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Lok Sabha Question No. 5473 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-25
Subject: Renaming of Airports
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Geetha Viswanath Vanga

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 5473

8 (To be answered on the 25th July 2019)

## RENAMING OF AIRPORTS

## 5473. SHRIMATI VANGA GEETHA VISWANATH

- (a) whether the Government received any proposal to re-name the airports in Rajamahendravaram as GMC Balayogi airport, Tirupati airport as Sri Venkateswara airport and also Gannavaram airport in Vijayawada as NTR international airport; and
- (b) if s0, the details along with the present status thereof and the action taken so far in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(Shri Hardeep Singh Puri)

(a) & (b): No such proposal for naming of Rajamahendravaram airport a8 'GMC Balayogi airport' has been received s0 far from the State Government However, the proposal of the State Government of Andhra Pradesh for renaming of Tirupathi Airport as 'Sri\_Venkateswara Airport; Tirupathi' and Vijayawada Airport as 'Nandamuri Taraka Ramarao Airport; Amaravathi= were received in the year 2017, but could not be considered due to finalisation of a policy relating to naminglrenaming 0f airports: Since the above proposals were received before the formation of the present Government in the State of Andhra Pradesh, this Ministry has requested the State Government to convey the views of the newly elected Government on the above proposals:
Lok Sabha Question No. 5470 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-25
Subject: Transportation of Fertilizers through Foreign Vessels
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: Y. S. Avinash Reddy

## GOVERNMENT  OF INDIA MINISTRY  OF SHIPPING

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED  QUEST'ON NO.5470 rO BE ANSWERED ON 25TH JULY, 2019

## TRANSPORTATION OF FERTILIZERS  THROUGH  FOREIGN  VESSELS

## 5470. SHRI Y,S, AVINASH REDDY:

Will the Minister of SHIPPING  be pleased  to state: qhqftq-f,{q*

- (a) whether  ihe Government has taken any decision  to permit transportation of fertilizers  through  foreign vessels  from one port to another in lndia;
- (b) if so, the details  thereof; and
- (c) the details  of formalities  to be followed under this system?

## ANSWER

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

(a)& (b) The Ministry  of Shipping  issued  a General  Order and Notification dated 22nd June, 2018, which provide relaxation under section 406 & 407 of Merchant Shipping Act,1958 for coastal movement  of fertilizers. ln view of the relaxation  provided, a foreign flag ship before engaging  in coastal trade of fertilizers  direcfly  as well as a foreign flag vessel in-chartered  by a citizen of lndia or a company  or a cooperative society for coastal movement  of fertilizers,  are not required to obtain  lic,-^nse from the Director General of shipping.  The said order was followed by a clarificatory order dated 10th September,  2018, which clarified  that S0% of the total coastal cargo on board should be fertilizers  and rest of the coastal cargo can be any other cargo. The movement  of fertilizers  can be in either bulk, break bulk or containerized form. Prior to the issue of the aforesaid  General  Order and Notification, foreign flag vessels were permitted to transport fertilizers  along the Indian coast only after issue of a licence by Director General  of Shipping.

- (c) The stakeholders have to submit the information regarding the transportation by email in a prescribed  format, as mentioned in the General Order dated 22,d June,2018, at least 24 hours prior to sailing of ship from a port in lndia.
Lok Sabha Question No. 5467 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-25
Subject: Dams on Anas River
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Diya Kumari

## †5467. MS. DIYA KUMARI

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Union  Government  has  received  any  proposal  from  Rajasthan  Government  reg supply of water for agriculture and drinking purpose to nearby areas by building dams on A tri butary of Mahi river;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Union Government in this regard;
- (c) the amount sanctioned and the expenditure incurred by the Government in this scheme; and
- (d) the details of area that is likely to be ir rigated and supplied drinking water?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI & SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA )

(a ) to ( d) The  Water  Resources  Projects  are  planned,  funded,  executed  and  maintained  by  th Governments themselves as per their own resources and priority. In order to supplement t Government  of  India  provides  technical  and  financial  assistance  to State  Governments  to  encourage sustainable  development  and  efficient  management  of  water  resources  through  various  sche Programmes.

