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Lok Sabha Question No. 869 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-21
Subject: Voting Methods in Elections
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: KALIKESH NARAYAN SINGH DEO, KIRIT PREMJIBHAI SOLANKI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 869

## TO BE ANSWERED ON THURSDAY, 21 st JULY, 2016

## VOTING METHODS IN ELECTIONS

869. SHRI KALIKESH N. SINGH DEO DR. KIRIT P. SOLANKI:

Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has finalised proposals to introduce e-postal ballot system for Armed Forces Personnel and alternative options of voting by overseas electors;
- (b) if so, the details and the present status thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  any  data  regarding  the  number  of  Armed  Forces Personnel  who  exercised  their  franchise  in  the  General  Election-2014  and  if  so,  the details thereof;
- (d) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to spread awareness amongst Armed Forces Personnel regarding voting methods/options available for them during elections; and;
- (e) the criteria prescribed for overseas electors/Indian citizens living abroad to become eligible for voting in elections in India?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LAW AND JUSTICE AND ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI P. P. CHAUDHARY)

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

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN RESPECT OF PART (a) TO (e) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 869 DATED 21.07.2016

(a)  and (b): A proposal is under consideration of the Government to introduce e-postal ballot  system  for  Armed  Forces  Personnel  and  overseas electors  which  envisages transmission  of  blank  postal  ballot  paper  electronically  and  thereafter  return  of  the same by  the  registered  post.  At  present,  a  Committee  of  Ministers  is  examining  this matter.

- (c) and  (d): The  information  is  being  collected  and  will  be  laid  on  the  Table  of  the House.

(e):  Section  20A  of  the  Representation  of  the  People  Act,  1950  provides  for  the registration of the Indian citizens residing outside India, according to which any such citizen,  whose  name  is  not  included  in  the  electoral  roll; who  has  not  acquired  the citizenship  of  any  other  country;  and who  is  absenting  from  his  place  of  ordinary residence in India owing to his employment, education or otherwise outside India shall be entitled to have his name registered in the electoral roll in the constituency in which his place of residence in India as mentioned in his passport is located.
Lok Sabha Question No. 868 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-21
Subject: Upgradation of Airports
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: BALASUBRAMANIAM SENGUTTUVAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 868 (To be answered on the 21st July 2016)

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA

## UPGRADATION OF AIRPORTS

868.

SHRI B. SENGUTTUVAN

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

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(Shri Jayant Sinha)

Aviation 2016 with vision to make flying affordable for the masses and to provide affordable and sustainable air travel for passenger: Fhe provides for promoting regional connectivity by way 0f revival of un-served and under-served airportslairstrips; Revival Of 50 such airports in the next three years is to be e deewed driven depending On firm commitment from airline operators and where the State Gverment concerned Agrees to provide various concessions cnvisaged i the €olicy and aerodromes in Tier Il & III cities with two projects at Chennai Kolkata and completed work in 34 non-metro airports. However, up gradation 0f airports is a continuous process depending on traffic demand, availability of Iand and resources, environmental clearance and removal 0f other obstructions etc Policy, Policy along Mega

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be pleased to state:-

- (erodrethes there is any proposal pending with the Ministry to upgrade airports and connectivity to travellers, if the details thereof; SO,
- (e)rwhether the Ministry has any proposal to acquire land for the extension of the Vellore aerodrome and if the details thereof? SO,
- (b) whether of late the Ministzy has given approval for the upgradation of Vellore aerodrome into a major airport to serve the needs of the Vellore if s0, the details thereof; and City,

## ANSWER

## Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION \_  €
Lok Sabha Question No. 866 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-21
Subject: Stock of Coal with power Utilities
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: A. ARUNMOZHITHEVAN

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.866 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.07.2016

STOCK OF COAL WITH POWER UTILITIES

866.   SHRI A. ARUNMOZHITHEVAN:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) whether the power utilities are sitting on over around 36 million tonne of coal  ending  April,  2016  against  29  million  tonne  last  year,  if  so,  the  details thereof;

(b) whether  the  current  coal  stock  accretion  at  the  power  utilities  is  the highest in four years, if so, the details thereof; and

(c) whether  the  accumulating  coal  stocks  is  risky  as  they  are  combustible, pose  environmental  hazard  and  lose  quality  if  left  exposed  for  long,  if  so,  the details thereof and the steps taken/being taken by the Government in this regard?

A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER, COAL, NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND MINES

( SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL )

(a) : As on 28 th  April, 2016, the coal stock position reported by the power utilities was 35.92 Million Tonnes (MT) as against 29.76 MT as on 30 th  April, 2015.

