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Lok Sabha Question No. 4110 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-13
Subject: Apna Khet Apna Kaam Scheme
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNPURIA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOKSABHA

## UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO. 4110 TO BE ANSWERED  ON I3.08.2015

## APNA KHET APNA KAAM SCHEME

## 4110. SHRI SUKHBIR  SINGH JAUNAPURIA:

will the Minister  of RURAL  DEYELOPMENT  be pleased to state:

- (a) whethersmallandmarginalfarmersareallowedtoundertakeworksundel'Apna Khet, Apna Kaam' Yojana  under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantie Scheme in addition to families  belonging to Below  Poverty Line, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled  Tribes;
- if so, the details thereof; (b)
- whether the Govemment proposes  to associate  small and marginal  farmers  with MGNREGS through  Apna Khet Apna Kaam Yojana; and (c)
- if so, the details thereof? (d)

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT (SHRI SUDARSHAN BHAGAT)

(a)&(b); Yes, Madam.  The works under Apna Khet, Apna Kaam are permitted on the iand oi beneficiaries  mentioned  at Para-s of Schedule-I, Mahatma  Gandhi National Rural Employment  Guarantee  Act (MGNREGA)  i.e. SC, ST, nomadic  tribes. denotihed  tribes. other families BPL,  women-headecl household.  physically handicapped  headed  households, beneficiaries  of land reforms. the beneficiaries  rurder the Indira Aawas Yojana. beneficiaries under the ST & other Traditional F'orest Drvellers (Recognition  of L-orest  Righls)  Act. 2006 and after exhausting  the above categories on lands of small f-armers  or marginal farmers  as defined in the Agiiculture Debt Waiver and Debt Relief Scheme, 2008, subject to the condition that such households shall have ajob card with at ieast one member willing to u'ork on the project  under taken on their land or homestead.

(c)&(d): The beneficiary.  Gram sabha al]d Gram Panchayat propose/ prioritise  /decide flr" *oikt/p.o1""ts  to be taken Lrp under MGNRGA in their area.  As perPara-5.  of Schedule-I, MGNREGI,;The  orcler of priority of works shall be determined by each Giam  Panchayat in the meeting of the Gram Sabha keeping in view potential ofthe local area, its needs. local resources anJ in accor.dance w'ith the provisions  of Paragraph 9, provided that the District Programme Coordinator shall ensure that at least 60%o of works to be taken up in a district  in terris ofcost shall be for creation  ofproductive  asscts  directly  linked to agriculture  and allied activities through  development  ofland,  water & trees"
Lok Sabha Question No. 4109 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-13
Subject: Utilization of PSDF
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: PRATHAP SIMHA, B.V. NAYAK

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4109 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.08.2015

## UTILIZATION OF PSDF

4109.  SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA: SHRI B.V. NAIK:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) the criteria and purpose for which the Power System Development Fund (PSDF) is utilised ;
- (b) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  utilise  the  funds  under  PSDF  for  the improvement of transmission system; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

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

( SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL )

(a) to (c) : The scheme  has been operationalized with the issuance of the Guidelines/Procedure for Disbursement of Fund from Power System Development Fund (PSDF)  on  18th  September,  2014.    The  funds  would  be  provided  as  grants  to  the States/UTs as per these guidelines.

According  to  the  Scheme,  PSDF  will  be  utilized  for  the  following purposes:

- (i) Creating  necessary  transmission  system  of  strategic  importance  based  on operational feedback by Load Dispatch Centers for relieving congestion in Inter-State Transmission Systems (ISTS) and intra-state system which are incidental to the ISTS.
- (ii) Installation  of  shunt  capacitors,  series  compensators  and  other  reactive energy generators for improvement of voltage profile in the grid.
- (iii) Installation of standard and special protection schemes, pilot and demonstrative  projects,  and  for  setting  right  discrepancies  identified  in  protection audits on regional basis.
- (iv) Renovation and Modernization (R&M) of transmission and distribution systems for relieving congestion.
- (v) Any  other  scheme/project  in  furtherance  of  the  above  objectives,  such  as, conducting technical studies and capacity building, etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4108 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-13
Subject: Eastern Peripheral Expressway
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, SUDHEER GUPTA, M. UDHAYAKUMAR, GEETHA KOTHAPALLI

