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Lok Sabha Question No. 307 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-03
Subject: Achievements of UDAN-RCS
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Arvind Dharmapuri

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 307 (To be answered on the February 2022) 3rd

## ACHIEVEMENTS OF UDAN-RCS

## 307. SHRI ARVIND DHARMAPURI

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

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be pleased to state:-

- (a) the details of progress and achievements made by UDAN Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS) till date;
- (c) if s0, the details thereof;
- (6) whether the Government proposes to commence another phase of UDANRCS to augment air connectivity to remote locations in the country;
- (d) whether any district in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh has been developed or proposed to be developed under UDAN RCS till date in all phases;
- (f) the details of methods to determine the fare of the tickets under UDANRCS?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

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

(a) to (c): Ministry of Civil Aviation has launched Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS)- UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) on 21-10-2016 to stimulate regional air connectivity from unserved/ underserved airports in the country and making air travel affordable to the masses Under RCS UDAN; 948 valid routes have been awarded; of which; 403 Routes connecting 65 unserved and underserved airports including 8 Heliports & 2 Water Aerodromes have been operationalized' UDAN has transformed the way people travel in Tier-2 and Tier-3 cities. Regional airports like Jharsuguda, Kishangarh, Belgaum, Darbhanga, etc have been witnessing  exponential\_growth in air traffic The linkage between the Civil Aviation Sector and Economic Growth is well recognized. International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) study shows that the air connectivity has an economic multiplier of 3.1 and employment multiplier of 6.1. RCS UDAN is an ongoing scheme where bidding rounds are conducted periodically for covering more destinations/stations and routes under the scheme.

(d) & (e): UDAN is a market demand driven Scheme. Interested airlines based on their assessment of demand on particular routes, submit their proposals at the time of bidding under UDAN. Airports Authority of India(AAD), the Implementing Agency, has identified Nagarjuna Sagar (Water Aerodrome) in Telangana for seaplane operations under UDAN. Kadapa, Kurnool and Prakasam Barrage (Water Aerodrome) have been identified in Andhra Pradesh under the Scheme. Selected Airline Operators(SAOs) have commenced operations from Kadapa & Kurnool airports under UDAN.

(f): Under the UDAN Scheme, an indicative airfare of Rs. 2500/- per passenger indexed to inflation for a distance of 500 km to 600 km for UDAN seats on RCS routes (equivalent about 1 hour 0f flight) has been fixed.
Lok Sabha Question No. 306 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-03
Subject: Implementation of NUDM in Tamil Nadu
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Dr. T. Sumathy (a) Thamizhachi Thangapandian

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 306 TO BE ANSWERED ON FEBRUARY 03, 2022

## IMPLEMENTATION OF NUDM IN TAMIL NADU

NO. 306. DR. T. SUMATHY (a) THAMIZHACHI THANGAPANDIAN:

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

- (a) the budgetary allocation for the implementation of National Urban Digital Mission (NUDM) in Tamil Nadu;
- (b) the details of various projects undertaken under NUDM which facilitates transgenders and women;
- (c) the details Of public-private partnership projects undertaken under NUDM in Tamil Nadu; and
- (d) whether the stakeholder consultations for these programmes included affected communities and if SO, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

(SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

(a) to (d): National Urban Digital Mission (NUDM) aims to build shared digital infrastructure that will strengthen capacity of India's urban ecosystem to solve complex urban problems at scale and speed:

NUDM will make available to all States and Union Territories (UTs) foundational digital building blocks, ready-to-use platforms, standards, specifications, and frameworks for improving urban governance: It supports States and UTs online municipal services to their citizens including women and transgenders: The implementation of NUDM is being anchored by the Centre for Digital Governance (CDG) at National Institute Of Urban Affairs (NIUA): Stakeholders' consultation is part of the approach towards implementation of NUDM, and engagements have been held with various Governments, including Tamil Nadu. The allocation under NUDM is utilized to develop ready-to-use platforms, software   applications, frameworks, tools etc- which are made available for the benefit of all StatesIUTs:

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Lok Sabha Question No. 303 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-03
Subject: Price Increase of Raw Materials
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Kotha Prabhakar  Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 303 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.02.2022

## PRICE INCREASE OF RAW MATERIALS

## 303.             SHRI KOTHA PRABHAKAR REDDY:

Will the Minister of MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  MSMEs  in  various  States  are  badly  hit  by  the  rise  in  the  prices  of  raw Materials and that it was affecting livelihoods of lakhs of workers and there were instances that the  Centre  and  the  State  Governments  were  ignoring  the  protests  suggestions  by  MSMEs  on various issues and urged them to intervene to help MSME sector; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI NARAYAN RANE)

