Question : PERMISSION FOR RAILWAY CROSSING

(a) whether the Railways have received representation/ requests for permission from various agencies/ individuals for crossings of railway tracks for various purposes including water supply projects;

(b) if so, the details thereof along with the action taken by the Railways thereon, State-wise including Gujarat; and

(c) the time frame by which the pending proposal are likely to be approved?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI MANOJ SINHA)

(a) to (c): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4223 ASKED BY SHRI C.R.PATIL, SHRIMATI JAYSHREEBEN PATEL, SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 07.08.2014 REGARDING PERMISSION FOR RAILWAY CROSSING.

(a): Railways receive requests from various agencies/individuals for crossing of railway tracks for various purposes including relating to water supply. Such proposals are examined and permission is granted if the proposal is complete, feasible, does not affect safety of trains, and after the party has deposited the required fees and met with all the procedural requirements. This is an ongoing process and Railway strives to accord approval on fast track. As on 30/06/2014, there were 3086 proposals in hand. In addition 326 new proposals have been received since then. Out of these 3412 proposals, 963 proposals have since been cleared.

(b): Data of railway crossing proposals is maintained zone-wise(Western Railway and North Western Railway include Gujarat) and not State-wise. The details of railway crossing proposals in hand are as under:

 Railway Zones	No. of Proposals Central	170 Eastern	92 Northern	85 North Eastern	19 Northeast Frontier	110 Southern	452 South Central	128 South Eastern	74 Western	449 East Central	72 East Coast	113 North Central	118 North Western	230 Southeast Central	22 South Western	279 West Central	36 TOTAL	2449