(a) whether the Government has any proposal for construction
of railway-overbridges at Pandur, Dhamangaon, Pulgaon, Sindi
and Hinganghat railway stations under Wardha region;
(b) If so, the details thereof; and
(c) the time by which these bridges are likely to be
constructed ?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS ( SHRI R. VELU)
(a) to (c): Railways takes up construction of the Road
Over/Under bridges (ROBs/RUBs) in lieu of busy level
crossings on cost sharing basis where traffic density is more
than one lakh Train Vehicle Units (TVUs), otherwise on
deposit terms. In both the cases proposal is to be sponsored
by State Government/ Road Authorities duly fulfilling certain
preliminary requisites. Railways constructs the Bridge proper
i.e. bridge across the Railway track and approaches are
constructed by State Government/ Road Authorities. All
efforts are made by the Railways to complete its portion of
work along with approaches by State Government.
Status of works mentioned in question are as under:-
(i) ROB at Pandur - There is no Railway Station named Pandur
in Wardha Region of Central Railway.
(ii) ROB at Dhamangaon - ROB at km.709/19-21 near Dhamangaon
is sanctioned on deposit terms at the cost of State Govt.
(iii) ROB at Pulgaon -ROB in lieu of Level Crossing (LC)
No.80 at Pulgaon on Wardha - Badnera Section was sanctioned
on cost sharing basis in 2005-06. Preparation of drawings and
estimates is in progress.
(iv) ROB at Sindi - As far as ROB in lieu of LC NO.103 at
km.790/14-16 near Sindi Station on Wardha - Nagpur Section is
concerned the traffic density at this level crossing is
2,22,000 TVUs. No proposal has been received from State Govt.
so far for construction of ROB at this level crossing.
(v) ROB at Hinganghat - ROB in lieu of LC NO.13-A at
Hinganghat on Wardha - Ballarsha Section has already been
sanctioned on cost sharing basis in the year 2000-2001,
recently, agency finalized for execution of Railway portion
of work.