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Lok Sabha Question No. 383 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-17
Subject: Connection of Ahmedabad and Dholera Expressway
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: JAYSHREEBEN  PATEL

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has received representation from Government of Gujarat for taking up Ahmedabad and Dholera Expressway in NHDP Phase-IV in order to connect Ahmedabad and Dholera Special Investment Region (DSIR) through Six Lane Greenfield Expressway;
- (b) if so, the details of the present status; and
- (c) the action taken in this regard so far?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

- (a) Yes Madam.
- (b) DPR  expert consultancy work is under progress by NHAI  expert. Implementation of Ahmedabad-Dholera Special Investment Region (DSIR), six lane expressway will depend on the availability of funds and the outcome of the DPR.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 383

ANSWERED ON 17 TH  NOVEMBER, 2016

## CONNECTION OF AHMEDABAD AND DHOLERA EXPRESSWAY

383. SHRIMATI JAYSHREEBEN PATEL:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सडक़ परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री
Lok Sabha Question No. 382 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-17
Subject: National Policy for Silt Management
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: VINCENT H PALA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  †382

ANSWERED ON 17.11.2016

## NATIONAL POLICY FOR SILT MANAGEMENT

## 382. SHRI VINCENT H. PALA

Will  the  Minister  of  WATER  RESOURCES,  RIVER  DEVELOPMENT  AND  GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state: (a)  whether  the  Government  proposed  to  develop  a  National  Policy  for  Silt  Management  to combat the recent rise in floods in the country including Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand; (b) if so, the details thereof;

- (c)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  despite  an  allocation  of  Rs.  75000  crore  for  the Jalyukta  Shivar  Scheme  the  common  people  were  requested  to  contribute  for  desilting  of Manjara and Rena rivers to resolve the drinking water problem in Latur; and
- (d) if so, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION (DR. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)

- (a)  &  (b)  No,  Madam.  At  present,  there  is  no  proposal  to  develop  a  National  Policy  for  Silt Management to combat the recent rise in floods in the country. However, a Committee has been constituted for preparation of guidelines for works on desiltation from Bhimgauda (Uttrakhand) to Farakka (West Bengal).

(c) & (d) As per Information received from Govt. of Maharashtra, a sum of Rs. 2000 crore was earmarked for the Jalyukta Shivir Scheme during the year 2015-16. Part of work was implemented departmentally  and the remaining work was implemented by reputed NGOs as voluntary work. Some of these NGOs were involved in Latur.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 381 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-17
Subject: Flood through common Rivers flowing into India and Nepal
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: PANKAJ CHOWDHARY

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  †381

ANSWERED ON 17.11.2016

## FLOOD THROUGH COMMON RIVERS FLOWING INTO INDIA AND NEPAL

## †381.          SHRI PANKAJ CHAUDHARY

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

(a) whether any action on mapping of the hydraulic structure in Nepal on the common rivers flowing in India has been initiated after the devastating earthquake of 25 April, 2015 in Nepal keeping in view the danger of floods in India;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  formulate  any  scheme  aimed  at  protecting  the  Indian  territory  from floods caused by the common rivers flowing in Nepal and India and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  FOR  WATER  RESOURCES,  RIVER  DEVELOPMENT  AND  GANGA

## REJUVENATION (DR SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)

(a) to (c) The rivers flowing from Nepal to India are causing floods in India, mainly in the States of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. The major rivers causing such floods are Sharda, Ghaghra, Gandak, Koshi and Rapti. The hydro-meteorological observations are being carried out on 46 stations in Nepal and transmitted to Central Water Commission on near real time basis for flood forecasting on these rivers.

The management of floods due to these rivers has been a concern. The related issues are discussed in the existing Indo-Nepal  bilateral  three  tier  mechanisms  comprising  of  (i)  Joint  Ministerial  Level  Commission  on  Water Resources  (JMCWR),  (ii)  Joint  Committee  on  Water  Resources  (JCWR)  and  (iii)  Joint  Standing  Technical Committee  (JSTC).  Government  of  India  has  been  constantly  persuading  the  Government  of  Nepal  for construction of dams on these rivers for mutual benefit of the two countries which includes flood control. Broad outcomes of the dialogues mechanism are given below:

i)  Pancheshwar  Development  Authority  (PDA)  has  been  set  up  jointly  by  India  and  Nepal  for  execution, operation and maintenance of the Pancheshwar Multipurpose Project on river Sharda. The draft final DPR of the project has been prepared by M/s WAPCOS Limited. Implementation of Pancheshwar Project is expected to pave way for other projects in Nepal.

