Lok Sabha Question No. 4155 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-13
Subject: Lake Beautification Projects
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Rajendra Agrawal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4155

TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2019

## Lake Beautification Projects

## 4155.  SHRI RAJENDRA AGRAWAL:

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  undertaking  any  lake  beautification  projects  across  the country; and
- (b) if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  details  of  such  projects,  their  locations  and stipulated time of  completion  of  such  projects,  State/UT-wise  including  Uttar Pradesh?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI BABUL SUPRIYO)

(a) &  (b)  Ministry  of  Environment,  Forest  &  Climate  Change  (MoEF&CC)  is  currently implementing  a  centrally  sponsored  scheme  namely,  National  Plan  for  Conservation  of Aquatic Eco-systems (NPCA) for conservation and management of wetlands including lakes in  the  country  on  cost  sharing  basis  between  Central  Government  and  respective  State Governments.  The  scheme  covers  various  activities  such  as  interception,  diversion  and treatment  of  wastewater,  shoreline  protection,  lake  front  development,  in-situ  cleaning  i.e. desilting & deweeding, storm water management, bioremediation, catchment area treatment, Lake Beautification, survey & demarcation, bio-fencing, fisheries development, weed control, biodiversity  conservation,  education  and  awareness  creation,  community  participation,  etc. Proposals received from the States under the scheme are considered for financial assistance subject to their conformity with the scheme guidelines, prioritization, appraisal by independent institutions, recommendations  of  State Level Steering  Committees/ State Wetlands Authorities and availability of Plan funds.

The details of projects sanctioned for conservation and management of lakes under the scheme of NPCA are given in the Annexure.

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## Annexure

## State-wise details of projects sanctioned for conservation and management of Lakes under NLCP/NPCA from 2001 to 30.11.2019

(Rs. in Crores)

| S. No   | State     | Name of Lake and location                       | Approved cost (Central& State Share)   | Stipulated Time of completion (in months)   | Funds released till 30/11/2019 (Central Share)   |
|---------|-----------|-------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| 1       | Bihar     | Moti Jheel, Motihari                            | 21.99                                  | 18                                          | 9.89                                             |
|         |           | Sub total                                       | 21.99                                  |                                             | 9.89                                             |
| 2       | J&K       | Dal Lake, Srinagar                              | 298.76                                 | 60                                          | 285.85                                           |
|         |           | Sub total                                       | 298.76                                 |                                             | 285.85                                           |
| 3       | Karnataka | Vengaiahnkere Lake in Bangalore                 | 2.12                                   | 24                                          | 1.44                                             |
|         |           | Nagvara lake in Bangalore                       | 6.00                                   | 24                                          | 3.04                                             |
|         |           | Jarganahalli Lake in Bangalore                  | 3.36                                   | 24                                          | 2.35                                             |
|         |           | Kotekere lake, Belgaum                          | 5.64                                   | 21                                          | 3.95                                             |
|         |           | Bhishma lake in Gadag                           | 2.50                                   | 18                                          | 1.58                                             |
|         |           | Lal Bagh in Bangalore                           | 1.66                                   | 12                                          | 1.16                                             |
|         |           | Sharanbhasveshwara lake in Gulbarga             | 4.89                                   | 15                                          | 3.35                                             |
|         |           | Akkamahadevi lake in Haveri                     | 2.64                                   | 12                                          | 1.62                                             |
|         |           | Kundawada lake, Davangere                       | 3.41                                   | 12                                          | 2.35                                             |
|         |           | Kote Tavarekere lake, Chikmagalur               | 3.64                                   | 36                                          | 2.13                                             |
|         |           | Tripuranthkeshwar lake, Bidar                   | 4.67                                   | 15                                          | 3.02                                             |
|         |           | Bellandur lake in Bangalore                     | 5.54                                   | 18                                          | 2.63                                             |
|         |           | Channapatna lake in Hasan.                      | 4.97                                   | 12                                          | 2.97                                             |
|         |           | Gowramma lake at Magadi town in Bangalore Rural | 4.77                                   | 12                                          | 2.60                                             |
|         |           | Hombalamma lakes at Magadi town in Bangalore    |                                        |                                             |                                                  |
|         |           | Amanikere Lake, Tumkur                          | 13.37                                  | 12                                          | 7.34                                             |
|         |           | Sub Total                                       | 69.18                                  |                                             | 41.49                                            |
| 4       | Kerala    | Veli Akkulum lake, Thiruvananthapuram           | 24.56                                  | 24                                          | 4.30                                             |
|         |           | Sub Total                                       | 24.56                                  |                                             | 4.30                                             |

