(viii) Whistle boards/speed breakers and road (c) 17 Building Projects in Circle suffered signs have been provided at unmanned level due to less allotment as per details below :- crossings and visibility for drivers has been Year Demand Allotment improved. (ix) Audio-Visual publicity campaigns to educate (Rs.) (Rs.) road users on how to make a safe crossing 1993-94 5,84,20,000 4,32,35,000 are conducted. 1994-95 ‘ 6,67,55,000 5,17,70,000 (x) Steps have been taken to prevent 1995-96 4,02,74,000 3,45,74,000 inflammable and explosive materials from being carried in passenger trains. Selling of Surplus Railway Land (xi) Training facilities tor drivers, guards and staff connected with train operation have been 1939. SHRI SATYAJITSINH D. GAEKWAD : modernished including use of Simulators for SHRI DILEEP SANGHANI : training of drivers. W illVie Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state: (xii) Refresher courses are regularly organised (a) the surplus railway land sold during the last at specified intervals. three years and as on date; (xiii) Performance of the staff connected with train (b) the amount earned therefrom, zone-wise; operation is being constantly monitored and those found deficient are sent for crash (c) the purpose for which this money has since training. been spent; and (xiv) Periodical safety drives are conducted to (d) the surplus railway land proposed to be sold during the next two years? inculcate safety consciousness among the staff. THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF Outlay of Department of Posts RAILWAYS (SHRI SATPAL MAHARAJ) : (a) Nil, Sir. (b) to (d). Do not arise. 1938. SHRI DINSHA PATEL : SHRI SHANTILAL PARSOTAMDAS PATEL : [Translation] Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be Construction of over Bridge at Ranchi pleased to state :

(a) whether the approved outlay in respect of D^ptt. 1940. SHRI RAM TAHAL CHAUDHARY :Will the of Post was far less than the outlay proposed by the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state : Deptt. of Post during the last three years; (a) whether the Members of Parliament have (b) if so, the details thereof; and requested the Government for construction of over­ bridge at Ranchi; (c) the details of the schemes suffered due to curtailment/reduced outlay during the period with specific (b) if so, the details thereof; and reference to the schemes pertaining to Gujarat State? (c) the steps taken by the Government thereon?

MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS (SHRI BENI THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PRASAD VARMA) : (a) and (b). Yes, Sir. Approved outlay RAILWAYS (SHRI SATPAL MAHARAJ) : (a) to (c). The System of replacing busy level crossings by Road Over/ in respect of Department of Post for the last three years Under bridges is that State Govts, make proposals of the 8th Plan was less than outlay proposed by the giving priorities. Railway then consider such of them Department, as seen from details below:* for inclusion in Works Programme for which the State Govt, have completed the pre-requisite preliminary Year Proposed Outlay Approved Outlay formalities.

• (Rs. Cr. ) (Rs. Cr. ) Payment of Compensation

67.17 1993-94 84.93 1941. DR. VALLABH BHAI KATHlRlA : Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state the amount 1994-95 119.00 92.00 of compensation paid to Kith and Kin of the persons killed/injured due to train accidents during the last three 1995-96 150.96 85.00 years? THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF steps like filling up of vacancies of safaiwalas, RAILWAYS (SHRI SATPAL MAHARAJ) : An amount of introduction of “Pay & Use” toilets Scheme, use of Rs.8.91 Crores has been paid to the Kith and Kin of the modern equipments, etc. will be undertaken. persons killed/injured in train accidents during the last three years. (a) and (b). Yes, Sir. As on 1.12.96 at 96 stations, cleanliness work had been entrusted to private parties. Flight from Delhi to and Of these, 24 stations are on Western Railway, the names of which are as under;-

1942. SHRI GORDHANBHAI JAVIA : Will the 1. Surat 13. Bandra Terminus Minister of CIVIL AVIATION be pleased to state : 2. Vikramgarh Alot 14. Ramganj Mandi (a) whether it is a fact that in region of 3. Bhawani Mandi 14. Morak Gujarat, there is only one Airport, Lev Rajkot; 4. Lakheri 15. Indergarh (b) if so. whether there is any plan to introduce 5. Gangapur City 16. Kota Jn flight from Delhi to Rajkot and Ahmedabad and vice- versa; 6. Shri Mahavirji 17. Hindaun City (c) if so, the details thereof; and 7. Bayana 18. Fatehpur Sikri (d) if not, the reason therefor? 8. Anta 19. Dahid THE MINISTER OF CIVIL AVIATION AND MINISTER 9. Thalera 20. Jalindri OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING (SHRI C.M. 10. Upramal 21. Shampur IBRAHIM) ; (a) No, Sir. There are four airports belonging to Airports Authority of in the Saurashtra region of 11. Mandalgarh 22. Baraundri Gujarat located at , Keshod, Porbandar, 12. Parsoli 24. Bassi-Berissal Rajkot and one civil enclave at . (b) to (d). NEPC Airlines is operating a daily flight on sector Delhi-Rajkot via . Delhi is airlinked The contracts will not be renewed after their expiry. m Ahmedabad with two daily flights by Indian Airlines [English] and one daily flight by jet Airways direct between Delhi and Ahmedabad and three weekly flights by Indian Airlines via Jaipur. Modernisation of Exchanges in Gujarat/

[Translation] 1944. SHRI HARIN PATHAK ; Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state : Abolition of Contract System (a) the number of Electronic/electro-mechanical Exchanges set up, so far in the country, State-wise, 1943. SHRI N.J. RATHVA : Will the Minister of particularly in Gujarat and Maharashtra district-wise, RAILWAYS be pleased to state : exchange-wise; (a) whether the Government have decided to abolish (b) whether the Government propose to set up such contract system for cleanliness at various railway stations new Exchanges during 1996-97 and 1997-98; and in the country; (c) if so, the details thereof, State-wise, location- (b) if so, the details of such railway stations, location- wise? wise in the country, particularly in Western Railway; THE MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS (SHRI BENI (c) whether the Government have made any PRASAD VARMA) : (a) The requisite information is being alternative arrangement for cleanliness at these railway collected and will be laid on the Table of the House. stations or considering any proposal to appoint (b) Yes, Sir. scavengers at these railway stations; (c) The requisite information is being collected and (d) if so, the details thereof and the names of railway will be laid on the Table of the House. stations where permanent/temporary scavengers are appointed; and [Translation] (e) the details of progess made in this regard? Mica Reserves in Bihar THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI SATPAL MAHARAJ) : (a) and (b). A 1945. SHRI VIRENDRA KUMAR SINGH : Will the Statement is attached. Minister of MINES be pleased to state : (c) to (e). Railways propose to undertake (a) the details of mica reserves in Bihar, location- cleanliness of stations departmentally. For this, various wise;