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Lok Sabha Question No. 2684 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-01
Subject: Making Swachh Bharat Mission a Public Movement
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: RAM KUMAR SHARMA KUSHWAHA

## Government of India

## Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2684 TO BE ANSWERED ON 1-12-2016

## Making Swachh Bharat Mission a Public Movement

## †2684. SHRI RAM KUMAR SHARMA:

## Will the Minister of DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION be pleased to state :

- (a) whether the Union Government proposes to step up the awareness campaign by including new slogans under Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) in order to make it a public movement;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has made a provision for spending Rs. 1.96 lakh crores under the aforesaid Mission till 2019;
- (d) if so, the details of the sources identified for mobilising the said amount of funds; and
- (e) the details of the amount likely to be obtained from each of the said sources?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION (SHRI RAMESH CHANDAPPA JIGAJINAGI)

- (a) and (b) The focus of Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) is on behaviour change of people to  adopt  safe  sanitation  and  hygiene.  The  programme  lays  emphasis  on  community involvement and a number of measures are being taken to make it a public movement. Up to 8%  of  total  resources  under  the  programme  can  be  spent  on  Information,  Education  and Communication (IEC) - of these 5% are to be spent at the State and district levels. Keeping in view the greater impact of engaging with people through direct communication, the States have  been  advised  to  spend  at  least  60%  of  IEC  funds  for  inter-personal  communication activities. Many States are focusing on community approach, wherein the people are directly triggered  and  made  aware  about  the  importance  of  sanitation  and  hygiene  using  some triggering  tools.  Besides,  conventional  IEC  tools  are  also  used  to  educate  the  people.  At decentralized level, some districts/States are branding their campaign to generate local pride in  the  sanitation  movement and making it a public movement. Trainings of Collectors and key stakeholders is being done regularly to build their capacities for undertaking campaigns and engaging people.
- (c) to (e) It was estimated that a total of around 1.34 lakh crore (including Central and State level) would be required for SBM(G). Of this, Rs 18375 crore have been allocated during the last three years (2014-15 to 2016-17). The resources for the Mission are proposed to be made available inter-alia through budgetary allocations, Swachh Bharat Cess, contributions to the Swachh  Bharat  Kosh,  Corporate  Social  Responsibility  (CSR),  State's  own  resources  and external assistance.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2683 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-01
Subject: Collapse of Bridge on Mumbai-Goa Highway
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: GAURAV GOGOI, JYOTIRADITYA MADHAVRAO SCINDIA

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  International  Road  Federation  (IRF),  a  Geneva  based  global  body  has expressed  concern  over  the  collapse  of  a  bridge  on  the  Savitri  river  on  Mumbai-Goa Highway resulting loss of lives, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  IRF  has  given  any  suggestion/advice  to  the  State  Government/UT  agencies including  Public  Works  Department  and  civic  agencies  to  prevent  occurrence  of  such incidents in future;
- (c) if so, the action taken by the Union Government on the views expressed by the IRF; and
- (d) the strategies formulated to ensure that all the bridges and culverts on road networks are safe?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

- (a) to (c)No Madam. Government has not received any concern/suggestion/report/advice in the matter.
- (d) Government has launched Indian Bridge Management System (IBMS) for carrying out inventory  and  condition  survey  of  all  the  existing  bridges  and  culverts  on  National Highways so as to ensure their safety.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINITRTY OF ROAD TRANPORT & HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2683 ANSWERED ON 1 ST  DECEMBER 2016

## COLLAPSE OF BRIDGE ON MUMBAI-GOA HIGHWAY

2683 SHRI GAURAV GOGOI: SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री
Lok Sabha Question No. 2681 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-01
Subject: Paradeep Port
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: KULAMANI SAMAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2681

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 1 st DECEMBER, 2016 PARADEEP PORT

## 2681. DR. KULAMANI SAMAL:

Will the Minister of SHIPPING be pleased to state:

## पोतप�रवहनमंत्

- (a) whether the Government is aware that Paradeep Port in Odisha is lacking infrastructure compared to other Major ports in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether the Government proposes any special initiatives for the development of Paradeep Port;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the details of funds allocated for the purpose during each of the last three years and the current year?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SHIPPING (SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

- (a) Paradip  Port  Trust is the  2 nd largest  Major  Port  of India and  has  sufficient infrastructure. It is the Major logistic provider for Terminal Power Plants in Southern India and Steel Plants in the hinterland comprising Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Jarsuguda, West Bengal etc.
- (b) Does not arise in view of (a) above.

