Lok Sabha Question No. 3493 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-02
Subject: New Rail Lines
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: KANWAR SINGH TANWAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3493 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.01.2019

## NEW RAIL LINES

## 3493.    SHRI KANWAR SINGH TANWAR:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of railway projects announced for Uttar Pradesh for  laying  new rail lines during the last three years and the current year and the details thereof;
- (b) whether the work has been initiated on these projects; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

- (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. 3493 BY SHRI KANWAR SINGH TANWAR TO BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  02.01.2019  REGARDING  NEW  RAIL LINES.

- (a) to  (c)  Railway  projects  are  not  sanctioned  State-wise.    However, following 7 new Rail line projects falling fully/partly in the State of Uttar Pradesh are in different stages of planning/ sanction / execution during the last three years and the current year:-

|   S No | Project                                                   | Year of inclusion in Budget   | Status of Project                                                                  |
|--------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|      1 | Mau-Ghazipur-Tarighat 51 km                               | 2015-16                       | Land acquisition taken up. Construction of Rail-cum-Road bridge has been taken up. |
|      2 | Sahjanwa-Dohrighat 81 km                                  | 2016-17                       | Project has been included in the Budget.                                           |
|      3 | Bahraich-Shravasti- Balrampur /Tulsipur 240 km            | 2016-17                       | Project sanctioned in October 2018.                                                |
|      4 | Meerut-Panipat 104 km                                     | 2016-17                       | Project has been included in the Budget subject to requisite approval.             |
|      5 | Robertsganj-Mugalsarai via Madhupur, Sukrit, Ahrora 70 km | 2017-18                       | Project has been included in the Budget subject to requisite approval.             |
|      6 | Padrauna-Kushinagar- Gorakhpur (Sardar Nagar) 64 km       | 2017-18                       | Project has been included in the Budget subject to requisite approval.             |
|      7 | Etah-Kasganj 29 km                                        | 2017-18                       | Project has been included in the Budget subject to requisite approval.             |

Completion  of  Railway  project  requires  number  of  clearances  from  various Ministries  and  Departments  of  State/Central  Governments.  These,  inter-alia, include  clearances  inherent  to  land  acquisition,  statutory  clearance  and shifting of utilities etc,  which are part of project execution.  As many factors responsible  for  completion  of  a  project  are  beyond  the  control  of  Ministry  of Railways, it is not feasible to fix time frame for completion of all projects.

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