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4.           Chennai-Thoothukudi freight corridor
5.           High speed passenger rail link-Madurai-Coimbatore
6.           High speed passenger rail link-Chennai-Coimbatore
7.           Chennai-Bengaluru high speed rail link
8.           Chennai-Bengaluru freight corridor
9.           Avadi-Guduvancheri Rail link
10.         Avadi-Thiruvallur-Ennore port link     In these ten projects, the doubling project of Chennai-Kanyakumari is of vital importance.   In this year’s Budget, for Villupuram-Dindigul line which is of 273 kilometres with electrification, the amount allocated is Rs.220 crore, whereas the sanctioned cost is nearly Rs.1300 crore.  Only if this doubling project is completed, the entire southern region of the State would be developed.

Moreover, for Thanjavur-Ponmalai doubling project of 47 kilometres the amount allocated in this Budget is Rs.72 crore, whereas the sanctioned cost is Rs.450 crore.  With this sort of funding, we do not know when they will be completed.  I would request the Railway Minister to allocate more funds for these projects.

Similarly, there are 23 Railway projects that were announced in the previous Railway budgets but work has not yet started.  The following are new line projects:

1.           Thanjavur-Pudukkottai via Gandarvakkottai
12.         Dindugul Kumuli via Bodi and Theni
13.         New line for Villivakkam and Katpadi Sections   DOUBLING PROJECT: 
1      Thiruvananthapuram to Kanyakumari  

2      Jlarpettai Kadpadi Arakkonam  

3      Bodinayakkanur to Kottayam  

4      Renigunta to Arakkonam  

5      Irugur-Podanur  

6      Thiruvananthapuram to Kanyakumari via Nagercoil  

7      Madurai-Kanyakumari via Tirunelveli including Nagercoil Junction Terminal facilities  

8      New BG line between Chennai and Sriperumbudur via Saidepettai  

9      5th and 6th line on Chennai to Villivakkam   

10   3rd and 4th lines from Attipattu Gummidipoondi   

 

          Sir, the Railway Minister, in his Budget, announced 200 more Adarsh stations. I would like to remind the hon. Minister that in the previous Budget Sri Rangam and Pudukkottai were selected to be made as Adarsh stations. But no action has been taken so far. I would like to request the hon. Minister to allocate sufficient funds to upgrade them as Adarsh stations. There is an urgent need for early completion of the Villupuram – Dindigul doubling project by allocating more funds.

          The hon. Railway Minister in his Budget has laid much emphasis on constructing RUBs and ROBs and eliminating manned/unmanned level crossings. In this connection, there is a demand for construction of ROBs in the following places which are to be completed on war footing.