Question : Environmental Clearance for Railway Projects

(a) whether the ambitious projects of the Railways for capacity expansion by way of gauge conversion and doubling of railway lines has come to a standstill for non-receipt of environmental clearance;

(b) if so, the location/project-wise details thereof;

(c) whether the revenue loss and the occurrence of delay has been assessed;

(d) if so, the details thereof;

(e) whether the Ministry of Environment has been urged by the Railways to speed up the process of granting approval in a time-bound manner on a fast-track mode;

(f) if so, the reaction thereto; and

(g) the other measures taken to obtain environmental clearance to the said projects?

Answer given by the minister

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a) to (g): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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