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RAJYA SABHA

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List of Questions for WRITTEN ANSWERS

to be asked at a sitting of the Rajya Sabha to be held onMonday, December 17, 2018/Agrahayana 26, 1940 (Saka)

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(Ministries : Defence; Drinking Water and Sanitation; Earth Sciences; Environment, Forest and Climate Change; Information and Broadcasting;

Mines; Panchayati Raj; Parliamentary Affairs; Road Transport andHighways; Rural Development; Science and Technology; Shipping;

Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuevenation;Youth Affairs and Sports)

Total number of questions — 160

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Violation of ceasefire in Jammu andKashmir

641. SHRI VIJAY PAL SINGHTOMAR: Will the Minister of DEFENCEbe pleased to state:

(a) whether any action has been takenby Government for continuous violationof ceasefire by Pakistani troops in Jammuand Kashmir areas, if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether any message has beenconveyed by Indian Government toPakistani Government about consequenceof these ceasefire violations; and

(c) whether any assurance has beengiven by Pakistani Government to stopsuch activities along Indian Borders and ifso, the details thereof?

Draft Defence Production Policy

642. PROF. M.V. RAJEEV GOWDA:Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleasedto state:

(a) whether the provisions of the DraftDefence Production Policy, 2018 applyretrospectively;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) with respect to the upcomingpurchase of 114 new planes, will the NewDefence Production Policy, 2018 beapplicable in the determination of eligibleIndian Offset Partners; and

(d) if so, details of the applicableprovisions?

Modernisation of Armed Forces

643. SHRI RAJMANI PATEL: Willthe Minister of DEFENCE be pleased tostate:

(a) the details of allocation of budgetand actual expenditure incurred onmodernisation of Armed Forces during thelast three years;

(b) whether Government has anyproposal to allow the private sector to play

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a major role in the production of weaponsfor the Armed Forces;

(c) if so, the details thereof; and

(d) the steps taken by Government forthe modernisation of Armed Forces in viewof constant military threats by ourneighbours?

Air Force base in Nellore, AndhraPradesh

644. SHRI PRABHAKAR REDDYVEMIREDDY: Will the Minister ofDEFENCE be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that Air Forcehas asked Andhra Pradesh Government toprovide land in Nellore district of AndhraPradesh for setting up an Air Force base;

(b) whether it is also a fact that ChiefAir Marshal of IAF's Southern Commandhas also met Chief Minister of AndhraPradesh in this regard; and

(c) if so, the details of the proposal andresponse of Andhra Pradesh Governmentthereon?

Foreign companies in defence sectorunder Make in India programme

645. SHRI ELAMARAM KAREEM:Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleasedto state:

(a) whether there are proposal toestablish defence production units of foreigncompanies under Make in Indiaprogramme;

(b) if so, details thereof; and

(c) whether shares of any public sectordefence units or units as a whole have beensold out to private units or are in thatprocess, if so, details thereof?

Expenditure for widows and dependantof martyred soldiers

646. DR. VIKAS MAHATME: Willthe Minister of DEFENCE be pleased tostate:

(a) details of expenditure on the schemefor widows and dependant of martyredsoldiers; and

(b) whether there is any current scheme/project for education and empowerment ofmartyred soldiers' daughters?

Recruitment of women in Air Force

†647. SHRI LAL SINH VADODIA:Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleasedto state:

(a) whether it is a fact that Governmentis considering to recruit women in medicalbranch of Air Force;

(b) if so, whether Government has takenany step in this regard till now; and

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

Defence Minister's visit to France

648. DR. SANJAY SINH: Will theMinister of DEFENCE be pleased to state:

(a) details of the Defence Minister's visitto France during the last one year;

(b) purpose of each visit of DefenceMinister to France made during last oneyear;

(c) details of the Indian DefenceMinister's visit to Dassault plant in Franceduring last one year; and

(d) reasons/purpose of all such visits ofIndian Defence Minister's visit to Dassaultplant in France made during last one year?

†Original notice of the question received in Hindi.

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Ammunition manufactured by privateplayers for Army

649. SHRI VIVEK K. TANKHA: Willthe Minister of DEFENCE be pleased tostate:

(a) whether it is a fact that 41 OrdnanceFactories, Army Base Workshops, Depotsand Military Farms have been directed towind up or put to alternative use of theproduction facilities and Government hasdecided to give licenses to 222 privatecompanies for defence manufacturing andto ease the license policy, with 100 percent FDI being allowed for productsincluding those being manufactured byOrdnance Factories;

(b) the reasons for not revivingGovernment factories and privatizing them;and

(c) whether there are any plans forrevival of these factories, especially GunCarriage, Vehicle Factory, OrdnanceFactory, Khamaria and Grey Iron Foundry?

Transfer of Defence land to StateGovernment

650. SHRI K. C. RAMAMURTHY:Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleasedto state:

(a) whether it is a fact that ChiefMinister of Karnataka wrote a letter to theMinistry for transfer of Defence land toState Government for construction of RoadOver Bridges (ROBs) and Road UnderBridges (RUBs), metro line etc.;

(b) if so, the details of the proposalreceived; and

(c) status of transferring Defence landto Karnataka Government?

Transfer of defence property tosuccessor

651. CH. SUKHRAM SINGHYADAV:

SHRI VISHAMBHARPRASAD NISHAD:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE bepleased to refer to answer to UnstarredQuestion 487 given in the Rajya Sabha on30th July, 2018 and state:

(a) whether the Ministry will transferthe property at 9, Guru Gobind SinghMarg, HOR to Legal Heirs Trust as perrules and Lucknow Civil Courts SuccessionOrders;

(b) if so, by when and if not, reasonstherefor; and

(c) whether the property has beenencroached by AFMSD and MEPTA forbasketball/volleyball/unauthorised cycle/carparking, if so, by when shall theseencroachments be removed?

Loyalty test for recruitment in Army

†652. SHRI LAL SINH VADODIA:Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleasedto state:

(a) whether it is a fact that Governmentis considering to take a loyalty test beforemaking recruitment in Army;

(b) if so, whether Government has takenany step in this regard so far; and

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

Delay in production and delivery ofTejas Aircraft by HAL

653. SHRI D. RAJA: Will the Ministerof DEFENCE be pleased to state:

(a) whether there has been a delay in


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production and delivery of the indigenousTejas light combat aircraft by HindustanAeronautics Limited (HAL);

(b) if so, the details of the order placedwith HAL for production of Tejas and ifthere is delay in the delivery, the detailsand reasons therefor; and

(c) the steps taken to resolve theproblem?

Alleged theft of ECHS data by privatecompany

654. SHRI MAJEED MEMON: Willthe Minister of DEFENCE be pleased tostate:

(a) whether it is a fact that there hasbeen a possible theft of data of 50 lakh ex-servicemen by a private vendor;

(b) if so, whether the data were safelyhanded over to Ex-servicemen ContributoryHealth Scheme (ECHS) by a vendorwithout retaining a copy and the vendorshared the data with a third party ontermination of contract; and

(c) the reasons as to why the Ministryinstead of ordering a probe into the matterasked ECHS to get a confirmation from thevendor?

Government to Government contracts

655. SHRI KAPIL SIBAL: Will theMinister of DEFENCE be pleased to state:

(a) details regarding Government toGovernment contracts that have taken placesince May 2014; and

(b) details of the countries with whichIndia has entered into a Government toGovernment contract for defencepurchases?

Procurement of milk for ArmedForces

656. SHRI A. VIJAYAKUMAR: Willthe Minister of DEFENCE be pleased tostate:

(a) whether the Government takes stockof the number of animals viz. cow, dog,horse, camel reared by Defence Forces;

(b) if so, amount of milk and number ofcows which have been sold to public inrecent months;


(d) whether alternative arrangementshave been made to fill the gap by procuringmilk for Armed Forces?

