Lok Sabha Question No. 3314 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-10
Subject: Railway Projects
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: KOTHA PRABHAKAR REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3314 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2015

## RAILWAY PROJECTS

3314. SHRI PRABHAKAR REDDY KOTHA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state :

- (a)  whether  the  Railways  have  received  any  representation  from  the State Government of Telengana requesting for increase in the allocation of funds to the various railway projects to the newly formed State;
- (b)  if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Railways  have  taken  any  decision  for  increasing  the allocation of funds to the State;
- (d) if so, the details thereof, project-wise; and
- (e)  the  quantum of funds allocated and released so far and if  not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

- (a) to (e):  A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO  3314    BY  SHRI  PRABHAKAR  REDDY  KOTHA  TO  BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 10.08.2015 REGARDING RAILWAY PROJECTS

(a)&(b):      Demands  from  State  Governments/  Public  representatives    for construction  of  railway  lines,  increase  in  allocation  of  funds  etc.  are received at Divisional, Zonal Offices and in the Ministry from time  to  time. However, receipt of such demands being a continuous process, centralized compendium is not  maintained.

(c) to (e): In 2015-16, Railways have allocated ` 996 crore for the ongoing 13 new line and doubling projects falling partly/fully in the State of Telengana against ` 251 crore allocated in the year 2014-15.   The project wise details of  allocation of funds are as under :- Crores )

(Fig in ` Crores )

|   SNo. | Name of the project                        |   Latest cost |   Expense as on 31.3.2015 |   Outlay 2015-16 | in   |
|--------|--------------------------------------------|---------------|---------------------------|------------------|------|
|     1. | Mannuguru- Ramagundam (200 Km)             |          2000 |                       0.5 |              0.5 |      |
|     2. | Manoharabad- Kothapalli(149 Km)            |          1051 |                         7 |               20 |      |
|     3. | Bhadrachalam- Kovur(151 Km)                |          1500 |                         1 |               26 |      |
|     4. | Peddapalli- Karimnagar- Nizamabad (177 Km) |        915.05 |                       720 |              141 |      |
|     5. | Macherla- Nalgonda (92 Km)                 |           815 |                        12 |                1 |      |
|     6. | Bhadrachalam Road- Satupalli (56 Km)       |           338 |                        10 |           0.0001 |      |

|   SNo. | Name of the project                                                                         |   Latest cost |   Expense as on 31.3.2015 |   Outlay 2015-16 | in   |
|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|---------------------------|------------------|------|
|     7. | Munirabad- Mahabubnagar (246 Km)                                                            |          2641 |                       405 |              185 |      |
|     8. | Kondapalli- Kothagudam (125 Km)                                                             |          1400 |                         0 |           0.0001 |      |
|     9. | Jaggayapet- Mallacheruvu with new Material Modification for Mallacherurvu- Janpahad (43 Km) |           450 |                       265 |              200 |      |
|    10. | Akkanapet- Medak (17 Km)                                                                    |           127 |                        10 |                5 |      |
|    11. | Kazipet- Vijaywada 3 rd line with Electrification (217 Kms)                                 |          2200 |                        17 |              250 |      |
|    12. | Raghavapuram- Mandmari patch tripling (24 Km)                                               |           165 |                       116 |               50 |      |
|     13 | Mancheryal- Peddampet Patch tripling (4 Km)                                                 |           110 |                        47 |              117 |      |

Further,  3  doubling    projects  falling  partly/fully  in  the  State  of  Telengana have also been included in the Railway Budget 2015-16 subject to requisite Government approvals.

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