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Lok Sabha Question No. 3648 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-24
Subject: Development of NHs in West Bengal
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Mondal

be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the schemes or programmes being implemented to develop National Highways (NHs) in the country; and
- (b) the details of such schemes and funds allocated for development of NHs in the State of West Bengal during 2021-2022?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) The Ministry is primarily responsible for development and maintenance  of  National  Highways  (NHs).  The  Ministry  took  up development  of  NHs  /  roads  under  various  phases  of  National Highways  Development  Project  (NHDP),  Special  Accelerated  Road Development  Programme  for  the  North  East  Region  (SARDP-NE) including Arunachal Pradesh Package of Roads, Special Programme for Development of Roads in the Left Wing Extremism (LWE) affected areas, Externally Aided Projects (EAP), National Highways (Original) [NH (O)] scheme, etc. Various phases of NHDP envisaged development of NHs  to 4/6 lane and 2 lane NH  standards, development of expressways, etc. Development of most of the roads/

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3648

ANSWERED ON 24 TH  MARCH, 2022

DEVELOPMENT OF NHS IN WEST BENGAL 3648. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR MONDAL:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

NHs under other schemes envisages their upgradation to 2 lane NH standards. Bharatmala Pariyojana Phase -I, approved by the Cabinet Committee  on  Economic  Affairs  (CCEA)  on  24.10.2017,  includes development of 24,800 km length of Greenfield Expressways / Access Controlled Highways / Economic Corridors, Inter-corridor and feeder roads including National Corridors Efficiency improvement projects, Border  and  International connectivity roads, Coastal and  port connectivity roads and balance approximately 10,000 km subsumed under National Highways Development Projects (NHDP). (b) The Ministry has incurred total expenditure of Rs. 3,122 crores  on  various  projects  for  development  of  NHs  in  the  state  of West Bengal under Bharatmala Pariyojana/NHDP, EAP, SARDP-NE and NH(O) schemes till 28.02.2022.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3645 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-24
Subject: Bio-Fuel Plants
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Sudarshan Bhagat

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 3645 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24 th  MARCH, 2022

## Bio-Fuel Plants

## †3645. SHRI SUDARSHAN BHAGAT:

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Will the Minister of PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS be pleased to state:

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- (a)  whether the Government is giving a thrust to setup bio-fuel plants in the forest rich areas of the country;
- (b)  if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (c)  whether the forest-rich areas of Jharkhand including Gumla have been included in the said scheme and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

(a)  to  (c):  The  Government  has  notified  the  National  Policy  on  Biofuels  -  2018 (NPB) on 4 th June 2018 which envisages production of biofuels from non-edible oil  seeds  bearing  trees  (Tree  Borne  Oilseeds  (TBOs))  /  crops  such  as  Pongamia pinnata  (Karanja),  Melia  azadirachta  (Neem),  castor,  Jatropa  Carcus  etc.  and cellulosic  and  lignocellulosic  materials  such  as  wood  waste,  agricultural  and forestry residues, grasses, algae, etc. which are found in abundance in forest and agriculture  areas.  Government  has  also  notified  Pradhan  Mantri  JI-VAN  Yojana for  providing  financial  support  to  promote  Second  Generation  (2G)  ethanol production  from  cellulosic  and  lignocellulosic  feedstock.  The  NPB  &  Pradhan Mantri JI-VAN Yojana are applicable all over the  country  including Gumla and forest rich areas of Jharkhand.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3644 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-24
Subject: Regulation of Ground Water Management
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Hasmukhbhai Somabhai Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI,

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3644

ANSWERED ON 24.03.2022

## REGULATION OF GROUND WATER MANAGEMENT

## 3644.  SHRI PATEL HASMUKHBHAI SOMABHAI

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has constituted any authority for the purpose of regulation and control of ground water development and management in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has approved Atal Bhujal Yojana; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

## (SHRI BISHWESWAR TUDU)

- (a)  &  (b)  Central  Ground  Water  Authority  (CGWA)  has  been  constituted  under  section  3(3)  of  the Environment  (Protection)  Act,  1986  for  the  purpose  of  regulation  and  control  of  ground  water development  and  management  in  the  country.  CGWA  grants  'No  Objection  Certificates'  (NOC)  for ground water abstraction in 20 States/UTs as per the guidelines issued on 24.09.2020. These guidelines can be accessed at URL: https://cgwanoc.gov.in/landingpage/Guidlines/NewGuidelinesNotified250920.pdf#ZOOM=100. In other States/UTs, regulation of ground water is carried out by the State Governments as per their extant guidelines/provisions.
- (c) & (d) Department of Water Resources, RD & GR (DoWR, RD & GR) is implementing Atal Bhujal Yojana (Atal Jal), a Rs.6,000 crore Central Sector Scheme, for sustainable management of ground water resources with community participation. Atal Jal is being implemented in 80 water stressed districts and 8,565 Gram  Panchayats of seven States viz. Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya  Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh from 01.04.2020 for a period of five years.

