(a) whether the Railways have conducted survey for four times to provide railway connectivity to Banswara District;
(b) if so, the dates on which the said survey was conducted alongwith the amount spent thereon;
(c) whether survey work for the railway line from Ratlam to Banswara-Dungarpur was also done earlier; and
(d) if so, the details and the steps taken by the Railways to provide rail connectivity to tribal areas of Banswara District?
MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
( SHRI R. VELU )
(a) to (d) : A Statement is attached.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF UNSTARRED
QUESTION NO. 4835 BY SHRI DHANSINGH RAWAT TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK
SABHA ON 10.05.2007 REGARDING RAILWAY CONNECTIVITY TO BANSWARA
DISTRICT.
(a) & (b) : Details of the surveys conducted for providing
rail connectivity to Banswara are as under :
S.NO. SURVEY PERIOD AMOUNT SPENT ON STATUS THE SURVEY
1. Ratlam- 2002-03 Rs.27.00 lakh Survey Banswara- completed and Dungarpur work was not taken up. 2. Ratlam- 2004-05 Rs. 1.30 lakh Survey Banswara- completed and Dungarpur work was not taken up. 3. Dahod- 2004-05 Rs.16.20 lakh Survey Banswara completed and work was not taken up. 4. Ratlam- 2007-08 - Updating survey Banswara included in the Budget 2007-08.