Lok Sabha Question No. 1781 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-13
Subject: Railway Projects in Gujarat
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: DILIP PATEL, RAJESHBHAI NARANBHAI CHUDASAMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1781

TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.02.2019

## RAILWAY PROJECTS IN GUJARAT

1781.      SHRI DILIP PATEL: SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  various  rail  projects  being  implemented  in Gujarat and their current status, project-wise;
- (b) the number of projects that are running behind schedule and the reasons therefor, projects-wise;
- (c) the increase in cost of delayed projects, source of funding and the time limit for completion; and
- (d) the steps taken/proposed to be taken for timely  completion of these projects?

## 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.  1781  BY  SHRI  DILIP  PATEL  AND  SHRI RAJESHBHAI  CHUDASAMA  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON 13.02.2019 REGARDING RAILWAY PROJECTS IN GUJARAT

(a): At present, 4 new line, 25 gauge conversion and 13 doubling projects falling fully/partly in Gujarat are in different stages of planning/sanction of execution. The details of these projects are as under:

( in  crore)

| S. No   | Project                                               | Year of inclusion in Budget   | Latest Cost   | Exp as on 31. 3.2018   | Total Outlay 2018-19   | Status of Project                                                                                                                                     |
|---------|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         | New line                                              |                               |               |                        |                        |                                                                                                                                                       |
| 1       | Chhotaudepur- Dhar (157.00 km)                        | 2007- 08                      | 1347.26       | 210.00                 | 180.00                 | Chhotaudepur- Motisadli (22 km) along with Chhotaudepur yard has been completed. Land acquisition has been taken up. Work taken up in available land. |
| 2       | Dahod-Indore via Jhabua, Amjhera and Dhar (204.76 km) | 2007- 08                      | 1640.04       | 448.41                 | 120.00                 | Indore-Rau-Tihi (21 km) section has been commissioned. Land acquisition has been taken up. Work taken up in available land.                           |
| 3       | Bhimnath- Dholera (28.60 km)                          | 2016- 17                      | 394.46        | -                      | -                      | Project has been included in the Budget subject to requisite approval.                                                                                |

| 4   | Taranga Hill- Abu Road via Ambaji (89.38 km)                                                                                                                        | 2017- 18   | 1879.15   | -      | 1.00   | Project has been included in the Budget subject to requisite approval.                                                                                       |
|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|-----------|--------|--------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|     | Gauge conversion                                                                                                                                                    |            |           |        |        |                                                                                                                                                              |
| 1   | Bhildi- Viramgam and material modification of Mehsana- Taranga Hill new line (214.40 km)                                                                            | 1990- 91   | 598.00    | 420.00 | 60.00  | Patan- Viramgam (104.36 km) section has been commissioned. Works taken up in balance section                                                                 |
| 2   | Rajkot-Veraval, Wansjalia- Jetalsar with new material modification for Shahpur- Saradiya, Veraval- Somnath gauge conversion & Somnath- Kodinar new line (363.91 km) | 1994- 95   | 1329.00   | 548.86 | 1.00   | Rajkot-Somnath (190.02 km) & Wansjalia- Jetalsar (90.61 km) sections have been commissioned. Land acquisition taken up in Somnath- Kodinar new line project. |
| 3   | Ahmedabad- Himmatnagar- Udaipur including Modasa- Shamlaji Road new line (316.41 km)                                                                                | 2008- 09   | 1667.00   | 802.90 | 520.00 | Ahmedabad- Asarva (1.85 km) is already an existing broad gauge line. Work taken up in balance section.                                                       |

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|   4 | Miyagam- Karjan-Dabhoi- Samalaji gauge conversion with electrification (96.46 km)   | 2011- 12   |   844.00 | 12.64   | 5.00   | Work taken up.                                                                                                   |
|-----|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|----------|---------|--------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   5 | Ahmedabad- Botad (170.48 km)                                                        | 2012- 13   |   975.62 | 323.38  | 332.00 | Work taken up                                                                                                    |
|   6 | Bhuj-Naliya and extension upto Vayor (126 km)                                       | 2008- 09   |   484    | 93.65   | 1.00   | Bhuj-Deshalpur (29.5 km) section has been completed. Balance being executed under Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV). |
|   7 | Dhasa-Jetalsar (104.44 km)                                                          | 2012- 13   |   644    | 27.02   | 250.00 | Work taken up.                                                                                                   |
|   8 | Ahmedabad (Sabarmati)- Mahesana (68.78 km)                                          | 2015- 16   |   477.56 | 70.43   | 289.3  | Work taken up.                                                                                                   |
|   9 | Dabhoi- Chandod with extension upto Kevadiya (49.75 km)                             | 2017- 18   |   663    | -       | 50.00  | Work taken up.                                                                                                   |
|  10 | Chanasma- Ranuj (12.84 km)                                                          | 2017- 18   |   107.72 | -       | -      | Work sanctioned in Joint Venture (JV).                                                                           |
|  11 | Katosan Road- Chansasma (51.72 km)                                                  | 2017- 18   |   403.72 | -       | -      | Work sanctioned in Joint Venture (JV).                                                                           |

