Lok Sabha Question No. 1841 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-03
Subject: ROBs/RUBs and FOBs
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Bheemrao Baswanthrao Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1841 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.07.2019

## ROBs/RUBs AND FOBs

## 1841. SHRI B.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 Telangana as on date annually on cost sharing basis;
- (b) the details of the proposals sent by various State Governments locationwise  including  Telangana  for  constructing  ROBs,  RUBs  and  FOBs  at level crossings along with the action taken on each of such proposals;
- (c) the details of under-construction and new  projects identified for constructing  the  ROB/RUB/FOB  during  the  last  three  years  and  the current year, zone-wise along with the details of the funds allocated and utilized and the ratio of contribution of each of the State Governments for each of these projects;
- (d) the details of the present status of each of these projects as on date; and
- (e) the  steps  taken/being  taken  to  complete  the  said  projects  within  the stipulated time?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS AND COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

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

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (e) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1841 BY SHRI B.B.PATIL TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 03.07.2019 REGARDING ROBs/RUBs AND FOBs

(a)  &  (b):  1535  Road  over  Bridges  (ROBs)  and  105  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 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. No proposal of ROBs/RUBs which qualifies for Cost sharing and consent of State Government  received,  is  pending  in  the  Railway  Board  for  the  State  of Telangana.

(c) : The Zone-wise details of ROBs/RUBs sanctioned on Cost sharing basis during  last  three  years  and  zone-wise  details  of  the  Fund  allocation  and utilization during the last three years and current year are at Appendix-II & Appendix-III  respectively.  So  far  as  ratio  of  State  share  is  concerned,  all cost sharing works are being sanctioned on 50:50 cost sharing basis.

(d)  &  (e):  Normally,  Railway  undertakes  construction  of  ROBs/RUBs  in Railway  portion  whereas  approaches  are  being  constructed  by  State Government.  Generally, there is no problem of construction of ROBs/RUBs in Railway portion. However,  it is difficult  to construct  ROBs/RUBs on approaches  because it depends upon many factors such as availability  of land,  removal  of  encroachments,  fixing  the  alignment  of  approaches, allocation of requisite funds etc. However, during last three years, work for construction  of  12  Nos.  of  RUBs  has  been  completed  in  the  State  of Telangana. Remaining works for construction of ROBs/RUBs are at various stages of planning, estimation and execution.

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APPENDIX-I REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) AND (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1841 BY SHRI B.B.PATIL TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 03.07.2019 REGARDING ROBs/RUBs AND FOBs

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

| S.No.         | State          | Road over Bridges   |   Road under Bridges |
|---------------|----------------|---------------------|----------------------|
| 1             | Andhra Pradesh | 66                  |                    2 |
| 2             | Assam          | 1                   |                    0 |
| 3             | Bihar          | 119                 |                   28 |
| 4             | Chhattisgarh   | 29                  |                   15 |
| 5             | Delhi          | 4                   |                    1 |
| 6             | Goa            | 3                   |                    0 |
| 7             | Gujarat        | 127                 |                    1 |
| 8             | Haryana        | 74                  |                    5 |
| 9 Jammu &     | Kashmir 1      |                     |                    0 |
| 10            | Jharkhand      | 41                  |                    0 |
| 11 Karnataka  | 42             |                     |                    8 |
| 12            | Kerala         | 109                 |                    2 |
| 13            | Madhya Pradesh | 92                  |                    1 |
| 14            | Maharashtra    | 102                 |                    6 |
| 15 Odisha     |                | 42                  |                    0 |
| 16 Puducherry | 5              |                     |                    0 |
| 17            | Punjab         | 18                  |                    2 |
| 18            | Rajasthan      | 62                  |                    4 |
| 19 Tamil Nadu |                | 148                 |                   18 |
| 20            | Telangana      | 45                  |                    6 |
| 21            | Uttar Pradesh  | 312                 |                    5 |
| 22            | Uttarakhand    | 6                   |                    0 |
| 23            | West Bengal    | 87                  |                    1 |
| TOTAL         |                | 1535                |                  105 |

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APPENDIX-II  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1841 BY SHRI B.B.PATIL TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 03.07.2019 REGARDING ROBs/RUBs AND FOBs

