Staff Reporter
Guwahati: Physical survey of the proposed alternative railway line from Lanka to Moinarband in Assam has been completed. The proposed alignment comprises length of 147 km. Lanka is located in Hojai district and Moinarband is situated in the Cachar district of Barak Valley.
This was stated by the Minister of Railways, Information & Broadcasting and Electronics & Information Technology, Ashwini Vaishnaw today in Parliament in reply to a question raised by Rajya Sabha MP from Assam, Kanad Purkayastha.
In his reply, the Union Minister said, “The Final Location Survey (FLS) for Lanka- Moinarband has been sanctioned for preparation of the Detailed Project Report (DPR). The physical survey work has been completed for entire alignment of 147 km passing through West Karbi Anglong, Dima Hasao and Cachar districts in the state of Assam.”
Minister Vaishnaw also said, “After firming up of DPR, sanctioning of project requires consultation with various stakeholders, including state governments and necessary approvals viz. appraisal of NITI Aayog, Ministry of Finance etc. As sanctioning of projects is a continuous and dynamic process, exact timelines cannot be fixed. Completion of Railway project/s depends on various factors like quick land acquisition by State Government, forest clearance by officials of forest department, shifting of infringing utilities, statutory clearances from various authorities, geological and topographical conditions of area, law and order situation in the area of project/s site, number of working months in a year for particular project site etc. All these factors affect the completion time and cost of the project/s.”
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