# 

# GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

# MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

# 

# LOK SABHA

# UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4108

# ANSWERED ON 13TH   AUGUST, 2015

**EASTERN PERIPHERAL EXPRESSWAY**

4108.	DR. SUNIL BALIRAM GAIKWAD:

KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

ADV. M.UDHAYAKUMAR :

SHRIMATI KOTHAPALLI GEETHA:

# Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

# सडक़ परिवहन और राजमार्ग मंत्री

# be pleased to state:

# 

(a)	whether the work on eastern peripheral expressway has been awarded as it has been polluting the cities;

(b) 	if so, the details thereof including the funds allocated by the Government for the implementation of the project and the time-period prescribed for the completion of the project;

(c)	whether the Government has approved/proposes to approve projects to control vehicle pollution in various cities of Maharashtra including Vidarbha; and

(d)	if so, the details thereof?

**ANSWER**

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE

MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

(a) & (b)The work for construction of Eastern Peripheral Expressway (EPE) with an  estimated cost of Rs 5,763.10 cr. having a length of 135 Kms has already been approved by the Government on Engineering, Procurement and Contract mode in six phases. The bids has already been received and the same is under award. The target date for completion of the entire Eastern Peripheral Expressway is July 2018.

(c) to (d) In order to Control the Vehicle pollution, Government has initiated Bharat Stage IV emission norms in different cities since year the 2010. Emission norms are decided taking into account the quality of fuel made available by oil companies and other relevant factors. The cities namely; Mumbai, Pune, Solapur, Vapi, Valsad, Ahmadnagar, Lonawala etc.  in the State of Maharashtra had already been covered for Bharat Stage IV emission norms for four wheeled vehicle.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4106 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-13
Subject: CCTV Monitoring of Ganga Cleaning
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: MEENAKASHI LEKHI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES,

## RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4106

## ANSWERED ON 13.8.2015

## 

**CCTV Monitoring of Ganga Cleaning**

4106. 	SHRIMATI MEENAKASHI LEKHI

Will the Minister of WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether any CCTV monitoring system has been set up on Ganga river banks to catch offenders dumping toxic waste in the river; and

## (b) if so, the details thereof?

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## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION

(SUSHRI  UMA  BHARTI)

(a) & (b)  No, Madam. The Government has not set up any CCTV monitoring system on the banks of river Ganga to catch offenders dumping toxic waste into the river as of now.  The Government has launched a portal “Bhuvan Ganga” in collaboration with National Remote Sensing Centre (NRSC) where users can upload geospatial coded photographs through a mobile based application.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4104 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-13
Subject: Modified Vehicle
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: G. HARI

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4104**

ANSWERED ON 13 TH AUGUST, 2015

**MODIFIED VEHICLE**

4104. SHRI G. HARI:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन और राजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has launched a new modified vehicle to take stock of the condition of highways including their maintenance;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government proposes to undertake surveys of entire National Highways network with the said modified vehicle once in a year;

(d) if so, whether the survey is likely to help Government in estimating maintenance budget in advance; and

(e) if so, the details thereof?

**ANSWER**

THE MINISTER of STATE IN THE

MINISTRY OF Road transport AND highways

(Shri PON. Radhakrishnan)

(a) to  (e)	National Highways Authority of India (NHAI)  has awarded a Consultancy work for Technical assistance to strengthen Asset Management capacity of NHAI and the Ministry in September, 2014 for a contract price of Rs. 16,30,68,383/-.  The target for completion of the work is October, 2017.  The scope of the work, inter-alia, include development of an upgraded Road Asset Management System (RAMS) and Pilot Survey Data collection through a survey vehicle for 3,000 km length of National Highways (NHs) in the States of Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu covering NH nos. 1A, 3, 4, 7, 7A, 9, 10, 20, 45B, 58, 59A, 69, 70, 71, 88, 89 and 103.

