(a) the details of pending/ongoing railway projects in Assam; and
(b) action taken/proposed to be taken by the Government thereon?
(a) the details of pending/ongoing railway projects in Assam; and
(b) action taken/proposed to be taken by the Government thereon?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI R. VELU)
(a) & (b): A Statement is attached.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (b ) OF UNSTARRED
QUESTION NO.4342 BY SH.KIRIP CHALIHA TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 26-
08-2004 REGARDING PENDING RAILWAY PROJECTS IN ASSAM.
(a) to (c): The details of ongoing projects lying partly/fully in the
state of Assam and action taken thereon are given as under:-
S.No. Name of Anticipa Expenditu Outlay Present position of the the ted cost re up to 2004- project/action taken projects (in March 05 crore) 2004 (in crore) 1. Bogibeel 1767.36 156.31 60 Final location survey has bridge been completed. Land with acquisition, work on linking major bridges, minor lines bridges and earthwork for between rail link on south bank Dibrugarh and boulder collection is and North in progress. Bank line (new line)- (46 kms) 2 Harmuti- 156 0.04 2 State Govt. of Arunachal Itanagar Pradesh requested on (new 16.12.2000 to keep the line)- alignment from Bedeti to (33 kms) Itanagar (45 kms) instead of Harmuti-Itanagar & Halem-Itanagar. Survey for this changed alignment is in progress. 3 Dudhnoi- 22.33 0.5 0.01 Land acquisition papers Depa (new were submitted to State line)- Government in July,97. (15.5 However, Meghalaya kms) Government has not made available the land so far due to resistance from local people regarding Depa Station site. Work on this project would be taken up only after the land become available. 4 New 733 33.97 42 Final location survey Maynaguri- from New Maynaguri to Jogighopa Jogighopa has been (new completed. Earthwork for line)- widening of bank for (245 kms) gauge conversion portion from Maynaguri Road to Changrabandha (19 km) is in progress. 5 Katakhal- 88.7 0 1 The work would be taken Bairabhi up once Lumding-Silchar (gauge is in advance stage of conversion)- completion. (84 kms) 6 Lumding- 882 746.04 1 Lumding-Dibrugarh with Dibrugarh .11 linked fingers completed with and commissioned. linked Chaparmukh-Haibargaon (25 fingers, km) and restoration for Haibargao gauge conversion of n- Haibargaon to Mairabari Mairabari (44.8 kms) and Senchoa (44.8kms) Jn. to Silghat Town and (61.85 kms) have been Senchoa included in the scope of jn.- Lumding-Dibrugarh gauge Silghat conversion project. Town Detailed estimate is (61.85 under process. kms)-(gauge conversion)- (734.65 kms) 7 Lumding- 1496.42 264.74 70 Final location survey Silchar completed. Earthwork and including bridgeworks are in alignment progress in 163.4 kms between between Lumding and Migrendisa- Silchar. Dittockch era and extension from Badarpur to Bhariagram- (gauge conversion)- (292 kms) 8 New 820 596.49 30 The section from New Jalpaigur Jalpaiguri to Samaktula i- Road (198 km) has been Siliguri- completed and New commissioned for Bongaigao passenger traffic on n 20.11.03. Section from including Samaktula Road-Jorai (18 linked km) has also been branch completed. On branch lines lines from Alipurduar to (gauge Bamanhat and Fakiragram conversio to Dhubri, earthwork & n) - bridge works are in (419.48 progress. kms) 9 Rangia- 915.7 0.01 3 New work included in the Murkongse Supplementary budget 2003- lek 04. Preparation of plans alongwith and estimates has been linked taken up. fingers (gauge conversion)- (510.33 kms)