(b) : The coal stock as on 31 st  March, 2016 was the highest in last four years. The details of coal stock position in the thermal power plants are as under:

|   S. No. | Coal Stock as on   |   Coal Stock (MT) |
|----------|--------------------|-------------------|
|        1 | 31.03.2013         |             18.98 |
|        2 | 31.03.2014         |             20.29 |
|        3 | 31.03.2015         |             26.1  |
|        4 | 31.03.2016         |             38.87 |

(c) : As on 13 th   July  2016,  the  actual  coal  stock  position  was  31.17  MT which is sufficient to operate the plants for 23 days as against the normative coal stock position of 28.45 MT to operate the plants for 21 days. Further, these power plants receive coal on daily basis and consume it based on their daily requirement in line with the generation schedule given to the plants. Hence, the coal stock is not static and is not stored for a long time.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 865 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-21
Subject: Modernisation of Airports
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: BHAVANA GAWALI (PATIL)

865.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 865 (To be answered on the 21st July 2016)

## MODERNISATION OF AIRPORTS

## SHRIMATI BHAVANA PUNDALIKRAO GAWALI PATIL

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state: -

- (a) whether the Government proposes to develop and modernise some of the airports of the country through Public Private Partnership (PPP);
- whether the Government cortemplates to connect all the district headquarters with airports; and
- (b) if the details and the present status thereof, State/UT-wise; SO,
- (d) if the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in this regard? SO,

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

(a) to (d): Ministry of Civil Aviation in the newly approved National Civil Aviation 2016, has provision for promotion of regional Connectivity by way of revival of un-served and under-served airportslairstrips Revival of such airports is to be "demand driven " , depending on firm demand from the airline operators and where the State Government agrees to provide various concessions envisaged in the Policy There are certain areas 0f the country where airstripslairports are un-served or under-served as viability of the operations has always been & matter of concern. In order to address the issue of connectivity, the Policy provides for development of airstripslairports, without insisting on their financial viability at an indicative cost of Rs.50 crores to Rs.1OO crores. State Governments can explore possibilities of developing these airports through Public Private Partnership (PPP) also. Policy,
Lok Sabha Question No. 860 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-21
Subject: Power for all Scheme
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: MANOJ KUMAR TIWARI, RANJANBEN BHATT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.860 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.07.2016

## POWER FOR ALL SCHEME

860.   SHRI MANOJ TIWARI: SHRIMATI RANJANBEN BHATT:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is seriously contemplating to ensure the provision of round the clock electricity to all;
- (b) if so, whether any action has been taken by the Government in this regard so far;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER, COAL, NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND MINES

( SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL )

(a) to (d) : Electricity  is  a  concurrent  subject.  Twenty  four  hours  (Round  the clock)  supply  of  electricity  to  all  the  consumers  in  a  State  /  UT  is  within  the purview of the respective State Government / State Power Utility. The Government  of  India  supplements  the  efforts  of  the  State  Governments  by establishing power plants in Central Sector through CPSUs and allocating power therefrom to them.

Government of India has also taken a joint initiative with respective State  Governments  for  preparation  of  State  Specific  Documents  for  providing '24x7 Power for  all'  (PFA).      State  specific  plans  for  the  Twenty  Eight  States  / Union  Territories  have  been  finalized.  The  Government  of  India  is  assisting  the State  Governments  in  achieving  this  objective  through  various  schemes  like Ujwal  DISCOM  Assurance  Yojana,  (UDAY),  Deendayal  Upadhyaya  Gram  Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY) and Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 858 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-21
Subject: Election to Rajya Sabha
Ministry: LAW AND JUSTICE
Asked by: MUTHAMSETTI SRINIVASA RAO (AVNTHI)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF LAW AND JUSTICE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 858

## TO BE ANSWERED ON THURSDAY, 21 st JULY, 2016

## ELECTION TO RAJYA SABHA

858. SHRI MUTHAMSETTI SRINIVASA RAO (AVANTHI:

Will the Minister of LAW AND JUSTICE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware of some cases of alleged irregularities in the process of elections to Rajya Sabha which were conducted recently;
- (b)  if  so,  the  reaction  of  the  Government  thereto  along with  the  remedial  measures taken/being taken by the Government to prevent recurrence of such incidents in future;
- (c) whether the Government is satisfied with the extant system of conducting elections to Rajya Sabha and if  not, whether the Government proposes  to introduce  reforms  in  this regard; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the other steps taken/being taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR LAW AND JUSTICE AND ELECTRONICS AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (SHRI P. P. CHAUDHARY)

- (a) to  (d):  The  Election  Commission  has  stated  that  during  recently  held  biennial election to the Council of States, they received some complaints through electronic media, print media and some written representations regarding transfer of money on account of voting by some Members of the Legislative Assembly. After examining the matter from all aspects, the Commission directed the Returning Officer for the biennial election to Rajya Sabha  by  members  of  the  Karnataka  Legislative  Assembly,  to  file  an  FIR  under  the provisions  of  section  171  B  of  the  Indian  Penal  Code  and  the  relevant  provisions  of  the Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988.

