(a) the present status of the two freight corridors and the total amount spent thereon, so far;
(b) whether the Government has fixed any time line for completion of these freight corridors; and
(c) if so, the details thereof?
(a) the present status of the two freight corridors and the total amount spent thereon, so far;
(b) whether the Government has fixed any time line for completion of these freight corridors; and
(c) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
(SHRI MANOJ SINHA)
(a) : The status of implementation of the Eastern (Ludhiana to Dankuni), and Western (Jawaharlal Nehru Port to Dadri) Freight Corridors is as under :-
(i) Land Acquisition:- Compensation Award for 87.2% of the land to be acquired has been given.
(ii) Contract Award:- 75.76% of Civil Contracts , 63% of Electrical and 48% of Signal Contracts have been awarded.
(iii) Progress:- Overall physical progress of the civil contracts awarded is 24.5% on Eastern Corridor and 22.6% on Western Corridor.
The total expenditure upto 31.01.2016 (including for land) for Eastern and Western DFCs is ` 18,887.86 crore.
(b) & (c): Completion of the Eastern and the Western DFCs is targeted in phases from 2017 to 2019.
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