VIJAYAWADA: The minister said that out of the 33 projects, 16 were about providing new railway lines, while the remaining 17 was doubling of the existing lines.
These projects would cover 5,706 kilometres in the state, he added.
He further said that out of this, works covering 532 kilometres with an expenditure of Rs 14,892 crore was completed and commissioned by March 2021.
The minister further said that the average annual budget allocation for infrastructure projects and safety works, falling in the state increased to Rs 2830 crore per year in 2014-19 from Rs 886 crore per year during 2009-14.
This was further increased to Rs 3,885 crore per year from 2019-20, Rs 4910 crore in 2020-21 and Rs 5812 crore for 2021-22.
This was 556 per cent more than the budget allocation to the state from 2009, the minister said.
On the reasons for delay of some works, the minister told the House that land acquisition and forest clearances are major problems.
The major lines like third line between Vijayawada and Kazipet, Guntakal-Guntur and Vijayawada-Guntur third line are delayed due to land acquisition.
