Rail connectivity in border areas of North East India
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
RAJYA SABHA
QUESTION NO 450
ANSWERED ON 20.07.2018
Rail connectivity in border areas of North East India
450 Shri Majeed Memon
Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state :-
(a) whether it is a fact that Railways are executing 43 projects at a cost of Rs.9000 crore to extend rail connectivity in the border areas of North East India with other parts of the country; and
(b) if so, the details of new line projects to be added in the mountainous region and the timeline projected for their completion?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)
(a) & (b): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 450 BY SHRI MAJEED MEMON ANSWERED IN RAJYA SABHA ON 20.07.2018 REGARDING RAIL CONNECTIVITY IN BORDER AREAS OF NORTH EAST INDIA
(a): 15 major new line projects having aggregate length of 1395 km at a cost of Rs.55206 crore have been taken up in North Eastern Region. An expenditure of Rs.18477 crore has been incurred on these projects upto March, 2018. An outlay of Rs.4430 crore has been provided for 2018-19 for these projects and residual liabilities of some completed projects.
(b): Completion of projects depends upon many factors such as availability of funds, land acquisition, forestry and wild life clearances, shifting of services, reduced working season, geographical conditions, law and order situation etc. Therefore, it is not feasible to fix timelines for all the projects.
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