Lok Sabha Question No. 2704 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-05
Subject: Traffic Snarls
Ministry: URBAN DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: CH. MALLA REDDY, SANJAY JAISWAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2704

TO BE ANSWERED ON AUGUST 05, 2015

## TRAFFIC SNARLS

No. 2704.  SHRI CH. MALLA REDDY: DR. SANJAY JAISWAL:

Will the MINISTER OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) Whether  traffic  snarls  and  congestion  have  been  experience due to construction of various Metro Rail projects in the country and if so, the details thereof and the corrective action taken;
- (b) The details of financial assistance, both national and international provided to these projects during the last three years and the current year, project and year-wise;
- (c) The details of funds provided through long term loans for metro projects; and
- (d) The details  of  repayment  of  such  loans  by  various  metro  rail corporations so far, corporation-wise?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT (SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO)

(a) : The  metro  rail  projects  are  infrastructure  projects  which require massive construction work (elevated and underground)

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along/side of the roads.  To avoid traffic snarls during construction of Metro  Rail  Projects,  the  following  actions  are  being  taken  by  the implementing agencies:

- Alternate  routes  are  planned  in  consultation  with  local  traffic police;
- Roads are widened;
- ·
- Signages for traffic diversions are displayed;
- Trained traffic marshals are deployed on critical locations, road junctions, bus stops etc; and
- Regular  meetings  and  inspections  of  sites  are  taken  up  by implementing  agencies  with  traffic  police  officials  to  sort  out traffic issues.

As a result of the above steps, the traffic congestion experienced on  account  of  ongoing  construction  work  of  metro  rail  projects  is eased out.

(b), (c) & (d): The  details  in  respect  of  metro  rail  projects  being implemented  on  50:50  joint  venture  of  Government  of  India  and State/Union Territory Government are given in Annexure.

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Annexure

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) TO (d) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2704 FOR ANSWER ON 05.08.2015 REGARDING TRAFFIC SNARLS ASKED BY SHRI CH. MALLA REDDY AND DR. SANJAY JAISWAL.

DETAILS OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE (BOTH NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL) PROVIDED TO METRO RAIL PROJECTS BEING IMPLEMENTED ON 50:50 JOINT VENTURE OF GOVERNMENT OF INDIA AND STATE/UNION TERRITORY GOVERNMENT DURING THE LAST THREE YEARS AND THE CURRENT YEAR, FUNDS PROVIDED THROUGH LONG TERM LOANS AND ITS REPAYMENT MADE BY SUCH METRO RAIL CORPORATIONS.

(Rs. in Crores)

| Metro Corporations                    | Financial Assistance   | Financial Assistance      | Financial Assistance   | Financial Assistance    | Financial Assistance   | Financial Assistance    | Financial Assistance       | Financial Assistance       | Total Funds provided through long term loan since inception   | Total Funds provided through long term loan since inception   | Re-payment made by metro rail corporations against long term loans (As on 31.07.2015)   |
|---------------------------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Metro Corporations                    | 2012-13                | 2012-13                   | 2013-14                | 2013-14                 | 2014-15                | 2014-15                 | 2015-16 (As on 31.07.2015) | 2015-16 (As on 31.07.2015) | of the Metro project (As on 31.07.2015)                       | of the Metro project (As on 31.07.2015)                       | Re-payment made by metro rail corporations against long term loans (As on 31.07.2015)   |
| Metro Corporations                    | National Funding^      | Inter- national Funding^^ | National Funding       | Inter- national Funding | National Funding       | Inter- national Funding | National Funding           | Inter- national Funding    | National Funding*                                             | Inter- national Funding^^                                     |                                                                                         |
| Delhi Metro Rail Corporation Ltd.     | 2972.77                | 583.00                    | 3402.65                | 1570.51                 | 3424.67                | 1723.13                 | 1629.09                    | 2400.15                    | 3266.49                                                       | 22033.74                                                      | 836.16                                                                                  |
| Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Ltd. | 1400.69                | 570.88                    | 810.61                 | 520.00                  | 1458.59                | 598.39                  | 1.80                       | 398.91                     | 5155.95                                                       | 3611.40                                                       | 64.45                                                                                   |
| Chennai Metro Rail Ltd.               | 1854.00                | 721.83                    | 531.19                 | 1742.70                 | 670.04                 | 980.06                  | 0.00                       | 953.82                     | 1729.67                                                       | 6258.41                                                       | 0.00                                                                                    |
| Kochi Metro Rail Ltd.                 | 337.05                 | 0.00                      | 359.00                 | 0.00                    | 846.20                 | 161.79                  | 214.44                     | 264.64                     | 250.00                                                        | 426.43                                                        | 0.00                                                                                    |
| Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd.    | 0.00                   | 0.00                      | 0.00                   | 0.00                    | 0.00                   | 0.00                    | 73.20                      | 41.60                      | 0.00                                                          | 41.60                                                         | 0.00                                                                                    |
| Nagpur Metro Rail Corporation Ltd.    | 0.00                   | 0.00                      | 0.00                   | 0.00                    | 0.00                   | 0.00                    | 19.25                      | 0.00                       | 0.00                                                          | 0.00                                                          | 0.00                                                                                    |
| MEGA Co. Ltd.                         | 0.00                   | 0.00                      | 0.00                   | 0.00                    | 0.00                   | 0.00                    | 0.00                       | 0.00                       | 0.00                                                          | 0.00                                                          | 0.00                                                                                    |