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Lok Sabha Question No. 3420 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-10
Subject: Trains for Ranchi
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: VISHNU DAYAL RAM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3420 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2015

## TRAINS FOR RANCHI

†3420 SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the   Railways have taken cognizance of  inordinary delay in movement of trains from Ranchi, Jharkhand to other parts of the country; and
- (b) if so, the steps being taken by the Railways to improve the situation?

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

ANSWER ( SHRI MANOJ SINHA )

- (a) There are 20 pairs (40 trains) Mail/Express trains that originate/terminate  at  Ranchi.  Some  of  these  trains,  particularly  those traversing  through  Mughalsarai-Allahabad-Ghaziabad  sector,  have  not been able to maintain a satisfactory level of punctuality performance as this  sector  is  facing  severe  capacity  constraints  due  to  saturated  line capacity.  Other  than  capacity  constraints,  the  factors  responsible  for poor  punctuality  performance  of  some  of  these  trains  are  beyond Railways' control, like public agitations and other law & order problems, natural  calamities,  electricity  grid  failures,  bad  weather,  heavy  road traffic at level crossing gates etc.

- (b) Following works have been sanctioned for addressing the problem of capacity constraints on Mughalsarai-Allahabad-Ghaziabad sector of North Central Railway:
- (i)  Construction  of  longer  loops  at  certain  stations  on  Mughalsarai-Ghaziabad sector.
- (ii) A double line Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) between MughalsaraiAllahabad-Khurja.

While  execution  of  the  work  of  auto  signaling  on  MughalsaraiAllahabad  sector  is  in  progress,  a  third  line  between  MughalsaraiAllahabad is also proposed.

In addition to the above, Railways have initiated various measures aimed  at  sensitization  of  staff  involved  in  train  operations,  controlling asset failures and their down-time, prioritization of preventive maintenance  of  assets  etc.  State  Governments  are  being  pursued  for more effective resolution of law and order related problems.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3418 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-10
Subject: Setting up of North East Zonal Cultural Centres
Ministry: CULTURE
Asked by: KAMAKHYA PRASAD TASA

**GOVERNMENT OF INDIA**

**MINISTRY OF CULTURE**

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3418**

**TO BE ANSWERED ON 10** **TH** **AUGUST, 2015**

SETTING UP OF NORTH EAST ZONAL CULTURAL CENTRES

**3418.  SHRI KAMAKHYA PRASAD TASA:**

**Will the Minister of CULTURE be pleased to state:**

**(a) 	whether the Government has any project to set up a North East Zonal Cultural Centre in New Delhi to encourage the people of North East States;**

**(b) 	if so, the details thereof along with the measures taken by the Government in this regard; and**

**(c)	the amount allocated and spent for the cultural activities in North East during the last two years?**

**ANSWER**

**MINISTER OF STATE (I/C) FOR CULTURE AND TOURISM**

**AND**

**MINISTER OF STATE FOR CIVIL AVIATION**

**(DR. MAHESH SHARMA)**

**(a) No, Madam.**

**(b) Does not arise.**

**(c) The details of the funds allocated and amount spent by the North East Zone Cultural Centre, Dimapur during the last two years are as under:**

**(Rs.** in lakh)

| **Year**    | **Amount allocated**   | **Amount spent**   |
|-------------|------------------------|--------------------|
| **2013-14** | **771.94**             | **679.18**         |
| **2014-15** | **1431.78**            | **1439.96**        |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3417 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-10
Subject: Rake Points in Railways
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: ABHISHEK SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3417 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2015

## RAKE POINTS IN RAILWAYS

 3417.  SHRI ABHISHEK SINGH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state :

- (a) the number of rake points operated by South East Central Railway for transportation of food and essential items;
- (b)  whether all of these are operational at present;
- (c)  if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the names of rake points proposed by South East Central Railway in future?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

- (a)    to  (c)    Apart  from  three  private  sidings  owned  by  the  Food Corporation  of  India    (FCI),  there  are  24  rake  points  (Public  Goods Shed) which are presently open for booking of essential commodities like food grains, fertilizers, gunny bags, cement etc. on the South East Central Railway.
- (d)  There is no proposal for opening any new public goods sheds on South East Central Railway at present.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3416 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-10
Subject: Land Acquisition Process in Railways
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: NALIN KUMAR KATEEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3416 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2015

## LAND ACQUISITION PROCESS IN RAILWAYS

3416.  SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  total  hectares  of  land  acquired  for  railway  projects  in  the country during the last three years and the current year, State/Zone-wise, Project-wise;
- (b) the  total  number  of  projects  are  stalled  due  to  delay  in  land acquisition, State/Zone-wise during the said period;
- (c) whether the Railways have not paid compensation to farmers for their acquired land for railway projects;
- (d) if so, the details of the pending cases of compensation to farmers for their acquired land for railway projects; and
- (e) the steps taken by the Railways to pay compensation to farmers at the earliest?

