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Lok Sabha Question No. 1953 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-14
Subject: Shahjahanpur Bypass
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Arun Kumar Sagar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1953

ANSWERED ON 14 TH  DECEMBER, 2023

## SHAHJAHANPUR BYPASS

## 1953. SHRI ARUN KUMAR SAGAR:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

## be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  construction  work  from  Khutaar  bypass  to  Shahjahanpur bypass  section  is  being  carried  out  on  NH-731  under  Shahjahanpur Parliamentary Constituency of Uttar Pradesh and if so, the details and present status thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has received representations regarding the use of substandard material by the executing agency in the said section of NH-731 by the public representatives and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  taken/proposes  to  take  any  legal  action against  the  executing  agency  and  officials  responsible  after  thorough investigation of the work being undertaken on National Highway-731 from Shahjahanpur  Bypass  to  Khutaar  Bypass  by  constituting  a  high  level technical committee at the Ministry level; and
- (d)     if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)    Yes Sir, the work of Improvement and Up-gradation of Existing Road to 2/4-lane  with  Paved  Shoulder  from  Km  40.000  to  km  88.750,  from  start  of Khutar Bypass to start of Shahjahanpur Bypass, of NH-731 (Pkg-1) in the state of Uttar Pradesh on EPC mode has been started w.e.f. 03.02.2023. The work is under implementation stage with physical progress of 36%. (b) Yes Sir, the complaints regarding use of sub standards material have been received from Hon'ble M.P., Shahjahanpur and Hon'ble MLA Powayan. (c) & (d) A  Technical  Committee  has  been  constituted  by  NHAI  HQ,  New Delhi for quality inspection of the said work. The committee has undertaken site  inspection  on  05.12.2023  and  took  samples  which  have  been  sent  for testing.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1952 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-14
Subject: Airport in Nagapattinam
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: M. Selvaraj

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 1952

(To be answered on the 14 th  December 2023)

## AIRPORT IN NAGAPATTINAM

## 1952. SHRI M. SELVARAJ

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

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

(a) to (c): Government of India (GoI) has formulated a Greenfield Airports (GFA) Policy, 2008 for development of new Greenfield airports in the country. As per the policy, if any developer including the State Government desires to develop an airport, they are required to identify a suitable site and get the Pre-feasibility Study conducted for construction of airport and submit a proposal to the Central Government for 'Site Clearance' followed by 'InPrinciple' approval.

Under this  Policy,  GoI  has  not  received    proposal  for  setting  up  of  a Greenfield  Airport  at  Nagapattinam,  Tamil  Nadu  either  from  State Government  of  Tamil  Nadu  or  any  Airport  Developer.

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be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Union Government has any proposal to set up an airport in Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu for the convenience of Pilgrims and tourists across the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?
Lok Sabha Question No. 1950 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-14
Subject: Enforcement of Traffic Laws
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Poonamben Hematbhai Maadam

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1950 ANSWERED ON 14 TH  DECEMBER, 2023

## ENFORCEMENT OF TRAFFIC LAWS

1950.  SHRIMATI POONAMBEN MAADAM:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of steps taken to strengthen enforcement of traffic laws;
- (b) the details of steps taken to improve emergency response time in the event of a road accident;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to install an inbuilt 'Moving Off Information  System'  (MOIS) in  certain  categories  of  four-wheeler passenger and commercial vehicles to reduce the possibility of collision with pedestrians and cyclists; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and Central Motor Vehicle Rules, 1989 as  amended  from  time  to  time  provides  for  enhanced  penalties  on violation of traffic rules for better road safety. Enforcement of traffic laws comes under the purview of respective State Governments and UT administrations.

