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Lok Sabha Question No. 355 (STARRED), answered on 2019-12-12
Subject: Arbitration Claims
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Imtiaz Jaleel Syed, Asaduddin Owaisi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 355

ANSWERED ON 12 TH  DECEMBER, 2019

## ARBITRATION CLAIMS

## *355. SHRI SYED IMTIAZ JALEEL: SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

## be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  a  large  number  of  arbitration  cases  are  going  on  with  claims  of  huge  amounts specially  in  road  construction  sector/highway  builders  and  concessionaires  involved  in  road projects and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether in some cases the claims are exorbitant;
- (c) if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor;
- (d) the number of such cases resolved and cases pending as on date along with the total amount claimed by developers as arbitration claim; and
- (e) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to minimise such cases and save costs?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) to (e) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 355 FOR ANSWER ON 12.12.2019 ASKED BY SHRI SYED IMTIAZ  JALEEL  AND  SHRI  ASADUDDIN  OWAISI  REGARDING  ARBITRATION CLAIMS.

- (a) to  (d)  318  arbitration  cases  are  ongoing  with  a  claim  amount  of  about Rs.  78653.00 crore . There are few cases where the amount of claim raised by the Contractor/ Concessionaire is more than the total project cost . Main reasons of invocation of arbitration are compensation for delay in handing over of land, damages due to Change in Scope, loss incurred on account of extended stay  in  the  project,  delay  in  distribution  of  grant/annuity  payment,  change  in  law,  additional interest paid to lenders, interest on delayed payments, non-achievement of project milestones etc. Award has been published in 694 nos. of arbitration cases, out of which 293 have been settled so far.
- (e)    Government has resolved that work will not be awarded where 80% of encumbrance free land is not made available for the project. Alternate dispute resolutions through Committee of Conciliation by Independent Experts are constituted to avoid Arbitration.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 353 (STARRED), answered on 2019-12-12
Subject: Affordable Housing
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Ashok Mahadeorao Nete

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. *353 TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 12, 2019

## AFFORDABLE HOUSING

- NO. *353. SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE: Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be
- pleased to state:
- (a) whether the Government has formulated or proposes to formulate anypolicy or programme to provide affordablehousing
- to socially and economicallyweaker sections;
- (b) if the details of the targets fixedand achievements made under the saidscheme; and
- (c) the funds allocated, released andspent so far in this regard?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a) to (c) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT

## Housing

- (a) Yes SirIn pursuance to Government of India's vision of facilitating Housing for All by 2022, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has been implementing Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Urban (PMAY-U) Mission since June, 2015t0 provide Central Assistanceto States/Union Territories(UTs)for providing all weather pucca houses to all eligible urban households, especially Economically Weaker Section (EWS) familieslbeneficiaries:
- (b) Under PMAY(U), Statesl UTs are required to undertake a demand assessment and the same to determine the requirement of houses to be covered under the SchemeAs per the be constructed: Based on the project proposals received so far from the StatesUTs, a total 96,50,191 houses have been sanctioned under the Scheme; out of this, 56,36,806 are at various stages of construction and 28,60,468 have been completed delivered; out of these 26,11,653 houses have been occupied:
- (c) Under PMAY(U), a central assistance of Rs.1,50,803 has been approved for various StateslUTs and an amount of Rs. 57,914 crore has been released, out of which an amount of Rs.49,508 crore has been reported as spentlutilized:

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Lok Sabha Question No. 352 (STARRED), answered on 2019-12-12
Subject: Privatisation of Airports
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Balashowry Vallabbhaneni

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTIQN NO.

352 (To be answered on the December 2019) 12th

## PRIVATISATION OF AIRPORTS

## SHRI BALASHOWRY VALLABHANENI

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state: -

- (a) whether the Government proposes to privatise the Vijayawada and Tirupati airports and if s0, the details thereof; and
- (b) whether consultants have also been appointed to attract investment in airports and if sO, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

Minister of State (IC) in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIA TION

(Shri Hardeep Singh Puri)

(a) & (b): A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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Statement in reply to parts (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No.352 dated 12.12.2019 regarding "Privatisation of Airports

(a): Sir. There is no proposal to privatise Vijayawada and Tirupati Airports at present: No,

(b): Does not arise in view of (a) above.
Lok Sabha Question No. 350 (STARRED), answered on 2019-12-12
Subject: Road Side Plantation along NHs
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Rebati Tripura, Vijay Kumar Dubey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 350

