Lok Sabha Question No. 1001 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-02
Subject: Unmanned Level Crossings
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: RAJENDRA AGRAWAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1001 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.03.2016

## UNMANNED LEVEL CROSSINGS

1001.    SHRI RAJENDRA AGRAWAL:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state :

- (a) the  number  of  unmanned  crossings  that  are  changed  either  in manned level crossing  or  replaced  by  building  road  over-bridges  and low height subways during the last three years and the current year;
- (b) whether projects related to construction of road over-bridges are taking more time to complete than the time estimated during sanctioning of the projects;
- (c) if so, the details of such delayed projects, State/UT-wise including in Hapur and Meerut in Uttar Pradesh;
- (d) the  main  reasons  for  delays  and  the  steps  being  taken  by  the Government against the officials/authorities  causing  the  delay  in  the completion of the projects; and
- (e) the revised timeframe for completion of all the delayed projects related to over-bridge construction?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1001 BY SHRI RAJENDRA AGRAWAL TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 02.03.2016 REGARDING UNMANNED LEVEL CROSSINGS

(a) Number  of unmanned  level crossings (LCs) that have been eliminated by Closure/Merger, Manning or Road Over Bridges (ROBs)/Road Under Bridges (RUBs)/Subways during the last three years (2012-15) and the current year (upto January 2016) are as follows:

|                             | Elimination of unmanned level crossings by   | Elimination of unmanned level crossings by   | Elimination of unmanned level crossings by   | Elimination of unmanned level crossings by   |
|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| Year                        | Closure/ Merger                              | Manning                                      | ROBs/RUBs/ Subways                           | Total                                        |
| 2012-13                     | 511                                          | 463                                          | 189                                          | 1163                                         |
| 2013-14                     | 406                                          | 325                                          | 371                                          | 1102                                         |
| 2014-15                     | 325                                          | 427                                          | 396                                          | 1148                                         |
| 2015-16 (upto January 2016) | 244                                          | 221                                          | 319                                          | 784                                          |

(b) to  (e)  In  general, Railway  undertakes  construction  of  ROB  in Railway portion whereas State Government constructs the approaches which quite often involve land acquisition.  On account of uncertainty involved in acquisition of land by State Government for construction of approaches, limited availability of resources and huge throwforward of already  sanctioned  works  ( ` 31,700  crore),  the  works  of  ROBs  are progressing to the extent possible as per time schedule. *****