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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 625 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.12.2023
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OPERATIONALISATION OF SOUTH COAST RAILWAY ZONE

625. SHRI RAM MOHAN NAIDU KINJARAPU:
Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has any plans to formally commence the operationalisation of the South Coast Railway Zone;

(b) the date on which the construction of a zonal headquarters at Visakhapatnam had started, the set completion date and the proposed extension of days for the completion of its construction and start of its working;

(c) the details regarding the funds for the aforementioned purposes that have been disbursed and utilised;

(d) whether the Government has a plan to construct a railway line between Visakhapatnam junction and Gopalapatnam, if so, the details thereof; and

(e) the details regarding the total area of land that has been acquired for the purpose of building the zonal headquarters at Visakhapatnam, including the issues that have come up during the acquisition of the same?

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MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)
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(a) to (e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House. *****

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.625 BY SHRI RAM MOHAN NAIDU KINJARAPU TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 06.12.2023 REGARDING OPERATIONALISATION OF SOUTH COAST RAILWAY ZONE

(a) to (e): Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the new South Coast Railway Zone (SCoR) has been prepared. The work of “Setting up of South Coast Railways’ Zone HQ” has been sanctioned at an estimated cost of Rs. 106.89 Crore. An outlay of Rs. 10 Crore has been provided for this work in 2023-24. East Coast Railway has been directed to take up suitable work for preliminary activities like land survey, preparation of complete layout plan of SCoR/Headquarter office complex, residential colony and other construction pre-requisites.
One of the options proposed in the Detailed Project Report for setting up of SCoR zone headquarter is in 52.2 Acre land at Mudasarlova which is to be handed over by Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC)/Andhra Pradesh Government in lieu of railway land taken for Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) project. Government of Andhra Pradesh is yet to identify suitable 52.2 Acre land at Mudasarlova, Vishakhapatnam and hand it over to Railway.
There is existing double line connectivity between Visakhapatnam junction & Gopalapatnam. Further, work has been sanctioned for 3rd & 4th lines between Visakhapatnam junction & Gopalapatnam (15.31 km) in April, 2023 at a cost of Rs. 159.47 Crore.
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Today, Delhi: Central Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav revealed that the Andhra Pradesh government has not yet given the land required for the construction of the South Coast Railway Zone headquarters at Visakhapatnam. Are there any plans to officially launch South Coast Railway Zone? When did the construction of zonal headquarters start? When will it be finished? How many days were extended to complete the construction? How much funds have been allocated so far? How much did you use? He replied to a question asked by TDP MP...
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K. Rammohan Naidu in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. “Detailed Project Report (DPR) for South Coast Railway Zone has been prepared. We have sanctioned the construction works of Zonal Headquarters at an estimated cost of Rs.106.89 crores. We have allocated Rs.10 crore for this purpose in the financial year 2023-24. East Coast Railway Zone has been entrusted with the responsibility of preparing layout plan for land survey, zone headquarters complex, residential colony and other structures. In the DPR, we have proposed to construct the headquarters of this zone on 52.2 acres of land in Mudasarlova. As the Andhra Pradesh government has taken railway land for the Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS), the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation has to hand over 52.2 acres of land in Mudasarlova to the Andhra Pradesh government. Ashwini Vaishnav said that the government has yet to identify suitable land for this and hand it over to the railway department. The Minister of Railways revealed that the permissions have been granted in April 2023 for the construction of 3 and 4 lines between Visakhapatnam Junction-Gopalapatnam for a distance of 15.31 km at a cost of Rs.159.47 crores.
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