It is premature to indicate timeline and other details pertaining to survey of entire NH network at this stage pending completion of the Consultancy work including Pilot Survey.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4102 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-13
Subject: Strengthening of PRIs
Ministry: PANCHAYATI RAJ
Asked by: SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF PAN CHAYATI RAJ

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4102**

TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.08.2015

**STRENGTHENING OF PRIS**

**†4102.** DR. SUBHASH BHAMRE:

Will the Minister of PANCHAYATI RAJ be pleased to state:

1. Whether as per an assessment made by the Union Government approximately more than Rs. 4000 crore are required for strengthening of panchayati raj institutions (PRIs) in the country;
2. if so, the details thereof;
3. whether any assessment has been made regarding the requirement of funds for revival of panchayati raj institutions in Maharashtra; and
4. if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Union Government in this regard?

**ANSWER**

MINISTER OF STATE FOR PANCHAYATI RAJ

(SHRI NIHAL CHAND)

(a)to (d) As Panchayats is a state subject, the primary responsibility of strengthening Panchayats rests with the States. Ministry of Panchayati Raj under the Rajiv Gandhi Panchayat Sashaktikaran Abhiyan(RGPSA) has supported States in strengthening Panchayats as per plans prepared by them which include budget estimates for different activities for strengthening of Panchayats in respective States.

During the last two years, the financial assistance provided to States including Maharashtra towards different activities for strengthening of Panchayats under the scheme of RGPSA is as under:

Rs in cr.

| **Year**   | **Total Amount Approved**   |                 | **Central Share Sanctioned**   |                 |
|------------|-----------------------------|-----------------|--------------------------------|-----------------|
|            | **All India**               | **Maharashtra** | **All India**                  | **Maharashtra** |
| 2013-14    | 1576.97                     | 221.84          | 560.69                         | 83.17           |
| 2014-15    | 2058.14                     | 214.31          | 481.39                         | 34.75           |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4092 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-13
Subject: LNG Terminals
Ministry: SHIPPING
Asked by: NAGENDRA KUMAR PRADHAN, DODDAALAHALLI KEMPEGOWDA SURESH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4092 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13 TH  AUGUST, 2015

## LNG TERMINALS

4092.    SHRI NAGENDRA KUMAR PRADHAN: SHRI D.K. SURESH:

Will the Minister of SHIPPING be pleased to state:

## पोत प�रवहन मंत्

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  establish  an  offshore  Liquefied  Natural  Gas (LNG) terminals at certain ports in the country and if so, the details and the present status thereof, port-wise;
- (b) the estimated cost of the project and the funds earmarked for the purpose;
- (c) whether the Government/Paradip Port Trust has signed  any  Memorandum  of Understanding  (MoU)  with  some  companies  including  GAIL  (India)  Limited  for setting up of a Floating Storage and Regasification Unit;
- (d) if so, the details and the present status thereof; and
- (e) whether there is any proposal to shift the proposed LNG Terminal from Paradip Port to some other port and if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a)&(b):Yes,  Madam.  Kolkata  Port  Trust  has  granted  permission  by  following  established tendering process to a private company to establish an offshore Floating Storage and Regasification Unit (FSRU) for unloading LNG from LNG carriers and transferring to suitable land fall points  through sub-sea pipelines. This project will not involve any investment on the part of Kolkata Port Trust. The estimated cost of the Terminal is around Rs. 3500 Crores and capacity is 4 million tonnes per annum.

Mumbai  Port  has  establish  an  offshore  Floating  Storage  and  Regasification Unit (FSRU) with a capacity of 5 million ton at an estimated cost of Rs. 2740 Crores on PPP mode.

