Question : RAILSIDE WAREHOUSES



(a) whether the Central Railside Warehouse Company has proposed construction of railside warehouses in several States;

(b) if so, the details of such railside warehouses proposed to be constructed and the total estimated cost of construction of each of the railside warehouse, State-wise;

(c) the details of railside warehouse projects which were conceived during the last three years but work on which is yet to start;

(d) the reasons for delay in construction of such railside warehouses; and

(e) the corrective steps taken or proposed to be taken in this regard?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI RAOSAHEB PATIL DANVE)

(a) & (b) Yes, Madam. The Central Railside Wareouse Company (CRWC) is in talks with the Railways for constructing railside warehouse at following places:

 Sl.	State	Location 1.	Gujarat	Gandhidham 2.	Maharashtra	Bhiwandi Road 3.	Bihar	Pahleja 4.	Assam	New Guwahati 5.	Karnataka	Yashwantpur 

The estimated average cost of construction of each warehouse is approx. Rs. 15 crores.

(c): There are four projects where work is yet to start.

(d): For two sites at Gandhidham and Guwahati, approval for the proposed layout plans is awaited from the Railways. The other two sites at Malda and Cochin have been refused by the Railways due to their other requirements. Alternate sites have not been identified.

(e): There is no corrective action to be taken, as work can be started only after sites are identified and the layout plans are approved by the Railways.

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