SPECIAL PROGRAMME FOR OLD RAIL BRIDGES

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Railways have undertaken a special programme of rehabilitation and rebuilding of approximately 3000 bridges at an estimated cost of Rs.1530 crores out of Special Railway Safety Fund (SRSF) over next 5 to 6 years.

This is in addition to the normal programme of rehabilitation and rebuilding of bridges under Depreciation Reserve Fund (DRF),

The rehabilitation and rebuilding of railway bridges is not decided merely on basis of age but on age-cum-physical condition basis and technical consideration. Therefore, concept of average age is not used in context of Railway Bridges.

This information was given by Shri Nitish Kumar Minister for Railways in a written reply to a question by S/shri Basudeb Acharia and S.Ajaya Kumar in the Lok Sabha today.