Lok Sabha Question No. 96 (STARRED), answered on 2023-07-26
Subject: Nemom Coaching Terminal Project
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Adoor Prakash, Shashi Tharoor

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 96 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2023

## NEMOM COACHING TERMINAL PROJECT

- *96.  ADV. ADOOR PRAKASH: DR. SHASHI THAROOR:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS  be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  development  plan  of  Nemom  Coaching  Terminal Project in Kerala;
- (b) whether the development project of the terminal is according to the Detailed Project Report (DPR) submitted in 2019;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) the details of approved  project along with total cost,  works proposed and funds released;
- (e) whether  the  Railways  has  set  any  deadline  for  completion  of  this project, if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) whether  the  Government  has  started  work  on  the  doubling  of  the Thiruvananthapuram-Nagercoil  tracks,  if  so,  the  detailed  timelines thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

ANSWER MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a) to (f): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (f)  OF  STARRED QUESTION NO. 96 BY ADV. ADOOR PRAKASH AND DR. SHASHI THAROOR TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 26.07.2023 REGARDING  NEMOM COACHING TERMINAL PROJECT

(a) to (f): Work of 'Development of new Coaching Terminal at Nemom' has been sanctioned in April, 2023 at a total cost of ` 116.57 crore. The work has been sanctioned as per the updated Detailed Project Report (DPR) submitted by Southern Railway in 2022-23 after completing the comprehensive study.

Infrastructure projects in Kerala including the Work of 'Development of new Coaching Terminal at Nemom' are covered under Southern Railway (SR) Zone of  Indian  Railways.  Zone-wise  details  of  all  ongoing  Railway  projects including cost, expenditure and outlay are made available in public domain on  Indian  Railways  website  i.e.    www.indianrail  ways.gov.in  >  Ministry  of Railways >Railway Board >About Indian Railways >Railway Board Directorates >Finance (Budget) >Rail Budget/Pink Book (Year)> Railway wise Works Machinery and Rolling Stock Programme.

Two  doubling  projects  i.e.  Thiruvananthapuram    -  Kanniyakumari  (87 Km) and Vanchi  Maniyachi - Nagercoil (102 Km) in Thiruvananthapuram and Nagercoil are  in progress. Details of projects are tabulated below:-

2023-24

| Name of the project           | Length (Km)   | Status of land acquisition   | Status of land acquisition   | Status of land acquisition   | Status of land acquisition   | Status of land acquisition                               | Outlay provided for FY 2023-24 ( ` in   |
|-------------------------------|---------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|                               |               | State                        | Scope (Ha)                   | Handed over to Railway (Ha)  | Balance (Ha)                 | Amount deposited to State Govt. since 2019 ( ` in crore) | crore)                                  |
| Thiruvanantha puram -         |               | Kerala                       | 35.2                         | 13.54                        | 21.66                        | 1,312.20                                                 | 808                                     |
| Kanniyakumar doubling Project | 87            | Tamil Nadu                   | 47.73                        | 6.65                         | 41.08                        | 298.57                                                   | 808                                     |

| Name of Project                               |   Length (Km) |   Commissioned (Km) |   Balance (Km) |   Outlay provided for FY 2023-24 ( ` in crore) |
|-----------------------------------------------|---------------|---------------------|----------------|------------------------------------------------|
| Vanchi Maniyachi - Nagercoil doubling Project |           102 |                  86 |             16 |                                            130 |

The  completion  of  any  Railway  project(s)  depends  on  various  factors like  quick  land  acquisition  by  State  Government,  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.  All these factors affect the completion time of the project(s).

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