(c)&(d):Paradip Port Trust is implementing the following capacity augmentation projects on Build Operate Transfer (BOT) basis for its development:-

|   Sl. No. | Name of the Project                                                                          | Estimated Cost    | Capacity   | Likely date of completion   |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|------------|-----------------------------|
|         1 | Construction of Deep Draught Iron Ore Bearth on BOT basis                                    | Rs. 740.19 Crores | 10 MTPA    | April, 2019                 |
|         2 | Construction of Multy-purpose Berth to handle clean cargo including containers on BOT basis. | Rs. 430.78 Crores | 5 MTPA     | April, 2019                 |
|         3 | Mechanization of EQ-1,2&3 Berths on BOT basis.                                               | Rs.1437.76 Crores | 30 MTPA    | October, 2019               |
|         4 | Development of New Coal Berth for handling of coal imports at Paradip Port on BOT basis.     | Rs. 655.56 Crores | 10 MTPA    | October, 2020               |

- (e) The following are the year-wise details of funds allocated by the Port for supporting project infrastructure for the projects listed at Sl. No. 1,2 & 4 in the Table given in part (c) above.

| Year                   | Expenditure incurred   |
|------------------------|------------------------|
| 2013-14                | Nil                    |
| 2014-15                | Nil                    |
| 2015-16                | Rs. 19.30 Crores       |
| 2016-17 (till October) | Rs. 47.99 Crores       |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2680 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-01
Subject: Desilting of Rivers
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: GOPALAKRISHNAN CHINNARAJ

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2680

ANSWERED ON 01.12.2016

## DESILTING OF RIVERS

2680.         DR. C. GOPALAKRISHNAN

Will the Minister of WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether any projects for desilting of rivers are being implemented by the Government at present;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the names of rivers covered thereunder along with present status of their desilting, State-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION (DR SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)

(a) to (c) The measures for flood management including desilting of rivers are formulated by the State Governments  as  per  their  priority.  The  Government  of  India  supplements  the  efforts  of  State Governments by providing technical advice and also promotional financial assistance for critical areas.

Erosion and deposition of silt is a natural process in alluvial rivers. Rivers carry, pick up and drop silt load as per their regime conditions i.e. discharge in the river, river slope, morphology, nature of silt etc.   In  2006,  a  Committee  headed by  Dr  B.K. Mittal, former Chairman, Central Water Commission (CWC) had studied the  siltation  pattern  in  few  rivers  in  India  and  concluded  that  siltation  was  not pronounced  and  alarming.  The  Committee  also  found  that  de-silting  in  general  was  not  feasible technically due to several reasons like non sustainability, non availability of vast land required for the disposal of dredged material etc. However, cost effective measures for removal of drainage congestion in specific reaches of rivers for channel capacity improvement and navigation purposes are formulated and  implemented by  concerned States  /  Agencies  as  per  requirement.  An  ongoing  scheme  'Priority Works-Comprehensive Plan for Flood Management Works on river Jhelum (Phase-I)' in Jammu & Kashmir State has desilting component along with other work components.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2679 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-01
Subject: Requirement of Coal
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: YOGI ADITYANATH, HARIOM SINGH RATHORE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 2679 TO BE ANSWERED ON 1/12/2016

## Requirement of Coal

## 2679.  SHRI YOGI ADITYA NATH:

## SHRI HARIOM SINGH RATHORE:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  any  assessment  has  been  made  by  the  Government regarding the annual requirement of coal in the country;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  for  next  two  years  and  the  current  year, State/Union territory-wise; and
- (c) the steps being taken by the Government to augment the production of coal to meet the domestic demand?

## Answer

## MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR COAL, POWER, NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND MINES

## (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a)&(b): Niti Aayog carries out an annual assessment of requirement of coal  for  the  country.  This  assessment  has  been  done  for  the  period upto  2016-17  wherein  the  demand  for  coal  has  been  assessed  at 884.87  MT.  The  demand  of  coal  is  not  estimated  separately  for State/Union territory.

- (c):  The  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  increase  the  domestic production  includes  efforts  to  expedite      Environment  clearances  & Forest clearances, pursuing with State Government for assistance in land acquisition and coordinated effort with Railways for movement of coal.  A  roadmap  has  been  prepared  by  CIL  to  substantially  enhance production of  coal  by  2019-20.  This  includes  capacity  addition  from new projects, use of mass production technologies and identification of existing on-going projects with growth potential.
Lok Sabha Question No. 2678 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-01
Subject: Highway Robberies
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: SONA RAM CHOUDHARY

be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  incidents  of  robberies  of  goods  laden  in  trucks  and  looting  of  passengers travelling in cars, etc. on National Highways (NHs) are on the rise over the years;
- (b) if so, the number of robberies occurred on NHs during the last three years and action taken thereon;
- (c)  whether  there  is  any  proposal  to  form  Highways  Police  Authority  for  patrolling  to  check robberies on National Highways; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2678

