Lok Sabha Question No. 2733 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-11
Subject: Dholpur-Saramathura-Karoli-Gangapur City Railway Project in Rajasthan
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Bhajan Lal Jatav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2733 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.12.2024

## DHOLPUR-SARAMATHURA-KAROLI-GANGAPUR CITY RAILWAY PROJECT IN RAJASTHAN

†2733    SHRI BHAJAN LAL JATAV:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  status  of  Dholpur-Saramathura-Karoli-Gangapur  city  railway project in Rajasthan;
- (b) the time by when the work on the said project started and the set timeline due for its completion;
- (c) the details of the work sanction order and DPR;
- (d) the details of the budget allocated for the said railway project;
- (e) the details  of  amount  spent  on  the  said  project,  the  work completed and the remaining work, in terms of percentage;
- (f) the time by which the remaining work of the said project is likely to be completed;
- (g) the railway division under which  the said project is being undertaken;
- (h) the reasons for delay in completion of the work;
- (i) the date on which the work on Dholpur to Badi and Saramathura to Taatpur railway line was started;
- (j) the time by which the work on the said line would be completed; and
- (k) the amount sanctioned for the said railway lines respectively and the amount spent for the same along with the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a)  to  (k):  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, socioeconomic considerations etc. depending upon throwforward of ongoing projects and overall availability of funds.

Railway  infrastructure  projects  falling  fully/partly  in  the  State  of Northern Railway,  North  Central  Railway,  West  Central  Railway  and  Western Railway  zones  of  Indian  Railways.  Zonal  Railway  wise  details  of Railway  projects  including  cost,  expenditure  and  outlay  are  made

Rajasthan are covered under North Western Railway, available in public domain on Indian Railway's website.

As  on  01.04.2024,  32  Railway  projects  (15  New  Lines,  05  Gauge Conversion  and  12  Doubling),  of  total  length  of  4,191  Km  costing ₹51,814  crore  falling  fully/partly  in  the  State  of  Rajasthan  are  at various stages of planning and implementation, out of which 1,183 Km length  has  been  commissioned  and  an  expenditure  of  ₹14,785  crore has been incurred upto March 2024. The status of work is summarized as under:-

| Plan Head               |   No. of projects | Total Length (in Km)   | Length Commissioned (in Km)   | Expenditure upto March 2024 (₹ in Cr)   |
|-------------------------|-------------------|------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| New Lines               |                15 | 1230                   | 134                           | 3593                                    |
| Gauge Conversion        |                 5 | 1252                   | 759                           | 5398                                    |
| Doubling/ Multitracking |                12 | 1709                   | 290                           | 5794                                    |
| Total                   |                32 | 4,191                  | 1,183                         | 14,785                                  |

Budget allocation for Infrastructure projects and safety works, falling fully/partly in the State of Rajasthan is as under:

| Period   | Outlay                         |
|----------|--------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | ₹682 crore/year                |
| 2024-25  | ₹9,959 crore (Nearly 15 times) |

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

| Period   | New Track Commissioned   | Average commissioning of new tracks   |
|----------|--------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | 798 Km                   | 159.6 Km/year                         |
| 2014-24  | 3742 Km                  | 374.2 Km/year (More than 2 times)     |

The  project  of  Dholpur-Sirmuttra  Gauge  Conversion/New  Line  with extension  upto  Gangapur  City  (144.6  Km)  has  been  planned  in  two phases.

In  first  phase,  the  Gauge  Conversion  work  of  Dholpur-Bari-MohariSirmuttra  (69.10  Km)  falling  under  Agra  Division  of  North  Central Railway,  has  been  sanctioned  in  March  2022  at  a  cost  of  ₹746.83 crore. An amount of ₹158 crore has been spent so far in the project and further ₹100 crore has been allocated in FY 2024-25.

For  the  second  phase,  Final  Location  Survey  (FLS)  for  Sirmuttra  Gangapur City New Line (75.50 Km) has been sanctioned. The work of Mohari  -  Tantpur  (18  Km)  Gauge  Conversion  is  not  a  sanctioned project.

Various  steps  taken  by  the  Government  for  speedy  approval  and implementation of Railway projects include (i) setting up of Gati Shakti units (ii) prioritisation of projects (iii) substantial increase in allocation of funds on priority projects (iv) delegation of powers at field level (v) close  monitoring  of  progress  of project at various levels, and (vi) 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.  This  has  led  to substantial increase in rate of commissioning since 2014.

The completion of any Railway project depends on various factors like quick  land  acquisition  by  State  Government,  forest  clearance  by officials  of  forest  department,  deposition  of  cost  share  by  State Government  in  cost  sharing  projects,  priority  of  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.

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