Lok Sabha Question No. 4584 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-20
Subject: Pending Railway Projects in Maharashtra
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Dr. Bachhav Shobha Dinesh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4584

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.08.2025

## PENDING RAILWAY PROJECTS IN MAHARASHTRA

## 4584. DR. BACHHAV SHOBHA DINESH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  it  is  a  fact  that  DPR  (Detailed  Project  Report)  for  the Mumbai-Nagpur High Speed Rail project was submitted in the year 2023 and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  approval  is  still  pending  and  if  so,  the details  including  current  status  thereof  and  the  reasons  for  delay  and expected timeline for approval;
- (c)  the  details  of  current  status  of  the  309-km  Manmad-Indore  Line project including status of the land acquisition and expected timeline for the completion of project;
- (d) whether it is a fact that DPR (Detailed Project Report) for the Dhule (Borhivir) Nardana railway line was sanctioned on 31.01.2019 and if so, the details thereof;
- (e)  the  details  of  current  status  of  project  including  status  of  land acquisition and expected timeline for completion of project; and
- (f) the details of status of the Nashik metro announced in Budget 2021 including status of land acquisition and expected timeline for completion of project?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND

ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a)  to  (f):  Presently,  Mumbai-Ahmedabad  High  Speed  Rail  (MAHSR) Project (508 Kms) is the only sanctioned project of High Speed Rail in India  under  execution  with  technical  and  financial  assistance  from Government of Japan.

HSR project are highly capital intensive and any decision for taking up new  project  is  based  on  many  factors  such  as  technical  feasibility, financial & economic viability, traffic demand and availability of funds & financing options etc. Presently, railways is focused on execution of the first high speed rail project.

Indore-Manmad  (309  Km,  except  Dhule-Nardana)  new  line  project  was sanctioned at a cost of Rs. 16,321 crore. Budget outlay of Rs. 268 crore has been provided for the year 2025-26. Further, Land acquisition work is in progress. Around 170 Ha land has to be acquired for the project.

Dhule (Borvihir)-Nardana New Line (51 km) Project was sanctioned at a cost of Rs. 493 crore. An expenditure of Rs. 187 crore has been incurred upto March, 2025. Budget outlay of Rs. 128 crore has been provided for the year 2025-26. Further, Land acquisition work is in progress. Out of 302 Ha Land required for the project, 293 Ha Land has been acquired.

As per Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, the Detailed Project Report (DPR) for Nashik Metro has been prepared. However, Metro Projects are cost intensive projects requiring extensive examination at different level in Central Government and the approval of such proposal is dependent upon feasibility of proposal and availability of resources to ensure long term sustainability of such projects.

Completion of Railway project depends on various factors such as 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 and cost of the project.

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