Lok Sabha Question No. 614 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-03
Subject: Bhadrachalan-Malkangiri/Jeypore-Nabarangpur New Rail Line
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Balabhadra Majhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 614 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.12.2025

## BHADRACHALAN-MALKANGIRI/JEYPORE-NABARANGPUR NEW RAIL LINE

## 614.  SHRI BALABHADRA MAJHI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)   the  details  of  the  progress  of  Bhadrachalan-Malkangiri,  JeyporeNabarangpur and Nabarangpur New rail line;
- (b)   the  details  of  the  specific  reasons  for  not  starting  the  projects; and
- (c)   the details  of  the  timeline  by  when  these  projects  will  be commissioned?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a)  to  (c):  The  work  of  new  line  between  Junagarh  and  Nabarangpur (116  Km)  has  been  sanctioned  at  a  cost  of  ₹  2,865  Cr.  The  project involves acquisition of 376.64 Ha private land, alienation of 58.87 Ha govt. land and diversion of 351.68 Ha forest land. The project has been notified as a 'Special Railway Project' for land acquisition. Competent Authority  for  Land  Acquisition  (CALA)  has  been  appointed  and  Land acquisition has been taken up.

Nabarangpur-Jeypore (41 Km) new line project has been sanctioned on cost  sharing  basis  at  a  cost  of  ₹  748  Cr.  The  project  involves acquisition of 291.87 Ha private land, alienation of 33.59 Ha govt. land and diversion of 13.47 Ha forest land. Land acquisition has been taken up by State Government as land for this project is to be provided by Govt. of Odisha. So far, out of total 338.94 Ha required land, 12.41 Ha land has been acquired. Work has been taken up on Bridge over River Indravathi.

Jeypore-Malkangiri (130 Km) new line project has been sanctioned on cost  sharing  basis  at  a  cost  of  ₹  2,344  Cr.  The  project  involves acquisition  of  505.43  Ha  private  land,  alienation  of  169.68  Ha  govt. land and diversion of 452.71 Ha forest land. Land acquisition has been taken up. So far, out of total 1,127.82 Ha required land, 167.39 Ha land has been acquired.

The  work  of  new  line  between  Malkangiri  -  Pandurangapuram  via Bhadrachalam  station  (174  Km)  has  been  sanctioned  at  a  cost  of ₹ 3,592 Cr. The project involves acquisition of 403.23 Ha private land, alienation  of  77.76  Ha  govt.  land  and  diversion  of  320.25  Ha  forest land. The project has been notified as a 'Special Railway Project' for land acquisition. Competent Authority for Land Acquisition (CALA) has been appointed and Land acquisition has been taken up.

## ODISHA

Budget  allocation  in  the  recent  years  has  increased  significantly. Budget allocation for infrastructure projects and safety works, falling fully/partly in the State of Odisha is as under:

| Period   | Outlay                         |
|----------|--------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | ₹ 838 Cr./year                 |
| 2025-26  | ₹ 10,599 Cr. (Nearly 13 times) |

The details of commissioning/laying of new track falling fully/partly in the State of Odisha during 2009-14 and 2014-25 is as under:

| Period   | New Track Commissioned   | Average Commissioning of new tracks per year   |
|----------|--------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| 2009-14  | 267 Km                   | 53.4 Km                                        |
| 2014-25  | 2,150 Km                 | 195.45 Km (More than 3.5 times)                |

As  on  01.04.2025,  49  projects  (19  New  Lines  and  30  Doubling),  of  a total length of 4,010 Km, costing ₹ 67,496 crore, falling fully/partly in Odisha,  are  sanctioned,  out  of  which  1,429  km  length  has  been commissioned and an expenditure of ₹28,043 crore has been incurred upto March' 2025. The summary is as under:-

| Category                 |   No of sanctioned Projects | Total Length NL/GC/DL (in Km)   | Length Commissioned till Mar'25 (in Km)   | Total Exp upto Mar'25 (₹ in Cr)   |
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| New Lines                |                          19 | 1,544                           | 256                                       | 6,270                             |
| Doubling/Multi- tracking |                          30 | 2,466                           | 1,173                                     | 21,773                            |
| Total                    |                          49 | 4,010                           | 1,429                                     | 28,043                            |

