Dedicated freight corridor for Indian railways. Eastern & Western corridor

1. Dedicated Freight Corridor ShallyRathi

2. Introduction A Special Purpose vehicle under the Ministry Of Railway Consist of 2 Corridor: - Eastern Corridor - Western Corridor Covering about 2762 route-km on two corridors India being developing country, need for Transport system

4. Project at a Glance

5. Project at a Glance

6. Estimated Cost For DFC Items Excluded from DFC Project Cost

7. Project Funding Project funded by a combination of debt from bilateral/multilateral agencies and equity from Ministry of Railways The capital structure of DFCCIL will entail a debt equity ratio of 2:1 For the Western corridor, the Government of Japan will provide a loan to meet about 67% of the construction cost The Eastern Corridor is proposed for funding from multilateral agencies such as the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank

8. Project Phasing Western Corridor Phase I Rewari- Vadodara (920 Kms) 2009- 2016 Phase II Vadodara- JNPT(430Kms) 2010-2017 Phase III Rewari – Dadri(140 Kms) 2010-2017 Eastern Corridor Phase I Sonenagar -Mugalsarai 2009-2016 Phase II Mughalsarai-Khurja (710 kms) 2010-2016 Phase III Khurja-Ludhiana (Dandarikalan) 2011-2017

9. Environmental and Social Considerations Relative high concerns on railway noise and vibration for residents Impact to livelihood for farmers

10. Benefits from DFC Acceleration of nationwide development Promotion of Industry Promotion of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Improvement Of living Standard