Bhadrachalam Road- Sattupalli New Railway Line

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Information South Central Railway [SCR] - II has come up with Bhadrachalam Road- Sattupalli New Railway Line with a ticket size of 927.94 INR Crores. This project in Railway Track sub-sector involves The current status of the project is Completion Certificate/COD and is being developed through the EPC route. Economic/Social Impact of the Project Bhadrachalam Road - Sattupalli new rail line project in Telangana [55 km] is one of the most important ongoing projects on South Central Railway [SCR]. This new line is being jointly developed by SCR and M/S. Singareni Collieries Limited [SCCL] for transporting coal from the nearby mines of SCCL located at Sattupalli area. The new rail line Project was sanctioned in the year 2010-11 with joint participation of Railways and M/s SCCL, with an agreement that the land cost to be borne by Railways and Construction cost by M/s SCCL. Project benefits- ?] Facilitates environment friendly transportation of coal from open cast coal mines around Sattupalli area. ?] Enables in generation of additional originating loading of about 8 - 9 Million tonnes of Coal from Sattupalli to Bhadrachalam for feeding power plants like Kothagudem Thermal Power Station near Bhadrachalam and Kondapalli Thermal Power Station near Kondapalli. ?] Commencement of this new line will generate approximate revenue to a tune of Rs 160 crores per annum to Railways. ?] Helps in the development of infrastructure and socio-economic growth in both BhadradriKothagudem and Khammam districts. ?] Provides rail connectivity to this area and helps in reduction of pollution due to reduced road transportation. Financial progress as of 22.11.2021- 75percentage