Question : RAIL PROJECTS IN GUJARAT AND MAHARASHTRA



(a) the details of on-going/pending rail projects and surveys made in Maharashtra and Gujarat till date along with the progress made thereof, project-wise;

(b) the amount sanctioned and expenditure incurred on each of the project so far;

(c) the target fixed for completion of each of the project;

(d) whether some projects are lagging behind from their schedule;

(e) if so, the reasons therefor; and

(f) the steps taken by the Government for timely completion of these projects?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS AND MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS ( SHRI O. RAJAGOPAL )

(a) to (f) : The details of all on-going Railway projects in Maharashtra and Gujarat, including outlay proposed for 2002-03 and expected expenditure upto March, 2002 for each project, is given in Appendix-I & II respectively. Target date of completion of projects, wherever fixed, is given in the status of the project. Projects are being progressed as per their relative priority and availability of resources. The steps taken by the Government for timely completion of these projects are also given in the Appendices.

The details of surveys in Gujarat and Maharashtra is in the Appendix-III & IV respectively.

APPENDIX - I

APPENDIX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (f) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1736 FOR 14.03.2002

On-going Railway Projects in Maharashtra
S. Name of Rly. Latest Outlay Outlay Status No. Project Anticip- expected Proposed ated to end for 2002- Cost of 2001- 03 02
(Amount in Crores of Rupees)
New Lines
1 Amravati- CR 175.30 58.30 10.00 Land acquisition is Narkher in progress. Earthwork and work minor and major bridges are in progress. Building work of Amrawati station building is nearing completion. Work is being progressed as per availability of resources. 2 Ahmednagar- CR 353.08 3.45 15.00 Final location Beed-Parli survey has been Vaijnath completed for 15 km from Ahmednagar end .Tender for final location survey in the remaining stretch has been processed. Land acquisition plans & papers have been submitted to the State Govt. for 15 Kms. stretch. The work would be progressed once the land becomes available. Station building at Beed is also in progress. 3 Panvel-Karjat CR 106.90 59.41 20.00 All land has been : Electrified acquired. BG Line Earthwork and work

(Phase-I) on bridges are in progress. Work on the tunnel is also in progress. 4 Baramati- CR 75.00 0.43 5.00 Final location Lonad survey completed. Preparation of land acquisition plans and papers is in progress. 5 Puntamba- CR 48.78 3.02 10.00 Final location Shirdi survey has been completed. Land acquisition is being taken up.Joint survey for land acquisition is in progress from Puntamba end.
Gauge Conversion
6 Miraj-Latur CR 329.02 141.37 30.00 The work is being progressed in phases. In the phase-I, Gauge conversion work from Kuruduwadi to Pandharpur (52 km) has been completed . In phase-II, from Latur Road to Latur

(42 km) earthwork and major and minor bridges have been completed. Track work has been taken up and section is expected to be completed during 2002-03. Work on Phase-III, from Kurduwadi to Latur

