Lok Sabha Question No. 2871 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-20
Subject: Doubling of Netrawati-Mangalore Central
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Nalin Kumar Kateel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2871 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.12.2023

## DOUBLING OF NETRAWATI-MANGALORE CENTRAL

2871.    SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS  be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  doubling  of  Netrawati-Mangalore    Central  has  any significant advantage over the current route, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the current capacity of this section;
- (c) the details of socio-economic development in the region due to this project; and
- (d) whether  doubling  of  this  section  is  likely  to  help  in  capacity augmentation of additional freight, if so, the details thereof?

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. 2871 BY SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 20.12.2023  REGARDING DOUBLING OF NETRAWATI-MANGALORE CENTRAL

(a) to (d): Netrawati  -  Mangaluru  Central  (1.50  Km)  doubling  project was  sanctioned  in  2016-2017  and  commissioned  in  Financial  Year 2020-21. Completion cost of the project is 28.03 crore. This project helps  to  ease  traffic  congestion  in  Mangaluru  Central  area.  This project will help to provide better connectivity for people of Panamburu, Thokur, Jokatte, Kulsekhara Mangaluru Central area. Line capacity  of  Netrawati  -  Mangalore  Central  section  during  2022-23  is 57%. With the present line  capacity  of  this  section,  the  present  and near future traffic can adequately be accommodated in the Mangalore Central  -  Netrawati  (towards  Mangalore  Junction  side)  single  line section.

As  on  01.04.2023,  total  31  projects  (21  new  lines  and  10 Doubling) of 3,866 km length, costing 47,346 crore falling fully/partly in the State of Karnataka are in planning/approval/construction stage. These include:-

-  21  New  Line  Projects  of  total  length  2,583  km  at  a  cost  of 33,218 crore, out of which 366 Km length has been commissioned.
-  10 Doubling Projects of total length 1,283 km at a cost of  14,128 crore, out of which 780 Km length has been commissioned.

Railway infrastructure projects falling fully/partly in the State of Karnataka  are  covered  under  South  Western  Railway  (SWR),  Central Railway (CR), Southern Railway (SR) and South Central Railway (SCR) Zone of Indian Railway.

Since 2014, there has been substantial increase in fund allocation  and  commensurate  commissioning  of  projects  in  State  of Karnataka as under:-

| Period   | Average Outlay   | Increase w.r.t. average allocation of 2009-14   |
|----------|------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | 835 crore/year   | -                                               |
| 2023-24  | 7,561 crore      | 9 times                                         |

In  2014-23,  1566  Km  section  (336  Km  New  Line  and  1230 Doubling)  falling  fully/partly  in  the  State  the  Karnataka  have  been commissioned at an average rate of 174 Km per year.

The  completion  of  any  Railway  project  depends  on  various factors  like  quick  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 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. With above constraints, every effort is being made to execute the project(s) expeditiously.

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