Lok Sabha Question No. 758 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-07
Subject: Dahod-Indore Railway Line Project
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 758 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2024

## DAHOD-INDORE RAILWAY LINE PROJECT

- †758. SHRI JASWANT SINGH BHABHOR:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the current status and progress of the ambitious 204 kilometres Dahod-Indore Railway line project of Malwa region;
- (b) the target fixed for completion of the said project and the time by  which  the  said  project  is  likely  to  be  completed  in  the current situation; and
- (c) the amount of funds allocated and expenditure incurred upon the said project till date?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 758 BY SHRI JASWANT SINGH BHABHOR TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 07.02.2024 REGARDING DAHODINDORE RAILWAY LINE PROJECT

(a) to (c): Railway has taken up the construction of Dahod-Indore (205 km) new line project. An expenditure of ₹1424 crore has been incurred on this project so far and an outlay of ₹440 crore has been provided for this project for the financial year 2023-24.

Indore-Tihi  (21  km)  and  Dahod-Katwara  (9  km)  sections  have  been commissioned so far. Work has been taken up in remaining section.

Further,  as  on  01.04.2023,  total  36  Railway  Infrastructure  Projects (6 New Line, 18 Gauge Conversion and 12 Doubling), of total length of 3,200  km,  costing  ₹30,789  crore  falling  fully/partly  in  the  State  of Gujarat are in planning/approval/construction stages, out of which 735 km length has been commissioned and an expenditure of ₹6,113 crore has been incurred upto March 2023. These include:

- (i) 6 New Line projects of total length of 520 km costing ₹6,950 crore, out  of  which  90  km  length  has  been  commissioned  and  an expenditure of ₹2,227 crore has been incurred upto March 2023.
- (ii) 18 Gauge Conversion projects of total length of 1,567 km costing ₹12,336 crore, out of which 645 km length has been commissioned and an expenditure of ₹3,527 crore has been incurred upto March 2023.
- (iii) 12 Doubling projects of total length of 1,113 km costing ₹11,502 crore, out of which an expenditure of ₹360 crore has been incurred upto March 2023.

New Line, Gauge Conversion and Doubling projects falling fully/partly in  the  State  of  Gujarat  are  covered  by  Western  Railway  and  North Western  Railway  Zones  of  Indian  Railways.  Zone-wise  details  of  all Railway  Projects  including  cost,  expenditure  and  outlay  are  made available in public domain on Indian Railways website.

Since 2014, there has been substantial increase in fund allocation and commensurate  commissioning  of  projects  across  Indian  Railways. Budget  allocation  for  infrastructure  projects  and  safety  works  falling fully/partly in the State of Gujarat is as under:

| Period   | Budget Outlay   | Change w.r.t. average annual allocation of 2009-14   |
|----------|-----------------|------------------------------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | ₹589 crore/year | -                                                    |
| 2023-24  | ₹8,332 crore    | 14.14 times                                          |

Commissioning of infrastructure projects falling fully/partly in the State of Gujarat is as under:

| Period   | Total Track Commissioned   | Average Track Commissioned   | Change w.r.t. average commissioning during 2009-14   |
|----------|----------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | 660 km                     | 132 km/year                  | -                                                    |
| 2014-23  | 1,677 km                   | 186 km/year                  | 1.41 times                                           |

Similarly, as on 01.04.2023, 32 Railway Infrastructure Projects (08 New Lines, 02 Gauge Conversion and 22 Doubling), of total length of 5,539 km  costing  ₹77,798  crore  falling  fully/partly  in  the  State  of  Madhya Pradesh  are  in  planning/approval/construction  stages,  out  of  which 1,557  km  length  has  been  commissioned  and  an  expenditure  of ₹31,111 crore has been incurred upto March 2023. These include:

## Contd…3

- (i) 08 New Line Projects of total length of 1,979 km costing ₹32,226 crore, out of which 400 km length has been commissioned and an expenditure of ₹8,611 crore has been incurred upto March 2023.
- (ii) 02  Gauge Conversion Projects of total length  of 780 km costing ₹9,297 crore, out of which 283 km length has been commissioned and an expenditure of ₹4,040 crore has been incurred upto March 2023.
- (iii) 22 Doubling Projects of total length of 2,780 km costing ₹36,275 crore, out of which 874 km length has been commissioned and an expenditure of ₹18,460 crore has been incurred upto March 2023.

New Line, Gauge Conversion and Doubling projects falling fully/partly in the  State  of  Madhya  Pradesh  are  covered  by  North  Central  Railway, West Central Railway, East Central Railway, Western Railway, Central Railway, South Central Railway and South East Central Railway Zones of Indian Railways. Zone-wise details of all Railway Projects including cost,  expenditure  and  outlay  are  made  available  in  public  domain  on Indian Railways website.

Since 2014, there has been substantial increase in fund allocation and commensurate  commissioning  of  projects  across  Indian  Railways. Budget  allocation  for  infrastructure  projects  and  safety  works  falling fully/partly in the State of Madhya Pradesh is as under:

| Period   | Budget Outlay   | Change w.r.t. average annual allocation of 2009-14   |
|----------|-----------------|------------------------------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | ₹632 crore/year | -                                                    |
| 2023-24  | ₹13,607 crore   | 21.53 times                                          |

Contd…4

Commissioning of infrastructure projects falling fully/partly in the State of Madhya Pradesh is as under:

| Period   | Total Track Commissioned   | Average Track Commissioned   | Change w.r.t. average commissioning during 2009-14   |
|----------|----------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | 145 km                     | 29 km/year                   | -                                                    |
| 2014-23  | 1,741km                    | 193.44 km/year               | 6.67 times                                           |

Completion of  Railway  project/s  depends on  various factors  like  land acquisition by State Government, forest clearance by officials of forest department,  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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