Lok Sabha Question No. 1725 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-13
Subject: Under Construction ROBs/RUBs/ FOBs
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: BHEEMRAO BASWANTHRAO PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1725

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.02.2019

## UNDER CONSTRUCTION ROBs/RUBs/FOBs

## 1725.  SHRI BHEEMRAO B. PATIL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  project-wise  details  of  the  under  construction  Rail  Over-Bridges (ROBs),  Rail  Under-Bridges  (RUBs)  and  Foot  Over-Bridges  (FOBs)  in various States as on date on cost sharing basis, project-wise;
- (b) the location-wise details of the proposals sent by various State Governments including Telangana for constructing ROBs, RUBs and FOBs at level crossings along with the action taken on each of such proposals; and
- (c) the  Zone-wise details of under construction and new projects identified for  constructing  ROBs/RUBs/  FOBs  during  the  last  three  years  and  the current year along with the details of the funds allocated and utilized and the  ratio  of  contribution  of  each  of  the  State  Governments  for  each  of such projects?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1725 BY SHRI BHEEMRAO B. PATIL TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 13.02.2019 REGARDING UNDER CONSTRUCTION  ROBs/RUBs/FOBs

(a)  &  (b):  1640  Road  Over  Bridges  (ROBs)  and  159  Road  Under  Bridges (RUBs)  have  been  sanctioned  on  cost  sharing  basis.  However,  no  Foot over  Bridge  (FOB)  has  been  sanctioned  on  cost  sharing  basis  in  Plan Head-30  (PH-30).  State-wise  details  of  sanctioned  ROBs/RUBs  on  cost sharing basis including in the State of Telangana is at Appendix-I. Proposals for construction of ROBs/RUBs 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/RUBs in lieu of LCs are further processed for their inclusion in Budget. This is a continuous process. (c)  :  The  Zone-wise  details  of  ROBs/RUBs  sanctioned  on  cost  sharing basis and fund allocation and utilization during the last four years are at Appendix-II & Appendix-III respectively. *****

APPENDIX-I  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  &  (b)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1725 BY  SHRI  BHEEMRAO B.  PATIL  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN LOK SABHA ON 13.02.2019 REGARDING UNDER CONSTRUCTION ROBs/RUBs/FOBs

(a) & (b): State-wise number of Road Over Bridges (ROBs)/Road Under Bridges (RUBs) sanctioned on cost sharing basis are as under:

| SN    | State           |   Road over Bridges |   Road under Bridges |
|-------|-----------------|---------------------|----------------------|
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh  |                  81 |                    2 |
| 2     | Assam           |                   1 |                    0 |
| 3     | Bihar           |                 123 |                   28 |
| 4     | Chhatisgarh     |                  17 |                   12 |
| 5     | Delhi           |                   5 |                    1 |
| 6     | Goa             |                   8 |                    0 |
| 7     | Gujarat         |                 130 |                    6 |
| 8     | Haryana         |                  85 |                    5 |
| 9     | Jammu & Kashmir |                   1 |                    0 |
| 10    | Jharkhand       |                  43 |                    0 |
| 11    | Karnataka       |                  53 |                    8 |
| 12    | Kerala          |                 118 |                    1 |
| 13    | Madhya Pradesh  |                  92 |                    1 |
| 14    | Maharashtra     |                 108 |                    7 |
| 15    | Odisha          |                  42 |                    0 |
| 16    | Puducherry      |                   5 |                    0 |
| 17    | Punjab          |                  20 |                   24 |
| 18    | Rajasthan       |                  71 |                    4 |
| 19    | Tamil Nadu      |                 155 |                   21 |
| 20    | Telangana       |                  47 |                    7 |
| 21    | Uttar Pradesh   |                 339 |                   31 |
| 22    | Uttarakhand     |                   6 |                    0 |
| 23    | West Bengal     |                  90 |                    1 |
| TOTAL |                 |                1640 |                  159 |

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APPENDIX-II REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY TO PART  (c)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1725 BY SHRI BHEEMRAO B. PATIL TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 13.02.2019 REGARDING UNDER CONSTRUCTION ROBs/RUBs/FOBs

(c):  Zone-wise  number  of  Road  Over  Bridges  (ROBs)/Road  Under  Bridges (RUBs) including in the State of Telangana sanctioned on cost sharing basis during last 4 years are as under:

