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విజయవాడ డివిజన్‌లో భద్రతా పరమైన ఆధునికీకరణ పనుల కారణంగా రద్దు చేసిన పలు రైళ్లను పునరుద్ధరిస్తున్నట్లు వాల్తేర్‌ సీనియర్‌ డీసీఎం ఎ.కె.త్రిపాఠి తెలిపారు.

రైల్వేస్టేషన్‌, న్యూస్‌టుడే: విజయవాడ డివిజన్‌లో భద్రతా పరమైన ఆధునికీకరణ పనుల కారణంగా రద్దు చేసిన పలు రైళ్లను పునరుద్ధరిస్తున్నట్లు వాల్తేర్‌ సీనియర్‌ డీసీఎం ఎ.కె.త్రిపాఠి తెలిపారు. ఈనెల 5 నుంచి 13వ తేదీ వరకు విశాఖ-విజయవాడ-...
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విశాఖ(22701-22702) ఉదయ్‌ ఎక్స్‌ప్రెస్‌, 10 నుంచి 14 వరకు గుంటూరు-విశాఖ(17239), 11 నుంచి 15 వరకు విశాఖ-గుంటూరు(17240) సింహాద్రి ఎక్స్‌ప్రెస్‌ రైళ్లను పునరుద్ధరిస్తున్నట్లు ప్రకటించారు. ప్రయాణికులు గమనించి ఈ రైళ్ల సేవలను వినియోగించుకోవాలని కోరారు.
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VISAKHAPATNAM: Uttarandhra Chaitanya Vedika (UCV) requested the Union Minister for Railways to speed up the operationalization of the new railway zone as it was getting delayed due to the alienation of land by the state government. It has also been mentioned in the letter that there is a demand for Keeping the Waltair Railway Division in the new South Coast Railway Zone.
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A stakeholders meeting should be convened on the Waltair Division issue, the UCV requested.The Convenor of UCV, SS Shiva Sankar informed that there is a large chunk of railway land available adjacent to the railway station which can be used for the New Railway Zone headquarters. The UCV reminded that the land had already been identified in the wireless colony for which even architecture designs and Detailed Project Report (DPR) were ready. He mentioned that railways should go ahead with the available land immediately without waiting for the land from the state government.

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CPI(M) leaders and activists stage a protest in Visakhapatnam demanding early operationalisation of the South Coast Railway Zone.

With the general elections fast approaching, the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) government in the State and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led government at the Centre are trying to complete projects that were put on the back burner for long. The South...
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Coast Railway (SCoR) Zone project, which was announced in 2019 and forgotten after, is one such project.

The Modi government’s announcement of the SCoR Zone project, with its headquarters in Visakhapatnam, before the 2019 general elections came as a huge relief for the people of north Andhra Pradesh. However, disappointment soon set in, as there seemed to be no progress on the project. For five years, the Railway Board kept saying that the detailed project report was being examined and that no time frame could be fixed for operationalisation of the Zone.

The BJP has blamed the YSRCP government for the delay, but this explanation has failed to cut ice with rail users. Activists have suggested that the BJP government should look for alternatives to operationalise the Zone instead of trying to pass the buck to the State government. They believe that a General Manager can be appointed immediately, and that the office buildings and staff quarters constructed as part of the Phase-II expansion of the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP), which are not in use, can be used as the SCoR Zonal Headquarters.

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They have also asked why the Railway authorities are not using railway land which has already been identified, and is close to the Visakhapatnam railway station, to construct the SCoR Zonal headquarters. In fact, the plaque at the site was readied for unveiling by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in 2022. However, a day before Mr. Modi’s visit, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw visited the area late at night and expressed his unhappiness with the site. He announced that he would like a “world-class zonal headquarters building in Visakhapatnam.” The officials informed him that an alternative site was available close to the picturesque Mudasarlova reservoir. Though the State government has taken possession of this land for handing it over to the Railways, a small portion of the land is caught in a legal dispute, say sources. Despite this, the Minister insists on having the headquarters close to Mudasarlova instead of the readily available railway land.

In October 2022, BJP leaders told The Hindu that the scheduled laying of the foundation stone by Mr. Modi was deliberately postponed as the party believed that the YSRCP government would get credit for the railway zone.

During his visit to the Simhachalam Railway Station in Visakhapatnam on December 9, 2023, Mr. Vaishnaw said that the Centre was working with the State government to resolve the issue pertaining to land acquisition in Mudasarlova. Rail users say that the Centre could have initiated this move a long time ago instead of blaming the YSRCP government. The State government, on its part, is allegedly reluctant to evict encroachers and earn their wrath before the elections.