(a)&(b): The  National  Small  Industries  Corporation  Limited  (NSIC)  a  Public  Sector Undertaking  under  the  Ministry  of  Micro,  Small  and  Medium  Enterprise  (MSME)  facilitates MSMEs to meet their raw material requirement by making arrangements with bulk manufacturers for  procuring  the  materials  and  supplying  the  same  to  MSMEs.  NSIC  also  provides  financial assistance  to  MSMEs  under  their  Raw  Material  Assistance  (RMA)  Scheme  against  bank guarantee for payment to the suppliers. The issue of regular increase in prices of raw materials specifically post-pandemic was regularly taken up by NSIC with the bulk producers. Further, the Government of India has taken several measures to deal with the issue of rise in raw materials including MSME sector, which include:

- (i) To ensure enhanced production and availability of iron ore and steel, steps like reforms in mining and mineral policy early operationalization of forfeited working mines of Odisha by  the  State/Central  PSUs  and  ramping  up  production  and  capacity  utilization  by  steel producers have been taken by the Government.
- (ii) In Union Budget 2021-22, Customs Duty has been reduced uniformly to 7.5% on Semis, Flat  and  Long  products  of  non-alloy,  alloy  and  stainless  steels.  Further,  Basic  Custom Duty (BCD) on steel scrap  has  been  exempted  for  a  period  up  to  31 st March,  2022.  In addition to the above, ADD and CVD on certain steel products have also been revoked / temporarily revoked.
- (iii) To give relief to secondary and MSME sector steel industry engaged in Housing/construction  sector,  TMT  bars  below  8  mm  have  been  exempted  from  the purview  of  the  Quality  Control  Order,  as  these  are  primarily  used  for  non-critical applications.
- (iv) Ministry of Steel has also issued clarifications to CPWD, MoRTH etc. that steel produced through various routes of production using iron ore, steel scrap and DRI should be treated at par if the steel produced conforms to the relevant BIS standards.
Lok Sabha Question No. 301 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-03
Subject: Installation of Energy Generators
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Kirit Premjibhai Solanki

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 301

ANSWERED ON 03.02.2022

## INSTALLATION OF ENERGY GENERATORS

301. DR. (PROF.) KIRIT PREMJIBHAI SOLANKI

Will the Minister of NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY be pleased to state:

- (a)    whether the Government proposes to install solar-wind energy generators in fisheries across the country;
- (b)    if so, the details thereof
- (c)  whether the Government also proposes to promote the scheme/programme by educating fishermen about the climate change;
- (d)    if so, the details thereof, and
- (e)  the quantum of funds allocated, released and utilized for the said purpose during the last three years and the current year, State-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER

## (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a)to(e) Currently, there is no proposal for installation of solar-wind energy generators in fisheries across the country.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 297 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-03
Subject: Sewage Treatment Plant under AMRUT
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: M. K. Raghavan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING

## AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 297

## To BE ANSWERED ON FEBRUARY 2022 03,

## SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT UNDER AMRUT

NO. 297 . SHRI M.K RAGHAVAN:

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware of   Sewage Treatment Plant at Aavikkal under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban transformation (AMRUT), if so, the details thereof;
- whether the Government has given any financial support to Kozhikode corporation under AMRUT for the sewage treatment plant at Aavikkal;
- if so, the details thereof; and ( whether the Government is in receipt of any proposal under AMRUT for Kozhikode and if SO, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

(SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a): Government of Kerala has taken up a 7 MLD (million litre per day) Sewage Treatment Plant (STP)project at Aavikkal under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban transformation (AMRUT): The project awarded on 22.4.2021 and initial survey has been completed:
- (b) and (c): Projects under AMRUT are funded through Central as well as State and Urban However, Central shares are not released project or city-wise: Cost of the STP project at Aavikkalis {71.57 crore:
- (d): Government of Kerala has taken up 50 projects worth {306.93 in the city of Kozhikode under AMRUT: Of these; 45 projects worth {138.28 crore have been   completed and 5 projects worth {168.65 crore are under implementation:

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Lok Sabha Question No. 292 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-03
Subject: Fly Ash Bricks Manufacturer
Ministry: MICRO,SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Raksha Nikhil Khadse, Manoj Kishorbhai Kotak

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 292 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.02.2022

## FLY ASH BRICKS MANUFACTURER

## 292. SHRIMATI RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE: SHRI MANOJ KOTAK:

Will the Minister of MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES be pleased to state:

- (a)      whether the Government is aware of a large number of micro and small scale fly ash bricks  manufacturers  forcibly  pushed  into  closures  since  more  than  100  days  due  to  the notification brought by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change for the fly ash disposal thereby loss of many jobs for the workers and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)      whether  the  Government  proposing  any  steps  in  this  regard  to  revive  operations  of these  industries  and  to  set  aside  the  notification  brought  and  if  so,  the  reaction  of  the Government thereto;
- (c)      whether the Government proposes to allot the fly ash to these micro & small industries on top priority and then let them do whatever they want after the allotment for reinstating the functioning of these industries; and
- (d)     if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SHRI NARAYAN RANE)

