Nandigram rail project stopped due to non-cooperation of Bengal government, Railway Minister targeted; Answer was given to the questions related to the project
Center seeks land from states for Nanded-Bidar new railway line project Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav said in the Lok Sabha that Maharashtra and Karnataka have been requested to bear half the cost of the 155 km long Nanded-Bidar project and provide free land. Provide 50 percent of the cost of construction of the project coming up in the states free of cost. However, his consent is awaited.
Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav told the Lok Sabha on Thursday that the 17-km Deshpran-Nandigram new rail line project was pending due to non-cooperation from the Bengal government and now its work can be started in April 2023. Vaishnav said in a written reply to a question by Trinamool Congress MP Dibyendu Adhikari that the Deshpran-Nandigram new line project was approved in 2009-10. The project was pending due to lack of support from the state government. Keeping in mind the needs of the area, its work has been started again in April, 2023.
Center seeks land from states for Nanded-Bidar new railway line project Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav said in the Lok Sabha that Maharashtra and Karnataka have been requested to bear half the cost of the 155 km long Nanded-Bidar project and provide free land. BJP MP Pratap Govindrao Chikhlikar Patil had asked the minister to explain the reasons for the delay in laying the Nanded-Bidar new railway line and the possible expenditure on laying it. Vaishnav said in a written reply that since the project is anticipating low traffic, the Maharashtra and Karnataka governments have been requested to provide 50 per cent of the cost of construction of the project free of cost to the respective states. However, their consent is awaited.
Rail link plan from Paonta Sahib to Kala Amb postponedThe plan to lay new lines to Paonta Sahib and Kala Amb in Himachal Pradesh will not be taken forward after a survey showed poor traffic projections, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav said in a written reply in the Lok Sabha. raised. Raising the issue, BJP MP Suresh Kumar Kashyap said that Paonta Sahib and Kala Amb are important industrial areas in Sirmaur district of Himachal Pradesh. Despite long standing demand, this area has not been connected to the rail network. Kashyap wanted to know what progress has been made in this regard and when is the time when these areas are likely to be connected by rail.
