Lok Sabha Question No. 176 (STARRED), answered on 2025-12-11
Subject: Requirement of ROBs and RUBs
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Shri Narayandas Ahirwar

## be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  lack  of  an  adequate  number  of  Road  Over  Bridges (ROBs)  and  Road  Under  Bridges  (RUBs)  on  several  major  National Highways  (NHs)  and  busy  railway  crossings  in  the  country  is causing the public to face serious traffic jams, wastage of time and accidents, if so, the reaction of the Government thereto;
- (b) the number of new ROBs and RUBs approved for smooth traffic operation  and  prevention  of  accidents  on  National  Highways  and railway crossings, during the last three years and the current year, State-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has conducted any assessment of the wastage of fuel, pollution and economic loss to local trade caused by traffic  congestion  at these  crossings,  if  so,  the  details  thereof; and
- (d) the steps being taken by the Government to provide a permanent solution  to  these  problems  and  to  ensure  timely  movement  of emergency services such as ambulance and fire brigade?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

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

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 176

## ANSWERED ON 11 TH  DECEMBER, 2025

## REQUIREMENT OF ROBS AND RUBS

*176.  SHRI NARAYANDAS AHIRWAR:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सडक परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF LOK SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  176  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON 11/12/2025  ASKED  BY  SHRI  NARAYANDAS  AHIRWAR  REGARDING 'REQUIREMENT OF ROBS AND RUBS'

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- (a) Policy of the Government mandates replacement of railway level crossings  along  National  Highways  (NHs)  with  Road-over-Bridges (RoBs)  or  Road-under-Bridges  (RuBs)  to  minimise  road  user  time smooth  and  safe  traffic operation.   Further,  Setu  Bharatam  Scheme  has  been  launched  in the  year  2016  to  ensure  replacement  of  all  level  crossings  on
- (d) RoBs/RuBs are permanent grade-separated structures and once operation including movement of emergency services such as ambulance and fire brigade.

delay  and  to  remove bottlenecks  for National Highways by construction of ROBs/RUBs. (b) The number of new RoBs and RuBs approved for smooth traffic operation and prevention of accidents on National Highways (NHs) during the last three years and the current year state/UT-wise is at Annexure. (c)  Construction  of  RoBs/RuBs  on  NHs  are  taken  up  either  on standalone basis or as part of improvement/upgradation project of a section  of  NH  depending  upon  feasibility  &  site  requirements. Feasibility study of the project includes assessment of the wastage of fuel, pollution and economic loss to local trade caused by traffic congestion along NHs including railway level crossings, if any. constructed, provide smooth and seamless traffic

Annexure

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 176 TO BE ANSWERED ON 11/12/2025 ASKED BY SHRI NARAYANDAS AHIRWAR REGARDING 'REQUIREMENT OF ROBS AND RUBS'

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|                  | Number of new RoBs approved/sanctioned   | Number of new RoBs approved/sanctioned   | Number of new RoBs approved/sanctioned   | Number of new RoBs approved/sanctioned   | Number of new RuBs approved/sanctioned   | Number of new RuBs approved/sanctioned   | Number of new RuBs approved/sanctioned   | Number of new RuBs approved/sanctioned   |
|------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| Name of State/UT | Current Year (FY 2025-26)                | FY 2024-25                               | FY2023-24                                | FY2022-23                                | Current Year (FY2025-26)                 | FY 2024-25                               | FY2023-24                                | FY2022-23                                |
| Andhra 0         | 4                                        |                                          | 2                                        | 14                                       | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 1                                        |
| Arunachal 0      | 0                                        |                                          | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        |
| 0                | 4                                        |                                          | 0                                        | 1                                        | 0 0                                      |                                          | 0 0                                      | Assam                                    |
| 0                | 8                                        |                                          | 6                                        | 3                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0 0                                      | Bihar                                    |
| 0                | 0                                        |                                          | 0                                        | 1                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0 0                                      | Chhattisgarh                             |
| 0                | 0                                        |                                          | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0 0                                      | Delhi                                    |
| 0                | 2                                        |                                          | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0 0                                      | Goa                                      |
| 3                | 11                                       | 0                                        | 15                                       | 0                                        | 1                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | Gujarat                                  |
| 0                | 0                                        | 2                                        | 6                                        | 0                                        | 2                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | Haryana                                  |
| Himachal 0       | 0                                        | 0                                        | 3                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 1                                        |                                          |

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|                  | Number of new RoBs approved/sanctioned   | Number of new RoBs approved/sanctioned   | Number of new RoBs approved/sanctioned   | Number of new RoBs approved/sanctioned   | Number of new RuBs approved/sanctioned   | Number of new RuBs approved/sanctioned   | Number of new RuBs approved/sanctioned   | Number of new RuBs approved/sanctioned   |
|------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| Name of State/UT | Current Year (FY 2025-26)                | FY 2024-25                               | FY2023-24                                | FY2022-23                                | Current Year (FY2025-26)                 | FY 2024-25                               | FY2023-24                                | FY2022-23                                |
| Pradesh          |                                          |                                          |                                          |                                          |                                          |                                          |                                          |                                          |
| 0                | 0                                        | 1                                        | 4                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 2                                        | Jammu and                                |
| 2                | 0                                        | 8                                        | 8                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 2                                        | 1                                        | Jharkhand                                |
| 0                | 8                                        | 4                                        | 15                                       | 0                                        | 1                                        | 0                                        | 2                                        | Karnataka                                |
| 0                | 0                                        | 2                                        | 3                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | Kerala                                   |
| 3                | 7                                        | 6                                        | 15                                       | 0                                        | 1                                        | 1                                        | 1                                        | Madhya Pradesh                           |
| 6                | 8                                        | 5                                        | 8                                        | 2                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 3                                        | Maharashtra                              |
| 0                | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | Manipur                                  |
| 0                | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | Meghalaya                                |
| 0                | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | Mizoram                                  |
| 0                | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | Nagaland                                 |
| 0                | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | Sikkim                                   |
| 5                | 2                                        | 2                                        | 5                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 1                                        | Odisha                                   |
| 0                | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | Puducherry                               |

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|                  | Number of new RoBs approved/sanctioned   | Number of new RoBs approved/sanctioned   | Number of new RoBs approved/sanctioned   | Number of new RoBs approved/sanctioned   | Number of new RuBs approved/sanctioned   | Number of new RuBs approved/sanctioned   | Number of new RuBs approved/sanctioned   | Number of new RuBs approved/sanctioned   |
|------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| Name of State/UT | Current Year (FY 2025-26)                | FY 2024-25                               | FY2023-24                                | FY2022-23                                | Current Year (FY2025-26)                 | FY 2024-25                               | FY2023-24                                | FY2022-23                                |
| Punjab 1         | 2                                        | 4                                        |                                          | 9                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        |
| Rajasthan 1      | 2                                        | 1                                        | 7                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 4                                        |                                          |
| 2                | 6                                        | 0                                        | 3                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | Tamil Nadu                               |
| 0                | 1                                        | 0                                        | 7                                        | 0                                        | 1                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | Telangana                                |
| 0                | 0                                        | 2                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | Tripura                                  |
| 5                | 16                                       | 23                                       | 37                                       | 0                                        | 2                                        | 4                                        | 4                                        | Uttar Pradesh                            |
| 0                | 0                                        | 3                                        | 1                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | Uttarakhand                              |
| 0                | 5                                        | 0                                        | 9                                        | 0                                        | 1                                        | 0                                        | 0                                        | West Bengal                              |

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