ANSWERED ON 12 TH  DECEMBER, 2019

## ROAD SIDE PLANTATION ALONG NHs

- *350. SHRI REBATI TRIPURA: SHRI VIJAY KUMAR DUBEY:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether it is mandatory for highway construction company/agency/ department to develop green belt or plant trees in a specified area;
- (b)  if so, the details thereof along with criteria laid down for the purpose;
- (c)  the details of the area of green belts developed as per the rules/criteria along the National Highways (NHs) constructed between Nagaur to Jodhpur and Ajmer to Nagaur in Rajasthan;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  develop  green  belt  along  all  NHs  specially  nearby Tripura and Kushinagar in Uttar Pradesh in near future and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e)   the details of plan outlay and implementation procedure for such proposals?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a) to (e) A STATEMENT is laid on the table of the House

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (A)  TO  (E)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 350 ANSWERED ON 12 TH  DECEMBER, 2019 ASKED BY SHRI REBATI TRIPURA AND SHRI VIJAY KUMAR DUBEY REGARDING 'ROAD SIDE PLANTATION ALONG NHs'

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- (a)  to (b) Yes Sir, Avenue and median plantation is an integral part of the project. The plantation is carried out on available ROW as per IRC:SP:21:2009 Guidelines and Green Highways Policy, 2015, through the contractor. This is also carried out through forest department as deposit work and also competitive bidding through private agencies wherein the stretch is not under the scope of contract.
- (c) The  Ajmer-Nagaur  contract  which  was  awarded  under  BOT  (Toll)  on  23.03.2012  has been foreclosed. As per above-mentioned IRC guidelines, there is provision for plantation within available  ROW  in  Nagaur  to  Jodhpur  and  Ajmer  -  Nagaur  Projects  when  it  is  taken  up subsequently under EPC mode.

(d) to (e) There is no such proposal in Tripura and in Kushinagar in Uttar Pradesh along NH-28.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 349 (STARRED), answered on 2019-12-12
Subject: Use of Drone Technology
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Rama Devi, Giridhari Yadav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

STARRED QUESTION NO. *349

TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 12, 2019

USE OF DRONE TECHNOLOGY

NO. *349.

SHRIMATI RAMA DEVI:

SHRI GIRIDHARI YADAV:

Will the Minster of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- whether Government using drone technology
- (a) the is to check unauthorized colonies, prevent illegal constructions and for demarcation of areas and if SO, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government facing problems in adopting
- is the said technology and if SO, the details thereof; and
- the efforts made by the Government to address the said problems and the outcome of the said efforts?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

(a) to (c) A statement is laid on the Table of the House:

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## STATEMENT

STATEMENT REFERRED IN REPLY TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *349 REGARDING OF DRONE TECHNOLOGY" FOR ANSWER ON DECEMBER 12, 2019

(a)to(c): 'Land' and 'Colonization' are State subjects. Therefore, it is upto the respective State Government to decide about the process and use technology   including drone technology for purposes like checking unauthorized colonies, prevent illegal construction and for demarcation of areas-

Government of National Capital   Territory Delhi (GNCTD) had informed in January, 2019 that they have got a Drone survey done of one unauthorised colony namely Vikas Vihar and are exploring possibility of delineating boundaries of Unauthorized Colonies in Delhi by using drone based Survey:

Delhi Development Authority (DDA) is in the process of preparing Master Plan 2041 for Delhi: As a part of this process, DDA intends to undertake a detailed aircraft 1 UAV (Unmanned Aerial Vehicle or Drone) captured GIS (Geographic Information System) mapping of existing land use and building use in DDA has invited Request for proposal (RFP) in this regard:

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Lok Sabha Question No. 347 (STARRED), answered on 2019-12-12
Subject: Power Crisis
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Jual Oram

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.347 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.12.2019

## POWER CRISIS

*347.   SHRI JUAL ORAM:

Will the Minister of POWER

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  identified  the  States  which  are  facing acute power crisis and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the assessment made on the need of power and actual generation of power from various sources, State-wise;
- (c) the  details  of  mechanism  to  increase  power  generation  to  meet  the demand of these States; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to implement new measures to help these States to overcome the power crisis?