As  informed  by  the  Central  Water  Commission,  no  proposal  regarding  supply  of  wat agriculture and drinking wate r to nearby areas by building dams on Anas River, a tributary of Ma has been submitted by the Government of Rajasthan.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI,

## DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †5467

ANSWERED ON 25 .0 7.2019

## DAMS ON ANAS RIVER
Lok Sabha Question No. 5465 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-25
Subject: Use of Hybrid Model in National Highways
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Ramcharan Bohra

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to introduce hybrid model for the construction/development of national highways across the country;
- (b) if so, the details and the present status thereof; and
- (c) the time by which the said model is likely to be implemented?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (c)  The  Cabinet  Committee  on  Economic  Affairs,  had  given  its  approval  for  the  Hybrid Annuity Model (HAM) as one of the modes of delivery for implementing the Highway projects across the country on 27.01.2016. The Government has already introduced and implemented HAM for construction/development of national highways across the country. At present, HAM mode is being used for construction of 121 National Highway (NH) projects having approximate length of 6800 k.m.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5465

ANSWERED ON 25 TH  JULY, 2019

## USE OF HYBRID MODEL IN NATIONAL HIGHWAYS

5465.  SHRI RAMCHARAN BOHRA:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री
Lok Sabha Question No. 5460 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-25
Subject: Cleaning of Water Bodies in Jhansi
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Anurag Sharma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5460

ANSWERED ON 25 .0 7.2019

## CLEANING OF WATER BO DIES IN JHANSI

## 5460. SHRI ANURAG SHARMA

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of Ponds, Lakes and Wells cleaned so far in Jhansi and Lalitpur;
- (b) the steps taken to improve underground water and also the details of Ponds, Lakes and We and Lalitpur; and
- (c) the steps taken by local bodies to provide drinking water pipelines in Jhansi and Lalitpu

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI & SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

(SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA )

(a) to (b) Works related to water resources dev lopment & management are planned, funded, executed and maintained by the State Governments themselves as per their own resources and priorities supplement the efforts of the State Governments, Government of India provides technical an ancial assistance to State Governments to encourage sustainable development and efficient managemen resources through various schemes and programmes.

The details of Renovation of traditional water bodies works and Water conservation harv esting  structures  completed  in  the  district  of  Jhansi  and  Lalitpur  during  last  fiv MGNREGS are as under:

|                                                  | DISTRICT   | DISTRICT   |
|--------------------------------------------------|------------|------------|
| ITEM                                             | JHANSI     | LALITPUR   |
| Renovation worksof traditional water bodies      | 914        | 1984       |
| Water conservation & water harvesting structures | 3240       | 4903       |

Further, cluster of 12 water bodies of Lalitpur and 8 water bodies (including 3 wate Jhansi)  have  been  included  under  RRR  of  Water  Bodies  scheme  under  Pradhan  Mantri Krishi SinchayeeYojana (PMKSY) for Central Assistance. Central Assistance (CA) of Rs. 1.05  crore  and Rs. 15.36 crore released for these cluster of water bodies respectively.

(c) State Government has informed that 109 (Working - 100; Partially working - 4; Closed - 5) and 58 (Working- 48; Not working - 10) piped drinking water schemes are being operated in the distric Jhansi and Lalitpur respectively.

Further, 3 water supply schemes of Lalitpur are being provided Central Assistance National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) of Government of In dia.  CA of Rs.37.34 crore has been provided for these schemes so far.
Lok Sabha Question No. 5459 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-25
Subject: Targets fixed for Power Generation
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Ashok Mahadeorao Nete

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5459 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2019

## TARGETS FIXED FOR POWER GENERATION

†5459. SHRI ASHOK MAHADEORAO NETE:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether decision to generate additional power capacity was made during the last five years plan;
- (b) if so, the targets fixed for power generation and the time limit prescribed for achieving these targets;
- (c) whether even the fixed target could not be achieved;
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the gap between the actual generation capacity and demand as on date?

## A N S W E R

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

( SHRI  R.K. SINGH)

(a) to  (d)  :  A capacity addition target of 88,537 MW from conventional sources was set for the 12th  Five Year Plan (2012-17) against which 99,209 MW (112% of the target) has been achieved.

- (e) : During the year 2018-19, demand not met and energy not supplied were 0.8% and 0.6% respectively. The same figures for the year 2019-20 (up to June,  2019)  are  0.6%  and  0.4%  respectively.  The  gap  between  demand  and supply  of  power  in  the  country  was  on  account  of  factors  like  constraints  in distribution  networks,  financial  constraints,  commercial  reasons  etc.  rather than inadequacy of power availability in the country.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5458 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-25
Subject: Adult Education Centres for Muslim Women
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Jayadev Galla

