Lok Sabha Question No. 3885 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-18
Subject: Number of Railway Level Crossing in Sikar Constituency
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Amra Ram

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3885

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.12.2024

## NUMBER OF RAILWAY LEVEL CROSSING IN SIKAR CONSTITUENCY

†3885. SHRI AMRA RAM:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  number  of  Railway  level  crossing  in  Sikar  parliamentary constituency along with the number of underpasses constructed/being constructed thereon;
- (b)  the  number  of  railway  overbridges  being  constructed  and  the expected date of their completion;
- (c)  the time by which the approval to construction underpasses and overbridges on railway level crossings where needed is likely to be accorded; and
- (d) the number of underpasses not covered by tin sheds and thereby causing interruptions in transportation and lodging of water which is not vacated by pump during rainy season?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a) to (d): 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 taken up on the

basis of  its  impact  on  safety  in  train  operations,  mobility  of  trains  & impact for road users and feasibility, availability of funds etc.

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

| Period   | ROBs/RUBs constructed          |
|----------|--------------------------------|
| 2004-14  | 4148 Nos.                      |
| 2014-24  | 11945 Nos. (about three times) |

As  on  01.04.2024,  4200  Nos.  ROBs/RUBs  are  sanctioned  at  the cost of ₹ 92,692 Crore on Indian Railways including 444 Nos. sanctioned works of Road Over Bridge (ROB)/Road Under Bridge (RUB) at  the  cost  of  ₹  4737  crore  in  the  state  of  Rajasthan  which  are  at various stages of planning and execution.

In  Sikar  parliamentary  constituency,  there  are  11  Nos.  LCs  and 136 Nos. existing ROBs/RUBs.  Presently, 02 Nos. of ROBs and 03 Nos. RUBs are sanctioned at the cost of approx ₹ 87 crore.

Completion  &  commissioning  of  ROB/RUB  works  depends  on various  factors  like  cooperation  of   State  Governments  in  giving consent  for  closure  of  LC,   fixing  of  approach  alignment,  approval  of General  Arrangement  Drawing  (GAD),  land  acquisition,  removal  of encroachment, shifting of infringing utilities, statutory clearances from various  authorities,   law  and  order  situation  in  the  area  of  project  / work  sites,   duration  of  working  season  in  a  year  for  the  particular project / area  due to climatic conditions etc.  All these factors affect the completion time of the projects / works. Further,  Railways  have  taken  several  remedial  measures  to mitigate the problem of water logging. 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. The work of provision of cover shed has been taken up in phased manner.

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