ii)  Survey  and  investigation  including  preparation  of  DPRs  of  Sapta  Kosi  High  dam  Project  and  Sun  Kosi Storage-cum- Diversion scheme proposed in the Sapta Kosi basin in Nepal has been undertaken jointly by India and Nepal.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 379 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-17
Subject: Paralympic Games in India
Ministry: YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS
Asked by: JANARDAN MISHRA, OM PRAKASH YADAV

## MINISTRY OF YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA (DEPARTMENT OF SPORTS)

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 379 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17/11/2016

Paralympic games in India

- +379.   SHRI JANARDAN MISHRA: SHRI OM PRAKASH YADAV:

Will the Minister of YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  organize  Paralympic  Games  in India;
- (b) if  so,  the  names  of  various  sports  to  be  included  in  the  proposed Paralympic Games; and
- (c) the details of schemes/programmes being implemented by the Government  to  encourage  the  participation  of  physically  challenged persons in various sports?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR YOUTH AFFAIRS

AND SPORTS (SHRI VIJAY GOEL)

(a) & (b) Madam, promotion and development of sports including organizing various sports and games is the responsibility of National Sports Federations (NSFs).  The Ministry only supplements the efforts of the NSFs by providing financial  assistance  under  the  Scheme  of  Assistance  to  National Sports Federations in accordance with the provisions of the Scheme.

Paralympic  Committee  of  India  (PCI)  has  been  recognized  by  the Government as National Sports Federation for promotion and development of para-sports in the country. This Ministry has not received any proposal from PCI for organizing Paralympic games in India

(c) Under  the  Scheme  of  Assistance  to  National  Sports  Federations, financial assistance for conducting National Championships and international tournaments in India, participation in international tournament abroad,  organizing  coaching  camps,  procuring  sports  equipments  etc.  is given to the NSFs including PCI.  During the last three years, the following amount has been spent from the Scheme of Assistance to National Sports Federations for various activities of para athletes:-

| Year    | Amount (Rs. in Lakhs)       |
|---------|-----------------------------|
| 2013-14 | 143.40                      |
| 2014-15 | 197.72                      |
| 2015-16 | 278.51 (provisional)        |
| 2016-17 | 259.52 (upto October, 2016) |

Under the Scheme of Special Awards to Medal Winners in International Sports  Events  and  their  Coaches,  cash  awards  are  given  to  athletes  and coaches.  Amount of award money for medalists of Paralympic Games, ParaAsian Games and Commonwealth Games for Para-Athletes have been fixed at par with medalist of Olympics, Asian Games and Commonwealth games

Under the Scheme of Sports and Games for persons with Disabilities, assistance is given for organizing competitions and for training community coaches.
Lok Sabha Question No. 378 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-17
Subject: Safe Guarding Power Grids from Cyber Attack
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: E. T. MOHAMMED BASHEER

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.378 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.11.2016

## SAFE GUARDING POWER GRIDS FROM CYBER ATTACK

378.   SHRI E.T. MOHAMMED BASHEER:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether Union Government proposes to take any steps to safeguard national power grids from cyber attack; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

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

( SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL )

(a) & (b) :   The  Ministry  of  Power  (MoP)  is  committed  to  safeguarding  of national power grids from Cyber Attacks. Under the directions received from National Critical Information Infrastructure Protection Centre (NCIIPC) and Indian Computer  Emergency  Response  Team  (CERT-in), the specified agencies under Information Technology Act, 2000, the MoP has taken steps to sensitize all critical organisations under them. The underlying information infrastructure has been audited by third-party agencies accredited by CERTin  and  have  been  hardened  to  ward  off  any  attacks.  Critical  setups  at POWERGRID and POSOCO have been certified against ISO-27001 Information Security Management System (ISMS) Standard. Further,  sectoral Computer Emergency  Response  Team  for  transmission  sector  (CERT-Transmission) has  been  identified  for  coordinating  cyber  security  preparedness  in  the sector.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 377 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-17
Subject: Shortage of Staff in ATCs
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: MUTHAMSETTI SRINIVASA RAO (AVNTHI)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 8 377 (To be answered on the November 2016) 17th

## SHORTAGE OF STAFF IN ATCS

SHRI MUTHAMSETTI SRINIVASA RAO (AVANTHI)

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether Air Traffic Control (ATCs) at major airports in the country are reeling under staff crunch resulting in delayed air traffic;
- the steps being taken to expedite the appointment process?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIA TION