(143 km) has also been taken up. Miraj-Pandharpur

(137 km) Phase-IV work will be taken up as last phase of the project. 7 Mudkhed- SCR 142.22 7.98 30.00 The work was taken Adilabad up under BOLT scheme . Now it has been decided to take up the work through Railway funding. Arrangements are being made to take up the work. 8 Solapur-Gadag SCR 262.05 136.61 20.00 The work is being done in phases. The work Solapur-Hotgi and Hotgi to Bijapur has been completed. Work is in progress on rest of section from Bijapur to Gadag which will be completed in the coming years as per availability of resources. Funding through KRIDES is being tried with a view to expedite early completion of this work. 9 Secunderabad- SCR 287.83 88.20 30.00 The work has been Mudkhed & taken up in first Jankhampet- phase from Mudkhed- Bodhan Nizamabad (96 Km). On Mudkhed- Nizamabad section, conversion block has been taken up and Mudkhed- Dharmabad is expected to be completed by 31.03.2002 and the rest by 30.06.2002. Work on the remaining section is also in progress. 10 Akola-Purna SCR 228.00 0.44 10.00 Final Location Survey is in progress. Arrangements are being made to take up earthwork and bridges in first section from Purna to Hingoli (81.5 km) . 11 Gondia- SER 242.09 241.89 0.01 The work has been Chandafort completed. Financial adjustments are being made.
Doubling
12 Daund-Bigwan CR 46.90 44.61 0.50 Work completed and section commissioned during 2001-02. 13 Diva-Vasai CR 160.00 152.04 0.50 Work completed and section commissioned. 14 Panvel-Roha- CR 4.10 2.60 0.50 FLS completed. Land Land acquisition is in acquisition progress and is likely to be acquired shortly. 15 Diva- Kaylan CR 48.06 9.98 25.00 Earthwork and doubling of Bridges in Diva 5&6 line Kalyan are being taken up. Plans are under approval. Tenders for earthwork and bridges have been processed. 16 Panvel-Jasai- CR 53.25 0.001 3.12 Final location Jawaharlal survey has been Nehru Port completed. Detailed Trust (JNPT) planning has been taken up. 17 Pakni-Solapur CR 33.33 0.00 5.00 New work included in the Budget 2002- 03.
Metropolitan Transport Projects
18 Kurla-Thane CR 95.00 69.76 10.00 Work of earthwork, 5th & 6th supply of Ballast, line (Phase- Track linking, I) Major Bridges, Foundation and erection of OHE structures and other works are in progress in stretches which are free from encroachments. 19 Thane-Turbhe- CR 131.47 93.14 1.00 Civil works for Nerul/ Vashi second line are part of nearing completion. corridor No.2 Electrification and in Navi signaling works are Mumbai in progress. Delay in acquisition of land is affecting the progress of work. 20 Belapur- CR 92.50 84.38 0.50 Double line has Panvel been commissioned Doubling and opened for commuter traffic on 14-4-2000.Balance works to be executed by CIDCO are in progress. 21 Belapur- CR 163.49 42.39 1.00 Work of important Seawood-Uran bridge on Panvel : Electrified creek ,construction line of minor bridges ,sub way at Seawood and work at Sanpada carshed are in progress. Due to financial crunch being faced by CIDCO, execution of the project has been divided in two phases. Under first phase single line will be laid in the section. 22 Kurla-thane CR 56.79 30.24 10.00 Earthwork, supply 5th and 6th of Ballast, line (Bhandup Bridges and 22 kV to Thane) aerial feeder Phase-II obstructing 5th and 6th line by underground cable between Bhandup- Mulund and Mulund- Thane section is in progress. 23 Thane-Mumbra CR 49.34 1.09 0.10 Detailed survey 5th and 6th report is under line process for submission to Planning Commission for appraisal. 24 Borivali- WR 401.66 94.59 118.00 Work for earth Virar : work, major & minor Quadrupling bridges yard remodelling and quarters is in progress. 25 Santacruz- WR 89.30 88.59 0.40 Work on all minor Borivali : and major bridges 5th line have been completed. Work which was held up at certain locations due to delay in removal of encroachment, has been restarted. Borivali-Andheri section has already been commissioned. Balance section is expected to be completed by March, 2002. 26 Virar-Dahanu WR 29.09 26.57 1.00 Work is expected to Road : be completed Autoblock shortly. Signalling 27 Virar Dahanu WR 17.09 14.57 1.00 Project has Road - recently been Development cleared from of facilities Planning for Commission. introduction Execution of work of EMUs and is in progress. terminal facilities at Dahanu Road
Railway Electrification
28 Udhna-Jalgaon WR 140.99 108.90 30.00 93 RKM has been energised till Mar` 2001. The work is progressing as per schedule . Target is March 2003.

APPENDIX - II
APPENDIX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (f) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1736 FOR 14.03.2002


On-going Railway Projects in Gujarat
S. Name of Rly. Latest Outlay Outlay Status No. Project Anticip- expected Proposed ated to end for 2002- Cost of 2001- 03 02

