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Lok Sabha Question No. 1805 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-08
Subject: Mobile Tower Radiations
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: S.T. Hasan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1805 TO BE ANSWERED ON 8 TH  DECEMBER, 2021

## MOBILE TOWER RADIATIONS

†1805. DR. S.T. HASAN:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

(a) in view of the fact that the number of cancer patients, especially bladder cancer, is on the rise consistently and due to excessive radiation many people of the same family including pet  dogs  are  also  infected  with  cancer  at  some  places,  whether  any  arrangement  has  been made to check 3G and 4G radiation by mobile towers on daily basis and if so, the details thereof;

- (b) the reasons for not disclosing the radiation data of each tower to public on daily basis;
- (c) whether  the  radiation  gets  increased  when  communication  companies  increase  the intensity of its network during peak hours;
- (d) if so, the details of the steps being taken to put a check on the same;
- (e) whether there is no system for checking the radiation on daily basis;
- (f) if not, the reasons therefor; and

(g) whether the Government proposes to put this system in place and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS (SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN)

(a) Sir,  mobile  towers  of  any  technology,  including  3G  and  4G,  emit  non-ionizing Electro-Magnetic  Field  (EMF)  radiations.  Department  of  Telecommunications  (DoT)  has prescribed  norms  for  exposure  limit  for  the  EMF  radiation  (i.e.  Base  Station  Emissions) which  are 10 times more  stringent than the safe limits prescribed by International Commission on Non-Ionizing Radiation  Protection  (ICNIRP)  and  recommended  by  World Health Organization (WHO).

Further, Government has put in place a well-structured process and mechanism so that Telecommunications  Service  Providers  (TSPs)  strictly  adhere  to  these  prescribed  norms including submission of self-certificate by TSPs before commercial start of Base Transceiver Station (BTS) site.

The  Licensed  Service  Area  (LSA)  field  units  of  DoT  carry  out  EMF  measurement audit for upto 10% BTSs annually on random basis.

(b) DoT  has  already  launched  Tarang  Sanchar  web  portal  for  information  sharing  on Mobile  Towers  and  EMF  Emission  Compliances  for  general  public.  The  portal  has  the complete  collated  technical  details  including  latest  certified  EMF  level  of  all  the  BTSs installed in the country. The portal can be accessed at www.tarangsanchar.gov.in.

(c) & (d) The prescribed norms for exposure limit for the EMF radiations, as detailed in (a) above, are applicable to all areas at all the time including peak hours.

(e) to (g) As has already been stated in part (a) above, the LSA field units of DoT carry out EMF measurement audit for upto 10% BTSs annually on random basis. Additionally, the BTS sites, against which there are public complaints, are also tested by LSA field units of DoT.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1800 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-08
Subject: Bullet Train High Speed Rail Project
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1800 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.12.2021

## BULLET TRAIN HIGH SPEED RAIL PROJECT

## 1800. SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  present  status  of  Bullet  Train    High  Speed  Rail  Projects; and
- (b) the details of routes that have already been identified by the Railways for Bullet Train Projects?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) and (b): At present Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail (MAHSR) project is the only sanctioned project of High Speed Rail (HSR) in the country  which  is  under  execution  with  the  financial  and  technical assistance  from  Government  of  Japan.  A  Special  Purpose  Vehicle (SPV), namely National High Speed Rail Corporation Limited (NHSRCL)  has  been  formed  to  implement  the  Project.  The  current status of  Mumbai- Ahmedabad High Speed Rail (MAHSR) project is as under:-

- (i) Final Location Survey and Geotechnical investigation has been completed. Alignment has been finalized.
- (ii) Statutory  Clearances  relating  to  wildlife,  Coastal  Regulation Zone (CRZ) and Forest clearance have been obtained.

