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Lok Sabha Question No. 860 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-07
Subject: Drinking Water Supply in Odisha
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Pratap Chandra Sarangi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-860

ANSWERED ON-07/12/2023.

## Drinking Water Supply in Odisha

## 860. SHRI PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a)   whether the Government proposes to ensure a sustainable and safe drinking water supply for the residents  of  Balasore,  considering  the  acute  shortage  of  drinking  water  in  Natakata  village, Balasore district, Odisha;
- (b)  if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c)   whether the Government proposes to replace the defunct tube wells which were earlier placed in the district in order to prevent such shortages in future; and
- (d)  if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

## (SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL)

(a) to (d) Government of India in partnership with States is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) Har Ghar Jal since August, 2019, to enable every rural household in the country, including those in the Natakata village, Balasore district of Odisha, to have tap water supply in adequate quantity (55 liters per capita per day) of prescribed quality (BIS:10500) on regular and long-term basis.

Drinking Water is a State subject, and as such planning, approval, implementation, operation and maintenance of drinking water supply schemes, including those for sustenance of water sources, lies with  State  governments.  Government  of  India  only  supplements  the  efforts  of  the  States  by providing  technical  and  financial  assistance.  As  such  State/  UT-wise  details  of  proposals  and approval of individual projects/ schemes for rural water supply in the districts inter alia including those in Balasore district of Odisha, are not maintained at the Government of India level.

At  the  time  of  announcement  of  Jal  Jeevan  Mission,  3.11  lakh  (3.5%)  rural  households  were reported to have tap water connections in the State of Odisha. So far, as reported as on 04.12.2023, more  than  57.36  lakh  (64.7%)  additional  rural  households  have  been  provided  with  tap  water connections.  Thus,  as  on  04.12.2023,  out  of  88.64  lakh  rural  households  in  the  State,  more  than

60.47 lakh (68%) households are reported to have tap water supply in their homes. Further, Natakata Village in Balasore district has been reported and certified as 'Har Ghar Jal' Village i.e. village with 100% households having tap water connection.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 859 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-07
Subject: Status of Smart City Project
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Vaithilingam Ve.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 859

TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 07, 2023

## STATUS OF SMART CITY PROJECT

NO. 859 SHRI VE. VAITHILINGAM:

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

- (a) the present status of Smart City Project implemented in Puducherry;
- (b)  the  quantum  of  assistance  approved  for  this  project  and  the amount spent so far for this project;
- (c)  the  works  completed  and  in  progress  under  this  project  in Puducherry; and
- (d) whether any unspent fund is returned by the Puducherry administration and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) to (d) : Government of India launched 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.  Puducherry was selected for development as a Smart City in Round-3 of the

selection  process  held  in  June  2017.  The  status  of  projects  of Puducherry Smart City is given below:

(Amount in ₹  crore)

| Smart City   | Funds          | Utilisation   | Ongoing projects   | Ongoing projects   | Completed projects   | Completed projects   | Total projects   | Total projects   |
|--------------|----------------|---------------|--------------------|--------------------|----------------------|----------------------|------------------|------------------|
|              | released under | thereof       | No. of Projects    | Amount             | No. of Projects      | Amount               | No. of Projects  | Amount           |
|              | SCM            |               |                    |                    |                      |                      |                  |                  |
| Puducherry   | 356.00         | 176.68        | 65                 | 899.87             | 31                   | 44.06                | 96               | 943.93           |

(Source: Geospatial Management Information System as on 24 November 2023)

Puducherry  Smart  City  has  not  returned  any  unspent  fund  except interest earned against unspent Government of India grant which is as per General Financial Rules (GFR) provisions.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 858 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-07
Subject: Airport in Chitrakoot
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: R.K. Singh Patel

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 858 (To be answered on the 7 th  December 2023)

## AIRPORT IN CHITRAKOOT

## 858. SHRI R.K. SINGH PATEL

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION be pleased to state:-

(a) whether the Government is constructing new airports in the country including Chitrakoot district of Uttar Pradesh; and (b) if so, the details and progress of the construction work thereof and the time by which it is likely to be completed and the services would be open for the public?