- (a) No, Sir.
- (b) This  Ministry  does  not  maintain  details  of  Gram  Panchayats  and  Districts having  more  than  Five  Thousand  Muslim  population.    However,  Ministry  is implementing  Pradhan  Mantri  Jan  Vikas  Karyakram  (PMJVK),  a  centrally sponsored scheme, in 1300 Minority Concentration Areas (MCAs) across the country  having  more  than  25%  of  minority  population  and  also  backward  as compared  to  the  national  average.    Within  the  State  of  Telangana,  1District HQ, 3 Blocks and 8 Towns have been identified as MCAs and in the State of Andhra Pradesh 7 Blocks and 12 Towns have been identified as MCAs.
- (c) & (d) Does not arise in view of (a) above.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5458 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2019

## Adult Education Centres for Muslim Women

## 5458. SHRI JAYADEV GALLA:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether one thousand additional Adult Education Centres are going to be set up exclusively for Muslim women in Gram Panchayats where Muslim population is more than five thousand and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the number of Gram Panchayats in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana that have more than five thousand Muslim population, district-wise;
- (c)  the  status  of  setting  up  of  Adult  Education  Centres  in  above  districts  of  Andhra Pradesh and Telangana; and
- (d) whether special emphasis has been given to this programme in this year's Budget and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRI MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI)
Lok Sabha Question No. 5456 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-25
Subject: Air Connectivity in Punjab
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Amar Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 5456 (To be answered on the July 2019)

## AIR CONNECTIVITY IN PUNJAB

5456.

DR AMAR SINGH

## Will the Minister of CIVIL A VIATION

- (b) if s0, the details thereof;

be pleased to state: -

- (2) whether there are several airports which are not used for commercial operations under Airports Authority of India (AAT) in the country;
- (9) whether the Government has any plans to operationalise airports in Punjab specially Halwara in Ludhiana district;
3. (e) the taken by the Government to improve air connectivity and infrastructure in Punjab? steps

## ANSWER

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

(Shri Hardeep Singh Puri)

(a) & (b): Yes; Sir; At present; 15 operational airports of Airports Authority of India and Tezu do not have any scheduled flight operations.

(e): Improving airport infrastructure is & continuous process which is undertaken by AAI from time to time depending O the passenger traffic, operational requirements, land Adampur Airport and additional parking bays at Amritsar Airport

(c) &(d): AAIhas collaborated with State Government of Punjab for development of a new Civil Enclave' at Halwara in Ludhiana district and has signed a Joint Venture Agreement in this regard with the State Government on 12.06.2019\_

As far a8 matter of improving air connectivity is concerned, flights operations in domestic sector have been deregulated and the airlines are free to operate anywhere in the country subiect to Route Dispersal Guidelines (RDG) issued by the Government  It is upto the airline operators to provide air services to specific places depending upon the traffic demand and commercial viability- However; Ministry of Civil Aviation has launched Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik) in October, 2016 with the objective to facilitate/stimulate regional air connectivity to currently underserved and unserved airports by making ir affordable. Flight operations have commenced under the RCS from Adampur, Bhatinda, Ludhiana and Pathankot airports in Punjab.

- (d) if the details thereof; and
Lok Sabha Question No. 5452 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-25
Subject: Jal Shakti Abhiyan
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Sukanta Majumdar, Vinod Kumar Sonkar, Raja Amareshwara Naik

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5452 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2019

## Jal Shakti Abhiyan

## 5452. DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR, SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR, SHRI RAJA AMARESHWARA NAIK:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has recently launched a Jal Shakti Abhiyan;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with its budgetary allocation;
- (c) whether there is any proposal to charge water conservation fee for the use of ground water by industries and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the  Government's infrastructure  and  mining projects  along  with  its  water supply agencies have been exempted from this fee; and
- (e) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  action  taken  by  the  Government  so  far  in  this regard?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FORJAL SHAKTI (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA)

(a)& (b)Ministry of Jal Shakti has launched Jal Shakti Abhiyan (JSA), which is a timebound, mission-mode water conservation campaign. JSA is a collaborative effort of various Ministries of  the  Government of  India  and State  Governments, being  coordinated by  the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS), Ministry of Jal Shakti. Under JSA, total 1592 blocks have been selected in 256 ground water stressed districts. Out of 1592 blocks, 312 are critical blocks, 1186 are over-exploited blocks and 94 blocks are with low groundwater availability. In JSA, Government has deputed 256 Additional Secretary / Joint Secretary Level officers posted in Government of India as Central Nodal Officers (CNOs) to  each  of  256  water  stressed  districts  who  will  coordinate  the  implementation,  review progress  and  provide  feedback  on  five  interventions  namely  (i)  water  conservation  and rainwater harvesting, (ii) renovation of traditional and other water bodies/tanks, (iii) reuse and bore well recharge structures, (iv) watershed development, and (v) intensive afforestation.  They are being assisted by DS/Director level officers and Technical officers from Central Government alongwith the District officials.

