Lok Sabha Question No. 4735 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-24
Subject: FOBs in Jharkhand
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Singh

(a)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4735 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24.03.2021

## FOBs IN JHARKHAND

## †4735. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)
- the number of unmanned railway crossings at present;
- (b) the  number  of  new  bridges  including  various  categories  of Railway Over Bridges (ROBs), Railway Under Bridges (RUBs) and Foot Over Bridges (FOBs) announced during the last three years including the amount of funds provided in this regard along with the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has received any demand for construction  of  FOBs  and  ROBs  at  Latehar,  Barwadih,  Tori  and Chhipadohar railway stations in Jharkhand;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the action proposed to be taken by the Ministry in this matter; and
- (e)
- if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMERCE & INDUSTRY AND

CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

to (e) :  A Statement is laid on the Table of the House. *****

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4735 BY SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH TO BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  24.03.2021  REGARDING  FOBs  IN JHARKHAND

(a): At present, there is no unmanned level crossing (UMLC) on Broad Gauge (BG) routes on Indian Railways.   Only 948 UMLCs (Meter Gauge (MG)-308, Narrow Gauge (NG)-640) are existing on MG/NG routes.

(b):    Details  of  new  Railway  Over  Bridges  (ROBs),  Railway  Under Bridges (RUBs) and Foot Over Bridges (FOBs) sanctioned during last three years and the current year along with allocation are as under:

| Year    |   ROBs |   RUB/Subway |   Allocation (ROB/RUB) ( ` in crore) | FOB   |   Allocation (Pass. Amenities including FOB) (RRSK) ( ` in crore) |
|---------|--------|--------------|--------------------------------------|-------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 2017-18 |    130 |          332 |                              4000    | 150   |                                                            670    |
| 2018-19 |    156 |          287 |                              4637.3  | 177   |                                                           1105.27 |
| 2019-20 |    128 |          643 |                              3697.32 | 268   |                                                            827    |
| 2020-21 |    171 |          474 |                              5448    | -     |                                                           1350.06 |

(c)  to  (e):    Demand  has  been  received  from  an  Hon'ble  Member  of

Parliament for  construction of 2 ROBs.  The details are as under: (i)  ROB near Tori station at Chandwal-Dobhi path:  This ROB is to be constructed by National Highway Authority of India (NHAI).   General Arrangement Drawing (GAD) has been approved by Railway. (ii)  ROB  near  Latehar  station  at  Latehar-Saryu  path:    ROB  has  been sanctioned by Railways.  Planning activities have been taken up. *****