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Lok Sabha Question No. 4381 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-20
Subject: Media Trial
Ministry: INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING
Asked by: Shivkumar Chanabasappa Udasi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4381 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.03.2020

## MEDIA TRIAL

## 4381.  SHRI SHIVAKUMAR C. UDASI:

Will the Minister of INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether Government is aware that  tendency  of  media  trial  of  cases/  incidents  is increasing in Indian Media and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether the Press Council of India has expressed grave concern over the media trials and if so, the reaction of the Government thereto;
- (c)  whether there is any regulatory mechanism to put a check on such programmes; and
- (d)  if so, the steps taken or being taken by the Government to ban such programmes?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE; MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND BROADCASTING; AND MINISTER OF HEAVY INDUSTRIES AND PUBLIC ENTERPRISES {SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR}

(a) to (d) Press Council of India (PCI) has framed 'Norms of Journalistic Conduct' for adherence by the media. This has a separate section on 'Trial by Media' wherein the Press Council has elaborated the role and responsibility of media. The Press Council of India takes action, suomoto  or  on  receiving  complaints,  under  Press  Council  (Procedure  of Inquiry)  Regulation,  1979,  under  which  it  may  warn,  admonish  or censure a newspaper, a news agency, an editor or a journalist as the case may be.

Private  TV  channels  are  regulated  by  the  Cable  Television  Network (Regulations) Act, 1955 and Rules framed there under. The Programme Codes under the Rules inter alia provide that no programme shall be carried out which contains anything obscene, defamatory, deliberate, false  and  suggesting  innuendoes  and  half  truths.  Government  takes suitable action in case of violation of such codes. *****
Lok Sabha Question No. 4380 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-20
Subject: Pan Masala as Mouth Freshener
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Ramdas Chandrabhanji Tadas

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4380 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20 TH MARCH, 2020

## PAN MASALA AS MOUTH FRESHENER

## 4380. SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether according to FSSAI pan masala can be used as the mouth freshener, if so, the thereof;

(b) whether pan masala and gutka are separate things as gutka is a tobacco bas ed article while pan masala is made of clove, cardamom and areca nut, if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether Government has noted that people are being misled by calling pan masala and g as one thing, if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether there is any proposal to regulate the pan masala and gutka industries; and

- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

- (a) to (c):The standards of pan masala are prescribed under sub - regulation 2.11.5 of Food Safety  and  Standards  (Food  Product  Standards  and  Food  Additives)  Regulations,  2011. standards of gutka are prescribed under these regulations.

Use of tobacco and nicotine as ingredients in any food p roduct, which includes pan masala also, is prohibited under regulation 2.3.4 of Food Safety and Standards (Prohibition and Restr on Sales) Regulations, 2011.

(d)& (e): Any  manufacturer  of  pan  masala  is  required  to  comply  with  the  requirement specified under sub - regulation 2.11..5 of Food Safety & Standards (Food Product Standards an Food Additives) Regulations, 2011. Further, as per provisions of sub - regulation 2.4.5(3) of Food Safety  and  Standards  (Packaging  and  Labelling)  Regulations,  2011 ,  every  package  of    pan masala and advertisement relating thereto is required to carry the following warning, -' Chewing of Pan Masala is injurious to health'

Hon'ble Supreme Court vide Order dated 23 rd September, 2016 had given directions for bannin g  the  sale  of  gutka  and  pan  masala  containing  tobacco  or  nicotine.    States/UTs accordingly advised to comply with the directions of the Hon'ble Supreme Court.
Lok Sabha Question No. 4378 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-20
Subject: Wastage of Water in RO Purifier
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Bhagwanth Khuba

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOKSABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4378

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.03.2020

## Wastage of Water in RO Purifier

## 4378. SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA:

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

- (a) whether it is a fact that lots of water is wasted in the country due to the domestic RO water filter and purifier, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  issued  or  proposes  to  issue  any  guidelines  to  the manufacturers of domestic RO water filter and purifier to modify the filters so that the quantity of waste water can be reduced, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the steps taken and the technology to be used to control the wastage of water due to the domestic ROs water filter and purifier?

## ANSWER

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

- (a ) to (c)   The reject generated from Reverse Osmosis System depends on the quality of feed water and permeate. The reject quantity varies between 1-3L per litre of permeate depending on the size and purpose of R. O. System.

Hon'ble National Green Tribunal (NGT) in O.A. 134 of 2015 titled 'Friends through its  General  Secretary  versus  Ministry  of  Water  Resources'  vide  its  order  dated  20.05.2019 directed that Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) may issue appropriate  notification  prohibiting  use  of    Reverse  Osmosis  (RO)  where  Total  Dissolved Solid  (TDS)    in  water  is  less  than  500mg/l.  NGT  further  directed  that  wherever  RO  is permitted, a requirement be laid down for recovery of water to be more than 60%.