Provisions under Defence ProcurementProcedure

657. PROF. M.V. RAJEEV GOWDA:Will the Minister of DEFENCE bepleased to state:

(a) the requirements to be met by anIndian company to qualify as an OffsetPartner for the purposes of Offset Creditsclaimed under the Defence ProcurementProcedure (DPP), 2013 and any otherapplicable regulations, policies and laws;

(b) details of all applicable regulations,policies and laws;

(c) list of defence procurements whichhave taken place in line with the above-mentioned criteria; and

(d) details of changes, if any in theserequirements in subsequent iterations ofthe DPP and any other applicable laws,policies and regulations?

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Reduction in production targets ofordnance factories

†658. SHRIMATI CHHAYAVERMA:


CH. SUKHRAM SINGHYADAV:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE bepleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that due to changein the Defence policy, the production targetfor 2018-19 of 41 ordnance factories hasbeen reduced to Rupees ten thousandcrores, whereby idigenous micro, small andmedium size private factories engaged inmanufacturing of defence equipments havebeen pushed to the verge of closure; and

(b) whether it is also a fact that thesupplies by these factories in May, 2018against the orders placed in February, 2018were refused and their orders were cancelledall of a sudden causing huge loss to theseunits?

Condition of labourers under BRO

659. SHRI RIPUN BORA: Will theMinister of DEFENCE be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that lakhs ofcasual paid labourers under Border RoadsOrganisation (BRO) do not have good livingconditions with required minimum basicamenities;

(b) whether it is also a fact that labourersworking under BRO contracts are notgetting due wages and arrears since 1stApril, 2017;

(c) whether it is also a fact that labourersare also not having social security and othermedical benefits; and

(d) if so, the reasons therefor and plans

to disburse arrears of wages and implementleave proposals with other benefits forcasual labourers including women workers?

Procurement of Very Short Range AirDefence

660. SHRI SANJAY RAUT:SHRIMATI SHANTA

CHHETRI:

Will the Minister of DEFENCE bepleased to state:

(a) whether allegations of proceduraldeviations continue to be levelled againstthe Army's multi-billion dollar deal for VeryShort Range Air Defence (VSHORAD) inwhich Russia was declared the lowestbidder recently;

(b) whether two other contenders,MBDA of France and Sweden's SAABprotested as the announcement was made,alleging deviations to favour Russia; and

(c) if so, the details thereof and stepstaken to pacify other contenders by givingjustification for the selection of Igla-S fromRosoboronexport?

Solar power based pump water supplyschemes

661. SHRIMATI AMBIKA SONI: Willthe Minister of DRINKING WATER ANDSANITATION be pleased to state:

(a) the number of solar power basedpump water supply schemes in the country,State-wise and district-wise;

(b) the number of habitations which arecovered and proposed to be covered underthe scheme in the country, particularlyPunjab;

(c) whether there is a delay inimplementation, if so, the reasons therefor; and


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(d) whether there is any proposal toextend solar based pump water supplyscheme to other areas in the country and ifso, the details thereof?

Safe drinking water to all habitations

662. SHRIMATI JHARNA DASBAIDYA: Will the Minister ofDRINKING WATER ANDSANITATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether a large number of peopleliving in the rural areas of the country haveno access to safe drinking water;

(b) if so, the details thereof indicatingthe fully covered, partially covered andquality affected areas, State/UT-wise; and

(c) the details of the schemes launchedfor providing safe drinking water and thesteps taken to provide drinking water in allhabitation of the country?

Allocation of fund for construction oftoilets in Gujarat

†663. SHRI NARANBHAI J.RATHWA: Will the Minister ofDRINKING WATER ANDSANITATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether any target has been fixed toconstruct toilets in Chhota Udaipur districtof Gujarat;

(b) if so, the details thereof for last twoyears and the extent to which these targetshave been achieved; and

(c) the funds allocated and utilisedduring the last two years towardsconstruction of toilets in said district, year-wise?

R.O. system for purifying drinkingwater

664. DR. L. HANUMANTHAIAH:Will the Minister of DRINKING WATERAND SANITATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that lakhs ofpeople are forced to consume unsafe waterin various parts of rural areas of the country;

(b) if so, the reaction of Governmentthereto indicating the presence of anyCentral Government's monitoring agenciesfor water quality in the country;

(c) whether Government is consideringany proposal to provide RO systemoperating through solar power forpurifying and filtering contaminated waterto avoid water-borne diseases in variousrural areas of the country;

(d) if so, the details thereof; and

(e) if not, the reasons therefor?

Problem of drinking water

665. DR. SASIKALA PUSHPARAMASWAMY: Will the Minister ofDRINKING WATER ANDSANITATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government is aware of thefact that problem of drinking water has beenaggravated by the competing pressures ofthe eco-systems, the agriculture, industryand energy sectors;


(c) whether Government has formulatedany scheme to earmark specific area/locationincluding water bodies as a water resourcefor drinking purpose in proportion withthe population of habitation;




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Performance of drinking waterschemes

666. SHRI B. K. HARIPRASAD: Willthe Minister of DRINKING WATER ANDSANITATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government has reviewedthe performance of drinking water schemesand if so, the details and the outcomethereof; and

(b) whether Government has conductedany survey regarding funds required forvarious States/Union Territories, includingKarnataka to provide safe drinking waterfor all and if so, the details and the findingsthereof?

Open Defecation Free Mission

667. SHRI BINOY VISWAM: Will theMinister of DRINKING WATER ANDSANITATION be pleased to state:

(a) the improvements made in the OpenDefecation Free Mission of Government,during the last one year;

(b) the data of toilets constructed ineach State, district-wise;

(c) the details of amount spent in thismission and the average amount spent inconstructing a toilet, State-wise;

(d) whether Government has any planof action in achieving the mission of opendefecation free country status year-wiseand if so, the details thereof; and

(e) whether there is any joint programmewith International Organisation and private

agencies to achieve this mission and if so,the details thereof?

Utilisation of water for drinking andsanitation purposes

668. SHRI ANUBHAV MOHANTY:Will the Minister of DRINKING WATERAND SANITATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that quantity ofdrinking water used for sanitation purposesin almost all the toilets that have the flushingsystem is more than the amount used fordrinking purposes;

(b) whether the Ministry is consideringto segregate drinking water from sanitationwater and supply it to the areas where thereis scarcity of drinking water, for betterutilisation; and

(c) if so, the cost for taking up such anexercise for the whole country?

Allocation for utilisation of SolarEnergy

669. SHRI PRASHANTA NANDA:Will the Minister of DRINKING WATERAND SANITATION be pleased to statewhether the Ministry is considering toincrease allocation for utilisation of SolarEnergy, in Drinking Water Infrastructure,in rural areas?

Provision of clean drinking water

670. SHRI VIJAY PAL SINGH TOMAR:Will the Minister of DRINKING WATERAND SANITATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether the problem of non-

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availability of safe drinking water continuesin many States including Uttar Pradesh;

(b) if so, the details thereof and thereasons therefor, State/UT-wise;

(c) the funds sanctioned/spent for thispurpose in each State/UT-wise during eachof the last three years and the current year;

(d) whether Government is working ona mission to provide clean tap-water fordrinking purposes; and

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

Impact assessment of NRDW Mission

671. DR. VINAY P.SAHASRABUDDHE: Will the Ministerof DRINKING WATER ANDSANITATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether there has been an impactassessment study of National RuralDrinking Water (NRDW) Mission since itsinception;

(b) if so, the results thereof; and

(c) if not, the reasons for notundertaking such a study?

