Lok Sabha Question No. 275 (STARRED), answered on 2025-12-18
Subject: Drainage Project in Machilipatnam
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Balashowry Vallabhaneni

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING ANDURBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. 275 TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 18, 2025

## DRAINAGE PROJECT IN MACHILIPATNAM

## NO. 275. SHRI BALASHOWRY VALLABHANENI:

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

- (a) the date on which the project to provide drainage facility in Machilipatnam  with  an estimated cost of Rupees eight crore in Krishna district of Andhra Pradesh was proposed;
- (b)
- whether it is true that the project is still going on;
- (c) if so, the reasons for the delay and the time by which the project is likely to be completed; and
- (d) whether there is any cost and time overrun in the project and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI MANOHAR LAL)

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

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) TO (d) OF STARRED QUESTION  NO.  275  DUE  FOR  ANSWER  IN  THE  LOK  SABHA  ON  18TH DECEMBER, 2025 REGARDING 'DRAINAGE PROJECT IN MACHILIPATNAM'

(a) to (d): Water and Sanitation are State subjects and management of drainage falls under the purview of the State Governments and the Urban Local Bodies (ULBs)/ Urban Development Authorities at city/ town level who are responsible for maintaining the drainage and sewerage system. Further, as per 12 th  Schedule of the Constitution, Urban Planning is the function of Urban Local Bodies (ULBs)/ Urban Development Authorities. Government  of  India  supplements  the  efforts  of  the  States  through schematic interventions/ advisories. It provides financial and technical support to the States.

Under  Atal  Mission  for  Rejuvenation  and  Urban  Transformation (AMRUT), two drainage projects in Machilipatnam city of Krishna district in Andhra Pradesh costing ₹11.09 crore and ₹7.93 crore were approved by the  Ministry  of  Housing  and  Urban  Affairs  during  the  financial  year 2016-17.  As  reported  by  the  State  Government,  the  administrative approval of the State Government for this drainage project was accorded on 24.05.2017. The details of the projects are as under:

| Title                                                           |   Project Cost (In Rs. Cr.) | Physical progress (%)   |   Expenditure (In Rs. Cr.) |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------------|
| Construction of storm water outfall drainage network            |                       11.09 | 90                      |                       6.81 |
| Construction of storm water outfall drainage network - Phase II |                        7.93 | 47                      |                       2.54 |
| Total                                                           |                       19.02 |                         |                       9.35 |

The  State  has  informed  that  the  above  work  was  awarded  on 04.01.2018 and so far, the agency has completed ₹9.35 crore of work. Against the targeted 9.81 Km of drainage network, 5.68 Km has been executed.  The  State  Government  has  also  informed  that  the  delay occurred mainly due to Covid pandemic, non-availability of raw materials/ labour, etc. Due to slow progress, the State Government has approved closure of the contract and permitted Engineer in Chief, Public Health, Tadepalli for tendering of the balance works. As informed by the State, there is no cost overrun in the project.

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