Question : TRIPLING OF RAIL LINE



(a) whether the Railways have any proposal for tripling of Ballarsha- Kazipet Vijayawada rail line in the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the time by which it is likely to be implemented?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS ( SHRI MANOJ SINHA )

(a)&(b): In Ballarshah- Kazipet Vijayawada section(454 Km), tripling for Kazipet Vijayawada(220 Km), Ragahavpuram- Mandamari (25 Km) and Mancheryal-Peddampet (9 Km) sections has already been taken up and survey for the balance section has been included in the Budget 2014-15.

(c). Railway has a huge throwforward of ongoing projects and limited overall availability of funds. As such, it is not possible to allocate adequate funds to all projects on regular basis which is pre-requisite for fixing time frame for completion of the project .

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