Indian Railway Budget 2012-2013 - March 14, 2012
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE RAILWAY BUDGET 2012-13
Metropolitan Projects
Works announced for Kolkata Metro last year progressing satisfactorily
and some projects being extended to cover new sections.
SPV with Andhra Pradesh Government to be set up for commercial
management of the MMTS.
MRVC to carry out feasibility study for construction of faster corridors
on CSTM – Panvel and Virar-Vasai-Diva-Panvel sections.
Work to be taken up facilitating running of 12-car rakes on Harbour line.
Financial modeling of the elevated rail corridor from Churchgate to Virar
firmed up with Government of Maharashtra through PPP mode.
A pre-feasibility survey for a similar corridor between CST and Kalyan
proposed.
A National High Speed Rail Authority to be set up.
Pre-feasibility studies on six high speed corridors already completed;
study on Delhi-Jaipur-Ajmer-Jodhpur to be taken up in 2012-13.
Cooperation with State Governments
MoU signed with Government of Chhatisgarh to develop three rail
corridors in state for movement of passenger and freight.
31 projects covering a length of more than 5000 km in 10 states being
executed with contribution from state governments.
Four projects on cost sharing basis with Governments of Haryana,
Andhra Pradesh & West Bengal proposed.
12 projects on cost sharing basis with Government of Karnataka, Andhra
Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Rajasthan & Maharashtra sent to
Planning Commission for approval.
17 projects to facilitate the first and list mile connectivity proactively
sanctioned and another 28 projects identified.
Connectivity to neighbouring countries
Construction of Jogbani-Biratnagar and Jaynagar-Bijalpura-Bardibas new
lines already in progress to provide connectivity to Nepal.
Project to connect Agartala with Akhaura in Bangladesh to be taken up in
2012-13.
Rail Based Industries
Rail Wheel Plan at Chhapra produced 78 wheels during 2011-12; the
plant would be fully commissioned in 2012-13.
Rae Bareli coach factory manufactured 10 coaches in 2011-12; phase-II
of the factory would be commissioned in 2012-13.
Diesel Component Factory at Dankuni has commenced trial production
and would be fully commissioned in 2012-13.
Wagon Manufacturing Factory at Kulti and fiat bogey frame unit at
Budge Budge to commence production in 2012-13.
A wagon factory to be set up at Sitapali (Ganjam District of Odisha).
A rail coach factory with the support of Government of Kerala to be set
up at Palakkad; two additional new manufacturing units for coaches to be
established in the Kutch area in Gujarat and at Kolar in Karnataka with
active participation of the State Governments.
A plant for manufacture of traction alternators for high horse power
diesel locomotives to be set up at Vidisha in Madhya Pradesh.
Setting up of a factory at Shyamnagar in West Bengal to manufacture
next generation technology propulsion system for use in high power
electric locomotives.
Augmenting the electric loco Ancillaries Unit of CLW at Dankuni for
fabrication of locomotive shells and assembly of three phase locomotives
for manufacturing of new generation 9000 HP locomotives.
Sick wagon unit ‘Braithwaite’ taken over by Railways has been conferred
with Turn Around Award by the Board of Reconstruction of Public Sector
Enterprise.
Green Initiatives
Setting up of 72 MW capacity windmill plants in Andhra Pradesh,
Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal.
Setting up of 200 remote railway stations as ‘green energy stations’
powered entirely by solar energy.
Providing solar lighting system at 1000 manned level crossing gates.
Introduction of mobile emission test cars to measure pollution level of
diesel locomotives.
Commissioning of two bio diesel plants at Raipur and Tondiarpet.
Introduction of a ‘Green Train’ to run through the pristine forests of
North Bengal.
2500 coaches to be equipped with bio toilets.
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