(a) whether the Railways had conducted any survey for laying a railway line from Balrampur to Khalilabad via Bansi and Vakhiya in Uttar Pradesh;
(b) if so, the details and the outcome thereof; and
(c) the further action/decision taken by the Railways thereon?
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MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI R. VELU)
(a) & (b) Yes, Sir. A survey for construction of a new line from Khalilabad to Balrampur via Uttraula, Bansi & Mehdawal (145.23 Kms) was completed in the year 1979. In view of unremunerative nature of the project, heavy throwforward of ongoing projects and acute constraint of resources, the proposal could not be taken up.
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(c) : Does not arise