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Lok Sabha Question No. 739 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-07
Subject: Inspection of Silt in Ganga River
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR

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

## LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO. †739

ANSWERED ON 07.0 2.201 9

## INSPECTION OF SILT I N GANGA RIVER

## †739. SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR

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

(a) whether the Union Government has conducted any inspection of the silt deposited in G particularly in Bihar and if so, the details thereof;

- (b) whether the Union Government has received any report of the same and if so, the details
- (c) whether the State Government has also been included in the work of inspection; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION & PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS

## ( SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHW AL )

(a) & (b) On the request of State Government of Bihar regarding the issue of floods and silt State,  a  Central  team  led  by  Secretary, Ministry  of  Water  Resources,  River  Development  &  Ganga Rejuvenation, along with senior officials and experts viz. Shri A.B. Pandya, former Chair Water Commission and Prof. Z. Ahmed, IIT Roorkee, had visited the State on 5 th June, 2017 and held discussions with State Government officials. An aerial survey of the reach of river Ganga f Farakka was carried out by this team.

The  Central  team  held  discussions  with  Hon'ble  Chief  Minister  of  Bihar  along  with  State Government officials and experts. Subsequently, a Committee was constituted under the Chairman of Shri A.B. Pandya, Former Chairman, Central Water Commission (CWC), to address the iss of floods and siltation in the S ta e of Bihar. The opinion of State Government of Bihar wa s also obtained in respect of constitution of this Committee including its Terms of Reference. The Committee submitted its report to the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Reju which has been circulated for wider con sultation.

(c) & (d)The Committee during one of its meeting, conducted an aerial survey of reaches Ganga from Buxar to Farakka and reach of river Ghaghra from Ganga -Ghagra confluence to Turtipar. The officials of Water Resources Department, Government of Bihar and Water and Land Management Institute, Patna also participated in this aerial survey, apart from other members of the C
Lok Sabha Question No. 737 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-07
Subject: Conversion of Public Vehicles into e-Vehicles
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: RANJANBEN BHATT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 737

ANSWERED ON 07 TH  FEBRUARY, 2019

## CONVERSION OF PUBLIC VEHICLES INTO E-VEHICLES

## 737. SHRIMATI RANJANBEN BHATT:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to convert public vehicles running on petrol and diesel into electric vehicles;
- (b) if so, whether the Government has taken any step in this regard so far; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI MANSUKH L. MANDAVIYA)

- (a) to (c)  The Government had notified GSR 629(E) dated 24 th June, 2016 for retro-fitment of hybrid electric system or electric kit to vehicles running on petrol and diesel and S.O. 1013(E) dated 15 th April, 2015 specifying the type approval procedure of electric hybrid vehicles.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 734 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-07
Subject: Road Connectivity in Rajasthan
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNPURIA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 734

ANSWERED ON 07 TH  FEBRUARY, 2019

## ROAD CONNECTIVITY IN RAJASTHAN

734. SHRI SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNAPURIA:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  all  the  villages  and  Dhanis  of  Rajasthan  have  been  connected  with  approach roads, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) if not, the number of villages and Dhanis yet to be connected with approach roads and the time by which this work is likely to be completed, if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  any  remedial  measures  have  been  adopted  by  the  Government  to  ensure  the monitoring of specific requirements during the construction of roads in the villages; and (d) if so, the details in respect of Tonk and Sawai Madhopur district?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI MANSUKH L. MANDAVIYA)

- (a) and (b) Out of total 16,726 identified eligible unconnected habitations, 16,038 have been cleared and 15,957 habitations have already been connected.
- (c)  and  (d)  The  Ministry  of  Rural  Development,  in  order  to  bring  more  transparency  and efficiency to facilitate the implementation of the flagship Programme under Pradhan Mantri Gram SadakYojona (PMGSY) Scheme, has adopted a web based online monitoring system for all the PMGSY projects including Tonk and Sawai Madhopur districts in integration of Online  Management  Monitoring  and  Accounting  System  (OMMAS)  with  a  Generic  eProcurement System (GePNIC).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 733 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-07
Subject: Load Carrying Capacity of Heavy Vehicles
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: PONNUSAMY VENUGOPAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 733 ANSWERED ON 7 TH  FEBRUARY, 2019

