Lok Sabha Question No. 3424 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-10
Subject: Rail Line of North East Railways
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: AJAY (TENI) MISRA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3424 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2015

## RAIL LINE OF NORTH EAST RAILWAYS

## † 3424.    SHRI AJAY MISRA TENI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Railways have taken any steps for gauge conversion on Maitani-Bahraich Railway line of North-East Railways;
- (b)  if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether funds have been allocated for the said railway line during the current financial year; and
- (d)  if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

- (a) & (b): A survey for gauge conversion of Mailani-Bahraich (206 km) has been taken up.
- (c) & (d): An outlay of ` 69 lakh has been provided during the current financial year.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3424 BY SHRI AJAY MISRA TENI TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 10.08.2015 REGARDING RAIL LINE OF NORTH EAST

## (a)  to  (d):  At  present,  there  are  five  ongoing  gauge  conversion projects under North Eastern Railway. The details are as under:

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|   S. No. | Name of the project                                                                                                               |   Latest anticipated cost |   Expenditure upto March, 2015 |   Outlay 2015-16 | Status                                                                                                                                                          |
|----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Bhojipura- Tanakpur via Pilibhit (102 km)                                                                                         |                       313 |                             95 |            30.00 | Overall physical progress is 31%.                                                                                                                               |
|        2 | Gonda- Bahraich (60 km)                                                                                                           |                       246 |                             75 |              110 | Overall physical progress is 26%.                                                                                                                               |
|        3 | Kanpur- Kasganj- Mathura & Kasganj- Bareilly- Lalkuan incl. MM for extn. From Bareilly to Lalkuan & Mandhana- Brahmavart (553 km) |                      1819 |                           1641 |            33.00 | (i) Kanpur- Farrukhabad- Kasganj- Mathura (353 km) & Bareilly- Lalkuan (84 km) sections- completed and commissioned. (ii) Kasganj-Bareilly (106 km)- Completed. |
|        4 | Kaptanganj- Thawe-Siwan- Chhapra (233 km)                                                                                         |                       819 |                          588.5 |              120 | Siwan-Thawe- Kaptanganj section (127.5 km)- completed and commissioned. Overall physical progress is 78%.                                                       |
|        5 | Lucknow- Pilibhit iva Sitapur- Lakhimpur (263 km)                                                                                 |                      1061 |                             43 |              100 | Overall physical progress is 0.5%                                                                                                                               |

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