Lok Sabha Question No. 2022 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-09
Subject: Rail Over Bridges
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL, RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, SAKSHI SWAMI MAHARAJ, CHANDRAKANT BHAURAO KHAIRE, KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE, PRATAPRAO GANPATRAO JADHAV

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2022 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.03.2016

## RAIL OVER BRIDGES

2022.   SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO:

SHRI SATAV RAJEEV:

SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE:

SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK:

DR. SWAMI SAKSHIJI MAHARAJ:

SHRI CHANDRAKANT KHAIRE:

SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE:

SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV:

## Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of functional  and  under construction Rail Over Bridges (ROBs)  in  the  country  especially  in  Maharashtra  and  Uttar  Pradesh,
- State-wise;
- (b) the number of accidents occurred due to non-availability of ROBs in the country especially in Maharashtra during the  last three  years and the current year along with the number of deaths/persons injured due to these accidents, State-wise;
- (c)  the  corrective  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to construct  more  over  bridges  in  the  country  especially  in  the  State  of Maharashtra;
- (d) the details of the targets fixed for the completion of these projects; and
- (e)  the  details  of  proposals  sent  by    the  various  State  Governments especially  Maharashtra  during  the  last  two  years  and    the  details  of funds allocated for the same?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINSTRY 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.  2022 BY SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE, SHRI  MOHITE  PATIL  VIJAYSINH  SHANKARRAO,  SHRI  SATAV  RAJEEV, SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO  NETE, SHRI DHANANJAY  MAHADIK, DR. SWAMI SAKSHIJI MAHARAJ, SHRI CHANDRAKANT KHAIRE, SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE AND SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV  TO BE ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  09.03.2016    REGARDING  RAIL  OVER BRIDGES

(a): State-wise number of Road Over Bridges (ROBs) existing and under construction in the country (as on 01.04.2015) are as under:-

| SN   | States          |   Existing Road Over Bridges (ROBs) |   Road Over Bridges (ROBs) Under construction |
|------|-----------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| 1.   | Andhra Pradesh  |                                 151 |                                            70 |
| 2.   | Assam           |                                  40 |                                             0 |
| 3.   | Bihar           |                                  56 |                                           120 |
| 4.   | Chandigarh      |                                   1 |                                             0 |
| 5.   | Chattisgarh     |                                  41 |                                            18 |
| 6.   | Delhi           |                                  42 |                                             3 |
| 7.   | Goa             |                                   6 |                                             8 |
| 8.   | Gujarat         |                                 126 |                                           107 |
| 9.   | Haryana         |                                  65 |                                            55 |
| 10.  | Himachal        |                                  14 |                                             0 |
| 11.  | Jammu & Kashmir |                                  34 |                                             0 |
| 12.  | Jharkhand       |                                  89 |                                            37 |
| 13.  | Karnataka       |                                 151 |                                            63 |
| 14.  | Kerala          |                                 179 |                                            68 |
| 15.  | Madhya Pradesh  |                                 108 |                                            67 |
| 16.  | Maharashtra     |                                 294 |                                            75 |
| 17.  | Nagaland        |                                   2 |                                             0 |
| 18.  | Odisha          |                                  89 |                                            19 |
| 19.  | Puducherry      |                                   0 |                                             6 |
| 20.  | Punjab          |                                 110 |                                            42 |
| 21.  | Rajasthan       |                                 106 |                                            82 |
| 22.  | Tamil Nadu      |                                 228 |                                           138 |
| 23.  | Telangana       |                                  80 |                                            35 |
| 24.  | Tripura         |                                   5 |                                             0 |
| 25.  | Uttar Pradesh   |                                 234 |                                           254 |
| 26.  | Uttarakhand     |                                   6 |                                            10 |
| 27.  | West Bengal     |                                 125 |                                           122 |
|      | Total           |                                2382 |                                          1399 |

(b): Most of the accidents at level crossings occur due to negligence of road users. State-wise details of accidents at level crossings are not maintained. However,  Zone-wise  details  of  number  of  accidents  occurred  at  level crossings  and  person  died/injured  during  last  three  years  (2012-2015)  and current year (upto January, 2016) are as under:

