(a) Whether there is any proposal to construct a new railway
line between Howrah–Seakhala–Champadanga via Furfurah within
the districts of Howrah and Hooghly of West Bengal; and
(b) If so, the present status thereof?
(a) Whether there is any proposal to construct a new railway
line between Howrah–Seakhala–Champadanga via Furfurah within
the districts of Howrah and Hooghly of West Bengal; and
(b) If so, the present status thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI R. VELU)
(a) & (b): A survey was conducted in 2000–01 for constructing a new
line from Dankuni (on Howrah–Barddhaman chord line) to Champadanga
via Seakhala and from Seakahala to Bargachia. As per the survey report,
the cost of construction of this rail link (total length: 41.50 Kms) was assessed
as Rs. 87.67 crore at the then price level with a rate of return of (–) 12.28%. In
view of non-remunerative nature of the line, heavy throw-forward of ongoing
projects and acute resource constraints, it has not been found feasible to take up
the work for the present.