## ANSWER

## Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION (GEN. (DR) V. K. SINGH (RETD))

(a) & (b): Ministry of Civil Aviation has  launched Regional Connectivity Scheme (RCS)-UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Naagrik) in October, 2016 to stimulate regional air connectivity and making air travel affordable to the masses.  Under  this  scheme  Chirtrakoot  airport  was  identified  and development  work  of    airport  has  been  completed.  The  timeline  for completion of airports depends upon various factors such as land acquisition, mandatory clearances, removal of obstacles, financial closure etc. by the respective airport developers.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 857 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-07
Subject: E-expressways in UP
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Ravindra Kushawaha

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 857 ANSWERED ON 07 TH  DECEMBER, 2023

## E-EXPRESSWAYS IN UP

857. SHRI RAVINDRA KUSHWAHA:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  construct  miscellaneous  eexpressways in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c)  whether the Government proposes to construct E-expressways in Uttar  Pradesh  as  well  under  the  said  scheme  and  if  so,  the  details thereof?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a)  No  Sir.  At  present,  there  is  no  such  proposal  for  construction  of miscellaneous e-expressways in the country.
- (b) Does not arise.
- (c) Does not arise.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 850 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-07
Subject: Pollution of Water Sources
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Thalikkottai Rajuthevar Baalu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 850

ANSWERED ON 07.12.2023

## POLLUTION OF WATER SOURCES

## 850. SHRI T.R. BAALU

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government is  aware  that  the  textile  dyeing  industry  depletes  water  sources  and  poisons them since 72 toxic chemicals end up in waterways; and

(b) if so, the preventive steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

( SHRI BISHWESWAR TUDU )

(a) Government of India is aware of the possibility of degradation of the associated water sources, which can be caused by the textile dyeing industry.

(b) In this regard, some of the initiatives taken by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) are listed below.

1. As per the prevailing pollution control Act, no person shall establish or take any steps to establish any  industry,  operation  or  process,  or  any  treatment  and  disposal  system  or  any  extension  or  addition thereto, which is likely to discharge sewage or trade effluent into a stream or well or sewer or on land, without obtaining consent to operate/ authorization under:

(i) Water  (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974

(ii) Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981, and

- (iii) Hazardous and other Wastes (Management & Trans-boundary Movement) Rules, 2016 from the concerned State Pollution Control Boards/ Pollution Control Committees.

2.   Government  of  India  has  prohibited  the  use  of  70  numbers  of  Azodyes  which  when  used  by  the textile dyeing industry, can adversely affect the associated water sources.

3.   Government  of  India  has  laid  down  environmental  standards  for  the  various  polluting  industries including  textile  industries  under  the  Environment  (Protection)  Rules,1986.  Preventive  steps  taken comprise  of  notification  of  the  various  standards/  norms  for  discharge  of  treated  effluent  from  textile industries.

4.   In addition, CPCB has taken up a project titled 'Preparation of BREF/COINDS document for Textile Industries  in  India'.  This  project  intends  to  compile  best  available  techniques  being  followed  in  the country  for  textile  processing  industries.  It  will  also  help  in  identifying  appropriate  pollution  control system duly considering the capital, operational and environmental cost.
Lok Sabha Question No. 849 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-07
Subject: Distribution of Fans and Electric Stoves
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Ram Kripal Yadav, (Dr.) Ram Shankar Katheria, Janardan Mishra, Harish Dwivedi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.849

## ANSWERED ON 07.12.2023

## DISTRIBUTION OF FANS AND ELECTRIC STOVES

†849. SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV: DR. RAM SHANKAR KATHERIA: SHRI JANARDAN MISHRA: SHRI HARISH DWIVEDI:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  launch  any  scheme  related  to distribution of low power consuming fans and electric stoves in the country;
- (b) if  so,  the  name  of  the  companies  which  have  been  identified  by  the Government for distribution of fans and electric stoves under the said scheme, State-wise; and
- (c) the extent to which the cost of cooking food for the poor families of the country would get reduced through e-cooking?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

(SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a) & (b) : Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL), a joint venture of Public Sector  Undertakings  (PSUs)  under  Ministry  of  Power  has  launched  National Efficient  Cooking  Programme  (NECP)  and  Energy  Efficient  Fans  Programme (EEFP)  in  November,  2023.    These  initiatives  are  aimed  at  revolutionizing cooking practices in India and emphasizing the importance of energy efficient fans.    EESL  plans  to  execute  phase  wise  sale  of  BLDC  fans  through  various channels such as EESL portal, Government e-Marketplace (GEM), India Post, and Common Service Centres (CSC).

- (c) : Owing to higher efficiency of induction cook stoves annual monetary savings of approximately ₹3000-4000/- may accrue to a household in comparison to LPG based cooking.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 847 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-07
Subject: Scheme for BESS
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: A. Ganeshamurthi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.847 ANSWERED ON 07.12.2023

## SCHEME FOR BESS

847.   SHRI A. GANESHAMURTHI:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  recently  approved  Viability  Gap  Funding scheme for developing Battery Energy Storage System (BESS);
- (b)
- if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether it would reduce carbon emissions and dependence on fossil fuel and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the  details  of  the  quantity  of  surplus  energy  from  BESS  expected  to  be given to DISCOMS during peak hour demand during the next five years, State-
- wise?

