Lok Sabha Question No. 4600 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-30
Subject: New Railway Lines in Telangana
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Komati Reddy Venkat Reddy, Manne Srinivas Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4600 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.03.2022

## NEW RAILWAY LINES IN TELANGANA

## 4600.  SHRI KOMATI REDDY VENKAT REDDY: SHRI MANNE SRINIVAS REDDY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to State :

- (a) whether the Government proposes to complete various new railway lines belonging to Nalgonda, Bhongir and Mahabubnagar Parliamentary  constituencies  in  Telangana  including  MunirabadMahabubnagar, Kadapa-Bangalore, Bhadrachalam-Sattupalli, Manoharabad-Kothapalli and electrification for NandyalaErraguntla,  Dharmavaram-Pakala,  etc.,  if  so,  the  details  and  the present status thereof in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana;
- (b)  whether  various  Railway  projects  in  South  Central  Railway(SCR) Telangana  and  Andhra  Pradesh  are  pending  since  many  decades including  laying  of  new  railways  lines,  electrification,  doubling  of railway projects, guage conversion/construction of by passes/bridges at railway crossings to avoid accidents, setting up of new railway gates, construction of underpasses, etc.; and
- (c)  if  so,  the  details  thereof,  zone,  route-wise  and  the  action  taken thereon since 2014 onwards to till date?

## 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.4600  BY  SHRI  KOMATI  REDDY  VENKAT REDDY AND SHRI MANNE SRINIVAS REDDY TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 30.03.2022 REGARDING NEW RAILWAY LINES IN TELANGANA

(a) to (c) Railway projects are sanctioned Zonal Railway wise and not State wise or parliamentary constituencies wise.

Railways has taken up work on Munirabad-Mahaboobnagar, Bhadrachalam-Satupalli and Manoharabad-Kothapalli New Lines. However,  work  on  Kadapa-Bangalore  new  line  is  held  up  as  State Government of Andhra Pradesh is not depositing their cost share for the project.

Electrification  works  are  under  different  stages  of  execution for Nandyala-Yerraguntla and Dharmavaram-Pakala sections and planned for completion in phased manner expeditiously.

No  Railway  Electrification  projects  are  pending  in  the  South  Central Railway, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.

Andhra Pradesh :-

As on 01.04.2021, 33 Projects (16 New Line and 17 Doubling) costing ₹ 63,731 crore covering a total length of 5,706 km  are falling fully/partly in the State of Andhra Pradesh. These include:

16 New Line Projects are  covering a length of 1917 km, at a cost of ₹ 22,670 crore, out of which, commissioning of 130 Km length has been achieved and an expenditure of ₹ 3,955 crore has been incurred upto March 2021,

Contd…….2/-

17  Doubling  projects  of  total  length  3789  km  costing ₹ 41,061 crore  falling fully/partly in the State of Andhra Pradesh are under different stages of planning/approval/execution, out of which 402 km length has been commissioned and an expenditure of ₹ 10,937 crore  has  been  incurred  upto  March  2021.  There  is  no  Gauge Conversion  Project  falling  fully/partly  in  the  State  of  Andhra Pradesh.

Since  2014  there  has  been  considerable  increase  in  fund  allocation and  commensurate  commissioning  of  infrastructure projects and safety  works  across  Indian  Railways  including  Andhra  Pradesh  and Telangana.

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 financial year 2019-20 (338% more than average  annual  budget  outlay  during  2009-14)  and ₹ 4910  crore  in financial year 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  works  which  is (602% more than average annual budget outlay of 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 of 104.43 km per year, which is 44% more than average annual commissioning during 2009-14( 72.6 Km/Yr).

## Telangana :-

As on 01.04.2021, 16 projects (09 New Lines and 07 Doubling) costing 31,281 crore for 2,495 km length falling fully / partly in the State of Telangana are under different stages of planning/ approval/ execution.

₹ These include:

09 New Line projects covering total length of 1,071 km at a cost been 3,338  crore  has  been of ₹ 17,013 crore, out of which 155 km  length has commissioned  and  an  expenditure  of ₹ incurred upto March, 2021.

07 Doubling Projects covering total length of 1,424 km at a cost of ₹ 14,268 crore out of which 53 km has been commissioned and an  expenditure  of ₹ 3,081  crore  has  been  incurred  upto  March, 2021.

Average Budget allocation for Infrastructure projects & safety works, falling  fully/  partly  in  State  of  Telangana,  during  2014-19  was ₹ 1110 crore per year. Total allocation of Budget for these projects in 2019-20 has been ₹ 2,056 crore, which has been increased to ₹ 2,602 crore in financial  year  2020-21.  The  highest  ever  budget  allocation  of ₹ 2,486 crore has been provided for these projects for financial year 2021-22.

During  2014-21,  321  Km  sections  (177  km  New  line  and  144  km Doubling)  falling  fully/partly  in  the  State  of  Telangana  have  been commissioned at an average rate 45.86 km per year, which is 164%

more than average commissioning during 2009-14( 17.4 Km/Yr.).

Contd……..P/4

Railway  Projects  in  Andhra  Pradesh  and  Telangana  are  covered  by South Central Railway, South Western Railway and East Coast Railway Zones  of  Indian  Railway.  Project  wise  details  including  expenditure and  Budget  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)  >Regular  Budget/Pink  Book(year)>Railway  wise Works Machinery & Rolling Stock Programme.

105 ROBs/RUBs are under construction/pending in Telangana and 279 ROBs/RUBs  are  under  construction/pending  in  Andhra  Pradesh.  355 Nos. of ROBs/RUBs have been constructed in Telangana and 617 Nos. of   ROBs/RUBs  have  been  constructed  in  Andhra  Pradesh  from  2014 upto  till  date.   These ROBs/RUBs  are  in  various  stages  of  planning, design and development in consultation with State Govt.

The  completion  of  Railway  project/s  depends  on  various  factors  like quick  land  acquisition  by  State  Government,  forest  clearance  by officials  of  forest  department,  deposition  of  cost  share  amount  by State  Government  in  cost  sharing  projects,  shifting  of  infringing utilities, statutory clearances from various authorities, geological and topographical conditions of area, law and order situation in the area of project/s  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 of the project/s. As such confirmed time line for completion of project/s cannot be ascertained at this stage. Nevertheless,  every  effort  is  being  made  to  execute  the  projects expeditiously.                                                                     Contd……P/5

Various steps taken by Railways to expedite the progress are as under-

- (i) Standardization of drawings for various spans to avoid delay.
- (ii)  Joint  survey  with  concerned State Govt. officials before finalizing the GAD.
- (iii) Regular coordination meeting with state Govt. officials to sort out various issues arising during construction.
- (iv) Well structured mechanism to monitor and review progress of ROB works  at  different  levels  from  field  units,  zonal  railways,  Ministry  of Railways etc. Also the status, constraints and timelines for completion of projects are monitored right up to highest level for early solution of problem.
- (v) prioritisation of projects.
- (vi) substantial increase in allocation of funds on priority projects.
- (vii) delegation of powers at field level.
- (viii) close monitoring of progress of project at various levels, and
- (ix) regular follow up with State Governments and concerned authorities for expeditious  land  acquisition,  forestry and  Wildlife clearances and for resolving other issues pertaining to projects.

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