Lok Sabha Question No. 1756 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-27
Subject: Dedicated Freight Corridors
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL

## Ϯ 1756.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO. 1756 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.07.2016

## DEDICATED FREIGHT CORRIDORS

## SHRI KAPIL MORESHWAR PATIL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether any action plan is being implemented by the Railways to link the Delhi-Mumbai dedicated freight corridor with the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor zone;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Railways  proposes  to  complete  the  said  project  by providing additional budgetary allocation and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the  status  of  Indore-Dahod  and  Dhaar-Chhota  Udaipur  railway  line projects; and
- (e) the time by which these projects are likely to be completed?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

(a)  to  (c):  The  development  plans  and  connectivity  requirements  of  the investment regions/industrial nodes of the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC)  zone  alongside  the  Western  Dedicated  Freight  Corridor  (DFC) alignment  are prepared  by the DMIC  Development  Corporation  Ltd. (DMICDC).    The  rail  connectivity  to/from  Western  DFC  and  the  funding options  would  depend  on  the  specific  requirements  of  the  different investment regions/industrial nodes and their business models.  The cost of  the  rail  connectivities  do  not  form  part  of  the  Western  DFC's  cost estimate. No separate rail connectivity works have been planned by the Railways.

- (d)  &  (e):  Present  status  of  the  Dahod-Indore and Chotaudepur Dhar new line projects are as under:
- (i)        In  Dahod- Indore (206 Km.) new line project, land acquisition for 50 Km.  has  been  completed.  Land  acquisition  in  balance  section  has  been taken up. Indore-Rau section (15 km) has been completed and commissioned. Further, track linking in Rau-Tihi (6 Km.) section has also been completed. An expenditure of ` 331.61 crore has been incurred up to March, 2016, with an outlay of ` 100 crore in the year 2016-17.
- (ii)      In  Chhotaudepur-  Dhar  (157  Km.)  new  line  project,  acquisition  of 261.21  hect.  out  of  264  hect.  land  in  Chhotaudepur-Alirajpur  (50  Km) section  has  been  completed.  In  this  section,  earthwork,  bridges  works, Road  Over  Bridge  works  etc.  have  been  taken  up  wherever  land  is available.  Land  acquisition  in  balance  section  has  been  taken  up.    An expenditure of ` 270.35 crore has been incurred up to March, 2016, with an outlay of ` 100 crore in the year 2016-17.

Completion of project is also dependent upon many factors such as statutory  clearances  like  forestry  and  wild  life  clearances,  shifting  of services,  cutting  of  trees,  construction  of  road  over  bridges  and  road under  bridges  by  road  maintaining  agencies  etc.  Since  many  of  these factors  are  beyond  the  control  of  Ministry  of  Railways,  timelines  for completion of these projects cannot be indicated at this stage.

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