Lok Sabha Question No. 46 (STARRED), answered on 2019-11-20
Subject: Ongoing Railway Projects
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Dharambir Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 46 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.11.2019

## ONGOING  RAILWAY PROJECTS

- †*46    SHRI DHARAMBIR SINGH

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the ongoing railway projects in Haryana at present;
- (b) the status of each railway project as on date;
- (c) whether any project is lagging behind the schedule;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therfor; and
- (e) the details along with the current status of the railway projects from  Bhiwani  to  Loharu  and  Delhi  to  Alwar  via  Sohna-NuhFirozpur Jhirka?

## 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 STARRED QUESTION NO.46 BY SHRI DHARAMBIR SINGH TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 20.11.2019 REGARDING ONGOING RAILWAY PROJECTS.

(a) and (b)   For further improving the rail connectivity in Haryana State, 10 railway  projects  including  07  New  Lines,  01  Gauge  Conversion  and  02 Doubling Projects, falling fully/partly in the State of Haryana are in different stages  of  planning/approval/execution.    Total  length  of  these  Projects  is 1014.77 Km, costing 10146.48 crore, out of which, 394.55 km length has been commissioned and expenditure of 2622.42 crore has been incurred up to March, 2019.

The status of all ongoing works including allotment of funds and expenditure on each project is appended.

(c)  and  (d)    The  timely  completion  of  any  Railway  project  depends  on various  factors  like  quick  land  acquisition  by  State  Government,  forest clearance  by  officials of forest department,  tree  cutting permission, 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 considerations, 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.

(e) Bhiwani-Loharu  and  Delhi-Sohna-Nuh-Firozpur  Jhirka-Alwar  new  line projects  have been taken up by Haryana Rail Infrastructure Development Corporation  (HRIDC),    Joint  Venture  (JV)    Company  of  Government  of Haryana  and  Ministry  of  Railways,    for  feasibility  study.    The  report  has been shared with Government of Haryana.

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APPENDIX  REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) AND (b) OF STARRED QUESTION  NO.46  BY  SHRI  DHARAMBIR  SINGH  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN LOK SABHA ON 20.11.2019 REGARDING ONGOING RAILWAY PROJECTS.

| S. No     | Section                                                                                                                                 | Cost ( in crore)   | Expend iture up to Mar'19 ( in crore)   | Outlay 2019-20 ( in crore)   | Status                                                                                                                                                           |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| NEW LINES | NEW LINES                                                                                                                               | NEW LINES          | NEW LINES                               | NEW LINES                    | NEW LINES                                                                                                                                                        |
| 1         | Rewari-Rohtak (84.76 km) including material modification (MM) for constr uction of Elevated Rohtak -Gohana- Panipat bye- pass (3.9 km.) | 1001               | 735.65                                  | 110                          | Main work of Rewari- Rohtak (84.76 Km) new line : completed and commissioned for passenger traffic. Work taken up for Elevated Rohtak- Gohana-Panipat bye- pass. |
| 2         | Chandigarh- Baddi (33.23 km)                                                                                                            | 1540               | 232.67                                  | 54                           | Land acquisition taken up.                                                                                                                                       |
| 3         | Rohtak-Meham- Hansi (71.13 km)                                                                                                          | 649.60             | 162.80                                  | 130.00                       | Land acquisition taken up. Work taken up in available land.                                                                                                      |
| 4         | Delhi-Sohna- Nuh-Ferozpur- Jihirka-Alwar (104 Km)                                                                                       | 1249               | 0.00                                    | 0.10                         | This projects has been taken up by Haryana Rail Infrastructure Development Corporation (HRIDC), Joint Venture (JV) Company of                                    |

| S. No                         | Section                                                    | Cost ( in crore)              | Expend iture up to Mar'19 ( in crore)   | Outlay 2019-20 ( in crore)    | Status                                                                                                                       |
|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                               |                                                            |                               |                                         |                               | Government of Haryana and Ministry of Railways for feasibility study. The report has been shared with Government of Haryana. |
| 5                             | Hissar- Sirsa via Agroha and Fatehabad (93 km)             | 410                           | 0.00                                    | 0.10                          | The work was included in budget subject to obtaining requisite Government approvals.                                         |
| 6                             | Yamuna Nagar- Chandigarh via Sadhaura, Narayangarh ( 91km) | 901                           | 0.00                                    | 0.10                          | The work has been identified by State Joint Venture (JV) for feasibility study.                                              |
| 7                             | Panipat-Meerut (104 km)                                    | 2200                          | 0.00                                    | 0.10                          | The work was included in budget subject to obtaining requisite Government approvals.                                         |
| DOUBLING/ 3 RD LINE/4 TH LINE | DOUBLING/ 3 RD LINE/4 TH LINE                              | DOUBLING/ 3 RD LINE/4 TH LINE | DOUBLING/ 3 RD LINE/4 TH LINE           | DOUBLING/ 3 RD LINE/4 TH LINE | DOUBLING/ 3 RD LINE/4 TH LINE                                                                                                |
| 8                             | Tughlakabad (jn. Cabin) - Palwal 4 th line (33.50km)       | 365.78                        | 339.10                                  | 25.10                         | Palwal-Asoati- Ballabgarh (21.30 km.) : completed and commissioned. Balance work in advance stage of completion.             |

| S. No            | Section                                               | Cost ( in crore)   | Expend iture up to Mar'19 ( in crore)   | Outlay 2019-20 ( in crore)   | Status                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 9                | Mathura-Palwal 4 th line (80 km)                      | 668.70             | 301.47                                  | 123.30                       | Palwal-Hodal (30 Km) commissioned. In balance section, land acquisition of 1.06 Ha land in Haryana and 0.6284 Ha land in UP taken up and tree cutting permission in Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ) have been taken up. Work of minor bridges, earthwork taken up in available land in balance section. |
| GAUGE CONVERSION | GAUGE CONVERSION                                      | GAUGE CONVERSION   | GAUGE CONVERSION                        | GAUGE CONVERSION             | GAUGE CONVERSION                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| 10               | Jaipur-Ringus- Sikar-Churu & Sikar-Loharu (320.04 km) | 1116.40            | 850. 73                                 | 60                           | Project completed and commissioned in October, 2019.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |

## OTHER IMPORTANT WORKS IN HARYANA:-

MECHANICAL  WORKSHOP;  Construction  of Periodical Overhauling & Refurbishment Workshop (included in budget 2018-19),  is being setup at Sonipat at a cost of 535 crore.  Works have been taken up.

ELECTRIFICATION:  82.5%  Railway  route  in  Haryana  is  electrified  up  to October, 2019 and works have been taken up in balance length.

-  8 Escalators have been provided and 9 additional Escalators have been sanctioned on railway stations.
-  7 Lifts have been provided and 1 additional Lift has been sanctioned on railway station.
-  So far, 1.83 Mega Watt (MW) rooftop Solar Power Capacity commissioned and work taken up for  1.74 MW additional capacity.
-  Work has been awarded for setting up of 2 MW Land based Solar power plant at Diwana, near Panipat.

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