(a) Whether many proposals of State of Gujarat for permission
of Railway crossings are pending for approval at different
levels in the Railways since long;
(b)If so, the reasons therefor; and
(c) the reaction of the Railways for giving permission to
these proposals?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI R. VELU)
(a): Yes, Sir.
(b): In many cases the party or the State Govt. do not submit
proposal well in time, deposit the estimated charges required
in time, furnish the agreement or clarify the queries made in
regard thereto expeditiously. These work involve stages like
joint feasibility inspection, approval of plans and drawings,
deposition of estimated charges, obtaining sanction from
Commissioner of Railway safety (CRS) etc. prior to permission
to carry out the works at site. Checking and approval
thereafter of Engineering plans submitted by parties/State
Govt., is done at Divisional & Zonal Headquarters level as soon
as the cases are received and revised submissions made
thereafter.
(c): 7 cases will be cleared during the current month and
remaining cases are at different stages of joint site
verification, preparation and approval of plans and estimates,
CRS`s sanction and payment by the party. Hence, early clearance
also depends upon prompt and correct submission by the party in
fulfilling the requisites.