Lok Sabha Question No. 5167 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-24
Subject: New Railway Projects in Odisha and Maharashtra
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo, Chandra Sekhar Sahu, Shrirang Appa Barne

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5167

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.07.2019

## NEW RAILWAY PROJECTS IN ODISHA AND MAHARASHTRA

5167.  SHRIMATI SANGEETA KUMARI SINGH DEO: SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR SAHU: SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the preliminary survey on new railway projects including laying of new railway lines conducted by the Railways in the country including  Odisha  and  Maharashtra  during  the  last  three  years,  linewise;
- (b) the details of the projects on which the further work has been started, line-wise;
- (c) the details of the projects which have been shelved after the survey along with the reasons therefor;
- (d) the total expenditure incurred on these surveys;
- (e) whether the Government is aware that a large area is still deprived of rail connectivity in Odisha and Maharashtra and people and representatives are demanding for the rail connectivity in the respective areas;
- (f) if so, the details thereof, project-wise; and
- (g) the time by which the work on these projects are likely to be started?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (g)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.5167  BY  SHRIMATI  SANGEETA  KUMARI  SINGH  DEO,  SHRI BE ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  24.07.2019  REGARDING  NEW  RAILWAY

CHANDRA  SEKHAR  SAHU  AND  SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE TO PROJECTS IN ODISHA AND MAHARASHTRA (a):      During  the  last  three  years  (2016-17,  2017-18,  2018-19) and the current financial  year,  267  surveys  pertaining  to  New  Line,  Gauge  Conversion  and Doubling have been completed. These  include 30 no. of surveys from Maharashtra and 22 no. of surveys from Odisha. (b): Out of above, 45 Railway projects have been included in the Budget subject to requisite approvals during last three years and current financial year. Details of  these  projects  is  appended.  These  include  projects  from  Odisha  and Maharashtra. (c)  &  (d):  Projects  are  sanctioned  based  upon  merits  brought  out  in  survey reports, which includes financial viability of project, operational requirement, willingness of State Governments to share the cost of project etc. 116 survey reports  have  been  shelved  after  detailed  examination  of  survey  reports. Sanctioned amount for Reconnaissance Engineering cum Traffic Survey (RETS) is ` 25,000 per Km and for Preliminary Engineering cum Traffic Survey (PETS) is ` 50,000 per Km. (e) to (g):  Proposals/suggestions/representations,  both  formal  and  informal regarding Railway projects are received from State Governments, Ministries of Central  Government,  elected  representatives,  organizations/rail  users  etc.  by Railways  at  various  levels  including  Railway  Board,  Zonal  Railways,  Division Office  etc.  As  receipt  of  such  proposals/suggestions  is  a  continuous  and dynamic process, centralized compendium of such requests is not maintained. Survey for new lines, gauge conversion of Meter Gauge lines to Broad Gauge and  feasibility  study  etc.  is  a  continuous  and  ongoing  process  of  Indian Railways and is done based on demands raised by State Governments, Central Ministries, Members of Parliament, other public representatives and Railways' own requirement.

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APPENDIX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  5167  BY  SHRIMATI  SANGEETA KUMARI  SINGH  DEO, SHRI CHANDRA SEKHAR SAHU AND SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK  SABHA  ON  24.07.2019  REGARDING  NEW  RAILWAY  PROJECTS  IN ODISHA AND MAHARASHTRA

(b): Details of surveys included in the budget during the last three years and current year are as under:-

|   SN | Name of the Project                                                          | PH   | Survey Completed on   | State    |   Length (in Kms) |
|------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------|-----------------------|----------|-------------------|
|    1 | Daurala(Meerut)-Panipat new line                                             | NL   | 2016-17               | UP, HAR  |                97 |
|    2 | Etah-Kasganj                                                                 | NL   | 2016-17               | UP       |                27 |
|    3 | Tezpur-Silghat                                                               | NL   | 2016-17               | ASS, NE  |                27 |
|    4 | Salona-Khumtai                                                               | NL   | 2016-17               | ASS,NE   |                99 |
|    5 | Vijayawada-Guntur via Amaravathi.                                            | NL   | 2016-17               | AP,TEL   |               106 |
|    6 | Sibsagar-Jorhat                                                              | NL   | 2016-17               | ASS,NE   |                62 |
|    7 | Padrauna-Kushinagar-Gorakhpur                                                | NL   | 2016-17               | UP       |                64 |
|    8 | Veraval- Talala-Visavadar (veraval-Dhasa Jn. Via Talala- Visavadar-Khijadia) | GC   | 2016-17               | GUJ      |                72 |
|    9 | Dabhoi-Chandod with extension to Rajpipla (Kevadiya Colony)                  | GC   | 2016-17               | GUJ      |                50 |
|   10 | Vatva-Ahmedabad-Sabarmati (13.3.km) 4th line                                 | DL   | 2016-17               | GUJ      |                18 |
|   11 | 3rd line between Katni and Bina                                              | DL   | 2016-17               | MP       |               279 |
|   12 | Vijaywada- Gudur 3rd line                                                    | DL   | 2016-17               | AP       |               288 |
|   13 | Rajnandgaon-Nagpur 3rd line                                                  | DL   | 2016-17               | MAH      |               228 |
|   14 | Alamnagar-Utretia                                                            | DL   | 2016-17               | UP       |                18 |
|   15 | Doubling bet. Pune-Miraj-Londa                                               | DL   | 2016-17               | MAH      |               467 |
|   16 | 3rd line bet. Pune-Lonavala                                                  | DL   | 2016-17               | MAH      |                64 |
|   17 | Surendranagar-Rajkot :- Doubling of BG single line section (116.17 km)       | DL   | 2016-17               | GUJ      |               116 |
|   18 | Jhansi-Bina 3rd line                                                         | DL   | 2016-17               | MP,UP    |               152 |
|   19 | Kharagpur-Adityapur 3rd line                                                 | DL   | 2016-17               | WB,JHA   |               138 |
|   20 | 3rd line between Duwada- Vijaywada                                           | DL   | 2016-17               | AP       |               333 |
|   21 | Itarsi-Nagpur 3rd line                                                       | DL   | 2016-17               | MP,MAH   |               280 |
|   22 | Bongaigaon- Goalpara-Guwahati doubling                                       | DL   | 2016-17               | ASS      |               176 |
|   23 | 3rd line of balance section bet. Kazipet -Ballarshah                         | DL   | 2016-17               | MAH, TEL |               201 |
|   24 | Varanasi-Madhosingh-Allahabad                                                | DL   | 2016-17               | UP       |               120 |