## A N S W E R

THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  FOR  POWER,  NEW  & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR SKILL DEVELOPMENT & ENTREPRENEURSHIP

( SHRI  R.K. SINGH)

(a) to (d) : A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  STARRED QUESTION  NO.347  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  THE  LOK  SABHA  ON  12.12.2019 REGARDING POWER CRISIS.

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(a) to (d) : There  is  no  power  crisis  in  the  country.    The  maximum  peak demand experienced during the current year was around 183 Giga Watt (GW) whereas the installed generation capacity in the country is around 365 GW which is double our peak demand.  The States meet their demand from their own  generating  sources  and  their  share from the  Central  Generating Stations.  Apart from long term Power Purchase Agreements, States have the option to purchase power at any time from power exchanges and meet the electricity requirements fully.  There is more than sufficient power available and the State/Distribution companies can draw as much power as they need.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 346 (STARRED), answered on 2019-12-12
Subject: Pending National Highway Projects
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Shankar Lalwani, Kani K. Navas

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 346 ANSWERED ON 12 TH  DECEMBER, 2019

## PENDING NATIONAL HIGHWAY PROJECTS

## *346.  SHRI SHANKAR LALWANI: SHRI K. NAVASKANI:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has inquired into the reasons of delay in implementing projects of National Highways (NHs) in the country and if so, the details and outcome thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;

(b) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  take  action  against  those  companies  which  have violated the contract agreement of NH construction projects and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and

(c) whether poor allocation of funds is the cause of sluggish progress in these projects, if so, the details thereof and the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to complete the said pending projects within a stipulated time-frame?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a) to (c) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  346  FOR  ANSWER  ON  12.12.2019  ASKED  BY  SHRI SHANKAR LALWANI & SHRI K. NAVASKANI REGARDING PENDING NATIONAL HIGHWAY PROJECTS.

(a) Government  holds  regular  review  meetings  at  various  levels  with  Regional  Officers, State Governments and concessionaires/contractors to ensure completion of projects within stipulated time. However, projects sometime get delayed due to various reasons namely delay in  land  acquisition,  utility  shifting,  environment/forest/wildlife  clearances,  ROB  &  RUB issues with Railways, public agitation for additional facilities, non-availability of soil/aggregate, geographical constraints & soil conditions, poor performance of contractors, arbitration/contractual  disputes  with  contractors,  inadequate  cash  flow  by  the  contracting agency, etc.

(b) Violation of Contract Agreement is examined on case to case basis from time to time. Government takes action against the contractors in case of violation of Contract Agreement by the contactors as per the conditions of Contract including, but not limited to, imposition of penalties, termination of contract etc.

No sir. However, to ensure timely completion of the ongoing projects various steps such as  close  coordination  with  other  Ministries,  revamping  of  dispute  resolution  mechanism, frequent  review  meetings  with  project  developers,  state  government  and  contractors  at

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(c) various levels etc. have been taken up.
Lok Sabha Question No. 341 (STARRED), answered on 2019-12-12
Subject: Compensation to Farmers
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Jaskaur Meena

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 341

ANSWERED ON 12 TH  DECEMBER, 2019

## COMPENSATION TO FARMERS

†*341. SHRIMATI JASKAUR MEENA:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) the time by which the farmers affected by the Delhi-Mumbai road project are likely to be paid compensation;
- (b) the  scheme  formulated  by  the  Government  for  the  resettlement  of  numerous farmers rendered landless due to the said project in Dausa region; and
- (c) whether the Government proposes to provide employment to local workers/unemployed people of the affected areas in this project and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a) to (c)  A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHA STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  341  ON  12 TH   DECEMBER,  2019  ASKED  BY SHRIMATI JASKAUR MEENA REGARDING ' COMPENSATION TO FARMERS'

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- (a) to (c) Land  compensation  awards  amounting  to  Rs.  11,624  crores  have  been declared by respective Competent Authority for land Acquisition (CALA) for acquiring land for the Delhi-Mumbai  road  project.  Against  this, compensation amounting to Rs. 5,378 crores has already been disbursed to the affected land holders.  Status of payment is reviewed continuously with the concerned CALAs for expeditious disbursement of compensation to the affected land holders.

