Lok Sabha Question No. 4351 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-21
Subject: ROB at Keshloor
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: DINESH KASHYAP

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4351 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.03.2018

## ROB AT KESHLOOR

†4351. SHRI DINESH KASHYAP:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number  of  Railway  Over  Bridges  (ROBs)  that  has  been approved by the Government for construction, State-wise;
- (b) whether the works of constructing  ROBs  at  Keshloor  village on  Jagdalpur-Konta  route  under  national  highway  No.30  and Avarabhata area on Geedam-Dantewada route under national highway  No.163-A  in  the  State  of Chhattisgarh  are  also covered under the approved ROBs;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) if not, the action being taken for approving the construction of these ROBs?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  4351  BY  SHRI  DINESH  KASHYAP TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 21.03.2018 REGARDING ROB AT KESHLOOR

## (a) State-wise  details  of  Road  Over  Bridges  (ROBs)  sanctioned are as under:

|    | State           |   SN No. of ROBs Sanctioned |
|----|-----------------|-----------------------------|
| 1  | Andhra Pradesh  |                          79 |
| 2  | Assam           |                           1 |
| 3  | Bihar           |                         139 |
| 4  | Chhatisgarh     |                          19 |
| 5  | Delhi           |                           5 |
| 6  | Goa             |                           8 |
| 7  | Gujarat         |                         130 |
| 8  | Haryana         |                          86 |
| 9  | Jammu & Kashmir |                           2 |
| 10 | Jharkhand       |                          43 |
| 11 | Karnataka       |                          59 |
| 12 | Kerala          |                         118 |
| 13 | Madhya Pradesh  |                         100 |
| 14 | Maharashtra     |                         123 |
| 15 | Orissa          |                          42 |
| 16 | Puducherry      |                           5 |
| 17 | Punjab          |                          21 |
| 18 | Rajasthan       |                          78 |
| 19 | Tamil Nadu      |                         157 |
| 20 | Telangana       |                          47 |
| 21 | Uttar Pradesh   |                         340 |
| 22 | Uttarakhand     |                           6 |
| 23 | West Bengal     |                         108 |
|    | Total           |                        1716 |

- (b)  to  (d):  The  locations  of    Keshloor  village  on  Jagdalpur-Konta route  and  Avarabhata  area  on  Geedam-Dantewada  route  fall  on National  Highway.    As  per  Memorandum  of  Understanding  (MoU) signed between Ministry of Railways and Ministry of Road Transport  and  Highways  (MoRTH)  on  10.11.2014,  ROB  in  lieu  of these level crossings (LCs) are to be constructed by MoRTH/National  Highway  Authority  of  India  (NHAI)  at  their  own cost.

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