|   12 | Himmatnagar- Khedbrahma (54.83 km)   | 2017- 18   |   354.89 | -   |   5.00 | Project has been included in the Budget subject to requisite approval.           |
|------|--------------------------------------|------------|----------|-----|--------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   13 | Jambusar- Vishvamitri (48.20 km)     | 2017- 18   |   434    | -   |      1 | Project has been included in the Budget subject to requisite approval.           |
|   14 | Junagarh- Visavadar (42.28 km)       | 2017- 18   |   254    | -   |      1 | Project has been included in the Budget subject to requisite                     |
|   15 | Kalol-Kadi- Katosan (37.23 km)       | 2017- 18   |   238    | -   |      5 | approval. Project has been included in the Budget subject to requisite approval. |
|   16 | Khijadiya- Visavadar (91.27 km)      | 2017- 18   |   548    | -   |      1 | Project has been included in the Budget subject to requisite approval.           |
|   17 | Nadiad-Petlad (37.26 km)             | 2017- 18   |   403    | -   |      1 | Project has been included in the Budget subject to requisite approval.           |
|   18 | Petlad-Bhadran (22.50 km)            | 2017- 18   |   236.95 | -   |      1 | Project has been included in the Budget subject to requisite approval.           |

|   19 | Prachi Road- Kodinar (25.58 km)      | 2017- 18   |   193.20 | -   |   5.00 | Project has been included in the Budget subject to requisite approval.   |
|------|--------------------------------------|------------|----------|-----|--------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   20 | Samalaya- Timba Road (53.53 km)      | 2017- 18   |   401.48 | -   |      1 | Project has been included in the Budget subject to requisite approval.   |
|   21 | Samni- Jambusar (24.08 km)           | 2017- 18   |   251    | -   |      1 | Project has been included in the Budget subject to requisite approval.   |
|   22 | Talala-Delwada (70 km)               | 2017- 18   |   525.3  | -   |      1 | Project has been included in the Budget subject to requisite             |
|   23 | Veraval-Talala- Visavadar (71.95 km) | 2017- 18   |   460    | -   |      1 | Project has been included in the Budget subject to requisite approval.   |
|   24 | Vijapur- Ambilyasan (41.43 km)       | 2017- 18   |   243    | -   |      5 | Project has been included in the Budget subject to requisite approval.   |
|   25 | Adraj-Moti- Vijapur (39.75 km)       | 2017- 18   |   278.51 | -   |      5 | Project has been included in the Budget subject to requisite approval.   |

|    | Doubling                                                           |          |         |         |        |                                                                                                                                                                            |
|----|--------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|---------|---------|--------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  1 | Surat-Kosamba PH-I of 3 rd line between Vadodara and Virar (35 km) | 2000- 01 |  133    | -       | -      | Project has been frozen in view o Western Dedicated Freight Corridor alignment.                                                                                            |
|  2 | Udhna-Jalgaon with electrification (306.93 km)                     | 2008- 09 | 2448    | 2267.80 | 350.00 | Entire project has been commissioned.                                                                                                                                      |
|  3 | Abu Road- Sarotra Road (23.12 km)                                  | 2010- 11 |  131.41 | 118.55  | 10.00  | Works taken up.                                                                                                                                                            |
|  4 | Sarotra Road- Karjoda ((23.59 km)                                  | 2010- 11 |  154.13 | 77.78   | 25.00  | Works taken up.                                                                                                                                                            |
|  5 | Guriya-Marwar & Karjoda- Palanpur (48.9 km)                        | 2011- 12 |  251    | 214.01  | 75.00  | Guriya-Marwar (43.50 km) section has been commissioned. Works taken up in balance section.                                                                                 |
|  6 | Viramgam- Samakhiyali (182.23 km)                                  | 2011- 12 | 1037.15 | 857.57  | 50.00  | Viramgam-Sadla (21 km) Jatpiple- Vasadava-Chule (41.55 km) & Surabari- Katariya- Samakhiyali (23.45 km) sections have been commissioned. Work taken up in balance section. |
|  7 | Palanpur- Samakhiyali (247.73 km)                                  | 2013- 14 | 1548.66 | 546.26  | 400.00 | Work taken up.                                                                                                                                                             |

|   8 | Vatva- Ahmedabad 3 rd line with automatic signaling (7.5 km)   | 2013- 14   |   39.78 | 34.42   | 4.90   | Work taken up.                                                         |
|-----|----------------------------------------------------------------|------------|---------|---------|--------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   9 | Surendranagar- Rajkot (116.17 km)                              | 2015- 16   | 1002.39 | 187.80  | 250.00 | Surendranagar- Chamraj (7 km) commissioned, balance work taken up.     |
|  10 | Vatva- Ahmedabad- Sabarmati 4 th line (15 km)                  | 2015- 16   |  231.43 | 39.72   | 100.00 | Work taken up.                                                         |
|  11 | Anand-Godhra (79 km)                                           | 2017- 18   |  692.26 | 1.15    | -      | Project has been sanction on 25.01.2019.                               |
|  12 | Mehsana- Palanpur (65.10 km)                                   | 2018- 19   |  529.3  | -       | -      | Project has been included in the Budget subject to requisite approval. |
|  13 | Rajkot-Kanalus (111.20 km)                                     | 2018- 19   | 1011.72 | -       | -      | Project has been included in the Budget subject to requisite approval. |

- (b) & (c): Besides availability of funds, completion of projects depends on several factors such as land acquisition, statuary clearances, shifting of services, etc. Therefore, it  is not possible to fix timelines for projects, consequently  time  and  cost  overrun  of  ongoing  projects  cannot  be estimated.

(d): Various measures taken to expedite completion of projects include substantial  increase  in  allocation  of  funds,  prioritization  of  projects, inviting the State Governments to participate with Railways for resource mobilization for projects, etc.

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