Lok Sabha Question No. 2092 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-03
Subject: SPV to Build Port
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: K. MARAGATHAM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2092 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.08.2015

## SPV TO BUILD PORT

2092.    SHRIMATI K. MARAGATHAM:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  to  the  Railways  have  noticed  that  only  a  few  States hold  equity  stakes  in  a  special  purpose  vehicle  created  to  lay  rail lines for connectivity of ports projects and also to connect mines and industrial hubs to existing rail network;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether many  rail projects languish due to delay inland acquisition process;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the steps taken by the Railways in this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2092 BY SHRIMATI K. MARAGATHAM TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 03.08.2015 REGARDING SPV TO BUILD PORT

(a) & (b): The following States or their entities hold equity stakes in Joint Ventures created for implementing rail connectivity to following Ports/Mines/Industrial hubs:

| State          | Name of project                                 | Ports/Mines           |   Estimated Cost of Project ` in Crore |
|----------------|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|----------------------------------------|
| Karnataka      | Hassan-Mangalore (Gauge Conversion)             | Mangalore Port        |                                    293 |
| Gujarat        | Gandhidham-Palanpur (Gauge Conversion)          | Kandla Port           |                                    550 |
| Gujarat        | Bharauch-Dahej (Gauge Conversion)               | Dahej Port            |                                    395 |
| Odisha         | Haridaspur-Paradip (New line)                   | Paradip Port          |                                   1602 |
| Odisha         | Angul-Sukinda (New line)                        | Coal & Iron Ore Mines |                                   1337 |
| Andhra Pradesh | Obullavaripalle- Krishnapatnam (New line)       | Krishnapatnam Port    |                                   1203 |
| Chhattisgarh   | Rowghat-Jagdalpur (New line)                    | Iron Ore Mines        |                                   2000 |
| Chhattisgarh   | Gevera-Pendra Road (New line)                   | Coal Mines            |                                    838 |
| Chhattisgarh   | Kharasia- Dharamjaigarh- Donga-Mahua (New line) | Coal Mines            |                                   1647 |
| Maharashtra    | Digni -Jaigarh New line,                        | Jaigarh Port          |                                    771 |

(c) & (d):   Ministry  of  Railways  carried  out  a  survey  in  2014-15  and identified  projects  which  are  severely  delayed  on  account  of  land acquisition. The details are as under:-

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| Plan Head        |   No. of projects |   Length |
|------------------|-------------------|----------|
| New Lines        |                38 |     3901 |
| Gauge Conversion |                 7 |     2053 |
| Doubling         |                28 |     1293 |

(e):   To reduce delays on account of land acquisition, meeting with State  Government  officials  at  various  levels  are  held  from  time  to time.

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