Lok Sabha Question No. 1005 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-27
Subject: Laying of New Railway Lines
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: GANESH SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1005 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.07.2015

## LAYING OF NEW RAILWAY LINES

-  1005.   SHRI GANESH SINGH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Railways have received any proposal from the State Government of Madhya Pradesh for laying of new railway lines in the State;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;  and
- (c) the time by which it is likely to be sanctioned and implemented?

## 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 UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1005 BY SHRI GANESH SINGH TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 27.07.2015 REGARDING LAYING OF NEW RAILWAY LINES

(a) to (c): Representations, both formal as well as informal, from various organizations, users, elected representatives etc. are received from time to time at various levels in Railways including Divisional Headquarters, Zonal Headquarters  and  Railway  Board.    A  centralized  compendium  of  such representations is not maintained.

In  recent  past,  Government  of  Madhya  Pradesh  has  requested  for laying / early completion of rail line projects, details of which are as under:

|   S.No. | Name of project                     | Status                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|---------|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|      1. | Indore-Jabalpur                     | Survey has been taken up.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|      2. | Bhopal-Saugor-Chhatarpur- Khajuraho | Survey for Bhopal-Saugor-Chhatarpur- Khajuraho (320 km) new line has been completed in 2013-14. As per survey report, cost of the project is assessed as ` 1668.87 crore with Rate of Return of (-) 6.7%. In view of its unremunerative nature and large throwforward of ongoing projects, the project could not be taken forward. |
|      3. | Jabalpur-Udaipura-Saugor            | Survey for Jabalpur-Udaipura-Saugor (218.60 km) new line has been completed in 2013-14. As per survey report, cost of the project is assessed as ` 2059.07 crore with Rate of Return of (-) 91.71%. In view of its unremunerative nature and large throwforward of ongoing projects, the project could not be taken forward.       |
|      4. | Bhind-Lahar-Konch                   | Survey has been taken up.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|      5. | Orai-Mahoba                         | Survey for Bhind-Orai-Mahoba (217 km) has been completed in 2011-12. As per survey report, cost of the project is assessed as ` 1748 crore                                                                                                                                                                                         |

|     |                                                                                                 | with Rate of Return of (-) 12.93%. In view of its unremunerative nature and large throwforward of ongoing projects, the project could not be taken forward.                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|-----|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  6. | Lalitpur-Satna, Rewa- Singrauli and Mahoba- Khajuraho (541 km) (New Line)                       | Mahoba-Khajuraho (65 km) & Lalitpur- Chhatarpur (134 km) completed. Work has been taken up in remaining portion.                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
|  7. | Dahod-Indore via Sardarpur, Jhabua and Dhar (201 km) (New Line)                                 | Earthwork, bridge work, etc. have been taken up on Dahod-Katwara and Sagor-Indore section (50 km).                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|  8. | Fatehabad-Chintaman (Gauge Conversion)                                                          | This section is not sanctioned for gauge conversion.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
|  9. | Ratlam-Mhow-Khandwa- Akola (473 km) (Gauge Conversion)                                          | Ratlam-Fatehabad-Laxmibainagar (116 km): completed. In the Akola- Akot (43.5 km) section, earthwork and bridge works have been taken up.                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| 10. | Jabalpur-Balaghat-Gondia and Balaghat-Katangi (Gauge Conversion) and Katangi-Tirodi (New Line). | On this project, Gondia-Balaghat including MOIL Limited siding (43 km) and Balaghat-Katangi (47 km) sections have been completed and commissioned. On Balaghat-Nainpur-Jabalpur (188 km) section, earthwork, bridges and ROBs/RUBs have been taken up. Work in Balaghat-Nainpur has been suffering for want of forestry / wild life clearance. |

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