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Lok Sabha Question No. 3955 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-19
Subject: Underpass on NH-66
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Shri K Sudhakaran

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  received  any  request  from  the Member  of  Parliament  (MP)  for  the  construction  of  an  underpass  at OKUP School (CH 161 + 340) along NH66 in Kannur, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  the  Government  has  taken  cognizance  of  protests  by residents and bus operators given that the OKUP School area serves as  a  critical  route  for  buses  operating  between  Thalassery  and Kannur, if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  the  absence  of  an underpass  would  force  residents  on  the  eastern  side  to  cross  NH66 through  Oorpazhachi  Kavu  LUVP,  traverse  the  Chala  bypass  and navigate two railway tracks to access Nadal bus stop, if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether the Government is willing to approve the construction of an underpass at this location to facilitate bus traffic and ease public movement  considering  the  significant  inconvenience  faced  by  the public?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3955 ANSWERED ON 19 TH  DECEMBER, 2024

## UNDERPASS ON NH-66

## 3955. SHRI K SUDHAKARAN:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

(a)      Yes  Sir,  a  request  has  been  received  for  construction  of  a underpass at Ch. 161+340 on NH-66 for movement of school buses. (b), (c) and (d)     Near this location, an Underpass of size 7m x 3m has already  been  provided  at  Ch.  160+835  (Oorpazhachi  Kavu  road)  to facilitate cross-movement of vehicle (excluding buses). Since work is in completion stage at the said location, providing Vehicular Underpass at this stage is not feasible. However,  National  Highways  Authority  of  India  has  submitted  a solution for bus movement to the State authorities. Further, in order to facilitate pedestrians movement, provision of Foot Over Bridge at this location has been approved.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3952 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-19
Subject: Damodar Valley Corporation
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Smt. Pratima Mondal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3952

ANSWERED ON 19.12.2024

## DAMODAR VALLEY CORPORATION

3952.    SMT. PRATIMA MONDAL

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is aware that the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) is releasing water from its reservoirs  without  prior  consultation/notice  of  the  State  Government  of  West  Bengal  and  if  so, the  details thereof along with the reasons therefor;

- (b)  whether  the  Government  acknowledges  the  claim  that  critical  decisions  are  unilaterally  made  by  the Central Water Commission, disregarding inputs from the said State Government; and

(c)  the  corrective  measures  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure  that  the  release  of  water  from DVC  reservoirs  would  be  managed  collaboratively,  transparently  and  with  sufficient  notice  to  prevent disasters like the reported flooding affecting five million people in South Bengal in the past?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

( SHRI RAJ BHUSHAN CHOUDHARY )

(a) to (c) All releases from Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) dams are advised by the Damodar Valley Reservoir Regulation Committee (DVRRC) which comprises of the following members:

- i. Member (River Management), Central Water Commission (CWC) and Chairman of DVRRC;
- ii. Chief Engineer (Civil), DVC, Maithon as Member;
- iii. Chief  Engineer,  Irrigation  &  Waterways  Directorate,  Government  of  West  Bengal  (GoWB)  as Member;
- iv. Chief Engineer, Water Resources Department, Government of Jharkhand (GoJ) as Member;
- v. Superintending Engineer, Hydrological Observation Circle, CWC, Maithon as Member Secretary

Decisions regarding releases from the DVC dams are always made by DVRRC in consultation with all the members from CWC, DVC, Government of West Bengal and Government of Jharkhand. Further, there are  strict  directions  regarding  timelines  for  sharing  information  with  downstream  States  as  per  DVRRC Manual.  As  a  followup  to  the  decisions  taken  in  the  DVRRC  meeting,  prior  information  regarding  such releases are timely disseminated by DVC to GoWB via 'Email', 'WhatsApp group messages', 'Flood warning

module' in DVC's portal on a real-time basis. These timely information about the flood water release and warning to that effect are provided to all stakeholders and public at large, in order to avoid any destruction and  loss  of  life  and  property  located  in  the  downstream  areas  that  could  be  affected  by  such  flood  water releases.  Standard  Operating  Procedures  regarding  the  same  are  encapsulated  in  the  DVRRC  Manual  and provide  a  ready  reference  to  all  the  parties  for  strict  adherence.   Moreover,  as  per  the  provisions  of  Dam Safety Act, 2021, DVC also has an Emergency Action Plan for the Maithon and Panchet dams.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3949 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-19
Subject: Drainage Projects for Nellore City
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Shri Prabhakar Reddy Vemireddy

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

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3949 TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 19, 2024

## DRAINAGE PROJECTS FOR NELLORE CITY

NO. 3949.

