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Lok Sabha Question No. 1355 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-09
Subject: Import of Steel
Ministry: STEEL
Asked by: Ajay Nishad

THE MINISTER OF STEEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF STEEL

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1355 FOR ANSWER ON 09/02/2022

## IMPORT OF STEEL

1355.  SHRI AJAY NISHAD:

Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  quantity  of  domestic  production  and  import  of  steel  in  the country during each of the last three years and the current year;
- (b) whether domestic manufacturers have been adversely affected by the import of steel during this period;
- (c) if so, the details thereof along with the reaction of the Government thereto; and
- (d) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to protect the domestic steel industry and to promote the domestic steel production in the country along with the achievements made in this regard?

## ANSWER

(SHRI RAM CHANDRA PRASAD SINGH)

- (a) Details of quantity of domestic production of total finished steel and import of total finished steel during last three years and current year is given below:-

|                       | Total Finished Steel             | Total Finished Steel   |
|-----------------------|----------------------------------|------------------------|
| Period                | Domestic Production Qty. (in mt) | Import Qty. (in mt)    |
| 2018-19               | 101.29                           | 7.84                   |
| 2019-20               | 102.62                           | 6.77                   |
| 2020-21               | 96.20                            | 4.75                   |
| April-December, 2021* | 83.00                            | 3.46                   |

(b)to(d):  There  has  been  decline  in  the  import  of  steel  during  the  last  three  years. Steel being a deregulated sector, commercial decisions such as production, import and  export  are  completely  market  driven,  and  are  taken  by  the  steel  companies based on techno-commercial considerations. In its role as a facilitator, Government has  taken  the  following  steps  to  protect  and  promote  the  domestic  steel  industry, which include:-

- i. Notification  of  Domestically  Manufactured  Iron  &  Steel  Products  (DMI&SP) Policy for promoting procurement of Made in India steel.
- ii. Notification  of  Steel  Scrap  Recycling  Policy  to  enhance  the  availability  of domestically generated scrap.
- iii. Issuance of Steel Quality Control Order to stop manufacturing and import of non-standardized steel.
- iv. Steel  Import  Monitoring  System  (SIMS)  for  advanced  registration  of  steel imports.
- v. Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Specialty Steel with an outlay of ₹6,322 crores.
- vi. Establishment  of  Project  Development  Cell  in  the  Ministry  to  attract  and facilitate investment in the steel sector.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1354 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-09
Subject: Semi-High-Speed Rail Project
Ministry: PLANNING
Asked by: Suresh Kodikunnil

- (a) Yes, Sir.
- (b) Yes Sir. NITI Ayog has supported the Semi High-Speed Rail project proposal of Government of Kerala to avail multilateral/bilateral loans along with stipulation for no repayment or interest or  cash  loss  obligations  (including  from  fluctuation)  on  Government  of  India  under  the tripartite agreement for multilateral/bilateral funding and no budgetary support of Government of India or further multilateral/bilateral debt for funding any cost overrun under the Project.
- (c) The  Semi  High-Speed  Rail  Project  will  connect  the  North  and  South  regions  of  the  Kerala State, the length of the project is 529.45 KM. The proposed alignment lies between Kasaragod (North)  and  Thiruvananthapuram  (South).  Eleven  stations  are  proposed  to  be  constructed. Train services will operate at a maximum speed of 200 km/hour. The project will reduce travel time  of  6  hours  instead  of  present  10-12  hours.    To  implement  the  Project,  Kerala  Rail Development Corporation Limited was created on 1 st September 2016, it is  a  Joint  Venture Company between Ministry of Railways (49% share) and Government of Kerala (51% share). Subsequently,  Ministry  of  Railways  had  given  in-principle  approval  for  the  project  on  17 th December 2019.  Total estimated cost of the Project is Rs. 63,941 crore, out of which 52.7 % (Rs. 33,700 crore) would be funded through multilateral/bilateral Banks.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF PLANNING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1354

TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.02.2022

## SEMI HIGH-SPEED RAIL PROJECT

## 1354. SHRI KODIKUNNIL SURESH:

Will the Minister of PLANNING be pleased to state:

- (a) whether NITI ayog has scrutinized the project report or proposal concerning Semi High-Speed Rail project, Silver Line, between Thiruvananthapuram and Kasaragod in Kerala;
- (b) if  so,  whether  Niti  Ayog  has  granted  concurrence  to  the  project  or  expressed  opinion  about multilateral  loans/bilateral  funding  or  budgetary  support  of  the  Government  to  the  project  or extension of multilateral/ bilateral debt for funding any cost overrun under the project; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF STATISTICS & PROGRAMME IMPLEMENTATION; MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF PLANNING AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS

## (RAO INDERJIT SINGH)
Lok Sabha Question No. 1352 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-09
Subject: Self Reliance in Space Sector
Ministry: SPACE
Asked by: Jagdambika Pal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF SPACE LOK SABHA

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 09, 2022

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1352 SELF RELIANCE IN SPACE SECTOR

1352.  SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) the  steps  taken  by  the  Indian  Space  Research  Organisation (ISRO) to work towards making India self-reliant and a global leader in the space arena;
- (b) the details of the number of research papers published by the Indian  Space  Scientist  using  the  data  collected  from  the Hubble Space Telescope;
- (c) whether  ISRO  has  any  plans  or  is  working  to  develop  an Indian Space Telescope; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PERSONNEL, PG & PENSIONS AND IN THE PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH):

- (a) The following initiatives are taken to make India the global leader in space science and technology:
- I. Technology development projects are going on in ISRO centres spanning the areas of scientific instrumentation, communication,  navigation,  remote sensing etc.
- II. Disruptive technologies based on quantum mechanical principle which includes satellite based quantum communication, quantum radar have been initiated.
- III. Initiatives have been taken for the exploration of space weather,  the  sun,  the  moon  and  the  other  planets  as well as astronomical sources.
- IV. A decadal plan is under preparation covering scientific and technological development for future space missions.
- (b) Indian scientists have authored 540 publications in refereed journals using Hubble data.
- (c) ISRO  has  already  realized  X-ray  and  Visible/ Ultra  Violet telescope.  In  the  coming years ISRO  has  plans  to  develop space telescopes dedicated for UV and visible/IR astronomy.
- (d) The  planned  UV  telescope  will  be  made  up  of  a  1  meter mirror and will provide the deepest images in UV.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1351 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-09
Subject: Dedicated Freight Villages
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Sanjay Jaiswal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1351 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.02.2022

## DEDICATED FREIGHT VILLAGES

1351. DR. SANJAY JAISWAL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether Bihar is a part of the Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC);
- (b)  if  so,  the  total  length  of  the  freight  corridor  line  that  has  been approved for the State along with the details of the quantum of funds sanctioned for the same;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  also  plans  to  set  up  dedicated  freight villages in the State; and
- (d)  if  so,  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  develop  Bihar  as  a transport and logistics hub?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) and (b): Yes, Sir. Out of total 1337 km of Eastern Dedicated Freight Corridor (EDFC) from Ludhiana to Sonnagar, 104 km of route passes through Bihar.  Further out of 538 km of Sonnagar to Dankuni section of EDFC which is planned for execution on Pubic Private Partnership (PPP)  mode,  132  km  passes  through  Bihar.  Funds  for  execution  of project are sanctioned for entire DFC project and not statewise.
- (c)  and  (d):  There  is  no  proposal  for  setting-up  of  dedicated  freight villages along the alignment of EDFC in the State of Bihar.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1350 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-09
Subject: Digitising Supply System
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: Anubhav Mohanty

## GOVERNiIIENT  OF INDIA

## MINISTRY  OF CONSUMER  AFFAIRS, FOOD &  pUBLtC  DISTRTBUTTON DE]PARTMENT  OF FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTTON

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  qUESTION  NO.{35O TO BE ANSWERED  ON 9THFEBRUARY,  2022

## DIGITISING  SUPPLY SYSTEIIi

## {350. SHR! ANUBHAV MOHANTY:

wll the Minrster  of coNsuMER aFFAIRS, FooD AND  puBt.rc  DrsrRrBurtoN 5crtffr  rnrd, cr6r  gtr grffif,r ftd{ur *fr be pteased  to state:

- (a) whether the Govemment  Is pranning  to digitize the entare food suppty system and their stock and computerize  att the Falr Prlce Shops for distrlbution  of rafions to the public to avoid any kind of delberate and intentionar marpractice  an such distribution;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether it is being carrred out on state-to-state basis or randomly prckang up the prolect  of digitization  and computerlzation;  and
- (d)  if so, the detairs thereof and the time by when the Govemment prans to digitlze  and computerize  the entire FDS and Fpss in the state of odisha?