| SN                           | Zonal Railways        | 2015-16   | 2015-16       | 2016-17   | 2016-17       | 2017-18   | 2017-18       | 2018-19   | 2018-19       |
|------------------------------|-----------------------|-----------|---------------|-----------|---------------|-----------|---------------|-----------|---------------|
| SN                           | Zonal Railways        | ROB       | RUB/ Subwa ys | ROB       | RUB/ Subwa ys | ROB       | RUB/ Subwa ys | ROB       | RUB/ Subwa ys |
| 1                            | 17                    |           | 0             | 18        | 0             | 24 0      | 2             |           | 0             |
| 2 Eastern                    | Railway               | 1         | 0             | 9         | 0             | 1         | 0             | 3         | 0             |
| 3                            | East Central Railway  | 36        | 33            | 34        | 0             | 2         | 0             | 9         | 0             |
| 4 East Coast                 | Railway 1             |           | 0             | 7         | 0             | 3         | 0             | 6         | 0             |
| 5                            | Northern Railway      | 5         | 3             | 42        | 2             | 13        | 0             | 12        | 0             |
| 6 North Railway              | Central               | 4         | 0             | 29        | 0             | 3         | 0             | 26        | 0             |
| 7                            | North Eastern Railway | 13        | 0             | 18        | 0             | 16        | 0             | 0         | 0             |
| 8 Northeast Frontier Railway |                       | 0         | 0             | 2         | 0             | 0         | 0             | 0         | 0             |
| 9 North Railway              | Western               | 19        | 0             | 10        | 1             | 1         | 0             | 10        | 0             |
| 10                           | Southern Railway      | 38        | 0             | 22        | 0             | 17        | 1             | 40        | 0             |
| 11                           | South Central Railway | 19        | 0             | 15        | 3             | 23        | 0             | 8         | 0             |
| 12 South Eastern Railway     |                       | 0         | 0             | 12        | 0             | 11        | 0             | 0         | 0             |
| 13 South East Railway        | Central               | 2         | 2             | 2         | 2             | 4         | 2             | 2         | 0             |
| 14 Railway                   | South Western         | 5         | 0             | 11        | 5             | 5         | 3             | 3         | 0             |
| 15                           | Western Railway       | 18        | 2             | 22        | 1             | 6         | 0             | 19        | 2             |
| 16                           | West Central          | 11        | 0             | 28        | 0             | 1         | 0             | 0         | 0             |

| Railway   |     |    |     |    |     |    |     |    |
|-----------|-----|----|-----|----|-----|----|-----|----|
|           | 189 | 40 | 281 | 14 | 130 |  6 | 140 |  2 |

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APPENDIX-III REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1725 BY SHRI BHEEMRAO B. PATIL TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 13.02.2019 REGARDING UNDER CONSTRUCTION ROBs/RUBs/FOBs

(c): Allocation and Utilisation in Plan head - 30 in last three and current year is as under:

( ` in crores)

| Zonal Railways             | 2015-16      | 2015-16       | 2016-17      | 2016-17       | 2017-18      | 2017-18       | 2018-19 (Till Dec 2018)   | 2018-19 (Till Dec 2018)   |
|----------------------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
| Zonal Railways             | Allo- cation | Uti- lisation | Allo- cation | Uti- lisation | Allo- cation | Uti- lisation | Allo- cation              | Util- isation             |
| Central Railway            | 80.73        | 87.07         | 117.34       | 112.84        | 147.30       | 128.46        | 205.37                    | 84.98                     |
| Eastern Railway            | 45.02        | 62.45         | 64.71        | 87.72         | 79.02        | 52.42         | 96.92                     | 40.02                     |
| East Central Railway       | 32.26        | 46.15         | 68.54        | 64.46         | 89.12        | 38.20         | 141.48                    | 56.36                     |
| East Coast Railway         | 84.64        | 88.65         | 148.64       | 128.94        | 200.23       | 165.42        | 234.67                    | 108.64                    |
| Northern Railway           | 233.49       | 250.82        | 396.08       | 396.29        | 528.49       | 439.95        | 673.53                    | 320.91                    |
| North Central Railway      | 256.37       | 264.91        | 394.94       | 525.94        | 469.05       | 332.23        | 458.40                    | 219.38                    |
| North Eastern Railway      | 34.74        | 41.34         | 100.01       | 120.50        | 116.86       | 122.94        | 185.87                    | 121.60                    |
| Northeast Frontier Railway | 104.62       | 93.1          | 100.68       | 88.32         | 140.57       | 93.39         | 106.20                    | 52.83                     |
| North Western Railway      | 246.03       | 223.44        | 258.24       | 391.35        | 466.81       | 475.60        | 558.34                    | 342.59                    |
| Southern Railway           | 267.61       | 279.29        | 343.95       | 293.54        | 426.73       | 333.30        | 490.49                    | 267.49                    |
| South Central Railway      | 137.44       | 148.19        | 174.01       | 146.23        | 247.75       | 172.93        | 419.21                    | 273.99                    |
| South Eastern Railway      | 42.10        | 47.3          | 140.58       | 138.48        | 230.60       | 213.14        | 169.06                    | 82.87                     |
| South Western Railway      | 113.11       | 106.98        | 173.70       | 157.25        | 199.32       | 180.23        | 157.05                    | 109.37                    |
| South East Central Railway | 158.01       | 162.85        | 165.95       | 159.36        | 181.69       | 111.57        | 121.83                    | 53.93                     |
| Western                    | 125.35       | 125.73        | 266.50       | 210.62        | 297.76       | 190.50        | 351.94                    | 176.23                    |

| Railway      |        |        |       |        |       |        |        |       |
|--------------|--------|--------|-------|--------|-------|--------|--------|-------|
| West Central | 182.73 | 190.12 | 152.3 | 148.71 | 178.7 | 124.02 | 266.96 | 62.56 |

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