VIJAYAWADA: Railway Minister Piyush Goyal clarified that delay in execution of works on Machilipatnam-Vijayawada railway line was due to the State government’s failure to deposit its share of the project cost of `306 crore.
Replying to the question posed by TDP MP Kanakamedala Ravindra Kumar in Rajya Sabha on Friday as to why there was a delay in completion of doubling and electrification work of Machilipatnam-Vijayawada railway line, which was included in the Budget 2011-12, the minister said the project was not completed due to the State’s failure to provide its share of funds.
He explained that the project was being executed on 50-50 cost sharing basis between AP government and Railways. “However, the project is getting delayed, as the State government has not yet deposited its share of `306 crore with the railways,” he said.