Lok Sabha Question No. 1513 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-31
Subject: Construction work of Kotipalli-Narasapur Railway Line
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri G M Harish Balayogi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1513

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 31.07.2024

## CONSTRUCTION WORK OF KOTIPALLI-NARASAPUR RAILWAY LINE

1513 SHRI G M HARISH BALAYOGI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has conducted any research /survey/ study into the construction work of the Kotipalli-Narasapur Railway Line;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  of  funds  released  by  the  State  and  Central Government for the construction of this railway line, year-wise;
- (c) the details regarding the progress of the said project year-wise and  the  deadlines  set  by  the  Government  for  completion  of  the project; and
- (d)  the  details  regarding  the  reasons  for  the  delay  of  the  said project?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING 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.1513 BY SHRI G M HARISH BALAYOGI  TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 31.07.2024 REGARDING CONSTRUCTION WORK OF KOTIPALLI-NARASAPUR RAILWAY LINE

(a) to (d): Kotipalli-Narsapur (57.21 km)  new  line Project  was sanctioned on cost sharing basis with Government of Andhra Pradesh in which Government of Andhra Pradesh has to provide 25% of cost of project.  Sanctioned  cost  of  the  project  is  ₹2120  crore  and  an expenditure of ₹1181.19 crore has been incurred upto March, 2024. In this project only about 163.02 Hectare land has been handed over by Government  of  Andhra  Pradesh  out  of  total  requirement  of  about 416.79 Hectare till March 2024. The work is in progress in available land. Works on important bridges at Gowthami, Vasista and Vynatheya  rivers  have  been  taken  up.  An  outlay  of  ₹125  crore  has been kept for 2024-25.

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 Andhra Pradesh is as under:

| Year      | Budget outlay   | Increase w.r.t. average annual allocation during 2009-14   |
|-----------|-----------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2009-2014 | ₹886 cr/year    | -                                                          |
| 2024-25   | ₹9151 cr        | More than 10 times                                         |

Contd……2/-

Commissioning  of  infrastructure  projects  falling  fully/partly  in  the state of Andhra Pradesh is as under:

| Period   | Total Length Commissioned   | Average Length Commissioned   | change w.r.t. average commissioning during 2009-14   |
|----------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | 363 km                      | 72.6 km/Year                  | -                                                    |
| 2014-24  | 1,510 km                    | 151 km/Year                   | More than 2 times                                    |

Completion/Execution 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.  and  all  these  factors  affect  the execution and completion time of the project/s.

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