Question : CONSTRUCTION OF KICHHA-KHATIMA RAIL LINE

(a) whether the then Prime Minister (Shri H.D. Deva Gowda) had laid the foundation stone at Kashipur in 1996 for the construction of a new Railway Line from Kichha to Khatima via Sitarganj and Nanakmatta; and

(b) if so, the progress made so far in this regard?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS AND PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS (SHRI O. RAJAGOPAL)

(a) No. Sir.

(b) Does Not arise.