Lok Sabha Question No. 2880 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-16
Subject: Survey for Rail Lines
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: RAVINDRA VISHWANATH GAIKWAD

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2880 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.12.2015

## SURVEY FOR RAIL LINES

† 2880.   PROF. RAVINDRA VISHWANATH GAIKWAD:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of rail lines in respect of which survey has been conducted but the construction work has not started despite provisions being made in the budget of 2015-16;
- (b) whether new rail lines are proposed to be undertaken laid in all the districts of Marathwada of Maharashtra; and
- (c) if so, the details of the rail routes on which the said work is likely to be undertaken and completed?

ANSWER

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

(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  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2880 BY PROF. RAVINDRA VISHWANATH GAIKWAD TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  16.12.2015  REGARDING  SURVEY  FOR RAIL LINES.

- (a):      In  last  three  years  &  current  year,  189  surveys  for  New  Line,  Gauge Conversion  &  Doubling  have  been  completed.    Out  of  these,  5  projects  have been  sanctioned.    Details  of  the  project  along  with  the  present  status  & provision made in the Budget 2015-16 are as under:-
- (b)  &  (c):    As  railway  projects  straddle  over  more  than  one  State,  Statewise/District-wise  data  are  not  maintained.    However,  details  of  ongoing  new Railway  line  projects  falling  fully  &  partly  in  the  State  of  Maharashtra  are  as under:-

| S. No.   | Plan Head   | Name of project                | Cost           | Outlay         | Status                                     |
|----------|-------------|--------------------------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------------------------------|
|          |             |                                |                | 2015-16        |                                            |
|          |             |                                | ( in ` crore ) | ( in ` crore ) |                                            |
| 1        | New Line    | Thanjavur- Pattukkottai        | 290            | 130            | Work has been taken up.                    |
| 2        | New Line    | Gadag-Wadi                     | 1922           | 120            | Work has been taken up.                    |
| 3        | Doubling    | Muzaffarpur-Hajipur            | 213            | 40             | Work has been taken up.                    |
| 4        | Doubling    | Rourkela- Jharsuguda 3 rd line | 3942           | 17.45          | Included in Rail Budget 2015-16 subject to |
| 5        | Doubling    | Kharagpur- Adityapur 3 rd line | 1116           | 25.52          | requisite approval.                        |

| S. No.   | Project                             | length (in km)   | Latest Cost   | Outlay 2015-16   |
|----------|-------------------------------------|------------------|---------------|------------------|
|          |                                     |                  | (in ` crore)  | (in ` crore)     |
| 1        | Ahmednagar-Beed-Parle Vaijnath      | 250              | 2820          | 144.49           |
| 2        | Wardha-Nanded (via Yevatmal-Pusood) | 270              | 2765          | 135              |
| 3        | Amravati-Narkher                    | 138              | 806           | 25.5             |
| 4        | Baramati-Lonand                     | 54               | 325           | 1                |
| 5        | Karad-Chiplun                       | 112              | 1200          | 0.01             |
| 6        | Dighi Port-Roha                     | 34               | 723.78        | 0.01             |
| 7        | Wadsa-Gadchiroli (49.5 km)          | 49.5             | 469           | 80               |

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