Lok Sabha Question No. 4791 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-31
Subject: Funds spent for Smart City Districts
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Kanimozhi Karunanidhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4791 TO BE ANSWERED ON MARCH 31, 2022

## FUNDS SPENT FOR SMART CITY DISTRICTS

## NO. 4791. SHRIMATI KANIMOZHI KARUNANIDHI:

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

- (a) the total amount of funds spent for the smart city districts in the State of Tamil Nadu under the Smart Cities Mission (SCM) so far since the inception of the scheme, including the amount spent on storm water drains, year and project-wise;
- b) whether the Government has undertaken any studies on the effectiveness of the projects built under SCM in preventing seasonal floods in the districts of Tamil Nadu; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

- (a) to (c): Government of India launched the Smart Cities Mission (SCM) on 25 June 2015. 100 Smart Cities have been selected through 4 rounds of competition from January 2016 to June 2018. 11 cities of Tamil Nadu, i.ev Chennai, Coimbatore, Erode, Madurai, Salem, Thanjavur, Thoothukudi, Tiruchirappalli,  Tirunelveli,  Tiruppur and Vellore have been selected for development as Smart Cities: The status of projects, funds released and utilized by Smart Cities in Tamil Nadu is given in Annexure-L

Integrated Command and Control Centers (ICCCs) have been operationalized in 76 Smart Cities   (including 11 Smart Cities in Tamil Nadu): These ICCCs are playing important role in ensuring better monitoring and efficiency in areas like traffic management, solid waste management, water distribution management  Disaster Management is a key component of their functionsSeveral Smart Cities have   deployed Disaster Management, Emergency Response and Early Warning Systems to monitor water-logging, present and manage urban flooding and coordinate disaster management activities- The State Government of Tamil Nadu has informed that Coimbatore and Tuticorin Smart Cities have carried out the studies to prevent flooding: A Committee has also been formed and tasked to give area-specific storm water drainage plans and to devise long-term plans for Chennai. The details of Storm Water Drainage (SWD) projects of Smart Cities in Tamil Nadu is given in Annexure-KL

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## Anexure-Lin\_reply to parts a to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4791 for answer on 31.03.2022 regarding Funds spent for Smart City Districts asked bY Shrimati Kanimozhi Karunanidhi\_Hon'ble\_MP

## Status of\_projects\_of Smart Cities\_in Tamil Nadu

| Smart City      | Funds released by Central Government under SCM   | Funds utilized by Smart City   | DPR Stage   | DPR Stage   | Tender Stage    | Tender Stage   | Work Order Stage   | Work Order Stage   | Work Completed   | Work Completed   | Total    | Total     |
|-----------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------|-------------|-----------------|----------------|--------------------|--------------------|------------------|------------------|----------|-----------|
| Smart City      | Funds released by Central Government under SCM   | Funds utilized by Smart City   | Projects    | Amount      | No. of Projects | Amount         | No: of Projects    | Amount             | No: of Projects  | Amount           | Projects | Amount    |
| Chennai         | 497.62                                           | 386.70                         |             | 0.00        |                 | 41.92          |                    | 322.29             | 37               | 599.64           | 46       | 963.85    |
| Coimbatore      | 490.00                                           | 390.41                         |             | 0.00        |                 | 0.00           | 17                 | 819.58             | 56               | 322.62           | 73       | 1142.20   |
| Erode           | 392.00                                           | 286.07                         |             | 0.00        |                 | 14.87          | 35                 | 717.84             | 17               | 617.80           | 55       | 1350.51   |
| Madurai         | 392.00                                           | 361.22                         |             | 0.00        |                 | 0.00           | 10                 | 1804.73            |                  | 87.65            | 14       | 1892.38   |
| Salem           | 392.00                                           | 343.00                         |             | 0.00        |                 | 0.00           | 29                 | 675.41             | 57               | 1221.04          | 86       | 1896.45   |
| Thanjavur       | 294.00                                           | 289.00                         | 12          | 60.80       |                 | 37.55          | 66                 | 849.33             | 29               | 149.75           | 112      | 1097.43   |
| Thoothukudi     | 294.00                                           | 285.86                         |             | 0.00        |                 | 0.00           | 40                 | 1024.50            | 28               |                  | 68       | 1157.66   |
| Tiruchirappalli | 294.00                                           | 290.55                         |             | 0.00        |                 | 0.00           | 49                 | 1348.60            | 32               |                  | 81       | 1539.24   |
| Tirunelveli     | 294.00                                           | 287.80                         |             | 14.89       |                 | 13.48          | 51                 | 622.20             | 30               | 1199.64          | 84       | 1850.21   |
| Tiruppur        | 392.00                                           | 384.36                         |             | 0.00        |                 | 0.00           | 19                 | 2500.60            |                  | 379.38           | 26       | 2879.98   |
| Vellore         | 343.00                                           | 290.15                         |             | 0.00        |                 | 65.60          | 27                 | 1840.56            | 16               | 443.72           | 45       | 2349.88   |
| Total           | 4,074.62                                         | 3,595.12                       | 13          | 75.69       | 13              | 173.42         | 351                | 12,525.64          | 313              | 5,345.04         | 690      | 18,119.79 |

Source: SCM Geospatial Management Information System (GMIS) as on March 4,2022)

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## Annexure-Iin\_reply to parts 31.03.2022 regarding Funds spent for Smart City Districts asked bY Shrimati Kanimozhi Karunanidhi\_Hon'ble\_MP