(a) to (d): Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises does not maintain the data with  respect  to  closures  of  MSMEs.  However,  as  informed  by  Ministry  of  Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoEFCC), the notification on ash utilization from coal and lignite based thermal power plants was published vide S.O.5481(E) dated 31.12.2021 and mandates thermal power plants to utilize current generation ash and legacy ash in prescribed timelines. The  thermal  power  plants  failing  to  meet  prescribed  utilisation  timelines  will  be  imposed environmental compensation on unutilised quantity. The supply of ash is based on mutually agreed terms between thermal power plant and user agency to meet the utilization timelines. The supply of ash free of charge is applicable only when a notice is served by the Thermal Power Plant to specified users such as road laying activities, construction of road and flyover embankments, shoreline protection structures in coastal districts, dams, and mixing of ash in overburden dumps and backfilling in mines'.

The National Small Industries Corporation Limited (NSIC), a Public Sector Undertaking under this Ministry, facilitates Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) to meet their raw material requirement by making arrangements with bulk manufacturers for procuring the materials and supplying the same to MSMEs.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 284 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-03
Subject: Dispute Resolution Between HSCL and NTPC
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Bhavana Gawali (Patil), Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOk SABHA

To

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 284 BE ANSWERED ON FEBRUARY 03, 2022

## DISPUTE RESOLUTION BETWEEN HSCL AND NTPC NO. 284. SHRIMATI BHAVANA PUNDALIKRAO GAWALI: SHRI SNAJAY JADHAV:

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware of a meeting of Committee of Secretaries on 20.12.2021 between Secretary, Housing and Urban Affairs and Secretary, Power for resolution of a commercial dispute through Administrative Mechanism for Resolution of CPSE's Disputes (AMRCD) between HSCL and NTPC and if SO, the details thereof;
- (b) whether Cabinet Secretary is the second level (tier) and whose decision would be finallbinding on all concerned for resolving commercial disputes through newly created mechanism of AMRCD and if SO, the details thereof;
- whether the Cabinet Secretary strictly adheres with the time by the AMRCD  guidelines dated 22 2018 while resolving the commercial disputes through AMRCD, if SO, the time and date given by the Cabinet Secretary; and May
- (d) whether the Ministry contemplates to demand MSME interest rate from NTPC for the sub-contractor of HSCL as mandated in the MSME act and if sO, the details of the proposal submitted to AMRCD in this regard?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a) A meeting of theCommittee of Secretaries (CoS)   consisting Of Secretary, Department of Legal Affairs, Secretary, Ministry of of Housing and Urban Affairs under Administrative Mechanism for Resolution of CPSEs Disputes (AMRCD) was held on 22.12.2021 to consider the commercial dispute between NTPC and HSCL. After   deliberation, it has been   agreed that the matter should be referred to Cabinet Secretary for advice: (b) Yes, Sir: The Cabinet Secretary is the final appellate authority under Permanent Machinery of Arbitration (PMA) and AMRCD. C) The proposallappeal to be referred to the Cabinet Secretary has not been finalised: The proposal submitted to AMRCD uphold the award made yet
- d) was to by the sole arbitrator, hence no claim was preferred under MSME Act:
Lok Sabha Question No. 283 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-03
Subject: Action for Breach of Passenger Service System
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Dayakar Pasunoori, Kavitha Malothu, Venkatesh Netha Borlakunta, Gaddam Ranjith Reddy

283.

## LOK SABHA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL A VIATION

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 283 (To be answered on the February 2022) 3rd

## ACTION FOR BREACH OF PASSENGER SERVICE SYSTEM

SHRI PASUNOORI DAYAKAR SHRIMA TI KAVITHA MALOTHU SHRI VENKATESH NETHA BORLAKUNTA

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIA TION

be pleased to state: -

- (a) the details of the action taken by SITA (an aviation IT company) after breach of its Passenger Service System (PSS) under which data of passengers has been breached through a cyber attack;
- (c) whether the Government has allowed SITA to store PSS outside India and if the reasons therefor; and
- (6) whether the Government has taken any action on the said IT company and if s0, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to replace SITA by other service provider, if so, the details thereof and if not; the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

- (a): SITA has confirmed that several specific actions have been taken by them to strengthen various IT systems and processes to avoid recurrence of such incidents:
- (b): This was an incident of Cyber-attack; which was dealt by Air India Limited (AIL) itself:
- (c): After the merger of Air India and Indian Airlines, it was decided to host the PSS of Air India 0n a third party to be selected on a turnkey basis through a global tender. Mls SITA was selected through a global tender process in 201i. The Air India PSS data is kept at data centre of STA.
- (d): With the disinvestment %f Air India Limited (AIL) there is no longer any equity stake of Government of India in AIL. No action thus lies o the part of the Government:
Lok Sabha Question No. 282 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-03
Subject: Extraction of Methane
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Vishnu Dutt Sharma