Access to clean, safe and reliabletoilets

672. SHRI AMAR SHANKARSABLE: Will the Minister of DRINKINGWATER AND SANITATION be pleasedto state:

(a) whether around 732 million peoplein India do not have access to clean, safeand reliable toilets, if so, the details thereof,State-wise;

(b) whether Swachh Bharat Mission hasgenerated significant interest in addressing

the urgent sanitation issue in the country,if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether Government has set targetof 100 per cent open defecation free in thecountry, if so, the details thereof;

(d) the names of the States which arelagging behind in achieving the target; and

(e) the remedial measures taken byGovernment to achieve the target?

Providing toilet to every houses

†673. SHRI RAM NATH THAKUR:Will the Minister of DRINKING WATERAND SANITATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government has taken adecision to provide a toilet to every houseunder Swachh Bharat Mission in thecountry;


(c) the number of toilets constructed sofar in Bihar and the number of those whichare under construction; and

(d) whether Government is aware ofthe fact that funds meant for constructionof toilet is being misappropriated on a largescale at block level?

Project proposal for fostering researchcollaboration

674. SHRI K. SOMAPRASAD: Willthe Minister of EARTH SCIENCES bepleased to state:

(a) whether Ministry had invited projectproposal during June, 2018 aimed atfostering research collaboration amongvarious R and D institutions, academia andorganisations in the country to adopt crosscutting multi-disciplinary, multi-organisational approach, while addressing


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any scientific problem falling under overallmandate of National programme;

(b) if so, whether Ministry had receivedproject entitled ‘Climate change databasefor impact assessment and development:adaptation and mitigation options forKerala’ — a multi-disciplinary simulationand modeling, during 11th June, 2018;

(c) if so, whether this project consistsmore than 25 research organisations ofUniversities, National Institutes, includingIIT Kharagpur; and

(d) if so, present status thereof?

Potable water from Sea

675. SHRI PARIMAL NATHWANI:Will the Minister of EARTH SCIENCESbe pleased to state:

(a) whether Government has formulatedor proposes to formulate any policy tomake sea water potable, keeping in viewthe problem of shortage of drinking waterin various States of the country;


(c) whether any plant has been set upin Government sector to make sea waterpotable and if so, the utility of the same;

(d) whether Government also proposesto take any step for converting impurewater other than sea water into potablewater; and

(e) if so, the details thereof?

Climate change impact assessmentprojects for Kerala

676. SHRI K. SOMAPRASAD: Willthe Minister of EARTH SCIENCES bepleased to state:

(a) whether Government is aware of thefact that 100 scientists from about 28research organisation of the country are

developing Climate Change AdaptationProgrammes and Decision Support toassess climate change impact in Kerala;

(b) if so, whether the above report statesthat the Minister of Earth Sciences, willconsider the project entitled ‘Climatechange database for impact assessment anddevelopment: adaptation and mitigationoptions for Kerala’ — a multi-disciplinarysimulation and modeling, amounting to` 79 crores, to study climate change impactin Kerala State: and

(c) if so, details of present status of theproject?

Cyclone Warning Centre atThiruvananthapuram

677. DR. BANDA PRAKASH: Willthe Minister of EARTH SCIENCES bepleased to state:

(a) whether Government plans to setup a Cyclone Warning Centre inThiruvananthapuram, with severalincidents of tropical cyclones and severeweather events striking over Kerala andKarnataka coasts in the recent times;

(b) whether the Ministry is alsoplanning to set up another C-Band DopplerWeather Radar at Mangalore; and

(c) if so, the details thereof and thescheduled time-frame?

Exemption in EIA process

678. SHRI D. RAJA: Will the Ministerof ENVIRONMENT, FOREST ANDCLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that Governmenthas notified exempting real estate projectswith a built up area of upto 50,000 squaremetres, from the Environmental ImpactAssessment (EIA) process and fromobtaining a prior environmental clearance;

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(b) if so, the details thereof and reasonstherefor; and

(c) its impact on the groundwater orsurface water resources and pollution inthe area?

Clean Technologies TrainingProgrammes

679. DR. VIKAS MAHATME: Willthe Minister of ENVIRONMENT,FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE bepleased to state:

(a) whether any training programme hasbeen organised for adoption of cleantechnologies under the Clean TechnologyScheme;


(c) whether there exists any mechanismby which the impact of such trainingprogrammes is assessed; and

(d) if so, an appraisal of the effectivenessof such programmes?

Approval by NBWL in Gir sanctuary

680. SHRI MAJEED MEMON: Willthe Minister of ENVIRONMENT,FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE bepleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that NationalBoard of Wild Life (NBWL) had allowedlimestone mining on 417.35 hectares of theEco-Sensitive Zone (ESZ) of Gir sanctuary,eventhough the Gujarat High Court has puta stay on final notification of Eco-SensitiveZone (ESZ) of Gir protected area;and

(b) whether it is also a fact that theStanding Committee recommended theproposal without even conducting a fieldvisit or assessment of the impact of miningon 417 hectares of land within 10 kms. ofEco-Sensitive Zone?

Abatement of pollution in rivers

681. KUMARI SELJA: Will theMinister of ENVIRONMENT, FORESTAND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased tostate:

(a) the details of the most pollutedrivers in the country, State-wise;

(b) the major reasons for the pollutionin the rivers in the last three years;

(c) steps taken by Government to curband decrease pollution in the water bodiesand the rivers in the country; and

(d) whether Government hasimplemented the guidelines given under theNational River Conservation Plan and ifso, the details and results thereof?

Draft India Cooling Action Plan(ICAP)

682. SHRI MAHESH PODDAR: Willthe Minister of ENVIRONMENT,FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE bepleased to state:

(a) whether the draft India CollingAction Plan (ICAP) provide for anapproach towards design and constructionof housing to enable cooling for theEconomically Weaker Section (EWS) andLow Income Groups (LIGs), if so, thedetails of measures envisaged;

(b) whether the ICAP provide forretrofitting guidelines for existing buildings,infrastructure and services, if so, guidelinesdeveloped therefor; and

(c) whether the ICAP will be integratedwith Green Rating for Integrated HabitatAssessment and the Pradhan Mantri AwasYojana?

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EIA study for environment clearanceto redevelop South Delhi

683. SHRI VIVEK K. TANKHA: Willthe Minister of ENVIRONMENT,FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE bepleased to state:

(a) whether any Environment ImpactAssessment study was carried out beforegranting clearance to NBCC to fell 16,500trees for redevelopment of South Delhiareas, as Delhi suffers from some of theworst air pollution in the world;

(b) if so, the details thereof and thereasons for granting the same despitehazardous air quality in Delhi; and

(c) efforts that were proposed andconditions imposed to replenish the lostgreen cover, if such clearance for felling treeswas indeed granted?

Diversion of forest land

684. SHRI K.C. RAMAMURTHY:Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT,FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE bepleased to state:

(a) when was the request from KarnatakaGovernment received in the Ministry fordiversion of 595 hectares of forest land inKarwar, Yellapura and Dharwad divisionfor Hubli-Ankola Railway Project;

(b) whether it is a fact that RegionalEmpowered Committee (REC) has clearedthe proposal and is now before the StandingCommittee of National Board of Wildlife;and

(c) if so, the present status of the issueand by when the Ministry will give its finalclearance to start the work on the aboveline?

Pollution free Delhi and other cities

†685. SHRI AHMAD ASHFAQUEKARIM: Will the Minister ofENVIRONMENT, FOREST ANDCLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government has formulatedany plan to make Delhi and other citiespollution free, considering cleanlinesscampaign being a priority of Government;

(b) if so, the details of these plans; and

(c) by when these cities will becomefree from pollution, details thereof includingcurrent status?

