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Lok Sabha Question No. 2493 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-16
Subject: Electrification Works in Tamil Nadu
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: T. R. Paarivendhar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2493 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2022

## ELECTRIFICATION WORKS IN TAMIL NADU

2493. DR. T. R. PAARIVENDHAR:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  electrification  works  on  various  railway  lines  across the country is going on at snail pace;

(b)  if  so,  whether  the  Railways  has  fixed  any  time-line  to  complete 100% electrification in a time phased manner across the country;

(c) if so, the details thereof;

(d)  the  number  of  electrification  works  of  railway  lines  that  are completed/under progress/partially completed in Tamil Nadu; and

(e) the time by which all these works are likely to be completed?

ANSWER MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

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

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2493 BY DR. T. R. PAARIVENDHAR TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 16.03.2022 REGARDING ELECTRIFICATION WORKS IN TAMIL NADU (a) No, Sir. Significant progress has already been made in this regard and Indian Railways is electrifying all Broad Gauge rail lines expeditiously.  During  2014-21,  routes  of  24,080  RKM  have  been commissioned on electric  traction  against  4,337  RKM  commissioned during 2007-14, an increase of 455%. (b)  &  (e)  The  completion  of  Electrification  project  depends  upon various factors like clearances from the concerned Departments/State Governments/Central Ministries, completion of Transmission Line works by State Power Utilities  and  resolution  of  law  &  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) Does not arise (d)  As  on  01.03.2022, out of 3,864 Route Km of Broad Gauge routes, 3,064  Routs  Km  have  been  electrified  in  the  State  of  Tamil  Nadu. Electrification  works  on  the  balance  Broad  Gauge  routes  are  under different  stages  of  execution  and  planned  for  completion  in  phased manner.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2490 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-16
Subject: Special Trains to Thane Junction
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Alok Kumar Suman

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2490 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2022

## SPECIAL TRAINS TO THAWE JUNCTION

2490.  DR. ALOK KUMAR SUMAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  North  Eastern  Railway  Headquarter  Gorakhpur  has  sent proposal  for  approval  from  Railway  Board  to  run  two  trains  (Train No. 05053 or 05054) and (Train No. 05083 or 05084) as daily specials upto Thawe junction; and
- (b)    if  so,  the  date  of  receipt  of  the  proposal  in  Railway  Board  and  the action taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

## (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a) and (b) Yes, Sir. A proposal for extension of 15053/15054 ChhapraLucknow Junction and 15083/15084 Chhapra-Farrukhabad Junction daily specials  upto  Thawe  junction  has  been  received,  the  same  has  been examined but not found operationally feasible..

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2489 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-16
Subject: Allocation of Modern Steel Silos
Ministry: CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION
Asked by: P. Ravindhranath

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY  OF GONSUMER  AFFAIRS, FOOD &  pUBLtC  DTSTRIBUTION DEPARTMEI{T  OF FOOD AND PUBLIG DISTRIBUTTON

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED OUESTION NO.2489

## TO BE ANSWERED  ON 16rH MARCH, 2022

## ALLOGATION  OF MODERN STEEL SILOS

## 2489. SHRI P RAVITDHRANATH:

Will the Minister  of GONSUMER  AFFA|RS, FOOD AND  pUBLlc DrsTRrBUTtoN  gqqtffr  ur+d, urfl oir sr&ilFff frd-iur  q'fr  be pteased  to state:

- (a) whether  the Govemment  has details of Statewase aflocation of modem steel silos that are expected to be set up in 249 sites across the country;
- (b) if so, the criteria  on which each State has qualitied  for a[ocation  of the above sit6s;
- (c) the details of  the region-wise  allocation  of  budget to  the Food Corporataon  of lndia for estabtlshing  these modem steel sllos;
- (d) the number of such sites approved for Tamit Nadu; and
- (e) if so, the details of the number of sltes in whtch private particlpation is planned  in Tamil Nadu?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY  OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT AND CONSUMER AFFAIRS, FOOD & PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION

(saDHv! NTRANJAN JYOTT)

- (a) & (b):  The criteria for assessment of capacity of sitos to be devetoped  in a state is based upon storage  gap assessment taking into account following factors:
- ) Three years peak stock position In procuring  areas.
- > Distribution of buffer norms in proportion of Nationat Food Securigr Act (NFSA) allocatlon  of lYheat in consum:ng States.  Accordingty, requirement  of storage capacity  has been worked out on the basis of altotment ot i7.ts months of Wheat and 4 months of Rlce in a particular  State/UT.
- (c): Since projects  are proposed under Public Private Partnership  (ppp) mode, no allocafion of budget is required.
- Slnce only wheat Silo is proposed,  no slte Is planned  for Tamit [adu. (d):
- Question  does not arise. (e):
Lok Sabha Question No. 2488 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-16
Subject: Access of Internet Facility
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Imtiaz Jaleel Syed

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2488 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16 TH  MARCH, 2022

## ACCESS OF INTERNET FACILITY

## 2488. SHRI SYED IMTIAZ JALEEL:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the access of internet facility in the country;
- (b) the details of villages in India that are 100% connected with Broadband internet facility;
- (c) the percentage of households that have access to sufficient number of digital services for the education of all their children through online mediums; and
- (d) the details of the percentage of households using internet facilities for accessing healthcare like doctor consultations, purchase of medicines, etc.?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS (SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN)

(a) to (d) As per 'The Indian Telecom Services Performance Indicators' report released by Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on 10th January, 2022 there were total 834.29 million internet subscribers in the country as on 30th September, 2021 which is 60.96 Internet Subscribers per 100 population.

Internet/broadband  facility  is  being  provided  in  rural  areas  by  the  Licensed  Service Providers through wireless mobile and wireline connections. As per data provided by Telecom Service Providers and field units of Department of Telecommunications, it is estimated that out of 5,97,618 inhabited villages (as per Census 2011) in the country, 5,58,537 villages have mobile wireless broadband coverage.

Monitoring of availability of Internet facility is done on the basis of number of subscribers. Availability of Internet connectivity enables public to access all kinds of online digital services including in the field of education and healthcare.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2487 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-16
Subject: World Class Railway Station
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh, Kaushalendra Kumar, Dinesh Chandra Yadav, Satyadev Pachauri

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2487

TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2022

## WORLD CLASS RAILWAY STATION

2487.  SHRI RAJIV RANJAN SINGH ALIAS LALAN SINGH:

SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR:

SHRI DINESH CHANDRA YADAV:

SHRI SATYADEV PACHAURI:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Railways  is  developing  ten  railway  stations  under East Central Railway Zone as world class Railway stations;
- (b) if so, the railway stations in ECR Zone identified for the purpose and the time schedule for completion of this project;
- (c) the total amount likely to be spent on each railway station and the amount of funds already released; and
- (d) the present status of all these railway stations?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND

ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (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.  2487  BY  SHRI  RAJIV  RANJAN  SINGH

ALIAS  LALAN  SINGH,  SHRI  KAUSHALENDRA  KUMAR,  SHRI  DINESH CHANDRA YADAV AND SHRI SATYADEV PACHAURI TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 16.03.2022 REGARDING WORLD CLASS RAILWAY STATION (a) to (d): Ministry of Railways has identified two railway stations viz. Gaya  and  Muzaffarpur  for  development  under  Major  Upgradation Scheme,  in  East  Central  Railway  Zone.  The  facilities  proposed  in  a developed station include congestion free non-conflicting entry/exit to the  station  premises,  segregation  of  arrival/departure  of  passengers, adequate concourse without overcrowding, integration of both sides of the  city  and  with  other  modes  of  transport  systems  viz.  Bus,  Metro, etc., wherever feasible, user-friendly international signage, well illuminated circulating area and sufficient provision for drop off, pick up & parking etc. Balance  eight  stations  are  taken  up  for  techno-economic  feasibility studies. Based on the outcomes of these studies, the stations will be taken up for development in a phased manner. A  work  costing ₹ 12000  Cr  has  been  sanctioned  in  Supplementary Budget 2021-22 and another work costing ₹ 5500 Cr is  proposed  for inclusion in Budget 2022-23 for development of stations across Indian Railways under Major Upgradation Scheme. Station  redevelopment  program  is  first  of  its  kind  and  complex  in nature  and  requires  detailed  techno-financial  feasibility  studies  and involves multiple stakeholders consultations including pre-bid conferences.  Various  statutory  clearances  from  Urban/local  bodies are also required.  Therefore, no time-frame can be indicated at this stage.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2485 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-16
Subject: Gorakhpur-New Delhi Vande Bharat Express
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Ravi Kishan Shukla

