Lok Sabha Question No. 1771 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-13
Subject: Under Construction ROBs
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: ANJU BALA, L.R. Shivaramegowda, Tejpratap Singh,Yadav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1771 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.02.2019

## UNDER CONSTRUCTION ROBs

## 1771. SHRIMATI ANJU BALA:

SHRI L. R. SHIVARAME GOWDA:

SHRI TEJ PRATAP SINGH YADAV:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the under-construction Rail Over-Bridges (ROBs) in various States on cost sharing basis, zonewise;
- (b) the location-wise details of the proposals sent by various State Governments  for  constructing  ROBs  at  level  crossings  along  with  the action taken on each of such proposals;
- (c) the  zone-wise  details  of  under-construction  and  new  projects  identified for constructing the ROB during the last three years along with the details of the funds allocated; and
- (d) the  steps  taken/being  taken  to  complete  the  said  projects  within  the stipulated time?

## 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.

*****

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1771 BY SHRIMATI ANJU BALA, SHRI L. R. SHIVARAME  GOWDA  AND  SHRI  TEJ  PRATAP  SINGH  YADAV  TO  BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 13.02.2019 REGARDING UNDER CONSTRUCTION ROBs

(a): 1640 Road Over Bridges (ROBs) have been sanctioned on cost sharing basis.  Zone-wise  and  State-wise  details  of  sanctioned  ROBs  on  cost sharing basis are at Appendix-I and Appendix-II. (b):  Proposals  for  construction  of  ROBs  in  lieu  of  Level  Crossings  (LCs) are  normally  received  at  various  levels  in  Zonal  Railways  from  State Government  and  other  Statutory  Authorities.  After  completing  various formalities  with  State  Government/Statutory  Authorities,  regarding  the consent  for  sharing  of  cost  and  closure  of  LCs,  proposals  received  for construction  of  ROBs  in  lieu  of  LCs  are  further  processed  for  their inclusion in Budget. This is a continuous process. (c): The Zone-wise details of number of ROBs sanctioned on cost sharing basis and fund allocation during the last three years are at Appendix-III & Appendix-IV respectively. (d): Railway undertakes construction of ROBs in Railway portion whereas approaches are being constructed by State Govt. Generally, there is no problem of construction of ROBs/RUBs in Railway portion. Construction of ROBs on approaches depends upon many factors such as availability of land,  removal  of  encroachments,  fixing  the  alignment  of  approaches, allocation of requisite funds etc. However,  following  pro-active  measures  have  been  taken  in  close coordination  with  various  stakeholders  to  enhance  the  progress  of construction of ROBs/RUBs 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. · Commissioning  of  a  web-based  application  with  user-friendly features  for  online  submission  and  approval  of  various  plans  and drawings  related  to  ROBs/RUBs  of  National  Highway  Authority  of India/Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (NHAI/MoRTH). · Signing  of  a  Memorandum  of  Understanding  (MOU)  between Ministry  of  Railways  and  Ministry  of  Road  Transport  and  Highways (MoRTH) to eliminate all level crossings on National Highway Corridors by MORTH by construction of ROBs/RUBs at their own cost. *****

APPENDIX-I REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  1771  BY  SHRIMATI  ANJU  BALA,  SHRI  L.  R.  SHIVARAME  GOWDA  AND SHRI  TEJ  PRATAP  SINGH  YADAV  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON 13.02.2019 REGARDING UNDER CONSTRUCTION ROBs

(a): Zone-wise sanctioned cost sharing Road Over Bridges (ROBs) are as under:

| SN   | Zonal Railway             | Road over Bridges   |
|------|---------------------------|---------------------|
| 1    | Central Railway           | 87                  |
| 2    | Eastern Railway           | 86                  |
| 3    | East Central Railway      | 145                 |
| 4    | East Coast Railway 33     |                     |
| 5    | Northern Railway          | 193                 |
| 6    | North Central Railway 180 |                     |
| 7    | North Eastern Railway 59  |                     |
| 8    | Railway 6                 |                     |
| 9    | North Western Railway 79  |                     |
| 10   | Southern Railway          | 275                 |
| 11   | South Central Railway 118 |                     |
| 12   | South Eastern Railway 46  |                     |
| 13   | South Western Railway 24  |                     |
| 14   | Railway 69                |                     |
| 15   | Western Railway           | 171                 |
| 16   | West Central Railway      | 69                  |
|      | TOTAL                     | 1640                |

*****

APPENDIX-II REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY TO PART  (a)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  1771  BY  SHRIMATI  ANJU  BALA,  SHRI  L.  R.  SHIVARAME GOWDA AND SHRI  TEJ  PRATAP  SINGH  YADAV  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK SABHA ON 13.02.2019 REGARDING UNDER CONSTRUCTION ROBs

