Lok Sabha Question No. 539 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-19
Subject: ROBs in Chhattisgarh
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: BANSHILAL MAHTO

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.539 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2017

## ROBs IN CHHATTISGARH

† 539. DR. BANSHILAL MAHATO:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number  of  Rail  Over  Bridges  (ROBs)  functional  and  under construction in the country State-wise, including Chhattisgarh; (b) the number of accidents occurred due to non-availability of ROBs in  the  country  during  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year and  the  number  of  deaths/injuries  caused  owing  to  this,  Statewise; (c) the  corrective  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to construct more Rail Over Bridges(ROBs) in the country; (d) the details of the time limit fixed to complete these projects; (e) the  details  of  proposals  sent  by  the  various  State  Governments, particularly from Chhattisgarh, during the last three years; and (f) the details of the funds allocated for the purpose?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## (SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

(a) to (f): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (f)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 539 BY DR. BANSHILAL MAHATO TO BE ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  19.07.2017  REGARDING  ROBS  IN CHHATTISGARH

(a):  State-wise details of Road Over Bridges (ROBs) functional and under construction in the country including Chhattisgarh  at present are as under:-

| S.No.           | State            | Functional (ROBs)   |   Under construction (ROBs) |
|-----------------|------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------|
| 1.              | Andhra Pradesh   | 193                 |                          68 |
| 2.              | Assam            | 52                  |                           1 |
| 3.              | Bihar            | 70                  |                         137 |
| 4. Chandigarh   |                  | 1                   |                           0 |
| 5. Chhattisgarh | 41               |                     |                          19 |
| 6.              | Delhi            | 43                  |                           5 |
| 7.              | Gao              | 6                   |                           8 |
| 8.              | Gujarat          | 156                 |                         118 |
| 9.              | Haryana          | 72                  |                          77 |
| 10.             | Himachal Pradesh | 17                  |                           0 |
| 11.             | Jammu & Kashmir  | 34                  |                           2 |
| 12.             | Jharkhand        | 107                 |                          49 |
| 13.             | Karnataka        | 164                 |                          63 |
| 14.             | Kerala           | 187                 |                          87 |
| 15.             | Madhya Pradesh   | 121                 |                         106 |
| 16.             | Maharashtra      | 328                 |                         126 |
| 17.             | Nagaland         | 2                   |                           0 |
| 18.             | Odisha           | 96                  |                          44 |
| 19. Puducherry  |                  | 0                   |                           5 |
| 20.             | Punjab           | 128                 |                          25 |
| 21.             | Rajasthan        | 133                 |                          89 |
| 22.             | Tamilnadu        | 273                 |                         152 |
| 23.             | Telangana        | 77                  |                          46 |
| 24.             | Tripura          | 5                   |                           0 |
| 25.             | Uttar Pradesh    | 286                 |                         328 |
| 26.             | Uttarakhand      | 7                   |                           8 |
| 27. West        | Bengal           | 122                 |                         107 |
|                 | Total            | 2721                |                        1670 |

(b): Accidents do not happen at Unmanned/Manned level crossings due to non availability of Road Over Bridges. As per Section 131 of Motor Vehicle Act and Section 161 of Indian Railway Act, the onus for safe movement over  unmanned  level  crossing  is  with  the  road  users,  for which very stringent provisions have been enunciated in both the Acts. Accidents are taking place at Unmanned/Manned level crossings due to  negligence  of  road  users.  ROBs  are  constructed  on  cost  sharing basis in lieu of  busy Level Crossings with Train Vehicle Unit  (TVU - A number arrived  at  by  multiplying  the  number  of  train  units  and  road vehicle units passed in 24 hours) more than one lakh subject to the consent of cost sharing and closure of LC on completion of ROB.  On National Highway NHAI is constructing  ROBs at their own cost as per Memorandum  of  Understanding(MoU)  signed  between  Ministry  of Railways and Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MORTH).

