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Renewed thrust to infrastructure development by Indian Railways during the year 2019-2020; 15 critical projects of around 562 km track length and costing Rs 5,622 crore completed & commissioned out of which 13 were commissioned in FY 2019-20; Railway Electrification works completed on a total of 5,782 Route KMs during the year

The year 2019-20 saw Indian Railways giving a renewed thrust to infrastructure development.

The allocation for capital expenditure of Rs 1,61,351 crore (US$ 22.89 billion) in Revised Budget of the year 2019-20 was 20.1 per cent higher over 2018-19. Utilization till end of March 2020 was Rs 1,46,507 crore (US$ 20.78 billion), which is 90.8 per cent of the total allocation. With a proposed investment of Rs 50 lakh crore (US$ 709.32 billion) until 2030, Budget 2019 laid the road map for Railways to become the growth engine of the country. Some of the important works undertaken during 2019-2020 are -

New Line (NL), Doubling (DL), Gauge Conversion (GC):

New line, Doubling and Gauge conversion commissioning increased to 2,226 km in 2019-20, which is nearly 50 per cent more with reference to average annual commissioning achieved during 2009-14 (1,520 km/year). During 2019-20, the expenditure incurred by Railway on New line, Gauge conversion and Doubling Projects has been Rs 39,836 crore (US$ 5.65 billion), which is the highest ever expenditure in the history of Indian Railways.

Expenditure by Railway for doubling projects alone in FY20 is Rs 22,689 crore (US$ 3.22 billion), which is over 9 times the average annual expenditure during 2009-14 (Rs 2,462 crore (US$ 349.27 million)). Doubling commissioned in 2019-20 has been 1458 Km, which is nearly 4 times of average annual commissioning achieved during 2009-14 (375 Km/year).

15 Super Critical Projects Commissioned: Railways had prioritized its entire doubling project shelf Super Critical projects-based importance of project, status of progress etc.  With focused efforts, 15 critical projects of around 562 Km length and costing Rs 5,622 crore (US$ 797.56 million) head have been completed & commissioned out of which 13 were commissioned in FY2019-20.

Commissioning of important North East Projects:

• 112 Km long New line national project in Tripura, “Agartala–Sabroom” commissioned during FY20.
• 45 Km long length doubling project from Lumding to Hojai completed & commissioned.

 

Railway Electrification: In FY20, Railway Electrification works have been completed on a total of 5,782 Route KMs, out of which 4,378 Route KMs have been commissioned on electric traction up to 31st March 2020.

Commissioning of Important Projects in FY20:

Total 28 Projects of 1273 Km length got completed & commissioned during FY20. Details are given below:

• 58.5 Km long New Line project from ThaiyatHamira-Sanu in Rajasthan
• 10.7 Km long bypass line from ChhapraGramin to Khairali in Bihar
• 67.07 Km long New Line project from Rajgir-Hisua-Tilaiya including Islampur-Nateshar in Bihar
• 47.72 Km long Super Critical Doubling Project from Hajipur-Ramdayalu Nagar in Bihar
• 320.04 Km long Gauge Conversion Project from Jaipur-Ringus-Sikar-Churu& Sikar-Loharu in Haryana and Rajasthan
• 7 Km long pending Super Critical Doubling project in Delhi (7 Km length but very important to decongest New Delhi Station) between New Delhi to Tilak Bridge (5th& 6th line)
• 113 Km long New Line Port connectivity project in Andhra Pradesh connecting with Krishnapatnam port
• 55.47 Km long Doubling from Meerut-Muzaffarnagar in U.P
• 2 Km long Bypass line named Jukhei Chord line, bypassing the Katni yard in Madhya Pradesh
• 1.67 Km long doubling project named New Alipore-Mile 5B in Sub-urban area of Sealdah of West Bengal
• 1.025 Km long pending bypass connectivity line named Daund Chord line on Daund-Manmad route in Maharashtra
• 42.57 Km long New Line Coal Project from Kharsia-Korichhapar in Chhattisgarh
• 19 Km long Coal project named Bakhtiyarpur-Barh in Bihar for facilitating the coal movement to Barh NTPC Thermal Powerhouse
• 7.25 Km long Super Critical Doubling project from Andul-Baltikuri in West Bengal
• 26 Km long Doubling project from Abu Road to SwaroopGanj in Rajasthan
• 23.55 Km long Super Critical Doubling project from Abu Road to Sarotra Road in Rajasthan
• 2.86 Km long Super Critical Doubling project from Mohishilla-Kalipahari in West Bengal
• 51.07 Km long Super Critical Doubling project from Pirpainti-Bhagalpur in Bihar
• 2.62 Km long 4th line project named Kanknara-Naihati in West Bengal
• 60.37 Km long Super Critical Doubling project in Rajasthan
• 81.43 Km long Super Critical Doubling project in Maharashtra named Mudkhed-Parbhani
• 7 Km long Doubling project in Madhya Pradesh named Sontalai-Bagratawa
• 25 Km long Super Critical Doubling project in Madhya Pradesh named Itarsi-Budhni
• 8 Km long Super Critical Doubling project in UP named Billi - Chopan.
• 34 Km long Super Critical 4th line Doubling project in Haryana and Delhi named Tuglakabad - Palwal
• 41 Km long Super Critical Doubling project in Andhra Pradesh named Kaluru - Guntakal
• 44.92 Km long Super Critical Doubling project from Lumding to Hojai in Assam 

Disclaimer: This information has been collected through secondary research and IBEF is not responsible for any errors in the same.