Special Railway Zone at Visakhapatnam
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
RAJYA SABHA
QUESTION NO 282
ANSWERED ON 11.08.2017
Special Railway Zone at Visakhapatnam
282 Shri T.G. VenkateshWill the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to satate :-
(a) whether the Ministry has decided to announce a Special Railway Zone at Visakhapatnam, if so, the details thereof;
(b) whether Government of Andhra Pradesh has once again requested the Central Government for establishment of Railway Zone at Visakhapatnam as promised by the Centre;
(c) the bottlenecks being faced by Government in this regard; and
(d) the steps being taken by Government for early establishment of the same in view of the long pendency thereof?
ANSWER MINISTER OF RAILWAYS (SHRI SURESH PRABHAKAR PRABHU)
(a) to (d): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF STARRED QUESTION NO.282 BY SHRI T.G. VENKATESH ANSWERED IN RAJYA SABHA ON 11.08.2017 REGARDING SPECIAL RAILWAY ZONE AT VISAKHAPATNAM
(a) to (d) : As per Item 8 of Schedule 13 (Infrastructure) of Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act, 2014, Ministry of Railways constituted a Committee of senior officers to, inter-alia, examine the feasibility of establishing a new Railway zone in the successor State of Andhra Pradesh. The Committee has been asked to consult various stakeholders, including the Members of Parliament, State Governments, etc. before a final decision is taken.
Request for setting up a new Railway Zone at Visakhapatnam has been received from Chief Minister, Government of Andhra Pradesh vide his letter dated 17.5.2016.
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