## LOAD CARRYING CAPACITY OF HEAVY VEHICLES

## 733. DR. P. VENUGOPAL:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

be pleased to state:

(a) whether the load carrying capacities of heavy vehicles, including trucks, have been increased by 20 to 25 per cent at par with global standards;

- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether it would help in reducing logistic costs; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI MANSUKH L. MANDAVIYA)

(a) & (b) Yes, Madam. The load carrying capacities of rigid vehicles has been increased vide this Ministry's NotificationsS.O. 3467(E) dated 16.07.2018 and S.O. 3881(E) dated 06.08.2018.

(c)& (d) With the advancement and improvements in truck manufacturing technology, and the National  Highways  (NHs)  designed  to  carry  and  support  much  heavier  loads,  the  Ministry  has considered for enhancing Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW) norms which may not only lead to better compliance of the load limits by the truckers but also help in reducing the overall logistics costs in the country.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 732 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-07
Subject: Loan Agreement with ADB
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: R. PARTHIPAN

## Government of India Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 732 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07-02-2019

## Loan Agreement with ADB

## 732.  SHRI R. PARTHIPAN:

Will the Minister of DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has inked Loan agreement with Asian Development Bank (ADB) for Tamil Nadu Urban Flagship Investment Programme if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the programme will develop climate-resilient sewerage collection and treatment and drainage systems;
- (c) if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether under it Country's first solar-powered sewage treatment plant will be installed; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof along with location selected for the plant?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FORMINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION (SHRI RAMESH CHANDAPPA JIGAJINAGI)

(a) to (e) Yes, Madam. The Loan Agreement for the Tranche-I of Tamil Nadu Urban Flagship Investment Program  for US $169 million was executed between Asian Development Bank and  Government  of  India  on  16.11.2018. The  proposed  Sewerage  Treatment  Plant  in Coimbatore  under  Ground  Sewage  sub-project  is  going  to  be  powered   by  a  solar  power plant. In addition, all the sewage pumping stations are proposed with energy efficient pump sets and  odour  control devices. Solar  Power Plant  of the  capacity  of  2  MW  is  proposed in Coimbatore city for operation of the Sewerage Treatment Plant.
Lok Sabha Question No. 730 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-07
Subject: Construction of Barhi- Koderma Section of NH-31
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 730

ANSWERED ON 7 TH  FEBRUARY, 2019

## CONSTRUCTION OF BARHI- KODERMA SECTION OF NH-31

730. DR. RAVINDRA KUMAR RAY:

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

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Union Government has approved the construction of road for Barhi-Koderma section of National Highway-31 in Jharkhand; and
- (b) if so, the time by which the work is likely to be completed and the estimated cost of this project?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI MANSUKH L.MANDAVIYA)

- (a) & (b)  Yes Madam. The work has been awarded for  an amount of Rs. 276.17 Crores. The scheduled completion period is two years from appointed date.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 729 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-07
Subject: Average Consumption of Coal
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: M. CHANDRAKASI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.729 TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2019

## AVERAGE CONSUMPTION OF COAL

## 729.   SHRI M. CHANDRAKASI:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) the total number of coal based thermal power plants in the country as on date and their average per day consumption/ requirement of coal for their operations;

(b) the average coal stock availability for these plants in terms of coal availability for number of operative days at present ; and

(c) the steps being taken to increase coal and coal stock availability for thermal power plants?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

( SHRI  R. K. SINGH )

(a) : The  total  number  of  coal  based  thermal  power  plants  in  the country as on 31.12.2018 is 175. Based on the generation target for the year 2018-19, the daily average coal requirement of these power plants is 1.79  Million  Tonnes  (MT)/day.  During  April-December,  2018,  the  average consumption by these power plants was 1.72 MT/day.

(b) : As on 31st December, 2018, the total coal stock available with these power plants was 21.66 MT. Based on their average consumption of 1.72  MT/day,  the  average  coal  stock  availability  in  terms  of  number  of days is about 13 days.

