Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla Railway Project
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Railways’ ambitious project to connect Kashmir valley to rest of India through Udhampur-Srinagar-Baramulla railway track is going to cost more than what was estimated earlier. The rough estimated cost at the time of preparation of project report was assessed as Rs. 3077 crore. Now the cost has been estimated as Rs. 11,270 crore after completion of detailed engineering survey. Earlier, estimate was prepared on the basis of topo sheets and aerial photographs as detailed survey could not be completed due to highly difficult inaccessible terrain and adverse conditions/situation of the area. An outlay of Rs. 1700 crore has been proposed as an additonality during 2007-08 and an expenditure of Rs. 3836 crore has been incurred upto March 2007. The project is proposed for completion as per following schedule:- Udhampur-Katra ---- December, 2008 Katra-Qazigund-----  2011-12 Qazigund-Baamulla—May, 2008 This information was given by the Minister of State for Railways Shri R.Velu in written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha today. AKS/HK