Lok Sabha Question No. 3607 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-02
Subject: Construction of ROB/RUB
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: RAJU ALIAS DEVAPPA ANNA SHETTI, GOPAL CHINAYYA SHETTY, A.T. (NANA) PATIL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3607

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.01.2019

## CONSTRUCTION OF ROB/RUB

†3607.  SHRI RAJU SHETTY:

SHRI GOPAL SHETTY:

SHRI A.T. NANA PATIL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  project-wise  details  of  the  under  construction  Rail  OverBridges  (ROB),  Rail  Under-Bridges  (RUB)  and  Foot  Over-Bridges (FOB) in various States as on date annually on cost sharing basis;
- (b) the  location-wise  details  of  the  proposals  sent  by  various  State Governments including Maharashtra for constructing ROBs, RUBs and FOBs at level crossings along with the action taken on each of such proposals;
- (c) the  Zone-wise  details  of  under-construction  and  new  projects identified for constructing the ROB/RUB/FOB during the last three years  and  the  current  year  along  with  the  details  of  the  funds allocated and utilized and the ratio of contribution of each of the State Governments for each of such 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 STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

- (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. 3607 BY SHRI RAJU SHETTY, SHRI GOPAL SHETTY AND SHRI A.T.NANA PATIL TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 02.01.2019 REGARDING CONSTRUCTION OF ROB/RUB.

(a): 1640 Road Over Bridges (ROBs) and 159 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).  However,  State-wise  details  of  sanctioned  ROBs/RUBs  on  cost sharing basis is at Appendix-I.

(b):  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. (c)  &  (d):  The  Zone  wise  details  of  ROBs/RUBs  sanctioned  and  fund allocation and utilization during the last three years and current year is at Appendix-II and Appendix-III respectively. 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. (e): Following pro-active measures have been taken in close coordination  with  various  stakeholders  to  enhance  the  progress  of construction  of  ROBs/RUBs  in  replacement  of  busy  level  crossings which are as under:

- Joint  survey  with  all  concerned  including  State  Government  to finalise the tentative General Arrangement Drawing (GAD).
- Standardization of drawings for various spans to avoid delay in designing.
- Nomination  of  nodal  officer  for  each  State  for  single  window clearance of GAD from Railway side.
- Commissioning  of  a  web-based  application  with  user-friendly features  for  online  submission  and  approval  of  various  plans  and drawings  related  to  ROBs/RUBs  of  National  Highway  Authority  of India/Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (NHAI/MoRTH).
- Signing  of  a  Memorandum  of  Understanding  (MOU)  between Ministry  of  Railways  and  Ministry  of  Road  Transport  and  Highways (MoRTH) to eliminate all level crossings on National Highway Corridors by MORTH by construction of ROBs/RUBs at their own cost.
- Also,  memorandum  of Understanding (MOU) has been signed between Ministry of Railways, Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) and Government of Maharashtra for construction of ROBs in the State  of  Maharashtra  by  Government  of  Maharashtra  on  single  entity basis.    This  MOU  is  first  of  its  kind  and  expected  that  progress  of construction  of  ROB  in  State  of  Maharashtra  will  improve.  All  State Government  has  also  been  advised  by  Ministry  of  Railways  to  come forward  to  sign  similar  MOU  as  signed  with  State  Government  of Maharashtra.

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APPENDIX-I REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3607 BY  SHRI  RAJU  SHETTY,  SHRI  GOPAL  SHETTY  AND  SHRI  A.T.  NANA  PATIL  TO  BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 02.01.2019 REGARDING CONSTRUCTION OF ROB/RUB

## (a): Sanctioned Cost Sharing Road Over Bridges (ROBs) and Road Under Bridges (RUBs) are as under:

| SN    | State           |   Road over Bridges |   Road under Bridges |
|-------|-----------------|---------------------|----------------------|
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh  |                  81 |                    2 |
| 2     | Assam           |                   1 |                    0 |
| 3     | Bihar           |                 123 |                   28 |
| 4     | Chhatisgarh     |                  17 |                   12 |
| 5     | Delhi           |                   5 |                    1 |
| 6     | Goa             |                   8 |                    0 |
| 7     | Gujarat         |                 130 |                    6 |
| 8     | Haryana         |                  85 |                    5 |
| 9     | Jammu & Kashmir |                   1 |                    0 |
| 10    | Jharkhand       |                  43 |                    0 |
| 11    | Karnataka       |                  53 |                    8 |
| 12    | Kerala          |                 118 |                    1 |
| 13    | Madhya Pradesh  |                  92 |                    1 |
| 14    | Maharashtra     |                 108 |                    7 |
| 15    | Odisha          |                  42 |                    0 |
| 16    | Puducherry      |                   5 |                    0 |
| 17    | Punjab          |                  20 |                   24 |
| 18    | Rajasthan       |                  71 |                    4 |
| 19    | Tamil Nadu      |                 155 |                   21 |
| 20    | Telangana       |                  47 |                    7 |
| 21    | Uttar Pradesh   |                 339 |                   31 |
| 22    | Uttarakhand     |                   6 |                    0 |
| 23    | West Bengal     |                  90 |                    1 |
| TOTAL |                 |                1640 |                  159 |

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APPENDIX-II REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (c) & (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3607 BY SHRI RAJU SHETTY, SHRI GOPAL SHETTY AND SHRI A.T. NANA PATIL TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 02.01.2019 REGARDING CONSTRUCTION OF ROB/RUB

