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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1245 BY SHRI BALKRISHNA K. SHUKLA, DR. KIRIT PREMJIBHAI SOLANKI, SHRI C. R. PATIL, SHRIMATI JAYASHREEBEN PATEL, SHRI JAGDISH THAKOR, SHRI MANSUKH BHAI D. VASAVA AND SHRIMATI TO BE ANSWERED IN ON 12.12.2013 REGARDING RAILWAY PROJECTS IN .

(a), (c) to (e): The details of ongoing/pending new line, gauge conversion and doubling projects falling fully/partly in the state of Gujarat, funds allocated and spent thereon, their present status and target date for completion wherever fixed are as under: (` in crore) S. Name of projects Expenditure Outlay No. up to for the Present Status March, year 2013 2013- 14 New Line 1. Chhotaudepur-Dhar 124.99 35.00 Overall physical progress is 12%. Target date for completion not fixed. 2. Dahod-Indore via 145.94 50.00 Overall physical Sardarpur, Jhabua & progress is 15%. Dhar Target date for completion is not fixed. Gauge conversion 1. -Botad 0.00 1.00 Preliminary (170.48 km) activities like preparation of plan, estimates, Final Location Survey, etc. have been taken up. 2. Ahmedabad-Himmatnagar- 14.43 30.00 Overall physical Udaipur (299.20 km) progress is 9%. including Modasa- Target date for Shamlaji Road (22.53 km) completion is not fixed.

164.100.47.132/Annexture/lsq15/15/au1245.htm 1/7 12/21/13 STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY T 3. Bhildi- 180.02 1.00 Viramgam-Patan section Viramgam with (104.36 km) has been new MM for completed and commissioned. Mehsana- Overall physical progress is Taranga Hill 55%. Target date for (57.4 km) completion for remaining section is not fixed. 4. Bhuj-Naliya 1.57 15.00 Final Location Survey has (101.35 km) been completed. Target date with extn. From for completion is not fixed. Naliya to Vayor (24.65 km) 5. Dhasa-Jetalsar 0.00 1.00 Preliminary activities like (104.44 km) preparation of plan, estimates, Final Location Survey, etc. have been taken up. Target date for completion is not fixed. 6. Miyagam-Karjan- 0.00 1.50 Preliminary activities like Dabhoi- preparation of plan, estimates, Samalaya (96.46 Final Location Survey, etc. km) GC with have been taken up. Target electrification date for completion is not fixed. 7. Rajkot-Veraval, 518.92 2.00 Rajkot-Veraval, Veraval- Wansjalia to Somnath, Wansjaliya sections Jetalsar have been completed and Shapur- commissioned. Overall Saradiya (46 physical progress is 77%. km) & Target date for completion for Somnath- remaining sections is not Kodinar (36.91 fixed. km) (321.61 km GC +41.93 km new line= 363.54 km)

Doubling 1. Abu Road- 33.35 21.00 Overall Physical progress is Sarotra Road 16%. Targeted for completion (23.12 km) during 2013-14. 2. Palanpur- 0.00 5.00 New work included in 2013-14.

164.100.47.132/Annexture/lsq15/15/au1245.htm 2/7 12/21/13 STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY T Samakhiali Work to be executed Kutch (274.73 km) Railway Company Ltd. is financing the project on Special Purpose for Vehicle (SPV) mode. 3. Sarotra Road- 26.61 23.00 Overall Physical progress is Karjoda (23.59 15%. Targeted for completion km) during 2014-15. 4. Surat-Kosamba 0.00 0.50 Project has been frozen in PH-I of 3rd line view of Western Dedicated between Freight Corridor. The proposal Vadodara and for defreezing is being Virar processed by Chief Operating Manager (COM). 5. Udhana-Jalgaon 526.01 270.00 Doubling of Vyara-Ukaisongarh with (20 km), Amolner-Dharangaon electrification (25 km) and Ukaisongarh- (306.93 km) Chinchpada (40 km) sections have been completed. Further Bardoli-Vyara (29 km) and Chichpada-Nandurbar (41 km) sections are targeted for completion during 2013-14. Overall physical progress is 38%. 6. Vatva- 0.00 0.10 New work included in the Ahmedabad- Budget 2013-14. Preliminary 3rd line with activities like preparation of Automatic plan, estimates, Final Location Signalling (7.5 Survey, etc. have been taken km) up. 7. Viramgam- 109 130.00 Doubling of Sabli Road –Lilapur Surendranagar (14 km) section has been (65.26 km) completed. Lilapur- Surendernagar (30 km) & Vani Road –Sabli Road (8 km) section are completed during 2013-14. Overall physical progress is 35%.