The  compensation  for  the  acquisition  of  land  acquired  is  determined  and paid  to  the  affected  land  holders  as  per  provisions  of  Right  to  Fair Compensation  in  Land  Acquisition,  Rehabilitation  and  Resettlement  Act, 2013  (RFCTLARR  Act,  2013)  as  applicable  to  National  Highways  Act (NH),  1956.  A  manual  of  guidelines  on  land  acquisition  for  National Highways has been issued which includes comprehensive policy guidelines regarding  applicability  of  RFCTLARR  Act,  2013  to  the  NH  Act,  1956, determination of market value of land, multiplication factor etc. and the said guidelines  are  followed  for  all  cases  of  land  acquisition  compensation including the land acquired in Dausa region.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4137 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-12
Subject: Housing Proposals under  PMAY
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: S. Venkatesan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4137

## TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 12, 2019 HOUSING PROPOSALS UNDER PMAY

## NO. 4137 . SHRI S. VENKATESAN:

Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of proposals received from the State of Tamil Nadu including Madurai district for sanctioning houses under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) during 2018-19 and 201920; and
- b) the action taken by the Government on each of the above proposal?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a) & (b): During 2018-19 and 2019-20, 1186 project proposals under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Urban) [PMAY (U)] for construction of 2,70,359 houses in various districts of Tamil Nadu had been received which included 23 project proposals for 10,994 houses in Madurai districtThese proposals were considered by Central Sanctioning and Monitoring Committee in the Ministry for central assistance of Rs: 4078.43 crore of which Rs 595.93 crore has so far been released to the State Government: Moreover, under Credit Linked Subsidy Scheme of PMAY (U), 29,507 beneficiaries have availed interest subsidy of Rs. 634.52 crore for acquiring construction of houses in the various districts of Tamil Nadu during 2018-19 and 2019-20.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4136 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-12
Subject: Distance Prescribed between Toll Plazas
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Durga Prasad Rao Balli

be pleased to state:

- (a)  the    distance    prescribed  between  one  Toll  Gate/Plaza  to  another  Toll  Gate/Plaza  as  per  the Government rules;
- (b) whether this rule is applicable for EPC projects only or BOT projects also and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  the  details  of Toll  Gates/Plazas located  on  the stretch  between Venkatachalam and Sullrupeta (NH-5) in Andhra Pradesh;
- (d) whether all the Toll Gates/Plazas in the said stretch are established as per prescribed rules; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4136

ANSWERED ON 12 TH  DECEMBER, 2019

## DISTANCE PRESCRIBED BETWEEN TOLL PLAZAS

## 4136.  SHRI BALI DURGA PRASAD RAO:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

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## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a) &(b) As per Rule 8(2) of the National Highways Fee (Determination of Rates and Collection) Rules, 2008 - 'Any other fee plaza on same section of national highway and in the same direction shall not be established within a distance of sixty kilometers:

Provided  that  where  the  executing  authority  deems  necessary,  it  may  for  reasons  to  be recorded  in  writing,  establish  or  allow  the  concessionaire  to  establish  another  fee  plaza  within  a distance of sixty kilometers:

Provided further that a  fee  plaza  may  be  established  within  a  distance  of  sixty  kilometres from another fee plaza if such fee plaza is for collection of fee for a permanent bridge, bypass or tunnel.'  This rule is applicable for EPC & BOT projects taken up on or after 05.12.2008.

- (c)  to(e)  Three  (03)  number of  fee plazas i.e.  Venkatachalam,  Budhanam and Sullurpet on TadaNellore section are located in the stretch between Venkatachalem and Sullrupeta (NH-5) in Andhra Pradesh. These plazas are on BOT (Toll) Concession Agreement and fee plazas are located based on National  Highways  Fee  Rules,  1997  and  in  accordance  with  Concession  Agreement  of  project stretch.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4134 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-12
Subject: Air Strip in Azamgarh
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Sangeeta Azad

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 4134 (To be answered on the 12th

December 2019)

## AIR STRIP IN AZAMGARH

## 4134. SHRIMATI SANGEETA AZAD

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether Manduri air strip at Azamgarh; Uttar Pradesh is developed for domestic flight operation and being
- (b) if s0, the time by which the flight operation is likely to be started?

## ANSWER

Minister of State (IC) in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Hardeep Singh Puri)

- (a) and (b): AirportssAuthority %f India: the Implementing Agency for Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS)-UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) had awarded routes connecting Azamgarh to Lucknow to the Selected Airline Operator (SAO) under RCS UDAN on 24.01.2018. The same was cancelled due to non-compliance of SAO Agreement by SAO. If any bid is received, in future round of bidding under RCS-UDAN, the same will be considered as per the provisions of the scheme document