GOVERNMENT OF RAILWAYS LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO:4417 ANSWERED ON:25.08.2005 CONSTRUCTION OF NEW RAIL LINES AND STATIONS Jogi Shri Ajit;Narhire Smt. Kalpana Ramesh

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) the details of the proposals for construction of new railway lines and stations forwarded by the Government of and Chhatisgarh which have not been approved so far;

(b) the present status of these proposals; and

(c) the time by which these proposals are likely to be approved ? Answer

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI R. VELU)

(a) to (c): A Statement is attached.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4417 BY SHRIMATI (SAW.) KALPANA RAMESH NARHIRE & SHRI AJIT JOGI TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 25-08-2005 REGARDING CONSTRUCTION OF NEW RAIL LINES AND STATIONS.

(a) to (c): The details of each and every demand received regarding new rail projects is not maintained. However, demands have been received from Government of Maharashtra regarding new proposals for New Lines, Gauge Conversions and Doublings and no such demands have been received from the Government of Chhatisgarh. The details of demands received from State Government of Maharashtra are as under:

S.No Project Remarks

1 Yavatmal-Murtizapur- Survey for gauge conversion of Achalpur (gauge Achalpur-Murtizapur-Yavatmal, conversion) Pulgaon-Arvi (225 kms) completed. 2 Pune-Miraj-Kolhapur An updating survey for Pune- (Doubling) Miraj-Kolhapur doubling (326 kms) taken up.

3 Solapur-Tuljapur- Survey for construction of a Osmanabad (new line) new BG line from Solapur to Osmanabad via Tuljapur (60 km) completed.

4 Mudkhed-Nizamabad There is no proposal for (Doubling) doubling of this line. However, gauge conversion of Mudkhed − Nizamabad completed .

5 to Gadhchiroli (5) to (16)- The suggested via Rajura (190 km) railway lines would be about new line 1500 kms in length costing not less than Rs.5000 crore. There is heavy throwforward of ongoing projects requiring over Rs.46000 crore for completion. The availability of resources is limited and in such a scenario, taking up new projects may not be feasible for the present. 6 Pandharpur-Lonand (145 km) new line

7 Guhagar (Chiplun) Lonand (105 km) new line

8 Bodhan to Diglur (135 km) new line

9 Jalna to Washim (155 km)new line

10 Shegaon to Jalna (110 km) new line

11 Udgir-Bodhan-Degloor (100 km) new line

12 Bodhan-Biloli-Narsi- Mudkhed-Shirur-Tajband- Latur Road (135 km) new line

13 -Loha-Gangakhed (65 km) new line

14 Loha-Ahmedpur-Chakur- Latur Road (165 km) new line

15 Loha--Mudkhed (90 km) new line

16 Dharmabad-Biloli-Diglur (65 km) new line 17 Mudkhed-Kachiguda On Mudkhed-Kachiguda section, gauge conversion of Mudkhed- has been completed and now a Broad Gauge line is available from Kachiguda to Mudkhed. 18 Jalgaon-Udhna doubling Survey completed. ( 295 kms)

19 Wardha-Yavatmal-Nanded- Updating survey taken up. Pusad-Nanded new line (260 kms ) 20 Dhanu-Nasik new line( (20) to (26)- Survey 168 kms) completed. Could not be taken up because of constraint of resources and heavy throwforward of ongoing projects. 21 Pachora-Jamner gauge conversion ( 104 kms) 22 Konkan Railway connection to Kolhapur via Nandgaon( 211 kms) 23 Pune-Nagar-Nasik new line (266 kms) 24 -Khandwa gauge conversion 25 Manmad-Dhule-Shirpur- Indore & Manmad Sillod (new line) 26 Panvel-Pen-Roha (76 km doubling)