Lok Sabha Question No. 3619 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-22
Subject: Railway Projects in Madhya Pradesh
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Sandhya Ray, Rodmal Nagar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  3619 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.03.2023

## RAILWAY PROJECTS IN MADHYA PRADESH

## † 3619.   SHRIMATI SANDHYA RAY: SHRI RODMAL NAGAR:

## Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of various railway projects sanctioned in Malwa region  of Madhya  Pradesh  during  the  last  five  years  along  with  the  progress made thereunder;
- (b) the details of ongoing projects along with the projects under consideration in Rajgarh Parliamentary Constituency;
- (c) the  date  on  which  said  projects  were  sanctioned  by  Railway  Board along with the total funds allocated and  utilized thereunder;
- (d)
- the status of land acquisition for all these ongoing rail projects;
- (e) the  time  by  which  all  these  ongoing  projects  are  targeted  to  be completed in Madhya Pradesh in view of the delay in these projects; and
- (f) whether there is any proposal to start any new train connecting Bhind and Datia to Delhi and Bhopal and if so, the efforts being made by the Government for providing rail facility in these aspirational districts?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

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

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (f) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  3619  BY  SHRIMATI  SANDHYA  RAY  AND  SHRI  RODMAL NAGAR  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  22.03.2023  REGARDING

RAILWAY PROJECTS IN MADHYA PRADESH

- (a) to  (e):  Railway  Projects  are  not  sanctioned  State-wise/  Districtwise/Constituency-wise but sanctioned Zone-wise as Indian Railways' projects may span across various State boundaries.

As on 01.04.2022, 33 Railway Infrastructure projects (08 new lines, 02 gauge conversion and 23 doubling), costing ₹ 84,469 crore for 5,872 km  length  falling  fully/partly  in  Madhya  Pradesh  are  under  different stages  of  planning/approval/execution.    Out  of  which,  1,319  km  length has been commissioned and an expenditure of ₹ 23,780 crore has been incurred upto March 2022.

During  last  five  years  and  current  year  (2017-18  to  2022-23),  09 Projects (02 New Line and 07 Doubling) costing ₹ 10,041 Crore for 903 km length falling fully/partly in Madhya Pradesh have been sanctioned which include projects in Malwa region.  An expenditure of ₹ 720.93 crore has been incurred upto March 2022 on these projects.  These include:

- 02 New Line Projects covering total length of 253 km at a cost of  ₹  3757  crore.      An  expenditure  of  ₹  86.34  crore  has  been
-  incurred upto March 2022.
-  07  Doubling  Projects  covering  total  length  of  649.9  km  at  a cost of ₹ 6283.84 crore. An expenditure of ₹ 634.59 crore has been incurred upto March 2022.

Railway  projects  in  Madhya  Pradesh  are  covered  by  North  Central Railway,  North  Western  Railway,  West  Central  Railway,  East  Central Railway,  Western  Railway,  Central  Railway,  South  Central  Railway  and South  East  Central  Railway  Zones  of  Indian  Railways.  The  details  of Railway  projects  including  allotment  of  funds  and  expenditure  projectwise  and  Zonal  Railway- wise  are  made  available  in  public domain on

Indian Railways website i.e. www.indianrailways.gov.in> Ministry of Railways> Railway Board> About Indian Railways>Railway Board Directorates>  Finance  (Budget),  Pink  Book  (year)>Railway  wise  Works Machinery & Rolling Stock Programme.

The list of these projects & year of sanction is as under:

| SN       | Name of Project                            | Year of sanction   | Length of project (Km.)   |
|----------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------|---------------------------|
| NEW LINE | NEW LINE                                   | NEW LINE           | NEW LINE                  |
| 1        | Indore-Budni (Indore- Jabalpur)            | 2018-19            | 205                       |
| 2        | Nimach-Badi Sadri                          | 2018-19            | 48                        |
| DOUBLING | DOUBLING                                   | DOUBLING           | DOUBLING                  |
| 1        | Jhansi-Khairar- Manikpur & Khirar- Bhimsen | 2017-18            | 425                       |
| 2        | Indore-Dewas-Ujjain                        | 2017-18            | 79.00                     |
| 3        | Nimach-Ratlam                              | 2018-19            | 133.00                    |
| 4        | Ruthiyai-Bye Pass line                     | 2019-20            | 3                         |
| 5        | Guna-Bye Pass line                         | 2019-20            | 2                         |
| 6        | Ujjain-Fly Over                            | 2019-20            | 2                         |
| 7        | 4th Line between Shahdol-Singhpur          | 2022-23            | 6                         |

Land acquisition is a continuous process.  For ongoing projects falling fully/partly in Madhya Pradesh, land acquisition of total 5743 Ha Revenue Land and Forest Land Diversion of 1075 Ha Forest Land has been taken up. Out of which, 3827 Ha Revenue Land has been acquired and Forest Land Diversion of 264 Ha land has been completed. Balance land acquisition of 1916  Ha  Revenue  Land  and  Forest  Land  Diversion  of  811  Ha  land  is  in different stages of acquisition/ diversion.

The  timely  completion  of  any  Railway  project  depends  on  various factors  like  land  acquisition  by  State Government,  forest clearance by

officials of forest department, shifting of infringing utilities (both underground and over ground), statutory clearances from various authorities,  geological  and  topographical  conditions  of  area,  law  and order situation in the area of project site, number of working months in a year  for  particular  project  site  due  to  climatic  conditions,  encountering unforeseen conditions like earthquake, flooding, excessive rains, situation  and  conditions  of  working  agencies/contractors  etc.  and  all these factors affect the completion of the project. Therefore, confirmed timeline cannot be given.

(f)  At  present,  Delhi-Gwalior-Datia-Bhopal  sector  is  being  served  by  04 pairs  of  Mail/Express  services.    Passengers  of  Bhind  may  also  avail services  of  these  trains  from  Gwalior  (82  km  from  Bhind).    Owing  to operational constraints including terminal constraints at Delhi and Bhopal, at present, there is no immediate proposal for introduction of new train connecting Bhind/Datia with Delhi and Bhopal. However, introduction of train service(s) is an ongoing process on Indian Railways subject to operational feasibility, commercial viability and availability of resources.

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