Indian Railways to comprehensive many projects in the economic year 2021-22! In a bid to enhance rail infrastructure as nicely as to make Indian Railways future-prepared, the Railway Ministry has identified a total of 56 projects all across the nation in several railway zones to be completed by February-March 2021 and the economic year 2021-22. This year, the national transporter received the highest ever total strategy capex of Rs 2,15,058 crore out of which capital expenditure of Rs 1,07,one hundred crore has been allocated in the Union Budget. In a paradigm shift, this time onwards, Indian Railways has focused on the completion of current rail projects speedily other than simultaneously working on the newly announced projects. Here is the list of 56 projects to be completed in February-March, fiscal 2021-22:
1) 32 km Hansdiha-Godda New Line in Feb-21
2) 29 km Omalur-Metturdam Patch Doubling in Feb-21
3) 2 km Netravati-Mangalore in Feb-21
4) 22 km Nirmali – Saraigarh New line which includes Kosi Bridge in Mar-21
5) 170 km Ahmedabad-Botad in Mar-21
6) 83 km Pilibhit-Shahjahanpur Gauge Conversion in Mar-21
7) 66 km Utretia – Raebarelli in Mar-21
8) 40 km Ghazipur-Aunihar in Mar-21
9) 24 km Bhusawal-Jalgaon 3rd line in Mar-21
10) 38 km Ambari-Falkata doubling in Mar-21
11) 18 km Ambalapuzha-Haripad in Mar-21
12) 30 km Tambram-Chengalpattu Gauge Conversion in Mar-21
13) 47 km Ajmer-Bangurgram Doubling in Mar-21
14) 52 km New Mynaguri-Gumanihat in Apr-21
15) 52 km Jayanagar – Bijalpura in May-21
16) 104 km Dhasa – Jetalsar GC in May-21
17) 47 km Bangurgram-Guriya Patch DL in May-21
18) 72 km Hajipur-Bachwara doubling in May-21
19) 19 km Kankanadi-Panambur in May-21
20) 60 km Raibarelli-Amethi doubling in May-21
21) 50 km Pendra Road-Anuppur – 3rd line in May-21
22) 225 km Daund-Gulburga doubling in Jun-21
23) 32 km Khurda Rd-Bararng in Jun-21
24) 7 km Katereah-Kursela patch doubling in Jun-21
25) 31 km Bandel Boinchi 3rd line in Jun-21
26) 80 km Mathura-Palwal 4th line in Jun-21
27) 209 km Jallandhar-Pathankot-Jammu Tawi doubling in Jun-21
28) 30 km Manoharpur-Bondamunda 3rd line in Jun-21
29) 24 km Kharagpur-Narayanagarh 3rd line in Jun-21
30) 96 km Arsikere-Tumkur doubling in June 21
31) 60 km Raibareilly-Amethi Doubling in Jun-21
32) 85 km Secunderabad-Mehboobnagar doubling in Jun-21
33) 123 km Yelahanka-Penukonda doubling in Jun-21
34) 54 km Bhadrachalam Road-Sattupalli in Jun-21
35) 221 km Vijayawada-Gudiwada-Bhimavaram-Narsapur, Gudiwada-Machlipatnam in Jul-21
36) 90 km Madurai – Bodinayakkanaur gauge Conversion in Sep-21
37) 69 km Ahmedabad-Mehsana Gauge conversion in Oct-21
38) 102 km Digaru-Hojai doubling in Oct-21
39) 93 km Dausa-Gangapur City New Line in Nov-21
40) 168 km Sambalpur-Talcher doubling in Dec-21
41) 106 km Sambalpur-Titlagarh doubling in Dec-21
42) 203 km Raipur-Titlagarh in Dec-21
43) 164 km Banspani-Daitari-Tomka-Jakhapura doubling in Dec-21
44) 25 km Dankuni-Chandanpur 4th line in Dec-21
45) 26 km Boinchi Shaktigarh 3rd line in Dec-21
46) 206 km Bhimsen-Jhansi doubling in Dec-21
47) 27 km Kurruppanthara-Chingavanam doubling in Dec-21
48) 283 km Bina-Kota doubling in Dec-21
49) 182 km Viramgam-Samakhyali doubling in Dec-21
50) 188 km Ayodhya- Varanasi – Railway Electrification by 28-Feb-22
51) 180 km Guwahati-Lumding Railway Electrification by 28-Feb-22
52) 169 km Mansi-Saharsa, which includes Saharsa-DauramMadhepura-Purnia& MM Banmakhi- Bihariganj Gauge Conversion by 31-Mar-22
53) 308 km Palanpur-Makarpura section (WDFC) by 31-Mar-22
54) 127 km Rewari-Dadri section (WDFC) by 31-Mar-22
55) 475 km Palanpur -Kandla port-Mundra port-Bhuj Railway Electrification by 31-Mar-22
56) 341 km Hospet-Hubli-Vasco Railway Electrification by 31-Mar-22
According to the Railway Ministry, the thrust of the Annual Plan for the economic year 2021-22 is on infra improvement, improvement of passengers/users’ amenities, throughput enhancement, terminal facilities’ improvement, augmentation of train speed, signaling systems, security operates of ROBs, RUBs, and so forth.