|   SN | Name of the Project                                                                  | PH   | Survey Completed on   | State     |   Length (in Kms) |
|------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------|-----------------------|-----------|-------------------|
|   25 | Saraighat Bridge                                                                     | DL   | 2016-17               | ASS, NE   |                 7 |
|   26 | Grade separator/Byepass at Katni.                                                    | DL   | 2016-17               | MP        |                22 |
|   27 | 3rd line in balance section bet. Bhadrak-Vizianagram                                 | DL   | 2016-17               | AP,ODI    |               385 |
|   28 | Rosa-Sitapur Cantt-Burhwal                                                           | DL   | 2016-17               | UP        |               181 |
|   29 | Jodhpur(Rai Ka Bagh) - Phulera (Degana)                                              | DL   | 2016-17               | RAJ       |               145 |
|   30 | Mathura-Jhansi 3rd line                                                              | DL   | 2016-17               | UP        |               274 |
|   31 | Robertsganj-Mughalsarai via Madhupur and Arohara.                                    | NL   | 2017-18               | UP        |                73 |
|   32 | Kandra-Namkom(Ranchi)                                                                | NL   | 2017-18               | JHA       |               106 |
|   33 | Pilibhit-Shahjahanpur                                                                | GC   | 2017-18               | UP        |                84 |
|   34 | Connection line between Radhanagar and Barachak with "Y" connection avoiding Asansol | DL   | 2017-18               | WB        |                20 |
|   35 | Shimoga-Shikaripura- Ranebennaur                                                     | NL   | 2016-17               | KAR       |                89 |
|   36 | Jaunpur-Janghai-Phaphamau- Unchahar-Unnao                                            | DL   | 2016-17               | UP        |               288 |
|   37 | Kamakhya(Agthori) via Rangiya                                                        | DL   | 2016-17               | ASS, NE   |               143 |
|   38 | Solapur-Tuljapur-Osmanabad                                                           | NL   | 2017-18               | MAH       |                80 |
|   39 | Pachora and Jamner and extension to Malkapur (Narrow Gauge to Board Gauge)           | GC   | 2017-18               | MAH       |                84 |
|   40 | Nepalganj Road-Nepalganj (Babaganj (India) -Nepalganj                                | NL   | 2018-19               | UP, Nepal |                20 |
|   41 | Mysore-Kushalnagar-Madikere                                                          | NL   | 2018-19               | KAR       |               119 |
|   42 | Jaipur-Sawaimadhopur                                                                 | DL   | 2018-19               | RAJ       |               131 |
|   43 | Bareilly-Chandausi-Aligarh                                                           | DL   | 2019-20               | UP        |               162 |
|   44 | Jeypore-Navrangpur                                                                   | NL   | 2017-18               | ODI       |                38 |
|   45 | Jeypore-Malkangiri                                                                   | NL   | 2017-18               | ODI       |               130 |

| NL- New Line             | PH- Plan Head      |
|--------------------------|--------------------|
| DL- Doubling             | UP- Uttar Pradesh  |
| GC- Gauge Conversion     | HAR- Haryana       |
| NE- North Eastern Region | JHA- Jharkhand     |
| ASS- Assam               | MAH- Maharashtra   |
| AP- Andhra Pradesh       | WB- West Bengal    |
| TEL- Telangana           | MP- Madhya Pradesh |
| GUJ- Gujarat             | ODI- Odisha        |
| KAR- Karnataka           | RAJ- Rajasthan     |