| Zone/ Railways     | 2012-13         | 2012-13            | 2012-13               | 2013-14         | 2013-14            | 2013-14               | 2014-15         | 2014-15            | 2014-15               | 2015-16 (up to January 2016)   | 2015-16 (up to January 2016)   | 2015-16 (up to January 2016)   |
|--------------------|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------------|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------------|-----------------|--------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| Zone/ Railways     | No. of Accident | No. of person Died | No. of person injured | No. of Accident | No. of person Died | No. of person injured | No. of Accident | No. of person Died | No. of person injured | Accident                       | No. of person Died             | No. of person injured          |
| Central            | 2               | 7                  | 0                     | 1               | 1                  | 1                     | 1               | 3                  | 11                    | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              |
| Eastern            | 0               | 0                  | 0                     | 0               | 0                  | 0                     | 0               | 0                  | 0                     | 1                              | 1                              | 1                              |
| East Central       | 3               | 6                  | 19                    | 5               | 13                 | 14                    | 7               | 37                 | 16                    | 1                              | 1                              | 0                              |
| East Coast         | 5               | 20                 | 9                     | 3               | 10                 | 4                     | 3               | 5                  | 7                     | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              |
| Northern           | 15              | 28                 | 35                    | 7               | 9                  | 8                     | 11              | 28                 | 20                    | 10                             | 27                             | 27                             |
| North Central      | 1               | 1                  | 0                     | 3               | 3                  | 1                     | 1               | 1                  | 1                     | 1                              | 5                              | 0                              |
| North              | 4               | 22                 | 9                     | 5               | 18                 | 9                     | 6               | 28                 | 9                     | 6                              | 10                             | 5                              |
| Northeast Frontier | 3               | 8                  | 1                     | 3               | 5                  | 53                    | 0               | 0                  | 0                     | 1                              | 1                              | 1                              |
| North Western      | 8               | 18                 | 18                    | 12              | 22                 | 15                    | 8               | 14                 | 11                    | 7                              | 9                              | 4                              |
| Southern           | 5               | 11                 | 4                     | 1               | 1                  | 0                     | 2               | 4                  | 2                     | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              |
| South Central      | 3               | 4                  | 5                     | 1               | 4                  | 6                     | 2               | 20                 | 18                    | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              |
| South Eastern      | 3               | 3                  | 2                     | 4               | 7                  | 3                     | 2               | 5                  | 1                     | 2                              | 4                              | 6                              |
| South East Central | 4               | 6                  | 8                     | 1               | 4                  | 2                     | 1               | 1                  | 1                     | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              |
| South Western      | 0               | 0                  | 0                     | 2               | 3                  | 2                     | 5               | 6                  | 2                     | 2                              | 6                              | 4                              |
| Western            | 2               | 7                  | 0                     | 2               | 2                  | 0                     | 6               | 8                  | 5                     | 1                              | 1                              | 0                              |
| West Central       | 0               | 0                  | 0                     | 1               | 2                  | 0                     | 1               | 1                  | 2                     | 0                              | 0                              | 0                              |
| Total              | 58              | 141                | 110                   | 51              | 104                | 118                   | 56              | 161                | 106                   | 32                             | 65                             | 48                             |

- (c) to (e): In order to expedite the construction of ROBs/RUBs, Ministry of Railways has taken following measures:
- signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Ministry of Road Transport and Highways(MORTH) to eliminate all level crossings on National Highway Corridors at their cost subject to availability of fund.
- commissioned  a  web-based  application  with user-friendly features for online submission and approval of General Arrangement  Drawing  (GAD)  of  ROBs/RUBs  of  MORTH/NHAI within 60 days.
- directed zonal railways to hold bimonthly meeting with State Government  and  other  stakeholders  to  resolve  the  interface issues.

Funds for Road Safety Works (ROB/RUB/ Level Crossing) come from Central Road Fund (CRF) as a percentage of cess collected on Petrol and  Diesel  by  Ministry  of  Finance.    Due  to  limited  availability  of resources and huge throwforward ( ₹ 31,700 crore) for already sanctioned  work,  progress  and  completion  of  the  works  depends upon the overall availability of funds for these works.

Proposals for construction of ROBs in lieu of Level Crossings (LCs) are normally received at various levels in zonal railways from State Government/other  Statutory  Authorities.  After  completing  various formalities  with  State  Government/Statutory  Authorities,  regarding the  consent  for  sharing  of  cost  and  closure  of  LCs,  proposals received  for  construction of ROBs  in  lieu of LCs  are  further processed for their inclusion in Railway Works Programme. Details of ROBs/RUBs sanctioned in State of Maharashtra and funds allotted in last two years are as under:

| State       | Number of ROBs/RUBs Sanctioned   | Number of ROBs/RUBs Sanctioned   | State-wise Allocation of Funds ( ₹ in crores)   | State-wise Allocation of Funds ( ₹ in crores)   |
|-------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|             | 2014-15                          | 2015-16                          | 2014-15                                         | 2015-16                                         |
| Maharashtra | 3                                | 86                               | 76.80                                           | 75.52                                           |

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