8. Viramgam- 81.00 115.00 Doubling of Viramgam-Sadla Samakhiali section is targeted for

164.100.47.132/Annexture/lsq15/15/au1245.htm 3/7 12/21/13 STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY T completion during 2013-14. Target date for completion for remaining sections is not fixed.

There is huge shelf of ongoing projects but funds are limited which are being distributed to various ongoing projects depending upon progress of projects, priority and other considerations. Thin spread of funds is causing prolonged period of completion of project and consequent time and cost overrun. To augment resources, state governments have been requested for sharing cost of projects considered essential by states for development in their areas. State governments have come forward and presently 37 projects in 10 states covering a length of 5586 km are being executed on cost sharing basis with state governments.

(b): Requests are received at various levels and a compendium is not maintained. However, the details of new lines, gauge conversion and doubling proposals received in recent past falling partly/fully in the State of Gujarat and their status is as under:

S. Name of the Status No. proposals

New Lines 1. Dhangadhara- Survey included in the Budget 2011-12. It is Santalpur not found feasible to take up the survey from Dhangadhara-Santalpur. Therefore, alignment for survey has been changed into Kharaghoda-Santalpur. 2. Palanpur-Ambaji- Survey included in the Budget 2011-12. Abu Road Preliminary activities for taking up the survey have been taken up. 3. Dhanera-Goradu Survey included in the Budget 2011-12.

4. Dhanera-Tharad-Vav- Survey included in the Budget 2011- Suigam 12. Preliminary activities for taking up the survey have been taken up. 5. Bharuch-Dahej-Jambusar Bhrauch-Dahej-Jambusar was an existing narrow gauge line of which Bharuch- Samni Dahej section has already been converted into broad gauge and survey for gauge conversion of Samni-Jambusar section is in progress as a part of Samni-Jambusar-Vishwamitiri and Jambusar-Kavi gauge conversion project. 6. Bhavnagar-Adhelal-Dholera- Survey included in the Budget 2012- 13. Preliminary activities for taking Petlad

164.100.47.132/Annexture/lsq15/15/au1245.htm 4/7 12/21/13 STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY T up the survey have been taken up. 7. Khambhat-Khambhat Port Survey sanctioned in the Budget 2012-13. Preliminary activities for taking up the survey have been taken up. 8. Bhimnath-Dholera Survey completed and the report is under examination. 9. Nadiad-Dholka Survey included in the Budget 2011- 12. Preliminary activities for taking up the survey taken up. 10. Port connectivity –Mundra- Port connectivity already exists. Doubling of Palanpur-Samakhiali Gandhidham- Samakhiali- has been sanctioned in the Budget Radhanpur-Palanpur. 2013-14. Survey for Mundra-Adipur is in progress. 11. Surat-Hazira new rail link. Earlier, an SPV was proposed by RVNL for implementation of this project, for which the alignment is yet to be finalized by the Gujarat government. Further, to develop this line as private line, a proposal has been received. 12. Bedi Port-Jamngar station Survey included in the Budget 2012- 13. Preliminary activities for taking up the survey taken up.