(c):  Zone-wise - Number of Road over Bridges (ROBs)/Road under Bridges (RUBs) including Telangana sanctioned on Cost sharing basis during last 3 years are as under:

| SN                           | Zonal Railways             | 2016-17   | 2016-17      | 2017-18   | 2017-18      | 2018-19   | 2018-19      |
|------------------------------|----------------------------|-----------|--------------|-----------|--------------|-----------|--------------|
|                              |                            | ROB       | RUB/ Subways | ROB       | RUB/ Subways | ROB       | RUB/ Subways |
| 1                            | Central Railway            | 18        | 0            | 24        | 0            | 2         | 0            |
| 2                            | Eastern Railway            | 9         | 0            | 1         | 0            | 3         | 0            |
| 3                            | East Central Railway       | 34        | 0            | 2         | 0            | 9         | 0            |
| 4                            | 7                          |           | 0            | 3         | 0            | 6         | 0            |
| 5                            | 42                         |           | 2            | 13        | 0            | 12        | 0            |
| 6 North Central Railway      | 29                         |           | 0            | 3         | 0            | 26        | 0            |
| 7 North Eastern Railway      |                            | 18        | 0            | 16        | 0            | 0         | 0            |
| 8 Northeast Frontier Railway | 2                          |           | 0            | 0         | 0            | 0         | 0            |
| 9 North Railway              | Western                    | 10        | 1            | 1         | 0            | 10        | 0            |
| 10                           | Southern Railway           | 22        | 0            | 17        | 1            | 40        | 0            |
| 11 South Railway             | Central 15                 |           | 3            | 23        | 0            | 8         | 0            |
| 12                           | South Eastern Railway      | 12        | 0            | 11        | 0            | 0         | 0            |
| 13                           | South East Central Railway | 2         | 2            | 4         | 2            | 15        | 14           |
| 14                           | South Western Railway      | 11        | 5            | 5         | 3            | 3         | 0            |
| 15                           | Western Railway            | 22        | 1            | 6         | 0            | 19        | 2            |
| 16                           | West Central Railway       | 28        | 0            | 1         | 0            | 0         | 0            |
|                              | Total                      | 281       | 14           | 130       | 6            | 153       | 16           |

## APPENDIX-III REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1841 BY SHRI B.B.PATIL TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 03.07.2019 REGARDING ROBs/RUBs AND FOBs

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

( ` in crores)

| Zonal Railway              | 2016-17      | 2016-17       | 2017-18      | 2017-18       | 2018-19      | 2018-19       | 2019-20      | 2019-20                     |
|----------------------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|-----------------------------|
| Zonal Railway              | Allo- cation | Uti- lisation | Allo- cation | Uti- lisation | Allo- cation | Util- isation | Allo- cation | Util- isation (upto May'19) |
| Central                    | 117.34       | 112.84        | 147.30       | 128.46        | 205.37       | 175.21        | 179.22       | 48.46                       |
| Eastern                    | 64.71        | 87.72         | 79.02        | 52.42         | 76.92        | 66.32         | 113.07       | 17.52                       |
| East Central Railway       | 68.54        | 64.46         | 89.12        | 38.20         | 88.00        | 101.00        | 144.62       | 20.38                       |
| East Coast Railway         | 148.64       | 128.94        | 200.23       | 165.42        | 187.24       | 153.07        | 224.69       | 26.71                       |
| Northern Railway           | 396.08       | 396.29        | 528.49       | 439.95        | 524.42       | 448.86        | 528.18       | 72.82                       |
| North Central Railway      | 394.94       | 525.94        | 469.05       | 332.23        | 458.40       | 314.01        | 363.12       | 52.12                       |
| North Eastern Railway      | 100.01       | 120.50        | 116.86       | 122.94        | 213.95       | 186.34        | 170.63       | 51.91                       |
| Northeast Frontier Railway | 100.68       | 88.32         | 140.57       | 93.39         | 76.86        | 85.54         | 119.86       | 10.99                       |
| North Western Railway      | 258.24       | 391.35        | 466.81       | 475.60        | 558.34       | 469.23        | 539.95       | 78.42                       |
| Southern Railway           | 343.95       | 293.54        | 426.73       | 333.30        | 408.62       | 381.73        | 307.91       | 59.20                       |
| South Central Railway      | 174.01       | 146.23        | 247.75       | 172.93        | 419.21       | 385.70        | 317.59       | 51.70                       |
| South Eastern Railway      | 140.58       | 138.48        | 230.60       | 213.14        | 145.23       | 117.11        | 177.61       | 22.45                       |
| South East Central Railway | 173.70       | 157.25        | 199.32       | 180.23        | 168.20       | 160.99        | 173.25       | 25.47                       |
| South Western Railway      | 165.95       | 159.36        | 181.69       | 111.57        | 121.83       | 99.92         | 162.44       | 39.20                       |
| Western                    | 266.50       | 210.62        | 297.76       | 190.50        | 308.64       | 310.06        | 392.53       | 46.54                       |
| West Central Railway       | 152.30       | 148.71        | 178.70       | 124.02        | 241.96       | 88.36         | 185.34       | 16.07                       |

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