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

(a) to (e):   Information is being collected and will be laid on the Table of the House.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3415 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-10
Subject: FDI Proposals in Railways
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: RAJESH RANJAN  (PAPPU  YADAV)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3415 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2015

## FDI PROPOSALS IN RAILWAYS

- † 3415.   SHRI RAJESH RANJAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Railways  have  proposed  to  allow  Foreign  Direct Investment (FDI) in its operations; and
- (b) if so, the total number of FDI proposals received by the Railways as on date and the total amount of revenue likely to be collected in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

- (a): Foreign Direct Investment is not permissible in Rail operations on existing Indian Railways network.
- (b): Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3414 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-10
Subject: Railway Helpline Number
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: GAURAV GOGOI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3414

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2015

## RAILWAY HELPLINE NUMBER

## 3414.   SHRI GAURAV GOGOI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of active/inactive Railway helpline numbers, Zone-wise;
- (b) the details of criteria and qualifications prescribed for appointment of helpline staff; and
- (c)  whether  the  Railways  have  conducted  any  study  on  the  delay  in responding to distress calls on these railway helpline numbers and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

- (a): Yes, Madam. Security Helpline Number '182' and Helpline Number (other than security) '138' for passengers are working satisfactorily on all the Zonal Railways.
- (b):  Matriculate  and  Graduate  RPF  staff,  proficient  in  soft-skill  with good  temperament  have  been  selected  and  trained  before  their deployment in Divisional Control Rooms to attend the calls received at '182' Security Helpline.

For Helpline Number  '138', no separate qualification has been prescribed for appointment of Helpline staff. It is manned  by Commercial  staff  posted  in  Control  office  with  adequate  working experience.

(c): No specific study on delay in responding to distress calls has been carried out. However, due to availability of multiple lines with hunting facility, all incoming calls are attended and the cases of calls getting 'Engage Tone' is negligible.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3413 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-10
Subject: Broken Walls of Railway Tracks
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: RAMCHARAN BOHARA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3413 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2015

## BROKEN WALLS OF RAILWAY TRACKS

## †3413. SHRI RAM CHARAN BOHRA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that the loss of human lives has increased due to increasing number of accidents at railway tracks due to broken boundary walls;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the steps taken/proposed to be taken to check the recurrence of such accidents in future?

ANSWER 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. 3413 BY SHRI RAM CHARAN BOHRA TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 10.08.2015 REGARDING BROKEN WALLS OF RAILWAY TRACKS

- and (b): Death on Railway track occur due to trespassing, violating safety and cautionary instructions, avoiding over bridges, using mobile phones  and  other  electronic  gadgets  while  crossing  Railway  tracks, falling  from  trains  while  travelling  on  foot-boards,  steps,  roofs  of  the trains etc. The data pertaining to death on Railway track exclusively due

(c):  The following measures are undertaken to prevent death on Railway

(a) to broken boundary wall is not maintained. tracks:

1. Erection of boundary wall/ fencing at identified locations, vulnerable to trespass.
2. Regular announcements through Public Address system at Railway stations urging passengers to use over bridges and avoid crossing of Railway tracks.
3. Various passenger awareness programmes like 'Nukkad Nataks' to create  public  awareness  about  the  dangers  of  crossing  Railway tracks.
4. Sending SMSs to sensitize people against trespassing at unmanned level crossings.
5. Regular drives against tress passers are conducted and offenders are prosecuted under relevant sections of the Railways Act.
6. Warning  sign  boards  are  provided  at  conspicuous  places  for  the awareness of passengers.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3412 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-10
Subject: New Gauge Conversion
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: R.P. MARUTHARAJAA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3412 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2015

## NEW GAUGE CONVERSION

## 3412. SHRI R.P. MARUTHARAJAA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS  be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Railways have any new gauge conversion projects  for  laying  of  new  track  and  train  service between Ariyalur and Namakkal  via Perambadur, Thuraiyur and Musiri in the State of Tamil Nadu;
- (b)
- (c)
- if so, the details thereof; and
- the time by which it is likely to be implemented ?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

(a) to (c):   Survey  for construction of Salem-Karaikal via Namakkal,  Perambalur,  Ariyalur and  Mayiladuturai has already  been  completed  in  June,  2012  and  updated  in August, 2014. As per the updated report, cost of construction of 227 Km long new line has been assessed as ` 1443 crore with rate of return of 2.14%.  The proposed new line could not be taken forward due to its unremunerative nature and huge throwforward of ongoing projects.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3408 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-10
Subject: More Berths in AC Three Tier
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: C.S. PUTTARAJU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3408

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2015

## MORE BERTHS IN AC THREE TIER

3408. SHRI C.S. PUTTA RAJU:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that there is an increase in demand for berths in AC Three tier coaches by railway passengers;
- (b) if so, the details in this regard; and
- (c)  the  action  taken/being  taken  by  the  Railways  to  make  more  AC three tier class coaches available to passengers?

