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Lok Sabha Question No. 41 (STARRED), answered on 2024-07-25
Subject: Carbon Trading Market
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Dr. Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.41 ANSWERED ON 25.07.2024

CARBON TRADING MARKET

*41 DR. PRADEEP KUMAR PANIGRAHY:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  steps  to  ensure  simpler validation  and  verification  process  of  carbon  credits  to  quickly  scale-up ecologically sustainable practices;

(b) if so, the details of such initiatives proposed by the Government in this regard; and

(c) the future projection of the carbon trading market during the next five years?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF POWER

(SHRI MANOHAR LAL)

(a) to (c) : A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## STATEMENT

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) IN RESPECT OF LOK SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.41  FOR REPLY ON 25.07.2024 REGARDING CARBON TRADING MARKET ASKED BY DR. PRADEEP KUMAR PANIGRAHY

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- (a) & (b) : The Government of India have notified the Carbon Credit Trading Scheme  (CCTS)  in  June,  2023.  Under  this  scheme  the  Bureau  of  Energy Efficiency (BEE) has published Accreditation Procedure and Eligibility Criteria for Accredited Carbon Verification Agencies. BEE has also published detailed procedure for Compliance Mechanism which includes validation and verification  process  of  carbon  credits.  The  said  procedures  are  broadly  in alignment of the global standards.

The CCTS includes two mechanisms namely Compliance Mechanism and Offset Mechanism. The compliance mechanism is a mandatory scheme where Greenhouse Gas Emission (GHG) Intensity (t CO2/t) targets would be given to industries from energy intensive sectors and based on performance against the targets, the industries will be issued or required to purchase the carbon credit certificates.

The offset mechanism is a voluntary mechanism under which entities can register their GHG mitigation projects including ecologically sustainable practices.  Such  projects  would  be  eligible  for  issuance  of  carbon  credits based on the validation and verification of GHG emission reduction.

- (c) : The  growth  of  Indian  Carbon  Market  in  the  next  five  years  would depend  on  several  key  factors  including  evolving  regulatory  framework, voluntary  commitments  by  entities  seeking  carbon  credits,  technology availability and investment capabilities of entities.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 689 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-25
Subject: Impact of Urban Landscape and Building Structures on Sparrow Habitats
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Thiru Dr. S Jagathratchakan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 689

## TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 25, 2024

## IMPACT OF URBAN LANDSCAPE AND BUILDING STRUCTURES ON SPARROW HABITATS

## NO. 689. SHRI S JAGATHRATCHAKAN:

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

(a) Whether the government has taken cognizance of the fact that rapid changes in the urban landscape and building structures have led to the loss of suitable nesting and roosting habitats for House sparrows; and If so, the details of the initiatives that are proposed to be taken by the

- (b) Government to develop sparrow-friendly habitats in the urban areas?

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## ANSWER (SHRI TOKHAN SAHU)

- (a) & (b): As per 12th Schedule of the Constitution of India, urban planning including  urban  development,  town  planning,  regulation  of  land  use  and construction  of  buildings  is  the  function  of  Urban  Local  Bodies  (ULBs)/ Urban  Development  Authorities.  Ministry  of  Housing  and  Urban  Affairs (MoHUA), Government of India supplements the efforts of the States through schematic interventions such as AMRUT & AMRUT 2.0. It provides financial and technical support to the States.

Protection of habitats is a State/ULB responsibility.  AMRUT  mission supplements the efforts of States/ULBs by focusing on development of green spaces/parks and rejuvenation of waterbodies which can serve as habitats for sparrows

Under  AMRUT  Mission,  so  far,  2524  green  space  and  parks  project worth  ₹1,604.77  crore  has  been  grounded,  of  which  2414  projects  worth ₹1,482.8 crore have been completed. Through these projects 5010.48 acres of  green  space  area  have  been  developed.  9  Water  body  rejuvenation projects worth ₹71.19 crore have been taken up under AMRUT out of which, 4 projects worth ₹64.66 crore have been completed.