Number of consequential accidents at Manned/Unmanned Level Crossings (LC) (Zone wise) along with persons killed/injured during the last three years and current year upto 30.6.2017 is as under:

| Railway               | 2014-15          | 2014-15   | 2014-15   | 2015-16          | 2015-16   | 2015-16   | 2016-17          | 2016-17   | 2016-17   | 2017-18 upto 30.6.2017)   | 2017-18 upto 30.6.2017)   | 2017-18 upto 30.6.2017)   |
|-----------------------|------------------|-----------|-----------|------------------|-----------|-----------|------------------|-----------|-----------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|                       | No. of Accidents | Death     | Injured   | No. of Accidents | Death     | Injured   | No. of Accidents | Death     | Injured   | No. of Accidents          | Death                     | Injured                   |
| Central Railway       | 1                | 3         | 11        | 0                | 0         | 0         | 0                | 0         | 0         | 0                         | 0                         | 0                         |
| Eastern Railway       | 0                | 0         | 0         | 1                | 1         | 1         | 1                | 1         | 0         | 0                         | 0                         | 0                         |
| East Central Railway  | 7                | 37        | 16        | 1                | 1         | 1         | 4                | 6         | 0         | 0                         | 0                         | 0                         |
| East Coast Railway    | 3                | 5         | 7         | 0                | 0         | 0         | 0                | 0         | 0         | 0                         | 0                         | 0                         |
| Northern Railway      | 11               | 28        | 20        | 10               | 27        | 27        | 4                | 9         | 1         | 0                         | 0                         | 0                         |
| North Central Railway | 1                | 1         | 1         | 1                | 5         | 0         | 1                | 1         | 0         | 2                         | 6                         | 1                         |
| North Eastern Railway | 6                | 28        | 9         | 6                | 11        | 4         | 2                | 9         | 9         | 1                         | 5                         | 0                         |

| Railway                    | 2014-15          | 2014-15   | 2014-15   | 2015-16          | 2015-16   | 2015-16   | 2016-17          | 2016-17   | 2016-17   | 2017-18 upto 30.6.2017)   | 2017-18 upto 30.6.2017)   | 2017-18 upto 30.6.2017)   |
|----------------------------|------------------|-----------|-----------|------------------|-----------|-----------|------------------|-----------|-----------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|                            | No. of Accidents | Death     | Injured   | No. of Accidents | Death     | Injured   | No. of Accidents | Death     | Injured   | No. of Accidents          | Death                     | Injured                   |
| Northeast Frontier Railway | 0                | 0         | 0         | 2                | 2         | 1         | 3                | 4         | 0         | 0                         | 0                         | 0                         |
| North Western Railway      | 8                | 14        | 11        | 7                | 9         | 4         | 2                | 3         | 2         | 0                         | 0                         | 0                         |
| Southern Railway           | 2                | 4         | 2         | 0                | 0         | 0         | 0                | 0         | 0         | 0                         | 0                         | 0                         |
| South Central Railway      | 2                | 20        | 18        | 0                | 0         | 0         | 0                | 0         | 0         | 0                         | 0                         | 0                         |
| South Eastern Railway      | 2                | 5         | 1         | 3                | 7         | 7         | 1                | 1         | 3         | 0                         | 0                         | 0                         |
| South East Central Railway | 1                | 1         | 1         | 0                | 0         | 0         | 0                | 0         | 0         | 0                         | 0                         | 0                         |
| South Western Railway      | 5                | 6         | 2         | 2                | 6         | 4         | 2                | 6         | 4         | 0                         | 0                         | 0                         |
| Western Railway            | 6                | 8         | 5         | 2                | 1         | 2         | 0                | 0         | 0         | 0                         | 0                         | 0                         |
| West Central Railway       | 1                | 1         | 2         | 0                | 0         | 0         | 0                | 0         | 0         | 0                         | 0                         | 0                         |
| Total                      | 56               | 161       | 106       | 35               | 70        | 51        | 20               | 40        | 19        | 3                         | 11                        | 1                         |

From the above it is clear that accidents at Level Crossings reduced due to elimination of Unmanned Level Crossings. In last three years, 3904 Nos. of UMLC has been eliminated by Indian Railways.