## A N S W E R

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

- (a) & (b) : Yes,  Sir.  Cabinet  in  its  meeting  held  on  06.09.2023  approved  the scheme  for  Viability  Gap  Funding  (VGF)  for  development  of  Battery  Energy Storage  Systems  (BESS)  with  capacity  of  4,000  MWh.  Under  the  scheme, projects will be approved during a period of 3 years (2023-24 to 2025-26). The disbursement of funds will extend upto 2030-31 in 5 tranches. The cost of BESS system is anticipated to be in the range of ₹2.40 to ₹2.20 Crore/MWh during the period 2023-26 for development of BESS capacity of 4,000 MWh, which translates into Capital Cost of ₹9,400 Crores with a Budget support of ₹3,760 Crores.

VGF  to  the  extent  of  upto  40%  of  capital  cost  for  BESS  shall  be provided by the Central Government. Public and private sector entities shall be selected for development of BESS through the bidding process to be conducted by  the  Implementing  Agency(ies)  as  per  the  provisions  of  the  Scheme  and Bidding Guidelines.

- (c) & (d) : The  implementation  of  a  4,000  MWh  is  expected  to  result  in  an annual  reduction  of  approximately  1.3  million  metric  tons  (MMT)  of  carbon emissions (CO2) considering charging of BESS with Renewable Energy (RE).  This will  make up to 4,000 MWh of energy available during peak hours for Discoms and other beneficiaries to utilize, depending on their specific usage patterns.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 846 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-07
Subject: Access to Reliable Electricity
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Thomas Chazhikadan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.846

## ANSWERED ON 07.12.2023

## ACCESS TO RELIABLE ELECTRICITY

846.   SHRI THOMAS CHAZHIKADAN:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the percentage of rural households in Kerala not having access to reliable electricity;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  devised  a  concrete  plan  for  increasing access to clean electricity in rural areas of Kerala; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

## THE MINISTER OF POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

(SHRI R.K. SINGH)

- (a)  :              The  State  Government  of  Kerala  has  reported  that  the  State  had achieved  100%  village  electrification  by  1987.  The  Supply  and  distribution  of electricity to all consumers is done by the State Power Utilities. Government of India has assisted the States through its various earlier schemes such as Deen Dayal  Upadhyaya  Gram  Jyoti  Yojana  (DDUGJY)  and  is  assisting  the  State through Revamped Distribution Sector Scheme (RDSS) to achieve the objective of  providing  uninterrupted  power  supply  to  all  households.    A  total  of  136193 numbers of BPL Households were connected under DDUGJY in Kerala from 2015 to  2019.  The  construction  of  new  households  is  a  dynamic  and  continuous process, the DISCOMs are duty bound to ensure that those seeking connections are connected.

In  addition,  all  identified  beneficiary  Households  under  PM-JANMAN (Pradhan  Mantri  Janjati  Adivasi  Nyaya  Maha  Abhiyan)  for  PVTG  Development Mission  for  on-grid  electricity  connection  shall  be  eligible  for  funding  under RDSS as per the scheme guidelines.

- (b) & (c) : As  on  31st  October,  2023,  a  cumulative  capacity  of  3058.35  MW Renewable  Energy  has  been  installed  in  the  state  of  Kerala  which  includes 858.68  MW  Solar  Power,  1864.15  MW  Large  Hydro,  62.50  MW  Wind  Power, 270.52 MW Small Hydro Power and 2.50 MW Bio-Power.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 844 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-07
Subject: Exhaustion of Fossil Fuels
Ministry: PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS
Asked by: Thirumaa Valavan Thol

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 844 TO BE ANSWERED ON 7 th  December 2023

## Exhaustion of Fossil Fuels

## 844. SHRI THIRUMAAVALAVAN THOL

## पेोलयम और ाक ृ तक गैस मंी

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

(a)  whether  the  Government  has  conducted  any  study  about  the  year  by  which  the  Petrol, Diesel, Natural Gas etc., are estimated to get exhausted in our country;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c)  whether  the  Government  proposes  any  alternative  to  manage  such  exhaustion  of  fossil fuels; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM AND NATURAL

## GAS

## (SHRI RAMESWAR TELI)

(a) to (b) No sir. However, Directorate General of Hydrocarbons has informed that reserve status  of  Oil  &  Gas  in  the  country  is  calculated  as  per  PRMS  (Petroleum  Reserve Management System), a globally adopted practice, to estimate the crude oil and natural gas reserves every year. Based on the PRMS status as on 01 st April, 2023 and Annual Production of FY 2022-23, the Reserve/Production ratio (R/P ratio) of Country for Crude Oil and Natural Gas are approximately 16 and 18 years respectively. The R/P ratio is a method used to assess the size of reserves. Its value represents the number of years that current reserves would last if their rate of use did not change.

Hydrocarbon exploration is a dynamic process and additional volumes of Oil and Gas are continuously accreted based on new discoveries/reserve accretion leading to change in R/P values. Hence, the above R/P values are indicative only.