(b) National Highways Authority India (NHAI) has developed a Computer Aided Dispatch System to assist the 1033 call centre operators to locate the  nearest  available  on-road  unit  (ambulance/crane/patrol  unit)  and developed NHAI ERS Mobile Application to relay the dispatch related information to the on-road units. This system has been developed to make the response to emergency calls faster. (c) and (d) The technical committees of the Government viz., Central Motor  Vehicle  Rules-Technical  Standing  Committee  (CMVR-TSC)  and Automotive Industry Standards Committee (AISC) has taken up the work to  formulate  standard  on  Moving  Off  Information  Systems  (MOIS)  for vehicles of categories M2 (Category M2 means a motor vehicle used for carriage of passengers, comprising nine or more seats in addition to the driver's  seat  and  having  a  maximum  Gross  Vehicle  Weight  not exceeding five tonnes), M3 (Category M3 means a motor vehicle used for carriage of passengers, comprising nine or more seats in addition to the  driver's  seat  and  having  a  Gross  Vehicle  Weight  ex ceeding  five tonnes), N2 (Category N2 means a motor vehicle used for carriage of goods and having a Gross Vehicle Weight exceeding 3.5 tonnes but not exceeding 12 tonnes) and N3 (Category N3 means a motor vehicle used for carriage of goods and having a Gross Vehicle Weight exceeding 12 tonnes). MOIS is an advanced driver assistance system to aid drivers in lowspeed  moving  off  from  rest  manoeuvres  that  may  involve  collisions between above referred category vehicles and vulnerable road users (pedestrians and cyclists). MOlS detects and informs the driver of the presence  of  pedestrians  and  cyclists  in  the  close-proximity  forward blind-spot of the vehicle.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1949 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-14
Subject: Data Driven Policy
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Vellalath Kochukrishnan Nair. Sreekandan

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

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1949 TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 14, 2023 DATA DRIVEN POLICY

- NO.   1949.   SHRI V.K. SREEKANDAN:

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

- (a) whether  it  is  a  fact  that  the  Government  is  making  raw  data  from Indian cities available on a single platform for academics, researchers and  stakeholders  to  help  data-driven  policy  making  and  if  so,  the details thereof;
- (b) whether it is also true that data from all 3739 municipal corporations would eventually be made available on the portal;
- (c) whether  it  is  also  true  that  the  said  initiatives  also  provide  the opportunity to create new frameworks based on open data; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to  (d)  :  Introduction  of  the  Data  Smart  Cities  strategy  in  2019  by  the Smart Cities Mission (SCM) was a key milestone in the journey towards datadriven  governance.  The  strategy  helped  catalyze  extensive  work  on  datadriven policies and implementation across the 100 smart cities. Launch of the Urban Outcomes Framework in 2022 enabled the sharing of data across 14 sectors, on 400+ parameters for 200+ cities on a portal called AMPLIFIan acronym for Assessment and Monitoring Platform for Liveable, Inclusive, and Future-ready Urban India.

Due to the amount and diversity of data available on it, AMPLIFI has become an important destination for urban data needs.  AMPLIFI is scalable and has the potential to become a repository of data from all towns and cities in the country.

The portal allows for creation of new frameworks. It allows for comparison across cities, analysis for specific sectors or indicators within a particular city  or  spanning  multiple  cities  and  enables  examination  of  correlation between different urban outcome indicators.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1948 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-14
Subject: Progress of Dharmapuri to Coimbatore Pipeline Project
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: V. Kalanidhi

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1948

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 14 TH  DECEMBER, 2023

## Progress of Dharmapuri to Coimbatore Pipeline Project

## 1948. DR. KALANIDHI VEERASWAMY:

## पेोलयम और ाक ृ तक गैस मंी

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

(a)  the  details  of  the  progress  report  of  the  Dharmapuri  to  Coimbatore  petroleum  pipeline project;

(b)  the  details  regarding  the  proposed  route of  the petroleum  pipeline from Dharmapuri  to Coimbatore and any modifications made to the initial plan;

(c)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  the  fact  that  the  contractors  for  Dharmapuri  to Coimbatore pipeline project are not yet allotted for its implementation;

(d) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and

(e) the current status of land acquisition for the said petroleum pipeline project?

## ANSWER पेोलयम 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 (e) Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. is implementing356 kmsIrugur (Coimbatore) to Devangonthi  (Bangalore)petroleum  pipeline  which,  inter-alia,  comprises  of  Dharmapuri  to Coimbatore  pipeline  section.  This  pipeline  route  is  passing  throughCoimbatore,  Tiruppur, Karur,  Erode,  Namakkal,  Salem,  Dharmapuri  and  Krishnagiri  districts  of  Tamil  Nadu  and through  Kolar  &  Bangalore  Rural  districts  in  Karnataka.  The  original  route  was  primarily cross-country route which have now been aligned along National Highways/State Highways/Major  District  Roads/Other  roads  to  the  extent  possible  in  consultation  with TamilNadu Industrial Development Corporation Limited (TIDCO) and Tamil Nadu Government.