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## ANSWER (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

(a) & (b): Yes, Madam. The demand for berths in AC three tier coaches the

- exceeds  its availability. During the Financial Year 2014-15, average occupancy in AC three tier coaches was more than 100%.

(c): Augmentation of trains, with a view to make additional accommodation  available  to  passengers,  is  an  on-going  process  on Indian Railways, subject to operational feasibility, commercial viability and availability of resources. Accordingly, during 2014-15 and 2015-16 (up to 30th June, 2015) Indian Railways have utilised 169  AC-III  tier  coaches  and  73  AC-III  tier  coaches  respectively  for augmentation of existing trains.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3407 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-10
Subject: Status of Rail Projects
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: BODH SINGH BHAGAT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3407 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2015

## STATUS OF RAIL PROJECTS

## †3407. SHRI BODHSINGH BHAGAT:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  status  of  the  progress  on  Balaghat,  Nainpur,  Jabalpur  and Katangi, Tirodi broad-gauge construction work;
- (b) whether the No Objection Certificate (NOC) for forest and Environment clearance for the aforesaid broad gauge construction work has been received;
- (c)  if  so,  the  time  by  which    the  construction  work  is  likely  to  be completed; and
- (d)  if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

- (a):  On  this  project,  Gondia-Balaghat  including  MOIL  Limited  siding  (43 Km) and Balaghat- Katangi (47 Km) sections have been completed and commissioned. On Nainpur-Jabalpur (113 Km) section, earthwork, bridges and ROBs/RUBs have been taken up. Work in Balaghat-Nainpur section (75 Km) has been suffering for want of forestry/wildlife clearance.

(b): Conditional Stage-I approval for diversion of 75.97 hectares of Forest land in Balaghat District has been accorded by Ministry of Environment and Forest in February'2015.

(c)&(d):    No  time  line  can  be  fixed  for  completion  of  the  project  as conditions laid down in  'Stage-I' clearance are to be fulfilled by several Departments/Institutions including Wildlife Institute of India (Dehradun), Ministry of Railways, Government of Madhya Pradesh etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3405 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-10
Subject: M.B. Lal Committee
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: KALIKESH NARAYAN SINGH DEO

LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3405

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10 th AUGUST, 2015

**M.B. LAL COMMITTEE**

3405.  SHRI KALIKESH N. SINGH DEO:

**पैट्रोलियम और प्राकृतिक गैस मंत्री**

Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the recommendations of the M.B.Lal Committee has been implemented and if so, the details thereof;

(b) the current status of the establishment of Emergency Response Centers (ERCs) as per the recommendations of the M.B.Lal Committee and the cost of setting up including civil and land cost;

(c) whether the Government has evaluated the possibility of setting up ERCs at 2-3 strategic locations with facilities of airlifting of equipment and crew and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;

(d) whether the Government has acquired land for the 22 proposed ERCs and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and

(e) whether the implementation of ERCs has been undertaken through Public Private Partnerships (PPPs), if so, the details thereof along with details of proposed equity structure of PPP if not, the reasons therefor?

ANSWER

**पैट्रोलियम और प्राकृतिक गैस मंत्रालय में राज्य मंत्री (स्वतंत्र प्रभार) (श्री धर्मेन्द्र प्रधान)**

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI DHARMENDRA PRADHAN)

(a): M.B.Lal Committee made 118 recommendations out of which 113 pertain to industry to be implemented by Oil Companies. Out of the 113, 110 recommendations have been implemented.

(b) to (e): One of recommendations of the M.B.Lal Committee is  to set up Emergency Response Centre (ERC) in the country. The recommendation was considered in consultation with representative of Oil Public Sector Undertakings and accordingly, a team consisting of two Members was deputed to Texas, USA in June, 2014 to gain first hand experience on ERC. The team visited the Refinery Terminal Fire Company (RTFC) & its facilities and submitted its report. Subsequently, a team of RTFC visited few oil installations and Mumbai Refinery in December, 2014. The RTFC submitted a Report, the salient features of which are hereunder:-

- ERC response time in India would depend upon distance, road & traffic conditions.

- Based on local conditions, the location of ERC facilities would be practical to target response time of not more than 2 hours.