13. Porbandar Port - Survey included in the Budget 2012-13. Porbandar station Preliminary activities for taking up the survey taken up. 14. Chhara Port-Kodinar Can be developed under PPP model. However, extension of Veraval–Somnath (extension of (281 km) and Somnath-Kodinagar (36.91 Veraval-Somnath- km) have been taken up as a material Kodinar) modification to Rajkot-Veraval, Wansjaliya- Jetalsar sanctioned gauge conversion project. 15. Mahuva Port Can be developed as a private siding. –Mahuva station 16. Kachhigadh Port Can be developed as a private siding. connectivity-Veraval station 17. Two junction Can be developed as a private siding. arrangement at Bhilad to Sanjan

Gauge conversion 1. Ahmedabad-Botad- Gauge conversion of Ahmeabad-Botad has Bhavnagar been included in the Budget 2012-13. The project has been assigned to Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd. (RVNL) for execution.

164.100.47.132/Annexture/lsq15/15/au1245.htm 5/7 12/21/13 STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY T Preliminary activities like preparation of plan, estimates have been taken up. Botad-Bhavnagar section is already in the Broad gauge network. 2. Dhasa-Jetalsar The work has been included in the Budget 2012-13. The project has been assigned to Rail Vikas Nigam Ltd. (RVNL) for execution. Preliminary activities like preparation of plan, estimates have been taken up. 3 Ahmedabad- Survey has been included in the Budget Mehsana 2012-13. Preliminary activities for taking up the survey have been taken up. 4. Khambhat- Survey has been included in the Budget Khambhat Port 2012-13. Preliminary activities for taking up the survey have been taken up. 5. Nadiad-Bhadran Survey not yet taken up. 6. Bharuch-Samni- Conversion of this section has been Dahej completed and commissioned. 7. Viramgam- There is already an existing broad gauge Samakhiali line. Doubling of this section has been sanctioned in the year 2011-12. 8. Navlakhi-Malia- Already converted to broad gauge. Rajkot 9. Mehsana- Already converted to broad gauge. Viramgam 10. Viramgam- Already converted to broad gauge. Doubling Surendranagar of this section has been included in the Budget 2010-11. Work taken up. 11. Mehsana-Patan Already converted to broad gauge. 12. Samakhiali- Already converted to broad gauge. The Gandhidham- doubling of Gandhidham-Kandla Port by Kandla gauge conversion of metre gauge line into broad gauge has been included in Budget 2009-10. 13. Gandhidham- The section is already on broad gauge line. Anjar-Mundra 14. Broad gauge rail An updating survey has been completed connectivity to recently. Examination of report taken up. Amreli.

Doubling 1. Ahmedabad- On this route, except Ahmedabad-Palanpur Mehsana-Jaipur section, doubling of Palanpur-Ajmer has been taken up in patches. Survey for gauge conversion of Ahmedabad-Mehsana along- with doubling of Mehsana-Palanbpur has been taken up. Keshavganj-Swarupganj section is targeted for completion during 2012-13. Doubling of Ajmer-Jaipur section

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2. Rajkot-Okha Survey has been taken up.

3. Rajkot-Veraval Doubling has not been considered for this section as it was not justified on account of operational requirements.

4. Rajkot- Viramgam On this route, doubling of Surendranagar- Viramgam section has been taken up. Survey for Rajkot-Surendranagar has been taken up.

5. Dahej-Bharuch The section is recently converted into broad gauge and commissioned. 6. Palanpur- Adipur-Mundra portion is proposed to be Samakhiali- doubled by M/s Mundra Port SEZ Limited. Gandhidham- Adipur to Gandhidham has been included in Mundra Budget 2009-10. The work of doubling of Palanpur-Samakhiali has been included in the Budget 2013-14. 7. Gandhidham- Doubling of this section has already been Kandla completed. 8. Pipavav-Rajula- There is no such proposal at present. Dhasa-Botad- Surendranagar- Mehsana- Viramgam. So far as up-gradation of stations in Gujarat is concerned, Ahmedabad, Porbandar and Surat are amongst the 50 stations identified for development for World Class Stations. Preliminary studies in this regard have been taken up.

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