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2485 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2022

## GORAKHPUR-NEW DELHI VANDE BHARAT EXPRESS

†2485. SHRI RAVI KISHAN:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Ministry has received any proposal to run Vande Bharat Express train between Gorakhpur and New Delhi;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)  the time by which the Ministry is likely to run Vande Bharat on the said route?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND

## ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a)  to  (c)  Representations  including  that  from  the  Hon'ble  Member  of Parliament  have  been  received  for  introducing  Vande  Bharat  Express between  Gorakhpur  and  New  Delhi.  However,  subject  to  operational feasibility,  commercial  justification,  availability  of  rolling  stock  etc., introduction  of  train  services  including  Vande  Bharat  Express  is  an ongoing  process.  Besides,  Gorakhpur  is,  presently,  well  connected  to Delhi  by  24  pair  of  train  services  including  services  like  12571/12572 Gorakhpur - Anand Vihar (T) Humsafar Express,  12595/12596 Gorakhpur Anand Vihar Humsafar Express and 12555/12556 Gorakhdham Express.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2484 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-16
Subject: Construction of ROBs in Ajmer
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Bhagirath Chaudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2484 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2022

## CONSTRUCTION OF ROBS IN AJMER

- †  2484. SHRI BHAGIRATH CHOUDHARY:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the construction of Railway Over Bridges (ROBs) at level crossing number 28 located on Kishangarh-Roopangarh road and level crossing at double gate number 05 near HMT on Ajmer-Beawar road in Ajmer district has been completed;
- (b) if so, whether due to non-construction of stairs, retro-reflective signboards and thermoplastic roadmarking for pedestrians till date, the general public and  pedestrians  are  using  the  said  railway  Over  Bridge  by  putting  their lives at risk;
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to conduct inspections of the said two Railway Over Bridges as well as other overbridges of Ajmer district and construct  stairs  without  any  delay  keeping  in  view  the  inconvenience caused to the pedestrians due to non-construction of the said facilities;
- (e) if  so,  the  time  by  which  it  is  likely  to  be  done  and  if  not,  the  reasons therefor;
- (f) whether the Government proposes to take appropriate action against the officials  responsible  for  non-construction  of  the  above  facilities  on  both the above said railway Over Bridges till date; and
- (g) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

- (a) to (g): Road Over Bridges (ROBs) in lieu of level crossing (LC) No. 28 at

Km. 266/4-5 at Kishangarh  on  Phulera-Ajmer  section and LC No.  5  at   Km.

306/4-5  on  Ajmer-Palapur  section  were  completed  in  2012.    As  per  the approved General Arrangement Drawings (GADs) of these ROBs, which were jointly prepared and approved by Railway & State Government officials, no provision of stairs was  kept  in the ROBs. Maintenance of roadway and approaches  of these ROBs is to be done by  State  Govt..    Therefore,  retro-reflective  signboards  and  thermoplastic road marking for pedestrians on these ROBs are to be provided by the State Govt. Additional  facilities  of  stairs  at  the  ROBs  can  be  considered  by Railways on deposit terms provided State Government agrees to bear 100% cost  of  construction  and  maintenance  subject  to  its  feasibility.  Further action will be taken after receipt of proposal from State Government. *****
Lok Sabha Question No. 2481 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-16
Subject: FTA with UK
Ministry: COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY
Asked by: Rattan Lal Kataria