- (iii) Joint  Measurement  Survey  (JMS)  for  295  villages  out  of  297 has been completed.
- (iv) Out of total land requirement of approx. 1396 ha., about 1089 ha. land has been acquired. Land of 285 ha. in Maharashtra is yet to be acquired.
- (v)
- 1420 out of 1651 utilities have been shifted.
- (vi) Out of total  352  Km in  Gujarat,  civil  works  in  342  Km  length have started in different phases from December, 2020.

Further, Ministry of Railways has assigned the work for preparation of Survey/Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the following seven HSR Limited corridors to National High Speed Rail Corporation (NHSRCL):-

- (i)
- (ii)
- Delhi-Varanasi (865kms)
- Delhi- Ahmedabad (886 kms)
- (iii) Mumbai- Nagpur (753 kms)
- (iv) Mumbai- Hyderabad  (711 kms)
- (v)
- Chennai-Bangalore-Mysore (435 kms)
- (vi)
- (vii)
- Delhi- Amritsar (459 kms)
- Varanasi-Patna-Howrah (760 kms)

The  decision  on  sanctioning  any  HSR  project  depends  on  the outcome of DPR, techno-economic feasibility, availability of resources and financing options.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1799 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-08
Subject: Unsatisfactory Telecom Services
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Rama Devi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1799 TO BE ANSWERED ON 8 TH  DECEMBER, 2021

## UNSATISFACTORY TELECOM SERVICES

†1799. SHRIMATI RAMA DEVI:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) the steps taken by the Government to fix the drawbacks existing in the system leading to unsatisfactory telecom services;
- (b) whether any review has been made of the progress made after the above efforts have been made; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS (SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN)

(a) to (c) Telecom  Regulatory  Authority  of  India  (TRAI)  has  been  monitoring  the performance  of  Telecom  Service  Providers  (TSPs)  against  the  benchmarks,  for  various Quality  of  Service  (QoS)  parameters  through  Performance  Monitoring  Reports  (PMRs). These benchmarks are assessed over the entire Licensed Service Area (LSA) in every quarter and published.

As these benchmarks are based on percentile basis and assessed over entire LSA for quarter  of  a  year,  there  may  be  few  pockets  or  few  days  where  few  users  might  be experiencing poor quality or service although TSPs have met the benchmark.

In  case  TSPs  are  not  meeting  the  benchmarks  for  the  parameters  defined  under  QoS Regulations, then Financial Disincentives (FD) are imposed on the TSP who has not met the benchmark.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1798 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-08
Subject: Promotion of Silk Industry
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Ajay Kumar Mandal

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1798 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.12.2021

## PROMOTION OF SILK INDUSTRY

## 1798. SHRI AJAY KUMAR MANDAL:

Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंत्री

be pleased to state :

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  taking  any  steps  to  improve  the  condition  of  silk  traders  in  district Bhagalpur (Bihar);
- (b) if so, the steps taken in this regard and if not the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Government has any plan to promote silk industry on the lines of Khadi and Village Industries and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether the Government has released funds in this regard and if so, the quantum of funds sanctioned and spent so far?

## उत्तर

ANSWER

## वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर् ) THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES

## (SMT. DARSHANA JARDOSH)

- (a) & (b): Government  of  India  through  Central  Silk  Board(CSB)  has  taken  following  steps  to promote silk industry in the country including Bihar state:
- i. Central  Schemes  viz;  'Silk  Samagra'  is  being  implemented  to  promote  silk  industry  in  the country.
- ii. Strengthened the Research & Development system to improve cocoon production, productivity and silkworm hybrids.
- iii. To produce import substitute Bivoltine silk in the country, R&D has been focused to evolve productive Bivoltine hybrids.
- iv. Cold Storage facilities and Bivoltine grainages have been strengthened.
- v. For  production  of  3A-4A  grade  raw  Silk  from  the  Bivoltine  cocoons,  Automatic  Reeling Machine (ARM) Units have been established in the country.
- vi. Buniyad Reeling Machines (BRM) are being provided to women thigh reelers by State of Bihar with support from CSB.
- vii. Collaborative  research  programmes  have  been  taken  up  with  Bulgaria,  Australia,  Japan, Sweden and Uzbekistan for enhancing the silk production.
- viii. 'Indian Silk'' is being promoted as a brand in the global market through generic promotion & with the 'Silk Mark Tag'.
- ix. The basic customs duty of 15% is levied on raw silk import to make the domestic silk weaving & export segment stronger and competitive.
- (c) & (d): During last four years (2017-18 to 2020-21), financial assistance of Rs. 665.96 Lakhs has been  provided  to  Bihar  state  under  Silk  Samagra  scheme  towards  implementation  of  beneficiary oriented critical field level interventions.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1796 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-08
Subject: Rail Arcade
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: D.K. Suresh, Sumalatha Ambareesh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1796 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.12.2021

