(a) whether the Government had announced for the Bengaluru Sub-urban Rail Project;
(b) if so, the present status of the implementation of the said project;
(c) whether the Government has earmarked any funds for the project in the budget;
(d) if so, the details of the total estimated cost of the project and the funds allocated till date for the project; and
(e) whether the Government has set any time-frame to implement the said project and if so, details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)
(a) to (d) Yes, Madam. The work of “Bengaluru Suburban- Construction of elevated/at grade corridors for augmentation of line capacity” has been included in the Budget 2018-19 for a cost of ? 17000 crore subject to mandatory approvals and sanctions of the Government. The project will be implemented through a SPV with equal equity sharing of Government of Karnataka and Ministry of Railways. ? 10 crore has been sanctioned till date for conducting feasibility study for the project.
(e) Timeframe for implementation of Project will be decided after sanction of the Project.
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