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2481 (H) TO BE ANSWERED ON 16 th  MARCH, 2022

## FTA WITH UK

## 2481 (H). SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA:

Will  the  Minister  of COMMERCE & INDUSTRY ( वाणिज्य  एवं  उद्योग  मंत्री ) be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has signed any Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with Britain on 15 January, 2022;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of the investments likely to be made in both the countries alongwith the number of jobs likely to be created as a result of the said agreement;
- (d) whether the Government is likely to sign any FTA with some other countries by the end of the year 2022; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (SMT. ANUPRIYA PATEL)

(a) to (c):  No, Sir. India-UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations have been launched on 13 th January 2022.  Both  the  sides  aim  to  conclude  the  negotiations  for  a  balanced  and  mutually  beneficial  trade agreement keeping in mind the ambitions and sensitivities of both the sides, with an intent to increase the bilateral flows of trade and investment.

- (d)  &  (e):  Government  is  negotiating  FTAs  with  a  few  other  countries.  However,    the  deadline  for completion  of  an  FTA  negotiation  cannot  be  predicted  as  an  agreement  is  reached  only  when  the negotiating parties are satisfied with the outcome.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2480 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-16
Subject: BSNL on Verge of Collapse
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Kaushalendra Kumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2480 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16 TH  MARCH, 2022

## BSNL ON VERGE OF COLLAPSE

## †2480. SHRI KAUSHALENDRA KUMAR:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the BSNL is on the verge of total collapse under the public communication system and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the public communication system is getting affected due to poor performance of BSNL; and
- (c) if so, the figures of loss incurred by BSNL during the last five years and the effective measures being taken by the Government to strengthen BSNL?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS (SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN)

(a)  to  (c)    The  Government  approved  a  revival  plan  for  Bharat  Sanchar  Nigam  Limited  (BSNL)  on 23.10.2019. The revival plan inter-alia includes measures to reduce the Staff cost through a Voluntary Retirement Scheme (VRS) for employees of age 50 years and above, administrative allotment of spectrum for providing 4G services with funding through budgetary allocation, monetisation of non-core and core assets to generate resources to retire debt, meet CAPEX and other requirement and debt restructuring by raising of Sovereign Guarantee Bonds.

As a result of these measures, BSNL has turned EBITDA positive (operating profit) in 2020-21.

Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) monitors the performance of the Telecom Service Providers (TSPs) including BSNL against the benchmarks for various Quality of Service (QoS) parameters laid down by TRAI by way of QoS regulations issued from time to time, through Quarterly Performance Monitoring Reports (PMRs). As per PMR for quarter ending Sep 2021, BSNL is meeting, in general, most of the QoS parameters for its cellular and basic services in its areas of operation.

The details of loss incurred by BSNL during the last five years are as follows:

| Year    | Loss (In Rs Cr)   |
|---------|-------------------|
| 2016-17 | 4,793             |
| 2017-18 | 7,993             |
| 2018-19 | 14,904            |
| 2019-20 | 15,500            |
| 2020-21 | 7,441             |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2477 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-16
Subject: Stoppage of Trains at Latehar
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2477

TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2022

## STOPPAGE OF TRAINS AT LATEHAR

†2477. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a) whether train numbers 18635-18636, 18310-18311, 12874-12873 and 13025-13026 had stoppage at Latehar railway station but presently these trains are not stopping at this station;
- (b) if so, the reasons to discontinue stoppage of these trains at the said station; and
- (c) the time by which stoppage of these trains is likely to start at the said station?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF RAILWAYS, COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS & INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(SHRI ASHWINI VAISHNAW)

