Lok Sabha Question No. 1624 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-13
Subject: Status of ROBs/RUBs in Gujarat
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1624 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.02.2019

## STATUS OF ROBs/RUBs IN GUJARAT

## †1624. SHRI MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has received proposals from the Government of Gujarat for construction of railway overbridges and railway under passes during the last three years including the proposal-wise details thereof;
- (b) the reaction of the Government to the said proposals;
- (c) the number of such proposals of State of Gujarat which are still pending with the railways at present including the location-wise details of these proposals; and
- (d) the  location-wise  details  of  the  railway  overbridges  and  railway  under passes  being constructed in Gujarat at present and their present construction status thereof?

## 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.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  1624  BY  SHRI  MANSUKHBHAI  DHANJIBHAI  VASAVA  TO  BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 13.02.2019 REGARDING STATUS OF ROBs/RUBs IN GUJARAT

(a) to (c): Yes, Madam.    Number  of  proposals of Road  Over  Bridges (ROBs)/Road Under Bridges (RUBs) received from the Government of Gujarat during last 3 years (2016-17, 2017-18 & 2018-19) are as under:

| Year    | 2016-17   | 2016-17   | 2017-18   | 2017-18   | 2018-19   | 2018-19   |
|---------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
|         | ROBs      | RUBs      | ROBs      | RUBs      | ROBs      | RUBs      |
| Gujarat | 8         | 5         | 3         | 0         | 18        | 1         |

All  these  proposals  were  cleared  during  this  period  and  no  such  valid proposals are pending for clearance.

Proposals  for  construction  of  Road  Over  Bridges/Road  Under  Bridges (ROBs/RUBs)  in  lieu  of  level  crossings  are  normally  received  from  State Government.  After completing various formalities regarding the consents for sharing  of  cost  and  closure  of  level  crossings  from  State  Government,  the proposals are further processed for their inclusion in Railway Works Programme.

(d):    Normally,  Railway  undertakes  construction  of  ROBs/RUBs  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/RUBs on approaches depends upon many factors such as  availability  of  land,  removal  of  encroachments,  fixing  the  alignment  of approaches, allocation of requisite funds etc.

As  per  Pink  Book  2018-19,  work  for  construction  of  130  Road  Over Bridges (ROBs) and 6 Road Under Bridges (RUBs) on Cost Sharing basis have been sanctioned in the State of Gujarat. Out of 130 ROBs, 11 ROBs have been fully completed and Railway portion of 4 ROBs have been completed. *****