Under  AMRUT  2.0,  so  far,  1,401  green  space  and  park  development projects  worth  ₹842.71  crore  have  been  approved.  Through  approved projects,  a  total  of  19,  946.34  acres  of  green  space  area  and  parks  is proposed to be developed.

Additionally,  2,713  water  body  rejuvenation  projects  worth  ₹5,432.21 crore have been approved under AMRUT 2.0.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 686 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-25
Subject: Greenfield Airport in Kottayam
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Shri Anto Antony

686.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 686

(To be answered on the 25 th  July 2024)

## GREENFIELD AIRPORT IN KOTTAYAM

SHRI ANTO ANTONY

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Murlidhar Mohol)

- (a) & (b): On the basis of the recommendations of the Steering Committee on Greenfield Airports, Government of India has granted 'Site Clearance' to Kerala State Industrial Development Corporation (KSIDC) for setting up of an International Greenfield Airport at Kottayam (Sabarimala) on 13.04.2023.

KSIDC is required to prepare a Detailed Project Report (DPR) including details like development plan, project cost & funding, traffic projections, timelines  for  completion  of  the  project  etc.  Thereafter,  prior  to commencement of construction works, KSIDC has to submit an application along with DPR to Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) for grant of 'InPrinciple' approval.

- (c) to (f): KSIDC has submitted Final Techno-Economic Feasibility Study (TEFS) Report in June, 2022 and the same was considered in consultation

be pleased to state:-

- (a) the status of proposed implementation of Greenfield Airport in Kottayam
- district, Kerala at present;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  given  in-principal  approval  for  the implementation  of  the  said  project  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has conducted any study with regard to the implementation of the said project and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government has given all clearances;
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor along with the status of pending clearances; and
- (f) whether the land acquisition process has been started and if so, the details
- thereof?

with AAI and DGCA, based on which 'Site Clearance' was granted to the project in April, 2023. Subsequently, the project has also received Defence Clearance/NOC from Ministry of Defence on 30.06.2023. Further, as per the Greenfield Airports (GFA) Policy, 2008, the responsibility of implementation of airport projects including funding of the project, land acquisition, obtaining mandatory clearances, Rehabilitation & Resettlement etc. rests with the concerned airport developer i.e. KSIDC and the State

Government of Kerala in this case.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 685 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-25
Subject: Soaring Electricity Demand in Kerala
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Shri V K Sreekandan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.685

## ANSWERED ON 25.07.2024

## SOARING ELECTRICITY DEMAND IN KERALA

## 685 SHRI V K SREEKANDAN:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  it  is  a  fact  that  the  State  of  Kerala  has  been  facing  soaring electricity  demand  amid  heat  waves  and  the  State  has  been  experiencing  a huge gap between demand and supply;
- (b) if so, the steps taken by the Government in this regard;
- (c) whether it is also true that the State has made a request for allocation from the pool of unallocated quota of Central sector generating stations, if so the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Union Government agreed to provide additional power to the State from Central stations; and
- (e) if so the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER

(SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

- (a) & (b) :    Kerala  has  touched  Peak  Demand  of  5797  MW  in  2024-25  as compared to 5301 MW in 2023-24, showing a growth of 9.35%. The details of month-wise power supply position in terms of Energy during April-2024 to June2024 is given at Annexure.

The  energy  supplied  has  been  commensurate  with  the  energy requirement during the months of April, 2024 to June, 2024 in Kerala.  There has been no gap between demand and supply of power.

- (c) to (e) : In  pursuance  of  a  request  received  from  Kerala  on  11.03.2024  for allocation  of  power  from  NTPC  Thermal  Power  Plant,  Ministry  of  Power  had allocated 180 MW power from Telangana STPP from 16.04.2024 to 30.05.2024.

