(a) whether the Railways propose to link Delhi-Mumbai Dedicated Freight corridor with Delhi-
Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) in Madhya Pradesh;
(b) if so, the details and the present status thereof;
(c) whether Railways propose to construct new lines on the Pithampur-Indore section of
Indore-Dahod railway line in view of the DMIC; and
(d) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI KOTLA JAYA SURYA PRAKASH REDDY)
(a) to (d): The Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (WDFC) extends from Jawahar Lal Nehru
Port Terminal (JNPT) in Mumbai to Tughlakabad near Delhi and it passes via Surat, Vadodara,
Ahmedabad, Palanpur, Ajmer and Rewari. Delhi- Mumbai Industrial Corridor envisages
development of Industrial Regions along either side of the Dedicated Freight Corridor.
In Phase I of DMIC Project, Pitampur – Dhar – Mhow Industrial Region in Madhya Pradesh
has been identified, which can be connected through Indore – Dahod new line (under
construction) and feeder routes to DFC. Dahod-Indore new line via Pithampura, Sardarpur,
Jhabua and Dhar (201 Kms.) is a sanctioned project and land acquisition is in progress.
Cost of the Project is ` 1642 Crore and expenditure of ` 98.31 Crore has been incurred up to March 2012.