CCEA gives nod for Rs 10,700 crore railway projects

 
Doubling of 190 km long Hubli-Chickajur broad gauge single railway line, with estimated expenditure of Rs 1294.13 crore, is likely to be completed in 4 years & 3 months years during 13th Plan period and will cover the areas of Chitradurga, Davangere, Haveri and Dharwad. This stretch is part of an important rail link of passenger trains between Mumbai and Bangalore and goods trains to the ports at Mangalore.
 
The project to construct Wardha (Sewagram) – Ballarshah third railway line of 132 km, involving Rs 1443.32 crore investment, is likely to be completed in five years and will be located in Wardha and Chandrapur districts. This project is very important from goods originating point of view of Nagpur Division where many collieries and many sidings are proposed on the section.

 
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 Ramna-Singrauli section falls in Dhanbad Division of East Central Railway. At present traffic utilisation of the section is 105 percent, 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. 
 
Railways will spend Rs 1595.76 crore for construction of 165 km long third railway line between Anuppur-Katni in Madhya Pradesh. The project is likely to be completed in 5 years and 3 months spanning over 12th and 13th plan period. The project would cover the districts of Anuppur, Shahdol, Umaria and Katni districts of Madhya Pradesh. With anticipated increase of freight traffic, the capacity utilisation on this section will reach upto 175 percent.  In order to meet the growth in the freight and passenger traffic, tripling of third line between Anuppur-Katni is essential.

 
Construction of doubling of 261 km long Katni-Singarauli railway, with a cost of Rs 2084.90 crore, will be completed in 5 years & 3 months. Katni-Singrauli is a critical and busy section carrying coal from Northern Coal Fields towards Western and Northern thermal power plants.  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.
 
Construction of additional bridge and doubling project of Rampur Dumra-Tal-Rajendrapul sector in Bihar, involving cost of Rs 1700.24 crore, is likely to be completed by 2019-20.  The project is located in Begusarai and Patna districts of Bihar. 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.