(a) whether the Railways propose to allocate more funds for broad gauge conversion work between Pollachi and Palakkad railway line project;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the time by which it is likely to be completed ?
(a) whether the Railways propose to allocate more funds for broad gauge conversion work between Pollachi and Palakkad railway line project;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the time by which it is likely to be completed ?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS(SHRI MANOJ SINHA)
(a) to (c): Gauge conversion of Pollachi-Palakkad section is part of Dindigul-Pollachi-Palghat (Palakkad) & Pollachi-Coimbatore (225 Km) gauge conversion project. On this project, Dindigul-Pollachi (121 Km) and Coimbatore-Podanur (6 Km) sections have already been completed. Track linking in Pollachi-Palakkad (58 Km) has been completed and in the balance portion has been taken up. The project is targeted for completion in 2015-16.
Revised outlay of ` 133 crore allocated in 2014-15 and an outlay of ` 100 crore proposed in Budget 2015-16 for this project is considered sufficient.