Lok Sabha Question No. 338 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-17
Subject: Revised Proposal for Polavaram Project
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: MURALI MOHAN MAGANTI

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 338

ANSWERED ON 17.11.2016

## REVISED PROPOSAL FOR POLAVARAM PROJECT

## 338. SHRI M. MURALI MOHAN

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

- (a)  whether  the  State  Government  of  Andhra  Pradesh  has  sent  a  revised  proposal  to  the Polavaram Project Authority with an estimated cost of Rs. 40,200 crore for rehabilitation, land acquisition etc., if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether all the clearances have been approved by the Union Government, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the funds sanctioned and released for the purpose so far; and
- (d) the steps being taken by the Union Government for completion of the project by 2018?

## ANSWER

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

(Dr. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)

- (a) No, Madam.
- (b)        Details of the clearances obtained are as below:

| Sl. No.   | Clearance details                                                                                                            | Date       |
|-----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|
| i.        | Site clearance from Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF)                                                               | 19.09.2005 |
| ii.       | Environmental clearance from MoEF                                                                                            | 25.10.2005 |
| iii.      | Papikonda wild life sanctuary area clearance from MoEF                                                                       | 06.07.2006 |
| iv.       | Clearance of Resettlement &Rehabilitation Plan for Scheduled Tribe Project affected families from Ministry of Tribal Affairs | 17.04.2007 |
| v.        | In Principle approval for diversion of forests area from MoEF                                                                | 29.12.2008 |
| vi.       | Investment clearance from erstwhile Planning Commission for Rs. 10151.04 crore at 2005-06 Price level                        | 25.02.2009 |
| vii.      | Final approval on Forest clearance from MoEF                                                                                 | 28.07.2010 |

- (c) Polavaram Irrigation Project was included under AIBP during the year 2008-09. The Central Assistance provided to the State Government under AIBP is as follows:

| S.No.   | Year    |   Amount (Rs. Crores) |
|---------|---------|-----------------------|
| 1       | 2008-09 |                225    |
| 2       | 2009-10 |                337.47 |
|         | Total   |                562.47 |

The  Project  has  been  declared  as  National  Project  during  2014  vide  Section  90  of  Andhra Pradesh  Reorganisation  Act,  2014.    The  funds  released  to  Polavaram  Project  Authority (PPA)after declaration of National Project are as follows:

| S.No.   | Year    |   Amount (Rs. Crores) |
|---------|---------|-----------------------|
| 1       | 2014-15 |                   250 |
| 2       | 2015-16 |                   600 |
| 3       | 2016-17 |                   100 |
|         | Total   |                   950 |

- (d)  An Expert Committee and Dam Design Review Panel have been constituted to review the progress  of  the  projects  periodically  and  to  give  technical  inputs/suggestions  to  the  project authority  from  time  to  time.  Further,  the  progress  of  the  project  is  reviewed  by  the  State Government and PPA regularly for its completion in a time bound manner.

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