Lok Sabha Question No. 258 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-24
Subject: Dahod-Indore Railway Line Project
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 258 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.07.2024

## DAHOD- INDORE RAILWAY LINE PROJECT

- 258 SHRI JASWANTSINH SUMANBHAI BHABHOR:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the present status and progress of the ambitious 204 long DahodIndore railway line project in Malwa region;
- (b) targets set for completion of the project and the time by which it is likely to be completed under the current situation; and
- (c) amount of the funds allocated and spent till date on this project?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING 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.  258  BY  SHRI  JASWANTSINH  SUMANBHAI BHABHOR TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 24.07.2024 REGARDING DAHOD-INDORE RAILWAY LINE PROJECT

(a) to (c): Railway  has  taken  up  the  construction  of  Dahod-Indore  (205 km) new line project. An expenditure of ₹1587 crore has been incurred on this  project  upto  March  2024.  So  far,  total  57  km  section  has  been commissioned.

The Railway projects are sanctioned/executed Zonal Railway-wise and not State-wise/Region-wise as the Railways' projects may span across State boundaries.  However, as on 01.04.2024, total 42 Railway Infrastructure Projects  (6  New  Line,  22  Gauge  Conversion  and  14  Doubling),  of  total length of 2,947 km, costing ₹30,826 crore falling fully/partly in the State of Gujarat are  in  planning/  approval/  construction  stages, out  of  which  826 km length has been commissioned and an expenditure of ₹9,336 crore has been incurred upto March, 2024. These include:

- (i) 6 New Line projects of total length of 537 km costing ₹7,810 crore, out of  which 105 km  length has  been  commissioned  and  an expenditure of ₹3,332 crore has been incurred upto March 2024.
- (ii) 22  Gauge  Conversion  projects  of  total  length  of  1,634  km  costing ₹13,756 crore, out of which 671 km length has been commissioned and  an  expenditure  of  ₹4,655  crore  has  been  incurred  upto  March 2024.
- (iii) 14 Doubling projects of total length of 776 km costing ₹9,260 crore, out of which 50 km length has been commissioned and an expenditure of ₹1,349 crore has been incurred upto March 2024.

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   | Increase w.r.t. average annual allocation of 2009-14   |
|----------|-----------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | ₹589 crore/year | -                                                      |
| 2023-24  | ₹8,332 crore    | 14.15 times                                            |

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

| Period   | Total Track Commissioned   | Average Track Commissioned   | Increase w.r.t. average commissioning during 2009-14   |
|----------|----------------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | 660 km                     | 132 km/year                  | -                                                      |
| 2014-24  | 2,244 km                   | 224 km/year                  | 1.69 times                                             |

Similarly,  as  on  01.04.2024,  28  Railway  Infrastructure  Projects  (08  New Lines, 02 Gauge Conversion and 18 Doubling), of total length of 5,345 km costing ₹81,797 crore falling fully/partly in the State of Madhya Pradesh are  in  planning/approval/construction  stages,  out  of  which  1,952  km length has been commissioned and an expenditure of ₹36,898 crore has been incurred upto March 2024. These include:

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- (i) 08  New  Line  Projects  of  total  length  of  1,962  km  costing  ₹38,643 crore, out of which 468 km length has been commissioned and an expenditure of ₹11,091 crore has been incurred upto March 2024.
- (ii) 02  Gauge  Conversion  Projects  of  total  length  of  809  km  costing ₹9,297 crore, out of which 380 km length has been commissioned and an expenditure of ₹5,220 crore has been incurred upto March 2024.
- (iii) 18  Doubling  Projects  of  total  length  of  2,574  km  costing  ₹33,857 crore, out of which 1104 km length has been commissioned and an expenditure of ₹20,587 crore has been incurred upto March 2024.

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

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

| Period   | Total Track Commissioned   | Average Track Commissioned   | Increase w.r.t. average commissioning during 2009-14   |
|----------|----------------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | 145 km                     | 29 km/year                   | -                                                      |
| 2014-24  | 2,249 km                   | 225 km/year                  | 7.75 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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