Lok Sabha Question No. 5803 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-10
Subject: Development of Coastal Areas as Beach Corridor
Ministry: TOURISM
Asked by: JAYADEV GALLA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF TOURISM

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5803 ANSWERED ON 10.04.2017

## DEVELOPMENT OF COASTAL AREAS AS BEACH CORRIDOR

5803. SHRI JAYADEV GALLA:

Will the Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state:

- (a) whether some State Governments including Andhra Pradesh have sent  proposals  to  develop  coastal  areas  of  the  States  as  beach corridors;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  status  of  the  proposals, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  sanctioned  funds  to  develop  beach corridor  between  Visakhapatnam  and  Bhimunipatnam  in  Andhra Pradesh; and
- (d) if  so, the details thereof along with the details of work completed in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR TOURISM (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

(a) to (d): For Integrated Development of Theme-Based Tourist Circuits in  the  country, the Ministry of Tourism has launched Swadesh Darshan Scheme in 2014-15. Under the scheme, thirteen thematic circuits have been identified for development including Coastal Circuit.

The  State/UT-wise  details  of  the  projects  sanctioned  under  the Coastal  circuit  theme  of  Swadesh  Darshan  Scheme  including  Andhra Pradesh is as under:

(Rs. in crore)

|   Sl. No. | State/UT       | Name of the Project/Year of Sanction                                                                                                                         |   Amount Sanctioned |
|-----------|----------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|         1 | Andhra Pradesh | Development of Coastal Circuit: Kakinada Beach Front- Hope Island- Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary- Vodalarevu- Adurru- Syanam- Chirra Yanam- Kotipally (2014-15) |               69.83 |
|         2 | Andhra         | Development of Coastal Circuit: Pulicat                                                                                                                      |               60.38 |

|    | Pradesh                   | Lake- Ubbalamadugu Water Falls- Nelapattu Bird Sanctuary- Nellore Tank/Lake- Kotha Koduru Beach- Mypadu Beach- Ramatheertham Temple & Beach- Iskapally Beach- in Sri Potti Sriramalu Nellore under Swadesh Darshan Scheme in Andhra Pradesh. (2015-16)   |       |
|----|---------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|
|  3 | Puducherry                | Development of Union Territory of Puducherry as Tourist Circuit under Swadesh Darshan Scheme. (2015-16)                                                                                                                                                  | 85.28 |
|  4 | West Bengal               | Development of Beach Circuit - Udaipur - Digha - Shankarpur - Tajpur - Mandarmani - Fraserganj - Bakkhlai - Henry Island in West Bengal. (2015-16)                                                                                                       | 85.39 |
|  5 | Maharashtra               | Development of Sindhudurg Coastal Circuit in Maharashtra under Swadesh Darshan Scheme. (2015-16)                                                                                                                                                         | 82.17 |
|  6 | Goa                       | Development of Coastal Circuit (Sinquerim-Baga, Anjuna-Vagator, Morjim- Keri, Aguada Fort and Aguada Jail) in Goa. (2016-17)                                                                                                                             | 99.99 |
|  7 | Karnataka                 | Development of Coastal Circuit in Dakshin Kannada Dist, Uttar Kannada Dist & Udupi Dist in Karnataka. (2016-17)                                                                                                                                          | 95.67 |
|  8 | Odisha                    | Development of Gopalpur, Barkul, Satapada and Tampara as Coastal circuit in Odisha. (2016-17)                                                                                                                                                            | 76.49 |
|  9 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | Development of Coastal Circuit (Long Island-Ross Smith Island- Neil Island- Havelock Island- Baratang Island-Port Blair ) in Andaman & Nicobar under Coastal thematic circuit of Swadesh Darshan Scheme. (2016-17)                                       | 42.19 |
| 10 | Tamil Nadu                | Development of Coastal Circuit (Chennai- Mamamallapuram - Rameshwaram - Manpadu - Kanyakumari) in Tamil Nadu under Swadesh Darshan Scheme. (2016-17)                                                                                                     | 99.92 |

The work under the above projects is going on.

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