Lok Sabha Question No. 2922 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-03
Subject: ROBs/RUBs/FOBs at Level Crossings
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Sunil Baburao Mendhe

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2922 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.08.2022

## ROBs/RUBs/FOBs AT LEVEL CROSSINGS

## 2922. SHRI SUNIL BABURAO MENDHE:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  project-wise  details  of  the  under  construction  Road  Over Bridges  (ROBs),  Road  Under-Bridges  (RUBs)  and  Foot  OverBridges  (FOBs)  in  various  States  as  on  date  on  cost  sharing basis, project-wise;
- (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; and
- (c) the  zone-wise  details  of  under  construction  and  new  projects identified for constructing ROBs/RUBs/ FOBs during the last three years  and  the  current  year  along  with  the  details  of  the  funds allocated?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a):  1283  Road  Over  Bridges  (ROBs),  83  Road  Under  Bridges  (RUBs) and  no  Foot  Over  Bridges  (FOBs)  on  cost  sharing  basis  are  under construction in various states.

(b): Proposals for construction of Road Over Bridge/Road Under Bridge (ROB/RUB) in lieu of level crossings (LCs) are either conceptualized by Zonal Railways or received from State Government and other Statutory Authorities. After completing various formalities with State Government/Statutory Authorities, regarding the consent for sharing of cost, closure of LCs and feasibility, etc., proposals mutually agreed for construction  of  ROBs/RUBs  in  lieu  of  LCs  are  further  processed  for inclusion in Budget, which is a continuous process.  However, Statewise details of sanction ROBs/RUBs including Maharashtra is appended as appendix-I. (c): Zone-wise details of under construction and new projects identified for constructing ROBs/RUBs and funds allocated during the last three years and the current year is appended as appendix-II.

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APPENDIX-I  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  2922  BY  SHRI  SUNIL  BABURAO  MENDHE  TO  BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 03.08.2022 REGARDING ROBs/RUBs/FOBs AT LEVEL CROSSINGS

Details of ROBs/RUBs sanctioned, State-wise, are as under: (As on 01.04.2022)

| SN State         |   No. of ROBs Sanctioned |   No. of RUBs Sanctioned |
|------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
| 1 Andhra Pradesh |                       75 |                      334 |
| 2 Assam          |                        8 |                       51 |
| 3 Bihar          |                      116 |                      157 |
| 4 Chhattisgarh   |                       43 |                       89 |
| 5 Delhi          |                        9 |                        6 |
| 6 Goa            |                        3 |                        0 |
| 7 Gujarat        |                      166 |                      723 |
| 8 Haryana        |                       65 |                      282 |
| 9 J & K          |                        2 |                       26 |
| 10 Jharkhand     |                       42 |                      151 |
| 11 Karnataka     |                       63 |                       72 |
| 12 Kerala        |                      100 |                       17 |
| 13 M P           |                      125 |                      291 |
| 14 Maharashtra   |                      170 |                      338 |
| 15 Orissa        |                       85 |                      143 |
| 16 Puducherry    |                        1 |                        0 |
| 17 Punjab        |                       29 |                      150 |
| 18 Rajasthan     |                       82 |                      970 |
| 19 Tamil Nadu    |                      142 |                      428 |
| 20 Telangana     |                       58 |                       84 |
| 21 Uttar Pradesh |                      261 |                      943 |
| 22 Uttarakhand   |                        5 |                       10 |
| 23 West Bengal   |                       98 |                      156 |
| Total            |                     1748 |                     5421 |

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APPENDIX-II  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  2922  BY  SHRI  SUNIL  BABURAO  MENDHE  TO  BE REGARDING

ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 03.08.2022 ROBs/RUBs/FOBs AT LEVEL CROSSINGS Zone-wise details of under construction and new projects identified for constructing  ROBs/RUBs  and  funds  allocated  during  the  last  three years and current year are as under:

| S. No.   | Zone   |   ROB |   RUB |   Funds Allocated (2019-20 to 2022-23) ( ` in crore) |
|----------|--------|-------|-------|------------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | CR     |   109 |   169 |                                                 1585 |
| 2        | ER     |    76 |    65 |                                                  471 |
| 3        | ECR    |   107 |   154 |                                                 1321 |
| 4        | ECOR   |    63 |    72 |                                                  792 |
| 5        | NR     |   136 |   225 |                                                 1743 |
| 6        | NCR    |   119 |   311 |                                                 1624 |
| 7        | NER    |    26 |   151 |                                                  892 |
| 8        | NFR    |    11 |    22 |                                                  291 |
| 9        | NWR    |    48 |   373 |                                                 1384 |
| 10       | SR     |   204 |   264 |                                                 1221 |
| 11       | SCR    |   111 |   217 |                                                 1418 |
| 12       | SER    |    61 |    79 |                                                  966 |
| 13       | SECR   |    65 |    82 |                                                 1012 |
| 14       | SWR    |    58 |    25 |                                                  669 |
| 15       | WR     |   186 |   359 |                                                 2108 |
| 16       | WCR    |    92 |    86 |                                                 1125 |
|          | Total  |  1472 |  2654 |                                                18624 |

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