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(c) : Government have taken the following steps to increase coal and coal stock availability for thermal power plants:

- i. The  availability  of  coal  is  being  regularly  monitored  closely  to ensure  that  generation  of  power  plant  is  not  affected  due  to shortage of coal.
- ii. Coal  Blocks  have  been  allotted  to  central/state  power  utilities  to improve domestic coal availability.
- iii. The  Government  has  introduced  a  scheme  SHAKTI  (Scheme  for Harnessing  and  Allocating  Koyala  (Coal)  Transparently  in  India)2017,  to  provide  coal  linkages  to  the  power  plants  which  do  not have any linkage.
- iv. The Government has introduced flexibility in utilization of domestic coal amongst power generating stations to reduce the cost of power generation. The State/Central Gencos would have flexibility to utilize their coal in optimum and cost effective manner in their own power plants  as  well  as  by  transferring  coal  to  other  State/Central/IPPs Power  plants for generation of cheaper power. This ensures availability of coal to efficient plants.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 727 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-07
Subject: Seaplane Service on Ganga River
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: A. ARUNMOZHITHEVAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SHIPPING LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO,727 TO BE ANSWERD ON 7IH FEBRUARY,  2019

## SEAPLANE SERVICE ON GANGA RIVER

## 727. SHRI A. ARUNMOZHITHEVAN:

Will the Minister of SHIPPING be pleased  to state:

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- (a) whether the Government  proposes to start seaplane  and helicc,pter  services on 1680 km. length of the Ganga River for passenger transport;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (C) whether the Government  has any proposal to start Such servicr:s from other areas also; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SHIPPING (sHRl PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

- (a) & (b) There is no proposal so far to start seaplane  and helicopter operations  on 1680 km. length of Ganga river for passenger transport,
- (c) & (d) Under Regional connectivity scheme  (RCS) UDAN version 3.0 of Minrstry of Civil  Aviation,  the routes connecting  the following  six water aerodrome  sitr-'s have been awarded  to start such services:-
- (i) Guwahati River Front
- ( iii) Sabarmati River Front
- (ii) Nagarjuna Sagar
- (iv) Shatruniay Dam
- (vi) UmrangsoReservoir
- (v) Statue of Unity (Sardar Sarovar Dam)
Lok Sabha Question No. 725 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-07
Subject: Need for Comprehensive Aviation Infrastructure Plans
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: K. MARAGATHAM

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED NO. : 725 (To be answered on the February 2019)

## NEED FOR COMPREHENSIVE AVIATION INFRASTRUCTURE PLANS

725.

SHRIMATI K MARAGATHAM

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether India needs a comprehensive aviation infrastructure overhaul as air traffic is booming;
- (c) whether it is also true that the airports need to be developed first and foremost as a catalyst for economic development; and

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

- (b) whether it is also true that developing airports like real estate business is doomed to fail;
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

(a): Madam. A comprehensive aviation capacity expansion program, NABH (NextGen Airports for Bharat) Nirman; as announced in the Union Budget 2018, is intended to develop sufficient airport and air space capacity. NABH Nirman; a muitiyear program; envisages to expand India's aviation capacity 4 to 5 times to serve a billion passenger trips a year: This program includes overall passenger growth projections; detailed passenger forecasts for all major airports, new regulatory approaches for greenfield and brownfield airports, collaborative urban and iand planning frameworks with various states, and necessary financing to build out aviation capacity. Various experts have estimated that aviation capacity expansion to reach a billion trips will both commercially viable major airports, minor airports operated as & public service and wide range of other landing facilities such as no-frills airports; helipads; and water-based ports for seaplanes Significant investments are also required in managing air space and in digitizing air traffic management. Yes,

- (c) & (d): The development of airports provides fast and safe connectivity to remote places with rest of the country and brings business opportunities closer to people giving an impetus to economic development in the respective regions
- (b): india has witnessed double digit passenger growth at airports for 50 consecutive months and the trend is likely to continue: Airports Authority of India (AAD) has a CAPEX plan of Rs 25000 crores for next five years. Further, & total investment of Rs 1 Lakh crores is expected in aviation sector of India in next five years, which includes CAPEX of AAL, airport expansion plans of Joint Venture (JV) Airports; development of Greenfield airports, development of airports under UDAN, purchase of aircraft by airlines etc.
Lok Sabha Question No. 724 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-07
Subject: Status of PMAY in Andhra Pradesh
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: MURALI MOHAN MAGANTI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 724