The  status  of  pipeline  progress  is  being  regularly  monitored  by  Ministry  through  various reports  and  review  meetings.  Further, contract  for  laying  of  pipeline  has  been  awarded  on 09.12.2023. Of 356 km pipeline, Right of Way (RoW) is required for 251 km, Right of Use (RoU) is required for only 105 km, out of which BPCL already has existing RoU of 71 km and it requires new RoU of 34 Km. Out of this 34 km, Gazette notification under Section 3(1) of P&MP Act, 1962 has been published for 13 km.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1947 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-14
Subject: Funds for Renewable Energy Schemes
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: Beesetti  Venkata Satyavathi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1947

ANSWERED ON 14/12/2023

## FUNDS FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY SCHEMES

## 1947. DR. BEESETTI VENKATA SATYAVATHI

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

- (a) the amount of funds allocated/spent on the renewable energy schemes during the last three years;
- (b) the target fixed in terms of Megawatt for the renewable energy production; and
- (c) the total quantity of electricity distributed every year from the said production?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND POWER (SHRI R.K. SINGH)

- (a) The details of funds allocated and expenditure incurred under various schemes and programmes of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy are as follows:
- *Additional  funds  of  Rs.  2500  crore  provided  for  infusion  of  equity  in  Indian  Renewable  Energy Development Agency (IREDA) and Solar Energy Corporation of India (SECI)

(Rs. In Crores)

| Year    | Funds Allocated (Revised Estimates)   |   Expenditure |
|---------|---------------------------------------|---------------|
| 2020-21 | 3591.00                               |       3096.73 |
| 2021-22 | 7681.80*                              |       6792.83 |
| 2022-23 | 7033.00                               |       5745.86 |
| 2023-24 | 7848.00                               |       4034.26 |

(b) & (c) In line with Hon'ble Prime Minister's announcement at COP26, Ministry of New and Renewable Energy is working towards achieving 500 GW of installed electricity capacity from non-fossil sources by 2030.

According to the Central Electricity Authority's 'Report on Optimal Generation Capacity Mix for 202930', the said capacity would generate approximately 1076 Billion Units (BU) of electricity per annum.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1946 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-14
Subject: Shortage of Oil Refining Capacity
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Dibyendu Adhikari

## LOK SABHA

TO BE ANSWERED ON 14 th December, 2023

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO:1946

## Shortage of Oil Refining Capacity

1946. SHRIDIBYENDU ADHIKARI:

## पेोलयम और ाक ृ तक गैस मंी

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

- (a)  whetherthere  is  a  shortage  of  oil  refining  capacity  as  compared  to total demand for petroleum products in the country;
- (b) if so, the details of refining capacity and demand during the last five years and the current year;
- (c)  the  action  taken  by  the  Government  to  combat  the  increasingly growing demand-supply gap of petroleum products; and
- (d) the details of the proposals by the Government to meet-up the diesel demands to 163 MT by 2029-30?

## ANSWER

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

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

- (a)  and  (b):  No  Sir,India  is  a  net  exporter  of  Petroleum  Products.  The details of refining capacity and domestic demand of petroleum productsin last five years are as following:

| FY      |   Refining Capacity in Million Metric Ton per annum (MMTPA) |   Demand of Petroleum Products in MMTPA |
|---------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| 2018-19 |                                                       249.4 |                                   213.2 |
| 2019-20 |                                                       249.4 |                                   214.1 |
| 2020-21 |                                                       249.4 |                                   194.3 |
| 2021-22 |                                                       251.2 |                                   201.7 |
| 2022-23 |                                                       253.9 |                                   223   |

(c)and (d)Present Refining Capacity of Indian Refineries is 253.2 MMTPA. As per the data compiled by Centre of High Technology (CHT), a technical wing  of  Ministry  of  Petroleum  and  Natural  Gas  (MoPNG),  the  refining capacity of Indian Refineries is projected to increase by about 56 MMTPA by  the  year  2028,  this  capacity  is  likely  to  be  adequate  to  meet  the projected demand.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1945 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-14
Subject: Model Bills on Water Conservation
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Prabhubhai Nagarbhai Vasava

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1945

ANSWERED ON 14.12.2023

## MODEL BILLS ON WATER CONSERVATION

## 1945. SHRI PARBHUBHAI NAGARBHAI VASAVA

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the Government has circulated Model Bills on Water Conservation and Flood Plain Zoning to the State Governments;