## RAIL ARCADE

1796.  SHRI D.K. SURESH: SHRIMATI SUMALATHA AMBAREESH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has proposed for setting up of 'Rail Arcade' at KSR Bengaluru Railway Station;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the objectives of the proposed Rail Arcade project; and
- (d) the time by when it is likely to be set up?

ANSWER MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a):  There  is  no  proposal  to  set  up  'Rail  Arcade'  at  KSR Bengaluru Railway Station.

- (b) to (d):   Do not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1793 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-08
Subject: Shortage of Coal
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: M. K. Raghavan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1793 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.12.2021

## Shortage of Coal

## 1793. SHRI M.K. RAGHAVAN:

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

- (a) whether there is any shortage in the supply of coal in our country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)  whether  the  shortage  of  coal  is  due  to  erroneous  planning  and  if  so, whether the Government has taken action against the decision takers?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS, COAL AND MINES (SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI)

(a)  &  (b) :  There  is  no  shortage  of  coal  in  the  country.  Due  to  increased demand  of  power,  less  power  generation  by  imported  coal  based  power plants and some interruption in supply of coal due to heavy rains, the coal stock at the power plants depleted to 7.2 MT (sufficient for 4 days) as on 8th October,  2021.  Subsequently  with  increased  coal  supplies, the  coal  stock has started increasing and has now reached 17.53 MT (sufficient for 9 days) as  on  30.11.2021.   Coal  India  Limited  (CIL)  has  dispatched  around  54 Million  Tonnes  (MT) more  coal  during  April  -  October'21  in  comparison  to the same period of last year. CIL has dispatched 291.72 MT coal during this period, against 237.75 MT during the same period of last fiscal.

As  per  Central  Electricity  Authority  (CEA)  generation  report  during  the period of April to November, 21 the coal based power generation is 671.85 BU, against 588.26 BU during the same period of the last fiscal, which is 14.2 % higher.

- (c) In view of the above, this does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1792 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-08
Subject: Support Prices of Cotton Corporation of India
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Ganesh Singh

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1792 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.12.2021

## SUPPORT PRICES OF COTTON CORPORATION OF INDIA

## 1792. SHRI GANESH SINGH:

Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंत्री be pleased to state :

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  given  sanction  to  the  support  price  for  Cotton  Corporation  of  India (CCI) during the cotton season 2014-15 to 2020-21 upto 30th September, 2021 and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether in the event of the prices of cotton falling below the Minimum Support Price (MSP) the CCI is mandated to implement MSP for cotton by procuring all the FAQ grade cotton from the farmers without any quantitative limit;
- (c) if so, whether the CCI has put in place these facilities by opening 474 procurement centres in 143 districts of all the 11 major cotton producing States; and
- (d) if so, the details of the benefits accrued to the people of Satna district through the same, so far?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER

## वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर् ) THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES

## (SMT. DARSHANA JARDOSH)

- (a): Cabinet Committee of Economic Affairs in its meeting held on 10.11.2021 approved the Price Support of Rs. 17408.85 crore for the cotton seasons from 2014-15 to 2020-21 (upto 30.09.2021).
- (b): Cotton  Corporation  of  India  (CCI)  undertakes  MSP  operations  of  seed  cotton  (Kapas)  in  the event prices of FAQ grade kapas falls below the MSP announced by the Government of India. In such situation, CCI procures entire FAQ grade cotton offered by the farmers at MSP rates in APMCs.
- (c): For  effective  implementation  of  MSP  operation,  CCI  has  created  adequate  infrastructure  on PAN India  basis  i.e.  17  branches  and  more  than  450  procurement  centres  in  143  districts  in  all  the cotton growing states.
- (d): Cotton is not grown in the Satna District of Madhya Pradesh. However, CCI has set up adequate infrastructure with its' branch office at Indore along with 20 procurement centres in 6 districts to cover maximum cotton farmers in the state.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1791 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-08
Subject: Freight Terminal
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Mohanbhai Kalyanji Kundariya, Dipsinh Shankarsinh Rathod

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1791 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.12.2021

## FREIGHT TERMINAL

## 1791.  SHRI MOHANBHAI KALYANJI KUNDARIYA: SHRI DIPSINH SHANKARSINH RATHOD:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware that more than 1000 containers are plying  each  way vice versa from Morbi to Mundra Port every day for exports;
- (b) if so, whether the Government is keen to develop Freight Terminal or invite private players to develop Private Freight Terminal (PFT) along with Integrated Container Depot (ICD) at Morbi;
- (c) if so, the steps taken by the Government in this regard; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a)  &  (b)  Morbi  area  is  a  business  hub  for  ceramic  industry  and  lots  of container movement is taking place for export. Presently, Maliya Miyana station at a distance of 51.77 Km from Morbi station is having a Private

Freight  Terminal  (PFT).  Also,  Maliya  Miyana  railway  station  and  Morbi railway station both are having Goods sheds.

There is no proposal lying with Railway from private players for developing Private Freight Terminal (PFT) at Morbi.

However,  Inter-Ministerial  Committee  (IMC)  in its meeting  held on 12.10.2021 has accorded approval for issuance of Letter of Intent (LOI) to M/s Navkar Corporation Ltd. for setting up of Inland Container Depot (ICD) at Manaba, Distt. Morbi, Gujarat taking off from Wadharva railway station.

(c) To attract this traffic from Road to Rail, lump sum rate for Round Trip movement  of  container  traffic ex Maliya Miyana,  M/s  Arya  Ocean Logistics Park Pvt. Ltd. PFT served by Maliya Miyana and Morbi to Mundra Port under section 30 of the Railways Act 1989 has been sanctioned vide ARN No.123 (Goods) of 2021 dated 04.10.2021.

Traffic facility work (under PH-16) of developing one additional new loop line no. 4 for loading/ Unloading containers by Machine in Morbi station at a cost of ₹ 4.89 crore has been sanctioned in the year 2020-21. The work is under progress.

(d) Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1790 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-08
Subject: Trade with Bhutan
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Dinesh Chandra Yadav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1790 (H) TO BE ANSWERED ON 08 th  DECEMBER, 2021

## TRADE WITH BHUTAN

## 1790(H).  SHRI DINESH CHANDRA YADAV:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वाणिज्य एवं उद्योग मंत्री ) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Union Government and the Government of Bhutan are contemplating to open seven more trade entry and exit gates under an agreement;
- (b) if so, the details of locations where all these gates are to be opened along with its benefits to the traders and industrialists of our country;
- (c) whether there is any possible impact on India's trade with Bhutan due to the increasing influence of China; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)

