GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY
OF RAILWAYS
RAJYA SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.
103
TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.07.2009
STATUS OF RAIL PROJECTS IN ANDHRA PRADESH
* 103. SHRI NANDI YELLA1 AH:
Will the Minister of RAILWAYS
be pleased to state:
(a) the details of
completed/ongoing rail line works in Andhra Pradesh during the last two years,
indicating total number of over/under bridges and manned/unmanned crossings
built therewith;
(b) whether all these works were
executed/are progressing as per schedule; and
(c) if not, the reasons therefor,
project-wise, separately?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF RAILWAYS
(KUMARI MAMATA BANERJEE)
(a) to (c): A Statement is laid on the Table of the Sabha.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY
TO PART (a) TO (c) OF STARRED QUESTION NO. 103 BY SHRI NANDI YELLAIAH TO BE
ANSWERED ON 10.07.2009 IN RAJYA SABHA REGARDING STATUS OF RAIL PROJECTS IN
ANDHRA PRADESH.
(a) : The details of ongoing
rail line works in Andhra Pradesh including the sections completed during the
last two years and total number of over/under bridges and manned/unmanned level
crossings built therewith are as under:-
|
S.No. |
Plan Head |
Name of the Project |
Sections
completed in last 2 years |
|
1. |
New Line |
Cuddapah-Bangalore |
— |
|
2. |
New Line |
Attipattu-Puttur |
— |
|
3. |
New Line |
Rayadurg-Tumkur |
— |
|
4. |
New Line |
Jaggayyapeta-Mellacheruvu |
— |
|
5.. |
New Line |
Peddapalli-Karimnagar-Nizamabad |
Karimnagar-Jagityal |
|
6.. |
New Line |
Gadwal-Raichur |
— |
|
7. |
New Line |
Macherla-Nalgonda |
— |
|
8. |
New Line |
Kakinada-Pithapuram |
— |
|
9. |
New Line |
Nandyal-Yerraguntla |
Yerraguntla-Nossam |
|
10. |
New Line |
Munirabad-Mahabubnagar |
— |
|
11. |
New Line |
Obulavaripalle-Krishnapatnam |
|
|
12. |
New Line |
Kotipalli-Narsapur |
— |
|
13. |
New Line |
Vishnupuram-Janpahad |
— |
|
14. |
New Line |
Tindivanum-Nagari |
— |
|
15. |
New Line |
Manoharabad-Kotapalli |
— |
|
16. |
Gauge Conversion |
Dharmavaram-Pakala |
Pakala-Madanapalle |
|
17. |
Gauge Conversion |
Guntur-Guntakal-Kalluru |
Guntakal-Kalluru |
|
18. |
Gauge Conversion |
Naupada-Gunupur |
Naupada-Parlakimidi |
|
19. |
Doubling |
Gooty-Renigunta |
Pullampet-Bhakrapeta |
|
20. |
Doubling |
Raichur-Guntakal |
— |
|
21 |
Doubling |
Raghavapuram-Mandamarri (Patch tripling) |
— |
|
22. |
Doubling |
Vizianagaram-Kottavalasa 3rd
line |
— |
|
23. |
Doubling |
Kottavalasa-Simhanchalam North-4th line |
— |
|
24. |
Doubling |
Samalkot-Kakinada |
Samalkot-Kakinada |
|
25. |
Doubling |
Guntur-Krishna Canal. |
Guntur-Krishna Canal |
11 RUBs, 2 ROBs, 68 Manned and
79 Unmanned level crossings have been provided in the completed new line, gauge
conversion and doubling sections.
•
(b): Railways have a huge throw forward of ongoing
projects, under new lines, gauge conversion, doublings, railway electrification
and metropolitan transport projects. Due to limited availability of resources,
the projects take long time in completion. The targets for the projects are
generally fixed on yearly basis based on the availability of resources and
progress made in the project and therefore, many of the projects get completed
in phases. No time frame for completion of all the projects is feasible to be
fixed in such a scenario The main reasons for delay have been paucity of funds,
delay in land acquisition and environmental/forestry clearance, failure of
contracts, adverse law and order conditions and other market forces affecting
the progress.
(c): The details of projects where targets had been
fixed but had been delayed are as under:-
|
Name of the Project |
Targets fixed earlier/ revised |
Remarks
& reasons for delay |
|
Jaggayapeta-Mallacheruvu New Line (19.1 km.) |
2007-08/ 2009-10 |
Delay due to change of alignment as per suggestion of beneficiaries
and delay in land acquisition. |
|
Dharmavaram-Pakala Gauge Conversion (227 km.) |
2008-09/ 2009-10 |
Pakala-Madanapalle (82 km.) completed. Delay due to slow progress of
works and delay in availability of PSC sleepers. |