Question : RAIL OVERBRIDGE ON NH-28B

(a) whether the Railways propose to construct rail over bridge at Bagaha-2 on N.H. 28B, Ramnagar and Narkatiyaganj railway crossing in Balmikinagar Parliamentary Constituency of Bihar;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether non-availability of the rail over-bridge are causing inconvenience to the general public;

(d) if so, whether the Railways have received letter from any public representative in this regard; and

(e) if so, the reasons of delay in the construction of the said rail over-bridge and the time by which the construction work would likely to be started and the complete details thereof?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI K.H. MUNIYAPPA)

(a) to (c): Railway has sanctioned three Road Over Bridges (ROB) in lieu of Level Crossing (LC) i.e. LC No.50 at Km.288/2-3 near Bagaha, LC No.31 on Rampur- Narkatiyaganj and LC No.22 Spl. at Narkatiyaganj to mitigate inconvenience to road users.

(d) & (e): In case of LC No.50, consent of cost sharing of Ministry of Road Transport & National Highway (MORT&H) on National Highway (NH) is not yet available, where as in case of work on LC No.31 and 22 Spl., the Bihar State Government accorded approval in Nov/Dec’2010. Due to above reasons, ROB works have been partially delayed. Presently, the work is at Geotechnical investigation, planning and design approval stage. Likely date of completion is March’2013.