SURVEY OF TALCHER-GOPALPUR RAIL LINK

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LOK SABHA

The survey conducted in 2001-2002 for Talcher-Gopalpur New Line project has revealed that the cost of construction of this 293-km long line would be aout Rs. 863.21 crore with a non-remunerative rate of return. In view of the on-going doubling work of Talcher-Cuttack-Paradeep section, the construction of this line is not considered justifiable from traffic point of view. Further, on account of resource constraints, it has not been considered feasible to take up the construction of this new line.

This information was given by the Minister of State for Railways Shri Bandaru Dattatraya in a written reply to a question from Shri Parsuram Majhi in the Lok Sabha today.