Ban on use of animals for circus

686. SHRI A. VIJAYAKUMAR: Willthe Minister of ENVIRONMENT,FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE bepleased to state:

(a) whether Government has anyproposal to ban animals for entertainmentpurposes like circus;


(c) the number and name of animals/birds which can be reared by public;

(d) whether it is a fact that recent ordersfor regular check up of pet animals andbirds drew criticism among public; and


Melting of ice at Antarctica

687. DR. T. SUBBARAMI REDDY:Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT,FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE bepleased to state:

(a) whether the rate at which Antarcticacontinent is losing ice has doubled since2012;

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(b) if so, whether any study was madeto assess its impact on environment and risein sea-level; and

(c) whether any long-term planning isbeing made to deal with the situation, if so,the details thereof?

Cases of death of tigers

688. SHRI ANAND SHARMA: Willthe Minister of ENVIRONMENT,FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE bepleased to state:

(a) whether the incidents of tiger deathsare rising in various National Parks and Tigerreserves due to poaching, road and railaccidents;

(b) the details of the tiger deaths duringthe last three years including killing of tigersin Maharashtra and Odisha;

(c) whether safe corridors for animalshave been built alongside these reserves, ifso, the details thereof; and

(d) whether Government has anyproposal to relocate the villages from theoutskirts or near the boundaries of suchreserves/National Parks?

Restriction on use of plastic inpackaging

689. SHRI SAMBHAJICHHATRAPATI: Will the Minister ofENVIRONMENT, FOREST ANDCLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is aware ofthat large-scale use of plastic in packagingindustry which is hazardous to theenvironment and human life;

(b) action Government proposes to taketo reduce use of plastic in packaging of waterand food items which are difficult to berecycled their thickness is lesser than 40micron;

(c) whether Government proposes toput restrictions on packaging industry fornot using plastic in packaging of food andwater by suggesting appropriate alternativematerial; and

(d) whether Government has done R&Dto identify an alternative to plastic for use inpackaging industry?

Death of lions in Gir forest, Gujarat

690. SHRI JOGINIPALLY SANTOSHKUMAR: Will the Minister ofENVIRONMENT, FOREST ANDCLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

(a) whether in view of the recent deathsof Asiatic Lions in Gir forest of Gujarat, theCentral and the State Governments havestepped up their efforts for conservation ofthe rare wild cat;

(b) whether Government has begun workon a proposal for conservation of the rarespecies including translocation of the lionsto a new home within Gujarat and monitoringof the ecology; and

(c) if so, the details thereof?

Corporate Environmentalresponsibility charges for

infrastructure projects

691. SHRI NEERAJ SHEKHAR:SHRI RAVI PRAKASH VERMA:

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT,FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE bepleased to state:

(a) whether Ministry has decided tocharge corporate environmentalresponsibility charges against developmentof infra, mining, power, Coastal RegulationZone (CRZ) projects at the time ofenvironmental clearance;

(b) if so, project-wise details thereof;

(c) details of funds managed and utilised,project wise; and

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(d) whether Government had devisedany robust mechanism to monitorexpenditure of such funds?

EIA for construction of a dam ofMullaperiyar

692. SHRIMATI KANIMOZHI: Willthe Minister of ENVIRONMENT,FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE bepleased to state:

(a) whether the Ministry granted Termsof Reference for an Environmental ImpactAssessment (EIA) study in Mullaperiyarfor construction of a new dam by KeralaGovernment which are in violation of theorders of the Supreme Court;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) whether the Ministry received anyprior consent from Tamil NaduGovernment for base data collection toprepare EIA report, if so, the detailsthereof?

Status of infrastructure projects inAmaravati

693. SHRI KANAKAMEDALARAVINDRA KUMAR: Will the Ministerof ENVIRONMENT, FOREST ANDCLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that ForestAdvisory Committee (FAC) has rejectedeight proposals from the Andhra PradeshGovernment entailing the diversion of about3,300 hectares of forest land forinfrastructure projects in the new capitalcity Amaravati;


(c) whether Government will considergiving approval to aforesaid proposal, as anexceptional case, taking into consideration

the huge amount of investment made byAndhra Pradesh Government inconstructing the new Capital;



Forest cover targets in Rajasthan andGujarat

694. SHRI HARSHVARDHANSINGH DUNGARPUR: Will the Ministerof ENVIRONMENT, FOREST ANDCLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

(a) the details of actual forest coveragainst the targets fixed during the years2015 to 2017 in the States of Rajasthanand Gujarat;

(b) the details of the area wheredeforestation and denudation of forest hastaken place during the last three years,alongwith the reasons therefor;

(c) the steps taken by Government tocheck further denudation of forest area inthe country;

(d) whether Government proposes tolaunch a new initiative involving local-levelinstitutions and private sector to expandforest cover in the country, especially inrural areas; and

(e) if so, the details and the efforts madeby Government?

Impact of air pollution on crop yield

695. SHRI RAJMANI PATEL: Will theMinister of ENVIRONMENT, FORESTAND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased tostate:

(a) whether it is a fact that the airpollution lowers crop yield in India and ifso, the details thereof;

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(b) whether it is also a fact that cleaningup the air can have positive benefits foragriculture and food security; and

(c) if so, the steps taken by Governmentto reduce the air pollution in the countryduring the last three years?

Launch of PARIVESH

696. DR. BANDA PRAKASH: Willthe Minister of ENVIRONMENT,FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE bepleased to state:

(a) whether Government has launchedPARIVESH (Pro-Active and Responsivefacilitation by Interactive, Virtuous andEnvironmental Single-window Hub) forEnvironment, Forest, Wildlife and CRZclearances; and

(b) if so, the details thereof?

Ban on use of thermocol cutlery

697. SHRIMATI AMBIKA SONI:

DR. T. SUBBARAMI REDDY:


(a) whether Government has anyproposal to consider banning the use ofthermocol cutlery made from non-biodegradable material in the country;

(b) if not, the reasons therefor;

(c) whether any State Government hasissued notification in this regard, if so, thedetails thereof; and

(d) efforts made by Government toensure that the environment is not pollutedwith this kind of non-biodegradablematerials in the country?

Implementation of NAPCC

698. SHRIMATI SHANTACHHETRI: Will the Minister ofENVIRONMENT, FOREST ANDCLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

(a) whether implementing the NationalAction Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC)has borne any positive results so far;

(b) if so, the details thereof, State/UTwise; and

(c) the steps taken/ proposed to betaken by Government in this regard?

Drought in Wayanad, Kerala

699. SHRI ELAMARAM KAREEM:Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT,FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE bepleased to state:

(a) whether Government is aware thatWayanad, an area of Western Ghats inKerala, is facing severe drought conditionsfor the past few years;

(b) whether the Ministry has developedany plan to protect the flora, wild animalsand also human beings dependant on it;


(d) whether Government has prepareda long term action plan to avoid irreparabledamage to such areas and living beingsconsidering this trend in wide variation inavailability of rains?

E-waste generated in Delhi

†700. SHRI MOTILAL VORA: Willthe Minister of ENVIRONMENT,FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE bepleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that at presentDelhi has more than eighty-five thousand

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metric tons of e-waste while only two percent is being recycled;

(b) whether it is also a fact that e-wasteis harming the environment extremely;

(c) if so, the steps taken by Governmentfor disposal of e-waste to the maximumand not allowing the foreign e-waste toenter into the country; and

(d) the results thereof?

