Lok Sabha Question No. 1143 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-26
Subject: New Railway Projects
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Haji Fazlur Rehman

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1143 TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2023

NEW RAILWAY PROJECTS

† 1143. SHRI HAJI FAZLUR REHMAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) the  details  of  the  new  railway  projects  launched  by  the Government during the last two years, State/UT-wise;

(b) whether  the  Government  has  sanctioned  a  new  railway  line upto Dehradun via Mata Shakumbhari Devi in Saharanpur;

(c) if so, the details thereof; and

(d) the  current  status  of  this  project  and  the  time  by  which  the said project is likely to be completed?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1143 BY SHRI HAJI FAZLUR REHMAN TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 26.07.2023 REGARDING NEW RAILWAY PROJECTS

(a)  The  Railway  projects  are  surveyed/  sanctioned/executed  Zonal Railway-wise and not State/UT-wise as the Railways' projects may span across State boundaries. Railway projects are included in the Budget subject to requisite approvals. Sanctioning of projects is a continuous and ongoing process.

Zonal  Railway-wise  details  of  New  line,  Gauge  Conversion  and Doubling projects sanctioned during the last two years i.e. FY 202122, FY 2022-23 and FY 2023-24 (upto 17 th  July, 2023) are as under:-

| Zonal Railway              |   No. of New Line, Gauge Conversion and Doubling projects sanctioned. |
|----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Central Railway            |                                                                    02 |
| Eastern Railway            |                                                                    01 |
| East Central Railway       |                                                                    10 |
| East Coast Railway         |                                                                    12 |
| Northern Railway           |                                                                    03 |
| North Central Railway      |                                                                    03 |
| North Eastern Railway      |                                                                    00 |
| Northeast Frontier Railway |                                                                    02 |
| North Western Railway      |                                                                    12 |
| Southern Railway           |                                                                    04 |
| South Central Railway      |                                                                    09 |
| South Eastern Railway      |                                                                    02 |
| South East Central Railway |                                                                    12 |
| South Western Railway      |                                                                    01 |
| Western Railway            |                                                                    21 |
| West Central Railway       |                                                                    00 |

(b) to (d) Final Location Survey (FLS) for New line between Dehradun to Saharanpur via Shakumbhari Devi (81.25 Km) has been sanctioned. The project is not sanctioned and as such no time line for completion can be fixed.

The  completion  of  any  Railway  project(s)  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. and all these factors affect the completion time and cost of the project(s).

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