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NORTHEAST FRONTIER RAILWAY
iCONSTRUCTION ORGANISATION)
(Ofce of (he
Dy. Chicí ËnginceriConstruction-iii
Katihar, N. F. Railway

No. W/247/BLGT-HILLIINMAJ/BR/CON-3/KIR/ Dale: 0S/02/2025

To
The Dy. CEConnDesign
NI Railway. Mal1gaon.

Sub: Adopting 12.2 mComposite (Girder (Drg No. RDSO/B-1752) with 8.8 Grade HSFG bolts.
Ref: i)C.A. No.:- NFRNFRC/Civil/2024/010. dtd: 16.02.2024.
Name of Work: Balance work of sub-structure and superstructure of major bridge No. 04 (5x45.72 m
UWG Through Welded Steel Girder), BridgeNo. l6 (4x12.2 mPsc Slab), Bridge No. 20 (Ox122 m
CompositeGirder). Bridge No. 26(3x12.2 m PSCSlab) and Bridge No. 36 (3x45.72 mOWG Through
Welded Steel Girder) between Balurghat to Hili and other ancillary woks in connection with new BG
line projcct from Balurghat to Hilli of N.F. Railway (Construction).
Namc of Agency: M/s Anil Kumar Mandhyani, Amla Tola, Katihar (Bihar)

With refcrence to the above subject, it is to inform vouthat the Construction work of Substructure of
bridge no 20 (3 x 12.2 m C.G) between Kamarpara-Trimohini section was completed in the year 2012 as per
RDSO drawing no. RDSO/B-11752 (25 T Loading) as mentioned in approved GAD of bridge no. 20 of
BLGT-HILLI new line project. But superstructure of the bridge could not be completed at that time due to
paucity of fund and construction work was stopped vide HÌ LNO. W/CE-CON-3/Misc.NJP dtd.
24/04/2013. Furher the project was kept in abeyance by the Railway Board vide L/NO. D.O.2019W
1/Genl /Budgevl dtd. 24.09.2019. This project was deftreezed by Railway Board vide L/no. 202 W.
1NFRINL/Hilli-Balurghat dtd. 08.03.2022. Subsequently construction work of bridge was resumed since
March-2024 with award ofa new contract vide C.A. No. NFRNFRC/Civil/2024/O10, dtd: 16.02.202

Further it is to mention that holes for anchor bolts of bearing are kept as per Drg no. RDSO/B-|1752/4 (0ld)
on alreadv constructed bed block. Ilence it is suggested to use RDSO drawing no,
RDSO/B-l|752 with
HSFG bult in place of Rivets lor labrication of compositle girder us per Railway Board's letter no.
2014/CE
III/BR/Bridge Policy. dated: 31.08.2015
In view of abuve, necesary apprOval nay kindly be
communicated tor use ot |ISFG Boll s mentioned
above.

This is for your inlormaion and lurther aclion pleuse.

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Encl:- Copy of
Railway Board's letter no. 20)4/CE-IWBR/Bridgc Policy, dated: 31.08.2015
ii) HÌ LINo. W/CE-CON-3/Misc./NJP dtd. 24/04/2013.
ii) Railway Board vide LNO. D.O.2019/W-1/Genl./Budget/1 dtd. 24.09.2019
iv) Railway Board vide L/no, 2022/W-\/NFR/NL/Hilli-Balurghat dtd. 08.03.2022

(KKS
Dy. CEOn-3KIR
N.F. Railway
sselBrkoijeis

Copy to:- Chief Engineer/KIR-DL Project, N.F Railway, MLG

(KK. Singh)
Dy CE/Con-3/KIR
N.F. Railway
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ReedRAD Dt....Overnment of India
Sectt 28 DG
Se Ministry of Railways ADG}
DSecDt.o3.
(Railway Board) DATE 2/9
New Delhi, dt. 31.08.2015
Na 2014CE-/BR/Bridge policy

ipal Chief Engineers,

Zonal Railways

Administrative Officers/Const.,
LIoral Railways
Sub: Use of High Strength Friction Grip (HSFG)bolts on Indian Railways.
Riveted Steel Girders have been in use on Indian Railways since
ng However, the concept of riveting has become outdated now due to various
=25ns Large scale welding for Bridge Girders is also not proving to be abetter option
r0an Railways as there are quality concerns with the field welding. There is a need
20coang a suitable alternative. To keep pace with the latest technological
egooments, as a suitable alternative to riveting, HSFG bolts can be adopted which
have any such 0sSues.

Necessary correction slips updating various bridges related Codes and

uas for incorporating use of HSFG bolts have already been issued. Accordingly.
F0as modified and issued the following drawirngs of bridge Girders with HSFG

Plate Girders, 25T loading: 12.2m, 18.3m and 24.4m.

