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PR No. 417 Date. 16th Oct, 2016


Shri Mallikarjun Kharge, Former Minister of Railways and
Shri Ravindra Gupta, GM/SCR Review Progress of Tunnel works on Bidar - Gulbarga New Rail Line Project

Shri Ravindra Gupta, General Manager, South Central Railway along with Shri Mallikarjun Kharge, Hon’ble former Minister of Railways & Member of Parliament, Gulbarga reviewed the progress of the ongoing tunnel works at Margutti on the Bidar-Gulbarga New Railway Line Project today i.e., 16th October, 2016. Shri R.C. Boolchandani, Chief Administrative Officer (Construction) and Other Officials of SCR were also present.

Shri Ravindra Gupta briefed Shri Mallikarjun Kharge on the status of the works, including the extent of completion and also plans drawn up for completing the remaining works. Later, Shri Ravindra Gupta along with Shri Mallikarjun Kharge visited the tunnel site near Margutti at Bidar end and inspected the ongoing works. They also reviewed the ongoing Road Over Bridge works going on above the tunnel. Shri Mallikarjun Kharge advised that railway shall ensure safety of road commuters in executing the bridge works..

Later, interacting with media Shri Ravindra Gupta, said that all measures have been taken and accorded due priority for completion of the tunnel works which is part of the Bidar – Gulbarga new railway line as planned. Of the 1.67 kms of tunnel works, only 80 meters of work is left to be finished, said the General Manager. He expressed confidence that the tunnel drilling works which are going at 2.5 metres per day will complete within the stipulated time. The General Manager elaborated that though there were difficulties due to soil condition in the execution of tunnel works, they were overcome with technical assistance from RITES and RDSO. He expressed optimism that the Bidar-Gulbarga new rail line will be completed by March 2017.



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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be invited to inaugurate the Bidar-Kalaburgi railway

Sourec : The Hindu ..

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be invited to inaugurate the Bidar-Kalaburgi railway line in April 2017, MP Bhagwant Khuba, said on Thursday.

The line that has been pending from 1999, will be completed by April. Officials have confirmed that works are nearing completion and the pending works are on schedule, he told presspersons after inspecting works along the railway from Khanapur to Maragutti.

Mr Khuba said efforts of leaders like former Chief Minister B. S Yeddyurappa released half the cost of the project as the state’s share. Union railway minister of state Basanagouda Patil Yatnal also ensured it was taken up on priority, he claimed.

T.P. Narayan Rao, chief engineer of the south central railway, said the project with an estimated cost of Rs 1,500 crore was almost complete. All works will be completed by December, trial runs will be done in January. The line could be completely operational by April, the officer said.

Laying of 104 km of the 110.4 km was over. The 1.67 kilometre long tunnel work in Maragutti in Kalaburgi district is in progress with tunneling of 1.47 km completed. Work on around 200 m will be completed soon, he said.

The line has 14 major bridges, 183 minor bridges, 13 over-bridges and 53 underbridges along the way. There are 13 stations along the route. Tunnel workers are being supplied with all safety equipment including oxygen supply pipelines, officers informed.

Source:http://m.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/pm-to-be-invited-to-inaugurate-bidar-kalaburgi-railway-line/article8737442.ece