Lok Sabha Question No. 1449 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-28
Subject: Critical Infrastructure Projects
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Rahul Ramesh Shewale, Pritam Gopinath Munde, Girish Bhalchandra Bapat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT FOR PROMOTION OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNAL TRADE

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1449. TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 28 TH  JULY, 2021.

## CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS

1449.  SHRI RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE: DR. PRITAM GOPINATHRAO MUNDE: SHRI GIRISH BHALCHANDRA BAPAT:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be pleased to state: वाणिज्य  एवं उद्योग मंत्री

- (a) whether the Union Government has reviewed 59 issues in critical infrastructure projects;
- (b) if so, the details of the projects reviewed and the anticipated investment value of these projects;
- (c) whether the Union Government has issued directions and timelines to ensure expeditious resolution of pending issues for timely commissioning of projects;
- (d) if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether regular multi-level monitoring of infrastructure projects is critical to the economic growth and employment generation in the country; and
- (f) if so, the steps taken by the Union Government in this direction?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज्य  एवं उद्योग मंत्रालय में राज्य मंत्री (श्री सोम प्रकाश) THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI SOM PARKASH)

- (a): Yes, Sir.
- (b): The Government, on 29.06.2021, has reviewed 59 pending issues of select  20  infrastructure  projects,  having  cumulative  investment  of approximate  Rs.  2.74  lakh  crores.  These  issues  were  pending  with various Departments of State Governments of Bihar, Haryana, Maharashtra  and  Tamil  Nadu.  Details  of  the  projects  is  given  in Annexure-A.
- (c)&(d): Yes,  Sir.  Specific  directions/  timelines  were  given  in  the  meeting  for expeditious resolution of the issues, for fast-tracking the implementation of these projects.
- (e)&(f) : Yes,  Sir.  Regular  monitoring  of  infrastructure  projects  is  critical  to remove bottlenecks in setting up major infrastructure projects and accelerating the pace of project executions. The Ministry of Commerce and Industry, through Project Monitoring Group (PMG), facilitates resolution of issues  faced by large scale critical infrastructure projects by reviewing  their  progress  in  the  regular  meetings  with  the  Central Ministries/Departments and State Governments at the level of Minister of Commerce and Industry, Secretary, Additional/ Joint Secretary and Chief Secretaries of States.

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## ANNEXURE-A

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1449 FOR  ANSWER ON WEDNESDAY, THE 28 TH JULY, 2021.

| S.no.       | Project name                                                 | Approx. Project cost 1                                       | Project brief                                                                                                                                                                         |
|-------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| MAHARASHTRA | MAHARASHTRA                                                  | MAHARASHTRA                                                  | MAHARASHTRA                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 1.          | MUMBAI - AHMEDABAD HIGH SPEED RAIL PROJECT                   | ₹ 1,08,000 crores (To be finalized once tenders are awarded) | India's first high speed rail line traversing through Gujarat (348.04 km), Dadra and Nagar Haveli (4.3 km) and Maharashtra (155.76 km)                                                |
| 2.          | PETROLEUM & PETROCHEMICAL PROJECTS AT RASAYANI               | ₹ 7000 crores                                                | Project is critical to BPCL's plan to grow its petrochemical business and involves setting up of 3 plants: Petrochemical, LPG Bottling & Lube Oil Blending Plant                      |
| 3.          | MUMBAI REFINERY EXPANSION PROJECT                            | ₹ 5060 crores                                                | Project aims to increase the capacity of Mumbai Refinery from 7.5 million metric tonne per annum (MMTPA) to 9.5 MMTPA                                                                 |
| 4.          | NERUL/BELAPUR- SEAWOOD-URAN ELECTRIFIED DOUBLE LINE          | ₹ 2980.41 crores                                             | 27 km Rail Line will provide direct access to Uran, Jawaharlal Nehru Port, and newly developed areas of Mumbai Metropolitan Region                                                    |
| 5.          | RAJNANDGAON- NAGPUR- 3RD LINE                                | ₹ 2753 crores                                                | 228 km Rail line from Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh to Nagpur, Maharashtra                                                                                                                |
| HARYANA     | HARYANA                                                      | HARYANA                                                      | HARYANA                                                                                                                                                                               |
| 6.          | WESTERN DEDICATED FREIGHT CORRIDOR                           | ₹ 51,101 crores                                              | 1,504 km corridor from Dadri (UP) to India's largest container port, Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT)                                                                               |
| 7.          | SIX LANING OF NEW ISMAILABAD (GANGHERI) TO NARNAUL (NH-152D) | ₹ 9139.22 crores                                             | Part of the Trans Haryana Greenfield Expressway (227.02 km) from Gangheri at NH-152 to Narnaul Bypass passing through 8 districts in Haryana                                          |
| 8.          | DWARKA EXPRESSWAY NH 248-BB                                  | ₹ 8662 crores                                                | Northern Peripheral Road (29 km) from Shiv-Murti on NH-8 to Kherki Daula toll plaza, Gurugram border                                                                                  |
| 9.          | URBAN EXTENSION ROAD-II                                      | ₹ 7,716 crores                                               | 75.71 km proposed road starts from NH-1 (Narela) connecting NH-10 and NH-8 passing through Rohini, Najafgarh, Dwarka                                                                  |
| 10.         | AVAADA HN ADAMPUR SOLAR POWER PROJECT                        | ₹ 250 crores                                                 | 50 MW ground mounted solar power plant registered under captive/ group captive mechanism in Hisar district                                                                            |
| TAMIL NADU  | TAMIL NADU                                                   | TAMIL NADU                                                   | TAMIL NADU                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 11.         | EXTENSION OF VVSPL PIPELINE FROM VIJAYAWADA TO DHARMAPURI    | ₹ 3072 crores                                                | Project is regarding extension of Visakhapatnam-Vijayawada- Secunderabad Pipeline (VVSPL) from Vijayawada to Dharmapuri (697 km) and construction of marketing terminal at Dharmapuri |

