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Lok Sabha Question No. 3558 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-17
Subject: Restoring Train Services
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Abdul Majeed Ariff

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3558 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.03.2021

## RESTORING TRAIN SERVICES

3558.     ADV. A.M. ARIFF:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  fixed  any  time  frame  to  restore the train services in the country to pre COVID-19 level and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) if not, whether the Government is considering to resume all the train services including unreserved passenger trains patronized by large number of daily commuters at the earliest;
- (c) whether  the  Government  is  likely  to  consider  issuing  unreserved  tickets  and  season  tickets  for  daily  commuters  to board express trains which have resumed services in Kerala;
- (d)   whether the Government also proposes to withdraw the festival special status given to expresses like 06526 SBC-CAPE Express and  06315  MYS-KCVL  Express  resulting  in  sleeper  charges collected at exorbitant rates for short distance journeys; and
- (e)   if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMERCE & INDUSTRY AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a)  and  (b)  In  view  of  the  COVID-19  pandemic,  Indian  Railways  is presently operating only Special trains keeping in view the suggestions and concerns of State Governments.

As on 12.03.2021, Indian Railways has started operation of a total of  8474  daily  train  services  (approximately  64%)  which  includes 2328 Mail/Express trains and 784 Passenger trains.  In view of the prevailing  situation,  Indian  Railways  is  keeping  a  close  watch  on the  situation  by  regularly  monitoring  the  waiting  list,  undertaking temporary  augmentation,  operating  clone  train  wherever  required and  is resuming  train services in  a  phased  manner  for  the convenience of passengers. (c) With effect from 15.03.2021, Indian Railways is providing season tickets  as  well  as  unreserved  tickets,  through  Unreserved  Ticket Counters  (UTS  counters)  for  five  pairs  of  Mail/Express  trains serving the stations located in the State of Kerala. (d)  and  (e)  It  has  been  decided  to  operate  06525/26  Bengaluru  Kanyakumari Express and 06315/16 Mysuru - Kochuvelli Express as Festival Special upto 31.03.2021.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3556 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-17
Subject: Leasing of Railways Stations
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Manoj Kumar Tiwari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3556 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.03.2021

## LEASING OF RAILWAYS STATIONS

3556. SHRI MANOJ TIWARI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  to  lease  out some Railway Stations for development;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (d) the details of pending proposals so far, State-wise, especially in Delhi/NCR?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMERCE & INDUSTRY AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.3556  BY  SHRI  MANOJ  TIWARI  TO  BE ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  17.03.2021  REGARDING  LEASING  OF

RAILWAYS STATIONS (a)  to  (d):  It  is  Railway's  endeavour  to  redevelop  Railway  stations  by leveraging real estate potential of sparable railway land and air space in and  around  the  station.  Railway  conducts  techno-economic  feasibility studies of stations across the country.  Based on the outcome of these feasibility studies, stations are taken up for redevelopment in phases. At present, works  for redevelopment  of  stations  have  been initiated in Nagpur,  Chhatrapati Shivaji  Maharaj  Terminus  &  Ajni stations  in  Maharashtra;  Habibganj  &  Gwalior  Stations  in  Madhya Pradesh; Gandhinagar & Sabarmati station in Gujarat; Ayodhya & Gomti Nagar  stations  in  Uttar  Pradesh;  Safdarjung  &  New  Delhi  stations  in Delhi;  Tirupati  &  Nellore  stations  in  Andhra  Pradesh;  Dehradun  in Uttarakhand; Amritsar in Punjab; Ernakulam in Kerala and Puducherry in Union Territory of Puducherry.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3554 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-17
Subject: RICEP
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: P.R. Natarajan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3554 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17 th MARCH, 2021

## RCEP

## 3554.  SHRI NATARAJAN P.R.:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वािण�य एवं उ�ोग मं�ी ) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) was held as planned;
- (b) if so, the details of decision taken in the Beijing meet;
- (c) whether the representatives of Indian Industry were consulted before the meeting; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

okf.kT; ,oa m|ksx ea=ky; esa jkT; ea=h ¼Jh gjnhi flag iqjh½

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a) to (d): The Government held extensive consultations with stakeholders such as the domestic industry, exporters, Export Promotion Councils, trade experts, various Ministries/Departments, academicians etc. and received inputs, which were taken into consideration while formulating India's position in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) negotiations.

During the 3rd RCEP Leaders' Summit held on 4 November, 2019 in Bangkok, India conveyed its position that the current structure of RCEP did not reflect the RCEP Guiding Principles or address the outstanding issues and concerns of India, in the light of which, India did not join the consensus. India's position in RCEP was formulated to achieve equitable outcomes, balanced ambitions and address domestic sensitivities of its stakeholders including small entrepreneurs.

