Slow progress in construction of railway overbridges

ROBs and RUBs are constructed at the intersection of road and railway lines in order to prevent accidents

The success of the Union government’s Setu Bharatam scheme rests on the timely construction of ROB/RUB (rail overbridges and underbridges), but official data reveals that only about a fourth of them have been awarded. Of the total 208 planned, only 24 ROBs are at various stages of completion, while work on RUBs is yet to begin.

These bridges are being executed under the Setu Bharatam scheme of the Union government, launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in March 2016.

The programme also includes construction of 208 level crossings (which do not fall under any other government scheme) at an estimated