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ANNEXURE ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  &  (b)  OF  UNSTARRED

QUESTION NO. 685 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 25.07.2024 *************

The details of month-wise power supply position in terms of Energy during April2024 to June-2024.

|                | Energy [in Million Units (MU)]   | Energy [in Million Units (MU)]   | Energy [in Million Units (MU)]   | Energy [in Million Units (MU)]   |
|----------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| Months         | Energy Requirement               | Energy Supplied                  | Energy not Supplied              | Energy not Supplied              |
|                | ( MU )                           | ( MU )                           | ( MU )                           | ( %)                             |
| April, 2024    | 3,261                            | 3,259                            | 2                                | 0.1                              |
| May, 2024      | 2,841                            | 2,841                            | 0                                | 0.0                              |
| June, 2024 (*) | 2,428                            | 2,428                            | 0                                | 0.0                              |

(*)-Provisional

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Lok Sabha Question No. 684 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-25
Subject: Crude Oil Exploration by ONGC
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Shri Shankar Lalwani, Dr. Pradeep Kumar Panigrahy, Shri Vijay Baghel, Dr. Alok Kumar Suman, Smt. Aparajita Sarangi

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 684 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25 th July, 2024

## Crude Oil Exploration by ONGC

684.SHRI SHANKAR LALWANI: DR. PRADEEP KUMAR PANIGRAHY: SHRI VIJAY BAGHEL: DR. ALOK KUMAR SUMAN: SMT. APARAJITA SARANGI:

## पेᮝोिलयम और ᮧाकृ ितक गैस मंᮢी

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

- (a)  whether  the  Oil  and  Natural  Gas  Corporation  Limited  (ONGC)  has  explored  crude  oil reserves during the last three years and the current year;
- (b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  estimated  quantum  of  various  varieties  of  oil available in these reserves;
- (c)  the  number  of  oil  reserves  from  where  oil  is  being  extracted  by  ONGC  along  with  the quantum of oil available in these reserves; and
- (d) the quantum of oil being produced by ONGC from these reserves annually?

## ANSWER

पेĚोͧलयम और Ĥाक ृ Ǔतक गैस मंğालय मɅ राÏयमंğी ( ŵी सुरे श गोपी )

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI SURESH GOPI)

(a)& (b)As a part of exploration activity during the last three years and the current year, ONGC has  acquired  3,743.71Line  Kilometre  (LKM)  of  two  dimensional  (2D)  and  30,417.91  Square Kilometre  (SKM)of  three  dimensional(3D)  seismic  data.  It  has  drilled  276  exploratory  wells, which established around172.54 Million Metric Tonne(MMT) of 2P (Proven and Probable) Oil Initially In-Place (OIIP) reserves with 46.58 MMT estimated ultimate recovery (EUR).

- (c) As on 01.04.2024, ONGC has oil reserves in 9 sedimentary basins which have a total 2P (Proven and Probable) reserves of 320.89 MMT.

(d) Details of production of crude oil (including condensate) by ONGC from their oil reserves during the last three years and the current year (up to June 2024) are as under:-

| Year                      |   Crude Oil Production (MMT) |
|---------------------------|------------------------------|
| 2021-22                   |                       19.545 |
| 2022-23                   |                       19.584 |
| 2023-24                   |                       19.471 |
| 2024-25 (up to June 2024) |                        4.883 |

Source: ONGC

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Lok Sabha Question No. 678 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-25
Subject: Petroleum Products under GST
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Shri Dinesh Chandra Yadav, Shri Anand Bhadauria, Shri Giridhari Yadav

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 678 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25 th  July 2024

## Petroleum Products under GST

## 678. SHRI DINESH CHANDRA YADAV: SHRI ANAND BHADAURIA: SHRI GIRIDHARI YADAV:

## पेůोिलयम और ÿाक ृ ितक गैस मंýी

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

(a)  whether the Government has any proposal to bring Petrol, Diesel and LPG/CNG under GST, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;

