Lok Sabha Question No. 2877 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-20
Subject: Doubling works of Railway Lines in Rajasthan
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: P.P. Chaudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2877 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.12.2023

## DOUBLING WORKS OF RAILWAY LINES IN RAJASTHAN

## 2877. SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  double  line/third  line/fourth  line  works  completed  in Rajasthan during the last three years;
- (b) whether the work of doubling between Bangurgram - Guriya patch has also been completed;
- (c) if so, the details and the cost at completion of the project;
- (d) the additional capacity that is likely to be added on this route post doubling of this line; and
- (e) the details and status of double line/third line/fourth line works that are ongoing and those completed in Pali Parliamentary Constituency?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

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

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  2877  BY  SHRI  P.P.  CHAUDHARY  TO  BE ANSWERED  IN LOK SABHA ON 20.12.2023 REGARDING DOUBLING WORKS OF RAILWAY LINES IN RAJASTHAN

(a)  to  (e):  Projects  are  not  sanctioned  State-wise/District-wise/Regionwise/Constituency-wise,  but  sanctioned  Zone  wise  as  Indian  Railways' projects may span across State boundaries. During 2020-2023, 19 Double line/3 rd   line/4 th   line  projects  covering  total  length  of  424.69  Km  falling fully/partly in Rajasthan (including Pali district) have been commissioned in  last  three  years  (03  in  2020-21,  09  in  2021-22  &  07  in  2022-23).  The work of Doubling between Bangurgaram - Guriya patch (47 Km) has been completed  with  completion  cost  of  ₹  376.25  crore.  After  completion  of doubling, the line capacity has increased by more than 100%.

As on 01.04.2023, 30 Railway infrastructure projects (14 new lines, 05 gauge conversion and 11 doubling), costing ₹ 53,045 crore for 4,588 km  length  falling  fully/partly  in  Rajasthan  are  under  different  stages  of planning/approval/execution.    Out  of  which  1,037  km  length  has  been commissioned and an expenditure  of  ₹  12,364  crore  has  been  incurred upto March 2023. These include:

-  14 New Line Projects covering total length of 1,230 km at a cost of  ₹  18,566    crore,  out  of  which  167  km  length  has  been commissioned  and  an  expenditure  of  ₹  3,320  crore  has  been incurred upto March 2023.
-  05 Gauge Conversion Projects covering total length of 1,250 km at a  cost  of  ₹  8,399  crore,  out  of  which  691  km  length  has  been commissioned  and  an  expenditure  of    ₹  4,457  crore  has  been incurred upto March 2023.

-  11 Doubling Projects covering total length of 2,108 km at a cost of ₹ 26,080 crore, out of which 179 km length has been commissioned  and  an  expenditure  of  ₹  4,588  crore  has  been incurred upto March 2023.

Railway  projects  in  Rajasthan  are  covered  by  Northern  Railway, North Central Railway, North Western Railway, West Central Railway and Western Railway Zones of Indian Railways. Zone wise details of 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 Budget allotment for  infrastructure  projects  and  commensurate  commissioning.  Average annual  Budget  allocation  for  infrastructure  projects  and  safety  works, falling fully/partly in the state of Rajasthan is as under:-

| Period   | Average Outlay   | Change wrt average allocation during 2009-14   |
|----------|------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | ₹ 682 Cr./Yr     | -                                              |
| 2023-24  | ₹ 9532 Cr.       | 13.98 times                                    |

## Commissioning  for  infrastructure  projects  falling  fully/partially  in Rajasthan is as under:-

| Year     |   New Line (in Km) |   Gauge Conversion (in Km) |   Doubling (in Km) |   Total (in Km) | Km/Year                                                                             |
|----------|--------------------|----------------------------|--------------------|-----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2009- 14 |                 61 |                        675 |                 62 |             798 | 159.6                                                                               |
| 2014- 23 |               1323 |                        808 |               1523 |            3654 | 406 (which is 2.54 times the average annual commissioning achieved during 2009- 14) |

The  timely  completion  of  any  Railway  project  depends  on  various factors  like  land  acquisition  by  State  Government,  forest  clearance  by officials of forest department, shifting of infringing utilities (both underground and over ground), statutory clearances from various authorities,  geological  and  topographical  conditions  of  area,  law  and order situation in the area of project site, number of working months in a year  for  particular  project  site  due  to  climatic  conditions,  encountering unforeseen  conditions  like  earthquake,  excessive  rains,  situation  and conditions  of  working  agencies/contractors  etc.  and  all  these  factors affect the completion of the project.

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