ANSWERED ON 1 ST   DECEMBER, 2016

## HIGHWAY ROBBERIES

2678. COL. SONARAM CHOUDHARY:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

- (a) & (b) The Specific data on crime cases reported on the National Highways are not maintained in Ministry of Road Transport & Highways. Since, 'Police' and 'Public Order' are State subjects under the Seventh Schedule to the Constitution of India, therefore, the State Governments are primarily responsible for the prevention, detection, registration and investigation of crime and for prosecuting the criminals through their law enforcement agencies as also for protecting the life and property of the citizens.
- (c) & (d) No  such  proposal  is  under  consideration  of  Ministry  of  Road  Transport  & Highways.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2677 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-01
Subject: Training to Panchayat Members in Waste Management
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: ANANT KUMAR DATTATREYA HEGDE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2677 TO BE ANSWERED ON 1/12/2016

## TRAINING TO PANCHAYAT MEMBERS IN WASTE MANAGEMENT

## † 2677.  SHRI ANANTKUMAR HEGDE:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  formulated  a  scheme  to  impart  training  to  members  of Panchayats across the country for processing and management of waste;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the outlines of this training scheme formulated by the Union Government; and
- (c) the  targeted  time  by  which  Panchayat  members  across  the  country  are  likely  to  be imparted training under the said training scheme?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ (SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

(a) to  (c)  Under the 'Capacity  Building- Panchayat Sashaktikaran Abhiyan' component of Rashtriya Gram Swaraj Abhiyan (RGSA) scheme (erstwhile Rajiv Gandhi Panchayat Sashaktikaran Abhiyan), the Ministry of Panchayati Raj has provided financial assistance to the States  for  the  capacity  building  and  training  of  different  stakeholders  of  Panchayati  Raj Institutions (PRIs) on various topics including sanitation and waste management. The States are providing trainings to members of PRIs on regular basis. During the current year, the States of Assam, Goa, Gujarat, Odisha, Telangana, Tripura and Uttarakhand have accessed funds for such trainings. The training proposals of the States received as part of the annual plans are appraised and  funds  sanctioned.  This  Ministry  is  also  organising  a  capacity  building  programme  of Sarpanchs and Panchayat Secretaries of eight States from 30 th November to 2 nd December 2016 at Delhi which includes a component on sanitation and waste management. Imparting training to the Panchayat members is a continuous process and no particular targeted time has been fixed.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2675 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-01
Subject: Requirement of New Aircraft
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA, R. PARTHIPAN, K. GOPAL, ELUMALAI VELLAIGOUNDER

2675.

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Wil} the Minister of CIVIL AVIA TION

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- new aircraft for civil thereof; ' -
- thereof;

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 2675`

SHRI R PARTHIPAN DR K: GOPAL SHRI V ELUMALAI

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be pleased t0 state:-

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(Shri Jayant Sinha)

## ANSWER

- (b): The details are given at Annexure: These aircrafts are purchased/leased by the ownerloperator of the Aircraft:
- (c); Yes; Madam. The DGCA has allowed to import 18 years old aircraft with certain condition per the regulation Civil Aviation Requirement CAR) section 2, series F, part XX. upto
- (d): Yes; Madam. Air India is inducting aircraft on A320 fieet for providing capacity into the domestic market From 2815 till date, Air India has inducted 5 A320s. dry

(e) & (f: DGCA has not prescribed any time limit for phasing out or outlived aircraft and Air lines are operating aircraft till it is airworthy and safe for operation: The life 0f an aircraft normally termed as Design Economic Life/Design Service Goal/ Service Life beyond which the operating cost of the aircraft increases substantially due to high maintenance: It is reflected in type certification document issued by Aviation Regulatory Authority of State of design of aircraft: To operate the aircraft beyond its designed the aircraft are generally subjected to embodiment Of modifications to enhance its structural strength and increase in frequency of inspections These inspections include Supplementary Structural Inspections (SST), Corrosions Prevention and Control Program (CPCP) This also results i more grounding time of the aircraft and incrcase in Operating cost:

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ANNEXURE Details of aircraft purchased in civil aviation the current year, sector during the last three years and year-wise

| Year   | Year   | Year         |
|--------|--------|--------------|
| 2013   |        | Owned/leased |
| 2014   | 73 55  | 16/57        |
| 2015   |        | 16/39        |
| 2016   | 64     | 18/46        |
|        | 83     | 14/69        |

