Lok Sabha Question No. 658 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-20
Subject: Survey Work of Railway Projects
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: RAVINDRA VISHWANATH GAIKWAD

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 658 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.07.2016

## SURVEY WORK OF RAILWAY PROJECTS

†658. PROF. RAVINDRA VISHWANATH GAIKWAD:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

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- (a) the details of projects on which the work of survey has been conducted during the last three years under the South Central Railway zone;
- (b) the details of proposals received by the Railways for sanction relating to construction after survey     for the overall development of Railways under the above zone; and
- (c) the details of proposals approved by South Central Railway?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS AND 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. 658 BY PROF. RAVINDRA VISHWANATH GAIKWAD  TO BE ANSWERED  IN LOK SABHA ON 20.07.2016 REGARDING SURVEY WORK OF RAILWAY PROJECTS.

The  details  of  projects  for  which  surveys  have  been conducted under South Central Railway during the last three years i.e. 2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16 & current financial year is as given

- (a): below:-
- (b): Proposals/representations from organizations, rail users, elected  representatives,  Ministries,  Departments,  etc.  both  formal as  well  as  informal  are  received  by  Railways  at  various  levels including  Railway  Board,  Zonal  Railways,  Divisional  Headquarters etc.  As  receipt  of  such  demands  and  suggestions  is  a  continuous and dynamic process, centralized compendium of such requests is not maintained.
- (c):   Out of the above completed surveys, Gadchandur-Adilabad (70 Km)  New  Line  project  has  been  included  in  Capital  investment Programme of 2016-17 (as Annexure to Pink Book) at a cost of `. 1500 Crore in anticipation of State Government coming forward to take up this project through Joint Venture.

|   S.No. | Name of the Project                          | Plan head   |   Length (in Km) |   Cost (in `. Cr.) |
|---------|----------------------------------------------|-------------|------------------|--------------------|
|       1 | Gadchandur-Adilabad                          | New line    |               70 |                448 |
|       2 | Karimnagar-Hassanparthi                      | New line    |               62 |                464 |
|       3 | Gooty-Dharmavaram with electrification       | Doubling    |               90 |                469 |
|       4 | Giddalur-Bakrapet via Poramamilla,Siddavatam | New line    |              118 |               1038 |
|       5 | Macherla-Nadikude                            | Doubling    |               35 |                146 |
|       6 | Nandyala-Atmakur via Mahanandi               | New line    |               58 |                656 |
|       7 | Jaggayyapeta-Miryalguda                      | New line    |               37 |                222 |
|       8 | Pagidipalli-Shankarpalli                     | New line    |              105 |               1189 |
|       9 | Manikgarh-Gadchandur                         | Doubling    |               28 |                203 |
|      10 | Hyderabad-Srisailam                          | New line    |              104 |               1253 |
|      11 | Baptala-Nizampatnam-Reppalli                 | New line    |               46 |                481 |

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