Lok Sabha Question No. 941 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-27
Subject: Completion of Pending Projects
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: KAMLA DEVI PATLE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 941 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.07.2015

## COMPLETION OF PENDING PROJECTS

- † 941.  SHRIMATI KAMLA DEVI PAATLE:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of pending railway line surveys being carried out for laying of new rail lines in the country during the last three years and the current year State/zone-wise including Chhattisgarh;
- (b) the  details  of  funds  allocated vis-a-vis  spent  for  the  said purpose;
- (c) the  time  limit  fixed  for  completion  of  the  said  pending surveys; and
- (d) the  steps  taken/proposed  to  be  taken  by  the  Railways  to ensure timely completion of the said pending survey?

## ANSWER

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

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

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 941 BY SHRIMATI KAMLA DEVI PAATLE TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 27.07.2015 REGARDING COMPLETION OF PENDING PROJECTS

(a)  &  (b):  As  most  of  the  railway  lines  extend  across  one  or  more  States, State-wise  data  is  not  maintained.  However,  zone-wise  details  of  surveys being carried out and completed vis-a-vis funds allocated& spent during the last three years and the current year is as detailed below: -

|   S. No. | ZONAL RAILWAY      |   No. of Surveys completed |   No. of Surveys in progress |   Funds allocated ( ` in Lakh) |   Funds spent ( ` in Lakh) |
|----------|--------------------|----------------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------------|
|        1 | Central            |                          9 |                           21 |                        1307.81 |                     486.93 |
|        2 | Eastern            |                          2 |                            4 |                         184.81 |                      27.57 |
|        3 | East Central       |                          4 |                           25 |                         162.21 |                      42.37 |
|        4 | East Coast         |                         12 |                           13 |                        1197.64 |                     371.84 |
|        5 | Northern           |                         16 |                           36 |                        2010.80 |                     797.04 |
|        6 | North Central      |                          7 |                           11 |                         687.11 |                     239.71 |
|        7 | North Eastern      |                          3 |                           18 |                        1034.98 |                     432.60 |
|        8 | Northeast Frontier |                         12 |                            4 |                         472.73 |                     303.89 |
|        9 | North Western      |                         18 |                            8 |                         421.73 |                     106.58 |
|       10 | Southern           |                         19 |                           14 |                         234.07 |                     156.14 |
|       11 | South Central      |                         10 |                           15 |                         748.58 |                     438.30 |
|       12 | South Eastern      |                          5 |                            3 |                         579.68 |                     294.13 |
|       13 | Southeast Central  |                          5 |                           34 |                        1527.80 |                     435.70 |
|       14 | South Western      |                         10 |                           20 |                         768.85 |                     334.35 |
|       15 | Western            |                          5 |                           25 |                         603.87 |                     276.81 |
|       16 | West Central       |                          5 |                           13 |                        1164.19 |                     299.28 |

- (c) & (d):  Surveys require investigation of one or more routes, in consultation with State Governments & forest department, to decide the most technically feasible alignment, interaction with State Government, trade and industries for assessment of traffic projections, preparation of plans and drawings for calculation of costs etc. Since this is an extensive exercise, hence it is not possible  to  fix  time  lines  for  both  completion  of  all  these  surveys  and  the lines being made functional.

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