Coal Connectivity Projects : Perspective & Issues

SUDHENDU J. SINHADIRECTOR PLANNING,RAILWAY BOARD Date :21.11.2013

Importance

Critical for evacuation & transportation of 615 MT of Coal production target by 2016-17.

MCL - incremental production significant for AP, TN and Karnataka.

Ch projects important for Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Gujarat.

Imp …

• Substantially increase coal availability.• Improve Power Scenario.• Enhance Freight Rev. of Rlys. • Enhance incremental rev. of

Jharkhand.

COAL CONNECTS

No. Of Project : 31 [Jointly identified by Min. of Rly., Power & Coal] CRITICAL : 5

MAJOR : 9

MINOR : 17

SWEEPRAILWAY WISE: SUBSIDIARY WISE:ECR- 18 CCL- 12 SECR- 06 NCL- 07ECOR- 03 SECL- 05ER- 01 MCL- 05SER- 01 BCCL- 01SER+ ECR- 01 SCCL - 01SCR- 01

SN

Name of Project Coal Field Coal Subsi. Co.

State

1 Tori-Shivpur -Kathautia

North Karanpura

CCL JH.

2 Shivpur -Kathautia North Karanpura

CCL JH.

3 Jharsuguda-Sardega IB Valley MCL Odisha

4 Bhupdeopur-Korichappar-Baroud

Mand-Raigarh

SECL CH.

5. Diversion of fire affected area.

JHARIA BCCL Jh . WB

CRITICAL COAL CONNECTS

TORI- SHIVPUR- KATHAUTIA

1. Tori-Shivpur New Line (CCL)

Milestone :•Stage I - Conditional clearance. [29.4.11/ 1.8.12]•Stage II - Clearance on 19.6.13.•Work from Tori end.•TDC: June 2016. [ CCI Target for Mar /2015]

• 43 Km. 1094 Cr. 60MT out of total 140 MT.

• Deposit work of CCL CAO/CON/ECR

Assistance Required

• Complete possession of required 375 ha of land is made available by Jh by 30.10.13. At present, 99 ha of Govt. and Raiyati (Pvt.) land are not available at 131 locations/stretches in the entire span of 44 km.

• Tree Felling and Clearance by 30.10.13.• Adequate security for men and machines deployed. • Deputation of LA & Forest officials to resolve issues.• Beef up Security at vulnerable loctions. • Ensuring inter-district coord. (Chatra, Latehar,

Hazaribagh)

2 Shivpur-Kathautia (Part of Tori-Kathautia Revised Alignment)

Milestone :

• Early identification of forest : to enable Rlys to file Stage-I.

• Land Acquisition.• Handing Over Possession.• Final Forestry Clearance.

• Shivpur-Hazaribag was not agreed by MoEF hence changed to Shivpur-Kathautia

•47.70 Km 1250 Cr. CCL CAO/CON/ECR.

3. Jharsuguda-Barpalli-Sardega

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• 52.41 Km. IB Valley Odisha 555 Cr. MCL CAO/CON/SER .

• Takes off from Jharsuguda-FCI-Shunting neck & terminates at buffer end at Sardega. Includes Dhutra connection.

•Passes through Jharsuguda & Sundergarh districts, 24 vill., 2 Tehsils- Jharsuguda & Hemgir & 2 Forest Div. -Sambalpur & Sundergarh.

•To evacuate and transport 60 MT of coal from Gopalpur-Manoharpur Blocks in IB valley of MCL.

•Jharsuguda-Barpalli-Sardega …•Includes : Con. of Main Sdg. b/n FCI Shtg. Neck &

Sardega. : Loading Bulb at Barpali. : Rail Flyover at Jharsuguda.

•Target : Dec.’14.

• 29.8.2013 : After hectic persuasion by the Railways, Stage- I forest clearance has been forwarded by the State Govt. to MoEF and the clearance is likely to be obtained shortly.

• 27.2.2012 : MOU with CH.• 3 corridors : East. North. East-West Corridor. • Bhupdeopur- Korichhapar/Baroud [Mand- Raigarh]- Part

East Corridor.• Execution : SPV route with CH. CIL. IRCON. Bhupdeopur-

korichappar-Korba & Gevra road –Pendra road projects  .

• NL b/n Bhupdeopur-Korichapar will be extended to Korba via Dharmjaigarh - 63 km project costing 344 Cr. • Gevra Road to Pendra Road (East-West Corridor), 122 km .“In

Principle” approval from Plg Comm. • March 13: 2 JVs formed. Land acquisiton is in process. • TDC : 2yrs for Ph I & 3 Yrs. For complete.

4. Bhupdeopur-Korichappar-Baroud

1. PROPOSED RAIL CORRIDORS IN NORTHERN REGION OF CHHATTISGARH 2. SURVEYS IN PROGRESS

1. PROPOSED RAIL CORRIDORS IN NORTHERN REGION OF CHHATTISGARH 2. SURVEYS IN PROGRESS

1. PROPOSED RAIL CORRIDORS IN NORTHERN REGION OF CHHATTISGARH 2. SURVEYS IN PROGRESS

East

Diversion of Fire Affected Railway Lines in Jharia area of BCCL

133 Track km. 172 trains I/C 46 Pass. DHN & ADRA

MAJOR COAL CONNECTIVITY PROJECTS

1. Piparwar Railway Siding [CCL]

• 30 Km. 90.60 Cr. CCL RITES 25 MT

Roadblocks :Severe Law & Order problem

TDC- Dec.’13 for Ph I & Jun’14 for Ph II

Facts : • 12.5 Km 129Cr CCL 12-15 MT CAO/C/ECR.

