(a): whether it is a fact that huge sedimentation has
developed upstream of Phaphamau bridge on the Allahabad
side of river Ganga thus blocking the channel parallel to Teliarganj stretch;
(b): if so, the details thereof;
(c): whether the river channel has gone dangerously
beyond the last edge of the Railway Guide Bund and in the event of heavy
monsoons could cut all rail and road approaches from other parts of U.P.
to Allahabad; and
(d): if so, the steps taken by the Railways to avert any
such mishappening ?