Lok Sabha Question No. 3879 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-11
Subject: Construction of ROBs
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Vivek Narayan Shejwalkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3879 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11.12.2019

## CONSTRUCTION OF ROBs

†3879. SHRI VIVEK NARAYAN SHEJWALKAR:

## Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  along  with  the  reasons  for  stoppage  of  work  of  four under  construction  ROBs  in  Gwalior  city  at  Tansen  Road-Mela Racecourse,  Birla  Nagar,  Mallgarha  Chauraha,  Harishankarpuram behind A.G. Office since April, 2019;
- (b) the steps being taken to complete the work in time;
- (c) whether there is no proper arrangement of rain water drainage in the  railway  under  bridges  in  rural  areas  of  Gwalior  parliamentary constituency;
- (d) if  so,  whether traffic flow is interrupted throughout the day during heavy rains; and
- (e) if so, the action being taken to solve the problem of water logging in the railway under bridges?

## 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.3879  BY  SHRI  VIVEK  NARAYAN  SHEJWALKAR  TO  BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 11.12.2019 REGARDING CONSTRUCTION OF ROBs (a): No, Sir. The details of 3 under construction Road over Bridges (ROBs) are as under: Tansen  Road-Mela  Racecourse:  This  work  has  been  sanctioned  on  deposit term basis in 2018-19. The work of Railway portion is being constructed by Railways and approaches by State Government. Work of Railway portion as well as approach portion is in progress. Efforts will be made to expedite this work as soon as possible. Birlanagar and Mallgarha Chauraha ROB: Work for construction of 2 ROBs at Level  Crossings  (LCs)  Nos.  426  at  Birlanagar  and  Mallgarha  Chauraha  at Level Crossing (LC) No. 427 has been sanctioned on cost sharing basis with State Government in 2016-17. The work of Railway portion of both ROBs is being constructed by Railways and approaches by State Government. Work of Railway portion as well as approach portion is in progress. Efforts will be made to expedite these works as soon as possible. Harishankarpuram ROB: Work for construction of ROB in lieu of Harishankarpuram behind A.G office has been sanctioned in Budget 2019-20 under Umbrella works. (b):  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 the  time  schedule  for funds  etc. Therefore,  it is not possible to fix construction of ROBs/RUBs projects.

(c)  to  (e):  Railway  has  made  arrangements  for  drainage  in  their  part  of subway  to  keep  them  functional  during  monsoon.  To  avoid  water  logging during monsoon, necessary sump and pump arrangement has been made.

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