(Amount in Crores of Rupees) New Lines 1 Kapadvanj- WR 61.67 59.36 0.01 Work has been Modasa completed. 2 Godhra-Indore WR 597.00 48.73 22.10 This work is being Dewas-Maksi executed in phases. The first phase work between Dewas & Maksi is now in progress. Maksi - Dewas section is targeted for completion during 2001- 02. 3 Gandhinagar- WR 52.00 0.02 10.00 Final location survey Adrej Moti- has been completed. Kalol Further arrangements are being made to take up the work. Gauge Conversion 4 Viramgam- NR 244.74 1.25 15.00 This work was Jodhpur BG sanctioned in 1990-91 rail route, as a part of Kandla- Bhildi-Samdri Bhatinda rail link. GC of Samdari- The work have been Luni recently defrozen. Preliminary arrangement are being made to take up the work. 5 Bhildi WR 134.80 15.89 1.00 In Phase-I, work has

(Mehsana- been taken up on Patan)- Viramgam-Mehsana Viramgam section. Earthwork, minor & major bridges are in progress. Substructure of all major and minor bridges have been completed.Permanent Way and signalling of this section is proposed to be taken up under BOT for which tenders are being processed. 6 Phulera-Marwar- WR 632.35 623.35 9.00 Work has been completed Ahmedabad and commissioned. Residual works are in progress. 7 Rajkot-Veraval WR 291.61 37.32 35.00 Earthwork, minor and incl. Material major bridges are in modification progress. Rajkot- for extn. From Jatalsar is targetted Wansjaliya - for completion during Jetalsar 2002-03. 8 Gandhidham- WR 50.75 44.40 0.01 The work has been Bhuj completed. 9 Wankaner-Malia WR 100.85 100.35 0.01 The work has been Miyana completed and commissioned. 10 Surendernagar- WR 227.63 73.99 25.90 The work of conversion Bhavnagar, of main line from Dhola-Dhasa- Surendranagar to Rajula Mahuwa with with connectivity to the extension Pipavav is to be done to Pipavav through SPV consisting of Ministry of Railways and GPPL for which MOU has been signed. Earthwork, bridge work, ballast supply, etc. are in progress. The conversion of Surendranagar to Rajula with extension to Pipavav is targetted for completion during 2002-03. 11 Dharangadhara- WR 3.39 3.38 0.01 This work is being Kuda siding done on 1/3rd cost sharing basis with Co- sharers are Ministry of Railways, Gujarat Government and the Ministry of Industry. Formation work completed and linking is in progress. Work is expected to be completed during 2001- 02. 12 Gandhidham- WR 370.74 14.36 10.00 Preliminary Palanpur arrangements have been made to take up the work. Govt. of Gujarat has shown willingness to share part cost of the project along with other beneficiaries. This is being processed. Doubling 13 Surat-Kosamba WR 49.00 0.30 16.38 Preparation of plans PH-I of 3rd and detailed estimate line between has been taken up. Vadodara and Virar Railway Electrificati on 14 Udhna-Jalgaon WR 140.99 108.90 30.00 93 RKM has been energised till Mar` 2001. The work is progressing as per schedule . Target is March 2003.


