Lok Sabha Question No. 1411 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-31
Subject: Work of ROBs at Chirayinkeezh
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Adv. Adoor Prakash

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO. 1411

## LOK SABHA ANSWERED ON 31.07.2024

## WORK OF ROBs AT CHIRAYINKEEZH

## 1411 ADV. ADOOR PRAKASH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  the  works  on  Railway  Over Bridge at Chirayinkeezh under Thiruvananthapuram Railway Division being long-delayed, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of the present status of the works of this ROB and the reasons for delay in completing the project;
- (c) whether the Government is planning to take immediate measures for  completing  the  works  of  ROB  at  Chirayinkeezh,  if  so,  the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) the details of sanctioned Railway Over Bridges in Attingal Parliament constituency under Thiruvananthapuram Railway Division and the details of each ROB with year of sanction, Budget
- allocation and present status of works; and
- (e)  the  details of plan proposed and measures taken by Railways for early completion of the sanctioned ROBs?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND

ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

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

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1411 BY ADV. ADOOR PRAKASH TO BE ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  31.07.2024  REGARDING  WORK  OF ROBs AT CHIRAYINKEEZH

(a) to (e): Sanctioning and execution of works of ROBs/RUBs in lieu of level  crossing  (LC)  is  a  continuous  and  dynamic  process  of  Indian Railway.    Such  works  are  prioritized  &  taken  up  on  the  basis  of  its impact  of  safety  in  train  operations,  mobility  of  trains  &  impact  for road users.

Presently, 136 Nos. ROBs/RUBs at total cost of ₹ 4826 Crore are sanctioned  in  the  State  of  Kerala  including  08  Nos.  ROBs/RUBs  at total  cost  of  ₹  298  Crore  in    Attingal  constituency,  which  are  at various stages of planning and execution.

The 2  lane  Road  Over  Bridge(ROB)    at  Chirayinkeezh  in  lieu  of Level Crossing (LC) No. 566 at Km 191/400-500 in Kollam - Trivandrum section  of    Thiruvananthapuram    Division    was  sanctioned  on  cost sharing basis in 2013-14.

Railway  portion  of  this  ROB  is  being  executed  by  railway  & approaches are being executed by State Government.   Required land acquisition  by  State  Authority  was  completed  on  14.09.2020  and tender  for  the  approach  portion  was  awarded  by  State  Authority  on 06.11.2021,  after  almost  07  years  from  the  sanction.    Subsequently the  work  of  Railway  portion  was  taken  up  as  per  extant  policy. Presently, Girders have been launched in Railway portion as well as in approaches.  Deck slab casting (Railway portion and approaches) is in progress.

Completion  &  commissioning  of  ROB/RUB  works  depends  on various  factors  like  cooperation  of   State  Government  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. Support of state Govt.of Kerala  is  required  for  early  acquisition  of  land  for  approaches  and execution of approach work by State Govt. agencies. *****