Lok Sabha Question No. 1737 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-08
Subject: Third and Fourth railway line from Wardha to Nagpur
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Ramdas Chandrabhanji Tadas

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1737 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.12.2021

## THIRD AND FOURTH RAILWAY LINE FROM WARDHA TO NAGPUR

1737. SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Railways has taken up third and fourth railway line from Wardha to Nagpur, Wardha to Bhusawal and Sewagram to Ballarshah;
- (b) if so, the progress of the project and the time by when it is likely to be completed;
- (c) the details of allocation of funds for this project till now; and
- (d) the time by when this railway line is likely to be completed and the facilities would accrue to the passengers?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(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. 1737 BY SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS TO BE ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  08.12.2021  REGARDING  THIRD  AND FOURTH RAILWAY LINE FROM WARDHA TO NAGPUR

(a) to (d):    Wardha - Nagpur 3 rd  Line (76 km):   Project sanctioned in 2012-13. Anticipated cost of the project is ` 540 crore. An expenditure of ` 362 crore has been incurred upto March, 2021 and an outlay of ` 46 crore has been provided for 2021-22.

Wardha  -  Nagpur  4 th   Line  (79  km):    Project  sanctioned  in  2016-17. Anticipated cost of the project is ` 638 crore. An expenditure of ` 248 crore has been incurred upto March, 2021 and an outlay of ` 148 crore has been provided for 2021-22.

For Wardha-Nagpur 3 rd  and 4 th  line, out of 41 Ha land, 10 Ha land has been acquired. Butibori-Sindi (19 km) section of 3 rd  and 4 th  line of Wardha-Nagpur project, has been commissioned and works have been taken up in remaining length in available land.

Wardha  -  Bhusawal  (313  km):    The  work  of  3 rd   line  from  Wardha  to Bhusawal has been included in Budget subject to requisite Government  approvals.  Preparation  of  Detailed  Project  Report  (DPR) has been taken up.

Wardha (Sewagram) - Ballarshah 3 rd  Line (132 km):  Project sanctioned in 2015-16. Anticipated cost of the project is ` 1272  crore.  An expenditure of ` 432 crore has been incurred upto March, 2021 and an outlay of ` 146 crore has been provided for 2021-22. Out of 130 Ha land,

66 Ha land has been acquired. Earthwork, work of major bridges and minor bridges have been taken up in available land.

The  completion  of  any  Railway  project/s  depends  on  various factors like quick land acquisition by State Government,  forest clearance  by  officials  of  forest  department,  priority  of  project/s, shifting of infringing utilities, statutory clearances from various authorities, geological and topographical conditions of area, law and order situation in the area of project site etc.  All these factors affect the completion time of the project/s.  As such, confirmed completion time of project/s cannot be ascertained. Nevertheless, every effort is being made to execute the project/s expeditiously.

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