Lok Sabha Question No. 49 (STARRED), answered on 2018-12-13
Subject: Road Over Bridge Projects
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE, ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 49

ANSWERED ON 13 th  DECEMBER, 2018

## ROAD OVER BRIDGE PROJECTS

## *49. SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE:

SHRI ARVIND SAWANT:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has conducted any study regarding the viability of new Road Over Bridge (ROB) projects in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of the ROB projects started during the last three years, State-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has taken measures to mobilize funds to complete certain ROB projects lying incomplete/ pending due to paucity of funds;
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the details of such projects, State-wise; and
- (e) the total amount spent on ROB projects being implemented on national highways during the last five years?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND  HIGHWAYS (SHRI MANSUKH L. MANDAVIYA)

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

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (e) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 49 FOR ANSWER ON 13 th  DECEMBER, 2018 ASKED BY SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE AND SHRI ARVIND SAWANT REGARDING 'ROAD OVER BRIDGE PROJECTS'

(a)  to  (e)    Ministry  has  already  decided  to  replace  all  level  crossings  on  National Highway  corridors  by  Road  Over  Bridges/  Road  Under  Bridges  (ROBs/RUBs), subject  to  availability  of  funds.  Ministry  has  to  construct  complete  ROBs/  RUBs (including railway bridge portion) on National Highways in the country at their own cost on single entity basis.  In this regard, a MOU was signed between Ministry of Railways and Ministry of Road Transport and Highways for construction of ROBs/ RUBs and its approaches in replacement of existing level crossings.

The  National  Highway  Authority  of  India  (NHAI)  is  implementing  most  of  the major  National  Highway  Development  projects  in  the  country  and  availability  of funds  is  not  a  constraint.  The  ROBs/RUBs  are  generally  constructed  as  a  part  of major  Highway  development  project.    The  State  wise  details  of  ROBs/RUBs  of NHAI is placed at Annexure-I. Besides, some ROBs/RUBs are also constructed by the  State  PWDs.  Ministry  has  also  launched  a  major  scheme  for  construction  of ROBs/RUBs,  namely,  Setu  Bharatam  which  includes  174  nos.  of  standalone ROB/RUBs. The State wise details of these ROBs/RUBs are placed at Annexure-II. There are difficulties in getting land for approaches to ROBs/RUBs, especially, in the built  up  areas.  Moreover,  the  cost  of  acquisition  of  such  land  is  also  very  high. Ministry has, therefore, decided that priority would be accorded to those ROBs/RUBs where no land acquisition is involved or to adopt the Grand Challenge Mechanism  to  take  up  ROBs/RUBs  where  land  is  made  available  by  the  State Government, at its cost. An MOU has been signed by the Ministry with the State of Maharashtra in this behalf and other States have been requested to sign MOUs on the same lines.

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (e) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.49 FOR ANSWER ON 13 th DECEMBER, 2018 ASKED BY SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE AND SHRI ARVIND SAWANT REGARDING 'ROAD OVER BRIDGE PROJECTS'.

| Sl. No.   | Name of State    |   No. of ROBs/RUBs (in progress/ completed / in pipeline) |
|-----------|------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh   |                                                        19 |
| 2         | Assam            |                                                        17 |
| 3         | Bihar            |                                                        45 |
| 4         | Chhattisgarh     |                                                        21 |
| 5         | Gujarat          |                                                        12 |
| 6         | Haryana          |                                                        24 |
| 7         | Himachal Pradesh |                                                        05 |
| 8         | Jammu &Kashmir   |                                                        05 |
| 9         | Jharkhand        |                                                        15 |
| 10        | Karnataka        |                                                        33 |
| 11        | Kerala           |                                                        12 |
| 12        | Madhya Pradesh   |                                                        24 |
| 13        | Maharashtra      |                                                        68 |
| 14        | Odisha           |                                                        24 |
| 15        | Punjab           |                                                        12 |
| 16        | Rajasthan        |                                                        34 |
| 17        | Tamil Nadu       |                                                        26 |
| 18        | Telangana        |                                                        10 |
| 19        | Uttar Pradesh    |                                                        51 |
| 20        | Uttarakhand      |                                                        18 |
| 21        | West Bengal      |                                                        40 |
| Total     | Total            |                                                       515 |

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (e) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.49 FOR ANSWER ON 13 th  DECEMBER, 2018 ASKED BY SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE AND SHRI ARVIND SAWANT REGARDING 'ROAD OVER BRIDGE PROJECTS'.

| Sl. No.   | Name of State   |   No. of ROBs/RUBs |
|-----------|-----------------|--------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh  |                 31 |
| 2         | Assam           |                 13 |
| 3         | Bihar           |                 21 |
| 4         | Chhattisgarh    |                  5 |
| 5         | Gujarat         |                  6 |
| 6         | Haryana         |                 10 |
| 7         | Jharkhand       |                 12 |
| 8         | Karnataka       |                  7 |
| 9         | Kerala          |                  4 |
| 10        | Madhya Pradesh  |                  5 |
| 11        | Odisha          |                  4 |
| 12        | Punjab          |                 13 |
| 13        | Rajasthan       |                  9 |
| 14        | Tamil Nadu      |                  8 |
| 15        | Uttar Pradesh   |                  4 |
| 16        | Uttarakhand     |                  2 |
| 17        | West Bengal     |                 20 |
| Total     | Total           |                174 |

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