Compensatory afforestation indegraded forests

701. SHRI PRASHANTA NANDA:Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT,FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE bepleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that while theCentral Government has allowed thecompensatory afforestation to be taken upin twice the area of degraded forests, forforest diversion proposals of CentralGovernment Public Sector Units (PSUs),but similar provision has not been allowedfor the forest diversion proposals for theprojects of State PSUs;

(b) if so, the reasons therefor;

(c) whether Odisha Government andother State Governments have requestedfor similar dispensation for State PSUs;and

(d) if so, the details thereof and decisiontaken on these requests?

Impact assessment study of NRCP

702. DR. VINAY P.SAHASRABUDDHE: Will the Ministerof ENVIRONMENT, FOREST ANDCLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

(a) whether there has been an impactassessment study of National River

Conservation Programme (NRCP) since itsinception;

(b) if so, the results thereof; and

(c) if not, the reasons therefor?

Compensation for conversion of denseforest for NH 26 in Lalitpur

†703. SHRI SANJAY SINGH: Will theMinister of ENVIRONMENT, FORESTAND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased tostate:

(a) the area of forest land given to NHAIby forest department for non-forest useby converting the National Highway No.26 in Lalitpur district into four lane alongwith the date of the conversion;

(b) the details of areas of non-forestland handed over by NHAI to forestdepartment, as compensation along withthe details and date thereof; and

(c) if the non-forest land has not beenhanded over to the forest department byNHAI as compensation, the reasonstherefor along with the action to be takenby Government against NHAI?

Expansion of reserve forest

704. SHRI G.C. CHANDRA-SHEKHAR: Will the Minister ofENVIRONMENT, FOREST ANDCLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

(a) the locations where Supreme Courthas given direction to Government toacquire private projects adjacent to WesternGhats reserve forest in Sakleshpura Taluk,Hassan District, Karnataka;

(b) whether the funds forCompensatory Afforestation Managementand Planning Authority (CAMPA) be


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utilised to expand the reserve forest so asto conserve and protect wild life; and

(c) whether the elephant corridor wouldbe connected in villages near Sakleshpura,which are Arani, Mavinoor, Boranamane,Betta Kumari, Bajemane, Yathahalla, YadeKumbri and Balehalla?

Green Skill Mission

†705. SHRI PRABHAT JHA: Will theMinister of ENVIRONMENT, FORESTAND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased tostate:

(a) whether it is a fact that Governmenthas started 'Green Skill Mission' underwhich a certain number of technicians andpeople are to be trained during the nextthree years;


(c) whether the implementation of thesaid 'Green Skill Mission' is going on as pertarget and whether the progress made sofar in this regard is positive and as perexpectations; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

Adoption of environment protectionmeasures

†706. SHRI PRABHAT JHA: Will theMinister of ENVIRONMENT, FORESTAND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased tostate:

(a) whether specific policy measuresadopted by India with regard toenvironment protection during the last fourand a half years have been appreciated atinternational level;


(c) whether the 'Champions of theEarth' award has been given for policyleadership capacity in the area of protectionof environment during the last four and ahalf years; and


Action plan for increasing forest cover

†707. MS. SAROJ PANDEY: Will theMinister of ENVIRONMENT, FORESTAND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased tostate:

(a) the total forest cover, in percentage,at present in the country;

(b) whether Government has drawn anyaction plan to increase this forest cover;

(c) if so, the nature of such action plan;and

(d) if not, whether Government isconsidering to do so?

Pollution in Delhi due to cropburning

708. DR. SANTANU SEN: Will theMinister of ENVIRONMENT, FORESTAND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased tostate:

(a) the details of measures taken by theMinistry, to ensure that crop burning doesnot happen in areas surrounding Delhi;

(b) details of the extent of crop burningin Haryana, since 2013; and

(c) the plans of the Ministry, for curbingpollution this year?


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Forest cover under NFP-1988

709. SHRI DHIRAJ PRASAD SAHU:Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT,FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE bepleased to state:

(a) whether National Forest Policy,1988 prescribed that a minimum of one-third of the total land area of the countryshould be under forest or tree cover toensure environmental stability; and

(b) steps taken by Government toconserve/increase forest areas?

Direction to States to increase forestcover

710. SHRI ABDUL WAHAB: Will theMinister of ENVIRONMENT, FORESTAND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased tostate:

(a) whether Government has any planto increase the forest area in the States tomaintain minimum forest;

(b) whether any direction has been givento the States in this regard; and


Health impact of thermal powerplants and mines

711. SHRI AMAR SHANKARSABLE: Will the Minister ofENVIRONMENT, FOREST ANDCLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

(a) whether communities living within5 km. radius of coal mines and thermalpower plants have been suffering fromhealth issues; if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether Government has decidedto feature effects on human health andenvironment as part of mandatory

clearances necessary to grant environmentclearances for new thermal power plant; ifso, the details thereof;

(c) whether Government has specifiednew conditions for a baseline health statuswithin the study area; if so, details thereof;and

(d) whether there is a need of full healthimpact assessment granting environmentalclearances; and if so, the steps taken byGovernment?

Stubble burning in areas surroundingDelhi

712. SHRI RIPUN BORA: Will theMinister of ENVIRONMENT, FORESTAND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased tostate:

(a) details of the steps taken byGovernment to decrease the incidents ofstubble burning by farmers which causepollution in Delhi and surrounding areas;

(b) amount of fund, spent byGovernment for procurement of machinesfor in-situ management of crop residue andthe response of the concerned StateGovernment and farmers on the issue; and

(c) the problem and reasons for stubbleburning not getting reduced to the desiredextent?

Expenditure incurred in‘Mann Ki Baat’

713. DR. SANJAY SINH: Will theMinister of INFORMATION ANDBROADCASTING be pleased to state:

(a) the number of episodes of 'MannKi Baat' programme of the Prime Ministerwhich were broadcasted/telecasted by

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Government and by private radio stations/TV channels;

(b) the details of total expenditure withbreak up incurred in said programme of thePM; and

(c) whether payment to any privatebroadcaster was ever paid for aboveprogramme and the details thereof?

AIR coverage at Thiruvananthapuram

714. SHRI SURESH GOPI: Will theMinister of INFORMATION ANDBROADCASTING be pleased to state:

(a) the area and population covered byThiruvananthapuram station of All IndiaRadio at present;

(b) whether it is a fact that the mediumwave transmitter at Thiruvananthapuramhas become very old and is unable to coverthe required geographical area; and

(c) if so, the steps taken by Governmentto install high wave transmitter and otherlatest gadgets in all AIR and Doordarshanstations for better broadcast and telecast inthe State of Kerala?

Fixing of time-limit for advertisementby TRAI

715. SHRI SYED NASIR HUSSAIN:Will the Minister of INFORMATIONAND BROADCASTING be pleased tostate:

(a) whether the Telecom RegulatoryAuthority of India (TRAI) has fixedmaximum time-limit for showingadvertisements and promotion clips duringan hour of programmes; and

(b) if so, the details thereof and the actiontaken by Government on the TV channelsand radio channels which violated the rules,since it was framed?

Use of Indian Satellites forbroadcasting overseas

716. SHRI RANJIB BISWAL: Will theMinister of INFORMATION ANDBROADCASTING be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government has asked theprivate channels, that beam contentoverseas to shift from foreign to Indiansatellites;

(b) if so, the details thereof and thereasons therefor;

(c) whether Government has receivedrepresentation from the broadcastingindustry in this regard;


(e) the steps taken by Government onthe said representations for protecting theinterest of the Indian channels operatingabroad?

