HAJIPUR-VAISHALI-SUGAULI RAIL LINE
LOK SABHA
The construction
of Hajirpur-Vaishali-Sugauli new railway line project has been
included in Supplementary Demand for Grants 2003-2004. Final Location
Survey is in progress. The part estimate has been sanctioned.
This would be followed by land acquisition and work would be taken
up after land is made available by the State Government.
The work is being
funded through budgetary support. Efforts are also being made
to obtain multilateral funding for the project.
An outlay of Rs.
10 lakh has been provided for the work during 2003-2004. The expenditure
would be known only after end of the financial year and finalization
of accounts.
No target has yet
been fixed. The work would be progressed as per the availability
of resources. A number of initiatives have been taken to augment
resources for expediting completion of the ongoing projects. These
include sharing by State Governments, Public/Private Partnership,
funding from Ministry of Defence and funds for National Rail Vikas
Yojana. With these efforts, it may be feasible to expedite the
progress of the ongoing projects.
This information
was given by the Minister of State for Railways Shri Basanagouda
R. Patil in a written reply to a question from Dr. Raghuvansh
Prasad Singh in the Lok Sabha today.