• take off from 11th km of Piparwar.

Milestone :• Transferred to RVNL.

. Target : June 2015

2. Ashoka Siding Project [CCL]

3. Shivpur-Chatti Bariatu & Hazaribagh-Banadag Sdgs.

Facts : • Shivpur-Chatti Bariatu (14 km) & Hazaribagh-

Banadag (9 km)• ECR. NTPC CAO/CON/ECR• Survey by RITES

Milestone :Shivpur-Chatti-Bariatu : DPR submitted to

NTPC.

Banadag project : Likely to be opened for Goods Traffic.

4. Koderma-Hazaribagh-Barkakhana-Ranchi -NL

Milestone :• TDC for Koderma-Hazaribagh : Oct.’13

Hazaribagh-Barkakhana (57 km) : Sept.’14 Barkakhana-Ranchi (65 km): Dec.’15

Facts : • 189 km. 2957.21 Cr. JH share - 66% CAO/CON/ECR. • Important for evacuation of coal from Hazaribagh-Banadag siding.

5. Koderma – Tilaiya New Line

Milestone :• Stage-II forest clearance from BH –Pending. • fly over at Manpur - To avoiding reversal. NTPC to give consent.• Land acquisition Issues. 70% civil work in non forest area is complete.

• TDC : 2014-15 – Stage-I -non forest land (40km) : 2018-19 – Stage-II in forest land (25km)

Fact : • 64 Km. Line [34 km under forest area of Bh & Jh] 418 Cr.

CAO/CON/ECR• Critical for : BARH Thermal Power Plant of NTPC [Operational -Feb’ 14].

• Involves construction of 5 long tunnels 6 via ducts bridges.

6. Angul- Talcher Bulb Line

• Doubling of feeder lines• Auto signalling

Rail Corridor connecting Angul-Talcher Line

7.

Facts : • 85 Km. 5200 Cr RITES Odisha (IDCO). • Corridor involves laying of Railway lines & roads.

Milestone :• Feasibility report submitted. State Govt. has requested to implement

through PPP route.

•CMPDIL has suggested change in alignment that needs to be firmed up.

• PPP Policy in place.10/12/12.•5 Models: Non Govt Pvt. Line JV BOT Cap Augmentation : Fundng by customers : Annuity Alternative: Feeder route Doubling and auto Signalling.

8. Bhadrachalam-Sattupalli NL

Milestone :• Rs.6 cr. provided by SCCL to SCR for conducting

FLS etc. by SCCL.• Sept. 2013- Working Plan of Construction to be

submitted.• Nov 13. – Terminal Arrangement for Sattupalli to be

finalised by SCCL.

Facts : • 56.25 Km 337.50 Cr SCCL CAO/CON/SCR.

9. Vasundhara : Addl. Link

Odisha Govt.+ MCL+ SECR+ Rampia Co. ‘Common Corridor Concept’

Balance Coal Connectivity ProjectsS.No. Name of Project Executing

AgencyCoal Subsi

Projects Status

1. Renovation of Chainpur-Sarubera DHN CCL TDC Sept. 2013.

2 Completion of balance work of Dhori siding of CCL.

ECR CCL Work completed

3 Improvement of Dudhi Chua siding. DHN NCL TDC July 2013Raising of speed from SKTN to DCH

4 Modification of Dudhi Chua Yard for 2nd Silo

DHN NCL TDC Sept.2013. 10 addl. rakes

5 New Railway Siding for Block B project

RITES NCL Feasibility report submitted by RITES to NCL.

6 Complete track renewal at Shaktinagar to Jayant Silo of NCL including improvement to Jayant and Spur siding

RITES NCL Estimate submitted by RITES.

7 Balance work of KBJ railway line between Krishnashila and Shaktinagar Railway station

RITES NCL NCL to submit full estimate value.

8 PRL system Amlohri and Nigahi RITES NCL DPR is under process by RITES

S.No. Name of Project Executing Agency Coal SubsiProjects Status

9 Krishanshila Railway siding RITES NCL DPR is under process by RITES

10 Railway Sdg at Lakhanpur Coalfields of Bishrampur Area

RITES have done initial survey and feasibility study

SECL SECL has to give the DPR for taking the

project further

11 New Rly Siding at Kusmunda area SECR SECL Nov’ 13 TDC DPR 12 Construction of New sdg. parallel to

old sdg. at Bhatgaon area SECR SECL DPR under approval

13 Magadh and Amarpalli Rly. Siding CCL March 2013 - Feasibility report of Amarpalli submittedApril 2013 – Feasibility report of Magadh submitted.

14 Renovation of CP siding of Giridih of MNK area

ASN CCL TDC Dec 2013.

15 Renovation of Swang & Jarandih siding

DHN CCL Estimate under preparation.

16 Temporary connect of Lingraj siding with Talcher main line.

RITES MCL DPR under preparation. Feasibility report in advanced stage.

17 2nd siding at Himgir station, Kanika RITES MCL DPR approved by SECR. Land issue to be sorted by MCL.

Balance Coal Connectivity Projects

ISSUES:AREAS OF CONCERN• Environmental clearances.

• Land acquisition and possession.

• Law & order.

THANK YOU

SIR