Lok Sabha Question No. 1451 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-31
Subject: Railway Overbridges on Delhi-Shamli-Saharanpur Railway Line
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Ms Iqra Choudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO. 1451 TO BE ANSWERED ON 31.07.2024

## RAILWAY OVERBRIDGES ON DELHI-SHAMLI-SAHARANPUR

## RAILWAY LINE

## †1451 MS IQRA CHOUDHARY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the number  of  railway crossings on which  construction of overbridges is in progress currently on Delhi-Shamli-Saharanpur railway line;
- (b)  the  likely  completion  time  of  these  under  construction  over bridges;
- (c)  the  number  of  bridges  where  the  work  has  been  completed  by Railways  but  approach  is  yet  to  be  put  in  place  by  other Departments; and
- (d)  the  measures  taken/likely  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  with concerned department to complete the work on time?

## 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 etc.

There are 07 Nos. sanctioned works of construction of  Road Over Bridge  (ROB)  in  lieu  of  Level  crossings  (  LCs)  on  Delhi-Shamli-

Saharanpur railway line, which are at various stages of planning and execution.

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. Railways have taken following measures to expedite the progress of work: (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.

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