Dedicated Freight Corridor

Public Consultation Process Dedicated Freight Corridor An introduction

India“Where Truth Triumphs” • The Republic of India is a sovereign country in South Asia. • It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second most populous country, and the most populous liberal democracy in the world. • India is the largest democracy in the world. The Constitution defines India as a sovereign, socialist, secular, democratic republic. • It has three branches of governance: the Legislature, Executive, and Judiciary.

Japan"Land of the Rising Sun" • Japan is an island country in East Asia. The characters that make up Japan‘s name mean “sun-origin”, which is why Japan is sometimes identified as the “Land of the Rising Sun”. Japan’s capital and largest city is Tokyo. • The first signs of civilization on the Japanese archipelago appeared around 10,000 BC. • Close government-industry cooperation, a strong work ethic, mastery of high technology, and a comparatively small defense allocation have helped Japan become the second largest economy in the world. • Japan is a leading nation in the fields of scientific research, technology, machinery and medical research. Nearly 700,000 researchers share a US$130 billion research and development budget, the third largest in the world.

India-Japan(Indo-Japan Relations) • Trade Figures • Bilateral trade figures between the two countries are also positive. Japan is among India's top five trading partners. The total trade between India and Japan was close to US$ 6 billion during 2005-06. • Imports • India's imports from Japan are dominated by capital and knowledge intensive manufactured products such as machinery, transport equipment, electronic goods, chemicals and metal products. • Exports • India's exports to Japan comprise mostly raw material and minerals such as marine products, minerals and iron ore, gems and jewelleryand textile products.

Indian Railways • The first train in India became operational on 1851-12-22, and was used for the hauling of construction material in Roorkee. A year and a half later, on 1853-04-16, the first passenger train service was inaugurated between BoriBunder, Bombay and Thana. This was the formal birth of railways in India. • The shortest named station is Ib and the longest is Sri Venkatanarasimharajuvaripeta. The Himsagar Express, between Kanyakumari and Jammu Tawi, has the longest run in terms of distance and time on Indian Railways network. The Bhopal Shatabdi Express is the fastest train in India today having a maximum speed of 140 km/h (87 mph) on the Faridabad-Agra section.

Freight • IR carries a huge variety of goods ranging from mineral ores, fertilizers and petrochemicals, agricultural produce, iron & steel, multimodal traffic and others. Ports and major urban areas have their own dedicated freight lines and yards. Many important freight stops have dedicated platforms and independent lines. • Indian Railways makes 70% of its revenues and most of its profits from the freight sector, and uses these profits to cross-subsidise the loss-making passenger sector.

JICA • The Japan International Cooperation Agency is an independent governmental agency that coordinates official development assistance (ODA) for the government of Japan. It is commonly known by the acronym "JICA". • It is chartered with assisting economic and social growth in developing countries, and the promotion of international cooperation. • 1954 Apr - Japan joins Colombo Plan and initiates technical cooperation programs • 2003 Oct - JICA established as an independent governmental agency.

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We got inspiration from the personalities of 20th century Albert Einstein and Mahatma Gandhi Jeevantirth • Jeevantirth is a voluntary organization based at JunaKoba, Gandhinagar, registered as a trust in 1997 by full time social activists working since 1983. Trustees and workers of Jeevantirth consider themselves as ‘life long learners’ believing in “education through life and education throughout life”. • Mission of Jeevantirth is to spread Joy, Love and Understanding. • Jeevantirth works in the field of Education, Environment and Rural Development.

Dedicated Freight Corridor • Public Consultation Process

DFCCES-Jeevantirth : Public Consultation • JICA study team and Ministry of Railways, Govt. of India have jointly undertaken Feasibility Study for development of Dedicated Multimodal High Axle Load Freight Corridor between Delhi & Mumbai (Package 1: Maharashtra & Gujarat section). Public consultation needs to be undertaken in all of the districts en-route in Gujarat & Maharashtra in two phases. • Phase II - to be conducted in June-July 2007 • Phase III - to be conducted in August-September 2007 • Note: First Phase was held in February 2007to disseminate general information to the general public on the Project at few places.

Objectives of JICA Study • 1) To explore the feasibility of the development of dedicated high-axle load multimodal freight corridors, one as the Western (Delhi-Mumbai) and the other as Eastern (Delhi- Howrah) rail routes with computerized control, by the year 2021-22; • 2) To assess the feasibility of selected freight railway development project; and • 3) To share Japanese experience in railway development through the implementation of JICA Study.

Area of JICA Study • a. Eastern Corridor: Son Nagar-Mughal Sarai-Dadri(via Kurja) and Kurja - Ludhiana • b. Western Corridor: Mumbai/JNPT-Vasai Rd.-Vadodara-Ahmedabad-Palanpur-AjmerPhulera- Rewari-Dadri)

Scope of JICA Study • Scope of JICA Study is outlined as follows: • a. Base line survey for railway transport capacity development; • b. Justification of the construction of new freight corridor; • c. Feasibility study on the dedicated freight corridor project.

Scope of the Stakeholder/Public Consultation Meeting • Second Stage: • To verify opinions of the general public that are directly affected by the railway alignment of DFC Project and elaborate with the PAFs a general framework of RRP.

Scope of the Stakeholder/Public Consultation Meeting • Third Stage: • Reach general agreement in principle with the identified PAFs in terms of the contents of RRP.

To examine wildlife and forest reserves directly affected by the Project including Balaram-Ambaji Wildlife Sanctuary.

Alignment of Western Corridor of DFC Project Palanpur In order to avoid the railway line passing through heavily congested areas, there are a number of detoured sections. Therefore acquisition of agricultural area is inevitable while massive acquisition of residential and commercial areas in the urban centers are avoided. Detour of the Western Corridor of DFC Project – Palanpur

In order to avoid the railway line passing through heavily congested areas, there are a number of detoured sections. Therefore acquisition of agricultural area is inevitable while massive acquisition of residential and commercial areas in the urban centers are avoided. Alignment of Western Corridor of DFC Project Ahmedabad Detour of the Western Corridor of DFC Project – Ahmedabad

In order to avoid the railway line passing through heavily congested areas, there are a number of detoured sections. Therefore acquisition of agricultural area is inevitable while massive acquisition of residential and commercial areas in the urban centers are avoided. Alignment of Western Corridor of DFC Project Vadodara Detour of the Western Corridor of DFC Project – Vadodara

Alignment of Western Corridor of DFC Project Bharuch In order to avoid the railway line passing through heavily congested areas, there are a number of detoured sections. Therefore acquisition of agricultural area is inevitable while massive acquisition of residential and commercial areas in the urban centers are avoided. Detour of the Western Corridor of DFC Project – Bharuch

Alignment of Western Corridor of DFC Project Surat In order to avoid the railway line passing through heavily congested areas, there are a number of detoured sections. Therefore acquisition of agricultural area is inevitable while massive acquisition of residential and commercial areas in the urban centers are avoided. Detour of the Western Corridor of DFC Project – Surat

Junction and Crossing Stations • There are a number of junction station and crossing stations subject to construction along the railway’s alignment.

ROBs and RUBs • There are a number of road-over bridges and road-under bridges subject to construction. Thereby railway crossing is reduced i.e. railway accidents are drastically reduced.

Thank You for your attention… …questions are welcomed!!!

Dedicated Freight Corridor