Lok Sabha Question No. 1647 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-27
Subject: ROBs/RUBs in Madhya Pradesh
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: LAXMI NARAYAN YADAV

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1647 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.07.2016

ROBs/RUBs IN MADHYA PRADESH

- † 1647.    SHRI LAXMI NARAYAN YADAV:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state :

- (a) the  number  of  level  crossings  at  the  national  highways  in  the country  especially  in  Madhya  Pradesh  along  with  district-wise  details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  proposed  any  proposal  to  construct ROBs/RUBs at such crossings;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the  number  of  surveys  that  have  been  conducted  in  this  regard during  the  last  three  years  along  with  the  location-wise  details  of  such crossings  in  respect  of  which  survey  has  been  conducted  and  the  out come thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

- (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. 1647 BY SHRI LAXMI NARAYAN YADAV TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 27.07.2016 REGARDING ROBs/RUBs IN MADHYA PRADESH

(a):  District-wise  data  of  Level  Crossings  are  not  maintained.    However, number of manned level crossings existing on National Highways in the country, State-wise, as on 01.04.2016 is as below:

| State            |   Number of Manned Level Crossings in the country on National Highways (as on 01.04.2016) |
|------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Andhra Pradesh   |                                                                                        46 |
| Assam            |                                                                                        39 |
| Bihar            |                                                                                        60 |
| Chandigarh       |                                                                                         0 |
| Chattisgarh      |                                                                                        16 |
| Delhi            |                                                                                         0 |
| Goa              |                                                                                         0 |
| Gujarat          |                                                                                        19 |
| Haryana          |                                                                                         9 |
| Himachal Pradesh |                                                                                         7 |
| Jammu & Kashmir  |                                                                                         0 |
| Jharkhand        |                                                                                        18 |
| Karnataka        |                                                                                        21 |
| Kerala           |                                                                                         6 |
| Madhya Pradesh   |                                                                                        25 |
| Maharashtra      |                                                                                        12 |
| Manipur          |                                                                                         0 |
| Mizoram          |                                                                                         1 |
| Nagaland         |                                                                                         0 |
| Odisha           |                                                                                        19 |
| Puducherry       |                                                                                         1 |
| Punjab           |                                                                                         9 |
| Rajasthan        |                                                                                        41 |
| Tamil Nadu       |                                                                                        44 |
| Telangana        |                                                                                         1 |
| Tripura          |                                                                                         0 |
| Uttar Pradesh    |                                                                                        70 |
| Uttarakhand      |                                                                                         6 |
| West Bengal      |                                                                                        42 |
| Total            |                                                                                       512 |

(b)  to  (d):    As  per  Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between Ministry of Railways and Ministry of Road Transport & Highways (MORTH) on  10.11.2014,  MORTH/National  Highway  Authority  of  India  (NHAI)  will replace  all  level  crossings  on  National  Highway  (NH)  Corridors  by  Road Over Bridges (ROBs)/Road Under Bridges (RUBs) at their cost in next five years subject to availability of funds.

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