we have initiated Broad gauge across India.
separate lines for freight trains & bio-toilets in all passenger trains- Suresh Prabhu.
Samaj Vikas Samvad,
NEW DELHI,
Converting the entire network of rail tracks into broad gauge and installing bio-toilets in all trains.
these are the most ambitious projects which are in the pipeline for implementation.
these projects will make the railways a major engine of the country’s growth.
Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu, who stated this in the Lok Sabha ;
also informed about a proposal to lay separate rail lines for freight trains and setting a target to lay at least 10 km new rail track per day.
Insisting that passenger safety is a major priority for his ministry,
Suresh Prabhu said we are using the latest technology to upgrade all the unmanned level crossings in the country and trying to make them safer than ever before.
Investment in railways has declined over the years compared to the road sector in India while it has gone up significantly in countries like China,
he said we are preparing a “clear cut road map”,
under which, we are planning to invest around Rs 8.5 lakh crore.
in the next five years to make the network one of the best in the world.
Replying to the Demand for Grants for the Railway Ministry.
Replying to the Demand for Grants for the Railway Ministry during
which the opposition slammed the merger of Railway Budget with
General Budget, Prabhu shot back stating “ the government had inherited problems from the previous dispensations”.
The Demand for Grants was later passed by voice vote.
the Modi government had initiated investments to the tune of
Rs 3.5 lakh crore in the last three years. Talking about the strengthening of infrastructure,
Prabhu said we will convert all the meter gauge into broad gauge tracks in the next five years.
we will also try to equip all trains with bio-toilets by October 2, 2019.
As of now, there is 3650 km of meter gauge tracks. we are focusing to convert them into broad gauge lines.
According to the government target, the entire track of meter gauge in the North East will be the broad gauge.
by the end of this year. Prabhu said the government is working on three more dedicated freight corridors to increase the freight capacity of Railways.
Sixteen percent of the railway network including the Delhi-Mumbai and Mumbai-Chennai segments takes the load off
65 percent of the traffic and government has finalized projects to strengthen infrastructure in the high-traffic segment, the Railway Minister said.
extensive use of solar energy is being envisaged.
He said an ambitious plan to fast-track electrification of the railway network is underway as part of which extensive use of solar energy is being envisaged.
we have set a target of saving Rs 41,000 crore in energy bills in the next 10 years.
He said the government has set a target of doubling the volume of the electrified rail network in the next five years.
The Railway Minister also said the government has decided to go for separate tracks for freight and passenger trains.
To increase the speed in high-density routes like Delhi-Mumbai and Delhi-Howrah, the Railway has set aside Rs 20,000 crore
we will give the contract to a single agency to ensure smooth implementation, he said.
Referring to recent train mishaps,
he said NIA was probing the cases and people responsible for the incidents will face strong punishment.
doubling of rail tracks is another priority area.
The Minister said the doubling of rail tracks is another priority area and 12,500 km of the network has been doubled in the last two years.
Prabhu said the government is monetizing railways’ infrastructure,
its data and even its garbage to increase non-fare revenue, besides going for 100 percent e-procurement to promote transparency.
He said we have initiated a major program for redevelopment of stations under PPP mode.
presently around 23 stations are going through the bidding process.
The Minister said we have allocated Rs one lakh crore fund to strengthen the safety mechanism of the network.
In this context, he said the projects include track renewal, driver training, signal up-gradation, and installation of a train protection warning system.
all the states are getting higher allocation in the budget.
this year we have tried to allocate a higher budget in comparison to the previous government’s budget outlay to almost all the states,
our ministry has given Almost all the states with higher allocation in the budget compared to outlay made by previous governments, said Prabhu.
On digital initiatives, he said currently 15,000 e-tickets are being issued per minute and 68 percent of total tickets purchased are through digital platforms.
Prabhu said we are introducing the latest technology for critical operations including for manufacturing of rolling stocks.
The manufacturing of conventional coaches has been stopped.
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