New Railway Projects Lohardaga to Korba via Gumla
Construction of Railway from Lohardaga to Gumala
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
RAJYA SABHA
QUESTION NO 1902
ANSWERED ON 28.12.2018
Construction of railway from Lohardaga to Gumala
1902 Shri Samir Oraon
Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state :-
(a) whether any project for constructing railway line from Lohardaga to Gumala (Manjhatoli border of Chhattisgarh) in Jharkhand is under consideration; and
(b) if so, whether any proposal is under consideration to include this line in the next railway budget?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)
(a) & (b): A survey for a new line from Lohardaga to Korba via Gumla (326 Km) has been sanctioned in December 2018 and preliminary survey work has been taken up.