(a) whether an Expert Committee has been set up by the Railways to oversee completion of rail projects;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) whether the Committee has finalized strict time-line for completion of these projects;
(d) if so, the details thereof; and
(e) the status of various rail projects (viz. new lines, doubling, gauge conversions etc.) on the East Coast Railway?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI K.H. MUNIYAPPA)
(a) to (d): Objectives of the Expert Committee set up by Ministry of Railways include
reviewing progress of ongoing activities undertaken by the Railways. The Committee has held
a number of meetings and a review of the progress of ongoing projects has been taken up.
(e): A Statement is attached.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (e) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.598 BY S/SHRI BAIJAYANT
JAY PANDA AND NITYANANDA PRADHAN TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 25.02.2010 REGARDING EXPERT
COMMITTEE.
(e):
(Rs. in Crore) S.No. Name of the Latest Actual Expenditure Budget Outlay Present Status Project Anticipated incurredup to provided Cost 31-03-2009 during 2009-10
NEW LINE
1. Lanjigarh 170.00 85.31 30.00 In the first phase, work Road–Junagarh for Lanjigarh–Bhawanipatna (56 kms) (31 Kms) has been taken up, where earthwork and bridgework are in progress. The work is likely to be completed in 2010-11.
2. Khurda Road– 700.00 77.74 28.07 On this project, earthwork Bolangir and bridgework have been (289 kms) taken up in Phase I from Khurda Road to Begunia (36 Kms).
3. Haridaspur– 594.34 136.63 0.00 The work is being executed Paradeep by Rail Vikas Nigam Limited (82 kms) (RVNL) through a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV). 1146.39 out of 1653.69 acres of land has been acquired. Earthwork and minor bridgework have been taken up. Work on major bridges over rivers Luna and Mahanadi has also been taken up.
4. Angul–Sukinda 344.00 5.99 75 The work is to be executed Road (98.7 kms) by RVNL through the formation of an SPV. Final Location survey (FLS) has been completed. 470.3 out of 619.23 hectares of land has been acquired.
5. Talcher– 810.78 27.98 10.00 FLS has been completed. Bimlagargh Land acquisition has been (154 kms) taken up. Earthwork, bridge works taken up.
GAUGE CONVERSION
1. Naupada– 168.88 149.08 14.00 Earthwork, bridgework, Gunupur ballasting and track- (90 Kms) linking are in progress. The project is likely to be completed during 2009–10.
DOUBLING
1. Rajathgarh– 242.87 166.36 75.00 The work is being executed Barang by RVNL through Asian (20 kms) Development Bank (ADB) funding. Earthwork and bridgework including the bridge over river Mahanadi have been taken up. The work is likely to be completed during 2010-11.
2. Sambalpur– 106.54 83.41 10.00 Sambalpur to Sarla, Sasan Rengali to Sarla completed. Sasan (22.7 kms) to Rengali is likely to be completed in 2010-11.
3. Jharsuguda– 150 30.45 35.00 Earthwork and bridgework Rengali have been taken up. The (25.6 kms) project is likely to be completed during 2010–11.
4. Cuttack–Barang 178.98 104.75 55.00 The work is being executed (12 kms) by RVNL through ADB funding. Earthwork and bridgework, etc. including Kuakhai Bridge have been taken up. The project is likely to be completed during 2010-11.
5. Khurda Road– 207.00 72.14 65.00 The work is being executed Barang 3rd by RVNL through ADB line (35 kms) funding. Earthwork and bridgework, etc. have been taken up. The project is likely to be completed in March, 2011.
6. Sambalpur– 474.25 3.3 3.0 The work is being executed Titlagarh by RVNL through ADB funding. (182 kms) FLS has been completed. Necessary planning has been taken up.
7. Raipur– 614.35 0.00 3.20 The work is being executed Titlagarh by RVNL through ADB (203 kms) funding. Necessary planning has been taken up.
8. Bimlagarh– 73.77 0.16 50.00 Detailed Estimate has Dumitra been sanctioned. Tendering (18.3 Kms) for works has been taken up. The project is likely to be completed during 2010–11.
9. Banspani– 76.22 – 4.00 Detailed Estimate has been Joruli sanctioned. Tendering for (9 Kms) works has been taken up.
10. Vizianagram- 194.89 9.24 35.00 Earthwork, bridge work Kottavalasa taken up. 3rd line (34.7 km)
11. Kottavalasa- 94.73 19.51 32.00 Earthwork, bridge work Simhachalam taken up. North 4th Line (16.69 km)
12. Banspani- 1142.6 0 1.0 New work included in Daitari-Tomka- 2009-10. Work has been Jakapura entrusted to RVNL for (180 km) execution. Land acquisition taken up.