(a)  to  (c)    Latehar  station  is  presently  being  adequately  served  by  09 pairs of train services including 18310 Jammu Tawi-Sambalpur Express. The  average  number  of  passengers  and  earnings,  at  Latehar,  for 18635/18636 Ranchi-Sasaram Express, 18311/18312 Sambalpur-Varanasi Express, 12873/12874 Hatia-Anand Vihar Jharkhand Express and 13025/13026 Howrah-Bhopal Express is less than the norms prescribed in the extant policy guidelines relating to provision of stoppages.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2476 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-16
Subject: BSNL Subscribers
Ministry: COMMUNICATIONS
Asked by: Harish Dwivedi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMUNICATIONS DEPARTMENT OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2476 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16 TH  MARCH, 2022

## BSNL SUBSCRIBERS

## †2476. SHRI HARISH DWIVEDI:

Will the Minister of COMMUNICATIONS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  data  of  the  subscribers  connecting  to  BSNL  through  porting  along  with  the  new subscribers during the last one year;
- (b) the  number  of  circles  in  the  country  in  which  BSNL  is  providing  4G  services  to  the subscribers at present; and
- (c) the time by which BSNL proposes to provide 4G services in the circles which are deprived of it?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR COMMUNICATIONS (SHRI DEVUSINH CHAUHAN)

- (a) During the FY 2020-21, total 17,12,601 mobile subscribers are ported-in and 1,53,75,842 new mobile subscribers are added to Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL).
- (b) & (c)     BSNL is providing 4G services on limited scale in all Licensed Service Areas of its operation except West Bengal and Rajasthan.

Under Atma-nirbhar initiative of the Government, BSNL invited the Expression of Interest (EoI) on 01.01.2021 for Proof of Concept (PoC) for Indian Companies interested in participating in BSNL's upcoming 4G tender. BSNL would rollout 4G services in other LSAs based on technocommercial considerations.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 2475 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-16
Subject: Tide Gauge Network
Ministry: EARTH SCIENCES
Asked by: Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EARTH SCIENCES LOKSABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2475 TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, 16TH MARCH, 2022

## TIDE GAUGE NETWORK

## 2475. SHRI MAGUNTA SREENIVASULU REDDY:

Will the Minister of EARTH SCIENCES be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of research project embodied on climate change by the nion I overnment;
- (b) the availability of baseline data and advanced elevation data to predict se~-level rise; and
- (c) the details of the set-up of tide gauge network in India specifically in An lhra Pradesh?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE FOR MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND EARTH SCIENCES (DR. JITENDRA SINGH)

- Sir, recently the Cabinet has approved a mission mode pro amm "Deep Ocean Mission" to be implemented by the Ministry of Earth Sciences, Govt, t India. One of the objectives of this Mission, among other things, is to provide projections of sea level rise along the coast of India under the various climate change sce~arios.IAs an outcome of this project, a suite of interactive GIS maps identifying vulnerable are\asand possible inundation scenarios will be prepared. (a)
- INCOIS, an autonomous institute of MoES has acquired the ba eline ¥\.irborne Lidar Terrain Mapping (ALTM) elevation data from National Remote S sing Centre (NRSC), under ISRO for the Tsunami Inundation modelling and vulnerabili ma~ping. This data is available for the main land Indian coast upto two kilometres fro the c[oastand would be used for predicting the sea-level rise. (b)
- As part of Indian Tsunami Early Warning System, INCOIS has e tablis ed a real-time network of 36 tide gauges at different locations along the Indian coast Ito monitor the tsunami waves and provide timely advisories. It has established 4 tr· de garges in Andhra Pradesh at below locations. (c)

|   S.No. | Station Name   |   Latitude(°N) | Longitude~OE)   |
|---------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|       1 | Visakhapatnam  |         17.683 | 83.283 I        |
|       2 | Kakinada       |         16.933 | 82.25           |
|       3 | Machilipatnam  |         16.145 | 81.178          |
|       4 | Krishnapatnam  |         14.25  | 80.133          |

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