Lok Sabha Question No. 360 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-24
Subject: Pending Railway Line Projects in Andhra Pradesh
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Dr. Byreddy Shabari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.360

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.07.2024

## PENDING RAILWAY LINE PROJECTS IN ANDHRA PRADESH

360.  DR. BYREDDY SHABARI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to State :

- (a) whether the Government has data regarding pending railway line projects for Andhra Pradesh;
- (b) if, so details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  completed  the  feasibility  studies for laying of a new railway line to Srisailam in Andhra Pradesh;
- (d)if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (e) whether the railway board has taken any initiative for improvement of railway connectivity to Srisailam;
- (f) if so, the details thereof;
- (g) whether  doubling and electrification works  at Nandyal  is completed; and
- (h) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (h)  OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.360  BY  DR.  BYREDDY  SHABARI  TO  BE ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  24.07.2024  REGARDING  PENDING RAILWAY LINE PROJECTS IN ANDHRA PRADESH

(a) to (h) Railway projects are sanctioned and executed Zonal Railway wise  not  State  wise  as  Railways'  project/s  may  span  across  state boundaries.

As  on  01.04.2024,  total  41  Railway  infrastructure  projects(17  New Lines  and  24  Doubling),  covering  total  length  of  5,329  km,  costing ₹73,743 crore, falling fully/partly in Andhra Pradesh, are in the stage of planning/approval/execution,  out  of  which  1006  km  length  has  been commissioned and an expenditure of ₹24,150 crore has been incurred upto March 2024.

New Lines and Doubling projects falling fully/partly in Andhra Pradesh are  covered  under  Southern  Railway,  South  Central  Railway,  South Western  Railway  and  East  Coast  Railway  zones  of  Indian  Railways. Zonal Railway wise details of projects including their cost, expenditure,    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 Andhra Pradesh is as under:

| Year      | Budget outlay   | Increase w.r.t. average annual allocation during 2009-14   |
|-----------|-----------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2009-2014 | ₹886 cr/year    | -                                                          |
| 2023-2024 | ₹8406 cr        | More than 9 times                                          |

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                                    |

Survey for new  rail line between  Hyderabad(Timmapur)-Srisailam (103.60  km)  was  carried  out.  However,  due  to  low  traffic  potential project could not be taken forward.

Sanctioning of Railway projects is a continuous and dynamic process of Indian Railway. Railway Infrastructure Projects are taken up on the basis  of  remunerativeness,  last  mile  connectivity,  missing  links  and alternate  routes,  augmentation  of  congested/saturated  lines  socioeconomic  considerations  etc.  depending  upon  liabilities  of  ongoing projects, overall availability of funds and competing demands.

Nandyal  is  a  part  of  ongoing  Guntur  -Guntakal  (401  km)  doubling project,  costing  ₹3887.48  crore.  An  outlay  of  Rs.480  crore  has  been proposed  during  the  financial  year  2024-2025.  Out  of  401  km  project length, 313 km section has been commissioned.

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.

Broad  Gauge  Lines  have  been  100%  electrified  in  State  of  Andhra Pradesh, including electrification work at Nandyal.

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