## THE MINISTER  OF STATE CONSUTJIER  AFFAIRS,  FOOD AND

## ANSUVER PUBLIC DlSTRIBUTTON

(sHRt ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a) & (b): As part of rargeted  pubtic  Distribution  system (TpDS)  reforms, and to plug the leakages and diversion  of subsidised foodgrains,  {OO7o ration cards are digitized  in all states/urs, online allocation of foodgrains  is made up to all Fair  price shops (FPSs);  online gricvance  redressat system, tofi free herprines and transparency  portalri  are inrplemented in all statesr/UTs. Besides, computerization of supply chain Managemerrt,  which also lncludes automation of godown operations, is completed in 3l out of 33 states/UTs  and etectronic  point  of sale (epos) devices for transparent distribu'tion of subsidised  foodgrains  are already installed  in E.{4 Lakh (96.3%)  of tota! 5.34 Lakh FpSs in ail States/UTs.
- (c):  The Department has  implemented  the  schemes on Gomputerization  of TpDS operations' and  .lntegrated  Management Distribution Systemr' under the  pubtic  Distribution  System (pDS) collaboration  with all States/UT  Governments  at par. 'End-to.End of  Fublic reforms in
- (d): All schematic activities of the End-to-End computerization  scheme, including digitization of ration cards/beneficiaries  data, ontine  allocation  of foodgra:ns, suppty chain management  of foodgrains, onrine grievance  redressat system, toll free helplines  and installation of epos devices in all Fpss are already completed in thc State of Odisha
Lok Sabha Question No. 1346 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-09
Subject: Kumarbagh Steel Plant
Ministry: STEEL
Asked by: Sunil Kumar

THE MINISTER OF STEEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF STEEL

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1346 FOR ANSWER ON 09/02/2022

## KUMARBAGH STEEL PLANT

1346.  SHRI SUNIL KUMAR:

Will the Minister of STEEL be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to develop Kumarbagh steel plant under West Champaran district in the State of Bihar;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the funds allocated by the Government to increase the production capacity of abovesaid steel plant in 2021-22; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

(SHRI RAM CHANDRA PRASAD SINGH)

(a)&(b):  Steel  Authority  of  India  Limited  (SAIL)  has  set  up  a  Steel  Processing  Unit (SPU) at Kumarbag, Bettiah in West Champaran district of Bihar for processing of HR coil  and  GP  coil  into  pipes  and  corrugated  sheets  respectively  at  a  cost  of  about Rs.127 crore. The Plant is under stabilization and production ramp up.

(c)&(d): To increase the production capacity of above said steel plant, no fund   has been  allocated  under  CAPEX  in  2020-21  considering  the  poor  demand  in  local market, low marketability of product, low realizations of Bettiah Pipes produced, etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1344 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-09
Subject: Water Logging in Underpasses in Akbarpur
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Devendra (Alias) Bhole Singh Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1344 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.02.2022

## WATER LOGGING IN UNDERPASSES IN AKBARPUR

†1344. SHRI DEVENDRA SINGH BHOLE:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware of the traffic disruption on the underpasses  in  Kanpur  and  Nagar  and  Kanpur  Dehat  district  under Akbarpur (Uttar Pradesh) due to the water logging in theses underpasses  caused  by  the  faulty  construction  of  the  implementing agencies  hired  by  Dedicated  Freight  Corridor  Corporation  of  India Limited (DFCCIL);
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether DFCCIL has taken any disciplinary action against the said agencies; and
- (d) if so, the steps taken/being taken to check the water logging issue in the said underpasses as on date?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (d): No, Sir. There is no traffic disruption due to water logging in the  underpasses  due  to  faulty  construction  by  the  implementing agencies hired by the Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited  (DFCCIL)  in  Kanpur  Nagar  and  Kanpur  Dehat  District  under Akbarpur  (Uttar  Pradesh).  The  underpasses  have  been  designed  for safe train operation as well as for safe movement of road traffic.  The work has been executed as per design.

