(a) whether electrification of the track between Masagram/Sehara Bazar to Bankura and Arom Bankura to Sehara Bazar has been completed;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) if not, whether there is any proposal for doubling of the line between the above two stations or the stretch and if so, the details thereof;
(d) the number of projects being considered in this stretch; and
(e) the time by which the work between Bishnupur to Tarakeswar line is likely to be completed?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)
(a) to (e) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1268 BY SHRI SAUMITRA KHAN TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 25.07.2018 REGARDING ELECTRIFICATION OF TRACKS
(a) & (b) No, Madam. Masagram/Sehara Bazar to Bankura section is part of new work for electrification of un-electrified sections of 13675 route kilometers (108 sections) included in Budget 2018-19 which will be taken up for execution after requisite sanctions. There is no railway line between Arom Bankura to Sehara Bazar.
(c) At present, there is no proposal for doubling of the section falling between Masagram/Sehara Bazar to Bankura section.
(d) At present, there is no proposal of railway project of new line, doubling and gauge conversion in this stretch.
(e) So far Bishnupur-Mayonapur (22 Km) and Tarakeshwar-Arambagh-Goghat (34 Km) sections of Tarakeshwar-Bishnupur (82Km) new line project have been commissioned. However, execution of remaining Kamarpukur – Mayonapur (20.35Km) and Goghat-Kamarpukur (5.5Km) sections are held up due to non-acquisition of requisite land from the State Government of West Bengal. As such target date of completion of this project is not fixed.
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