NFR and govt. of Assam to work jointly to replace level crossing gates by road over bridge

Dimapur, Aug. 21 (EMN): A meeting was held recently at Dispur between N.F. Railway and the government of Assam on construction of a road over bridge in Assam in lieu of existing level crossing gates for the benefit of people.

The government of Assam delegation was led by Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma, minister in charge of PWD and the Railway side was led by Rajen Gohain, minister of state for Railways.

The chief public relation officer issued a press release on Tuesday stating that there are 53 level crossing gates in Assam which qualify for replacement with Road Over Bridge (ROB) on 50:50 cost sharing basis as they are having Train Vehicle Unit (TVU) of more than one lakh each.

Out of these, six ROBs will be constructed by Railways by replacing existing level crossing gates during construction of double line from Digaru to Lumding. 11 level crossing gates between Kamakhya and New Guwahati are also likely to be eliminated after construction of the proposed Quadrupled Elevated Corridor, stated the press release.

Preparation of Detailed Project Report (DPR) for construction of seven ROBs on 50:50 cost sharing basis by the government of Assam with railways are underway. Preparation of DPRs will be initiated by the PWD after necessary concurrence of the State Finance Ministry. Out of the balance 9 locations, some already have sanctioned ROBs and in few cases ROBs are not technically feasible.