Short Note on Railway Affecting Works (R. A. W.)

Railway Affecting Works : 

Railway Affecting Works are those, the construction, defective design,  maintenance of operation of which may cause serious damage or breaches or flooding of Railway line or bridges. Some of the examples are:

(i) Irrigation and Water supply tanks or reservoirs

(ii) Canals in embankment and river bunds

(iii) Road embankment with inadequate waterway for drainage situated upstream or downstream of railway line.

(iv) Temporary channels cut for irrigation or other purpose from beds of active rivers (v) Other works, which alter or impede the natural course of flood or cause increase of flow such as new irrigation projects, new townships, Large scale deforestation etc.

A separate register is to be maintained to note down all such work. Joint inspection of all Railway Affecting Works (RAW) should be done with state authorities every year to ensure safety of this installation.