(c) to (e) Presently, no such proposal is under consideration of the Government.
Lok Sabha Question No. 5451 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-25
Subject: NH Projects in Andhra Pradesh
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Lavu Sri Krishna Devarayalu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5451

ANSWERED ON 25 TH  JULY, 2019

## NH PROJECTS IN ANDHRA PRADESH

## 5451.   SHRI LAVU SRI KRISHNA DEVARAYALU:

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

be pleased to state:

- (a) the details and the present status of work on Vijayawada-Chhattisgarh Border Project on  NH-221 in Andhra Pradesh which was proposed in 2012-13;
- (b) the length of NH proposed to be covered under the said project; and
- (c) the time by which the said project is likely to be completed?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a)  to  (c)  Details  and  the  present  status  of  the  work  on  Vijayawada  -  Chhattisgarh  Border Project on NH-221 in Andhra Pradesh State is given at Annexure.

ANNEXURE REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  5451  ANSWERED  ON  25 TH   JULY,  2019  ASKED  BY SHRI  LAVU  SRI  KRISHNA  DEVARAYALU  REGARDING  NH  PROJECTS  IN ANDHRA PRADESH.

| Sr. No.   | Name of Project                                                                                                                                                             |   Sanctioned Cost (Rs. In Cr.) |   Length (km) | Status                                                                                        |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.        | Rehabilitation and Upgradation of NH-221 (New NH-30) from Km 0/000 to Km 32/735 (Ibrahimpatnam Circle to Chandragudem Section) to two lane with Paved Shoulder on EPC mode. |                         314.43 |         32.3  | Work Completed on 30.07.2017except ROB portion.                                               |
| 2.        | Rehabilitation and upgradation of NH-221 (New NH-30) from km 32/735 to km 71/200 (Chandragudem to AP/Telangana Border Section) to Two lane with paved Shoulder on EPC mode  |                         201.12 |         37.89 | Work has been completed on 30.08.16 except for 1 km which is pending due to land acquisition. |
|           | TOTAL                                                                                                                                                                       |                         515.55 |         70.19 |                                                                                               |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5449 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-25
Subject: Road Projects in NER
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Tapir Gao, Agatha K. Sangma

be pleased to state:

- (a) the total length of roads constructed in various States in North Eastern Region (NER) during the last five years, State-wise;
- (b) the details and the present status of East-West Corridor;
- (c) the present condition of Doboka road in Assam along with the time when the road was last repaired;
- (d) whether the construction work on Naharkatia (Assam)-Hukanjuri-Khonsa (Arunachal Pradesh) sections of NH-315 has started and if so, the details and the present status thereof;
- (e) whether the DPR of the above road has been completed and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) the time frame set for completing the project?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a)   This Ministry is primarily responsible for development and maintenance of National Highways(NHs). The total length of NHs constructed in various States in North Eastern Region (NER) during the last five years is as under:

(Length in Km.)

|                   | Year    | Year    | Year    | Year    | Year    |
|-------------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
| Name of States    | 2014-15 | 2015-16 | 2016-17 | 2017-18 | 2018-19 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 88      | 80      | 174     | 188     | 157     |
| Assam             | 178     | 87      | 165     | 302     | 323     |
| Manipur           | 46      | 6       | 4       | 231     | 318     |
| Meghalaya         | 88      | 50      | 6       | 48      | 13      |
| Mizoram           | 5       | 15      | 88      | 43      | 59      |
| Nagaland          | 13      | 25      | 4       | 0       | 34      |
| Sikkim            | 30      | 0       | 0       | 45      | 83      |
| Tripura           | 18      | 0       | 42      | 82      | 41      |

- (b)   Out of the total length of 637 Km. under East West Corridor in the state of Assam, 610 Km length has been completed and work is taken up/ being taken up in remaining length.
- (c)   At present the Doboka Road is in good condition. Routine maintenance is carried out as and when required.
- (d ) to (f)  DPR for improvement of Naharkatia(Assam)-Hukanjuri-Khonsa(Arunachal Pradesh)sections of NH 315 is taken up. The work will be taken up based on outcome of DPR, availability of funds and interse priority.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5449

ANSWERED ON 25 TH  JULY, 2019

## ROAD PROJECTS IN NER

## 5449.    SHRI TAPIR GAO:

KUMARI AGATHA K. SANGMA:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री