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

- (a) & (b) : Madam\_ There is no air traffic delay at major airports in the country due to staff crunch of Air Traffic Control Officers (ATCOs):
- (c) : Airports Authority of India (AAI) has recruited 584 Junior Executive in Air Traffic Management (ATM) and 436 Junior Executive in Communication, Navigation & Surveillance (CNS) disciplines during the year 2015 and 2016.
Lok Sabha Question No. 374 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-17
Subject: Production and Export of Iron Ore
Ministry: MINES
Asked by: RAVINDRA BABU  PANDULA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINES

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 374

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 17 TH  NOVEMBER, 2016

## PRODUCTION AND EXPORT OF IRON ORE

## 374. DR. RAVINDRA BABU:

Will the Minister of MINES be pleased to state:

- (a) the quantum of iron-ore produced in the country during the last three years, State-wise;
- (b) the total quantity exported during the said period; and
- (c) the  total  foreign  exchange  earned  during  the  same  period  and  how  much  remained  for repatriation?

## ANSWER

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

- (a): As per information made available by Indian Bureau of Mines (a sub-ordinate office of the Ministry of Mines), State-wise details of quantum of iron ore produced in the country during the last three years are given below:

## (Quantity in thousand tonnes)

| Name of the State   |   2013-14 |   2014-15 |   2015-16(P) |
|---------------------|-----------|-----------|--------------|
| Andhra Pradesh #    |       709 |       916 |          494 |
| Chhattisgarh        |     29250 |     29388 |        24592 |
| Goa                 |         0 |         0 |         1779 |
| Jharkhand           |     22624 |     19237 |        19076 |
| Karnataka           |     18684 |     20205 |        25020 |
| Madhya Pradesh      |      2090 |      4193 |         2464 |
| Maharashtra         |      1888 |      2143 |         1423 |
| Odisha              |     76188 |     52022 |        79921 |
| Rajasthan           |       708 |      1180 |         1141 |
| Telangana #         |        42 |        37 |            0 |
| Total               |    152183 |    129321 |       155910 |

Source: Indian Bureau of Mines                                      (P): Provisional

# Figure mentioned against 2013-14 is of districts which are part of present Andhra Pradesh & Telangana states.

- (b) & (c): Details of quantum and value of iron ore exported during the last three years are reproduced below:

(Quantity in thousand tonnes; Value in Rs.`Crore )

| Iron ore   | 2013-14   | 2013-14   | 2014-15   | 2014-15   | 2015-16(P)   | 2015-16(P)   |
|------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------------|--------------|
|            | Quantity  | Value     | Quantity  | Value     | Quantity     | Value        |
| Export     | 16302     | 9481.11   | 7491      | 3211.96   | 5445         | 1263.96      |

Source: Indian Bureau of Mines                           P: Provisional
Lok Sabha Question No. 370 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-17
Subject: Need for Ecology Balance in the Areas of NH
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: BHARAT SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 370

ANSWERED ON 17 TH  NOVEMBER, 2016

## NEED FOR ECOLOGY BALANCE IN THE AREAS OF NH

## 370. SHRI BHARAT SINGH:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware of the fact that a lot of natural vegetation is destroyed in the process of construction of National Highways and as a result thereof the ecology of that area is badly affected, if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  contemplates  to  take  some  corrective  action  for  replantation  of natural vegetation in the areas where National Highways were constructed; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

- (a) to (c) Loss of natural vegetation is an inevitable consequence of highway development. However,  efforts  are  made  to  avoid,  minimize,  and  mitigate  this  loss  subject  to  technical feasibility. Adequate regulatory mechanism exists in the Country to take care of environmental impacts  of  highway  projects,  and  provide  for  suitable  mitigation  measures.  All  National Highways  projects  have  provision  of  plantations,  as  and  when  due.   Plantations  are  generally undertaken  after  substantial  completion  of  civil  works.   Ministry  of  Road  Transport  and Highways has also launched the Green Highways (Plantation, Transplantation, Beautification, & Maintenance) Policy, 2015 to promote greening of Highway corridors with participation of the community, farmers, private sector, NGOs, and government institutions.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 368 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-17
Subject: Clearance to Polavaram Project
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: BALABHADRA MAJHI

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 368

ANSWERED ON 17.11.2016

## CLEARANCE TO POLAVARAM PROJECT

## 368. SHRI BALABHADRA MAJHI

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

- (a) whether any forest land in Odisha and Chhattisgarh is likely to be affected due to construction of the protective embankments for Polavaram project, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether consultations were made with State Governments of Odisha and Chhattisgarh before granting clearance to Polavaram project;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d)  the  manner  in  which  the  interest  of  both  the  States  are  likely  to  be  protected  in  lieu  of  Polavaram project clearance ?