(b)  if  so,  the  details  of  the  States  that  have  enacted  legislations  thereon  and  the  status  with  respect  to remaining States, Bill and State-wise; and

(c) the efforts made by the Government in this regard and the time by which all the States are expected to enact legislations on both the issues?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI ( SHRI BISHWESWAR TUDU )

(a)  to  (c) Government  of  India  has  continuously  impressed  upon  States  the  need  to  take  action  to implement  the  flood  plain  zoning  approach  in  development.  A  model  draft  bill  for  flood  plain  zoning legislation was circulated by the Union Government in 1975 to all the States. So far, Manipur, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand and erstwhile State of Jammu & Kashmir have enacted the legislation.  However, none of the States except  Uttarakhand  have  taken  steps  for  demarcation  of  flood  plain  till  date.  As  per  NGT  Order 2017, notification has been issued by the State Government of Uttar Pradesh vide Executive Order dated 4 th September, 2020 for identification and demarcation of flood plain on River Ganga from Haridwar to Unnao on one in twenty-five years' cycle.

No specific information is available on circulation of particularly 'Model Bill on Water Conservation' to the  State  Governments.  However,  Ministry  of  Jal  Shakti  has  circulated  a  'Model  Bill  for  Conservation, Protection, Regulation and Management of Groundwater 2016' to all the States/UTs to enable them to enact suitable ground water legislation for regulation of its development, which also includes provision of rain water harvesting. So far, 21 States/UTs have adopted and implemented the ground water legislation.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1944 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-14
Subject: Road Projects in Idukki
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Dean Kuriakose

be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of roads sanctioned in Idukki Parliamentary Constituency from 2019-20 to 2023-24; and
- (b) the details of the projects sanctioned to the Idukki Parliamentary Constituency through National Highway Logistic Management Limited (NHLML) and Central Road Infrastructure Fund (CRIF) from 2019-20 to 2023-24, project-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) Ministry of Road Transport and Highways is mainly responsible for development and maintenance of National Highways. Total 14 works amounting to Rs.1024 crore on National Highways passing fully or partly  through  Idukki  Parliamentary  Constituency  in  the  State  of Kerala have been sanctioned/awarded from 2019-20 to 2023-24.
- (b)  There  is  no  project  sanctioned  from  National  Highway Logistic Management Limited (NHLML) to the Idukki Parliamentary Constituency from 2019-20 to 2023-24. The details of project roads passing fully or partly through Idukki Parliamentary Constituency and sanctioned under Central Road Infrastructure Fund (CRIF) from 201920 to 2023-24 are Annexed.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1944 ANSWERED ON 14 TH  DECEMBER, 2023

## ROAD PROJECTS IN IDUKKI

1944. ADV. DEAN KURIAKOSE:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  1944  FOR  ANSWER  ON  14.12.2023 ASKED BY ADV. DEAN KURIAKOSE REGARDING ROAD PROJECTS IN IDUKKI

| Sl No.   | Name of Work                                                                                                                                                             |   Amount (Rs. in crore) |
|----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
| 1        | Improvements to Thankalam-Thrikkariyoor- Ayakkad-Muthakuzhi-Vettampara road-General Civil Work                                                                           |                      16 |
| 2        | Improvements to Nedumkandam-Pachadi- Manjapra-Melechinnar River valley Road-General Civil Work                                                                           |                      19 |
| 3        | Construction of Thadiyanpadu bridge across Periyar river connecting NH 185 to State road (MDR) in Idukki District in the State of Kerala under Setu Bandhan CRIF scheme. |                      32 |
|          | TOTAL                                                                                                                                                                    |                      67 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 1942 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-14
Subject: Aero Sports Policy
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Rajiv Pratap Rudy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 1942

(To be answered on the 14 th  December 2023)

## AERO SPORTS POLICY

## 1942. SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

(a) whether it is a fact that the Government has announced aero sports policy and if so, the details thereof; and

- (b) whether it is a fact that the Government proposes to provide budgetary support for the Aero sports activities across the country and if so, the details thereof ?

## ANSWER

## Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

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

- (a) to (b) National Air Sports Guidelines (NASG) 2023 is in operation in the country, which replaced the National Air Sports Policy (NASP) 2022, to promote air sports in the country. The NASG 2023 envisages funding for development of air sports in India to come from corporate investors, sponsors, membership fees, events and media rights. However, in accordance with NASG 2023 the Government may provide financial support for promotion of air sports.
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