Lok Sabha Question No. 1427 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-27
Subject: Pending Railway Works in Maharashtra
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Sadashiv Kisan Lokhande, Bharti Pravin Pawar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1427 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.11.2019

## PENDING RAILWAY WORKS IN MAHARASHTRA

- †1427. SHRI SADASHIV KISAN LOKHANDE: DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the names of railway works for which proposals have been received by the Government from Maharashtra during the last three years and the details thereof, proposal-wise;
- (b) the reaction of the Government on the said proposals and the action taken so far on such proposals;
- (c) the  number  of  proposals  from  Maharashtra  pending  so  far  with  the railways  at  present  and  the  details  of  such  proposals,  location  and work-wise; and
- (d) the reasons for pendency of the said proposals?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (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. 1427  BY  SHRI  SADASHIV  KISAN  LOKHANDE  AND  DR.  BHARATI PRAVIN  PAWAR  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  27.11.2019  REGARDING PENDING RAILWAY WORKS IN MAHARASHTRA

(a) & (b): Proposals/requests/representations from State Governments or various public representatives and other organizations for railway works/projects are received at Divisional Offices, Zonal Offices and in the Ministry from time to time.  As  receipt  of  such  proposals  is  a  continuous  process  and  is  spread  over different departments and offices, compendium  of such proposals is not maintained.

However,  following  15  new  projects  pertaining  to  New  Line  /  Gauge Conversion / Doubling / 3rd Line / 4th  Line including Electrification falling partly / fully in the State of Maharashtra have been included in the Budget in last three years (2016-17, 2017-18, 2018-19) and current year.

| S.No.   | Name of the project                              | Length (km)   |
|---------|--------------------------------------------------|---------------|
|         | NEW LINES                                        |               |
| 1       | Indore-Manmad via Malegaon*                      | 368.00        |
| 2       | Pune-Nasik*                                      | 265.00        |
| 3       | Vaibhavwadi-Kolhapur                             | 107.00        |
| 4       | Jeur-Asthi*                                      | 78.00         |
| 5       | Phaltan-Pandharpur*                              | 105.00        |
| 6       | Hatkanagale-Ichalkaraji*                         | 8.00          |
| 7       | Solapur-Tuljapur-Osmanabad                       | 84.44         |
| 8       | Dhule (Borvihir)-Nardana                         | 50.60         |
| 9       | Kalyan-Murbad via Ulhasnagar*                    | 28.00         |
|         | DOUBLING                                         |               |
| 10      | Jalgaon-Bhusawal - 4th Line                      | 24.46         |
| 11      | Daund-Manmad                                     | 236.00        |
| 12      | Manmad-Jalgaon - 3rd Line                        | 160.00        |
| 13      | Wardha-Nagpur - 4th line                         | 78.70         |
| 14      | Igatpuri-Manmad - 3rd line *                     | 124.00        |
|         | GAUGE CONVERSION                                 |               |
| 15      | Pachora-Jamner GC with extension upto Malkapur * | 84.00         |

Presently, 38 number of works pertaining to New Lines / Gauge Conversion / Doubling are in different stages of execution / sanction in Maharashtra. 16 number of electrification works are in progress in Maharashtra.  These also include works for which requests have been received from State Government of Maharashtra.

(c) & (d): Do not arise.

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