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Patna: Railway budget has been eagerly awaited in Bihar for its promises in regards to do something for this underdeveloped region. But then India is not a well knit national entity. Rather it is a conglomerate of regional interest. Moral of story is that one should not expect much.
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I’m sure Bihar would have been a much better entity had it been on its own. It would not have been so blatantly marginalized by a central government led by figure head Dr Manmohan Singh and the real power Ms. Sonia Gandhi and her inheritor Mr. Rahul Gandhi.
In a blatant affront to Bihar, most of the NHDP phase III roads stands downgraded to two lanes. And now pending Bihar projects are being starved for funds. A judicious comment requires figures and facts. The same is detailed below.
Eastern Central Railways
New Lines (Construction)-ECR 312,40,00,000
Restoration of Dismantled Lines-ECR 40,00,00,000
Total Allocation to ECR (new line + doubling) 645,00,00,000
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Eastern Railways
Major Allocations (above Rs 80 Crores per Project):
Lakshmikantapur-Namkhana-Chandanagar with new Material
Modification for Kakadwip-Budakhali (5 km) & Chandanagar-
Bakhali (17.2 km) 250,00,00,000
Tarakeswar-Bishnupur with extension upto Dhaniakhali, Arambagh-
Irphala and new Material Modification for Irphala-Ghatal (11.2 km)
& Arambagh-Champadanga (23.3 km) 300,00,00,000
Tarkeshwar-Magra (51.95 km) 100,00,00,000
Hasnabad-Hingalganj (14 km) 100,00,00,000
Bardhaman-Katwa (51.52 km) with new Material Modification for
Katwa-Bazarsau (30.59 km) - doubling, Katwa (Dainhat)-
Mateswar, (34.4 km) Negun-Mangalkot (8.60 km) & Mateswar-
Memari (35.6 km) – NL 176,50,00,000
New Alipore-Akra & Budge Budge-Pujali with new Material
Modification for Pujali-Uluberia (Birshivpur)(10.25 km) & Pujali-
Bahrahat(9.75 km)- new lines 150,00,00,000
Sonarpur-Canning (14.96 km) with new Material Modification for
Kalikapur-Minakhan via Ghatakpur (38 km) - new line 100,00,00,000
Kalinarayanpur-Krishnanagar with Krishnanagar-Shantipur-
Nabadwipghat - GC & Krishnanagar-Chartala & new Material
Modification for Krishnanagar-Chapra - NL, Naihati-Ranaghat -
3rd line & Nabadwipghat-Nabadwipdham with extension to BB
loop (9.58 km) 120,00,00,000
Chandpara-Bongaon with extension to Chandabazar and new
Material Modification for Bongaon-Poramaheshtala (20 km) &
Chandabazar-Bagdah (13.86 km) - new lines 130,00,00,000
Pandabeswar-Chinpai (21.41 km) & Ikra-Churulia-Gurundi with new
Material Modification between Barbani-Churulia (9 km) - new line 125,00,00,ooo
Magrahat-Diamond Harbour (19.67 km) with new Material
Modification for Sangrampur- Krishanchandpur(25 km) &
Diamond Harbour (Gurudasnagar)- Bahrahat)(21 km) - new lines 100,00,00,000
Katwa-Patuli (17.7 km) with new Material Modification for
Ahmedpur-Katwa (51.92 km) - gauge conversion 100,00,00,000
Dankuni-Chandanpur- 4th line(25.41 km) as 1st phase of Dankuni-
Saktigarh 4th line with new Material Modification for Baruipara-
Furfura - new line 80,00,00,000
Total ( New Line &doubling) Eastern Railways: 2940,00,00,000
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South Eastern Railways
Major allocations
Howrah-Amta, Bargachia-Champadanga-Tarakeshwar, Amta-Bagnan
& new Material Modification for Janghipara-Furfura Sharif (12.3
km) 250,00,00,000
Bowaichandi-Arambagh (31 km)- 122,00,00,000
Digha-Jaleswar (41 km) with new Material Modification for Digha-
Egra (31 km)- 150,00,00,000
Tamluk-Digha, Deshpran-Nandigram with new Material Modification
for Kanthi-Egra (26.2 km)- 100,00,00,000
Bankura-Damodar Vally with Bowai Chandi-Khana, Rainagar-
Chinchai, Bankura-Mukut Monipur & new Material Modification for
Mukut Monipur-Uparsol & Bankura (Kalabati)-Purulia via Hura-
NL- 90,00,00,000
Total SER (new line+doubling) 1100,00,00,000
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North Frontier Railways
WB Specific Major Allocations
Eklakhi-Balurghat (87.11 km), Gazol-Itahar (28 km) & new Material
Modification for Raiganj-Itahar (21.8 km) 80,00,00,000
Kaliyaganj-Buniadpur (33.13 km) 100,00,00,000
Balurghat-Hilli (29 km) 100,00,00,000
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Metro Railways
Dum Dum-Tollyganj - Design & construction of rapid transit system incl
extension between Tollyganj-Garia, Dum Dum-Baranagar & Noapara-
NSCB Airport 195,00,00,000
Joka-Binoy Badal Dinesh Bagh via Majerhat - Construction of Metro
railway (16.72 km) 1625,81,00,000
Noapara-Barasat via Bimanbandar - Construction of Metro railway (18
km) 1000,00,00,000
Dum Dum Airport-New Garia via Rajerhat - Construction of Metro
railway (32 km), 1600,00,00,000
Baranagar-Barrackpore & Dakshineswar - Construction of Metro
railway (14.5 km) 1600,00,00,000
Total New Metro Project: 6025,81,00,000
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