Status of new railway line projects in Odisha; a projection to the future
Angul - Talcher - Sukinda (under constr.), Buramara - Chakulia, Haridaspur - Paradeep (under constr.), Jaleshwar-Digha, Khurda Rd - Balangir (under constr.), Lanjigarh Rd - Junagarh, Railway Budget 2008, Railway Budget 2009, Railway Budget 2010, Railway Budgets, RVNL, Talcher - Bimlagarh (under constr.), Tomka - Jaroli February 25th. 2010, 11:41amNew Lines | 2006- 07 | 2007- 08 | 2008- 09 |
2009- 10 |
2010- 11 | Spent until 2009- 10 | Remai ning |
Total |
Khurda- Balangir (289 kms) |
23 | 20 | 32.34 | 28.07 | 120 | 105.8 | 474.2 | 700 Cap |
Talcher- Bimlagarh (154 kms) |
10 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 50 | 37.98 | 722.8 | 810.8 Cap |
Haridas pur- Paradip (82 kms) |
44 | 20 | 80 | 70 | 101 RVN |
21.9 Cap 171.61 RVN |
299.83 RVN |
21.9 Cap 572.4 RVN |
Angul- Sukinda Rd (98.7 kms) |
20 | 60 | 75 | 22.5 RVN |
20.88 Cap 13.5 RVN |
581.62 RVN |
20.88 Cap 617.6 RVN |
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Lanjigarh Rd – Junagarh (56 kms) |
19 | 12 | 35 | 30 | 60 | 169.31 | 0.69 | 170 cap |
Daitari – Bansa pani (155 kms) |
155.6 | 20 | 60 | 75 RVN |
367 cap 671.85 RVN |
186.56 RVN |
367 Cap 933.4 RVN |
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Jaleswar- Digha (41 kms) |
Did not exist | Did not exist | 20 (new) | Did not exist | 235.11 | 255.1 Cap | ||
with upgrad ation of Rupsa – Buramara (125 kms) |
under progress as an RVNL SPV. | 466.5 RVN | ||||||
Gunupur- Theruvali (79 kms) (Naupada – Gunupur 90 kms gauge conver sion is now complete) |
N-G 34 | N-G 25 |
Already surveyed. But listed as a soc. desirable project. Odsiha should push hard for this to be designa ted as a port conn. (to Gopalpur port) project and taken up via RVN SPV. |
Odisha govt. has also indicated to push this as a PPP project. | ||||
Total allocation on new lines (NL) and gauge conver sion (GC) |
Rupsa – B 15.9 Other – 4.1 Total – 325.6 crores |
Rupsa – B 35 other – 5 Total – 132 crores |
244.34 + 65 = 309.34 | 275.07+ 36.14 = 311.21 |
ECOR NL – 428.7 ECOR GC – 5 SER NL – 20 SER GC – 1 Total = 454.7 |
2004 – 199 crores
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New Lines | 2006 – 07 | 2007- 08 | 2008- 09 | 2009- 10 | 2010- 11 | Spent until 2009- 10 | Remain ing | Total |
(All numbers above are in Crores of Rupees. Cap means Capital expenditure and RVN means expenditure through Rail Vikas Nigam.)
2006 had a big allocation of 155.6 crores just for Daitari-Bansapani for its completion. With that done, in 2007 Lalu really screwed [pardon my language!] Odisha with respect to the new lines by having a total budget on new lines and gauge conversion of only 132 crores. (There may have been another 20 crores in that budget in the green book.) Things picked up a bit in 2008 and 2009 and finally now, it is at a decent state.
Now we must make sure that by next year there is approval of Buramra-Chakulia and increase in the allocation for all the other projects that are not completed or about to be completed. A sample projected budget (for new lines) that we should aim for the next seven years is as follows.