Prior to the November 2019 Summit, India had expressed its concerns on market access and other issues leading to unbalanced trade and the need for addressing the causes of existing trade  imbalances,  including  during  the  8 th RCEP Inter-sessional  Ministerial  meeting  held  in Beijing on 2-3 August 2019.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3552 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-17
Subject: Nuclear 123-Agreement
Ministry: ATOMIC ENERGY
Asked by: Raksha Nikhil Khadse

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3552

TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.03.2021

## NUCLEAR 123-AGREEMENT

## 3552.  SHRIMATI RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the  Government  proposes  to  take  steps  and  move  ahead  with  the Indo-US  Nuclear  123-Agreement, which  is  a  long  pending  agreement with United States; and
- (b) if so, the details of the agreement and the status thereof?

## ANSWER

THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  FOR  PERSONNEL,  PUBLIC  GRIEVANCES  & PENSIONS AND PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (Dr. JITENDRA SINGH):

- (a) The  Agreement  for  cooperation  between  the  Government  of  India  and  the Government  of  the  United  States  of  America  concerning  peaceful  uses  of nuclear energy is already in effect.
- (b) The  Agreement  enables  full civil nuclear energy cooperation covering numerous areas of mutual interest as decided by the two Governments from time to time.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3549 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-17
Subject: Promotion of Local manufacturing
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Sanjay Kumar Bandi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT FOR PROMOTION OF INDUSTRY AND INTERNAL TRADE

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3549.

TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 17 TH  MARCH, 2021.

## PROMOTION OF LOCAL MANUFACTURING

## 3549.  SHRI BANDI SANJAY KUMAR:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY वाणिज्य  एवं उद्योग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether any tariff protection to promote local manufacturing in India will come with inbuilt sunset clauses, if so, the details worked out/implemented so far;
- (b) whether recommendations have been given by NITI Aayog , asserting that the country's self-reliance  mission  must  not  be  equated  to  it  becoming  a 'protectionist'  and  closed  economy  and  the  Government  propose  to  extend the production linked incentive (PLI) scheme for manufacturing pharmaceuticals, medical devices and electronics announced under the Atma Nirbhar  Bharat  package  to  six  more  sectors  and  want  to  give  our  domestic entrepreneurs the best situations to attract more FDI; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the progress made so far in this regard?

## ANSWER

## वाणिज्य  एवं उद्योग मंत्रालय में राज्य मंत्री (श्री सोम प्रकाश) THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRI SOM PARKASH)

- (a) to (c): Keeping  in  view  India's  vision  of  becoming  'Atmanirbhar'  and  to enhance India's Manufacturing Capabilities and Exports, an outlay of INR 1.97 lakh crore has been announced in Union Budget 2021-22 for PLI schemes for 13 key sectors for a period of 5 years starting from fiscal year (FY) 2021- 22. These 13 sectors include already existing 3 sectors  named  (i)  Mobile  Manufacturing  and  Specified  Electronic Components, (ii) Critical Key Starting materials/Drug Intermediaries & Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients, and (iii) Manufacturing of Medical Devices and 10 new key sectors which have been approved by the Union Cabinet recently in November 2020.  These 10 key sectors are:
- (i) Automobiles and Auto Components, (ii) Pharmaceuticals Drugs, (iii) Specialty Steel, (iv) Telecom & Networking Products, (v) Electronic/Technology  Products,  (vi)  White  Goods  (ACs  and  LEDs), (vii) Food Products, (viii) Textile Products: MMF segment and technical

textiles,  (ix)  High  efficiency  solar  PV  modules,  and  (x)  Advanced

Chemistry Cell (ACC) Battery. The  PLI  schemes  will  be  implemented  by  the  concerned  Ministries/ Departments and will  be  within  the  overall  financial  limits  prescribed. Domestic as well as foreign owned  entities are eligible to be beneficiaries of these PLI schemes. a widespread supplier base for the global champions established under the scheme. It will help bring scale and size in key sectors and create

The  PLI  Schemes are  expected to enable the setting up of and nurture global champions.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3547 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-17
Subject: Projects by NEC
Ministry: DEVELOPMENT OF NORTH EASTERN REGION
Asked by: Abdul Khaleque

## Government of India Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region

## LOK SABHA Unstarred Question No. 3547

To be answered on Wednesday, March 17, 2021/Phalguna 26, 1942 (Saka)

## Question

## Projects by NEC

## 3547. SHRI ABDUL KHALEQUE:

Will  the  MINISTER  OF  DEVELOPMENT  OF  NORTH  EASTERN  REGION  be pleased to state

- (a) the details of projects taken up by NEC over the last three financial years in the districts of Barpeta, Nalbari, Bongaigaon, Goalpara, Baska and Chirang in Assam;
- (b) the projects under consideration for being taken up in these six districts; and
- (c) the number of project proposals received by NEC so far?

