evidence: Setu Bharatam launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 4 March 2016 at a budget of ₹102 billion (US$1.5 billion), with an aim to make all national highways free of railway crossings by 2019 covers the construction of 208 rails over and under bridges (ROBs/RUBs) at unmanned railway crossings on national highways , widening of 1,500 dilapidated British-era bridges and rehabilitation or replacement in a phased manner at a cost of ₹208 billion and ₹300 billion respectively. [...] The Indian Bridge Management System has been introduced to map all 1,50,000 bridges in the countrySetu Bharatam programme aims to make all National Highways free of railway level crossings by 2019. This is being done to prevent the frequent accidents and loss of lives at level crossings. 208 ROBs will be constructed at the level crossings with the budget of Rs. 20,800 crore under the programme. [...] Objectives · The main objective of The Setu Bharatam Project, launched on 4 March 2016 by Narendra Modi, is to make all the national highways in India free from railway crossings by the year 2019 and has been working for the same since the launch.