Zone-wise details of Preliminary Engineering cum Traffic Surveys (PETS) conducted during the Five Year Plan Period 2012-17 for new line projects are as tabulated below:-
| Railways | No. of new line surveys conducted between 2012-17 |
| Central | 12 |
| East Coast | 18 |
| East Central | 5 |
| Eastern | 2 |
| North Central | 14 |
| North Eastern | 5 |
| Northeast Frontier | 16 |
| Northern | 39 |
| North Western | 24 |
| South Central | 14 |
| South East Central | 27 |
| South Eastern | 6 |
| Southern | 29 |
| South Western | 13 |
| West Central | 7 |
| Western | 13 |
Out of the above, 3 Nos. new line projects have been sanctioned.
Reconnaissance / Preliminary Engineering cum Traffic Survey is pre-requisite for consideration of any new investment proposal for new projects to assess the likely investment, traffic potential and return from the same. Based on the outcome of Reconnaissance / Preliminary Engineering cum Traffic Survey, projects are sanctioned / included in Budget Document(Pink Book) on the basis of remunerativeness, last mile connectivity, missing links and alternate routes, augmentation of congested/saturated lines, socio-economic considerations etc. depending upon throwforward of ongoing project, overall availability of funds and competing demands. Zone-wise details of new line surveys shelved after examination are given below.
| Railways | No. of new line surveys conducted between 2012-17 |
| Central | 5 |
| East Coast | 4 |
| East Central | 0 |
| Eastern | 1 |
| North Central | 6 |
| North Eastern | 2 |
| Northeast Frontier | 3 |
| Northern | 19 |
| North Western | 13 |
| South Central | 8 |
| South East Central | 12 |
| South Eastern | 3 |
| Southern | 22 |
| South Western | 8 |
| West Central | 1 |
| Western | 5 |
These projects could not be taken forward due to their unremunerative nature and large shelf of ongoing projects. An expenditure of ` 68.84 cr has been incurred on these surveys.
This Press Release is based on the information given by the Minister of State for Railways Shri Rajen Gohain in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha on 19.07.2017 (Wednesday).