## ANSWER

## The Minister of State (Independent Charge) of the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region

## [Dr. Jitendra Singh]

- (a) Six  (6)  projects  worth  Rs.  27.98  crore  have  been  sanctioned  by  NEC  in  the districts of Barpeta, Goalpara, and Baksa in Assam. The details are as under:

(Rs. In crore)

| Sl. No.   | Name of Project                                                                                    | Financial Year (FY)   |   Approved Cost | District           |
|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
| 1         | Aspirational District Barpeta, Assam                                                               | 2019-2020             |            1    | Barpeta            |
| 2         | Aspirational District Baksa, Assam                                                                 | 2019-2020             |            1    | Baksa              |
| 3         | Aspirational District Goalpara, Assam                                                              | 2019-2020             |            1    | Goalpara           |
| 4         | Tele-education Project- Establishment of Smart Virtual Classrooms in Aspirational Districts of NER | 2020-2021             |           10.12 | Barpeta & Goalpara |
| 5         | Development of Darranggiri Banana Market at Daranggiri, Goalpara, Assam                            | 2020-2021             |            9.9  | Goalpara           |
| 6         | A/E Measures to protect B/B of River Darranga at different reaches, Baksa District, Assam          | 2020-2021             |            4.96 | Baksa              |
| Total     | Total                                                                                              | Total                 |           27.98 |                    |

- (b) No other project is under consideration for being taken up in these six districts.
- (c) Project  Proposals  specific  to  these  districts  which  have  been  received  in  the NEC, have already been sanctioned.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3544 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-17
Subject: Human Rights Violation
Ministry: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS
Asked by: Dr. T. Sumathy (a) Thamizhachi Thangapandian

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3544

TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.03.2021

## HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATION

## 3544. Dr. T. SUMATHY (A) THAMIZHACHI THANGAPANDIAN:

Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the number and details of physical and virtual meetings that the Minister held with his Sri Lankan counterpart regarding the human rights violation against the T amil population since 2020;
- (b) the details of physical or virtual meetings that the Prime Minister had with the Sri Lankan Counterpart during this period; and
- (c) whether any agreement has been reached upon and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS

## [SHRI V. MURALEEDHARAN]

(a) Government has consistently  called   upon   Sri   Lanka   to   fulfill   its commitments   relating   to   the   T amil   community   in   Sri   Lanka.   In   his meetings with the Sri Lankan Foreign Minister, EAM reiterated India's longstanding   support   for   the   reconciliation   process   in   Sri   Lanka   and emphasised that it is in Sri Lanka's own interest that the expectations of the Tamil people for equality, justice, peace and dignity within a united Sri Lanka are fulfilled. That applies equally to the commitments made by the Sri   Lankan   Government   on   meaningful   devolution,   including   the   13th Amendment to the Constitution.

(b) & (c) Since 2020, the Prime Minister has had two meetings with the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka - during the Sri Lankan Prime Minister's visit to India in February 2020 and during the Virtual Bilateral Summit held on 26 September 2020. During the two meetings, the Prime Minister called upon the Government of Sri Lanka to address the aspirations of the Tamil people for equality, justice, peace and dignity within a united Sri Lanka, including   by   carrying   forward   the   process   of   reconciliation   with   the implementation of the 13th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3542 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-17
Subject: Accidents at Unmanned Level Crossings
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Narendra Kumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3542 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.03.2021

## ACCIDENTS AT UNMANNED LEVEL CROSSINGS

## † 3542. SHRI NARENDRA KUMAR:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  any  data  regarding  the number of accidents of both humans and animals due to unmanned Railways Crossings in all districts of Rajasthan; and
- (b) if  so,  the  measures  being  taken  by  the  Railways  to minimise the risk for local population?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMERCE & INDUSTRY AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

## (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a) During the last three years i.e. 2018-19, 2019-20 and 202021  (up  to  28 th   Feb  2021),  no  consequential  train  accident took  place  at  unmanned  level  crossings  in  all  districts  of Rajasthan.
- (b) All  unmanned  level  crossings  on  Broad  Gauge  on  Indian Railways have been eliminated on 31 st  January 2019.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3540 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-17
Subject: Railway Electrification Work
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangre

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3540 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.03.2021

RAILWAY ELECTRIFICATION WORK

3540. SHRI SUDHAKAR TUKARAM SHRANGARE:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) the  current  status  of  Railway  electrification  work  on  various sections of Miraj-Kurduwadi-Latur railway line;

(b) the target date for completion of electrification work on this line; and

(c) the steps  taken  by  the Railways  for timely  completion  of electrification of the said railway line?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMERCE & INDUSTRY AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

(SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  3540  BY  SHRI  SUDHAKAR  TUKARAM SHRANGARE  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  17.03.2021 REGARDING RAILWAY ELECTRIFICATION WORK (a) Miraj-Kurduwadi  section  has  been  electrified  on  04.03.2021. Work of electrification has been taken up on the balance KurduwadiLatur section. (b) The  completion  of  Electrification  projects  depends  on  various factors like clearances from the concerned Departments/State Governments/Central Ministries and resolution of law and order issues during execution, which are beyond the control of Ministry of Railways. Therefore, it is not feasible to fix time lines for completion of the project. (c) To  complete  electrification  of  the  said  railway  line,  progress  is being  monitored  closely  and  all  stake  holders  have  been  advised  to expedite the work. *****
Lok Sabha Question No. 3538 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-17
Subject: Hair Export
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Kotagiri Sridhar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE)

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3538 TO BE ANSWERED ON 17 th MARCH, 2021

## HAIR EXPORT

## 3538.  SHRI SRIDHAR KOTAGIRI:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वािण�य एवं उ�ोग मं�ी ) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has noticed any irregularities in declaring value of raw, semi, fully processed hair per tonne for the last three years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the action  taken  by  the  Government on  the  companies  exporting  hair  using  under pricing;
- (d) whether the Government has plans on export of semi processed hair (HS 6703) to minimum export pricing per kilo based on sizes to stop using under invoicing; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

okf.kT; ,oa m|ksx ea=ky; esa jkT; ea=h ¼Jh gjnhi flag iqjh½

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a) to (c): The Government has received representations regarding under invoicing and smuggling of raw human hair. The matter has been referred to the Ministry/Agencies concerned for necessary action.
- (d) to (e): At present, there is no plan to impose Minimum Export Price on export of semi processed hair (HS 6703). There are no separate ITCHS codes for different lengths of hair. The price of hair varies depending on the length of the hair.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3537 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-17
Subject: Leakage of Uranium effluent
Ministry: ATOMIC ENERGY
Asked by: Vincent H Pala

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA DEPARTMENT OF ATOMIC ENERGY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3537

TO BE ANSWERED ON 17.03.2021

## LEAKAGE OF URANIUM EFFLUENT

3537.  SHRI VINCENT H. PALA:

Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware that there was a leakage of Uranium effluent from a storage tank in remote village of Meghalaya and if so, the action taken by the Government in this regard;
- (b) whether the Government is aware that the leakage from Uranium Corporation of India is dangerous to the people and if so, the details of the corrective steps being taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  FOR  PERSONNEL,  PUBLIC  GRIEVANCES  AND PENSIONS AND PRIME MINISTER'S OFFICE (DR. JITENDRA SINGH):

- (a) Yes,  Sir.  Government  is  aware  of  the  news  which  was  published  in  local newspapers and social media on 21.09.2020 regarding the alleged explosion and damage in the  repository  tanks  at  Nongbah  Jynrin  (Domiasiat),  Southwest Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. Subsequently, a team of Scientific Officers and technical  staff  of  Atomic  Minerals  Directorate  for  Exploration  and  Research (AMD),  North  Eastern  Region,  Shillong  visited  the  site  on  25.09.2020  to inspect  the  alleged  damage  of  repository  tanks  in  the  presence  of  Deputy Superintendent of Police, South-West Khasi Hills, Shillong, Mawkyrwat.  The team observed the following :
-  There was no explosion in the repository tanks as alleged.
-  The team observed a few man made holes on the top slab covering the repository tanks.
-  After  a  thorough  inspection  with  radiation  detection  instruments  the team did not record any harmful radiation leakage/seepage from these tanks.

The team again visited the site on 07.10.2020 to inspect and supervise the repair work of the manmade damage to the repository tanks. The repository tanks  were  repaired  and  the  radioactivity  level  over  these  tanks  was  again measured and it was recorded to be below the permissible limit. There was no leakage of radioactive material.

Five  (05)  no.  water  samples  were  collected  from  the  water  bodies  near  the site,  which  analysed  <1.0ppb  uranium.  This  confirms  that  there  was  no leakage  or  contamination  of  uranium  in  the  water  bodies  and  surrounding area.

- (b) Yes,  Sir.  Government/Department  of  Atomic  Energy  (DAE)  adopts  the  best safety  practices  of  international  standard  in  uranium  mining  presently  in operation in various locations at Jharkhand and Andhra Pradesh.  Further, all the operations of UCIL are being frequently monitored by various statutory and regulatory  bodies  viz.  Atomic  Energy  Regulatory  Board  (AERB),  Health Physics  Unit  (HPU),  Director  General  of  Mines  Safety  (DGMS),  Ministry  of Environment,  Forest  and  Climate  Change  (MoEFCC)  and  Pollution  Control Board (PCB) etc. from time to time.

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