Lok Sabha Question No. 4442 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-30
Subject: Vijayawada-Gudur Railway Line Project
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Balashowry Vallabbhaneni

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4442 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.03.2022

## VIJAYAWADA-GUDUR RAILWAY LINE PROJECT

- 4442   SHRI BALASHOWRY VALLABHANENI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to State :

- (a) whether the Railways has allocated Rs.1,000 crores for Vijayawada-Gudur third line project;
- (b) if so, the details of works done so far and the time by which this project is likely to be completed; and
- (c) the details of cost and time overrun of the project?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS &  INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(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.4442  BY  SHRI  BALASHOWRY  VALLABHANENI    TO  BE ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  30.03.2022    REGARDING  VIJAYAWADAGUDUR RAILWAY LINE PROJECT (a) to (c)  Vijaywada- Gudur 3rd line (287 Km) work was sanctioned in 201516 for a length of 287 Km. Cost of the project is ₹ 3876 cr., an expenditure of ₹ 2576 cr has been incurred upto March 2021 and an outlay of ₹ 1000 crore has been proposed for financial year 2022-23. Total 66.85  km tripling  has been commissioned.  Works have been taken up in balance section. Completion of a Railway project depends on various factors like expeditious land acquisition by State Government, forest clearance by officials of forest department, 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, number of working months in a year for particular project site due to climatic conditions etc. and all these factors affect  the  completion  time  and  cost  of  the  project(s), which  is  finally worked  out  at  the  completion  stage.  Nevertheless,  every  effort  is  being made to execute the project(s) expeditiously. Since  2014,  there  has  been  substantial  increase  in  budget  outlay  on infrastructure projects and safety works. Average annual budget allocation for infrastructure projects and safety works, falling fully/partly in the State of Andhra Pradesh, during 2014-19 has increased to ₹ 2830 crore  per year from ₹ 886 crore per year during 2009-14 which is 219% more than average annual  budget  allocation  of 2009-14.  Budget  outlay  for  these  projects  has been increased to 3885 crore in 2019-20(338% more than average annual

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budget outlay during 2009-14) and ₹ 4910 crore in 2020-21 (454% more than average annual budget  outlay during 2009-14). For financial year 2021-22, highest  ever  budget  outlay  of ₹ 6223  crore  has  been  provided  for  these projects, which is 602% more than average annual outlay during 2009-14.

During 2014-21, 731 Km sections (319 km New line and 412 km Doubling) falling fully/partly in the State of Andhra Pradesh have been commissioned at  an  average  rate  104.43  km  per  year,  which  is  44%  more  than  average annual commissioning during 2009-14( 72.6 Km/Yr.)

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