- (a) & (b): The opening of entry and exit points at India-Bhutan border is bilaterally agreed under the  Agreement  on  Trade,  Commerce  and  Transit  between  India  and  Bhutan.  Recently,  during  a bilateral meeting, a Letter of Exchange to include the following seven additional entry/exit points to the  Protocol  of  the  India-Bhutan  Agreement  on  Trade,  Commerce  and  Transit  was  signed  for formalising trade between the two countries through these entry/exit points:
- i. Nagarkata (West Bengal) Land Customs Station without commodity restrictions.
- ii. Agartala (Tripura) Land Customs Station as an entry /exit point.
- iii. Pandu port (Guwahati Steamerghat, Assam) as an entry /exit point, subject to cross border control at Dhubri.
- iv. Jogighopa port (Assam) as an entry/exit point, subject to cross border control at Dhubri.
- v. Asian Highway 48 connecting Torsha Tea Garden (West Bengal) in India and Ahllay in Bhutan as an additional route corresponding to the Land Custom Station at Jaigaon.

vi. Kamardwisa (Assam) as an entry/exit point.

vii. Birpara (West Bengal) as an entry/exit point.

This forms an addendum to the Protocol of 2016 India-Bhutan Agreement on Trade, Commerce and Transit and facilitate India-Bhutan bilateral trade to our mutual advantage.

(c) & (d): India and Bhutan share unique and exemplary ties of friendship and cooperation, built on  shared  values  and  interests,  trust,  mutual  respect  and  close  understanding.  The  bilateral  trade between India and Bhutan has more than doubled in last seven years.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1788 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-08
Subject: Blocked accounts on Twitter
Ministry: ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Asked by: Faizal P.P. Mohammed

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1788

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.12.2021

## BLOCKED ACCOUNTS ON TWITTER

## 1788. SHRI MOHAMMED FAIZAL P.P.:

Will the Minister of Electronics and Information Technology be pleased to state:-

- (a) the yearwise details of the number of blocked accounts on social media platforms under Section 69A of the Information Technology (IT) Act since 2014;
- (b) the reasons for passing orders to block Twitter accounts of organisations like KisanEktaMorcha and The Caravan magazine in the month of February, 2021;
- (c) whether  abovesaid  accounts  were  chosen  for  their  support  to  the  ongoing  farmers' protests; and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether a review committee undertook a review of the blocking orders as provided for in the Rules framed under the aforementioned Act; and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR)

- (a) :   Under the provision of  section 69A of  the  Information Technology  (IT)  Act, 2000, Government has  directed  for  blocking  of  471, 500,  633,  1385,  2799,  3635  and  9849 number  of  Accounts/URLs  during  the  years  2014, 2015,  2016,  2017,  2018,  2019  and 2020,  respectively .
- (b)  and  (c) : All  the  accounts/ URLs that are blocked by the government are based on the requests, received  from the concerned designated Nodal Officers of the Ministries/ States, on specified grounds and following the due process,  specified  in  the  Information  Technology (Procedure  and  Safeguards  for  Blocking  for  Access of  Information  by  Public)  Rules, 2009,  notified  under  section  69A  of  the  IT  Act.
- (d) :    Ministry follows due process in all such directions.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1786 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-08
Subject: Doubling of Parbhani-Manmad Rail LIne
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Prataprao Govindrao  Patil Chikhalikar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1786 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.12.2021

## DOUBLING OF PARBHANI-MANMAD RAIL LINE

†1786. SHRI PRATAPRAO PATIL CHIKHLIKAR:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to State :

- (a) whether the proposal of doubling of Prabhani-Manmad rail line has been cancelled by the Railway Board despite heavy traffic on this route;
- (b) if so, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the policy for doubling of the rail lines;
- (d) whether the Government is aware of the threat of accidents due to heavy traffic; and
- (e)  if  so,  the  steps  undertaken  by  the  Government  in  this  regard  and  the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a)  to  (c)  Doubling  works  are  prioritized  as  per  railways'  operational requirements including line capacity utilization. Presently, line capacity of Parbhani-Manmad  (291 km) has not been fully utilized, as such  doubling  of  complete  section  is  not  required  as  per  traffic requirement. However, sanction of survey for doubling of part of this section  from  Ankai(near  Manmad)  to  Aurangabad  (98  km)  has  been taken up.
- (d)  and  (e)  Threat  of  accident  on  account  of  heavy  traffic  does  not arise as line capacity is not fully utilized.

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