(a) whether any effort has been made by the Government to acquire land for the proposed Khurda Road-Bolangir Railway line in Orissa;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the progress made in land acquisition; and
(d) the time by which the land acquisition process is likely to be completed?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI BASANAGOUDA R. PATIL)
(a) to (c): Land acquisition is in progress and papers for 68 villages out of 393 villages have been submitted to the State Government. Possession of land in 26 villages has so far been handed over by the State Government. An amount of Rs. 9.65 crore has so far been paid to the State Government for land acquisition.
(d) The land acquisition is undertaken by the State Government and the matter is constantly being pursued. The actual time of land acquisition would depend upon the State Government and also the availability of resources.