(b) whether the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas has sent any proposal to the Ministry of Finance for bringing petrol, diesel and other petroleum products under GST during the last five years;

(c) if so, the details thereof, date and proposal-wise;

(d)  the  details  of  response  of  Ministry  of  Finance  to  bring  these  petroleum  products  under GST, proposal and date-wise; and

(e)  whether  it  is  not  a  fact  that  if  petroleum  products  come  under  GST,  their  prices  for consumers would be reasonable as well as affordable and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## पेůोिलयम और ÿाक ृ ितक गैस मंýालय म¤ राºय मंýी

## ( ®ी सुरेश गोपी )

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS (SHRI SURESH GOPI)

(a) to  (c):  Article  279 A (5) of the Constitution prescribes that the Goods and Services Tax Council shall recommend the date with effect from which the goods and services tax would be levied  on  petroleum  crude,  high  speed  diesel,  motor  spirit  (commonly  known  as  petrol), natural gas and aviation turbine fuel (ATF). As per the section 9(2) of the CGST Act, 2017, inclusion of these products in GST will require recommendation of the GST Council. So far, the GST Council, in which all States are represented, has not made any recommendation for inclusion of these goods under GST.  Presently, LPG is covered in the GST regime.

(d) & (e): The GST Council in its 45 th meeting held on 17 th September, 2021 had considered the  inclusion  of  Petrol/Diesel  and  other  petroleum  products  under  the  GST  regime  but  the matter  was  deferred  by  the  Council  till  detailed  deliberations  on  account  of  substantial repercussions on state and central exchequer were held. The issue has not been taken up by the Council as an agenda item for any further deliberation subsequent to the said meeting. Since the above products are not covered in GST and also no recommendation has been made so far by the GST council, therefore, it would be pre-mature to assess the likely impact of prices on the consumers.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 677 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-25
Subject: New Airports
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Shri Khagen Murmu, Shri Ravindra Shukla Alias Ravi Kishan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 677

(To be answered on the 25 th  July 2024)

## NEW AIRPORTS

## 677. SHRI KHAGEN MURMU SHRI RAVINDRA SHUKLA ALIAS RAVI KISHAN

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) the number of new airports set up by the Government during the last three years;
- (b) the number of airports proposed to be set up by the Government during
- the next three years; and
- (c) the number of employment opportunities likely to be generated under the Ministry of Civil Aviation during the next three years?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Murlidhar Mohol)

- (a) and (b): GoI has accorded 'In-Principle' approval for setting up of 21 new Greenfield  Airports  namely,  Mopa  in  Goa,  Navi  Mumbai,  Shirdi  and Sindhudurg  in  Maharashtra,  Kalaburagi,  Vijayapura,  Hassan  and Shivamogga in Karnataka, Dabra (Gwalior) in Madhya Pradesh, Kushinagar and Noida (Jewar) in Uttar Pradesh, Dholera and Hirasar in Gujarat, Karaikal in Puducherry, Dagadarthi, Bhogapuram and Orvakal (Kurnool) in Andhra Pradesh, Durgapur in West Bengal, Pakyong in Sikkim, Kannur in Kerala and Hollongi (Itanagar) in Arunachal Pradesh across the country. Out of these, 12 Greenfield airports have been operationalized.
- 7  Greenfield  airports  namely,  Orvakal  in  2021,    Sindhudurg  in  2021, Kushinagar in 2021, Itanagar in 2022, Mopa in 2023, Shivamogga in 2023 and Hirasar (Rajkot) in 2023 have been operationalized in last 3 years.

Out of the remaining Greenfield airports where 'In-Principle' approval has been granted by this Ministry, the probable dates of completion of airports at Navi Mumbai, Vijayapura, Hassan, Noida (Jewar), Dholera and Bhogapuram are due in next three years.

