Rail connectivity with Imphal
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
RAJYA SABHA
QUESTION NO 950
ANSWERED ON 09.02.2018
Rail connectivity with Imphal
950 Shri K. Bhabananda Singh
Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state :-
(a) the details of completion and progress of the rail project to connect the capital of Manipur;
(b) whether the expected momentum of progress of the project to connect Imphal by Railways has not been achieved in spite of the strong push by the Prime Minister;
(c) the details of progress of the works in the crucial railway project; and
(d) the details of components of the Trans Asian railway network and its progress?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)
(a) to (d): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 950 BY SHRI K. BHABANANDA SINGH ANSWERED IN RAJYA SABHA ON 09.02.2018 REGARDING RAIL CONNECTIVITY WITH IMPHAL
(a) to (d): Jiribam-Imphal new line project (111 km) has been taken up at an anticipated cost of Rs.6571 crore to connect Imphal, the capital city of Manipur. An expenditure of Rs.5278 crore has been incurred upto March, 2017 and an outlay of Rs.1400 crore has been provided for 2017-18 for this project. Jiribam-Vangaichungpao (12.5 km) section has been commissioned in March, 2017. Earth work, bridges work and tunnel work have been taken up in Vangaichungpao-Tupul-Imphal section. The project is getting prolonged mainly due to law and order problems in the project area. Further, economic blockade during 2016-17 had drastically affected the progress of the work.
State Government has been requested to augment the number of security personnel deployed in the project area. Railway has also requested Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) for deployment of Territorial Army (TA) for improved security at the project sites.
Jiribam- Imphal and Imphal-Moreh new railway lines are part of the Trans-Asian railway network in Indian portion.
A Reconnaissance Engineering-cum-Traffic Survey from Imphal to Moreh (111.25 km) new line has also been carried out in 2013-14. As per survey report, cost of the project has been assessed as Rs.5216.75 crore with Rate of Return (-) 7.43%.
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