The scheme has two components, viz. i) Institutional Strengthening and Capacity Building Component, aimed  at  strengthening  the  ground  water  governance  mechanism  in  the  participating  States;  and  ii) Incentive  Component,  aimed  at  incentivizing  the  States  for  various  measures  including  adoption  of practices for efficient water use and supply side interventions for ensuring the long-term sustainability of ground water resources.

Further,  the  scheme  envisages  active  participation  of  the  communities,  in  various  activities  such  as formation/strengthening of Water User Associations, monitoring and disseminating ground water data, water  budgeting,  preparation  of  Gram-Panchayat  wise  water  security  plans  and  their  implementation through  convergence  of  ongoing  schemes  and  IEC  activities  related  to  sustainable  ground  water management.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3639 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-24
Subject: Cost of Production of Petroleum and Natural Gas
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: M.K. Vishnu Prasad

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3639 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24 th  March, 2022

Cost of Production of Petroleum and Natural Gas

3639. DR. VISHNU PRASAD M.K.:

पेोिलयम और ाकृितक गैस मंी

Will the Minister of PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS be pleased to state:

(a) the costs involved in the production of petroleum and natural gas from the point of extraction of crude oil in off-shore/other countries till it is sold to the consumers;

(b)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  reduce these costs so  as to reduce the cost of the products for the consumers; and

(c) whether the Government has been successful in reducing such costs and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

पेोिलयम और ाकृितक गैस मंालय म राय मंी ( ी रामेर तेली )

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

(a) The cost of production inter-alia includes Operating Cost, Depreciation, Depletion & Amortisation (including survey & dry well cost) & statutory levies. The cost of crude oil produced  from  offshore located fields operated by Oil and  Natural  Gas Corporation  Limited  (ONGC)  during  2019-20  was  39.20  USD  per  Barrel  and  for Natural Gas it was 3.72 USD per Million Metric British Thermal Unit.

(b)  It  is  a  continuous  endeavor  to  minimize  the  cost  of  production.  Regular interactions are held at relevant forum and with stakeholders by oil producing Public Sector  Undertakings  to  reduce  the  cost  of  operation.  Some  of  the  steps  taken  by ONGC, the major oil producer in the country, are as under:

-  Installation of smart well platforms
-  Installation of skid mounted units for free gas handling
-  Installation of Initial Artificial Lift for monetization directly through drilling rigs
-  Minimizing  tanker  transportation  of  crude  oil  by  laying  flow  lines  wherever feasible

(c)  Due  to  various  cost  reduction  measures  and  reduction  of  statutory  levies  in offshore, the cost of production for ONGC in 2020-2021 for crude oil was 31.93 USD per  Barrel  and  for  natural  gas  it  was  2.89  USD  per  Million  Metric  British  Thermal Unit.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3635 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-24
Subject: Use of Drone in Transportation and Logistics
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Locket Chatterjee

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3635

(To be answered on the 24th

March 2022)

## USE OF DRONE IN TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTTCS

3635.

MS. LOCKET CHATTERJEE

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIA TION

be pleased to state:-

(a) whether the Government proposes to use drone as a technology for various transportation and logistics related work; and (b) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

Minister 0f State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIA TION

(GEN. (DR) V. K: SINGH (RETD))

(a) & (b) Drones offer tremendous benefits to almost all sectors of the economy and in public welfare: Drones can be significant creators of employment and economic growth due to their reach; versatility; and ease of uses especially in India's remote and inaccessible areas. The Government proposes to use drone as a technology and as service in all sectors of the economy, including transportation and logistics related work; Various Union Ministries have been requested to encourage entities under their purview to further promote use of drones. The drones are already used for various purposes in transportation, surveillance, incident response, inspection and maintenance, project monitoring, disaster management; etc
Lok Sabha Question No. 3632 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-24
Subject: Expressway Projects
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy

## be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  of  the  new  expressway  projects  accorded  approval  by the Government during each of the last three years and the  current year, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the number of expressways completed so far along with the expenditure incurred thereon during the said period, State/UTwise;
- (c) the number of such pending projects along with the reasons therefor;
- (d) the time by which these pending projects are likely to be completed; and
- (e) whether the Government proposes to establish Expressways Authority on the pattern of National Highways Authority of   India and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d)   Ahmedabad-Vadodara Expressway, Eastern Peripheral Expressway and  Delhi-Meerut  Expressway  have  been  completed  and  construction  of Dwarka Expressway is in advance stage. As part of Phase I of Bharatmala Pariyojana, five Expressways of about 2500 km length with cost of Rs. 1.65 lakh crore, namely Delhi-Vadodara-Mumbai Expressway, Delhi-Amritsar-Katra Expressway, Lucknow-Kanpur Expressway, Bengaluru-Chennai Expressway and Ahmedabad-Dholera Expressway are in various stages of construction/award.  All  the  works  identified  under  Bharatmala  Pariyojana Phase-I, including expressways, are targeted for completion by 2026-27.

- (e)
- At present, there is no such proposal.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3632 ANSWERED ON 24 TH  MARCH, 2022

## EXPRESSWAY PROJECTS

## 3632. SHRI MAGUNTA SREENIVASULU REDDY:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री
Lok Sabha Question No. 3631 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-24
Subject: Uniform law for use of Loudpeakers
Ministry: MINORITY AFFAIRS
Asked by: Annasaheb Shankar Jolle, S. Muniswamy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MINORITY AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3631 ANSWERED ON 24.03.2022

## UNIFORM LAW FOR USE OF LOUDSPEAKERS

## 3631.  SHRI ANNASAHEB SHANKAR JOLLE: SHRI S. MUNISWAMY:

Will the Minister of MINORITY AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is aware that there is reportedly abundant noise pollution by way of  using  loud  speakers  in  the  mosques  and  whether  any  efforts  to  ban  the  use  of loudspeakers between 10 pm and 6 am across all the States in the country has been made and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether there should be a ban on the use of loud speakers taking into confidence all the stakeholders and the community members, in the larger interest of all which causes inconvenience and disturbance in the areas within the vicinity of the mosques mainly in the cities; and

(c) whether the Government has a uniform law regarding the use of loudspeakers in all the States with the changing times and practices and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRI MUKHTAR ABBAS NAQVI)

(a)    to  (c)  The  Government  of  India  has  notified  the  Noise  Pollution  (Regulation  and Control),  2000  (Noise  Rules)  under  the  Environment  (Protection)  Act,  1986  for  the regulation  &  control  of  noise  producing  &  generating  sources.  These  rules  govern  the restriction of the use of loudspeaker, public address systems and sound producing system etc. The Noise Rules may be referred at M/o Environment, Forests & Climate Change's website: http://moef.gov.in/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/noise-pollution-rules-en.pdf. The implementation of these rules rests with the authorities of State Government.

The violation  of  Noise  Rules  is  a  criminal  offence  punishable  under  Section  15  of  the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 with imprisonment up to five years and fine up to Rs.

1 lakh. Vide  order  dated  6 th August,  2019;  Hon'ble  National  Green  Tribunal  in  the  matter  of Original Application No. 681 of 2018 had inter alia directed the following: '… Noise  Limiters  need  to  be  installed  on  potential  noise  polluting  devices,  including retrofitting the existing devices. Appropriate directions be issued by the States/UTs within three months in the same manner as directed by this Tribunal for Delhi vide order dated

01.08.2019 in O.A. No. 519/2016, Hardeep Singh & Ors. vs SDMC & Ors ….'

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3628 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-24
Subject: Road Infrastructure Projects
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Pintu

be pleased to state:

- (a) the total number of roads infrastructure projects undertaken by the  Government  during  2021  along  with  the  expenditure  incurred thereon;
- (b)  the  details  of  the  contributions  received  under  Public  Private Partnerships (PPP) mode for the purpose;
- (c) the total number of employment generated in that year as a result thereof;
- (d) the details of road construction projects which were postponed due to Covid pandemic during the last two years in the country, Statewise; and
- (e) the revised timelines set for completion of these projects?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a)  Development of National Highways (NHs) is a continuous process and the Ministry takes up NH projects based on the requirements of connectivity, traffic density, inter se priority, and the availability of

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3628

ANSWERED ON 24 TH  MARCH, 2022

## ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS

3628. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR PINTU:

## WILL THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

resources. 553 National Highways Projects in a length of 10,964 Km have been awarded during 2020-21. Expenditure incurred for ongoing works of National Highways (NHs) Projects during 2020-21 is Rs 1,

53,240 Crore. (b)  The  contributions  received  under  Public  Private  Partnerships (PPP) mode during 2020-21 is Rs 12,476 Crore. (c) It has been estimated that 4076 mandays of work is created for every km of road constructed. In addition, a road project has a force multiplier effect on the economy that results in creation of indirect employment.