However, the following steps were taken to check the water logging in the underpasses:-

- i)   These RUBs have been constructed as per approved drawing and design.  All efforts are being made to avoid  water  logging  during

excessive  rains  in  monsoon  season.    For  this,  arrangement  of dewatering pumps is made to pump out the accumulated water during excessive rain.

- ii)  In  addition,  there  is  water  seepage  from  the  joints  out.  It  is proposed to seal the joints by epoxy grouting.
- iii)  Approach  drainage  is  being  attended  in  consultation  with  local authorities to avoid ingress of approach water in the Road Under Bridges (RUBs).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1342 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-09
Subject: Promotion of Handicraft
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: Vijay Kumar

## PROMOTION OF HANDICRAFT

## 1342. SHRI VIJAY KUMAR:

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

(a) the facilities provided to the weavers to promote handlooms and hand woven sarees and other items;

(b) whether any loan or other facilities have been provided to promote handicrafts by the Government in the last three years;

- (c) if so, the details thereof; and

(d) whether the Government has made any provision of special discount on cotton yarn and other items for domestic handlooms and if so, the details thereof?

## उत्तर

## ANSWER )

## वस्त्र राज् य मंत्री ( श्रीमती दर्शना जरदोर्

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES (SMT. DARSHANA JARDOSH)

(a): The Office of Development Commissioner for Handlooms is implementing following schemes for  development  and  promotion  of  handloom  sector  and  welfare  of  handloom  weavers  across  the country: -

- I. National Handloom Development Programme (NHDP);
- II. Raw Material Supply Scheme (RMSS)

Under the above schemes, financial assistance is provided to the eligible handloom agencies/weavers etc.  for  raw  materials,  purchase  of  looms/accessories/lighting  units,  construction  of worksheds, MUDRA  loans  at  concessional rates, design development, common  infrastructure development,  marketing  of  handloom  products,  developmental  projects,  registration  of  handloom projects under Geographical Indications Act, promotion of Handloom Mark and India Handloom Brand etc.

(b) & (c): Mudra  loan  is  provided  to  the  registered  handicrafts  artisans  and  handloom  weavers along with two components through the Nationalized/Cooperative Banks.

- I. Interest Subvention: - Interest subvention @ 6% of the loan amount maximum to Rs.1.00 lakhs over a period of three years.
- II. Margin Money: -To ensure the availability of concessional credit to artisans, margin money is provided to the artisan availing MUDRA loan. 20% of MUDRA loan amount will be given as Margin money in their loan amount not exceeding to Rs.20,000/- for the artisans and 25,000/for handloom weavers.

So  far,  74,797  artisans  and  weavers  have  availed  this  loan  in  the  last  three  years  (up  to 31.01.2022).

(d): Raw Material Supply Scheme (RMSS) is being implemented throughout the country to make available Yarn to Handloom weavers. Under the Scheme, freight charges are reimbursed for all types of yarn; and component of 15% price subsidy is there for cotton hank yarn, domestic silk, wool and linen yarn and blended yarn of natural fibres, with quantity caps.
Lok Sabha Question No. 1341 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-09
Subject: Universal Service Obligation Fund
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Jamyang Tsering Namgyal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOKSABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1341 TO BE ANSWERED ON 9 TH FEBRUARY, 2022