They  further  informed  that  besides  above,  after  declaration  of  result,  the  Commission received  some  complaints  with  regard  to  biennial  election  to  Council  of  State  from Haryana held on 11.06.2016, inter-alia alleging the change of pen provided for marking ballot papers by some electors leading to rejection of 12 votes under Rule 73 (2) (e) of the Conduct  of  Election  Rules,  1961.  In  this  regard,  the  Commission  has  received  a  factual report from the Chief Electoral Officer, Haryana. Now, the matter is under consideration of the Commission. Necessary remedial measures will be taken by the Commission if any such measures are called for on consideration of the said report of Chief Electoral Officer, Haryana.
Lok Sabha Question No. 856 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-21
Subject: Revival of Mumbai Port Trust
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.856 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 ST JULY, 2016 REVIVAL OF MUMBAI PORT TRUST

## 856.SHRI ARVIND SAWANT:

Will the Minister of SHIPPING  be pleased to state: पोतप�रवहनमंत्

- (a) whether the Government proposes to revive Mumbai Port Trust and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government proposes to carry out the dredging process at Mumbai Port in order to accommodate the large vessels; and
- (c) if so, the details and the present status thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SHIPPING (SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

- (a): Mumbai  Port  is  functioning  efficiently  and  handled  all  time  highest  cargo throughput  of  61.66  Million  Tones  during  2014-15  and  61.11  Million  Tones during 2015-16.  To increase the efficiency further, Mumbai Port has already taken  up  many  initiatives  such  as  construction  of  new  berths,  installation  of floating cranes, mechanization of Port operations etc. during last few years.
- (b)&(c):Mumbai  Port  has  already  awarded  contract  for  capital  dredging  project  to achieve (-) 19 metre Chart Datum (CD) at Berth pocket and (-) 15 metre CD at anchorage of the on going 5 th Oil Berth at Jawahar Deep to accommodate large vessels like Suez Max/partially loaded Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC).  As per schedule, the completion date of capital dredging project at 5 th Oil Berth is 30 th November, 2016.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 855 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-21
Subject: Budget Allocation for Ministry
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: C. N. JAYADEVAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 855

TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.07.2016

## BUDGET ALLOCATION FOR MINISTRY

## 855. SHRI  C.N.JAYADEVAN:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the budget allocation for your Ministry has been reduced  from Rs.7000 crore to Rs.96 crore this year, and
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the  extent to which  it has affected the implementation of various programmes for  Panchayats in the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF PANCHAYATI RAJ (SHRI PARSHOTTAM RUPALA)

- (a) No Madam, The budget allocation for the current financial year 2016-17 in respect of Ministry of Panchayati Raj is Rs. 768.33 crores.
- (b) The budget  allocation  of  the  Ministry  of  Panchayati  Raj  for  2014-15  was  Rs.  7000 crores with two flagship programmes of the Ministry namely District Component of Backward Regions Grant Fund (BRGF) and Rajiv Gandhi Panchayat Sashaktikaran Abhiyan  (RGPSA)  having  an  allocation  of  Rs.5900  crore  and  Rs.  1050  crores respectively.  The budget allocation for 2015-16 of the Ministry was  reduced to Rs.94 crore, however, subsequently an additional amount of Rs.300 crore was provided at supplementary stage. The reduction in BE for 2015-16 was on account of de-linking the state component of RGPSA and the District Component of BRGF from the Central allocation.  In  2015-16,  the  States  got  enhanced  share  of  allocation  from  the  Central taxes  from  32%  to  42%  as  recommended  by  the  14 th Finance  Commission  that provided much needed flexibility to them to formulate and implement the plans as per their  local  requirements.  Further,  the  14 th Finance  Commission  also  recommended substantial  amount  i.e.  Rs.2,00,292.2  crores  for  the  period  2015-20  directly  to  be transferred to the Gram Panchayats which is almost more than three times higher than the grant recommended by the 13 th Finance Commission.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 854 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-21
Subject: Crew Management System
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: NAGARAJAN P.