| 12.   | INDIA BASED NEUTRINO OBSERVATORY (INO)                                          | ₹ 1583.05 crores                     | Mega-science research project which will make India one of four countries to have neutrino observatory / experiments in the world                                                                 |
|-------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 13.   | IRUGUR DEVANGONTHI PIPELINE                                                     | ₹ 1472 crores                        | Product pipeline of 312 km from Irugur (Tamil Nadu) to Devangonthi (Karnataka) intended to meet future petroleum demand in Tamil Nadu and Karnataka                                               |
| 14.   | MANIYACHI-NAGERCOIL DOUBLING PROJECT :102 KM                                    | ₹ 1003.94 crores                     | Doubling of rail line (102 km) from Maniyachi (Thootukudi district) to Nagercoil (Kanniyakumari district), Tamil Nadu to increase line capacity and thereby de-congest Madurai Nagercoil sections |
| BIHAR |                                                                                 |                                      |                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 15.   | EASTERN DEDICATED FREIGHT CORRIDOR (EDFC)                                       | ₹ 30358 crores                       | 1875 km freight corridor extending from Ludhiana in Punjab to Dankuni, Kolkata                                                                                                                    |
| 16.   | AMRITSAR KOLKATA INDUSTRIAL CORRIDOR                                            | ₹ 20000 crores (yet to be finalized) | Project aims to develop 7 Integrated Manufacturing Clusters (IMC) in the influence region of EDFC                                                                                                 |
| 17.   | FOUR LANING OF PATNA- GAYA-DOBHI SECTION OF NH-83                               | ₹ 5519 crores                        | Four laning of 127.3 km stretch from Patna to Dobhi                                                                                                                                               |
| 18.   | HAJIPUR SAGAULI NEW LINE                                                        | ₹ 2066.78 crores                     | 148.5 km Rail line from Hajipur to Sagauli in Bihar passing from Vaishali, Muzaffarpur and East Champaran districts                                                                               |
| 19.   | FOUR LANING OF PATNA BUXAR STRETCH OF NH- 30 AND NH-84                          | ₹ 1506.84 crores                     | Four laning of 91.75 km stretch from Koilwar to Buxar                                                                                                                                             |
| 20.   | SIX LANING OF AURANGABAD TO BIHAR - JHARKHAND BORDER (CHORDAHA) OF SECTION NH-2 | ₹ 1363.9 crores                      | Six laning of 69.52 km road from Aurangabad to Chordaha with the aim of improving connectivity between Jharkhand and Northern and Western India                                                   |