Lok Sabha Question No. 2749 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-11
Subject: Construction of Lokapur-Ramdurg-Savadatti-Dharwar Railway Line
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Jagadish Shettar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2749

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.12.2024

## CONSTRUCTION OF LOKAPUR-RAMDURG-SAVADATTI-DHARWAR RAILWAY LINE

2749.  SHRI JAGADISH SHETTAR:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS  be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  any  measures  are  being  initiated  to  undertake  the survey for construction of the new railway line along LokapurRamdurg-Savadatti-Dharwar to enable the devotees to visit the nation  famous  Sri  Renuka  Yellamma  temple  in  Savadatti  of Karnataka State; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a)  and (b):  Railway projects are surveyed/ sanctioned/executed Zonal Railway  wise  and  not  State-wise  as  the  Railway  projects  may  span across State boundaries. Railway projects are sanctioned on the basis of remunerativeness, traffic projections, last mile connectivity, missing   links  and  alternate   routes,   augmentation   of   congested/

saturated lines, demands  raised  by State Governments,  Central Ministries, Members  of Parliament, other public representatives, Railway's own operational requirement, socio-economic considerations including connectivity to cultural  and religious places etc.  depending  upon  throwforward  of  ongoing  projects  and  overall availability of funds.

Railway  infrastructure  projects  falling  fully/partly  in  the  State  of Karnataka  are  covered  by  South  Western  Railway  (SWR),  Central Railway (CR), Southern Railway (SR) and South Central Railway (SCR) Zones  of  Indian  Railways.  Zonal  Railway  wise  details  of  Railway projects including cost, expenditure and outlay are made available in public domain on Indian Railway's website.

Lokapur has already been connected with Dharwad via Bagalkot and Gadag, after commissioning of section between Lokapur and Bagalkot of Bagalkot - Kudachi (142 Km) new line project.

Survey between Dharwad - Lokapur via Ramdurga and  Savadatti new line  (132  Km)  has  been  completed.    The  project  has  low  traffic projections.

As on 01.04.2024, 31 projects (21 new lines, and 10 Doubling) of total length  of  3,840  Km,  costing  ₹47,016  crore,  falling  fully/partly  in  the State of Karnataka, are at various stages of planning and implementation, out of which 1,302 Km length has been commissioned

and  an  expenditure  of  ₹17,383  crore  has  been  incurred  upto  March, 2024. The summary is as under:-

| Category                |   No. of projects |   Total Length (in Km) |   Length Commissioned (in Km) |   Expenditure upto March 2024 (₹ in Cr.) |
|-------------------------|-------------------|------------------------|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| New Line                |                21 |                   2556 |                           395 |                                     7592 |
| Doubling/ Multitracking |                10 |                   1284 |                           907 |                                     9791 |
| Total                   |                31 |                   3840 |                          1302 |                                    17383 |

Budget allocation for Infrastructure projects and safety works, falling fully/partly in Karnataka is as under:

| Period   | Outlay                            |
|----------|-----------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | ₹835 crore/year                   |
| 2024-25  | ₹7,559 crore ( more than 9 times) |

The details of commissioning/laying of new track falling fully/partly in the State of Karnataka during 2009-14 and 2014-24 is as under:

| Period   | Total Track Commissioned   | Average Track Commissioned   |
|----------|----------------------------|------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | 565 Km                     | 113 Km/Year                  |
| 2014-24  | 1,633 Km                   | 163 Km/Year                  |

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