India’s Ministry of Railways announced that until now, 98.1% of land required for Eastern and Western Dedicated Freight Corridors (except for the Sonanagar-Dankuni section on Eastern corridor) has been acquired.
For acquisition of remaining land, all necessary process has been completed by Dedicated Freight Corridor Corporation of India Limited (DFCCIL) and the matter has been taken up with concerned State authorities to expedite land acquisition.
Also, by March 1st, on Eastern Corridor, all civil engineering contracts of have been awarded and system contracts were awarded excepting three rail sections (Khurja-Dadri, Khurja-Ludhiana and Durgawati-Karvandia). For these sections, tenders for system contracts have been invited.
According to Indian Government, “some of the reasons for delay in execution of the project are issues on land acquisition including Court Cases/arbitration, environment clearances, Law and order problems in few locations.”
In January 2018, corridors’ financial status registered a progress of 35 percent and, including land acquisition, almost 43 percent.
India managed a 40 percent physical progress on the two projects, which have a total length of 2822 km (excepting Sonanagar-Dankuni section), providing railway connection between Delhi and Mumbai and between Ludhiana and Howrah, via Delhi. Eastern Corridor will have a length of 1318 km, while Western Corridor, 1504 km and they are financed by World Bank and JICA. Both projects are scheduled to be completed in December 2020.
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