This Yr | Remai ning | 2011- 12 | 2012- 13 | 2013- 14 | 2014- 15 | 2015- 16 | 2016- 17 | 2017- 18 | |
Khurda – Balangir | 120 | 474.2 | 130 | 130 | 140 | 100 Done | Done | Done | Done |
Talcher – Bimlagarh | 50 | 722.8 | 100 | 120 | 130 | 140 | 150 | 100 Done | Done |
Haridaspur – Paradip | 101 | 300 | 100 | 100 | 100 Done | Done | Done | Done | Done |
Angul – Sukinda | 22.5 | 582 | 40 | 60 | 80 | 100 | 120 | 150 | 50 Done |
Daitari – Bansapani | 75 | 187 | 75 | 85 | 20 Done | Done | Done | Done | Done |
Jaleswar – Digha | NEW 20 | 235 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 60 | 80 Done | Done | Done |
Buramara – Chakulia | 0 | 467 | NEW 20 | 50 | 50 | 120 | 120 |
120 Done |
Done |
Gunupur – Theruvali | 0 | 450 (est) | 0 |
NEW 20 |
50 | 50 | 100 | 120 | 120 Done |
Other new lines: Puri Konark; Nabrangpur-Jeypore; Nabrangpur-Junagarh; Jeypore – Malkangiri; Malkangiri – Bhadrachal am |
Lanjigarh Junagarh 60 Done |
0 | 0 | NEW1 (1) 20 | NEW2 (1) 40 (2) 20 | NEW3 (1) 40 (2) 30 (3) 20 | NEW4 (1) 60 (2) 60 (3) 40 (4) 20 | NEW5 (1)140 (2)130 (3)120 (4) 90 (5) 20 | |
Total | 455 | 495 | 595 | 620 | 630 | 650 | 670 | 670 |
Other lines that are mentioned in the 2010-11 budget and to be pursued beyond are: Lanjigarh Rd – Phulbani – Talcher, Berhampur – Phulbani, etc.
February 26th, 2010 at 7:51 am
Where is the allocation for World Class stations, Railway Medical College proposed last year and Multi Functional Complexes etc.?
February 26th, 2010 at 10:35 am
Those are not new lines.
March 2nd, 2010 at 2:51 am
The Gunupur-Therubali line is both socially desirable and economically viable and hence should be pushed hard by the state govt, oriss intellectuals and NROs. This train line can more become an industrial corridor in the Maoist heartland of Rayagada and Gajapati than a mere train line and will connect them to Gopalpur port. With this south orissa can see some industrial investment taking place and economic development. Like Khurda-Balangir and Talcher-Bimalagarh this line should also get state backing.
March 14th, 2010 at 1:20 am
Dear Chitta Sir
Can you please list the lines, those have been already surveyed, since last 20/25 years?
March 14th, 2010 at 2:51 am
See http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/DEPTTS/planning/Whitepaper/White%20Paper_Eng_SUBMITTED%20To%20Parliament.pdf and http://www.indianrailways.gov.in/DEPTTS/Infrastructure/VISION%202020_Eng_SUBMITTED%20TO%20PARLIAMENT.pdf . One of them has the list.
October 5th, 2010 at 2:17 am
Survey on Vizag as separate railway zone
TNN, Oct 2, 2010, 03.30am IST
VISAKHAPATNAM: A survey was recently conducted by railway officials to study the feasibility of creation of a separate zone with headquarters at Visakhapatnam. …….
…… Sources said the top officials have asked the local railway authorities to submit details of the Waltair railway network, including track length, traffic facilities and level crossing gates. Sources said the railways is also mulling to create a separate division at Rayagada in Orissa, which presently functions under Waltair division if a separate zone with headquarters at Vizag is created.
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Survey-on-Vizag-as-separate-railway-zone-/articleshow/6661948.cms
December 14th, 2011 at 10:43 am
The Cuttack-Bhubaneswar rail link doubling work is going extremely slow. Why it is so?. Who is monitoring the same. Why prolonging small but important project indefinitely?
Even an Odia was a Chairman of Railway Board. He spent his time only waving green flag for petty facilities rather doing some work that will remember him.
October 18th, 2012 at 1:19 pm
The Haridaspur-paradeep railway work is very slow.who is moniterin the work.why ,this problem is cener/railway department.