MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-106
ANSWERED ON-21.06.2019
Bringing Vizianagaram and Srikakulam districts under new Railway Zone
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more... . Shri Prabhakar Reddy Vemireddy
(a) the status of issuing notification for newly created South Coast Railway Zone;
(b) the reasons behind merging Vizianagaram and Srikakulam districts of Andhra Pradesh with newly created Rayagada Division;
(c) whether it is a fact that there have been demands from various sections to bring Vizianagaram and Srikakulam either under Vijayawada division or by creating a new Waltair Division and bringing it under South Coast Railway Zone; and
(d) if so, the proposal of the Ministry in this regard?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY
(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)
(a) : The Notification for operationalisation of the new Zone will be issued after submission of Detailed Project Report (DPR) by Officer on Special Duty/ South Coast Railway and its approval by the Competent Authority.
(b) : Railway territorial jurisdictions are not decided based on district/state boundaries. However, the lines coming under Vizianagaram and Srikakulam districts of Andhra Pradesh are not under the proposed Rayagada Division. Final territorial jurisdictions will be decided after approval of DPR.
(c): No, Sir.
(d): Does not arise.
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