In pursuance of above order, MoEF&CC haspublished draft notification for regulation of Membrane Based Water Purification System.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4377 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-20
Subject: Effects of Drought on Animals
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Pushpendra Singh Chandel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4377 TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.03.2020.

## Effects of Drought on Animals

## 4377.   SHRI KUNWAR PUSHPPENDRA SINGH CHANDEL:

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken cognizance of the adverse effect of drought on the habitats of animals, migratory and indigenous birds in various national parks and bird sanctuaries;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has formulated any special scheme to overcome the shortage of water in Panna national park and tiger reserve and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the steps being taken by the Government to protect the natural habitats of animals and birds under its proposed river linking projects and water management schemes?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) and (b) Yes, Sir. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change provides financial assistance to State Governments/Union Territories Administration for conservation of wildlife  and  habitats  under  the  Centrally  Sponsored  Schemes-'Development  of Wildlife Habitats', 'Project Elephant' and 'Project Tiger' which also include activities for ensuring water supply such as construction of water holes inside the forests, check dams, percolation ponds etc. Funds under the Schemes are also provided for desilting of existing earthen dams, check dams etc. in various National Parks and Sanctuaries.
- (c) Yes,  Sir.  Under  the  Project  Tiger,  the  Ministry  has  released  Rs.  461.38  Lakhs  to Madhya  Pradesh  for  Panna  Tiger  Reserve  during  the  year  2019-20  for  various activities  to  overcome  shortage  of  water  such  as  construction/deepening  of  earthen ponds, construction of saucers, maintenance  of  water  holes,  conservation and maintenance of rivers, rivulets and streams etc.
- (d) The proposals for developmental projects required to be taken in National Parks/Sanctuaries by State Governments/Union Territory Administrations are considered by the Standing Committee of National Board for Wildlife along with the recommendations  of  State  Boards  for  Wildlife,  and  the  Standing  Committee  of National  Board  for  Wildlife  makes  recommendations  along  with  suggestions  for adequate precautionary measures  to protect the natural habitats of animals and birds.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4376 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-20
Subject: Revival of Dried Water Bodies
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Rahul Kaswan, Anantkumar  Hegde

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4376

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.03.2020

## Revival of Dried Water Bodies

## 4376.   SHRI RAHUL KASWAN: SHRI ANANTKUMAR HEGDE:

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

- (a) whether the Government has taken note of drying up of various lakes, ponds and other water bodies across the country including Rajasthan and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government is aware of illegal encroachment of such dried water bodies, if so, the details thereof along with the action taken against the encroachers;
- (c) whether the Government has enacted or proposes to enact any law to deal with such encroachment and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefore;
- (d) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  put  in  place  a  comprehensive  mechanism  to revive  these  water  bodies  through  watershed  development  plan  in  consultation  with the State Governments; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  &  (b)  Variation  in  monsoon  season,  unplanned  development  around  water  bodies, disposal  of  untreated  or  partially  treated  sewage,  dumping  of  wastes,  etc  are  the  major reasons for degradation of water bodies across the country including Rajasthan, resulting in their drying and encroachment.

(c) to (e) The Central Government has notified the Wetlands (Conservation & Management) Rules,  2017  for  conservation  and  management  of  wetlands  &  to  encourage  'wise  use'  of wetlands.  For  this  purpose,  different  activities  in  and  around  the  water  bodies  are  being regulated.

This  Ministry  is  implementing  the  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of  National  Plan  for Conservation of Aquatic Eco-systems (NPCA) for conservation and management of wetlands in  the  country.  The  scheme  aims  at  holistic  conservation  and  restoration  of  wetlands including lakes for achieving the desired water quality enhancement, besides improvement in biodiversity  and  ecosystem  through  an  integrated  and  multidisciplinary  approach  and  a common regulatory framework.

