CRS could commence if Binny Mill land is given: Kharge

On saturday afternoon,  Sudhershan Mantri met Minister Dinesh Gundu Rao at Vidhan Soudha  on the Bangalore Suburban Rail.  He explained him on the existing status.

Thanks Sudharshan for your this efforts.

It seems GOK is  making some progress on this and  finally taking posession of 3 Acers of Binny Mill Land for SWR with cost of 60 - 70 Crore.  Cabinet decision is in the process  for the same and soon this land will be given to SWR.

Also Dinesh Gundu Rao minister is serious about  getting CRS / Suburban Rail for Bangalore.  

With this  Railway should   come forward and DPR should be submitted soon and SPV to come existence.

Amid uncertainty over Ahmedabad-Gandhinagar metro rail, the Gujarat government has put the ambitious dedicated regional rail system project on the fast track. A special purpose vehicle to develop a rail network linking peripheral towns like Sanand, Viramgam, Dholka, Dhandhuka, Kalol, Kadi, Nadiad, Anand and Naroda has been floated last week with an initial authorized capital of Rs 200 crore.

First conceived in 2004, initial estimates pegged the project cost at Rs 2,500 crore. At current prices, it may cost Rs 5,000 crore. The state government has received the final feasibility report from government of India's RITES.

ARRC will be initially formed by the state government with an initial authorized share capital of the company of Rs 200 crore divided into two crore equity shares of Rs 10 each and the initial paid up capital of the company will be Rs 10 crore.

http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-06-09/ahmedabad/39848773_1_200-crore-the-spv-indian-railways

Regional Rail System (RRS) for Ahmedabad was an outcome of the IPTS study for Ahmedabad city to identify the solutions for urban transport problem in the city

Its planned for 288 Kms  with extensions :

Corridor 1 Barejadi – Ahmedabad Jn – Kalol Jn - 43.49 km Corridor 2 Ahmedabad

Jn – Naroda - 9.47 km

1. Kalol – Kadi –                                     20 kms,

2. Kadi – Katosan Road –                   18 kms,

3. Katosan Road – Viramgam –         38 kms,

4. Ahmedabad Jn. – Sanand –           29 kms,

5. Sanand – Viramgam –                    36 kms,

6. Kalol – Mehsana –                           42 kms,

7. Naroda – Prantij –                            57 Kms,

8. Barejadi – Mehmedabad –             12 kms,

9. Mehmedabad – Anand -                  36 kms ,

This project will cost more then 5000 Crore.  Good going Gjarat Govt,  can the Karnataka Govt learn from this.

The State government has entrusted Rail India Technical and Economic Search (RITES) to prepare a Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the first phase of the Commuter Rail System (CRS) which proposes to connect two railway stations in Bangalore City with Ramanagara district and Malur of Kolar district.

The Directorate of Urban Land and Transport  (DULT)  has provided RITES four months time to prepare the DPR for phase 1A of the project.  The orders were issued during the second week of October.  The phase will connect Bangalore City-Nayandahalli-Jnanabharathi-Kengeri-Hejjala-Bidadi-Ramanagara and Bangalore City-Bangalore Cantonment-Bangalore East- K R Puram- Whitefield-Malur. RITES has already prepared the feasibility for the project and submitted it to DULT last year.

“We are working on the modalities for setting up the Bangalore Suburban Rail Corporation Limited  to execute the project. Chartered accountants are working out the structure to float the company,” DULT Commissioner V Manjula said. Once the corporation is set up, it will function as a special purpose vehicle.

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah had announced in the revised state budget proposal 2013-14 that the government was keen to execute the project in a time-bound manner.

The full project will be spread out in four phases and proposes to connect Bangalore with Hosur, Mandya, Bangarpet, Chikaballapur, Doddaballapur, Tumkur, Nelamangala and Mandya.

Feasibility report

According to the feasibility report, one of the first requirement would be the construction of two additional platforms at the Bangalore City railway station.

At present, the Bangalore yard has 10 platform lines, six pit lines (maintenance lines), eight stabling (meant for stabling trains during their idle time or when they are waiting for their turn onto platform line or pit line).

The study has recommended that two maintenance lines be converted to platforms for passengers of commuter trains.

The phase would also require four pit lines at Byappanahalli railway station. Execution of work will not involve obstruction to running trains. The report has also recommended that initially five electric trains be run on the system which could be expanded further.

Manjula said the DULT is also preparing a proposal for the concurrence of the project from the Railways. “The exact cost of the Phase 1A of the project will be known once the DPR is finalised. The feasibility study has estimated project cost at Rs 950 crore and finally it may touch Rs 1,050 crore,”  she added.

The government would also request the Railways for financial participation in the project so that it could be executed on a cost-sharing basis.

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/364908/dpr-commuter-rail-ready-four.html

Lokasabha Elections are approaching and its surprising that GOK and CM Siddue are following delaying tactics on this and  for whose gain r they trying to delay this and when Railway Minister is from Karntaka.