Lok Sabha Question No. 4068 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-17
Subject: Setting up Workshops in Kurnool District
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Geetha Viswanath Vanga

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4068 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.07.2019

## SETTING UP WORKSHOPS IN KURNOOL DISTRICT

## 4068.  SHRIMATI VANGA GEETHA VISWANATH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  set  up  workshops  in Kurnool and Tirupati districts and also wagon overhauling facility in Vishakapatnam in Andhra Pradesh;  and
- (b) if so, the details thereof and progress made in this regard?

ANSWER MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

## (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a) & (b) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a) AND  (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4068 BY SHRIMATI VANGA GEETHA VISWANATH TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 17.07.2019 REGARDING SETTING UP WORKSHOPS IN KURNOOL DISTRICT

(a)

Yes, Sir.

(b) The details are as given below:-

| Workshop                                     | Description                                                                                                                                   | Status                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Workshop at Kurnool                          | Setting up new workshop for Coach Mid life Rehabilitation (CMLR). Capacity of the workshop will be attending to 250 coaches/ annum.           | The work was sanctioned in the Railway Budget 2013-14 at a cost of ` 110 crores. Contract has been awarded and execution of work has started.                                                             |
| Workshop at Tirupati                         | Augmentation of POH facilities for LHB Coaches (Phase-I)                                                                                      | There is a workshop at Tirupati which is being augmented. The work was sanctioned in the Railway Budget 2017-18 at a cost of ` 18.78 crores. Contract has been awarded and execution of work has started. |
| Workshop at Tirupati                         | Augmentation of POH facilities for LHB Coaches (Phase-II)                                                                                     | There is a workshop at Tirupati which is being augmented. The work was sanctioned in the Railway Budget 2018-19 at a cost of ` 37.00 crores. The work will start in current year.                         |
| Wagon Overhauling facility in Vishakapat nam | Setting up of a new Wagon POH workshop at Vadlapudi, near Duvvada station, Capacity of the workshop will be overhauling of 200 wagons/ annum. | The work was sanctioned in the Railway Budget 2015-16 at a cost of ` 328.81 crores. Contract has been awarded and execution of work has started.                                                          |