(a) whether the Government is making efforts to get a large fund from the World Bank to establish a railway structure parallel to roads to compete with road transport;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the outcome of the efforts made by the Government in this regard?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS ( SHRI R. VELU )
(a) to (c): The Government has already posed the following
two projects to the World Bank for funding:
(i) Capacity cum Safety Enhancement Project for Kanpur- Mughalsarai section (total cost US$ 23 million)
(ii) Munger bridge (total cost US$ 180 million)