Lok Sabha Question No. 3515 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-17
Subject: Railway line between Dornakal and Miryalaguda
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Uttam Kumar Nalamada Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3515 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.03.2021

RAILWAY LINE BETWEEN DORNAKAL AND MIRYALAGUDA

3515.  SHRI UTTAM KUMAR REDDY NALAMADA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to State:

- (a) the current status of the Railway Line between Dornakal and Miryalaguda, connecting Mudigonda, Nelakondapalli, Kodad, Huzurnagar and Neraducharla;
- (b) the details of funds sanctioned for this line till date; and
- (c) the time by which the work on the said Railway Line is likely to be completed?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMERCE & INDUSTRY AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.3515  BY  SHRI  UTTAM  KUMAR  REDDY NALAMADA  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  17.03.2021 REGARDING RAILWAY LINE BETWEEN DORNAKAL AND MIRYALAGUDA

(a)  Field  survey  for  Dornakal  to  Miryalguda  (114  km)  new  line  was completed  in  2017.  Proposed  alignment  was  not  passing  through Mudigonda,  Nelakondapalli,  Kodad,  Huzurnagar  and  Neraducherla. However, alignment for survey has been changed in view of operational and commercial requirements and new proposed alignment is passing through Nelakondapalli, Kodad, Huzurnagar and Neraducherla. Survey has been taken up on the new alignment.

During  2014-19, 377 Km project length (258 Km New Line and 119 Km Doubling) falling fully/partly in Andhra Pradesh have been commissioned,  which  is  4%  more  than  total  commissioning  during 2009-14 (363 km). In 2019-20, 207 km project length (60 km New Line and 147 km Doubling) falling fully/partly in Andhra Pradesh have been commissioned,  which  is  185%  more  than  average  commissioning during 2009-14(72.6 km/year).

Average  annual  budget  allocation  for  infrastructure  projects  and safety works, falling fully/partly in the State of Andhra Pradesh, during 2014-19 has increased to ₹ 2830 crore  per year from ₹ 886 crore per year  during  2009-14.  Thus,  an  increase  of  219%  over  the  average annual budget  allocation of 2009-14.  Budget  allotment for these projects   for  financial  year  2019-20  was ₹ 3885 crore, which is 338% more  w.r.t. average  annual  budget  outlay during 2009-14  ( ₹ 886 crore/year). Budget allocation of ₹ 4910 crore has been provided for

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Financial  Year  2020-21,which  is  454%  more  with  respect  to  average Budget  outlay  for  2009-14.  Budget   allocation  (Proposed)  has  further increased  to ₹ 5812  crore  in  financial  year  2021-22  which  is,  556% more w.r.t. average of annual budget outlay during 2009-14.

Execution  of  4  New  Line  Projects  of  total  length  841  km  costing ₹ 10,200  crore  are  held  up  due  to  non  acquisition  of  land  and  non deposition  of  State  share  of ₹ 1636  crore  by  State  Government  of Andhra  Pradesh.  Also  two  doubling  projects  namely  VijayawadaGudivada-Bhimavaram-Narasapur, Gudivada-Machlipatnam and Bhimavaram-Nidadavolu  (length  221  km  costing ₹ 3753  crore)  and Yelahanka-Penukonda  (length  48.53  km  costing ₹ 357 crore) are suffering  due  to  non-deposition  of ₹ 976  crore  State  share  in  these projects  by  Government  of  Andhra  Pradesh.  Total  amount  of ₹ 2612 crore  is  outstanding  from  State  Government  of  Andhra  Pradesh towards their share in these projects. The non-payment of state share is  causing  delay  in  execution  of  cost  sharing  projects  in  Andhra Pradesh.

(b) and (c) Do not arise as work is not sanctioned.

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