Lok Sabha Question No. 1549 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-04
Subject: Level Crossings in Uttarakhand
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Smt. Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO. 1549 TO BE ANSWERED ON 04.12.2024

## LEVEL CROSSINGS IN UTTARAKHAND

1549. SMT. MALA RAJYA LAXMI SHAH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of unmanned level crossings in the country; (b) the steps taken by the Government to eliminate level crossings in the country especially in Uttarakhand; (c) the criteria for sanction of such works, fund allocated and measures taken to expedite the progress of work; and
- (d) measures taken to mitigate the problem of water logging in subways?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(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. 1549 BY SMT. MALA RAJYA LAXMI SHAH TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 04.12.2024 REGARDING LEVEL CROSSINGS IN UTTARAKHAND

(a)  to  (d):  All  Unmanned  level  crossings  (UMLCs)  on  running  lines  of Broad Gauge (BG) network of Indian Railway including in the State of Uttrakhand have been eliminated by 31.01.2019.

There are 17083 Nos. manned level crossing (MLCs) on Broad Gauge (BG) over Indian Railway which includes 149 Nos. in the State of Uttrakhand.

Sanctioning  of  works  of  Road  over  Bridge  (ROB)/Road  under Bridge  (RUB)  in  lieu  of  Level  crossings  (LCs)  is  a  continuous  and dynamic  process  of  Indian  Railway.  Such  works  are  prioritised  and taken  up  on  the  basis  of  its  impact  on  safety  in  train  operations, mobility of trains & impact for road users and feasibility etc.

Nos. of ROBs/RUBs constructed on Indian Railways during the period 2004-14 to 2014-24 is as under:

| Period   |   ROBs/RUBs constructed in Nos. |
|----------|---------------------------------|
| 2004-14  |                            4148 |
| 2014-24  |                           11945 |

As on 01.04.2024, 4200 Nos. ROBs/RUBs are sanctioned at cost of  ₹ 92692 Cr on Indian Railways which are at various stage of planning and  execution.  During  current  financial  year  24-25  (upto  Oct  24),  451 Nos. of ROBs/RUBs have been constructed on Indian Railways.

During 2014-24, 70 Nos. of ROBs/RUBs were constructed in the state  of  Uttarakhand  As  on  01.04.24,  there  are  11  Nos.  sanctioned works of Road Over Bridge(ROB)/Road Under Bridge (RUB) at cost of ₹ 167 Cr in the state of Uttarakhand. During current financial year 24-25 (up  to  Oct'  24),  30  Nos.  of  ROBs/RUBs  have  been  constructed  in  the State of Uttarakhand.

Railways  have  taken  following  measures  to  expedite  the progress of ROB/RUB works:

- (i)    Joint  survey  with  concerned  State  Govt./Road  Owning Authority  is  done  before  finalizing  the  General  Arrangement Drawing  (GAD) to ensure smooth execution.
- (ii)  Periodic meetings of Railway & State Government officials are done to resolve various issues related to ROB/RUB works.
- (iii)  Standardization  of  superstructure  drawings  for  various combinations of span, skewness and width of road on Railway portion  has  been  done  to  avoid  delays  during  the  design approval.  This  has  been  issued  in  the  form  of  compendium, which  can  be  directly  adopted  for  Road  Over  Bridge  across Railway lines for expeditious planning.
- (iv)  ROB/RUB  works  are  planned  to  be  executed  on  a  single entity  basis  by  Railway  wherever  possible.  In  case  any  Road Owning authority/State Govt. wants, then Railway may permit them to execute the work on a single entity basis.

Further,  Railways  have  also  taken  several  remedial  measures to mitigate the problem of water logging in subways. Adequate drainage arrangement has been made as integral part of planning of new Road Under Bridge (RUB)/Subways. In existing RUBs/subways remedial measures like water flow diversion to nearby bridge and nallahs/drains, provision of cover shed on approach roads, provision of hump at entry to Road Under Bridge (RUB), provision of cross drains, sealing of joints etc. have been made as per feasibility, suitability and site requirements. In addition, pumping arrangement has also been made for identified RUBs, to drain out water expeditiously in case of emergency and provision to stop road traffic in exceptional/unusual rainfall situation for safety of road users.

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