APPENDIX - III
APPENDIX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (f) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1736 FOR 14.03.2002
S. Name of the Project Rly. Kms. No. On-going Surveys in Maharashtra New Lines 1 Chinchwad and Roha CR 95 2 Solapur-Tuljapur-Osmanabad CR 60 3 Umrer to Nagpur via Khaperkheda CR 45 and Koradi 4 Rotegaon-Punthamba CR 40 5 Kurla-Mahul CR 6 Shirpur-Mhow CR 185 7 Khandwa to Nardana via Khargone, CR 225 Sendhwa 8 Latur Road-Mudkhed SCR 120 9 Ramtek to Gotegaon via Khawasa, SER 240 Seoni and Dhuma 10 Goregaon-Borivali WR 7 Gauge Conversion 11 Pulgaon-Arvi GC with extn. to CR 154 Amla 12 Naghbir to Nagpur SER 126 13 Umrer to Nagbhir SER 90 14 Chhindwara-Nainpur SER 140 15 Chhindwara – Nagpur SER 150 Doubling 16 Daund – Manmad with CR 238 electrification 17 Kalyan-Kasara 3rd line. CR 67 18 Daund-Bigwan-Gulbarga CR 272 19 Mumbai Central-Boravali 5th and WR 30 6th line
S. Name of the Project Rly. Kms. Status No.
Completed Surveys in Maharashtra in last 5 years where works have not been taken up
New Lines
1 Warora and Umrer CR 106 Completed & project shelved. 2 Kopargaon to Shirdi. CR 17 Completed & project shelved. 3 Dhule-Nardana-Shirpur CR 62 Completed & project shelved 4 Pune-Nasik CR 265 Completed & project shelved 5 Kalyan to Ahmednagar via Murbad CR 240 Completed & project shelved 6 Wardha-Pusad-Nanded CR 260 Completed & under examination 7 Jalna-Khamgaon CR 155 Completed & project shelved 8 Manmad-Dhule via Malegaon CR 98 Completed & project shelved 9 Nasik-Kopargaon via Shirdi CR 92 Completed & project shelved 10 Diversion of Bhusawal-Nagpur CR 20 Completed & project including Amravati shelved 11 Balharshah-Ashti-Surajgarh CR 20 Completed & project shelved 12 Bandra-Kurla CR 5 Completed & project shelved 13 Beed-Jalna SCR 111 Completed & project shelved 14 Ghatnandur-Ambajogai SCR 21 Completed & project shelved. 15 Kolhapur to Ratnagiri on Konkan SCR 211 Completed & project Rly via Talwade shelved . 16 Parli Vaijnath-Ghatnadur SCR 25 Survey dropped 17 Wadsa-Godchhiroli SER 50 Completed & project shelved 18 Nagpur-Bhairamgarh SER 247 Completed & project shelved 19 Dahanu Road – Nashik Road WR 168 Completed & project shelved. Gauge Conversion 20 Pachora-Jamner GC with extension CR 104 Completed & project upto Ajanta caves shelved. 21 Purna-Akola-Khandwa-Ratlam-Mhow WR 625 Completed & project sanctioned from Purna-Akola in 2000-01.
Doubling
22 Pune-Lonavla Quadrupling CR 64 Completed & project shelved 23 Panvel-Pen-Roha CR 76 Completed, Report under examination 24 Kolhapur-Pune SCR 326 Completed & project shelved 25 Nardana-Amalner WR 28 Completed & project shelved


APPENDIX - IV
APPENDIX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (f) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1736 FOR 14.03.2002

S. Name of the Project Rly. Kms. No . On-going Surveys in Gujarat New Lines 1 Bhavnagar-Tarapur WR 150 2 Kharaghoda-Santalpur WR 100 3 Connecting Nadiad-Kapadwanj- WR 22 Modasa with Udaipur 4 Jaisalmer to Kandla WR 600 Gauge Conversion 5 Mehasana-Taranga Hill WR 57 6 Udaipur City-Himmatnagar- WR 346 Ahmedabad Doubling 7 Delhi-Ahmedabad WR 934 8 Udhna- Jalgaon WR 295
S. Name of the Project Rly. Kms. Status No
Completed Surveys in Gujarat in last 5 years where works have not been taken up
New Lines
1 Ranu-Pipri-Bhadran WR 29 Completed & project included in the 3rd line for Virar-Ahmedabad. 2 Veraval to Kodinar WR 36 Completed & project shelved 3 Kodinar to Pipavav coastal WR 99 Completed & project line. shelved 4 Dahanu Road – Nashik Road WR 168 Completed & project shelved. 5 Porbander to Porbander port WR 5 Completed & project shelved 6 Mobha Road-Bhadran WR 29 Completed & project shelved
Gauge Conversion
7 Bharuch-Samni-Jambusar- WR 96 Completed & project Veshwamitri shelved 8 Bharuch-Samni-Dahej WR 62 Completed & project shelved 9 Jambusar – Kavi WR 26 Completed & project shelved 10 Bhadran-Bochasan-Ptelad-Nadiad WR 59 Completed & project shelved 11 Miyagam-Karjan-Daboi-Samlaya WR 80 Completed, included in the 3rd line for Virar Ahmedabad. 12 Bhuj-Neliya WR 101 Completed & project shelved. 13 Kalol-Kotasan WR 37 Completed. Report under examination. 14 Pratapnagar to Chhota Udaipur WR 250 Completed. Report Gauge conversion and new BG under examination. line from Chhota Udaipur to Dhar Doubling
15 Virar & Ahemdabad. 3rd line WR 549 Completed & project shelved.