At present, there are 7 new lines, 6 gauge conversion, 2 doubling and 3 railway electrification ongoing railway projects under North Eastern Railway. An expenditure of ' 4309 crore has been incurred upto March, 2014 and an outlay of ' 402.65 crore has been provided for these projects for the year 2014-15. Due to huge throwforward of ongoing projects and limited overall availability of funds, it is not possible to provide adequate funds to all the projects on a regular basis which is a pre-requisite to fix the time lines.
Barabanki-Gonda and Chhapra-Siwan-Thawe sections of North Eastern Railway, have already been opened for electric traction.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Railways Shri Manoj Sinha in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
AKS/HK/KD/RV
Barabanki-Gonda and Chhapra-Siwan-Thawe sections of North Eastern Railway, have already been opened for electric traction.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Railways Shri Manoj Sinha in written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
AKS/HK/KD/RV