Vacancies of ADG and DDG in PrasarBharati

717. SHRI SURESH GOPI: Will theMinister of INFORMATION ANDBROADCASTING be pleased to state:

(a) the status of sanctioned strength ofposts of Additional Director General andDeputy Director General in Prasar Bharati;

(b) the number of posts lying vacant atpresent;

(c) whether Government proposes topromote senior level program personnelwith more than 25 years experience,recruited through UPSC and Staff SelectionCommission, against the vacant posts; and


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Request for Press Conferences by PM

718. SHRI RITABRATA BANERJEE:Will the Minister of INFORMATIONAND BROADCASTING be pleased tostate:

(a) the list of requests for pressconferences by the Prime Minister fromvarious journalistic houses and the PMO'sresponses during the last three years alongwith details thereof;

(b) the reasons for not accepting theinvitations to the conferences; and

(c) the list of press conferences held bythe Government during the last three years?

Agreement for broadcast of hockeyworld cup

719. DR. SANTANU SEN: Will theMinister of INFORMATION ANDBROADCASTING be pleased to state:

(a) when did Prasar Bharati sign theagreement for broadcast of hockey worldcup; and

(b) the reasons for the delay in signingthe agreement, if any?

Plan for social media monitoring hub

720. SHRI D. KUPENDRA REDDY:Will the Minister of INFORMATIONAND BROADCASTING be pleased tostate:

(a) whether Government plans for asocial media monitoring hub involving masssurveillance of citizens of the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof and thereasons therefor; and

(c) the steps taken/being taken toprotect the privacy of the citizens?

Permit for electric vehicles

721. SHRIMATI VIJILASATHYANANTH: Will the Minister ofROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYSbe pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that Governmentis considering exemption from permits forelectric vehicles;


(c) whether it is a fact that the exemptionfrom permit will be a game changer as arestricted permit regime is a major concern;and

(d) whether it is a fact that growth ofe-rickshaws is attributed to the permitexemption and there is scope to extend theexemption to e-buses, e-taxis, e-autos,e-bikes?

Modernisation of Highways

722. SHRI C.M. RAMESH: Will theMinister of ROAD TRANSPORT ANDHIGHWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government is consideringto modernise highways in the country forbetter connectivity and also planning toconstruct new highways in various partsof the country, the details thereof; and

(b) the details of highways which areunder construction in different Statesparticularly in the State of Andhra Pradeshand the status thereof?

Increase in axle load

723. SHRI K.R. ARJUNAN: Will theMinister of ROAD TRANSPORT ANDHIGHWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that Governmenthas decided to increase the axle loads aftertaking into consideration the qualitative andquantitatives changes in National Highwaysas well as reforms in heavy automobiles;


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(c) whether it is a fact that theautomobile technology and roadconstruction quality has improvedconsiderably;

(d) whether it is a fact that there is aneed to harmonise axle loads withinternational standards; and


Land Compensation for DefenceAirport, Srinagar

724. MIR. MOHAMMAD FAYAZ:Will the Minister of DEFENCE be pleasedto state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the peoplewhose land is being used for DefenceAirport, Srinagar, have been paid duecompensation according to fixed rate;


(c) whether it is a fact that the rate whichwas fixed between farmers andGovernment in the year 2017-18 has notbeen given to the farmers as yet;


(e) if not, the time by when Governmentplants to provide fixed rates to the farmers?

Violation of contractual norms for tollcollection

725. SHRI SYED NASIR HUSSAIN:Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORTAND HIGHWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government is aware ofinstances of violation of contractual normsby private highway developers for tollcollection;


(c) the action taken or proposed to betaken by the Government in this regard?

Maintenance of National Highways

726. SHRI MOHD. ALI KHAN: Willthe Minister of ROAD TRANSPORTAND HIGHWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government has signed anyagreement with Macquarie Group regardingmaintenance of National Highways;


(c) the main features of the agreementand highways which are being maintainedby the Macquarie Group?

Diversion of forest land

727. DR. R. LAKSHMANAN: Will theMinister of ENVIRONMENT, FORESTAND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased tostate:

(a) whether Government is frequentlyreceiving requests from various StateGovernments for diversion of forest forone purpose or other;

(b) if so, the details of the requestsreceived from various State Governmentsin this regard and the purpose for whichthe request has been made during the lastthree years;

(c) whether any decision has been takenon such requests including the diversion offorest land to State Governments; and


Foreign Investments forinfrastructure project

728. SHRI BHUBANESWARKALITA: Will the Minister of ROADTRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS bepleased to state:

(a) whether Government has invited

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investments from Foreign Investors forinfrastructure project;


(c) whether Government has receivedany response in this regard?

Kannur-Mysore NH project

729. SHRI K.K. RAGESH: Will theMinister of ROAD TRANSPORT ANDHIGHWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) the progress of Kannur-MysoreNational Highway project;

(b) whether any funds have beenallotted for the project; and


Road connectivity for Amaravati

730. SHRI Y.S. CHOWDARY: Will theMinister of ROAD TRANSPORT ANDHIGHWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government is consideringto provide road connectivity from the newCapital, Amaravati, to Hyderabad and otherimportant cities of Telangana;


(c) whether the Ministry is alsoconsidering to provide connectivity toRayalseema Districts;

(d) if so, the status thereof; and


Irregularities in construction ofNH-29

731. SHRI RAVI PRAKASH VERMA:Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORTAND HIGHWAYS be pleased to refer toanswer to Unstarred Question 1386 givenin the Rajya Sabha on 30 July, 2018 and tostate:

(a) whether the quality of work

undertaken for four laning of NH-29 fromVaranasi to Gorakhpur, Package-II, is asper the specifications of the Ministry, ifso, the details thereof;

(b) whether Government is aware thatfrom kilometre 13 to 16.9 at Dubakiya,Varanasi and from kilometre 67 to 69.4 atFateullapur, district Ghazipur, sand stonechips have been used on both sides;

(c) if so, the reasons as to whyGovernment has not initiated inquiry byCBI despite specific corruption in aboveproject in connivance with officials ofNHAI; and

(d) the action Government would takein this regard?

Road projects in Punjab

732. SARDAR SUKHDEV SINGHDHINDSA: Will the Minister of ROADTRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS bepleased to state:

(a) the Road Projects undertaken byvarious agencies including NHAI in Punjabat present; and

(b) the status of each project?

Digital Documents for vehicle

733. SHRI SANJAY SETH: Will theMinister of ROAD TRANSPORT ANDHIGHWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) whether a person can drive a vehiclein India with vehicle's document and drivinglicense in digital format, in Digilockerfacility of UMANG App;

(b) whether a person needs to carry thevehicle's documents and driving licence inphysical format, although he is carryingthese documents in digital format in theDigilocker; and

(c) whether the possession ofdocuments in digital format only are legallyvalid, if so, under what provisions?

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Status of road infrastructure

734. SHRI SHAMSHER SINGHMANHAS: Will the Minister of ROADTRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS bepleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that roadinfrastructure has improved across thecountry and Government has started andcompleted number of works as perschedule;

(b) if so, details thereof;

(c) whether five big projects wereexecuted and completed as per scheduleunder National Highways Authority ofIndia (NHAI); and

(d) total funds utilized in these projectsunder Central Road Fund (CRF) and anyother fund, and if so, details thereof?

Load carrying capacity of heavyvehicles

735. SHRI K.R. ARJUNAN: Will theMinister of ROAD TRANSPORT ANDHIGHWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the loadcarrying capacities of heavy vehicles,including trucks, have been increased by20 to 25 per cent which is at par with globalstandards;


(c) whether it is also a fact that thiswould help in reducing logistic costs; and


Black spots on National Highways

736. SHRI MD. NADIMUL HAQUE:Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORTAND HIGHWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) whether there has been an increase

in the number of black spots identified onNational Highways year after year;

(b) if so, the details thereof as well asthe reasons therefor, Highway-wise;

(c) the number of accidents whichhappened in these black spots on NationalHighways in the last three years, year-wiseand Highway-wise; and

(d) the steps taken by the Governmentto fix these black spots?