(c) to (d) Government is making concerted efforts to increase share of natural gas, biofuels, green hydrogen and renewable energy in the energy mix. This includes, inter-alia, increasing share of natural gas in primary energy mix; increasing ethanol blending in petrol, blending of biodiesel  in  diesel;  setting  up  compressed  biogas  plants  under  Sustainable  Alternative Towards  Affordable Transportation (SATAT);  developing  green hydrogen  production capacity of at least 5 MMT (Million Metric Tonne) per annum, installation of Alternate Fuel Stations (EV charging), etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 842 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-07
Subject: Displacement due to Polavaram Project
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Kinjarapu Ram Mohan Naidu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 842

ANSWERED ON 07.12.2023

## DISPLACEMENT DUE TO POLAVARAM PROJECT

## 842. SHRI RAM MOHAN NAIDU KINJARAPU

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Union Government is aware of the number of tribals that would be displaced due to the Polavaram project in the State of Andhra Pradesh;

(b) if so, the details thereof, district-wise;

(c)  whether  the  Union  Government  is  aware  of  any  proposal  made  by  the  Government  of  Andhra  Pradesh  to provide compensation for the displaced tribals;

(d) if so, the details of the proposed compensation scheme and the amount of compensation per family that would be provided to the displaced tribals;

(e) if not, whether the Union Government would provide compensation to the displaced tribals; and

(f) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

## ( SHRI BISHWESWAR TUDU )

(a) & (b) Yes, Sir. It is estimated that 1,06,006 number of families are likely to be displaced due to construction of Polavaram irrigation project (PIP), Andhra Pradesh. Out of these, 56,504 families belong to scheduled tribes.

Out of the 56,504 ST families, 43,689 belong to Alluri Sita Rama Raju (ASR) district, and balance 12,815 families to Eluru district of Andhra Pradesh.

(c)  &  (d) Government of Andhra Pradesh (GoAP) has informed that uptil December, 2013, rehabilitation & resettlement (R&R) compensation was being given to the project displaced families (PDFs) of PIP as per GoAP OM  No.  68  dated  8th  April,  2005.  Thereafter,  it  is  being  given  as  per  Right  to  Fair  Compensation  and Transparency in Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement (RFCTLARR) Act, 2013.

R&R benefits as per RFCTLARR Act, 2013 work out to be, on an average Rs. 6.86 lakh per tribal PDF. In addition, tribal PDFs who lose their land for the project are being provided land equivalent to land acquired or 2.5 acres, whichever is lower, along with housing units as per Indira Awas Yojana specifications. Further, in order to ensure  that  they  retain  their  ethnic,  linguistic  and  cultural  identity,  tribal  PDFs  are,  as  far  as  possible,  being rehabilitated in the scheduled areas.

(e) & (f) PIP  has  been  declared  as  a  National  project  by  the  Andhra  Pradesh  Re-organisation  Act,  2014. Further, as per Ministry of Finance OM dated 30.09.2016, with effect from 01.04.2014 Government of India has been reimbursing to GoAP the expenditure on irrigation component of PIP, including the R&R component as per RFCTLARR Act 2013. However, implementation of the project, including the R&R, is being done by GoAP) on behalf of Government of India.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 840 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-07
Subject: Displacement due to National Water Projects
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Kanakmal Katara

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 840

ANSWERED ON 07.12.2023

## DISPLACEMENT DUE TO NATIONAL WATER PROJECTS

†840. SHRI KANAKMAL KATARA

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a)  whether the petitions of tribal people affected and displaced due to National Water projects are lying pending for a long time;

- (b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the said displaced tribal people have neither received any compensation nor any land against their lands acquired by the Government; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and the decision taken by the Government on the said petitions to resolve the problems of these people?

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

(a) to (d) In  the  year  2008,  with  the  launch  of  National  Project  scheme,  14  number  projects  were included under the scheme. However,  many of these projects were then at conceptual stage. Thereafter, in the  year  2012,  Saryu  Nahar  Pariyojna  from  Uttar  Pradesh  was  also  included  under  the  National  project scheme. Further, Polavaram irrigation project was declared as a National project under Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014.

Out  of  the  above  16  National  projects,  presently  8  projects  are  under  implementation.  However, except  for  three  number  of  petitions  of  tribal  people  who  are  to  be  displaced  due  to  Renukaji  dam (National) project, Himachal Pradesh, there is no other long pending petitions of tribal people in respect of any of these National projects.

It is informed by the authorities of Renukaji dam (National) project, Himachal Pradesh, that in case of the above referred three families, compensation awarded by the designated authority has already been paid to the petitioners. In addition, as per the R&R plan, compensatory land is also to be allotted to these affected families  before  displacement.  However,  they  have  sought  enhancement  of  the  compensation  through  the court, and the matter is presently sub-judice.

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