(a) whether large area of Railway`s land is lying vacant in various zones in the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof, zone-wise;
(c) whether the Railways have decided to use the surplus land commercially;
(d) if so, whether the Railways have formulated any plan to utilise the surplus land;
(e) if so, the salient features thereof; and
(f) the time schedule fixed for implementation of the said plan?
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS ( SHRI LALU PRASAD )
(a) to (f) : A Statement is laid on the Table of the Sabha.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (f) OF STARRED QUESTION NO. 164 BY SHRI BRAJESH PATHAK AND SHRI BHANU PRATAP SINGH VERMA TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 04.08.2005 REGARDING USE OF RAILWAY LAND.
(a) & (b) : Railway have 42,846 ha of vacant land located mostly in longitudinal strips along the track . This will largely be required by Railways for its own operational requirements in future. Zone-wise details of vacant Railway land are as under: -
Railway Vacant Land (in ha.)
Central 2479 East Central 4454 East Coast 188 Eastern 1518 Northern 2899 North Central 713 North Eastern 5875 Northeast Frontier 3466 North Western 375 Southern 2287 South Central 3902 South Eastern 85 South East Central 3260 South Western 2854 Western 7460 West Central 1031
Total 42846