Details of some of the recently completed projects falling fully/partly in Odisha are as under:

|   S.No. | Name of Project                                                        | Cost (In Crores of ₹)   |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|       1 | Daitari-Banspani New Line and Jakhapura- Haridaspur 3 rd Line (179 Km) | 1,317                   |
|       2 | MCL siding from Jharsuguda - Sardega New Line (53 Km)                  | 1,598                   |

….4/-

|   S.No. | Name of Project                                    | Cost (In Crores of ₹)   |
|---------|----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|       3 | Haridaspur-Paradeep New Line (82 Km)               | 2,397                   |
|       4 | Angul-Sukinda New Line (104 Km)                    | 2,834                   |
|       5 | Champa-Jharsuguda 3 rd Line (152 Km)               | 1,227                   |
|       6 | Sambalpur-Titlagarh Doubling (182 Km)              | 2,262                   |
|       7 | Rourkela-Jharsuguda 3 rd Line (101 Km)             | 1,313                   |
|       8 | Banspani-Daitari-Tomka-Jakhapura Doubling (164 Km) | 1,827                   |
|       9 | Sambalpur-Talcher Doubling (174 Km)                | 1,539                   |
|      10 | Raipur - Titlagarh Doubling (203 Km)               | 1,171                   |
|      11 | Jharsuguda-Sardega Doubling (50 Km)                | 3,200                   |

Further, some of the main projects falling fully/partly in Odisha which have been taken up are as under:

|   S.No. | Name of Project                                                        | Total Cost (In Crores of ₹)   |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|       1 | Junagarh-Nabarangpur New Line (116 Km)                                 | 2,865                         |
|       2 | Nabarangpur-Jeypore New Line (41 Km)                                   | 748                           |
|       3 | Jeypore-Malkangiri New Line (130 Km)                                   | 2,344                         |
|       4 | Malkangiri - Pandurangapuram New Line (174 Km)                         | 3,592                         |
|       5 | Buramara-Chakulia New Line (60 Km)                                     | 1,459                         |
|       6 | Gunupur-Therubali New Line (74 Km)                                     | 1,166                         |
|       7 | Puri - Konark New Line (32 Km)                                         | 492                           |
|       8 | Badampahar-Kendujhargarh New Line (82 Km)                              | 1,876                         |
|       9 | Bangriposi-Gorumahisani New Line (86 Km)                               | 2,269                         |
|      10 | Bargarh Road-Nawapara Road New Line (138 Km)                           | 2,622                         |
|      11 | Vizianagram-Titlagarh 3 rd Line (265 Km)                               | 6,996                         |
|      12 | Jarapaada- Budhapank 3 rd & 4 th Line with flyover at Talcher (101 Km) | 810                           |
|      13 | Budhapank- Salegaon via Rajatgarh 3 rd & 4 th Line (170 Km)            | 2,023                         |
|      14 | Nergundi - Vizianagaram 3 rd Line (385 Km)                             | 4,963                         |
|      15 | Kottavalasa-Koraput Doubling (189 Km)                                  | 2,500                         |

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|   S.No. | Name of Project                         | Total Cost (In Crores of ₹)   |
|---------|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|      16 | Koraput-Singapur Road Doubling (165 Km) | 2,362                         |
|      17 | Jagdalpur-Koraput Doubling (107 Km)     | 1,547                         |
|      18 | Jharsuguda-Bilaspur 4 th line (206 Km)  | 2,596                         |
|      19 | Bondamunda-Ranchi Doubling (159 Km)     | 3,029                         |
|      20 | Narayangarh-Bhadrak 3 rd line (153 Km)  | 2,136                         |
|      21 | Bhadrak-Nergundi 3 rd Line (92 Km)      | 1,284                         |

During  last  three  years  i.e.  2022-23,  2023-24,  2024-25  and  current Financial Year i.e. 2025-26, total 76 Nos. of Surveys (30 New Line, 46 Doubling) falling fully/partly in the State of Odisha having a total length of 4,843 Km have been sanctioned.

Completion  of  Railway  project/s  depends  on  various  factors  which include the following:

-  Land acquisition
-  Forest clearance
-  Shifting of infringing utilities
-  Statutory clearances from various authorities
-  Geological and topographical conditions of area
-  Law and order situation in the area of project site
-  Number of  working  months  in  a  year  for  particular  project  site etc.

All these factors affect the completion time and cost of the project/s.

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