Lok Sabha Question No. 1552 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-04
Subject: Doubling Work of Katni to Chopan Raliway Line
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Dr. Rajesh Mishra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1552 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.12.2024

## DOUBLING WORK OF KATNI TO CHOPAN RAILWAY LINE

†1552. DR. RAJESH MISHRA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the specific steps taken by the Government to ensure improvement  in  connectivity  in  aspiring  districts  through  new railway line projects; and
- (b) the  details  of  the  progress  in  the  doubling  work  of  Katni  to Chopan  railway  line  along  with  the  likely  date  of  completion thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (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.  1552  BY  DR.  RAJESH  MISHRA  TO  BE ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  04.12.2024  REGARDING  DOUBLING WORK OF KATNI TO CHOPAN RAILWAY LINE

(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, socioeconomic  considerations  etc.  including  connection  to  aspirational districts depending upon throwforward of ongoing projects and overall availability of funds.

As on 01.04.2024, across Indian Railways, 488 Railway infrastructure projects  (187  New  Line,  40  Gauge  Conversion  and  261  Doubling)  of total  length  44,488  Km,  costing approx. 7.44 lakh crore  are in planning/approval/construction stage, out of which, 12,045 Km length has been commissioned and an expenditure of approx.  2.92 lakh crore has been incurred upto March, 2024. The summary is as under:-

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| Category                 |   No of Projects | Total Length NL/GC/DL (in Km)   | Length Commissioned till Mar'24 (in Km)   | Total Exp upto Mar'24 ( in Cr)   |
|--------------------------|------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| New Lines                |              187 | 20199                           | 2855                                      | 160022                           |
| Gauge Conversion         |               40 | 4719                            | 2972                                      | 18706                            |
| Doubling / Multitracking |              261 | 19570                           | 6218                                      | 113742                           |
| Total                    |              488 | 44,488                          | 12,045                                    | 2,92,470                         |

Zone-wise/year-wise  details  of  all  Railway  projects  including  cost, expenditure and outlay are made available in public domain on Indian Railway's website.

The  details  of  commissioning  /  laying  of  new  track  across  Indian Railways is given below:-

| Period   | New Track Commissioned   | Average commissioning of new tracks   |
|----------|--------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | 7,599 Km                 | 4.2 Km/day                            |
| 2014-24  | 31,180 Km                | 8.54 Km/day (more than 2 times)       |

The doubling of Katni-Singrauli (257 Km) has been sanctioned and 218 Km  length  of  sections  Katni  to  Beohari  and  Joba  to  Singrauli  have been commissioned. An expenditure of approx. 2,407 crore has been incurred    on   the   project    upto   March'2024.    Balance   stretch   of

39Km between Beohari to Joba section is falling under Sanjay Tiger Reserve Area for which it has been decided to construct double line (Approx.  46  Km)  on  a  diverted  alignment  bypassing  Sanjay  Tiger Reserve Area.

Singrauli - Chopan is already a double line section except Obra Dam Paprakund  section  (6  Km).  The  work  of  doubling  of  Obra  Dam  Paprakund section has been sanctioned.

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