Under the scheme of NPCA, financial assistance is provided on sharing basis between Central  Government  and  respective  State  Governments  for  various  activities  such  as interception, diversion and treatment of wastewater, shoreline protection, lake front development,  in-situ  cleaning  i.e.  de-silting  &  de-weeding,  storm  water  management, bioremediation,  catchment  area  treatment,  lake  beautification,  survey  &  demarcation,  biofencing,  fisheries  development,  weed  control,  biodiversity  conservation,  education  and awareness creation, community participation, etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4374 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-20
Subject: Air Pollution Due to Coal Mines
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Parbatbhai Savabhai Patel, Naranbhai Bhikhabhai Kachhadiya, Jaswantsinh Sumanbhai Bhabhor

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION N0. 4374

TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.03.2020

## Air Pollution Due to Coal Mines

## 4374.   SHRI PARBATBHAI SAVABHAI PATEL: SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA: SHRI JASWANT SINGH BHABHOR:

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

- (a)   whether as per the report of 'Greenpeace India', Jharia and coal area of Dhanbad are the most polluted cities of the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  the  attention  of  the  Government  has  been  drawn  towards  respiratory  and other health related problems in the largest coal producing areas of Jharkhand;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the manner in which the Government proposes to reduce pollution level in such areas?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) The government is aware that several private institutions,  Non-Governmental Organization  and  universities are ranking  citiesbased on  their pollution levels adopting  different  methodologies,  data  set  and  weightages  to  various  parameters. There  is  however,  no  established  mechanism  for  ranking  the  cities  in  terms  of pollution as it requires authentic data and a proper peer review.
- (b) to (d) Under the National Clean Air Programme  (NCAP)  launched by the government,  102  non-attainment  cities  have  been  identified,  including  Dhanbad, based  on  ambient  air  quality.Jharkhand  State  Pollution  Control  Board  SPCB  has prepared  a  specific  Action  Plan  for  improving  air  quality  in  Dhanbad  and  is  also conducting  a  study  through  National  Environment  Engineering  Research  Institute (NEERI), Nagpur to identify sources of pollution. Further, under NCAP an amount of Rs.  10,00,00,000  has  been  allocated  to  Dhanbad  city  for  various  components  that inter-alia includes Installation and commissioning of Continuous Ambient Air Quality Monitoring  Stations  (CAAQMS),  Creating  green  buffer  zone  along  the  roads, Mechanical street sweeper, Water sprinkler,Mobile Enforcement Unit, Public awareness and capacity building activities etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4371 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-20
Subject: Forest Village in Rajasthan
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Vinod Kumar Sonkar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 4371

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 20.03.2020

## Forest Village in Rajasthan

## 4371.   SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR:

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

- (a) the number of forest villages in Rajasthan at present;
- (b) the criteria fixed for declaring an area as forest village; and
- (c) the names of the development works being undertaken in these forest villages and the funds spent for this purpose during the last three years?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) As per information received from Government of Rajasthan, there is no forest village in the State of Rajasthan.
- (b) As  per  the  Scheduled  Tribes  and  Other  Traditional  Forest  Dwellers  (Recognition  of Forest  Rights)  Act,  2006,  'forest  village'  means  the  settlements  which  have  been established  inside  the  forests  by  the  forest  department  of  any  State  Government  for forestry  operations  or  which  were  converted  into  forest  villages  through  the  forest reservation process and includes forest settlement villages, fixed demand holdings, all types of taungya settlements by  whatever name called, for such villages and includes lands for cultivation and other uses permitted by the Government.
- (c) In view of reply to part (a) of the question, question does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 378 (STARRED), answered on 2020-03-19
Subject: Inter-Linking of Mahanadi River
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Anubhav Mohanty

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *378

ANSWERED ON 19 . 03.20 20

## INTER - LINKING OF MAHANADI RIVER

## *378. SHRI ANUBHAV MOHANTY

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Union Government has prepared and shared any feasibility report of inter - linking project to transfer water from Himalayan rivers to Mahanadi River so far;
- (b) if so, the details thereo f; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

THE MINISTER OF JAL SHAKTI

(SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)

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

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## ANSWER

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (c) OF STARRED QUESTION NO.  *378  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  19.03.2020  REGARDING ' INTER - LINKING  OF MAHANADI RIVER ' RAISED BY SHRI ANUBHAV MOHANTY, M.P .

(a) to (c ) The National Perspective Plan (NPP) was prepared by t he then Ministry of Irrigation (now Ministry of Jal Shakti) in August 1980 for water resources development through inter basi of water, for transferring water from water surplus basins to water - deficit basins. Under the NPP, the National  Water  De velopment  Agency  (NWDA)  has  identified  30  links  (16  under  Peninsular Component and 14 under Himalayan Component) for preparation of Feasibility Reports (FRs). Pre - Feasibility Reports (PFRs) of the all 30 links have been prepared and circulated to the oncerned State Governments. Out of the 14 link projects identified under the Himalayan rivers Deve Component,  the  following  3  link  projects  in  series  have  been  proposed  to  divert  the  w Himalayan rivers to Mahanadi and further south:

- i ) Manas - Sankosh- Teesta - Ganga (MSTG) link project.
- ii) Ganga(Farakka) - Damodar - Subernarekha(GDS) link project
- iii) Subernarekha - Mahanadi(SM) link project

The  PFR  of  above  links  have  already  been  prepared  and  circulated  to  the  concerned Governments. The draft FR of MSTG link project with alternate alignment studies, draft FR of link project and the draft FR of SM link project have been prepared.