(d) & (e) Construction works on National Highways were delayed to some extent due to the Covid-19 pandemic, and the loss of time was estimated to be generally in the range of 3-9 months depending upon the  project  parameters.  The  Government  has  taken  several  steps under Atmanirbhar Bharat like, granting time extensions for 3 to 9 months,  relaxation  in  contract  provisions  for  ensuring  cash  flow, direct payment to sub-contractors and release of retention/security money to augment cash flow, waiver of penalty in case of delay in submission of Performance Security (for new Contracts), to expedite the construction work to achieve the target.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3626 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-24
Subject: Affordable Rental Houses
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Vijay Kumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3626

## TO BE ANSWERED ON MARCH 24, 2022

## AFFORDABLE RENTAL HOUSES

## NO. 3626. SHRI VIJAY KUMAR:

Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be   pleased to state:

- (a) the outline of the scheme proposed by the Government to provide affordable rental houses to the urban poor and the migrant workers;
- (b) the manner in which the Government is likely to include industries in the initiative to provide assistance to the poor and the migrant
- workers;
- (c) whether there is any proposal to include Government agencies such as Central Public Works Department (CPWD) and National Buildings Construction Corporation (NBCC) thereunder; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE (SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

(a): Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has launched Affordable

Rental Housing Complexes (ARHCs) as a sub-scheme of Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana Urban (PMAY-U) to provide dignified living to urban migrantsl poor near their workplaceThis scheme is being implemented through two models as under:

- Model-I: Utilizing existing Government funded vacant houses constructed under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JnNURM) and Rajiv Awas Yojana (RAY) to convert into ARHCs through Public Private Partnership (PPP) or by Public Agencies,

- Model-2: Construction, Operation & Maintenance of ARHCs by Publicl Private Entities on their own available vacant land:

ARHCs scheme is being implemented in all Statutory Towns as per Census 2011 and Towns notified subsequently, Notified Planning Areas and areas of Developmentl Special Area Developmentl Industrial Development

Beneficiaries for ARHCs   belong to Economically Weaker Sectionl Low Income Group who are urban migrantsl poor. They include labour, urban poor (street vendors, rickshaw pullers, other service providers etc.), industrial workers, and migrants working with marketl trade associations, educationall health institutions, hospitality sector,  long term touristsl visitors, students or any other persons of such category:

Further, the details of ARHCs scheme are available in its   Operational Guidelines at http-llarhc-mohua-gov\_inlfilesUpload/Operational-Guidelinesof-ARHCs-pdf:

- to (d): As per  scheme guidelines of ARHCS, all land owning Publicl Private Entities including Central Public Works Department (CPWD), National Buildings Construction Corporation (NBCC) and industrial companies may construct; operate and maintain ARHCs on their own available vacant land for urban migrantsl poor, under Model- 2.

Under Model-2 of the scheme, MoHUA has issued the Expression of Interest (Eol) three times to shortlist the Publicl Private Entities for construction of ARHCs for urban migrantsl poor on their own available vacant land. Pursuant to said proposals for construction of 78,885 new ARHC units have been sanctioned: Eol,

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3625 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-24
Subject: Bagaha-Madanpur-Paniyavaha National Highway
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Sunil Kumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3625 ANSWERED ON 24 TH   MARCH, 2022

## BAGAHA-MADANPUR-PANIYAVAHA NATIONAL HIGHWAY

3625. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR:

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

be pleased to state:

(a) Whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  the  commuters have to face difficulties in movement due to non-construction of National Highway (NH)-727 from Bagaha to Paniyavaha via Madanpur;

(b) If so, whether the Government has formulated any proposal for construction of this NH; and

(c) If so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a) (b) & (c) Yes, Sir. The widening of existing NH from Km 97 to Km 104.200 (Madanpur More) and from Km 104.200 (Madanpur More) to Km 110 (U.P. Border)  were  sanctioned  in  2  packages.  However,  bituminous  renewal work over existing surface has been done from Km 97 to Km 104.200, while bituminous renewal work from Km 104.200 (Madanpur More) to Km 110 (U.P. Border) could not be done as Forest Department did not allow work in Valmiki wildlife sanctuary & Tiger Reserve.

This Ministry has taken up DPR work for developing an alternative alignment of above said stretch.

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