Setu Bharatam

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Setu Bharatam is an Indian government initiative aimed at making national highways safer and more efficient by replacing level crossings with rail over-bridges and improving bridge infrastructure across the country.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Government of India initiative
infrastructure development programme
aim to make national highways more efficient
to make national highways safer
benefit improvement of connectivity across railway lines
improvement of road safety
reduction of road accidents at level crossings
reduction of travel time on national highways
component construction of new bridges
rehabilitation of old bridges
replacement of level crossings with rail over-bridges
country India
designPrinciple removal of at-grade road-rail intersections
expectedOutcome enhanced structural safety of bridges
lower congestion at railway crossings
uninterrupted traffic flow on national highways
focus national highways
geographicScope across India
implementedAt national level
involvesAgency National Highways Authority of India NERFINISHED
launchedBy Government of India NERFINISHED
Ministry of Road Transport and Highways NERFINISHED
objective construction of rail over-bridges at level crossing locations
elimination of level crossings on national highways
improvement of bridge infrastructure on national highways
policyArea road safety
transport infrastructure
relatedTo Bharatmala Pariyojana NERFINISHED
National Highways Development Project NERFINISHED
riskAddressed collision between road vehicles and trains at level crossings
structural deficiencies in existing highway bridges
safetyMeasure grade separation of road and rail traffic
sector highway infrastructure
road transport
stakeholder railway users
road users
state governments
targetInfrastructure bridges on national highways
level crossings on national highways
typeOfWork bridge construction
bridge maintenance
bridge upgradation
usesInstrument bridge strengthening
rail over-bridge construction

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