projects under different stages of planning/ approval/execution  in  the  State  of  Karnataka  as  on  December  31, 2019?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN REPLY TO PARTS  (a) TO (e) OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  3926  BY  KUMARI  SHOBHA  KARANDLAJE AND SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 18.03.2020 REGARDING ONGOING RAILWAY PROJECTS IN KARNATAKA

(a),  (d)  and  (e)  Railway projects are sanctioned Zonal Railway wise, not State wise, as Indian Railway's Network Straddles across various State boundaries. However, details of projects falling fully/partly in the State of Karnataka are as under:-

Presently,  total  35  ongoing  projects  of  total  length  4,403  Km,  costing ` 44,208 crore, falling fully/partly in the state of Karnataka are in different stages of planning/sanctioning/execution, out of which, commissioning of 679 Km length has been achieved, this includes:-

-  20 new line projects of total length 2,502 Km, costing ` 28,428 crore,  out  of  which,  commissioning  of  245  Km  length  has  been achieved and an expenditure of ` 3,755 crore has been incurred upto March, 2019.

In addition, one new line project Dharwad to Belgaum via Kittur of 73 Km length, costing ` 988 crore has been included in Budget book 2020-21(against umbrella work of 2019-20).

-  15 doubling projects of total length 1,901 Km, costing ` 15,780 crore,  out  of  which,  commissioning  of  435  Km  length  has  been achieved and an expenditure of ` 6,790 crore has been incurred upto March, 2019.

The details of all ongoing projects and completed projects including cost,  expenditure  and  outlay  are  made  available  in  public  domain  on Indian Railways  website  i.e. www.indianrailways.gov.in  >Ministry of Railways >Railway Board >About Indian Railways >Railway Board Directorates  >Finance  (Budget)>  Pink  Book  (year)>Railway-wise  Works Machinery & Rolling Stock Programme(RSP).

No project has been dropped from the Pink Book.

(b) The completion of any Railway project depends on various factors like quick land acquisition by State Government, forest clearance by officials of forest department, shifting of infringing utilities (both underground and over  ground),  statutory  clearances  from  various  authorities,  geological and topographical conditions of area, law and order situation in the area of project site, number of working months in a year for particular project site due to climatic conditions, encountering unforeseen conditions like earthquake, flooding, excessive rains, strikes of labour, orders of Hon'ble Courts, situation and conditions of working agencies/contractors  etc.  All these factors vary from project to project and site to site and affect the completion time and cost of the project.

Out  of  total  35  ongoing  projects,  17  New  Line  and  13  Doubling Projects  require  land  acquisition/forestry  clearance.  Some  of  important doubling  projects,  which  require  land  acquisition/forestry  clearance  are as under:-

| S.No.   | Projects Name                               |   Length (in Kilometres) |
|---------|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
| 1. 1.   | Hospet-Hubli-Londa-Tinaighat- Vasco-da-Gama |                      301 |
| 2. 2.   | Hotgi-Kudgi-Gadag Double Line               |                      284 |

| 3. 3.   | Hubli-Chikjajur Doubling project                                   |    190 |
|---------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
| 4. 4.   | Yelahanka-Penukonda Double Line                                    | 122.55 |
| 5. 5.   | Arsikere-Tumkur                                                    |  96    |
| 6. 6.   | Pune-Miraj-Londa Double Line                                       | 466    |
| 7. 7.   | Baiyyapannahalli-Hosur                                             |  48    |
| 8. 8.   | Bangalore-Whitefield- Bangalore City- Krishnarajapuram Quadrupling |  23    |
| 9. 9.   | Birur-Shimoga                                                      |  60    |
| 10. 10. | Yeshwantpur-Channasandra                                           |  21.7  |
| 11. 11. | Renigunta, Gooty & Wadi Byepass                                    |  21    |
| 12. 12. | Kankanadi-Panambur Patch Doubling                                  |  19    |

## (c) BUDGET ALLOCATION (FOR THE PROJECT FALLING FULLY/PARTLY IN THE STATE OF KARNATAKA):

Average annual Budget allocation for Infrastructure & safety works, falling  fully/partly  in  the  State  of  Karnataka,  has  increased  to ` 2,702 crore,  during  2014-19,  from ` 835  crore  (during  2009-14).  Thus,  the average annual budget allocation for 2014-19 is 224% more than average annual Budget allocation during 2009-14.

Total Budget Estimate (BE) outlay for Infrastructure & safety works, falling, fully/partly in the State of Karnataka, in 2019-20 is ` 3,386 crore, which is 306% more than average annual Budget outlay of 2009-14.

COMMISSIONING  OF  THE  NEW  LINE/GAUGE  CONVERSION/DOUBLING PROJECTS (FALLING FULLY/PARTLY IN THE STATE OF KARNATAKA):

During  2009-14,  565  Km  (206  Km  New  line,  185  Km  Gauge conversion and 174 Km Doubling) projects, falling fully/partly in Karnataka  have  been  commissioned  at  an  average  rate  of  113  Km  per year.

During  2014-19,  735  Km  (253  Km  of  New  line  and  482  Km  of Doubling) projects, falling fully/partly in Karnataka have been commissioned at an average rate of 147 Km per year, which is 30% more than commissioning during 2009-14.

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