(a) whether the Government has undertaken any port connectivity projects and broadgauge railway connections;
(b) if so, the details thereof State-wise and the funds made available so far for this purpose; and
(c) the time by which these projects are likely to be completed ?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI R. VELU)
(a) to (c): A Statement is attached.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (c) OF UNSTARRED
QUESTION No.3731 BY SHRI SANAT KUMAR MANDAL TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK
SABHA ON 23-12-2004 REGARDING PORT CONNECTIVITY PROJECTS.
(a) & (b): Yes, Sir. The details of port/hinterland connectivity
projects including new broadgauge lines alongwith their outlay for
current year are given in the table below:
S.No. Name of the Plan States Kms Anticipa Exp. Outlay o project Head concerne ted Cost upto 2004- d Mar’0 05 4 (Rs. in crore) 1 Panvel-JNPT Doublin Maharash 28.5 53.25 3.63 25.00 g tra 2 Panvel-Karjat New Maharash 28 137.44 113.8 5.00 Line tra 2 3 Rajatgarh- Doublin Orissa 28 82.87 81.6 1.00 Nargundi g 4 Nargundi- Doublin Orissa 43 160 131.3 15.00 Cuttack- g 5 Raghunathpur 5 Rahama- Doublin Orissa 23 63.47 57.68 11.90 Paradeep g 6 Haridaspur- New Orissa 82 301.64 24.1 6.00 Paradeep Line 7 Banspani- New Orissa 155 590.60 446.5 83.00 Daitari Line 2 8 Hassan- Gauge Karnatak 236 357.11 271.6 0.01 Mangalore Convers a 7 ion 9 Surendranagar- Gauge Gujarat 385 527.4 165.3 10.27 Pipavav Convers 8 ion 10 Salem- Gauge Tamil 191 261 40.7 25.00 Cuddalore Convers Nadu ion 11 Thanjavur- Gauge Tamil 192 231.00 49.89 15.00 Villupuram Convers Nadu via Cuddalore ion 12 Gandhidham- Gauge Gujarat 313 344.63 80.52 13.00 Palanpur Convers ion 13 Panskura- Doublin West 16 26.02 0.91 10.00 Haldia: g Bengal Phase-I (Panskura- Rajgoda) 14 Hospet- Doublin Andhra 115 154.14 82.21 65.00 Guntakal g Pradesh, Karnatak a 15 Barauni- Doublin Bihar 14 15.37 0 12.00 Tilrath g 16 Bhildi- Gauge Rajastha 223 244.74 2.86 20.00 Samdari Convers n, ion Gujarat 17 Mansi-Saharsa- Gauge Bihar 142 210.51 80.02 20.00 Purnea Convers ion 18 Delhi-Rewari Gauge Delhi, 83 621.86 493.7 7.74 (Material Convers Haryana 9 Modification ion of Phulera- Marwar- Ahmedabad)