The resentment of the people of Visakhapatnam region increased after the formation of the East Coast Railway (ECoR) Zone in 2003. Later, the Waltair Division was merged with the ECoR Zone. The officials of the ECoR Zone seemed to care little for the needs of the people of north Andhra — for instance, by failing to introduce daily direct trains from Visakhapatnam junction to Chennai and Bengaluru. They also extended popular trains running from Hyderabad and Bengaluru to Visakhapatnam, to Bhubaneswar, but failed to concede to the demands of the people to extend long-distance trains terminating at Bhubaneswar, Puri and Sambalpur, to Visakhapatnam. There are several such examples of the demands of the people being ignored.

Union Minister Kishen Reddy had also written to Mr. Vaishnaw about this injustice. He said that the popular Visakha Express and Prasanthi Express, which were terminating at Visakhapatnam junction, has been extended to Bhubaneswar. This move, he said, had deprived the people of Visakhapatnam region of their quota of berths.

With elections drawing near, it is hoped that the State and Central governments will sort out their issues and ensure operationalisation of the SCoR Zonal soon. However, given the inordinate delay and lack of clear explanations for it, this is likely to remain a pipe dream.

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 625 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.12.2023
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OPERATIONALISATION OF SOUTH COAST RAILWAY ZONE

625. SHRI RAM MOHAN NAIDU KINJARAPU:
Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has any plans to formally commence the operationalisation of the South Coast Railway Zone;

(b) the date on which the construction of a zonal headquarters at Visakhapatnam had started, the set completion date and the proposed extension of days for the completion of its construction and start of its working;

(c) the details regarding the funds for the aforementioned purposes that have been disbursed and utilised;

(d) whether the Government has a plan to construct a railway line between Visakhapatnam junction and Gopalapatnam, if so, the details thereof; and

(e) the details regarding the total area of land that has been acquired for the purpose of building the zonal headquarters at Visakhapatnam, including the issues that have come up during the acquisition of the same?

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MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)
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(a) to (e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House. *****

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.625 BY SHRI RAM MOHAN NAIDU KINJARAPU TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 06.12.2023 REGARDING OPERATIONALISATION OF SOUTH COAST RAILWAY ZONE

(a) to (e): Detailed Project Report (DPR) for the new South Coast Railway Zone (SCoR) has been prepared. The work of “Setting up of South Coast Railways’ Zone HQ” has been sanctioned at an estimated cost of Rs. 106.89 Crore. An outlay of Rs. 10 Crore has been provided for this work in 2023-24. East Coast Railway has been directed to take up suitable work for preliminary activities like land survey, preparation of complete layout plan of SCoR/Headquarter office complex, residential colony and other construction pre-requisites.
One of the options proposed in the Detailed Project Report for setting up of SCoR zone headquarter is in 52.2 Acre land at Mudasarlova which is to be handed over by Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC)/Andhra Pradesh Government in lieu of railway land taken for Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) project. Government of Andhra Pradesh is yet to identify suitable 52.2 Acre land at Mudasarlova, Vishakhapatnam and hand it over to Railway.
There is existing double line connectivity between Visakhapatnam junction & Gopalapatnam. Further, work has been sanctioned for 3rd & 4th lines between Visakhapatnam junction & Gopalapatnam (15.31 km) in April, 2023 at a cost of Rs. 159.47 Crore.
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Today, Delhi: Central Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav revealed that the Andhra Pradesh government has not yet given the land required for the construction of the South Coast Railway Zone headquarters at Visakhapatnam. Are there any plans to officially launch South Coast Railway Zone? When did the construction of zonal headquarters start? When will it be finished? How many days were extended to complete the construction? How much funds have been allocated so far? How much did you use? He replied to a question asked by TDP MP...
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K. Rammohan Naidu in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. “Detailed Project Report (DPR) for South Coast Railway Zone has been prepared. We have sanctioned the construction works of Zonal Headquarters at an estimated cost of Rs.106.89 crores. We have allocated Rs.10 crore for this purpose in the financial year 2023-24. East Coast Railway Zone has been entrusted with the responsibility of preparing layout plan for land survey, zone headquarters complex, residential colony and other structures. In the DPR, we have proposed to construct the headquarters of this zone on 52.2 acres of land in Mudasarlova. As the Andhra Pradesh government has taken railway land for the Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS), the Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation has to hand over 52.2 acres of land in Mudasarlova to the Andhra Pradesh government. Ashwini Vaishnav said that the government has yet to identify suitable land for this and hand it over to the railway department. The Minister of Railways revealed that the permissions have been granted in April 2023 for the construction of 3 and 4 lines between Visakhapatnam Junction-Gopalapatnam for a distance of 15.31 km at a cost of Rs.159.47 crores.
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