(a) whether the high powered committee of railways have declared some rail projects running in various parts of the country as non-profitable:
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the estimated cost of these projects;
(d) whether these projects are likely to be reconsidered by the Government; and
(e) if not, the reasons therefore?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI DIGVIJAY SINGH)
(a) to (e) : A Statement is attached.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (e) OF LOK
SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5831 BY SHRI JAI PRAKASH TO BE
ANSWERED ON 26.04.2001 REGARDING NON-PROFITABLE PROJECTS.
(a) to (c) : Yes, Sir. The Railway Safety Review Committee in
the Second Part of its Report have identified, by way of
example, following Railway projects as unprofitable. The
estimated costs of these projects are also given below:-
S.No. Name of Project Anticipated Cost (Rs. In Crores)
(i) Agra-Etawah via Fatehabad : New Line 109.00
(ii) New Moynaguri - Jogighopa : New Line 733.00
(iii) New Mal Jn. - Changrabandha : Restoration 28.77
(iv) Barasat - Hasnabad : Doubling 27.00
(v) Amguri - Tuli : Gauge Conversioln 738.54 (for the whole Gauge Conversion project of Lumding- Dibrugarh)
(vi) Rupsa - Bangriposi : Gauge Conversioln 80.00