(a) the steps being taken by the Government to complete Habra-Bongaon Phase-1 (Habra-Chandpara) and Machlandapur- Swarnpur Nagar Railway project in West Bengal;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) if not, the reasons therefor?
(a) the steps being taken by the Government to complete Habra-Bongaon Phase-1 (Habra-Chandpara) and Machlandapur- Swarnpur Nagar Railway project in West Bengal;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) if not, the reasons therefor?
MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY
(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)
(a) to (c): Habra-Bongaon (32 Km) section has already been doubled in two phases i.e. (i) Habra-Chandpara (22 Km) section and (ii) Chandpara-Bongaon (10 Km) section in the year 2012.
However, execution of Machlandapur-Swarupnagar (15 Km) new line Material Modification project to Habra-Chandpara Doubling project could not be taken up due to non handing over of encumbrance free land to Railway by State Government.
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