Note: The fund is spent by the operator/owner of the aircraft:

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2673 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-01
Subject: Economic Corridors by Global Consultancy Firm
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN, HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL, BHARATENDRA SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2673

ANSWERED ON 01 ST  DECEMBER, 2016

## ECONOMIC CORRIDORS BY GLOBAL CONSULTANCY FIRM

## 2673.   SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN: DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT: SHRI SATAV RAJEEV: SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO: KUNWAR BHARATENDRA:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

(a)  whether the Ministry has conducted any study for identifying economic corridor by global consultancy  firm,  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  number  of  economic  corridors identified;

(b) whether the Government proposes to come up with a 3 lakh crore economic corridor project to develop 35000 kms of highways for faster movement of freight, if so, the details thereof;

(c) the States that are going to be covered under the economic corridors;

(d) whether the project will also develop feeder routes providing connectivity to logistic hubs besides developing economic corridors; and

(e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

(a) and (b) M/s A.T.Kearney has been appointed under the World Bank Technical Assistance program  for  a  study  on  Logistics  Efficiency  Enhancement  Program  (LEEP).  The  study  has identified  Economic  Corridors,  Inter  Corridors  and  Feeder  Routes  under  Logistic  Efficiency Enhancement  Program  which  is  to  be  developed  under  Bharatmala  Pariyojana.  Details  of corridor are as below:

Economic Corridor : 44 Nos.

Inter Corridor :  65 Nos.

Feeder Routes : 115 Nos.

(c) States/UT covered in the program are Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Punjab, Puducherry, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal. (d) and (e) NHAI  is  in  process  of  preparation  of  DPR  for  Logistic  Hubs  and  connecting

Feeder Routes.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2672 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-01
Subject: Distance between Coal Mines and Thermal Power Plants
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: RITI PATHAK

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2672 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.12.2016

## 'Distance between Coal Mines and Thermal Power Plants'

## 2672. SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether the Union Government has decided to reduce the distance between coal mines to thermal power stations from 750 to 500 kilometers;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor ?

## A N S W E R

## MINISTER OF STATE (I/C) FOR COAL, POWER, NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY AND MINES

## (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a): No, Madam.
- (b): Does not arise in view of the answer at (a).
- (c): The electricity generation is a delicenced activity under the Electricity Act, 2003 and accordingly, the power plant developers establish the power plant at a location based on economic consideration and grid conditions.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2671 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-01
Subject: Passenger Service Fee
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: S. RAJENDRAN

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 2671 (To be answered on the December 2016) 1st

## PASSENGER SERVICE FEE

2671.

SHRI S. RAJENDRAN

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Passenger security fund charged on every ticket fall short by more than Rs.400 Crore;
- (b) if the reasons therefor;and SO,
- (c) the remedial or alternate action of the Government to compensate without increasing the Passenger Service Fee? plan

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

(a) to (c): The Passenger Service Fee is charged as part of passenger fare of air travel: The Passenger Service Fee is collected under two components, namely, Passenger Service Fee (Facilitation Component) and Passenger Service Fee (Security Component) PSF(SC) (Security Component)\_ Several airport operators; including the Airports Authority of India (AAD) have reported shortfall /deficit of PSF(SC) funds: A rough assessment made in this respect on the basis of data available up to 2015-16, points out to an overall deficit of over Rs.400 Crore.The main reason for the shortfail is the increasing cost of deployment 0f Aviation Security Group, etc. for security at Airports:
Lok Sabha Question No. 2668 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-01
Subject: Desilting of Ganga River
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: JAY PRAKASH NARAYAN YADAV, CHANDU LAL SAHU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †2668

ANSWERED ON 01.12.2016

## DESILTING OF GANGA RIVER

†2668.

SHRI JAI PRAKASH NARAYAN YADAV SHRI CHANDU LAL SAHU

Will  the  Minister  of  WATER  RESOURCES,  RIVER  DEVELOPMENT  AND  GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether desilting of Ganga river has been started under the Namami Gange Mission in Bihar and other States to tackle the problem of floods;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government is making any efforts to formulate a desilting management policy; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof, if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS AND MINISTER OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION (SHRI VIJAY GOEL)

- (a) No, Sir. No desilting work has been taken up under Namami Gange programme as on date.
- (b) Does not arise.
- (c) & (d) The  Government  has  constituted  a  Committee  on  desiltation  from  Bhimgauda (Uttarakhand) to Farakka (West Bengal) under the Chairmanship of Shri Madhav Chitale (Expert Member, NGRBA and Ex Secretary to the Government of India).

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