Lok Sabha Question No. 667 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-03
Subject: Construction of ROBs/RUBs in Ballari Lok Sabha Constituency
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Shri E Tukaram

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.667 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.12.2025

## CONSTRUCTION OF ROBS/RUBS IN BALLARI LOK SABHA

## CONSTITUENCY

## 667. SHRI E TUKARAM:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  examined  the  proposals  for construction and widening of Road Over Bridges (ROBs) and Road Under Bridges (RUBs) in the Ballari Lok Sabah Constituency, including
- (i) Bridge No. 265A at Ballari Yard (Mothi Circle) for conversion to double line,
- (ii)
- LC No. 8 between Bannihatti-Ranajithpura,
- (iii) LC No. 90 between Papinayakanahalli-Bailavaddigeri,
- (iv)
- LC No. 37 between Hagaribommanahalli-Mariyammanahalli,
- (v)
- (vi)
- Bridge No. 39 between Yashwanthanagar-Ramaghada, and
- LC Nos. 10 and 5 between Hospet-V.C. Stations;
- (b)  whether these works have been approved/sanctioned by the South  Western  Railway  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  if not, the reasons therefor along with the steps taken for early approval and execution; and
- (c)  the details of budget allocation, sanction status and expected completion timeline for each proposal?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (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 their 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. (including 703 Nos. in the State of Karnataka) |

As on 01.11.2025, 4689 Nos. ROBs/ RUBs are sanctioned at the  cost  of  ₹1,11,583  Cr  on  Indian  Railways  including  127  Nos. Road Over Bridge (ROB)/Road Under Bridge (RUB) at a cost of ₹ 3,920 crore in the State of Karnataka, which are at various stages of planning and execution. Out of 127 Nos. works of ROBs/RUBs, 07  Nos.  are  situated  on  Railway  tracks  in  Ballari  Lok  Sabha Constituency.

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

|   S.No. | Locations & Name of the work                   | Remarks                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|---------|------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Bridge No. 265A at Ballari Yard (Mothi Circle) | Road over Bridge No. 265-A is situated near Ballari Railway station towards Guntakal end. ROB (No.262A) at Ballari Yard (Mothi Circle) is located at Km 207/3-4 between Ballari Cantonment and Ballari stations at Ballari Junction end, The |

|    |                                                                                                  | widening work of this ROB is to be executed by State Government (Municipal Corporation, Ballari).State Govt. has submitted a conceptual plan to Railway for widening of existing ROB No.262A.The conceptual plan has been scrutinized and state government has been advised to deposit applicable Plan and Estimate charges on 17.03.2025. Reply from State Government is awaited.   |
|----|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|  2 | LC No. 8 at Km 9/800- 900 between Bannihatti and Ranajithpura                                    | A Road Over Bridge in lieu of LC No. 8 at Km 9/800-900 has been sanctioned as part of the Toranagallu Junction - Ranajitpura Doubling Project.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|  3 | LC No. 90 at Km 159/300-400 between Papinayakana halli, Bailavddigeri.                           | The work for preparation of Detailed Project Report (DPR) for construction of ROB in lieu of LC No. 90 at Km 159/300-400 has been taken up.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|  4 | LC No. 37 at Km 43/200- 300 Hagaribommanahalli Mariyammana halli in the Hagaribommanahalli town. | ROB work in lieu of LC 37 at Km 43/200-300 has been sanctioned with an estimated cost of ₹ 45.24 crores. The work of preparation of GAD has been taken up.                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |

|   5 | Widening of Bridge No. 39 at Km 19/800- 900 between Yashwanthanagar- Ramgad stations on Vyasa Colony Junction - Swamihalli section.   | Bridge No. 39 located between Ramgad-Yeshwanthnagar stations in the Vyasa Colony Junction - Swamihalli section is a waterway bridge. The width of the bridge is adequate for flow of water to pass flood water across through its opening.        |
|-----|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   6 | LC No. 10 between Hospet - Vyasa Colony Junction stations.                                                                            | The work of preparation of Technical Feasibility Report / Detailed Project Report (TFR / DPR) for the construction of ROB/RUB in lieu of LC No. 10 at Km 4/200-300 has been taken up.                                                             |
|   7 | LC No. 5 between Hospet - Vyasa Colony Junction stations.                                                                             | The technical feasibility for the construction of ROB in lieu of LC No. 5 at Km 1/900-2/000 has been completed and it is found technically feasible to provide ROB at the demanded location. Joint inspection with State Govt. has been taken up. |

Further, Railways have taken following measures to expedite the progress of work:

- 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.

Completion of any ROB/RUB work depends on various factors like, 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,  number  of  working  months  in  a  year  for particular project / work sites due to climatic conditions etc. All these factors affect the completion time of the projects / works.

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