Lok Sabha Question No. 2709 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-11
Subject: Implementation of Railway Projects in Karnataka
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Govind Makthappa Karjol

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2709 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.12.2024

## IMPLEMENTATION OF RAILWAY PROJECTS IN KARNATAKA

## 2709.  SHRI GOVIND MAKTHAPPA  KARJOL:

Will the Minister of  RAILWAYS  be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  announced  any  new  railway projects  for  the  State  of  Karnataka  in  the  current  budget  of 2024-25 and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the  details  of  the  funds  allocated  for  development  of  said projects in Karnataka during the year, project wise;
- (c) the details of the current working progress status of the railway line connecting Davangere and Tumkuru;
- (d) whether the Government has held meetings/consultations with the  State  Government  of  Karnataka  regarding  acquisition  of land and clear of other pending issues in this regard; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a)  to  (e):  Railway  projects  are  surveyed/  sanctioned/executed  Zonal Railway  wise  and  not  State-wise  as  the  Railway projects may span

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across State boundaries. Railway projects are sanctioned on the basis of remunerativeness, traffic projections, last mile connectivity, missing links and alternate routes, augmentation of congested/saturated  lines,  demands  raised  by  State  Governments, Central Ministries, Members of Parliament, other public representatives, Railway's own operational requirement, socioeconomic considerations etc. depending upon throwforward of ongoing projects and overall availability of funds.

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) zones  of  Indian  Railways.  Zonal  Railway  wise  details  of  Railway projects including cost, expenditure and outlay are made available in public domain on Indian Railway's website.

Survey of total 56 projects (19 new line and 37 doubling) of total length 6159  Km  falling  fully/partly  in  the  State  of  Karnataka  have  been sanctioned  during  last  three  year  (2021-22,  2022-23,    2023-24  and current financial year 2024-25).

As on 01.04.2024, 31 Railways projects (21 New Line, and 10 Doubling) of  total  length  3,840  Km,  costing  ₹47,016  crore,  falling  fully/partly  in the   State   of   Karnataka, are   at   various  stages   of  planning   and …3/-

implementation, out of which 1,302 Km length has been commissioned and an expenditure of ₹17,383 crore has been incurred upto March'2024. The summary is as under:-

| Plan Head               |   No. of projects | Total Length (in Km)   | Length Commissioned (in Km)   | Expenditure upto March 2024 (₹in Cr.)   |
|-------------------------|-------------------|------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| New Line                |                21 | 2556                   | 395                           | 7,592                                   |
| Doubling /Multitracking |                10 | 1284                   | 907                           | 9,791                                   |
| Total                   |                31 | 3,840                  | 1,302                         | 17,383                                  |

Budget  allocation  for  infrastructure  projects  and  safety  works, falling fully/partly in the State of Karnataka is as under:

| Period   | Outlay                           |
|----------|----------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | ₹835 crore/year                  |
| 2024-25  | ₹7,559 crore (more than 9 times) |

The details of commissioning/laying of new track falling fully/partly in the State of Karnataka during 2009-14 and 2014-24 is as under:

| Period   | Total Track Commissioned   | Average Track Commissioned   |
|----------|----------------------------|------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | 565 Km                     | 113 Km/Year                  |
| 2014-24  | 1,633 Km                   | 163/Km/Year                  |

In the Tumkur - Chitradurga - Davangere new line (191 Km) project an expenditure  of  ₹359.32 Crore  has  been  incurred  upto  March,  2024.

Further an outlay of ₹150 crore has been provided for Financial Year 2024-25. So far, 875 Ha land has been acquired.  Work has been taken up in the available land.

The completion of any Railway project 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 climate conditions etc.

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