- (c)to(e):Yes, Madam. Paradip Port signed MoU on 26.10.2013 with M/s GAIL (India) Ltd. for setting  up  of  an  offshore  Floating  Storage  and  Regasification  Unit  (FSRU)  at  an estimated cost of Rs. 3108 Crore.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4091 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-13
Subject: Wayside Facilities on NHs
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: K. MARAGATHAM

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4091**

ANSWERED ON 13 TH AUGUST, 2015

**WAYSIDE FACILITIES ON NHS**

4091. 	SHRIMATI  K. MARAGATHAM:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन और राजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

(a) the details of the wayside amenities available for commuters along with the National Highways;

(b) whether the Government proposes to provide/develop additional wayside amenities/facilities on National Highways; and

(c) if so, the details thereof including the sites identified for the purpose along with the action taken thereon?

**ANSWER**

THE MINISTER of STATE IN THE

MINISTRY OF Road transport AND highways

(Shri PON. Radhakrishnan)

(a) 		Facilities such as restaurant/food court, low cost dhaba, telephone booth/ Automated Teller Machine (ATM), fuel station & minor repair shop, toilets, rest rooms for short-stay, kiosk for sale of miscellaneous sundry items etc. are available for commuters on National Highways (NHs).

(b) and (c) 	Government intends to provide facilities such as separate parking for cars, buses & trucks, restaurant/food court, low cost dhaba, telephone booth/ATM, fuel station & minor repair shop, rest rooms for short-stay, clean toilets, landscaping, kiosk for sale of miscellaneous sundry items, space for spreading Government welfare programme in a systematic and planned manner by setting up user-friendly wayside amenities along NHs. Wayside amenities now form part of major highway improvement projects. Beside, National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has identified nearly 70 sites for setting up these facilities. A Project Management Consultant (PMC) has been appointed to assist in overall implementation of the project and to engage specialized firms for developing and operating these facilities. Further, Ministry of Road Transport & Highways grant access permission to the retail outlets located along the NHs. As per the licence agreement signed as part of granting such access permission, it is mandatory for retail outlets to provide toilet and drinking water facilities.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4089 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-13
Subject: Startup Village Entrepreneurship Programme
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: ADHIR RANJAN CHOWDHURY

## GOVERNMENT  OF INDIA MIN]STRY OF RT'RAL DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT  OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 4OS9

TO BE ANSWERED ON I3.08.20I5

## STARTUP VILLAGE ENTREPRENEURSHIP PROGRAMME

## 4089. SHRI ADI{IR RANJAN  CHOWDHURY:

Will the Minister of RURAL DEYELOPMENT  be pleased  to state:

- (a) whether  the Govemment  has commenced  a technology and innovation  based Startup village Entrepreneurship  Programme  w-ith database to help  niw entrepreneurs  in different rural pai ofthe country;
- (b) ilso, the details  thereof;  and
- (c) the number  ofsuch Start-up  ventures  which  have been initiated  during  the last three years  and the current year,  StateAJT-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTEROF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAI, DEVELOPMENT (SHRI SUDARSHAN  BHAGAT)

(a) to (c): consequent  to the announcement made in the Budget  Speech 2014-15  the Government  launched the start-up Village  Entrepreneurship  programmJ  (svip) for encouraging rural youth to take up local enlrepreneurship  programmes  .Thi guidilines  foi svep have been issued on lSth June -2015  luriituUt" at the web address http,//u4iee,riku.eorr.irlrit"./d.fuult/fi1"./rrlp  r"rrn.ito.y/ SVEp%2oGri"dlir"..rd0. The States/UTs interested  in implementing  SVEP are to submit  their proposals  foizors-lo  in tfrip."scribed  format.
Lok Sabha Question No. 4088 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-13
Subject: Establishment of IDWG
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: BHEEMRAO BASWANTHRAO PATIL

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4088**

**TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.08.2015**

**Establishment of IDWG**

**4088. SHRI  BHEEMRAO  B. PATIL:**

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

(a) whether the Government has any proposal to establish India Drinking Water Grid (IDWG) by setting up of water grid from Kashmir to Kanyakumari to provide safe drinking water to every household; and

(b) if so, the details thereof and the action plan formulated in this regard?

