Three new railway lines costing Rs 40,384 cr have been sanctioned in U’khand : Union Railway Minister in LS
Three new railway lines costing Rs 40,384 cr have been sanctioned in U’khand : Union Railway Minister in LS
On Wednesday Union Railway Minister Sh. Ashwini Vaishnaw in Lok Sabha replied to the starred question put up by Nainital MP Sh. Ajay Bhatt regarding the project-wise total amount of funds allocated to Uttarakhand for new railway projects during the last three years and the current year.
In the reply Union Railway minister said that the Railway projects are surveyed/ sanctioned/executed Zonal wise and not State-wise as the Railways’ projects may span across state boundaries. He added that New Lines projects falling fully/partly in Uttarakhand are covered under Northern Railway (NR) and North Eastern Railway (NER) Zones of Indian Railways.
Union Railway minister informed the house that as on 01 April 2025, 03 New Lines, covering total length of 216 Km costing Rs 40,384 crore falling fully/partly in the State of Uttarakhand are sanctioned, out of which 16 Km length has been commissioned and an expenditure of Rs19,898 crore has been incurred upto March’ 2025.
The status of work is summarized as under:-
Category
No. of projects
Total Length
(in Km)
Length Commissioned
(in Km)
Expenditure upto March 2025
(Rs in crore)
New Lines
03
216
16
19,898
Budget allocation for Infrastructure projects and safety works, falling fully/ partly in Uttarakhand is as under:
Period
Outlay
2009-14
Rs 187 Crore/year
2025-26
Rs 4,641 Crore (nearly 25 times)