TO BE ANSWERED ON 07.02.2019

## STATUS OF PMAY IN ANDHRA PRADESH

## 724. SHRI M. MURALI MOHAN:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) the quantum of funds released to the Government of Andhra Pradesh under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (PMAY) during the last three years;
- (b) the names of districts in the State covered under the said Yojana; and
- (c) the  number of houses constructed/ likely to be  constructed in East  and  West Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh under the said Yojana?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV)

- (a) : Funds  released  to  the  State  of  Andhra  Pradesh  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Awaas  YojanaGramin (PMAY-G) during 2015-16 to 2017-18 is Rs.850.17 Crores and under Pradhan Mantri Awaas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U), Central Assistance released is Rs. 3280.66 crores during the last three years.
- (b): All the districts of the State of Andhra Pradesh are covered under PMAY-G while names of districts covered under PMAY(U) is at Annexure-I.
- (c): As per AwaasSoft report, as on 04.02.2019, for PMAY-G and information provided by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs  for PMAY(U), details of houses constructed/likely to be constructed in East and West Godavari districts is given below:

(Units in No.s)

| Districts     | PMAY-G             | PMAY-G                          | PMAY-U           | PMAY-U                          |
|---------------|--------------------|---------------------------------|------------------|---------------------------------|
|               | Houses Constructed | Houses likely to be constructed | Houses Completed | Houses likely to be constructed |
| East Godavari | 6,408              | 18,467                          | 23,100           | 21,618                          |
| West Godavari | 4,984              | 9,244                           | 14,893           | 38,041                          |

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## Annexure-I

## Annexure referred to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No - 724 to be answered on 07.02.2019

Name of Districts in the State of Andhra Pradesh covered under PMAY(U)

|   Sr. No. | Districts name              |
|-----------|-----------------------------|
|         1 | Anantapur                   |
|         2 | Chittoor                    |
|         3 | East Godavari               |
|         4 | Guntur                      |
|         5 | Kadapa                      |
|         6 | Krishna                     |
|         7 | Kurnool                     |
|         8 | Prakasam                    |
|         9 | Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore |
|        10 | Srikakulam                  |
|        11 | Visakhapatanam              |
|        12 | Vizianagaram                |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 723 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-02-07
Subject: Regulations for Axle Load
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: K. GOPAL, M. UDHAYAKUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 723

ANSWERED ON 7 TH  FEBRUARY, 2019

## REGULATIONS FOR AXLE LOAD

723. DR. K. GOPAL:

ADV. M.UDHAYAKUMAR:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has decided to increase the axle loads after taking into consideration the qualitative and quantitative changes in National Highways as well as reforms in heavy automobiles and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the automobile technology and road construction quality has improved considerably;
- (c) whether there is a need to harmonise axle loads with international standards and the Government has made changes to regulations governing it;
- (d) whether the requirement for annual fitness certificates to trucks have been done away with and these certificates nowneed to be only renewed every two years; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI MANSUKH L. MANDAVIYA)

(a) to (c) Yes  Madam.  The  Government  has  increased  the  axle  loads  by  this  Ministry's Notifications  S.O.  3467(E)  dated  16.07.2018  and  S.O.  3881(E)  dated  06.08.2018,  after  taking stakeholders and concessionaires into the consideration. With the advancement and improvements in truck  manufacturing  technology,  and  the  National  Highways  designed  to  carry  and  support  much heavier loads, the Government has considered for enhancing GVW norms.

The notification has been issued with a view to harmonise with International standards where the permissible axle load is 11.5 T for single driven and 10 T for single non-driven axle, irrespective of the number of tyres.

- (d) & (e) The Government has increased the requirement of periodic fitness certificate to two years  for  vehicles  up  to  eight  years  old  and  each  year  for  vehicles  older  than  eight  years  by  this Ministry's Notification S.O. 1081(E) dated 02.11.2018.

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