Lok Sabha Question No. 145 (STARRED), answered on 2025-12-10
Subject: Construction of ROBs in Peddalli District
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri Vamsi Krishna Gaddam

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO.145

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.12.2025

## CONSTRUCTION OF ROBs IN PEDDALLI DISTRICT

## *145. SHRI VAMSI KRISHNA GADDAM:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  sanction  and  construct Road Over Bridges (ROBs) at LC Gate No. 31 in Odela, LC Gate No. 32 in Kolanur and LC Gate No. 52 in Peddampet in Peddapalli District in view of increasing traffic and safety concerns;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  of  the  approval  status,  project  cost  and  the timelines for commencement of the said works; and
- (c) if  not,  the  reasons  for  the  delay  and  whether  the  Government intends to  prioritise  these  ROB  projects  considering  the  public demand and heavy vehicular movement in the region?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, INFORMATION & BROADCASTING AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a) to (c): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House. *****

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF STARRED QUESTION NO. 145 BY SHRI VAMSI KRISHNA GADDAM TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 10.12.2025

(a) to (c) : Sanctioning and execution of works of Road Over Bridges/ Road Under Bridges (ROBs/RUBs) is a continuous and ongoing process on Indian Railways.  Such  works  are  prioritized  and  taken  up  on  the  basis  of  its impact  on  safety  and  mobility  in  train  operations  and  impact  on  road users.

Nos. of ROBs/ RUBs constructed on Indian Railways during the period 2004-14 vis a vis 2014-25 (Oct'25) is as under:

| Period           | ROBs/ RUBs constructed   |
|------------------|--------------------------|
| 2004-14          | 4,148 Nos.               |
| 2014-25 (Oct'25) | 13,653 Nos.              |

The details of ROBs/RUBs works at the mentioned locations are as under:

|   S.No. | Location                                                          |   Cost (₹ in crore) | Remarks                                                                                                                                 |
|---------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | LC No. 31 at Km 310/33-35 on Kazipet Junction- Balharshah section |               72.69 | The works for construction of ROBs in lieu of LC No. 31 & 32 have been sanctioned. The finalization of the alignment has been taken up. |
|       2 | LC No. 32 at Km 310/1-3 on Kazipet Junction- Balharshah section   |               72.17 |                                                                                                                                         |

| 3.   | LC No. 52 at Km 270/41-43 on Kazipet Junction- Balharshah section 91.72   | The ROB work has been sanctioned. Land acquisition process has been taken up.   |
|------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Out of 63 sanctioned ROB works in Telangana, 17 Nos. ROB works are delayed on account of the State Govt. The details are as under:

|   S.No. | Reason                    |   ROBs (in No.) |
|---------|---------------------------|-----------------|
|       1 | Land Acquisition          |              16 |
|       2 | Finalization of Alignment |              01 |

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 ROB/RUB works:

- (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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