Composite Girders, 25T loading: 12.2m, 18.3m,24.4m &30.5m.L
Open Web Girders, 25T loading: 30.5m, 45.7m, 61m & 76.2m
Composite Road Over Bridges: 18m, 24m, 30m &36m.
Bow String Arch Road Over Bridges: 30m, 36m, 42m, 48m, 54m &60m.
Now. it has been decided that for all future Bridge Works, drawings with HSFG
Obe used. Even for existing drawings, rivets can be substituted by HSFG bolts in
Station with RDSO wherever feasible from contractual point of view.

Sanjan/a-@-15
(S.K. Srivastava)

8332n
Cooy for information and necessary action:
Executive Director CE/B&sS
Railway Board

Chief Bridge Engineers - AIIZonal Railways

ED/B&S/RDSO
Director/lRICEN feas.e3.4:do13
CMD/RVNL
CMDIDEFCCIL
CMDIKRCL t/od)o
(v+) CMD/ IRCON
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INDM
(ratur)
nferia, As-781011
FAX 0361-2571794

Dt. 24 2013
No.WICE-CON-3/isc/NJP.

Dy.Chief Engineer/CONNJP,
Dy.ChlefEngineer/CONIAPDJ,
D.ChiofEngineer/CONIMLDT,
N.F.Ralway.
existingContracts.
Sub: Fore-closure of
less
following Projects are very very
decided
funds in the it has been
The allotment of pending liability. Therefore,
thefollowing section.
found insuficient to clearthe should be executed in
which is existing CA
no further work against
that
1. Rajabhatkhowa-Jayànti.
2. Chalsa-Naxal
3. Raiganj-Dalkhola
4. Balurghat- Hili
5. Kaliyaganji Buniyadpur
6. Gazole-Itahar
7.8.itahar- Buniadpur
Itahar -Raiganj
9. Araria-Galgalia may
10.Kisharnganj-Jalalgarh.
above mentioned Projects
of the pending
done against the CAs of fund to clear
The work requirement
the
bill prepared so that
and
be recorded up.
liability isfirmed
(S.C.Rajak)
Chief Engineer/CON3
N.F.Railway, Maligaon

infomationplease,
CAO/CON-2MLG:for kind
Copyto
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Mukesh Kumar Gupta $ fto-110001
B011-23387963
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
a (HAILWAY BOARD)
'BHAVAN, NEW DELHI-110001

DO No 2019W-1/Genl /Budget/1 New Delhi, dated 24.09.2019

Dear Shr Roy jl.

Sub: Listof projects, execution of whlch is to be kept In abeyance.

Indian Railways is executing large number of Infrastructuree Projects of New Line,
Gauge Conversion &Doubling. However, large numbers of projects are suffering
badly on account of non-acquisition of land, forest clearance, stiff
States not honouring their cost sharing commitments and law &local resistance,
order problems
etc etc.

These stalled railway projects are increasing the overall

projects of Indian Railway and eats away lot of time, energy throw forward of the
and resources of the
field units without commensurate gains. Moreover, the monitoring
Aayog. PMOetc. also criticizes the Railway for holding such Ministries, NITI
large shelf
and heavy throw forward with litle money available through General Budgetof projects
Raiway projects. for

Therefore, the projects of your Railway have been thoroughly reviewed in Board
and accordingly a list of 07 projects (Annexure-l) have
approval of Board (ME, MT & CRB), on which, no further been prepared with the
done till further orders. The projects which are in advanced expenditure is to be
and are crucial for Railway operation will be stage of completion
completed on priority with the
available resources so that, benefit will start coming to railway early.
Hence, the list of 07 projects is being sent to your Railway with
no further expenditure is to be made on these instructions that,
projects ill further orders &
execution on these railway projects should be kept in abeyance.

With regards,
DA: As above (Annexure-l)

Yours Sincerely.

Shri Sanjiv Roy, (MukeshKumar Gupta)

General Manager,
Northeast Frontier Railway.
Guwahati.
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GOVERNMENT OFINIDIA
MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS
AzadiK¡ (RAILWAY BOARD) Azadi Ka
Amrit Mahotsav Amrit Mahotsav
No. 202W-1NFRNLHili-Balurghat New Delhi |10001,dated 08.03 2022

The General Manager,

Notheast Frontier Railway,
Malbgaon.
Guwahati- 781011.

Sub: De-freezing of Balurghat-Hili (29.6 km) New Line project.

Ref: (i) Board's letter No. 2019/W-1/Genl./Budget/1 dated
24.09.2019.
(iü) GMNFR D0letter No. W/346/Strategic Lines/CN/PL dt. 07.02.2022.

