(a) whether the Railways have conducted any survey for laying of new railway lines in the State of Gujarat;
(b) if so, the details thereof during the last three years and the current year; and
(c) the steps taken by the Railways in this regard?
(a) whether the Railways have conducted any survey for laying of new railway lines in the State of Gujarat;
(b) if so, the details thereof during the last three years and the current year; and
(c) the steps taken by the Railways in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)
(a): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4668 BY SHRI DEVAJIBHAI G. FATEPARA TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 22.12.2014 REGARDING SURVEY FOR NEW RAIL LINE.
(a) to (c): During the last 3 years and current year, following surveys for new line projects falling fully/ partly in the State of Gujarat have been completed.
S. Name of Length Cost No. the project in Km. (`in crore) 1 Porbandar-Saradiya- 104 416 Junagarh 2 Bhavnagar-Mahuva- 268 1080 Pipavav-Una-Kodinar 3 Bhavnagar-Khambhat 131 737 via Mitli 4 Dholera-Bhimnath 28 253 5 Jaisalmer-Kandla 194 786 (i.e. Barmer-Bhabhar) 6 Tharad-Vav to Suigam 81 371 border (Dhenera- Tharad-Vav-Suigam) 7 Veraval-Porbandar 133 1232 8 Botad-Gondal via 108 1058 Jasdan new lineOut of the above, Shapur-Siradiya (46 km) which is a part of Porbandar-Saradiya-Junagarh survey, has been sanctioned at a cost of ` 196 crore Remaining projects could not be sanctioned due to their un-remunerative nature, huge throw- forward of ongoing projects and limited availability of funds.