Hyderabad: Giving major thrust to spend ` 672 cr on passenger amenities

Hyderabad: Giving major thrust to passenger amenities, the South-Central Railway (SCR) has been sanctioned Rs 6,846 cr for the year 2020-21. A substantial amount of Rs 672 cr has been allocated for improving amenities including facilities for Divyangjan.

Addressing the media, SCR General Manager Gajanan Mallya said, "Much emphasis has been given for track renewals with a budgetary grant of Rs 900crore.

Another Rs 542 crore has been allotted for road safety works which includes level crossings, bridges, RoB and RuB works." New doubling works have been sanctioned in the current budget which includes doubling of Dharmavaram – Pakala – Katpadi for a stretch of 290 km with an estimated cost of Rs 2,900 crore. Doubling of Guntur – Bibinagar for a distance of 248 km with an estimated cost of Rs 2,480 crore, doubling of Akola–Dhone via Purna, Mudkhed, Secunderabad, Mahabubnagar (excluding sections between Purna-Mudkhed & Bolarum– Mahbubnagar which are already in progress) for a distance of 626 km with an estimated cost of Rs 6,260 crore.

Allocation for the last mile projects

♦  Rs 54 crore allotted for Akkannapet –Medak new line project. The project was sanctioned in the year 2012-13 for a distance of 17 kms at an estimated cost of Rs 118 crore. 50% of the project cost would be shared by the Government of Telangana with land free of cost. The works are nearing completion.

♦ Rs 75 crore allotted for Mudkhed –Parbhani doubling project. The doubling project was sanctioned in the year 2012-13 for a distance of 81 kms at a sanctioned cost of Rs. 391 crore. The section between Parbhani –Mirkhel for a distance of 17 kms and Mudkhed -Nanded-Limbgaon for a distance of 36 kms totaling to 53 kms completed and commissioned. The works in the balance portion of 29 kms between Mirkhel-Limbgaon are in progress.

♦ Rs 40 crore allotted for MMTS phase II project which was sanctioned in the year 2012-13 with the estimated cost Rs. 817 crore. The works on sections between Telapur – Ramachandrapuram for a distance of 5.75 kms completed and commissioned. The works on Moula Ali – Ghatkesar and Malkajgiri- Bolarum-Medchal sections are nearing completion. The project is targeted for completion at the earliest.