- All assets/facilities to be divided into four geographical territories i.e. East, West, North & South. In each territory, a network of ERC centres should be connected to Crisis Management Dispatch/Information (CMD) Centre.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3404 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-10
Subject: Investment in Railways
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shrirang Appa Barne, SHIVAJI ADHALRAO PATIL, ANANDRAO  ADSUL, RAM CHARITRA, DHARMENDRA YADAV, RAJESH RANJAN  (PAPPU  YADAV)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3404 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2015

## INVESTMENT IN RAILWAYS

3404.   SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE:

SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJIRAO:

SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL:

SHRI RAM CHARITRA NISHAD:

SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV:

SHRI RAJESH RANJAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Railways have any proposal for laying of double, triple and quadruple rail lines for reducing the passenger load on crowded rail routes in the country;

- (b) if  so,  the  steps  taken  by  the  Railways  to  adopt  China  model  for investing in the Railways; and

- (c) if  so,  the  details  in  this  regard  along  with  the  reaction  of  the Government thereto?

## ANSWER

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 LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3404 BY SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE, SHRI ADHALRAO  PATIL  SHIVAJIRAO,  SHRI  ANANDRAO  ADSUL,  SHRI  RAM CHARITRA  NISHAD,  SHRI  DHARMENDRA  YADAV  AND  SHRI  RAJESH RANJAN TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2015 REGARDING INVESTMENT IN RAILWAYS

(a):  Ministry  of  Railways  has  taken  up  158  doubling/tripling/quadrupling projects in the country at an anticipated cost of ` 63,522 Crore. To further enhance carrying capacity of Railway Network, 77 Doubling projects have been included in Railway Budget 2015-16 subject to requisite Government approval  at  an  anticipated  cost  of ` 91,836  Crore.    These  projects  have been  identified  as  essential  for  debottlenecking,  capacity  augmentation etc. An allotment of ` 18,419 Crore has been made in 2015-16.

(b)  &  (c):    No  China  model has been adopted for investment in Railways. The  funding  of  any  project  in  Railways  is  done  from  Gross  Budgetary Support, Bilateral/Multilateral loans, Public Private Partnership route.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3403 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-10
Subject: Opening of FDI in High Job Potential Sectors
Ministry: LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
Asked by: JOSE K. MANI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3403

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 10TH AUGUST, 2015

## OPENING OF FDI IN HIGH JOB POTENTIAL SECTORS

3403.  SHRI JOSE K. MANI:

Will the Minister of LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  open  high  job  potential sectors for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI);
- (b) if so, the details of such sectors; and
- (c) the details of employment generated by these sectors?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT (SHRI BANDARU DATTATREYA)

(a) to (c): Government has put in place a liberal and transparent policy for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), wherein most of the sectors are open to FDI under the automatic route.  The Government reviews the FDI policy on an ongoing basis, to ensure that India remains attractive & investor friendly  destination.  However,  there  is  no  specific  proposal  under  the consideration  of  the  Government  to  open  high  job  potential  sectors  for FDI.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3402 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-10
Subject: Operation of Diesel Rail Engine
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: BHAGWANT MANN

## GOVERMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION N0. 3402 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2015

## OPERATION OF DIESEL RAIL ENGINE

## 3402.  SHRI BHAGWANT MANN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  Railways  have  developed/  tested  a  kit  with which diesel engine may run on CNG;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the  time  by  which  commercial  use  of  CNG  engines  is likely to be started?

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

- (a)&(b):  Yes,  Madam.  Railways  have  developed  and  tested  a conversion kit to convert Diesel powered engines, of Diesel Electric Multiple Unit (DEMU) power car, to operate on dual fuel, i.e. Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) and Diesel.
- (c) It  is  already  in  commercial  use.  So  far,  Railways  have commissioned  6  (six)  such  DEMU  Power  Cars  and  put  in service. CNG partially replaces Diesel in such Power Cars.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3401 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-10
Subject: Inspection of Rail Line
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: NITYANAND RAI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3401 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.08.2015

## INSPECTION OF RAIL LINE

†3401.  SHRI NITYANAND RAI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)    whether  the  Railways  have  conducted  any  inspection  regarding Tajpur-Patepur-Mahua-Hajipur rail line under East-Central Railway;
- (b)    if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)    the time by which it is likely to be completed?

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

(a)  &  (b):    Railways  have  taken  up  a  Reconnaissance  Engg-cum-Traffic Survey  (RETS)  for    New  Line  between  Bhagwanpur-  Samastipur  via Mahua, Tajpur (60 km).

(c):  Survey  requires  interaction  with  various  departments  of  State Government, District Administration, trade & industries, etc. for assessment  of  traffic  projection.  It  also  involves  preparation  of  plan, drawing,  calculation  of  cost,  rate  of  return,  etc.      Since  this  is  an extensive exercise, no time frame has been fixed for completion of these surveys.

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