Vide Railway Board's letter under reference (i) above, it was advised to Railway that no
expenditure is to be made on Balurghat-Hili (29.6 km) new line project till further orders and
execution of the project should be kept in abeyance.
N.F. Railway's request received vide letter under reference (ii) above has been examined
and it has been decided by the competent authority to defreeze the Balurghat-Hili (29.6 km) new
line project. An outlay of Rs. 20.00 crore has been proposed for this project in FY 2022-23.
Railway is advised to initiate land acquisition for the project afresh as per latest instructions of
Railway Board.

This has the approval of Board (Member/Infra, Member/0&BD and CRB & CEO),.

(Mobit Kumar)
Director (Works-I
Railway Board

Copy to:- General Manager (Construclion), NFR, for necessry action.

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B Hs fa BOLTS R RIVETS (22 wm

Rivts
Is &oo: (494 , Tasle 81)

May. ericsible strcse n 22w dl'a Rivet = o MRa

(Teusien)
8oMa
22 wm di'a Rivet =
Max. ey mssible Stres
(shear)

8& Grad HsFG. Bot

:Table)
(Ral: 1s 4000: (992

046X|0
Max Priseible strs u M222 HeFG Bot =

(Tenien) =283 Ma.

shearstress w M2 HSPO Bot= 314x|x1

Max Pevuissible

ssE<eR/elp

ocloz<2s
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IS 4000 : 1992

Table 2 Maximum Permissible Applied Forces for Joints

( Clauses 5.2 and 3.2 )
Nominal Size Stress Area of Maximum Permissible Applied Forces in Bolts in kN
of Bolt Bolt, in mm* ~-----_-_---_-__- --c---T
Tension ( Pt, ) Shear in Bearing Type Joints V,,a for Bolts of
in Bolts of Property Class
Property Class
Shank Thread 8.8 10.9 8.8 10.9

Shank Thread Shank Thread

(1) (21 (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8) (9)

M 16 201 157 56.7 78 40.2 31.4 52.3 40.8
M 20 314 245 88.2 122 65.2 50.8 81.6 63.7
M 24 452 353 127 176 93.8 73.2 117 91.8
M 30 706 561 202 280 146 116 148 146
M 36 1 017 817 294 407 211 169 264 212

5.3.3 Joints Subject to Shear and Tensile Forces 5.4.2 Joints Subject to Shear Force Only
Bearing-type joints subject to shear and tensile In friction-type joints subject to shear force
forces shall be proportioned so that: only in the Plane of the effective interfaces, the
( pt/pto )” + ( v/vob )” d 1.0 number and dispositions of high-strength bolts
shall be proportioned so that the resulting
5.3.4 Limitations of Transmitted Forces force at any boIt positions does not exceed the
value:
For bolts of all diameters, bearing force in
Newtons transmitted between any bolt and any Slip factor x Number of effective interfaces x
ply shall not exceed 1*2xf,x dx t. In addition, M;nimum bolt tension
the component of a force rn newtons on a ply
acting on the edge of a bolt hole in the Factor of safety
direction of the minimum distance toward the
edge of a ply shall not exceed e f4-. t/l-4. In the above expression, the factor of safety
shall be taken as 1.4 for structures and mate-
5.4 Friction Type Joints rials within the scope of IS 800 : 1984 and for
the load combination specified therein. No
5.4.1 General additional factor is required to take account
of fatigue conditions. Where the effect of wind
Where the surfaces in contact comply with the forces on the structures has to be taken into
requirements of 6.2 and the surfaces are clean consideration, this factor of safety may be
‘as rolled’, slip factor shall be assumed as 0.35. reduced to 1.2 provided the connections are
If any applied finish, or other surface condi- adequate when (i) wind forced are not consi-
tions including a machined surface is desired, dered, (ii) wind is not the primary loading for
slip factor used shalI be based upon tests the purpose of design. For structures not
performed in accordance with the procedure covered by IS 800 : 1984, the factor of safety/
given in Annex B. load factor given in the appropriate design
NOTE - In the absence of test results, the slip standard shall be used.
factor given in Annex C for different surface condi-
tions generally adopted may be used at the discre-
tion of the designer. 5.4.3 Joints Subject to Shear and Tensile Force

5.4.1.1 Joints shall be identified in accordance An externally applied tension in the direction
with 5.6 and the fabrication drawings shall of the bolt axis reduces the effective clamping
indicate the surface treatment required at each action of a bolt which has been tightened to
joint and whether masking of the joint is induce shank tension. To allow for this effect
required during painting shall also be indicated. the bolt shall be proportioned to satisfy the

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