Central Road Fund

†737. SHRI P.L. PUNIA: Will theMinister of ROAD TRANSPORT ANDHIGHWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) the total amount of moneydeposited and the amount of moneyallocated to States from the Central RoadFund in the financial year 2014-15 to 2017-18, the details thereof along with theamount spent by States;

(b) the names of projects started in hillyand North-Eastern States under CentralRoad Fund and details of budget allocatedto the projects alongwith the current statusof the projects; and

(c) the details of total amount spentfrom Central Road Fund on road safetyrelated works in States/Union Territories,State-wise?

All India permit for tourist buses

738. DR. PRABHAKAR KORE: Willthe Minister of ROAD TRANSPORTAND HIGHWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that Governmentproposes to roll out an all India permit fortourist buses on the lines of National Permitfor trucks in order to improve inter-Stateconnectivity;

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(b) if so, the details of an annualauthorization fee which will allow them toply across States seamlessly;

(c) the time-frame for rolling out theproposed plan; and

(d) the details thereof?

Construction of highways in WestBengal

739. SHRIMATI ROOPA GANGULY:Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORTAND HIGHWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) details of number of new road/highways construction projects commencedin West Bengal in last three years;

(b) details of contributions andproportion of State and Government fundsin these projects;

(c) whether the Ministry has comeacross any incidents of destruction of publicproperty, such as roads, in West Bengal inlast three years;

(d) if so, details thereof and total loss/damage incurred therein; and

(e) whether the Ministry has anymechanism to mention the contributionson the sites of development, to generateawareness, which would help people realisebefore they destroy public property?

Toll plaza on Jhansi-Lalitpur section

†740. SHRI SANJAY SINGH: Will theMinister of ROAD TRANSPORT ANDHIGHWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) distance in kilometres and places atwhich toll plazas were proposed to be setup as per Detailed Project Report (DPR)of the construction of Jhansi-Lalitpursection of NH-26;

(b) whether location and distance inkilometres for toll plazas have been changedafter widening of the road, if so, the reasonstherefor;

(c) rules and procedures in place tochange the locations and kilometresproposed in the DPR of the constructionof the road; and

(d) whether the prescribed rules andprocedures were followed while changinglocations of toll plazas in the said section,and if so, the details thereof?

Average construction of NH per day

†741. MS. SAROJ PANDEY: Will theMinister of ROAD TRANSPORT ANDHIGHWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) the length in kilometres of NationalHighways being constructed per day in thecountry before 2014;

(b) whether Government has made anyenhancement in the said average;

(c) if so, the extent of enhancement; and

(d) in view of the present average, thetotal length of National Highways, inkilometre, likely to be constructed by theyear 2020?

Loss to GDP caused by road accidents

742. SHRIMATI VANDANACHAVAN:

SHRI SANTIUSE KUJUR:

Will the Minister of ROADTRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS bepleased to state:

(a) whether according to the erstwhilePlanning Commission of India, roadaccidents in India caused a 3 per cent annualloss to GDP;

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(b) if so, annual loss to GDP inpercentage and absolute terms due to roadaccidents since 2014, year-wise;

(c) whether Ministry also collects thisinformation, State-wise, as per State GDPs;and

(d) if so, details thereof, State-wise, andif not, reasons therefor?

Status of Setu Bharatam scheme

743. SHRI PARTAP SINGH BAJWA:Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORTAND HIGHWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) the total number of railway crossingsidentified for building bridges over them,since the 'Setu Bharatam' scheme waslaunched in 2016;

(b) the number of bridges that have beensanctioned by the Ministry and were givennecessary approvals for construction;

(c) the number of bridges that have beencompleted and are operational;

(d) whether the Ministry have an actionplan to streamline the process ofimplementing the scheme; and


Deregistration of old vehicles

744. DR. ANIL AGRAWAL: Will theMinister of ROAD TRANSPORT ANDHIGHWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the NationalGreen Tribunal (NGT) has ordered toderegister all diesel and petrol vehicles olderthan ten and fifteen years respectively; and

(b) the steps taken by Government toremove all the old vehicles from the roadsand action taken against the vehicles stillplying on roads against the orders?

Four laning of Highways in UP

745. DR. ANIL AGRAWAL: Will theMinister of ROAD TRANSPORT ANDHIGHWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) whether there is any proposal withGovernment to convert highways in UttarPradesh into four lanes;

(b) if so, the names of these highways;and

(c) by when the work will commenceand likely date of completion?

Battery driven rickshaws

†746. SHRI RAMKUMAR VERMA:Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORTAND HIGHWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) the number of battery drivenrickshaws in the States of Delhi andRajasthan;

(b) the steps taken by Government toencourage battery driven rickshaws;

(c) whether permanent Stands forbattery rickshaws have been set up; and

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

Death due to potholes

747. SHRI N. GOKULAKRISHNAN:Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORTAND HIGHWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that potholestook a deadly toll in 2017, claiming 10 livesdaily with annual fatalities in the countryadding upto 3597;

(b) whether it is also a fact that this was50 per cent more than the fatalities in 2016;and

(c) if so, the details thereof and the stepstaken by Government in this regard?

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Bengaluru Peripheral Ring RoadProject

748. SHRI D. KUPENDRA REDDY:Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORTAND HIGHWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government ofKarnataka sought Central assistance forBengaluru Peripheral Ring Road (BPRR)Project;


(c) whether the Central Governmentconsidered and approved for sanctioningthe requisite assistance to the KarnatakaGovernment; and


Road accidents due to potholes

749. SHRI SANTIUSE KUJUR: Willthe Minister of ROAD TRANSPORTAND HIGHWAYS be pleased to state:

(a) details of the number of roadaccidents, lives lost and people injuredduring the last three years, State-wise, year-wise;

(b) details of budgetary allocation forrepair and maintenance of NationalHighways during the last three years, State-wise, year-wise;

(c) whether Ministry has facilitated aCentral platform for citizens to reportpotholes;

(d) if so, the details thereof and if not,the reasons therefor;

(e) whether measures have been takenby Ministry to hold civic authoritiesaccountable for faulty road design andengineering and poor maintenance of roads;and

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

Implementation of Pradhan MantriAwas Yojana (Gramin)

750. SHRI MD. NADIMUL HAQUE:Will the Minister of RURALDEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) the details of the houses constructedunder Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G) during the last twoyears, vis-a-vis the year-wise targets, State/UT-wise;

(b) the details of the construction ofincomplete houses under PMAY-G in thelast two years, year-wise and State/UT-wise;

(c) the details of houses underconstruction as part of PMAY-G acrossthe country, State/UT-wise;

(d) the details of funds allocated,released and utilised under PMAY-G in thelast two years, State/UT-wise; and

(e) the challenges faced by Governmentduring implementation of PMAY-G as wellas the steps taken to address them?

Distribution of houses to homelessrural families

†751. SHRI P. L. PUNIA: Will theMinister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT bepleased to state:

(a) the details of number of homelessfamilies including Scheduled Caste andScheduled Tribe families living in kutchahouses in rural India;

(b) the total number of houses to beconstructed every year under PradhanMantri Awas Yojana (Gramin) and the


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number of houses being constructed, State-wise details thereof;

(c) whether Government is consideringto increase the amount being given forconstruction of house due to increase inthe cost of construction, details thereof;and

(d) whether Government also proposesto provide electricity in the houses withsolar energy under the said scheme, detailsthereof?

