Lok Sabha Question No. 5134 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-24
Subject: Construction of ROBs
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Harish Dwivedi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5134 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.07.2019

## CONSTRUCTION OF ROBs

†5134. SHRI HARISH DWIVEDI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of Rail Over Bridges (ROBs) constructed/approved for construction  over  National  Highways  during  the  last  five  years, place and State-wise;
- (b) the details of funds released and spent in this regard; and
- (c) the time limit fixed to complete the under construction bridges?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY

(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a)  to  (c):    As  per  Memorandum  of  Understanding(MoU)  signed between  Ministry  of  Railways  and  Ministry  of  Road  Transport  and Highways (MoRTH) on 10.11.2014, MoRTH/ National Highway Authority  of  India  (NHAI)  will  replace  all  Level  Crossings  on  NH corridors by Road over Bridges (ROBs)/ Road under Bridges (RUBs) at their own cost on single entity basis. Status for construction of Road over Bridges (ROBs) in lieu of Level Crossings on National Highway is appended.

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## APPENDIX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5134 BY SHRI HARISH DWIVEDI TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 24.07.2019 REGARDING CONSTRUCTION OF ROBs

(a) to (c): Status for construction of Road over Bridges (ROBs) in lieu of Level Crossings on National Highway is as under:

| S N   | Zonal Railway      |   LCs on NH - ROB by NHAI/ MORTH |   Work comple -ted. LC NOT closed |   Work in progre- ss |   GAD approve- d but work not started |   GAD under process |   No Propo- sal from NHAI/ MORTH |   Diversio n Planned by NHAI |
|-------|--------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------|----------------------------------|------------------------------|
| 1     | Central            |                                6 |                                 0 |                    0 |                                     5 |                   0 |                                1 |                            0 |
| 2     | Eastern            |                               28 |                                 0 |                    3 |                                    17 |                   0 |                                8 |                            0 |
| 3     | East Central       |                               40 |                                 4 |                   14 |                                     0 |                   3 |                               19 |                            0 |
| 4     | East Coast         |                               13 |                                 2 |                    4 |                                     3 |                   1 |                                3 |                            0 |
| 5     | Northern           |                               58 |                                 4 |                    6 |                                    15 |                   0 |                               33 |                            0 |
| 6     | North Central      |                               12 |                                 1 |                    5 |                                     1 |                   0 |                                5 |                            0 |
| 7     | North Eastern      |                               29 |                                 2 |                    0 |                                    12 |                   0 |                               15 |                            0 |
| 8     | Northeast Frontier |                               58 |                                 4 |                    9 |                                    17 |                   0 |                               28 |                            0 |
| 9     | North Western      |                               32 |                                 7 |                    7 |                                    14 |                   0 |                                2 |                            2 |
| 10    | Southern           |                               44 |                                 4 |                    3 |                                    18 |                   2 |                               17 |                            0 |
| 11    | South Central      |                               37 |                                 0 |                    0 |                                    27 |                   1 |                                9 |                            0 |
| 12    | South Eastern      |                               30 |                                 0 |                    6 |                                    15 |                   0 |                                5 |                            4 |
| 13    | South East Central |                               21 |                                 1 |                    2 |                                    11 |                   1 |                                4 |                            2 |
| 14    | South Western      |                               23 |                                 0 |                    0 |                                    12 |                   3 |                                7 |                            1 |
| 15    | Western            |                               18 |                                 0 |                    3 |                                     5 |                   0 |                               10 |                            0 |
| 16    | West Central       |                                6 |                                 0 |                    1 |                                     5 |                   0 |                                0 |                            0 |
| Total | Total              |                              455 |                                29 |                   63 |                                   177 |                  11 |                              166 |                            9 |

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