## ANSWER

## THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  FOR  WATER  RESOURCES,  DEVELOPMENT  AND  GANGA REJUVENATION

## (Dr. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)

- (a) As intimated by Government of Andhra Pradesh, no forest land is required for construction of protective embankments along the Rivers Sabari & Sileru in the territories of Odisha & Chhattisgarh.
- (b)&(c) The approval of the project is in accordance with the provisions of Inter State Agreement which is the part of the Godavari Water Dispute Tribunal (GWDT) Award.
- (d) As  per  the  Award,  States  of  Odisha  and  Chhatisgarh  are  to  opt  for  either  payment  of compensation  or  for  protection  of  areas  by  protective  embankments  with  adequate  drainage  sluices. Further, benefits to the States of Odisha and Chhatisgarh from Polavaram Project are as follows:
- Odisha is  to  get  about  142  Million  Cubic  Meter  (MCM)  of  water  annually  which  is  likely  to provide irrigation in about 30,000 ha of area or serve drinking water requirement of about 30 lakh population or a mix of both.
- Chhatisgarh will get about 43 MCM of water annually which is likely to provide irrigation in about 10,000 ha of area or serve drinking water requirement of about 10 lakh population or a mix of both.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 364 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-17
Subject: Energy through Clean Electrochemical Process
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: CH. MALLA REDDY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.364 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.11.2016

## ENERGY THROUGH CLEAN ELECTROCHEMICAL PROCESS

364. SHRI CH. MALLA REDDY:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  an  Indian  firm,  Bloom  energy,  by  tweaking  the  technology  has created electricity in an easy and non-polluting manner, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Solid Oxide Fuel Cell that converts fuel into electricity through a  clean  electrochemical  process  produces  clean  power  for  over  100  of  the Fortune 500 companies, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  country  can  shift  from  the  existing  infrastructure  that  is capital intensive, inflexible and requires long planning horizones to Bloom Energy Servers that are highly flexible, modular, upgradeable and rapidly deployable;
- (d) if so, the details and the time-frame therefor; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## A N S W E R

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

( SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL )

(a) & (b) : Bloom Energy, a United States  based firm tweaked the technology  of Solid Oxide   Fuel  Cell  to  generate  electricity  with  flexi  fuels  like  -  natural  gas, purified  biogas  through  a  clean  electrochemical  process  with  better  efficiency  of electricity generation and lesser emissions of green-house gas and pollutants like NOx , CO and Volatile Organic Compounds. Bloom Energy lists the name of about 70 customers on its website. (c) to (e): The  Ministry  of  New  and  Renewable  Energy  is  implementing  various programmes   on new and renewable energy, under which the country has already an infrastructure  consisting  of  49.2  lakh  Family  Biogas  Plants,  and  a  few  plants  for Power Generation   from waste through production of biogas route. This infrastructure is widening with   further  implementation  of  these  programmes.  The Family Biogas Plants are not feasible for coupling with Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC). Deployment of the SOFC   systems  is  dependent  on  the  availability  of  feedstock which could be natural gas; hydrogen or purified biogas.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 361 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-17
Subject: Development of Airports in Bihar
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: OM PRAKASH YADAV

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 361 (To be answered on the November 2016) 17th

## DEVELOPMENT OF AIRPORTS IN BIHAR

## 361\_ SHRI OM PRAKASH YADAV

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVATION

be pleased to state: -

- (a) the names of airports for which land has been provided by the Bihar Government to Airports Authority of India (AAI) for development;
- (c) whether the additional land has been demanded by the AAI from the Bihar Government for some of the airports, if sO, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the development work on the said airports has been completed, if SO, the current status thereof;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to set up more airports in Bihar, if s0, the names of the cities identified for the purpose; and
- (e) the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

- (a) & (b): The Bihar Government has not provided any land to Airports Authority of India (AAD)
- (c) to (e) 8 AAI has projected the following land requirements to the State Govt. of Bihar for upgradation/development of existing airports and construction of Civil Enclave operationalisation of unused airports 8

Patna

11.35 acres

200 acres

Bihta

108 acres

Raxaul

121 acres

Purnia

(92 acres/67 acres) and

Muzaffarnagar

479 acres

State Government of Bihar has agreed in-principle to provide required land at Patna & Purnea airports:

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