854.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO\_ 8 854 (To be answered on the July 2016) 21st

## CREW MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

SHRI P. NAGARAJAN

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

: :

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be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether Air India Crew Management System (CMS) bars crew from choosing flight mates of their choice;
- (b) if the details thereof; and So,
- (c) the total number of requests received by CMS to specific members of pilots/captain'$ choice? pair

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(a): Madam. No,

(b): Does not arise:

- (c): such\_requests have been received by Air India, Crew Management System (CMS) till date. No,

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(Shri Jayant Sinha)
Lok Sabha Question No. 853 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-21
Subject: Overburdening of Existing Power Structures
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: POONAM  MAHAJAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.853 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.07.2016

## OVERBURDENING OF EXISTING POWER STRUCTURES

853.   SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is aware  of  the  overburdening  and  hence overheating of existing power structures including sub-stations in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  is  considering  any  assistance  to  the  State Governments to reduce the operating level of existing sub-stations and setting up more sub-stations with smart grid technologies in the country including Mumbai; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER, COAL, NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND MINES

( SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL )

(a) to (d) : The entire transmission system of the Country viz. sub-stations and transmission  lines  at  the  central  level  is  generally  planned,  constructed  and operated  on  (N-1)  Criteria.  This  means  that  even  a  single  line  outgage  will  not lead to any overloading in the system. However, if there is a situation where there is  overloading  in  the  system,  the  concerned  system  operator  reschedules  the generation.    In  case,  there  is  continuous  overloading,  the  transmission  system augmentation and strengthening is taken up by the concerned stakeholders

Electricity is a concurrent subject.  Ensuing healthiness of the power structure within the State is in the purview of the respective State Government /State Power Utility.  The Government of India is assisting the State Governments in  improvement of the power infrastructure through various schemes like Ujwal DISCOM  Assurance  Yojana  (UDAY),  Deendayal  Upadhyaya  Gram  Jyoti  Yojana (DDUGJY) and Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS) and Power System Development Fund (PSDF).

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Lok Sabha Question No. 851 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-21
Subject: Use of Drinking Water for Sanitation Purpose
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: PINAKI MISRA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.851 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.07.2016

## Use of Drinking Water for Sanitation Purpose

## 851.  SHRI  PINAKI  MISRA:

Will the Minister of DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  quantity  of  drinking  water  that  is  used  for  sanitation  purposes  is more  than that which  is used for drinking  purposes in almost all the households;
- (b) if  so,  the  steps  taken/proposed  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  to  address  the matter  including  segregation  of  supply  of  water  for  drinking  and  sanitation purposes in order to check wastage of safe drinking water; and
- (c) the estimated cost involved in such exercise in each State?

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION

## ANSWER (SHRI RAMESH CHANDAPPA JIGAJINAGI)

(a) to (c)  Yes  Madam.  The  Ministry, under National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP), deals with provision of drinking water to the rural population of  the  country  only.  As  per  the  current  norms  the  basic  minimum  requirement  of potable  drinking  water  is  40  litres  per  capita  per  day  (lpcd).  The  vision  for  rural domestic  water  supply  in  the  Strategic  Plan  of  the  Ministry  is  to  cover  all  rural households  with  safe  piped  drinking  water  supply  with  availability  of  70  lpcd. However, as an interim measure the norm of 55 lpcd has been fixed and out of this, 3 lpcd  is  for  drinking  purpose  whereas  10  lpcd  is  for  ablution  /  toilets  (sanitation purposes).

The  norms  have  been  fixed  taking  into  consideration  the  minimum  drinking  water requirement and the consumer as a unit. The said usage norms are indicative and inter se  usages  may  vary  depending  on  the  consumer  preferences  and  the  demand  of  the situation.

Bifurcating the usage of water for various purposes e.g. sanitation, drinking and other purposes  is  not  practicable  /  feasible  as  it  would  necessitate  creation  of  different supply  sources  for  different  end  usages  and  would  restrict  the  inter  se  choice  of consumer with regard to usage of water for various domestic purposes.
Lok Sabha Question No. 849 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-21
Subject: Single Grid Power Project
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: HARI BABU KAMBHAMPATI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.849 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.07.2016

## SINGLE GRID POWER PROJECT

849.   DR. KAMBHAMPATI HARIBABU:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  there  is  any  proposal  to  establish  single  power  grid  project  to provide inter-regional connectivity in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the time by which the project is expected to be completed?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER, COAL, NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND MINES ( SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL )

(a) to (c) : 1 st circuit  of  765  kV  Raichur  -  Solapur  transmission  line  was commissioned on 31 st   December, 2013 and 2 nd  circuit of 765 kV Raichur - Solapur line was commissioned on 30 th  June, 2014 interconnecting Southern Region with rest  of  the  grid  in  the  country,  thus  establishing  single  synchronized  National power grid.

Further,  the  Available  Transfer  Capability  (ATC)  to  Southern  region has been enhanced to 5900 MW from 3450 MW in September, 2014 i.e. by 71% with commissioning of 765 kV Pune - Solapur, 765 kV Aurangabad - Solapur and 765 kV Narendra -Kolhapur transmission lines.

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