## Details of SWD projects of Smart Cities\_in Tamil Nadu

| S.No.   | Smart City   | Name of project                                                                                                                                                                               |   Project cost | Milestone             |
|---------|--------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|-----------------------|
|         | Chennai      | Augmentation of existing storm water network Phase 2, Construction of missing link in SWD drain.                                                                                              |           9.37 | Work completed        |
|         | Chennai      | Restoration of water bodies.                                                                                                                                                                  |          12.35 | Work completed        |
| 3       | Chennai      | storm water drain missing link in various locations in Chennai city                                                                                                                           |          97.31 | Work completed        |
|         | Chennai      | Storm water drain missing link in various location in Chennai city phase 2                                                                                                                    |          44.05 | Work completed        |
| 5       | Chennai      | Mambalam Canal ~Construction of flood protection retaining wall including canal shared pathway, track formation of park lining; cycle                                                         |          24.17 | Under Implementation  |
|         | Chennai      | Design, engineering and construction of storm water drain to prevent water logging in and around Bazullah road Nagar in Adyar Basin Zone 10 and Thirumalipillai road in Adyar Basin in Zone 9 |          21.95 | Under Implementation  |
|         | Thanjavur_   | Development of Storm Water Drainage at Divan Nagar:                                                                                                                                           |           1.57 | Under Implementation  |
|         | Thanjavur_   | Development of Strom Water Drainage at Kallukatti Street                                                                                                                                      |           5.75 | Under Implementation  |
|         | Thanjavur    | Development of Strom Water Drainage at Seppanaikanvari_                                                                                                                                       |           6    | Under_Implementation  |
| 10      | Thanjavur    | Redevelopment of Atham Khan Channel                                                                                                                                                           |           7    | Under Implementation  |
| 11      | Thanjavur    | Development of Strom Water Drainage at Anandham Nagar 2 Packages:                                                                                                                             |           0.84 | Under_Implementation  |
| 12      | Thanjavur_   | Development of Strom Water Drainage from Pilukaratheru to Chinmaya Pillai Street (Atham Khan Channel _ 3 Packages                                                                             |           8    | Under Implementation_ |
| 13      | Thanjavur    | Additional Components for Divan Nagar SWD                                                                                                                                                     |           0.42 | Under_Implementation  |
| 14      | Thanjavur_   | Construction of Storm Water Drain in Kundavai Nachiyar Arts College Road                                                                                                                      |           3.14 | Under Implementation  |
| 15      | Salem        | Improvement in Vellakuttai Channel from Kumaragiri Eri outlet upto Kurinji Zone-III. Nagar,                                                                                                   |           9.15 | Work Completed        |
| 16      | Salem        | Improvement of Storm Water Drain-ABD Area_                                                                                                                                                    |           3.09 | Work Completed        |
| 17      | Salem        | Strom Water Drainage Odai Improvement Phase II:                                                                                                                                               |           4.37 | Work Completed        |

|   S.No. | Smart City       | Name of project                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |   Project cost | Milestone            |
|---------|------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|----------------------|
|      18 | Salem            | Improvement of Storm Water Drains and Culverts at Kalidhasar  main road South side, Sanniyasigundu main road, Gandhimahan Street from Anniyasigundu main road to Vellakuttaiodai JR Cambridge school back side and Vellakuttai Channel.                      |           5.53 | Work Completed       |
|      19 | Vellore          | Providing Retaining Wall at zone II ABD Area                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |          10    | Under Implementation |
|      20 | Vellore          | RCC Lining                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |          29    | Under Implementation |
|      21 | Vellore          | Smart channel from Mandaiveli Kanaru to Thandumariammankoil and Sakthi for Flood Mitigation_ Nagar                                                                                                                                                           |           6    | Under Implementation |
|      22 | Vellore          | Smart channel from Mangamandi to Vellore Kitchen_for Flood Mitigation                                                                                                                                                                                        |           4.5  | Under Implementation |
|      23 | Vellore          | Smart Channel Development from VOC Nagar to 34th street (W-24), NHAI Road (near Mosque) to Thandumarriyaman Koil (W-17), Kagithapattari Arcot Road to Sepanthi Colony upto Nickelsion Channel (W-16), Arcot Road to Nickel Son Channel for Flood Mitigation: |           7.15 | Under Implementation |
|      24 | Vellore          | Improvement of Channels_in ABD area                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |          24    | Under Implementation |
|      25 | Vellore          | Smart channel from Sarkar to Kangayanallur for Flood Mitigation_ Thoppu                                                                                                                                                                                      |           5.43 | Under_Implementation |
|      26 | Tiruppur_        | Macro Drainage                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |          16.23 | Under Implementation |
|      27 | Tiruppur_        | Macro Drainages Pkg IL                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |          28.93 | Under_Implementation |
|      28 | Thoothukudi      | Storm Water Drainage                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |          43.22 | Under_Implementation |
|      29 | Thoothukudi      | Storm water drain for flood mitigation_                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |          76.22 | Under Implementation |
|      30 | Thoothukudi      | Flood mitigation -SWD-Phase-III ~Packages -I, IL IIIV                                                                                                                                                                                                        |          47.61 | Under_Implementation |
|      31 | Thoothukudi      | Storm Water Drain for flood mitigation at NH                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |          69.71 | Work Completed       |
|      32 | Thoothukudi      | Storm Water Drain Phase 2 package LILV,VI                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |          38.14 | Work Completed       |
|      33 | Tiruchirappalli  | Reconstruction of Smart Strom Water drain with RCC Cover Slab, Cross Culvert; Smart Channel and Retaining_Wall Part 1 50 Works.                                                                                                                              |          46.69 | Under Implementation |
|      34 | Tiruchirappalli_ | Reconstruction of Smart Strom Water drain with RCC Cover Slab, Cross Culvert, Smart                                                                                                                                                                          |          20.41 | Work Completed       |