## UNIVERSAL SERVICE OBLIGATION FUND

## 1341.   SHRI JAMYANG TSERING NAMGYAL:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  allocated  funds  from  the  Universal  Service  Obligation Fund(USOF) for improving the telecommunication in Ladakh during the last five financial years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government is aware of the actual network radial limits and bandwidth speed of each of the mobile towers provided by the operators on ground in Ladakh through VSAT and fibre under USOF and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether it is  according to the requirements fixed by the Government in the contract or not, if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether  the  Government  has  any  plans  to  upgrade  4G  internet  on  the  existing  BSNL towers in Ladakh by utilising USOF, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (f) whether the Government has any plans to sanction more mobile towers for the uncovered villages/ hamlets in Ladakh during the financial year 2022-2023; and
- (g) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) Under  354  uncovered  villages  scheme  of  Universal  Service  Obligation  Fund (USOF), 57 villages  are planned  for  mobile  services  in  Ladakh,  the  work  for  which  has  been awarded at an estimated cost of Rs 57.40 crore. In addition, an order for covering additional 10 uncovered  villages  of  Ladakh  has  also  been  issued.  Under  BharatNet  project,  190  Gram Panchayats/additional sites have been provided with broadband connectivity over satellite media at an estimated capex cost of Rs. 6.41 crore.

For  various  USOF  schemes  of  Ladakh,  Rs.  23.87  lakh  has  been  released  through Controller of Communication Accounts (CCA), Department of Telecommunications, Jammu & Kashmir during last five years.

(c) & (d) The actual network radial limit of a mobile tower depends on many factors, such as  topography  and  climate  of  the  area,  height  of  tower,  frequency  and  radiating  power  of  the mobile  signals,  etc.  The  Bandwidth  speed  depends  on  the  number  of  customers  accessing  the available  bandwidth  on  a  sharing  mode  simultaneously.  The  mobile  towers  have  bandwidth availability as per their backhaul (Optical Fibre Cable/ Very Small Aperture Terminal - VSAT) capacity.

(e) Presently, there is no plan to upgrade the existing mobile towers of BSNL in Ladakh with funding from USOF.

(f) & (g) Mobile services are provided in a phased manner by the Government and Telecom Services Provider (TSPs) in the uncovered villages of the Country, including Ladakh.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1338 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-09
Subject: Promoting Standard Gauge
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: N.K. Premachandran, Sougata Ray

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1338 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.02.2022

## PROMOTING STANDARD GAUGE

1338.  SHRI N.K. PREMACHANDRAN: PROF. SOUGATA RAY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to promote standard gauge in India and; if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Railways has deviated from broad gauge to standard gauge and; if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Railways has received any proposal from Kerala for standard gauge in K-Rail / Silver Line Project and; if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government  has examined the feasibility of standard gauge on the basis of interconnectivity between the States and; if so, the details thereof;
- (e) whether the Government proposes to introduce standard gauge in all the States and; if so, the details thereof;
- (f)  whether  the  Government  has  examined  the  K-Rail/Silver  Line Project and; if  so, the details thereof and decision taken thereon;
- (g) whether the Government has recommended for foreign financial aid for K-Rail Project and; if so, the details thereof; and
- (h) whether the Railways has signed any agreement/mutual understanding  on  handing  over  railway  land/line to any  State Government and; if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to (h): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House. *****

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (h)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1338 BY SHRI N.K. PREMACHANDRAN AND  PROF.  SOUGATA  RAY  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON 09.02.2022 REGARDING PROMOTING STANDARD GAUGE (a) & (b) No, Sir. (c) Yes, Sir. After survey, Detailed Project Report (DPR) of Semi High Speed Rail Project (530.6 km) from Thiruvananthapuram to Kasargod has been submitted to Ministry of Railways by Kerala Rail Development Corporation Limited (KRDCL). (d) & (e) No, Sir. (f)  In  reference  to  the  DPR  submitted  by  KRDCL,  KRDCL  has  been advised to provide detailed technical documents such as alignment plan, particulars of railway land and private land and crossings over existing  Railway  network,  duly  depicting  affected  Railway  assets through Zonal Railway for detailed examination of the project. (g) No, Sir. Application for availing financing to the tune of ₹ 33,700 Crore from various multilateral funding agencies (JICA, ADB, AII and KfW)  has  been  submitted  to  Department  of  Economic  Affairs  by Kerala Rail Development Corporation Limited (KRDCL). (h) On the request of State Government, the sparable railway land is leased as per the provisions of Railway's extant policy for various public utilities works, for which agreement is executed with State Government.

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