Jaleswar Digha broad gauge line

Jaleswar Digha broad gauge line

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
RAJYA SABHA

QUESTION NO  2349

ANSWERED ON  04.08.2017

Jaleswar Digha broad gauge line

2349       Shri Narendra Kumar Swain

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to satate :-

(a)          the target date for commissioning of Jaleswar-Digha new broad-gauge rail line, as the project was sanctioned in the year 2010-11 and land acquisition process and filling have not started by South Eastern Railway citing non-cooperation from Government of West Bengal; and

(b)          the present status of this important project?

ANSWER               

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

(a)&(b): Jaleswar-Digha (41 Km) new Broad Gauge line project was sanctioned in 2010-11 at a cost of Rs.352.65 crore with an ROR of (-)5.04%. The progress of the project has been held up due to non-availability of land as Government of West Bengal has not acquired and handed over the land required for the project.