Techno-Economic Feasibility Reports.

1. Pre-investment decision investigations may also involve examination of various alternatives including optimisation of existing facilities to decide the best alternative from financial and operating point of view to make an ideal investment decision. Such investigations relating to new lines, doublings, gauge, conversions schemes, yard remodellings, passenger terminal etc. involving Preliminary Engineering-cum-Traffic Surveys,) are termed as Techno-Economic, Surveys. In these surveys, data, regarding the growth of traffic is collected, traffic projections are made the existing facilities are evaluated the possibility of optimising them and new alternative schemes are examined. An estimate prepared based on such an investigation should under ordinary circumstances be sufficiently accurate to permit investment decision being taken

   Traffic Surveys. This is a detailed study to make a forecast of the traffic prospects to facilitate the projection of the most promising route and the category of line to be constructed in the case of new lines and to assess the quantum of traffic to determine the traffic facilities to be provided on an existing line. These surveys are to be under-taken in conjunction with Reconnaissance or Preliminary Engineering surveys so that the Technical feasibility and costs of the alternative proposals can be taken into account while formulating the recommendations.