The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, today launched “Setu Bharatam” – an ambitious programme with an investment of Rs. 50,000 crore to build bridges for safe and seamless travel on National Highways.The programme aims at making all national highways Railway Level Crossing free by 2019.208 new “road over bridges / road under bridges” are envisaged for construction, while 1500 bridges will be widened, rehabilitated or replaced.
State wise details of the RoBs identified under Setu Bhartam Scheme
| S.No. | Name of State | No. of ROBs identified under Setu Bharatam Scheme |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | 33 |
| 2 | Assam | 12 |
| 3 | Bihar | 20 |
| 4 | Chhattisgarh | 5 |
| 5 | Gujarat | 8 |
| 6 | Haryana | 10 |
| 7 | Himachal Pradesh | 5 |
| 8 | Jharkhand | 11 |
| 9 | Karnataka | 17 |
| 10 | Kerala | 4 |
| 11 | Madhya Pradesh | 6 |
| 12 | Maharashtra | 12 |
| 13 | Odisha | 4 |
| 14 | Punjab | 10 |
| 15 | Rajasthan | 9 |
| 16 | Tamil Nadu | 9 |
| 17 | Telangana | 0 |
| 17 | Uttarakhand | 2 |
| 18 | Uttar Pradesh | 9 |
| 19 | West Bengal | 22 |
| Total | 208 | |