Big Boost to the Railway Sector: CCEA approves construction of additional Railway lines
Big Boost to the Railway Sector: CCEA approves
construction of additional Railway lines
The Cabinet Committee of Economic
Affairs, chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, has
approved construction of six Railway Lines and a Railway bridge to cater to
both increased passenger and freight needs in various areas of the country. The
proposals will cost over Rs.10,700 crore and most part of the
expenditure will be met through extra budgetary resources (Institutional
Financing). Details of the six approved projects are as follows:
1) Doubling of Hubli-Chickajur railway
line
Doubling of 190 km long Hubli-Chickajur broad
gauge single railway line has been approved. The total estimated expenditure
will be Rs.1294.13 crore. The project is likely to be completed in 4¼
years during 13th Plan period and will cover the areas ofChitradurga, Davangere, Haveri and Dharwad.
Entire route from Pune-Miraj-Hubli-Bengalore has
been identified for doubling which will not only improve smooth flow of traffic
but also boost overall development of the region.
This stretch is part of an important
rail link of passenger trains between Mumbai and Bangalore and goods trains to
the ports at Mangalore. On this route, doubling between Bangalore-Tumkur and Arsikere-Chickajur have already
been completed. On balance portion, doubling work between Hubli-Londa part of Hubli-Londa-Vasco-da-Gama,
is also in progress.
2) Construction of Wardha (Sewagram)
– Ballarshah 3rd railway line
Construction of Wardha (Sewagram)
– Ballarshah 3rd railway line of 132 km will be taken up at an
estimated completion cost of Rs.1443.32 crore. The project is likely
to be completed in five years during 13th Plan period and will be located in Wardha andChandrapur districts.
The line capacity utilization of the
section is saturated and running of additional Mail/Express and Goods traffic
over the section cause detention to the trains. Wardha (Sewagram)
– Ballarshah section is very important from goods originating point
of view of Nagpur Division where many collieries and many sidings are proposed
on the section.
3) Doubling of Ramna-Singrauli railway
line
Doubling of 160 km long Ramna – Singarauli railway
line has been approved at a cost Rs.2675.64 crore and is likely to be
completed by 2019-20. The project will cover the districts of Garhwa in
Jharkhand, Singrauli in Madhya Pradesh and Sonbhadra in
Uttar Pradesh.
The Ramna-Singrauli section
falls in Dhanbad Division of East Central Railway. At present
traffic utilization of the section is 105%, resulting in detention of trains
and loss of revenue. In order to attain the desired fluidity and increase
in the sectional capacity, doubling of this single line section is very
essential from operational point of view. The project will serve the
freight and passenger traffic needs in the jurisdiction of Northern Coal Fields
and series of power plants and associated small scale industries in and aroundAnpara and Shaktinagar,
namely Anpara Super Thermal Power Plant, Rihand Super
Thermal Power Plant, Renusagar Hydro PowerPlant,Singrauli Super
Thermal Power Plant, Vidhyachal Super Thermal Power Plant.
4) Construction of 3rd railway
line between Anuppur-Katni
Construction of 165 km long 3rd
railway line between Anuppur-Katni in Madhya Pradesh has also been apporved at
a cost of Rs.1595.76 crore. The project is likely to be completed in 5 ¼
years spanning over 12th and 13th plan period.
The project would cover the districts
of Anuppur, Shahdol, Umaria and Katni districts
of Madhya Pradesh.
There has been tremendous surge
in coal and one mining which has been geared up in the recent past and
ambitious plans for an enormous leap forward in the ensuing years to tap these
resources lying hitherto untapped. As a result of the rapid industrialization,number
of industrial townships have also grown up along the project line.
These developments have resulted in large demand for additional coaching
services on the section. With this anticipated increase of freight
traffic, the capacity utilization will reach upto175%. Apart from
this substantial additional coal traffic from IB valley, Korba area,
East Corridor and Gevra Road – Pendra Road Project would be
channelized through this route to the respective destinations. In order to meet
the growth in the freight and passenger traffic, tripling of 3rd line between Anuppur-Katni is
essential.
5) Doubling of Katni-Singrauli railway
line
Construction of doubling of 261 km long Katni – Singarauli railway
at a cost of Rs.2084.90 crore has been approved. The project will be
completed in 5 ¼ years. The project would cover the districts of Katni, Shahdol, Sidhi and Singrauli in
Madhya Pradesh.
Katni-Singrauli is a critical and
busy section carrying coal from Northern Coal Fields towards Western and
Northern thermal power plants. This section intersects Allahabad-Mumbai
route at Katni. Provision of doubling between Katni-Singrauli section would
provide the necessary line capacity for introduction of additional mail/express
and passenger trains to serve the people of the area and transportation of coal
from collieries. This will also boost overall development of the region.
6) Construction of additional Bridge
and doubling project of Rampur Dumra-Tal-Rajendrapul
Construction of additional Bridge and
doubling project of Rampur Dumra-Tal-Rajendrapul sector in Bihar at a
cost of Rs.1700.24 crore has also got CCEA’s approval today.
The project is likely to be completed
by 2019-20. The project is located in Begusarai and Patna
districts of Bihar.
The existing rail-cum-road bridge at Hathidah has
single line track and doubling is not possible. Present traffic
utilization of the section is 123.5%. At present this is the only railway
bridge connecting both North and South Bihar. Existing single line has
resulted in heavy detention of goods and passenger traffic.
In order to streamline the operation of
traffic in this single line section, it is very essential that one additional
bridge and doubling of this section is undertaken. By providing this
facility, there will be ample fluidity in maintaining train operations as well
as introduction of more passenger/goods trains in the section and it will
augment line capacity too. This will also facilitate in minimizing the
running time of trains between Kiul-Barauni and Mokama-Barauni section
and will ease out the existing operational constraints in this section.
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ACC Appointments
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved the following
appointments:
1. Shri Badri Narain Sharma, 1AS (RJ:1985), Additional
Secretary, Ministry of Power as Additional' Secretary, Department of Revenue,
Ministry of Finance vice Smt.Rashmi Verma, IAS (BH:1982) on her elevation as
Secretary, Ministry of Textiles.
2. Ms. Anjali Anand Srivastava, IAAS (1982), presently
posted in her cadre as Secretary, Central Information Commission vice Shri
Atanu Purkayastha, IAS (WB:1983) on his superannuation on 29.02.2016.
3. Shri Bala Prasad, IFS (MN:1983), presently posted
in his cadre as Managing Director, TRIFED under Ministry of Tribal Affairs vice
Shri Karan Bir Singh Sidhu, IAS (PB:1984) consequent on his premature
repatriation to his cadre.
4. Shri Subhash Chandra Pandey, IAAS (1983), presently
posted in his cadre as Additional Secretary and Financial Adviser, Department
of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce and Industry vice Shri
S K Bahri, IAAS (1981) consequent on his premature repatriation to his cadre.
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