Lok Sabha Question No. 6235 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-12
Subject: ROBs under Construction
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: VIKRAM USENDI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.6235 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.04.2017

## ROBs UNDER CONSTRUCTION

† 6235. SHRI VIKRAM USENDI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number  of  Rail  Over  Bridges  (ROBs)  functioning  and  under construction in the country, State-wise including Chhattisgarh;
- (b) the number of accidents that took place due to non-availability of ROBs in the country during  the  last  three  years  and  the  current year along with the number of persons killed/injured, State-wise;
- (c) the corrective steps taken/being taken by the Government for the construction of more ROBs in the country;
- (d) the details of target set for the completion of said projects;
- (e) the  details  of  proposals  sent  by  various  State  Governments particularly by Chhattisgarh during the last three years; and
- (f) the details of the funds allocated for this 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.  6235  BY  SHRI  VIKRAM  USENDI  TO  BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 12.04.2017 REGARDING ROBs UNDER CONSTRUCTION

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

| STATES          |   Functional Road Over Bridges(ROB) |   Under construction Road Over Bridges(ROB) |
|-----------------|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh  |                                 164 |                                          68 |
| Assam           |                                  49 |                                           1 |
| Bihar           |                                  62 |                                         137 |
| Chandigarh      |                                   1 |                                           0 |
| Chhattisgarh    |                                  44 |                                          19 |
| Delhi           |                                  43 |                                           5 |
| Goa             |                                   6 |                                           8 |
| Gujarat         |                                 133 |                                         118 |
| Haryana         |                                  68 |                                          77 |
| Himachal        |                                  14 |                                           0 |
| Jammu & Kashmir |                                  34 |                                           2 |
| Jharkhand       |                                  92 |                                          49 |
| Karnataka       |                                 151 |                                          63 |
| Kerala          |                                 182 |                                          87 |
| Madhya Pradesh  |                                 114 |                                         106 |
| Maharashtra     |                                 316 |                                         126 |
| Manipur         |                                   0 |                                           0 |
| Mizoram         |                                   0 |                                           0 |
| Nagaland        |                                   2 |                                           0 |
| Odisha          |                                 107 |                                          44 |
| Puducherry      |                                   0 |                                           5 |
| Punjab          |                                 112 |                                          25 |
| Rajasthan       |                                 118 |                                          89 |
| Tamilnadu       |                                 243 |                                         152 |
| Telangana       |                                  82 |                                          46 |
| Tripura         |                                   5 |                                           0 |
| Uttar Pradesh   |                                 254 |                                         328 |
| Uttarakhand     |                                   6 |                                           8 |
| West Bengal     |                                 127 |                                         107 |
| Total           |                                2529 |                                        1670 |

- (b): Accidents  do  not  happen  at  Unmanned/Manned  level  crossings due to non availability of Road Over Bridges.  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 is as under:

| Railway                    |                 | 2014-15   | 2014-15   | 2015-16         | 2015-16   | 2015-16   | 2016-17         | 2016-17   | 2016-17   |
|----------------------------|-----------------|-----------|-----------|-----------------|-----------|-----------|-----------------|-----------|-----------|
|                            | No. of Accident | s Death   | Injured   | No. of Accident | s Death   | Injured   | No. of Accident | s Death   | Injured   |
| Central Railway            | 1               | 3         | 11        | 0               | 0         | 0         | 0               | 0         | 0         |
| Eastern Railway            | 0               | 0         | 0         | 1               | 1         | 1         | 1               | 1         | 0         |
| East Central Railway       | 7               | 37        | 16        | 1               | 1         | 1         | 4               | 6         | 0         |
| East Coast Railway         | 3               | 5         | 7         | 0               | 0         | 0         | 0               | 0         | 0         |
| Northern Railway           | 11              | 28        | 20        | 10              | 27        | 27        | 4               | 9         | 1         |
| North Central Railway      | 1               | 1         | 1         | 1               | 5         | 0         | 1               | 1         | 0         |
| North Eastern Railway      | 6               | 28        | 9         | 6               | 11        | 4         | 2               | 9         | 9         |
| Northeast Frontier Railway | 0               | 0         | 0         | 2               | 2         | 1         | 3               | 4         | 0         |
| North Western Railway      | 8               | 14        | 11        | 7               | 9         | 4         | 2               | 3         | 2         |
| Southern Railway           | 2               | 4         | 2         | 0               | 0         | 0         | 0               | 0         | 0         |
| South Central Railway      | 2               | 20        | 18        | 0               | 0         | 0         | 0               | 0         | 0         |
| South Eastern Railway      | 2               | 5         | 1         | 3               | 7         | 7         | 1               | 1         | 3         |
| South East Central Railway | 1               | 1         | 1         | 0               | 0         | 0         | 0               | 0         | 0         |
| South Western Railway      | 5               | 6         | 2         | 2               | 6         | 4         | 2               | 6         | 4         |
| Western Railway            | 6               | 8         | 5         | 2               | 1         | 2         | 0               | 0         | 0         |
| West Central Railway       | 1               | 1         | 2         | 0               | 0         | 0         | 0               | 0         | 0         |
| Total                      | 56              | 161       | 106       | 35              | 70        | 51        | 20              | 40        | 19        |

- (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,  funds  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.  Number of proposals for 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   |
|----------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|                | 2014-15                          | 2015-16                          | 2016-17                          |
| Andhra Pradesh | 0                                | 26                               | 29                               |
| Arunachal      | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                |
| Assam          | 0                                | 1                                | 02                               |
| Bihar          | 5                                | 62                               | 26                               |
| Chandigarh     | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                |
| Chhattisgarh   | 1                                | 13                               | 10                               |
| Delhi          | 0                                | 1                                | 1                                |
| Goa            | 0                                | 3                                | 0                                |
| Gujarat        | 0                                | 22                               | 15                               |

| States           | Number of proposals sanctioned   | Number of proposals sanctioned   | Number of proposals sanctioned   |
|------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|                  | 2014-15                          | 2015-16                          | 2016-17                          |
| Haryana          | 0                                | 3                                | 30                               |
| Himachal Pradesh | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                |
| Jammu & Kashmir  | 0                                | 0                                | 3                                |
| Jharkhand        | 1                                | 4                                | 12                               |
| Karnataka        | 7                                | 5                                | 8                                |
| Kerala           | 1                                | 14                               | 16                               |
| Madhya Pradesh   | 4                                | 11                               | 45                               |
| Maharashtra      | 3                                | 42                               | 48                               |
| Meghalaya        | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                |
| Odisha           | 0                                | 7                                | 27                               |
| Puducherry       | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                |
| Punjab           | 1                                | 6                                | 17                               |
| Rajasthan        | 1                                | 18                               | 13                               |
| Tamilnadu        | 0                                | 43                               | 27                               |
| Telangana        | 0                                | 14                               | 9                                |
| Tripura          | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                |
| Uttar Pradesh    | 9                                | 36                               | 77                               |
| Uttarakhand      | 0                                | 0                                | 0                                |
| West Bengal      | 0                                | 10                               | 11                               |
| Total            | 33                               | 341                              | 426                              |

(f): Year-wise  allocation of funds on Indian Chhattisgarh during the last three years is as under: -

Railways  including )

## (in Crore of ₹

| 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                             | 2014-15                                     | 2015-16                                     | 2016-17                                     |
|                                             | 1740                                        | 2144                                        | 2443                                        |
| Allocated for Chhattisgarh                  | 42.46                                       | 46.12                                       | 58.13                                       |

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