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 282

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 03 rd  FEBRUARY, 2022

## Extraction of Methane

## 282    SHRI VISHNU DATT SHARMA:

## पेोलयम और ाक ृ तक गैस मंी

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

- (a) whether the Government is making efforts for commercial extraction of methane hydrate  deposits  in  Krishna-Godavari  basin  and  Mahanadi-  Andaman  basin  which has potential to make the country energy independent;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## पेोलयम और ाक ृ तक गैस मंालय म राय मंी ( ी रामेवर तेल )

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

- (a)  &  (b):  Yes  Sir.  Gas  hydrate  exploration  in  India  is  steered  by  the  Ministry  of Petroleum & Natural Gas under National Gas Hydrate Program (NGHP). Till date, two  expeditions, the first in 2006 (NGHP-01) and the second in 2015 (NGHP-02) have been undertaken under National Gas Hydrate Program. Under NGHP-01, 39 holes were drilled to  explore the presence  of gas  hydrate at  21  sites in KrishnaGodavari (KG), Mahanadi, Andaman, and Kerala-Konkan Basin. Under NGHP-02, 42 holes were drilled at 25 sites in KG and Mahanadi Basin.
- (c):  Does not arise in view of above.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 276 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-03
Subject: Development and Maintenance of NHs
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Jayanta Kumar Roy, Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo

be pleased to state:

- (a) the steps taken/being taken by the Government for the development and maintenance of National Highways (NHs) in Bolangir of Odisha and Jalpaiguri of West Bengal during each of the last three years and the current year, NH-wise;
- (b) whether the construction work on these NHs has been completed within the stipulated time and if so, the details thereof along with the pending work as on date, NH-wise;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  put  in  place  any  mechanism  for monitoring the works on these NHs and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the details of NHs constructed/renovated by the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) in the aforesaid districts during the said period; and
- (e) the steps taken by the Government to improve the condition of NHs in the aforesaid districts?

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 276

ANSWERED ON 3 RD  FEBRUARY, 2022

## DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF NHs

276. DR. JAYANTA KUMAR ROY: SHRIMATI SANGEETA KUMARI SINGH DEO:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a) to (e) Six works at a cost of Rs 609.75 Crore for development and Six works at a cost of Rs 75.80 Crore for  maintenance of National Highways have been taken up in Bolangir District of Odisha and Jalpaiguri District of West Bengal during the last 3 years to improve the condition of NHs in these two Districts. Out of these, 5 works at a cost of Rs 177.04 Crore have been completed and the balance are in progress. Further, during the current year  one work at a cost of 117 crore has been included for development of NH in Bolangir  District  of  Odisha  in  the  Annual  Plan 2021-22.  No  National  Highway  in  Bolangir  District  of  Odisha  and Jalpaiguri District of West Bengal is entrusted to NHAI. Monitoring/supervision of NH works including those in Bolangir District of Odisha and Jalpaiguri District of West Bengal at different levels like State  PWDs,  Authority  Engineers  and  officers  of Ministry's  Regional Offices and Head Quarters is a continuous activity.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 274 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-03
Subject: Lease for Petroleum Depots
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: T. R. Paarivendhar

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 274 TO BE ANSWERED ON 3 rd February, 2022

## LEASE FOR PETROLEUM DEPOTS

## 274. DR. T.R.PAARIVENDHAR:

## पैोलयम और ाक ृ तक गैस मंी

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

- (a) whether negotiations between India and Sri Lanka over the cancellation of leases for 99 petroleum storage depots belongs to Indian Oil Corporation in Sri  Lanka's  Trincomalee  which  were  set  up  by  the  British  during  World War-II and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  it  is  also  true  that  Sri  Lankan  Government  has  decided  to  cancel and re-acquire the lease for these warehouses/petroleum storage depots;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the present status and outcome of these negotiations?

## ANSWER

## पैोलयम और ाक ृ तक गैस मंालय म रायमंी ( ी रामेवर तेल )

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

(a)to(d): On 6 th January 2022, agreements pertaining to the joint development of the Trincomalee Oil Tank Farm have been signed between Government  of  Sri  Lanka  (GoSL),  Ceylon  Petroleum  Corporation  (CPC) and Lanka IOC (subsidiary of Indian Oil Corporation Ltd).   The agreements signed pertain to allocation of tanks in Lower Tank Farms complex, already in use by Lanka IOC, for business activities of Lanka IOC and development of Upper Tank Farms by a joint venture company of CPC and Lanka IOC.

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