The  finalisation  of  FRs  of  GDS  link  project  and  the  SM  link  project  are  linked  w finalization of FR of the MSTG link project.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 377 (STARRED), answered on 2020-03-19
Subject: Kolkata Port Trust
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: Mahua Moitra

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

## LOK SABHA STARRED  QUESTION NO.  -377

TO BE ANSWERED ON 1gTH MARCH. 2O2O

## KOLKATA PORT TRUST

## -377,  SHRIN/ATI  MAHUA MOITRA:

Will the Minister of SHIPPING be pleased to state: qaqfad6-dd'*

- whether there is a large waterway  under the control of Kolkata Port Trust (KoPT), (a)
- whether most of the work regarding development  of ports along the Hooghly River Waterfront  is prevented due to the policies and procedures of KoPT; (b)
- whether KoPT does not have much land left with it for further port development; and (c)
- the action being taken by the Ministry  to open up Kolkata Port Trust in line with the action taken by lnland Waterways Authority of lndia? (d)

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR SHIPPING (SHRI MANSUKH MANDAVIYA)

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

statement referred  to in reply to parts (a) to (d) of Lok sabha  starred  euestion No..377 to be answered  on i9.03.2020  regarding Kolkata  port  rrust by Shrimati Mahua  Moitra.

- (a)
- Yes, Sir.
- (b) No, Sir.
- (c) Adequate land is availabre with Kolkata  port  rrust (Kopr) for further development of Port and other related actavities.
- (d) lnland waterways  Authority of lndia(lwAl) under the Ministry  of Shipping is developing National  Waterways  (NW) with the ob.lective  to provide  infrastructure  for safe navigation  of inland vessels  and logistics activities viz. cargo handling,  warehousing etc. Kolkata Port is located on NW-'l (Ganga)  and also connected to NW- 2 (Brahmaputra)  through  sunderbans  and Bangladesh.  The NW-1 (Ganga - Bhagirathi Hooghly  river system) is currenfly under development  with technical and financial assistance from world Bank. Multiple interventions, such as, fairway development, three multimodal terminals (including  one at Haldia)  , New Lock Gate at Farakka, navigational aids etc. are being carried  out. Traffic on NW-1 is projected  to increase manyfold in the next three to four years.  Kolkata  port  Trust's operation  and management is being carried out as per the provisions  of Major  port  rrusts  Act, i 963. ln the last 3 years KoPT has awarded  14 projects  at a cost of Rs. 1902.95 crores for additional capacity of 6.63 MTPA Total capacity of Kopr as on February, 2020 is 82.57 MTPA. whereas,  it handled a total traffic of 63.76 MT during 2o'18-'1 9. Kopr also significanfly  improved its functioning and achieved financial  turn around by generating  net surplus  of Rs.65 crores after a gap of 10 years.
Lok Sabha Question No. 373 (STARRED), answered on 2020-03-19
Subject: Airports in Rajasthan
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Manoj Rajoria

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. : 373

(To be answered on the March 2020) Igth

## AIRPORTS IN RAJASTHAN

*373. DR. MANOJ RAJORIA

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) the total number of operational airports in Rajasthan at present;
- (b) the total number Of airports, out Of these; which are meant for common citizens and those Of strategic importance separately;
- (c) the extent of increase registered in the movement of passengers from these airports during the last three years; and
- S) whether for expansion %f these airports, the Government proposes to inter-connect the main cities through Air India?

## ANSWER

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

(Shri Hardeep Singh Puri)

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

- Statement in reply to parts (a) to (d) of the Starred (*) Question No. 373 for answer on 19.03.2020 regarding 'Airports in Rajasthan'
- (a) & (b): Presently, there are seven operational airports in Rajasthan: Out of these, four airports viz. Jaipur, Kishangarh, Kota and Udaipur are owned and operated by Airports Authority of India (AAI) The remaining three airports viz.  Bikaner, Jaisalmer and Jodhpur are strategic airports owned by defense authorities where AAI maintains civil terminals.
- (c): The total footfall at these seven airports has increased from 52,24,640 in 2016-17 to 75,81,334 in the year 2018-19.
- (d): Airlines plan their domestic flight schedule on a specific routelcities based on market demand; commercial viability and their company policy: Further; during stakeholders discussions airlines are requested to mount flights from un-served airports.