158 railway overbridges announced in Maharashtra, only 8 completed

Of the 158 railway overbridges (ROBs) announced in Maharashtra, only eight have been completed so far. Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav, in a written reply to an unstarred question raised by Osmanabad MP Omraje Nimbalkar in Parliament, has stated that 80 ROBs are still in the planning stage.

Till October 2021, the railways completed their part of construction for 13 ROBs while 65 ROBs are in various stages of completion. Similarly, the ministry has sanctioned 249 railway underbridges (RUB) for the state, of which 63 are in progress while 186 are still in the planning stage.

The ministry said there was no specific time limit for the completion of ROBs and RUBs, mostly because of the complex nature of permissions involved.