SHRI PRABHAKAR REDDY VEMIREDDY:

Will the Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  proposed  to  implement  two  projects  to provide drainage facilities in Nellore city with an estimated cost of Rs. 82 crores in Andhra Pradesh and if so, the details thereof along with the current status of the said projects;
- (b)  whether there is any delay in completion of the said projects and if so, the reasons therefor along with the timeline fixed for their completion; and
- (c)  whether  there  is  any  cost  overrun  of  the  project  and  if  so,  the  details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI TOKHAN SAHU)

(a) to (c): As informed by the Government of Andhra Pradesh, under Atal Mission  for  Rejuvenation  and  Urban  Transformation  (AMRUT),  two  (02) Drainage projects worth ₹82.02 crore have been taken up in Nellore city. Both  of  these  projects  are  at  implementation  stage.  The  details  of  the Drainage projects in Nellore city are as below:

| S.NO.   | Title                               | Milestone               |   Project Cost (in ₹ crore) |   Physical Progress (in ₹ crore) |
|---------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------------------|
| 1       | Major storm water drains            | At Implementation Stage |                       23.91 |                            11.48 |
| 2       | Major storm water drains - Phase II | At Implementation Stage |                       58.11 |                            17.43 |
| Total   | Total                               | Total                   |                       82.02 |                            28.91 |

The State Government has informed that the progress of works has been delayed due to challenges in removing encroachment. State Government has further  informed  that  there  is  no  cost  overrun  and  the tentative date of completion of project is August 2025.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3947 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-19
Subject: Construction of National Highways
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Shri Naveen Jindal

be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  construction  of  National  Highways  during  2024-25  is expected  to  slow  down  due to  certain  challenges  being  faced  by  the construction sector; and

(b) if so, the detailed reasons for the same and the steps being taken by the  Government to ensure that the construction of National Highways continues at the desired pace without any hindrance?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a) and (b) Government has set a construction target of about 10,400 km during 2024-25 and achieved about 46% of the target up to November,2024.  Challenges  are  being  faced  due  to  issues  of  land acquisition,  encroachment  removal,  law  &  order,  utility  shifting,  nonavailability of soil/aggregate, environment/forest/wildlife  clearances, ROB  &  RUB  issues,  contractual  issues,  etc.  The  Government  in  the Ministry of Road  Transport  &  Highways  is  making  all  efforts  to overcome  the  challenges,  in  coordination  with  State  Governments, implementing agencies, and other stakeholders to achieve the construction target.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO - 3947

ANSWERED ON 19 th  DECEMBER 2024

## CONSTRUCTION OF NATIONAL HIGHWAYS

3947. SHRI NAVEEN JINDAL:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री
Lok Sabha Question No. 3946 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-19
Subject: Bharatiya Vayuyan Vidheyak Bill
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Shri Bidyut Baran Mahato, Shri Lumbaram Choudhary, Shri Naba Charan Majhi, Shri Suresh Kumar Kashyap

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION

## Lok Sabha

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 3946

( TO BE ANSWERED ON THE  19th December 2024 )

## BHARATIYA VAYUYAN VIDHEYAK BILL

3946.    SHRI SURESH KUMAR KASHYAP

SHRI LUMBA RAM

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO

SHRI NABA CHARAN MAJHI

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) the salient features and objectives of the proposed Bharatiya Vayuyan Vidheyak Bill, 2024; and
- (b) the benefits of the said Bill thereto?

## ANSWER

Minister  of  State  in  the  Ministry  of  CIVIL  AVIATION            (Shri Murlidhar Mohol)

- (a) & (b): The Bharatiya Vayuyan Vidheyak, 2024 has become an Act. The Act provides for regulating provisions in a simplified manner, identifying existing redundancies and to provide for provisions to meet current needs of  regulation  of  civil  aviation  which  will  boost  'Make  in  India'  and 'Atmanirbhar  Bharat' initiatives  of  the  Government,  address  ambiguity  & redundancies and promote ease of doing business.;

;

The Salient features of the Bharatiya Vayuyan Adhiniyam, 2024 include:

- (i) The Adhiniyam has been organized and structured with Provisions made Chapter-wise  and  Section-wise.  Adhiniyam's  text  has  been  revised  to provide for gender neutrality.
- (ii) The powers of Central Government, DGCA, BCAS & AAIB provisioned in separate chapters numbered 5, 2, 3 & 4 respectively.
- (iii) Insertion of definition of terms words like "design", "manufacture" and "maintenance".  This  will  promote  "Make  in  India"  and  "Aatmanirbhar Bharat" initiative of the Government in long run as it will help to regulate important aspect of maintenance including emerging MRO sector. It will

also enable Government to perform the functions of "State of Design" and consequently for development of manufacturing of aircraft in the country. (iv)  Enabling  provisions  for  promoting  Ease  of  Doing  Business  (EoDB)  by making rules for  conducting  of  RTR Certificate  exams  and  issue  of  RTR Certificate license presently issued by Department of Telecommunication to be centralized in DGCA. (v) Removal of inconsistency with provisions related to appeal, the amount for compounding, power to grant exemption etc. (vi) Provision allows two statutory appeals and provides adequate opportunity of being heard in line with principles of natural justice to any aggrieved  person  for  appeals  against  administrative  enforcement  action (for  restriction,  suspension  or  cancellation  of  licence,  certificate  or approval granted) and against imposition of financial penalty.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3943 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-19
Subject: MSE-CDP in Sangli
Ministry: MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Shri Vishaldada Prakashbapu Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3943 TO BE ANSWER ON 19.12.2024

## MSE-CDP IN SANGLI

## 3943.      SHRI VISHALDADA PRAKASHBAPU PATIL:

Will the Minister of MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the projects approved under the Micro  &  Small Enterprises Cluster Development Programme (MSE-CDP) especially in Sangli district;
- (b) the total funds sanctioned, disbursed and the current status of these projects;
- (c) the challenges or delays encountered in the implementation of these projects;
- (d) the details of any pending proposals under the MSE-CDP Scheme for the Sangli district along with the reasons for their pendency and the expected timeline for their approval; and
- (e) whether any monitoring and evaluation mechanisms are in place for assessing the progress and effectiveness of the MSE-CDP projects in the Sangli district and if so, the details thereof and the criteria used for evaluation thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SUSHRI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE)

(a) & (b): Total 6 projects of setting up of Common Facility Centres (CFCs) have been approved in  Sangli  district  under  Micro  &  Small Enterprises Cluster Development Programme (MSE-CDP). Out of which, 3 projects are completed and 3 projects are ongoing. The details are at Annexure-I . For  these  projects,  total  project  cost  is  Rs.91.15  crore  which  comprises  of  GoI  grant  of  Rs.57.27 crore, out of which, Rs.38.27 crore have been disbursed.

- (c): No challenges or delays encountered in the implementation of these projects.
- (d): There is no proposal pending under the MSE-CDP Scheme for the Sangli district.
- (e): The MSME Development and Facilitation Office (MSME-DFO) established in various states including  Maharashtra  monitor  the  progress  and  effectiveness  of  the  projects  established  under scheme.

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## Annexure-I

## Annexure to reply of parts (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.3943 for answer on 19.12.2024

|   S. No. | Name of the Cluster                                      | Status    |
|----------|----------------------------------------------------------|-----------|
|        1 | Turmeric Cluster, Sangli                                 | Completed |
|        2 | Textile Cluster, Vita, Sangli                            | Completed |
|        3 | Raisin Making Cluster, Sangli                            | Completed |
|        4 | Textile &Garment digital Printing Cluster, Miraj, Sangli | Ongoing   |
|        5 | Raisin Processing Cluster, Jat, Sangli                   | Ongoing   |
|        6 | Engineering Cluster, Kupwad, Sangli                      | Ongoing   |
Lok Sabha Question No. 3939 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-19
Subject: Credit Guarantee Scheme for MSMEs in the Manufacturing Sector
Ministry: MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES
Asked by: Shri Maddila Gurumoorthy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3939 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.12.2024

## CREDIT GUARANTEE SCHEME FOR MSMEs IN THE MANUFACTURING SECTOR

3939. SHRI MADDILA GURUMOORTHY:

Will the Minister of MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government plans to expand the Credit Guarantee Scheme specifically for MSMEs in the manufacturing sector and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the scope and coverage of the scheme for MSMEs in Andhra Pradesh; and
- (c) whether  there  is  any  additional  financial  support  or  relaxation  in  credit  terms  for  new MSMEs under this scheme, if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR MICRO, SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES (SUSHRI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE)