|   S. No | State          | Name of Lake and location                                                                                                                                                             |   Approved cost (Central& State Share) | Stipulated Time of completion (in months)   |   Funds released till 30/11/2019 (Central Share) |
|---------|----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|       5 | Madhya Pradesh | Rani talab, Rewa                                                                                                                                                                      |                                   3.31 | 24                                          |                                             2.18 |
|       5 | Madhya Pradesh | Sagar lake, Sagar                                                                                                                                                                     |                                  21.33 | 36                                          |                                             4    |
|       5 | Madhya Pradesh | Shivpuri lakes, Shivpuri                                                                                                                                                              |                                  51.99 | 36                                          |                                            27.71 |
|       5 | Madhya Pradesh | Sindhsagar lake, Ashoknagar                                                                                                                                                           |                                  10.78 | 36                                          |                                             2.5  |
|       5 | Madhya Pradesh | Sub Total                                                                                                                                                                             |                                  87.41 |                                             |                                            36.39 |
|       6 | Maharashtra    | Powai lake, Mumbai                                                                                                                                                                    |                                   6.62 | 18                                          |                                             4.7  |
|       6 | Maharashtra    | 9 lakes in Thane (i) Rewale lake (ii) Jail lake (iii) Makhamali lake (iv) Kharegon lake (v) Kusa lake (vi) Upvan lake (vii) Kasaradawli lake (viii) Naar/oval lake (ix) Khidkali lake |                                   2.53 | 36                                          |                                             1.77 |
|       6 | Maharashtra    | Mahalaxmi lake, Vadagaon                                                                                                                                                              |                                   1.85 | 15                                          |                                             1.29 |
|       6 | Maharashtra    | Rankala lake, Kolhapur                                                                                                                                                                |                                   8.65 | 27                                          |                                             5.36 |
|       6 | Maharashtra    | Varhala Devi lake, Bhiwandi                                                                                                                                                           |                                   4.6  | 24                                          |                                             2.8  |
|       6 | Maharashtra    | Siddheshwar Lake, Solapur                                                                                                                                                             |                                   4.32 | 36                                          |                                             2.75 |
|       6 | Maharashtra    | Koradi Lake, Nagpur                                                                                                                                                                   |                                  43.69 | 24                                          |                                            10    |
|       6 | Maharashtra    | Dharanveer Shambhaji                                                                                                                                                                  |                                  12.21 | 12                                          |                                             3.66 |
|       6 | Maharashtra    | Sub Total                                                                                                                                                                             |                                  84.47 |                                             |                                            32.33 |
|       7 | Nagaland       | Twin lakes in Mokokchung                                                                                                                                                              |                                  25.83 | 24                                          |                                            20.34 |
|       7 | Nagaland       | Sub Total                                                                                                                                                                             |                                  25.83 |                                             |                                            20.34 |
|       8 | Orissa         | Bindu sagar lake, Bhubaneshwar                                                                                                                                                        |                                   3.5  | 12                                          |                                             2.21 |
|       8 | Orissa         | Sub Total                                                                                                                                                                             |                                   3.5  |                                             |                                             2.21 |
|       9 | Rajasthan      | Mansagar lake, Jaipur                                                                                                                                                                 |                                  24.72 | 18                                          |                                            17.3  |
|       9 | Rajasthan      | Anasagar lake, Ajmer                                                                                                                                                                  |                                  18.27 | 24                                          |                                             5.67 |
|       9 | Rajasthan      | Pushkar sarovar, Ajmer                                                                                                                                                                |                                  48.37 | 30                                          |                                            26.73 |
|       9 | Rajasthan      | Fatehsagar Lake, Udaipur                                                                                                                                                              |                                  41.86 | 30                                          |                                            27.33 |
|       9 | Rajasthan      | Pichola Lake System, Udaipur                                                                                                                                                          |                                  84.75 | 36                                          |                                            53.91 |
|       9 | Rajasthan      | Nakki lake, Mount Abu                                                                                                                                                                 |                                   7.33 | 16                                          |                                             2.78 |
|       9 | Rajasthan      | Sub Total                                                                                                                                                                             |                                 225.3  |                                             |                                           133.72 |
|      10 | Tamil Nadu     | Ooty lake                                                                                                                                                                             |                                   1.75 | 18                                          |                                             1.73 |
|      10 | Tamil Nadu     | Kodaikanal lake, Dindigul                                                                                                                                                             |                                  10.42 | 24                                          |                                             2    |
|      10 | Tamil Nadu     | Sub Total                                                                                                                                                                             |                                  12.17 |                                             |                                             3.73 |

