ANSWERED ON:04.08.2005 RAIL PROJECTS in MAHARASHTRA Renge Patil Shri Tukaram Ganpatrao
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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA RAILWAYS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO:1881 ANSWERED ON:04.08.2005 RAIL PROJECTS IN MAHARASHTRA Renge Patil Shri Tukaram Ganpatrao Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state: (a) the details of the rail projects received from Maharashtra during each of the last three years; (b) the action taken by the Government thereon; (c) whether any survey has been conducted by the Railway for expansion of rail networks in Maharashtra; (d) if so, the amount spent thereon during the said period ? Answer MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI R. VELU) (a) to (d): A Statement is attached. STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1881 BY SHRI TUKARAM GANAPATRAO RENGE PATIL T O B E ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 04-08-2005 REGARDING RAIL PROJECTS IN MAHARASHTRA. (a) to (c): The details of each and every demand received regarding new rail projects is not maintained. However, demands have been received regarding new proposals for New Lines, Gauge Conversions and Doublings in Maharashtra during the last 3 years, the details of which 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) taken up. 4 Mudkhed-Nizamabad There is no proposal for (Doubling) doubling of this line. However, gauge conversion of Mudkhed − Nizamabad completed . 5. Miraj-Latur (Gauge Work being progressed in Conversion) phases. Kurduwadi-Pandharpur (52 km) and Latur-Latur Road (33 kms) completed. In Kurduwadi-Latur section ballast is being provided by State Government under "Employment Guarantee Scheme", but the progress is extremely slow. Work has also been taken up between Miraj-Pandharpur. Overall progress is 48%. 6 Adilabad to Gadhchiroli (6) to (17)- 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. 7 Pandharpur-Lonand (145 km) new line 8 Guhagar (Chiplun) Lonand (105 km) new line 9 Bodhan to Diglur (135 km) new line 10 Jalna to Washim (155 km)new line 11 Shegaon to Jalna (110 km) new line 12 Udgir-Bodhan-Degloor (100 km) new line 13 Bodhan-Biloli-Narsi- Mudkhed-Shirur-Tajband- Latur Road (135 km) new line 14 Nanded-Loha-Gangakhed (65 km) new line 15 Loha-Ahmedpur-Chakur- Latur Road (165 km) new line 16 Loha-Kandhar-Mudkhed (90 km) new line 17 Dharmabad-Biloli-Diglur (65 km) new line 18 Mudkhed-Kachiguda On Mudkhed-Kachiguda section, gauge conversion of Mudkhed- Secunderabad has been completed and now a Broad Gauge line is available from Kachiguda to Mudkhed. 19. Jalgaon-Udhna doubling Survey completed. ( 295 kms) 20. Wardha-Yavatmal-Nanded- Updating survey taken up. Pusad-Nanded new line (260 kms ) 21. Dhanu-Nasik new line( (21) to (27)- Survey 168 kms) completed. Could not be taken up because of constraint of resources and heavy throwforward of ongoing projects. 22. Pachora-Jamner gauge conversion ( 104 kms) 23. Konkan Railway connection to Kolhapur via Nandgaon( 211 kms) 24. Pune-Nagar-Nasik new line (266 kms) 25 Purna-Khandwa gauge conversion 26 Manmad-Dhule-Shirpur- Indore & Manmad Sillod (new line) 27. Panvel-Pen-Roha (76 km doubling) (d): The approx. expenditure on the above surveys during the last 3 years is about Rs. 39 lakh. .