Lok Sabha Question No. 1750 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-13
Subject: Belagavi-Kittur-Dharwar Railway Line
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Mangal Suresh Angadi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1750 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2023

## BELAGAVI-KITTUR-DHARWAR RAILWAY LINE

1750.  SHRIMATI ANGADI MANGAL SURESH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS  be pleased to state:

(a) the measures being contemplated towards the early completion of the new Belagavi-Kittur-Dharwar railway line; and

(b) if so, the details thereof, including the present status of the ongoing works?

ANSWER MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a) and (b): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  AND  (b)  OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1750  BY  SHRIMATI  ANGADI  MANGAL SURESH TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 13.12.2023 REGARDING BELAGAVI-KITTUR-DHARWAR RAILWAY LINE

(a) and (b):    New line between Belgaum and Dharwad via Kittur (73 Km) has  been  sanctioned  in  Financial  Year  2020-21  on  50:50  cost  sharing basis between Railway and State Government of Karnataka and land to be given free of cost by State Government  of  Karnataka. Latest anticipated cost of the project is  927.42 crore. An outlay of  10 crore has been  provided  to  this  project  for  the  financial  year  2023-24.  State Government has entrusted the land acquisition to KIADB (Kerala Industrial Area Development Board). Requisitions for procurement of 888 Acre land have been submitted to KIADB.

As  on  01.04.2023,  31  projects  (21  new  lines  and  10  Doubling)  of 3,866 km length, costing 47,346 crore falling fully/partly in the State of Karnataka are in planning/approval/construction stage. These include:-

-  21 New Line Projects of total length 2,583 km at a cost of 33,218 crore, out of which 366 Km length has been commissioned.
-  10 Doubling Projects of total length 1,283 km at a cost of 14,128 crore, out of which 780 Km length has been commissioned.

Since 2014, there has been substantial increase in fund allocation and commensurate commissioning of projects across Indian Railways.

Budget allocation for Infrastructure projects & safety works, falling fully/ partly in State of Karnataka is as under:-

| Period   | Average Outlay   | Percentage more as compared to average allocation during 2009-14   |
|----------|------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | 835 crore/year   | -                                                                  |
| 2023-24  | 7,561 crore      | 806% more                                                          |

Commissioning of Infrastructure projects in the country is as under:-

| Period   | Total length Commissioned   | Average length Commissioned   | Percentage more as compared to average commissioning during 2009-14   |
|----------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | 7,599 Km                    | 1,520 Km/Year                 | -                                                                     |
| 2014-23  | 25,871 Km                   | 2,875 Km/Year                 | 89%                                                                   |

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