However, the timelines for construction of airports depends upon various factors such as land acquisition, mandatory clearances, removal of obstacles, financial closure etc. by the respective airport developers. (c): Airports have emerged as a nucleus of economic activities and have multiplier effect on the economy of the State. 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.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 676 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-25
Subject: Upgrading SH to NH
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Shri Rajesh Ranjan

## be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the proposal to upgrade the State Highway connecting National Highway-31 from Kursela via Pauria, Falka, Mirganj, Sarsi, Raniganj, Forbesganj to National Highway-57 into National Highway is under consideration, if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  the  proposal  to  upgrade  the  State  Highway  connecting  NH-57 Khurda, Ramnagar into NH is under consideration, if so, the details thereof and if not,
- from Udakishunganj to Pratapganj via Bihariganj, Murliganj, the reasons therefor; and
- (c) the time by which the said proposals are likely to be approved?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a)  To  (c  )  The  Ministry  keeps  on  receiving  proposals  from  various  State Governments  /  Union  Territories  including  from  the  State  Government  of Bihar for declaration / upgradation of State roads as new NHs. The Ministry considers declaration of some State roads as NHs from time to time based on criteria for declaration of new NHs, requirement of connectivity, inter-se priority and availability of resources.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 676 ANSWERED ON 25 TH  JULY, 2024

## UPGRADING SH TO NH

## 676. SHRI RAJESH RANJAN:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री
Lok Sabha Question No. 675 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-25
Subject: Division of Densely Populated Regions during Road Construction
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Shri K C Venugopal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 675 ANSWERED ON 25 TH  JULY, 2024

Division of Densely Populated Regions during Road Construction

675.   SHRI K C VENUGOPAL:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has taken into consideration the potential division of densely populated areas, like Kerala which has continuum of  urban  areas,  due  to  National  Highway  widening  and  renovation projects, if so, the details thereof;

(b)  whether  any  feasibility  study  been  conducted  to  prevent  such bisecting  of  major  townships  by  these  widening  activities,  if  so,  the details thereof; and

(c) the details of measures to implement and ensure the construction of pillar elevated highways and adequate underpasses during widening projects to minimize disruption to these integrated urban regions and avoid obstruction for the local residents?

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

(a)  to  (c)  Development  of  National  Highways  is  carried  out  after carrying  out  the  Detailed  Project  Report  (DPR)  study.  For  projects passing through densely populated areas, the decision for up-gradation or renovation is taken based on parameters like available Right of Way (RoW),  easing  traffic  congestion,  land  acquisition  cost,  achieving design  speed,  etc.  Based  on  feasibility  study  of  these  parameters, approval is provided for development either on brownfield or greenfield alignment  or  bypasses  to  optimize  Socio  Economic  Benefit  to  cost ratio for the areas lying along the Highways. In case of restricted/non-availability of RoW in the urban regions, after studying  the  volume  of  traffic,  local  traffic  pattern,  availability  of space,  adequate  structures  such  as  elevated  corridors,  Road  Over Bridges (ROBs), Road Under Bridges (RUBs), Pedestrian Under Passes (PUPs) etc. are proposed to minimize the disruption, avoid obstruction and, for safe and smooth movement of the road users.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 670 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-25
Subject: Construction of Road on NH-75
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Shri Vishnu Datt Sharma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 670

ANSWERED ON 25 TH  JULY, 2024

## CONSTRUCTION OF ROAD ON NH-75

670.  SHRI VISHNU DATT SHARMA:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  cognizance  of  the  need  to build  a  road,  on  NH-75,  from  Harsa  turn  to  Saliya  stretch  in  the Panna  Tiger  Reserve  area,  so  as  to  provide  basic  transportation facilities to local inhabitants, if so, the details thereof; and
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  stipulated  any  timelines for approval and construction of this road, if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a)     No, Sir. The road from Harsa turn to Saliya is not part of any National Highway. This Ministry is primarily responsible for development, maintenance and management of National Highways.
- (b)     Does not arise.

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