Lok Sabha Question No. 3654 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-22
Subject: Construction of Railway Overbridges in Kerala
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Rajmohan Unnithan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3654 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.03.2023

## CONSTRUCTION OF RAILWAY OVERBRIDGES IN KERALA

3654. SHRI RAJMOHAN UNNITHAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  proposed  to  construct  around  ten Railway Over Bridges (ROBs) in Kasargod Constituency of Kerala;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the present status of the work on each of these ROBs in Kannur and Kasargod districts in Kerala and the likely time of completion of these projects;
- (d)  the  current  status  of  ROBs  LC-269  (Pallikkara)  where  composite girder launching has been completed and the time by which it is likely to be opened for the public;
- (e) the present status of ROB U:386/LC:280 Kotikulam (KOK); and
- (f) the time by which the land acquisition is likely to be completed for the said ROB along with the proposed date of tender and completion of the work?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (f)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3654  BY SHRI RAJMOHAN UNNITHAN TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 22.03.2023 REGARDING CONSTRUCTION OF RAILWAY OVERBRIDGES IN KERALA

(a) & (b): Total 13 Nos. Road Over Bridge (ROB) are sanctioned on cost sharing  basis  with  State  Govt.  in  Kasargod  Constituency  of  Kerala. The details are as under;

|   Sl. No. |   Level Crossing (LC) No. | Km.          | Between Stations          |
|-----------|---------------------------|--------------|---------------------------|
|         1 |                       264 | 791/500-600  | Trikkaripur -Payyannur    |
|         2 |                       288 | 863/000-100  | Uppala - Manjeswar        |
|         3 |                       252 | 767/400-500  | Pappinisseri - Kannapuram |
|         4 |                       253 | 769/00-100   | Kannapuram - Payangadi    |
|         5 |                       259 | 782/200-300  | Payangadi -Elimala        |
|         6 |                       262 | 789/ 500-600 | Payyannur-Trikarpur       |
|         7 |                       281 | 831/700-800  | Kotikulam- Kasargod       |
|         8 |                       273 | 815/200-300  | Kanhangad- Neeleshwaram   |
|         9 |                       265 | 792/600-700  | Trikarpur- Payyannur      |
|        10 |                       267 | 795/500-600  | Cheruvathur- Trikarpur    |
|        11 |                       291 | 868/700-800  | Nanjeswar Yard            |
|        12 |                       266 | 793/300-400  | Payyanur and Charvattur   |
|        13 |                       280 | 830/100-200  | Kotikulamyard             |

(c):  The  status  of  above  ROBs  in  Kannur  and  Kasargod  Districts  is  as under;

- i)  6 ROB works (i.e. Sl. Nos. 1 to 6) are to be executed by Kerala Rail Development Corporation Limited (KRDCL), a Joint Venture of Govt. of Kerala and Ministry of Railway on single entity basis as  per  Memorandum  of  Understanding  (MOU)  dated  09.07.2021 with  Govt.  of  Kerala.  General  Arrangement  Drawings  (GADs) have been approved. Land acquisition is to be done by State Govt.
2. ii)  For 6 ROBs (i.e. Sl. Nos. 7 to 12), approach works are to be

executed by State Govt. through Roads and Bridges Development  Corporation  of  Kerala  Limited  (RBDCK),  a  Govt.  of Kerala  Undertaking.  Land  acquisition  is  to  be  done  by  State Govt. iii)  ROB  at  LC  No.  280  (i.e.  Sl.  No.  13)  is  to  be  executed  by State Govt. through RBDCK  on  single entity basis.  GAD approved. Permission  to carry out  ROB  work  on  available Railway  land  has  been  granted  to  RBDCK.  Any  further  land required on the approaches is to be acquired by State Govt. It  is  not  possible  to  fix  definite  timeline  for  completion  of above ROBs, as the action is to taken by State Govt. as mentioned above. (d):  LC No. 269 ( Pallikkara) falls on National Highway (NH) and ROB work is done by National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) at their own  cost  on  single  entity  basis  as  per    MOU  dated  10.11.2014 between  Ministry  of  Railways  and  Ministry  of  Road  Transport  & Highway (MoRTH).    Further action is to  be taken by NHAI.  As such, it  is  not  possible  to  fix  definite  timeline  for  completion  of  above ROB by Railways. (e):  Status as mentioned in para (c) (iii) above. (f): It is not possible to fix definite timeline for completion of above ROBs  by  Railways,  as  the  action  is  to  taken  by  State  Govt.  as mentioned above.

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