(a) whether the Railways have any proposal to construct Road Over Bridge (ROB) at
Dalkhol in West Bengal under North Frontier Railway;
(b) if so, the details thereof alongwith the amount sanctioned for this project;and
(c) the time by which it is likely to be completed?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS(SHRI K.H. MUNIYAPPA)
(a) to (c): Yes,Madam.The work for construction of a Road over bridge at Dalkhola
in lieu of level crossing No.SK-344 at Km.114/9-10 between Dalkhola-Surajkamal
stations was sanctioned in Works Programme of 2003-04 on cost sharing basis with the
State Govt. of West Bengal. The level crossing being situated on NH-34 bye-pass, the
work was transferred to National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) for execution.
Foundation in approaches portion is currently in progress.Sanctioned cost of the
work is Rs.19.44 cr (approx) and target date is 16.10.2010 as advised by NHAI.