(c) & (d): Railway-wise - Road over Bridge & Road under Bridge (RUB)/Subways sanctioned in last 3 years are as under:

| SN   | Zonal Railways              | 2016-17   | 2016-17      | 2017-18   | 2017-18      | 2018-19   | 2018-19      | Total   | Total        |
|------|-----------------------------|-----------|--------------|-----------|--------------|-----------|--------------|---------|--------------|
| SN   | Zonal Railways              | ROB       | RUB/ Subways | ROB       | RUB/ Subways | ROB       | RUB/ Subways | ROB     | RUB/ Subways |
| 1    | Central Railway             | 18        | 24           | 24        | 19           | 2         | 21           | 44      | 64           |
| 2    | Eastern Railway             | 9         | 1            | 1         | 0            | 3         | 0            | 13      | 1            |
| 3    | East Central Railway        | 34        | 0            | 2         | 10           | 9         | 0            | 45      | 10           |
| 4    | East Coast Railway          | 7         | 53           | 3         | 19           | 6         | 11           | 16      | 83           |
| 5    | Northern Railway            | 43        | 87           | 13        | 0            | 12        | 0            | 68      | 87           |
| 6    | North Central Railway       | 29        | 121          | 3         | 0            | 26        | 0            | 58      | 121          |
| 7    | North Eastern R Railway     | 18        | 28           | 16        | 108          | 0         | 87           | 34      | 223          |
| 8    | North-east Frontier Railway | 2         | 2            | 0         | 0            | 0         | 3            | 2       | 5            |
| 9    | North Western Railway       | 10        | 33           | 1         | 0            | 11        | 0            | 22      | 33           |
| 10   | Southern Railway            | 22        | 100          | 17        | 32           | 40        | 43           | 79      | 175          |
| 11   | South Central Railway       | 16        | 99           | 23        | 17           | 8         | 9            | 47      | 125          |
| 12   | South Eastern Railway       | 12        | 22           | 11        | 13           | 0         | 4            | 23      | 39           |
| 13   | South Western Railway       | 8         | 39           | 4         | 8            | 2         | 1            | 14      | 48           |
| 14   | South East Central Railway  | 11        | 5            | 5         | 15           | 5         | 23           | 21      | 43           |
| 15   | Western Railway             | 22        | 38           | 6         | 91           | 19        | 67           | 47      | 196          |
| 16   | West Central Railway        | 28        | 8            | 1         | 0            | 0         | 4            | 29      | 12           |
|      | Total                       | 289       | 660          | 130       | 332          | 143       | 273          | 562     | 1265         |

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APPENDIX-III REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (c) & (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3607 BY SHRI RAJU SHETTY, SHRI GOPAL SHETTY AND SHRI A.T. NANA PATIL TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 02.01.2019 REGARDING CONSTRUCTION OF ROB/RUB (c) & (d): Allocation and Expenditure in Plan head - 30 in last three and current year is as under:

( ` in crores)

| Zonal Railway               | 2015-16      | 2015-16       | 2016-17      | 2016-17       | 2017-18      | 2017-18       | 2018-19 (Till Nov'18)   | 2018-19 (Till Nov'18)   |
|-----------------------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|--------------|---------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
| Zonal Railway               | Allo- cation | Uti- lisation | Allo- cation | Uti- lisation | Allo- cation | Uti- lisation | Allo- cation            | Util- isation           |
| Central Railway             | 80.73        | 87.07         | 117.34       | 112.84        | 147.30       | 128.46        | 140.47                  | 77.11                   |
| Eastern Railway             | 45.02        | 62.45         | 64.71        | 87.72         | 79.02        | 52.42         | 125.33                  | 35.42                   |
| East Central Railway        | 32.26        | 46.15         | 68.54        | 64.46         | 89.12        | 38.20         | 141.03                  | 42.16                   |
| East Coast Railway          | 84.64        | 88.65         | 148.64       | 128.94        | 200.23       | 165.42        | 245.41                  | 100.06                  |
| Northern Railway            | 233.49       | 250.82        | 396.08       | 396.29        | 528.49       | 439.95        | 407.48                  | 288.22                  |
| North Central Railway       | 256.37       | 264.91        | 394.94       | 525.94        | 469.05       | 332.23        | 446.01                  | 195.51                  |
| North Eastern R Railway     | 34.74        | 41.34         | 100.01       | 120.50        | 116.86       | 122.94        | 156.08                  | 108.01                  |
| North-east Frontier Railway | 104.62       | 93.1          | 100.68       | 88.32         | 140.57       | 93.39         | 159.75                  | 51.52                   |
| North Western Railway       | 246.03       | 223.44        | 258.24       | 391.35        | 466.81       | 475.60        | 538.82                  | 315.31                  |
| Southern Railway            | 267.61       | 279.29        | 343.95       | 293.54        | 426.73       | 333.30        | 456.37                  | 244.98                  |
| South Central Railway       | 137.44       | 148.19        | 174.01       | 146.23        | 247.75       | 172.93        | 270.05                  | 239.59                  |
| South Eastern Railway       | 42.10        | 47.3          | 140.58       | 138.48        | 230.60       | 213.14        | 240.99                  | 68.17                   |
| South Western Railway       | 113.11       | 106.98        | 173.70       | 157.25        | 199.32       | 180.23        | 193.76                  | 95.34                   |

| South East Central Railway   |   158.01 |   162.85 |   165.95 |   159.36 |   181.69 |   111.57 |   203.88 |   46.65 |
|------------------------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|---------|
| Western                      |   125.35 |   125.73 |    266.5 |   210.62 |   297.76 |   190.5  |   385.02 |  159.26 |
| West Central Railway         |   182.73 |   190.12 |    152.3 |   148.71 |   178.7  |   124.02 |   189.54 |   55.38 |

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