Lok Sabha Question No. 685 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-06
Subject: Funds Released to Sonepat and Darbhanga
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: KIRTI (JHA) AZAD, RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 685 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.02.2019

## FUNDS RELEASED TO SONEPAT AND DARBHANGA

†685.   SHRI KIRTI AZAD:

SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  funds  released  to  Sonepat  in  Haryana  and Darbhanga in Bihar under various schemes of his Ministry;
- (b) whether the funds released under the said schemes have been utilized under the respective schemes;
- (c) if  so,  the  details  of  the  schemes  under  which  work has  been completed or is near completion; and
- (d) the reasons for non-completion of the said work?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 685 BY SHRI KIRTI AZAD AND SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON  06.02.2019  REGARDING  FUNDS  RELEASED  TO  SONEPAT  AND DARBHANGA

(a)  to  (d):  Details  of  New  Line,  Gauge  Conversion  and  Doubling  in Sonepat area and Darbhanga area in different stages of planning/execution/ approval are as under:-

Jind-Sonipat New Line (88.9km) has been sanctioned in 2003-04 and commissioned in 2015-16. Further, allotment of ` 50 crore for 2018-19 has been made for this project for financial liabilities.

The details of projects in Darbhanga area are as under:-

|   S N | Name of Project                                   |   Length (KM) |   Anticipated Cost ( ` in crore) |   Outlay ( ` in crore) | Latest Status                                                                                                   |
|-------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------|----------------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|     1 | Darbhanga- Kusheshwarsthar new line               |            70 |                              367 |                    0.1 | Land acquisition taken up.                                                                                      |
|     2 | Darbhanga - Muzaffarpur new line                  |            67 |                              870 |                    0.1 | Final Location Survey taken up.                                                                                 |
|     3 | Jaynagar- Darbhanga Narkatiaganj Gauge Conversion |           282 |                             1044 |                   10   | Section between Jaynagar- Narkatiaganj (260km) commissioned. Work taken up between Narkatiaganj- Gaunaha(22km). |
|     4 | Samastipur- Darbhanga Doubling                    |            38 |                              491 |                   50   | Work taken up.                                                                                                  |

| 5   | Darbhanga Bypass Doubling   | 7.64   | 130.5   | 0.1   | Included in the Budget subject to requisite approvals.   |
|-----|-----------------------------|--------|---------|-------|----------------------------------------------------------|

The  completion  of  Railway  projects  requires  acquisition  of  land, shifting  of  utilities,  various  statutory  clearances  etc.  Railway  is holding  regular  meetings  with  State  Government  and  concerned Central Government officials for expediting the work.

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