(a) the details of the on-going plans for upgradation and modernisation of the railway workshop located at Kota,Rajasthan;
(b) the details of the amount sanctioned alongwith target date fixed to complete the
said work; and
(c) the extent to which the capacity of the workshop is likely to be enhanced after
completion of the said work and benefits likely to be accrue thereafter?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (DR. R. VELU)
(a) A work has been sanctioned in the year 2007-08 for modernization of Kota workshop at an
anticipated cost of Rs. 48 crores.
(b) Detailed estimate for modernization of Kota workshop amounting to Rs. 66.56 cr. has been
prepared and under process for sanction. Proposed work is likely to be completed in three years after
obtaining the sanction of detail estimate.
(c)There will be no increase in shop POH ( Periodic Over Hauling ) capacity after completion of
modernization. However the improvements/benefits in shop due to above investment are
as under:
(i) POH capacity of workshop for body wagons like BOXN, BCN will increase. The workshop can
take better mix of body wagon and tank wagons from current level of 40%.
(ii) Average shop cycle time for POH will reduce by 30% from present level.
(iii) Workshop can undertake POH of container wagons which are plying on Kota route.
(iv) Working condition in workshop will improve & workplace will become cleaner. Material
handling will improve.