**ANSWER**

**MINISTER OF STATE FOR  DRINKING   WATER  AND  SANITATION**

**(SHRI  RAM  KRIPAL  YADAV)**

(a) & (b) No, Madam.  No such proposal is under consideration of the Government of  India at present.
Lok Sabha Question No. 4087 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-13
Subject: Collapsed Hydel Power ProjectUttarakhand
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: HEMANT TUKARAM GODSE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4087 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.08.2015

## COLLAPSED HYDEL POWER PROJECT- UTTARAKHAND

4087. SHRI GODSE HEMANT TUKARAM:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) whether  any  Hydel  Power  Plant  failed  in  Uttarakhand  last  year  due  to floods along with the financial loss incurred, plant-wise;

(b) if so, the details thereof along with the action taken thereon; and

(c) the  details  of  financial  assistance  provided  by  the  Union  Government  to the Government of Uttarakhand for each plant?

## A N S W E R

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

( SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL )

(a) to (c) :     Dhauliganga Hydro Electric Power Project of NHPC in Uttarakhand remained  closed  due  to  flood  during  the  last  year.    It  suffered  a  total  loss  of about  Rs.  543  crores  which  is  being  claimed  through  the  Insurance  Company. The Vishnuprayag Hydro Electric Power Project of Jaiprakash Ventures Limited in Uttarakhand, which is a Private Sector Power Project, also remained closed due to flood till April, 2014.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4086 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-13
Subject: DVC Coal Power Plant
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: RAM CHARITRA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4086 TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.08.2015

## DVC COAL POWER PLANT

4086.  SHRI RAM CHARITRA NISHAD:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  offer  stake  to  the  Ministry  of  Railways  in DVCs coal fired power plant at Raghunathpur;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the aforesaid plant is proposed to be acquired by NTPC; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## A N S W E R

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

( SHRI  PIYUSH GOYAL )

(a) & (b) :

No, Madam.

(c) & (d) : NTPC sought 'Expression of Interest (EOI) from State Electricity Boards/Power Generation Companies, Independent Power Producers (IPP), Power Plant Developers,  Captive  Power  Producers,  or  their  authorized  representatives  for  'Offering their coal based thermal power projects for possible acquisition by NTPC' vide EOI dated 21.02.2014 and EOI dated 17.11.2014.

In response to NTPC's notice for Expression of Interest dated 17.11.2014, DVC  submitted  application  on  15.12.2014  to  NTPC  for  hiving  off  the  Raghunathpur project in totality.

Subsequently, in a meeting held in  May, 2015 between NTPC and  DVC, it was agreed in principle that NTPC shall consider DVC's offer subject to establishment of feasibility.

On 9 th  June, 2015, DVC Board has accorded in-principle approval for hiving off the entire project of Raghunathpur (Phase-I & Phase-II) to NTPC Ltd. due to critical fund crunch in DVC.

However, acquisition of any power plant by NTPC depends upon establishment of financial, technical, commercial and legal feasibility.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4084 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-13
Subject: Bridge on Sileru River
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: BAIJAYANT "JAY" PANDA, RITA TARAI, BALABHADRA MAJHI

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4084**

ANSWERED ON 13 TH AUGUST, 2015

**BRIDGE ON SILERU RIVER**

4084.	SHRI BAIJAYANT JAY PANDA:

SHRIMATI  RITA TARAI:

SHRI BALABHADRA MAJHI:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

सड़क परिवहन और राजमार्ग मंत्री

be  pleased to state:

1. whether the revised estimate for the Motu-Sileru bridge across the Sileru River has been received from the Government of Telangana;
2. if so, the details thereof; and
3. the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

**ANSWER**

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE

MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

(a) Yes Madam.

(b) & (c) A revised estimate was received from Government of Telangana for the originally sanctioned work of “Widening to 2-lane and improvement of Chinturu-Motu Road which includes construction of major bridge across Sileru river”. As the estimate was not as per the approved designs and current schedule of rates, the State Government was requested to submit a fresh estimate for construction of Bridge across river Sileru. However, as per Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, this bridge falls under the jurisdiction of the Andhra Pradesh and Government of Andhra Pradesh has been requested to submit the requisite estimate.

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