Lok Sabha Question No. 2942 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-15
Subject: Jiribam-Imphal Railway Line Project
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Guharam Ajgalley, Ravindra Kushawaha, Subrata Pathak, Ravi Kishan Shukla, Sudheer Gupta, Sanjay Sadashivrao Mandlik, Prataprao  Jadhav, Manoj Kumar Tiwari, Bidyut Baran Mahato

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2942 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.12.2021

## JIRIBAM-IMPHAL RAILWAY LINE PROJECT

## 2942. SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

SHRI RAVINDRA KUSHWAHA:

SHRI SUBRAT PATHAK:

SHRI RAVI KISHAN:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

SHRI SANJAY SADASHIVRAO MANDLIK:

SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV:

SHRI MANOJ TIWARI:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Railways  is  constructing  the  world's  tallest  bridge  pier  in Manipur on Jiribam-Imphal railway line/project and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the  total  funds  sanctioned,  released  and  likely  to  be  spent  on  the  said project;
- (c) the  time  by  which  it  is  likely  to  be  completed  and  the  steps  taken  by  the Government in this regard;
- (d) whether such railway projects will serve the dual purpose of ecouragement to tourism and will also provide cushion to the national security and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) whether the Government proposes to start more such projects, particularly in border States to serve the dual purpose of tourism and security in addition to development of the nation and if so, the details in this regard; State-wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  2942  BY  SHRI  SHRIRANG  APPA  BARNE,  SHRI  RAVINDRA KUSHWAHA,  SHRI  SUBRAT  PATHAK,  SHRI  RAVI  KISHAN,  SHRI  SUDHEER GUPTA,  SHRI  SANJAY  SADASHIVRAO  MANDLIK,  SHRI  PRATAPRAO  JADHAV, SHRI MANOJ TIWARI AND SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK  SABHA  ON  15.12.2021  REGARDING  JIRIBAM-IMPHAL  RAILWAY  LINE PROJECT

(a) and (b):      Yes, Sir. Railway have taken up construction of Open Web Bridge No. 164,  703 metre long at Noney district in Manipur. This has tallest pier of 141 metre height. Construction of this Bridge has been taken up as a part of JiribamImphal (111 km) new line project sanctioned in 2003-04. Anticipated cost of this project is ` 12,264 crore. An expenditure of ` 10,948 crore has been incurred upto March, 2021 and outlay of ` 1,000 crore has been provided for 2021-22.

So far,  Jiribam-Vangaichungpao (12 km) section has been commissioned and work has been taken up in remaining section.

(c): The  completion  of  any  Railway  project  depends  on  various  factors  like quick  land  acquisition  by  State  Government,  forest  clearance  by  officials  of forest  department,  priority  of  project,  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 considerations etc. All these  factors  affect  the  completion  time  of  the  project.    As  such,  confirmed completion  time  of  project  cannot  be  ascertained  at  this  state.  Nevertheless, every effort is being made to execute the project expeditiously.

(d) and (e):  Jiribam-Imphal new line project is a Capital Connectivity project and connecting Imphal (Capital of Manipur) with Indian Railways network.  Project has been taken up to boost tourism and to provide cushion to National security as the State shares International boundary with Myanmar.

Sanctioning of new project is an ongoing and continuous exercise. As on 01.04.2021,  there  are  187  new  line  projects  which  are  in  various  stages  of planning/  approval/  execution  including  projects  in  border  States.  Zone-wise details of ongoing Railway projects including cost, expenditure and outlay 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) >Rail Budget/Pink Book (Year)> Railway wise Works Machinery and Rolling Stock Programme.

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