(a) whether the Government has any plans for the physical and financial approval of survey conducted by the Railways regarding laying railway line from Pipar to Mundwa via Bhopalgarh-Asop-Sankhwas for providing direct connectivity between Jodhpur to Nagaur in Rajasthan;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the action plan of the Government for the further progress of the approved railway line from Kishangarh to Parbatsar in Rajasthan?
MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY
(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)
(a) & (b): Survey for construction of new railway line from Pipar Road-Bhopalgarh-Asop-Shankwas-Nagour was completed in 2014-15. As per survey report, the cost was assessed as `293 crore with the negative rate of return of 9.46%. Project could not be taken forward as the project is financially unviable. Further, an updating survey for construction of new railway line from Pipar Road-Bhopalgarh-Asop-Shankwas-Mundwa-Nagour (96.00 Km) has been completed during 2018-19. As per the survey report, the construction cost of new line has been assessed as `339.92 crore with a negative rate of return of 9.22%. The project could not be taken forward due to unremunerative nature of the project.
(c): Kishangarh-Parbatsar (45 Km) new line project was included in Capital Investment Programme 2016-17 in anticipation that Joint Venture (JV) company of Government of Rajasthan will identify this project for execution.
However, Government of Rajasthan has not formed the JV company with Ministry of Railways.
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