Lok Sabha Question No. 2073 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-10
Subject: Mass Rapid Transport Systems
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2073

ANSWERED ON 10 TH  MARCH, 2016

## MASS RAPID TRANSPORT SYSTEMS

2073. SHRIMATI RAKSHATAI KHADSE:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any proposals to establish mass rapid transport systems in the country;
- (b) if so, the salient features thereof along with the time by which the system is likely to come into existence including status thereof;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to introduce overhead network of roads; and
- (d) the details thereof along with costing time likely to be incurred in constructions of overhead network in comparison to the existing system of road network?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

(a)  &  (b)  The  Government  considers  the  proposals  pertaining  to  Mass  Rapid  Transport Systems in urban areas only after receipt of such proposals from State/UT Government as 'Urban Transport' is intertwined with Urban Development, which is a State subject. As and when the projects are received, the same are considered based on feasibility and availability of resources. The  details of the  metro  rail  projects  received  from  various  State/UT Governments during the last three years including current year are enclosed at Annexure.

(c) & (d) No, Madam.

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) & (b) OF  LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2073 ANSWERED ON 10 TH  MARCH, 2016 ASKED BY SHRIMATI RAKSHATAI KHADSE REGARDING MASS RAPID TRANSPORT SYSTEM

Details  of  the  Proposals  received/sanctioned/pending  and  reasons  for  pendency  during  the  last  three  years  and current year with estimated cost of projects:

| States/UT from which proposal received   | Project                                                                  | Estimated/ Approved Cost (Rs. in crore)   | Sanctioned/not-sanctioned   |
|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| NCT of Delhi                             | Dwarka to Najafgarh                                                      | 1,070.00                                  | Sanctioned                  |
| NCT of Delhi                             | Yamuna Vihar to Shiv Vihar                                               | 281.78                                    | Sanctioned                  |
| NCT of Delhi                             | Mundka to Bahadurgarh, Haryana                                           | 1,991.00                                  | Sanctioned                  |
| Maharashtra                              | Mumbai Metro Line 3                                                      | 23,136.00                                 | Sanctioned                  |
| Karnataka                                | Bangalore Metro Rail Project Phase-2                                     | 26,405.14                                 | Sanctioned                  |
| Kerala                                   | Kochi Metro Rail Ltd.                                                    | 5,181.79                                  | Sanctioned                  |
| Rajasthan                                | Jaipur Metro Rail Project Phase-1                                        | 3,149.00                                  | Sanctioned                  |
| Gujarat                                  | Ahmadabad Metro Rail Project Phase-1                                     | 10,773.00                                 | Sanctioned                  |
| Maharashtra                              | Nagpur Metro Rail Project                                                | 8,680.00                                  | Sanctioned                  |
| Tamil Nadu                               | Chennai Metro Phase-1                                                    | 14,600.00                                 | Sanctioned                  |
| Uttar Pradesh                            | Lucknow Metro Phase 1A                                                   | 6,928.00                                  | Sanctioned                  |
| Tamil Nadu                               | Extension of Chennai Metro                                               | 3,770.00*                                 | Not Yet Sanctioned          |
| Andhra Pradesh                           | Vijayawada Metro Project                                                 | 6,823.00*                                 | Not Yet Sanctioned#         |
| Andhra Pradesh                           | Vishakhapatnam Metro Project                                             | 12,773.00*                                | Not Yet Sanctioned          |
| Haryana                                  | Extension of Metro to Ballabhgarh Haryana                                | 651.00*                                   | Not Yet Sanctioned#         |
| Uttar Pradesh                            | Metro Extension from Noida City Centre to Sector 62 Noida                | 1,807.00*                                 | Not Yet Sanctioned          |
| Uttar Pradesh                            | Kalindi Kunj to Botanical Garden, Noida                                  | 845.00*                                   | Not Yet Sanctioned          |
| Uttar Pradesh                            | Metro Connection between Noida and Greater Noida                         | 5,533.00*                                 | Not Yet Sanctioned          |
| NCT of Delhi                             | Extension of Najafgarh-Dhansa                                            | 569.00*                                   | Not Yet Sanctioned          |
| Maharashtra                              | Pune Metro Rail Project Phase-1                                          | 11,802.00*                                | Not Yet Sanctioned#         |
| Kerala                                   | Kochi Metro Project Phase-II.                                            | 1682.00*                                  | Not Sanctioned              |
| Chandigarh, Haryana,Punjab.              | Great Chandigarh Region Metro Rail Project                               | 13,909.00*                                | Not Yet Sanctioned          |
| Kerala                                   | Kerala Light Metro Rail Project                                          | 6,944.00*                                 | Not Yet Sanctioned          |
| Uttar Pradesh                            | Extension of Delhi Metro from Dilshad Garden to Ghaziabad (New Bus Adda) | 1,770.00*                                 | Not Yet Sanctioned          |
| NCT of Delhi                             | Extension of Metro from Badli to Siraspur                                | 215.00*                                   | Not Yet Sanctioned          |
| Maharashtra                              | Mumbai Metro line 2A (State Govt. Project)                               | 5,925.00                                  | -                           |
| Maharashtra                              | Mumbai Metro line 7 (State Govt. Project)                                | 5,877.00                                  | -                           |
| NCT of Delhi                             | Delhi Metro Phase -IV                                                    | 55,208.00                                 | -                           |
| Kerala                                   | Kochi Metro Phase-1 Extension                                            | 420.00*                                   | -                           |