(a) whether the work of laying new rail lines, conversion of rail-lines and construction of new rail bridges are on in East Central Railways and North-Eastern Railways;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c) the amount allotted for these schemes separately; and
(d) the time by which these are likely to be completed?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS ( SHRI R.VELU )
(a) to (d) : A statement is attached.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION
No.7043 BY SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR MODI TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 12.05.2005
REGARDING RAIL PROJECTS.
(a): Yes, Sir.
(b) to (d) : The details of such projects together with their outlay for 2005-
06 and the target date of completion, wherever fixed, are given as under :-
East Central Railway North Eastern Railway Name of Project Outla Target date Name of Outlay Target y for Project provide date provi completion d for ded wherever during completion durin fixed 2005-06 (Rs.in wherever 2005-06 Crores) fixed (Rs.in crores) NEW LINE NEW LINE Ara-Sasaram 18.00 Sasaram-Nokha- Hathua-Deoria 4.00 -- (98 kms) Sanjauli Sadar completed. (84.6 kms.) Sanjauli-Piro 2005-06. Fatuha-Islampur Fatuha- restoration 5.00 Islampur Kichha-Khatima 0.10 -- including completed. (57.7 kms.) Biharsharif- Barbigha and Sheikhpura-Neora via Daniawan (171.5 kms). Khagaria- 1.11 Maharajganj- 1.00 Kusheshwarsthan -- Masrakh -- (44 kms.) (35.49 kms.) Koderma-Tilaiya 4.00 -- Rampur-Lalkuan- 0.10 -- (65 kms.) Kathgodam Road over Bridge on national highway Kosi Bridge 22.00 -- GAUGE CONVERSION (21.85) Munger-Rail –cum- -- Gonda-Gorakhpur 0.10 -- Road Bridge on 72.00 Loop river with Ganga (14 kms) Anandnagar- Nautanwa (250 kms.) Patna-Ganga Gonda-Bahraich- 0.01 -- bridge 72.00 2007-08 Sitapur- with linking Lucknow-Ph-I lines between (60 kms.) Patna and Hajipur (19 kms.) Giridih-Koderma 6.00 -- Aunrihar-Jaunpur 2.00 -- (105 kms.) (58.66 kms.) Koderma-Ranchi ( 27.07 -- Kaptanganj- 8.00 189 kms) Thave- -- Siwan-Chhapra (233.5 kms.) Rajgir-Hisua- 10.00 Jagdishpur- Kanpur-Kasganj- 43.35 Kanpur Tilaiya Tilaiya and Mathura- – and Islampur-Natesar Rajgir- Bareilly Farukhab new line (67 kms.) Nekpur including ad-2005- completed. material 06. Nekpur- modification Natesar- for extension 2005-06. from Bareilly to Lalkuan (544.5 kms.) Sakri-Hasanpur 8.00 -- (79 kms.) Hajipur-Sagauli 1.00 (148.3 kms.) Muzaffarpur- 8.00 -- Sitamarhi(63kms.) GAUGE CONVERSION Jayanagar- 20.00 Darbhanga- -- Narkatiaganj (268 kms.) Mansi-Saharsa and 10.01 Mansi-Saharsa Madhepura-Purnea 2005-06 (142 kms) Samastipur- 35.04 2005-06 Khagaria and Mansi-Khagaria (94 kms.) Sakri-Laukha 10.00 -- Bazar-Nirmali and Saharsa- Forbesganj (206.06 kms)