|   S. No | State         | Name of Lake and location                                                                             | Approved cost (Central& State Share)   | Stipulated Time of completion (in months)   | Funds released till 30/11/2019 (Central Share)   |
|---------|---------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
|      11 | Telangana     | Banjara lake, Hyderabad                                                                               | 4.30                                   | 12                                          | 2.70                                             |
|      11 | Telangana     | Sub total                                                                                             | 4.30                                   |                                             | 2.70                                             |
|      12 | Tripura       | (3 lakes of Agartala) (i) Dimasagar Lake (ii) Laxminarayanibari lake                                  | 2.02                                   | 12                                          | 0.50                                             |
|      12 | Tripura       | (3 lakes of Agartala) (i) Dimasagar Lake (ii) Laxminarayanibari lake                                  | 0.63                                   |                                             |                                                  |
|      12 | Tripura       | (3 lakes of Agartala) (i) Dimasagar Lake (ii) Laxminarayanibari lake                                  | 0.70                                   |                                             |                                                  |
|      12 | Tripura       | (iii) Durgabadi lake                                                                                  | 0.69                                   |                                             |                                                  |
|      12 | Tripura       | Sub Total                                                                                             | 4.04                                   |                                             | 0.50                                             |
|      13 | Uttarakhand   | (4 lakes in Nainital)                                                                                 | 16.85                                  | 36                                          | 11.17                                            |
|      13 | Uttarakhand   | (i) Bhimtal lake (ii) Naukuchiatal lake (iii) Sattal lake (iv) Khurpatal lake Nainital Lake, Nainital | 47.97                                  | 36                                          | 30.93                                            |
|      13 | Uttarakhand   | Sub Total                                                                                             | 64.82                                  |                                             | 42.10                                            |
|      14 | Uttar Pradesh | Mansi Ganga lake, Govardhan                                                                           | 22.71                                  | 24                                          | 14.72                                            |
|      14 | Uttar Pradesh | Ramgarh Tal, Gorakhpur                                                                                | 124.32                                 | 36                                          | 86.03                                            |
|      14 | Uttar Pradesh | Laxmi Tal , Jhansi                                                                                    | 54.13                                  | 42                                          | 28.52                                            |
|      14 | Uttar Pradesh | Sub Total                                                                                             | 201.16                                 |                                             | 129.27                                           |
|      15 | West Bengal   | Rabindra Sarovar                                                                                      | 6.96                                   | 18                                          | 4.00                                             |
|      15 | West Bengal   | Mirik lake, Darjeeling                                                                                | 4.01                                   | 18                                          | 1.00                                             |
|      15 | West Bengal   | Adi Ganga, South 24 Parganas                                                                          | 24.94                                  | 36                                          | 11.30                                            |
|      15 | West Bengal   | Sahib bundh, Purulia                                                                                  | 12.60                                  | 30                                          | 5.10                                             |
|      15 | West Bengal   | Sub Total                                                                                             | 48.51                                  |                                             | 21.40                                            |
|      15 | Appraisal fee | -                                                                                                     |                                        |                                             | 0.01                                             |
|      15 |               | Grand Total                                                                                           | 1176.00                                |                                             | 766.23                                           |