(a) to (c): It  was  announced  in  Union  Budget  2024-25  that  for  facilitating  term  loans  to Micro,  Small  and  Medium  Enterprises  (MSMEs)  for  purchase  of  machinery  and  equipment, without collateral or third-party guarantee, a Credit Guarantee Scheme will be introduced.  As informed by Department of Financial Services, the implementation of the Budget announcement has been taken up.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3935 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-19
Subject: Delay in Completion of North Koel Reservoir Project
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Shri Abhay Kumar Sinha

†3935.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3935

ANSWERED ON 19.12.2024

## DELAY IN COMPLETION OF NORTH KOEL RESERVOIR PROJECT

SHRI ABHAY KUMAR SINHA

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) the reasons for the inordinate delay in the completion of the North Koel Reservoir Project;

(b) the total funds allocated and utilised for the said ambitious project so far;

(c) whether any committee has been constituted by the Government to monitor the implementation of the said project and if so, the details thereof; and

(d) the time by which the said project is likely to be completed?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

( SHRI RAJ BHUSHAN CHOUDHARY )

(a) to (d) The construction of North Koel Resrvoir project started in the year 1972 by Govt. of Bihar was stopped in 1993 due to delay in requisite clearance from Forest Department of Govt of Bihar.

In  August,  2017,  the  Union  Government  approved  the  proposal  for  balance  works  of  North  Koel Reservoir Project. However, the progress of works at the project has been affected due to several reasons like time taken in requisite clearance from Forest Department of Government of Jharkhand, agitation by the local villagers at the dam site and time taken by the Government of Bihar for concurrence of works to be carried out in Bihar portion.

The Union Government, in October, 2023, approved the proposal to complete the balance works of North Koel Reservoir Project at a revised Cost of Rs. 2430.76 Crore (Central Share: Rs 1,836.41 Crore). An amount of Rs. 771.04 Crore, as Central Share, has been released till date. The target date for completing the balance works of the project is March 2026 as per the timeline set during approval of the project in October, 2023.

An Empowered Committee headed by Secretary, Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation and a Technical Evaluation Committee headed by Member (WP&P), Central Water Commission and having members from Department of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, both the State Governments of Bihar and Jharkhand and Water & Power Consultancy Services  (India)  Ltd.  have  been  monitoring  the  progress  of  implementation  of  the  balance  works  of  the project.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3928 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-19
Subject: Cleaning of Rivers
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Shri Abhishek Banerjee

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3928

ANSWERED ON 19.12.2024

## CLEANING OF RIVERS

## 3928.    SHRI ABHISHEK BANERJEE

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has set any timeline to clean all major rivers to the desired standards; and (b) if so, the details thereof along with the timeline set in this regard and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

## ( SHRI RAJ BHUSHAN CHOUDHARY )

(a) & (b) Rivers in the country are polluted due to discharge of untreated and partially treated domestic sewage from cities/towns and Urban Local Bodies, industrial effluent in their respective catchments, lack of dilution, dumping of wastes and other non-point sources of pollution. Rapid urbanization and industrialization have compounded the challenges.

Cleaning/Rejuvenation  of  rivers is a continuous  process. It is the primary  responsibility of States/Union Territories (UTs) and Urban Local Bodies to ensure required treatment of sewage and industrial effluents to the prescribed norms before discharging into the rivers and other water bodies.

This Ministry has been supplementing efforts of the States/UTs by providing financial and technical assistance for abatement of pollution in rivers/tributaries in Ganga basin through the Central Sector Scheme of Namami Gange Program, and the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National River Conservation Plan for other rivers in the country.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 3925 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-19
Subject: Development of Birashal Airstrip
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Shri Rudra Narayan Pany

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. : 3925

(To be answered on the 19 th  December 2024)

## DEVELOPMENT OF BIRASHAL AIRSTRIP

## 3925. SHRI RUDRA NARAYAN PANY

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Government has any proposal for further development of Birashal airstrip in Dhenkanal district of Odisha and if so, the details thereof; (b) whether there is any proposal to operate flights from the said airstrip under UDAN; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Murlidhar Mohol)

(a) to (c) Regional Connectivity Scheme- Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik (RCSUDAN) is a demand-driven scheme, wherein airline operators assess the feasibility of operation on a particular route and bid under the scheme from time to time. The selection of airlines is made through a transparent bidding process.

Under RCS-UDAN, revival / upgradation of unserved & underserved airports is done on its identification through valid bid & award to the Selected Airline Operator.

Birasal airstrip in Dhenkanal district of Odisha is available in the tentative list of unserved airports in the UDAN document. However, after completion of five rounds of bidding under the UDAN scheme none of the airlines have submitted any proposal to operate RCS flights from Birasal airstrip till date.

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