(a): Sanctioned cost sharing Road Over Bridges (ROBs) and Road Under Bridges (RUBs) are as under:

| SN                | State          | Road over Bridges   |
|-------------------|----------------|---------------------|
| 1                 | Andhra Pradesh | 81                  |
| 2                 | Assam          | 1                   |
| 3 Bihar           |                | 123                 |
| 4 Chhatisgarh     | 17             |                     |
| 5 Delhi           | 5              |                     |
| 6 Goa             |                | 8                   |
| 7 Gujarat         | 130            |                     |
| 8 Haryana         | 85             |                     |
| 9 Jammu & Kashmir | 1              |                     |
| 10                | Jharkhand      | 43                  |
| 11 Karnataka      | 53             |                     |
| 12                | Kerala         | 118                 |
| 13                | Madhya Pradesh | 92                  |
| 14                | Maharashtra    | 108                 |
| 15                | Odisha         | 42                  |
| 16                | Puducherry     | 5                   |
| 17                | Punjab         | 20                  |
| 18                | Rajasthan      | 71                  |
| 19                | Tamil Nadu     | 155                 |
| 20                | Telangana      | 47                  |
| 21                | Uttar Pradesh  | 339                 |
| 22                | Uttarakhand    | 6                   |
| 23                | West Bengal    | 90                  |
| TOTAL             |                | 1640                |

*****

APPENDIX-III REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1771 BY SHRIMATI ANJU BALA, SHRI L. R. SHIVARAME GOWDA AND SHRI TEJ PRATAP SINGH YADAV TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 13.02.2019 REGARDING UNDER CONSTRUCTION ROBs

(c): Zone-wise - Number of Road Over Bridges (ROBs) on cost sharing basis sanctioned during last 3 years (2016-17, 2017-18 & 2018-19) are as under:

| SN    | Zonal Railway              |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |
|-------|----------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1     | Central Railway            |        18 |        24 |         2 |
| 2     | Eastern Railway            |         9 |         1 |         3 |
| 3     | East Central Railway       |        34 |         2 |         9 |
| 4     | East Coast Railway         |         7 |         3 |         6 |
| 5     | Northern Railway           |        43 |        13 |        12 |
| 6     | North Central Railway      |        29 |         3 |        26 |
| 7     | North Eastern Railway      |        18 |        16 |         0 |
| 8     | Northeast Frontier Railway |         2 |         0 |         0 |
| 9     | North Western Railway      |        10 |         1 |        11 |
| 10    | Southern Railway           |        22 |        17 |        40 |
| 11    | South Central Railway      |        16 |        23 |         8 |
| 12    | South Eastern Railway      |        12 |        11 |         0 |
| 13    | South Western Railway      |         8 |         4 |         2 |
| 14    | South East Central Railway |        11 |         5 |         5 |
| 15    | Western Railway            |        22 |         6 |        19 |
| 16    | West Central Railway       |        28 |         1 |         0 |
| Total | Total                      |       289 |       130 |       143 |

*****

APPENDIX-IV REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1771 BY SHRIMATI ANJU BALA, SHRI L. R. SHIVARAME GOWDA AND SHRI TEJ PRATAP SINGH YADAV TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 13.02.2019 REGARDING UNDER CONSTRUCTION ROBs

(c): Allocation in Plan Head - 30 in last three years(2016-17, 2017-18 & 201819) are as under:

( ` in crores)

| Zonal Railway              |   2016-17 |   2017-18 |   2018-19 |
|----------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Central Railway            |    117.34 |    147.3  |    205.37 |
| Eastern Railway            |     64.71 |     79.02 |     96.92 |
| East Central Railway       |     68.54 |     89.12 |    141.48 |
| East Coast Railway         |    148.64 |    200.23 |    234.67 |
| Northern Railway           |    396.08 |    528.49 |    673.53 |
| North Central Railway      |    394.94 |    469.05 |    458.4  |
| North Eastern Railway      |    100.01 |    116.86 |    185.87 |
| Northeast Frontier Railway |    100.68 |    140.57 |    106.2  |
| North Western Railway      |    258.24 |    466.81 |    558.34 |
| Southern Railway           |    343.95 |    426.73 |    490.49 |
| South Central Railway      |    174.01 |    247.75 |    419.21 |
| South Eastern Railway      |    140.58 |    230.6  |    169.06 |
| South Western Railway      |    173.7  |    199.32 |    157.05 |
| South East Central Railway |    165.95 |    181.69 |    121.83 |
| Western Railway            |    266.5  |    297.76 |    351.94 |
| West Central Railway       |    152.3  |    178.7  |    266.96 |

*****