(c): Railways has taken pro-active measures in close coordination with various stakeholders to improve the progress of construction of ROBs in replacement of busy level crossings which are as under:

-  joint  survey  with  all  concerned  including  State  Government  to finalise the tentative General Arrangement Drawing (GAD).
-  standardization of drawings for various spans to avoid delay in designing.

-  nomination  of  nodal  officer  for    each  State  for  single  window clearance of GAD from Railway side.
-  use of pre-cast/pre-fabricated components of the bridge.
-  Signing  of  a  Memorandum  of  Understanding  (MOU)  between Ministry of Railways and Ministry of Road Transport and Highways to eliminate all level  crossings  on  National  Highway Corridors by MORTH by construction of ROBs/RUBs at their own cost.

(d): So  far  as  target  for  completion  of  ROB  is  concerned,  major portion  of  fund  for  Road  Safety  Works  (ROBs/RUBs/Subways/Level Crossings)  come  from  Central  Road  Funds  (CRF)  as  a  percentage  of cess  collected  on  Diesel  and  Petrol  by  Ministry  of  Finance.  The progress of works is commensurate with the availability of funds.

(e): Proposals  received  from  State  Government  are  considered  for sanction  as  per extant rule.    Details  of  the  numbers  of  ROBs sanctioned  in  last  three  years  in  different  States  in  the  country including Chhattisgarh are as under:

| States          | Number of proposals sanctioned   | Number of proposals sanctioned   | Number of proposals sanctioned   |
|-----------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|                 | 2015-16                          | 2016-17                          | 2017-18                          |
| Andhra Pradesh  | 11                               | 6                                | 9                                |
| Assam           | 0                                | 1                                | 0                                |
| Bihar           | 47                               | 25                               | 4                                |
| Chhattisgarh    | 3                                | 2                                | 2                                |
| Delhi           | 1                                | 0                                | 2                                |
| Goa             | 3                                | 0                                | 0                                |
| Gujarat         | 14                               | 8                                | 3                                |
| Haryana         | 0                                | 23                               | 1                                |
| Jammu & Kashmir | 0                                | 2                                | 0                                |
| Jharkhand       | 2                                | 12                               | 5                                |
| Karnataka       | 5                                | 7                                | 4                                |
| Kerala          | 12                               | 12                               | 8                                |
| Madhya Pradesh  | 8                                | 42                               | 3                                |
| Maharashtra     | 29                               | 31                               | 30                               |
| Odisha          | 0                                | 16                               | 9                                |

| States        | Number of proposals sanctioned   | Number of proposals sanctioned   | Number of proposals sanctioned   |
|---------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|               | 2015-16                          | 2016-17                          | 2017-18                          |
| Rajasthan     | 27                               | 7                                | 1                                |
| Tamilnadu     | 26                               | 13                               | 9                                |
| Telangana     | 9                                | 5                                | 12                               |
| Uttar Pradesh | 24                               | 59                               | 24                               |
| Uttarakhand   | 0                                | 0                                | 1                                |
| West Bengal   | 16                               | 8                                | 1                                |
| Total         | 237                              | 289                              | 130                              |

(f): Funds  are  being  combinedly  allocated  for  ROB/RUB/Subways (Road Safety Works).  Year-wise allocation of funds on Indian Railways including Chhattisgarh during the last three years is as under: -

(in Crore of रु )

| Allocation of funds for ROBs/RUBs/Subways   | Allocation of funds for ROBs/RUBs/Subways   | Allocation of funds for ROBs/RUBs/Subways   | Allocation of funds for ROBs/RUBs/Subways   |
|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| Indian Railways                             | 2015-16                                     | 2016-17                                     | 2017-18                                     |
|                                             | 2144                                        | 3066                                        | 4512.25                                     |
| Allocated for Chhattisgarh                  | 46.12                                       | 72.96                                       | 162.31                                      |

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