Construction of link roads inHimachal Pradesh

752. SHRI P. BHATTACHARYA: Willthe Minister of RURALDEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) the status of link road Bakhuli-Nandla and Jalwari-Kallu in Chirgaon Tehsilin Shimla District of Himachal Pradesh;

(b) whether it is a fact that constructionof these link roads are behind their schedule;

(c) the status of Jangla-Nandla link roadand by when construction will start;

(d) the status of metalling of Magwani-Nandla and Nandla-Jangla Road in ChirgaonTehsil in District Shimla of HimachalPradesh; and

(e) whether Government will askHimachal Pradesh Government to takenecessary action against concerned official/contractor for delaying the constructionwork/remetalling/metalling work?

Status of PMAY-G in Maharashtra

753. SHRI RAJKUMAR DHOOT:Will the Minister of RURALDEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) the number of dwelling housing unitsallocated for construction, actuallyconstructed and allotted in Maharashtra

under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana(Gramin) during the last three years, year-wise;

(b) whether the targeted housing unitsin the State have been completed andallotted;

(c) if so, the details thereof and if not,the reasons therefor; and

(d) by when the targets are likely to beachieved?

Implementation of MGNREGA inStates

754. SHRI DEREK O’BRIEN: Will theMinister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT bepleased to state:

(a) whether Government has awardedthe States with the total number ofdemanded hours of labour under MahatmaGandhi National Rural EmploymentGuarantee Act (MGNREGA), if so, thedetails thereof;

(b) if not, the method by whichGovernment has cut short the demandedhours of labour under MGNREGA forStates in the last three years;

(c) whether Government has beendispersing the wage payment toMGNREGA workers on a timely basis, ifso, the total amount spent in the last threeyears; and

(d) the total amount paid byGovernment to States during the last threeyears as compensation due to delays?

Convergence of Central and StateSchemes in adopted villages

755. SHRIMATI THOTASEETHARAMA LAKSHMI: Will theMinister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT bepleased to state:

(a) whether convergence of the schemes

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of the State and the Centre have taken placein the adopted villages;

(b) if so, the village-wise financial detailsof the convergence and deployment of allthe schemes thereof;

(c) details of operational difficultiesfaced during implementation; and

(d) details of the performance auditreport of the developed Adarsh Grams?

Increase in working days underMGNREGS in A.P.

756. SHRI T. G. VENKATESH: Willthe Minister of RURALDEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that Governmentis planning to increase the number ofworking days under Mahatma GandhiNational Rural Employment GuaranteeScheme (MGNREGS) in Andhra Pradesh,if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the Andhra PradeshGovernment has sent any proposalrequesting Government in this regard, ifso, the details thereof; and

(c) whether the Government has takenany decision on such proposal?

Status of implementation of AdarshGram Yojana

757. SHRI DHARMAPURISRINIVAS: Will the Minister of RURALDEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact thatimplementation of Adarsh Gram Yojana hasnot met the desired objectives; if so, thedetails thereof and the reasons therefor;

(b) the details of number of villagesadopted by each MP;

(c) whether it is a fact that there aresome MPs who have not yet adopted avillage under this scheme and if so, thereasons therefor; and

(d) the present status and the stepsbeing taken by Government for properimplementation of Adarsh Gram Yojana toget desired results?

Road Projects under Pradhan MantriGram Sadak Yojana

†758. SHRI RAM NATH THAKUR:Will the Minister of RURALDEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that Governmenthas taken a decision to link all villageshaving a population of 500 persons, underPradhan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana(PMGSY);


(c) the number of incomplete roadsunder PMGSY in Samastipur district ofBihar which could not be completed onschedule; and

(d) the action taken against thecontractors who failed to complete roadsas per schedule?

Construction of roads under PMGSY

†759. SHRI RAMKUMAR VERMA:Will the Minister of RURALDEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) the number and the length of roads(in kilometres) constructed under PradhanMantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) invarious States of the country during lastthree years; and

(b) the number of roads constructedalong with length (in kilometres)particularly in all rural areas of State of

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Rajasthan and details of expenditureincurred thereon?

Consultants for RD Ministry

760. SHRI RITABRATA BANERJEE:Will the Minister of RURALDEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government has hiredconsultants for carrying out various worksof the Ministry; and

(b) if so, details of the project for whichthe consultants have been hired, thecorresponding consultants and the fees paidto them during the last three years?

Progress of Saansad Adarsh GramYojana

761. SHRIMATI VANDANACHAVAN: Will the Minister of RURALDEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) the total number of model villagesthat have been developed under SaansadAdarsh Gram Yojana in each stage, State-wise;

(b) the total amount of funds utilisedduring the last three years for the SaansadAdarsh Gram Yojana, State-wise, throughMPLADS, CSR activities and otherwise;

(c) whether there are any OperationalGuidelines for the model villages,particularly in light of the requirement ofthe cooperation of the local administrationin running the scheme; and

(d) if so, the number of villages whichhave fulfilled these requirements, and if not,reasons therefor?

Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana(Gramin)

762. SHRI PARTAP SINGH BAJWA:Will the Minister of RURALDEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) the salient features of the PradhanMantri Awas Yojana (Gramin) along withits present status;

(b) the details of funds allocated,sanctioned and utilised under the schemein the last three years, in each State/UTincluding the State of Punjab;

(c) the reasons behind the slow progressmade in completion of houses as comparedto sanctioned houses; and

(d) steps taken by Ministry to reachthe target of one crore houses set by thePrime Minister?

Welfare schemes in rural sector

763. SHRI C. M. RAMESH: Will theMinister of RURAL DEVELOPMENT bepleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that Governmenthas initiated many welfare schemesparticularly in the rural sector; if so, thedetails of such schemes, the amountallocated and amount which remainedunspent on these schemes; and

(b) whether any monitoring mechanismis in place to oversee these schemes anddetails of feedback on the popularity ofsuch schemes?

Research on effectiveness of Marijuanain cancer treatment

764. SHRI SANJAY RAUT: Will theMinister of SCIENCE ANDTECHNOLOGY be pleased to state:

(a) whether an initiative has been taken

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up by the CSIR- Indian Institute ofIntegrative Medicine (CSIR-IIIM) and theTata Memorial Centre in Mumbai toresearch the effectiveness of strains ofMarijuana in cancer treatment;


(c) whether the research would be madetransparent so that the public couldunderstand the possible benefits of medicalCannabis; and


Commercial launch of technologicalproducts

765. SHRI VINAY DINUTENDULKAR: Will the Minister ofSCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY bepleased to state:

(a) whether Science and Technologyinstitutes have commercially launched theirtechnological products in the market duringthe last three years and if so, the detailsthereof;

(b) whether any special step has beentaken by Government to encourage researchprojects to provide commercial benefits tothe scientists and if so, the details thereof;and

(c) whether Government has launchedor proposes to launch any product withthe collaboration of research institutionsof foreign countries and if so, the detailsthereof?

Establishment of cruise terminal inVisakhapatnam Sea Port in Andhra

Pradesh

766. SHRI T. G. VENKATESH: Willthe Minister of SHIPPING be pleased tostate:

(a) whether Government has taken a

decision to develop Visakhapatnam SeaPort as tourist spot and is planning toestablish a cruise terminal atVisakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh;


(c) the details of the facilities that arebeing provided in the cruise terminal; and

(d) the quantum of funds earmarked andreleased so far for this project?

Connectivity for ports in West Bengalunder Sagarmala

767. SHRIMATI SHANTACHHETRI: Will the Minister ofSHIPPING be pleased to state:

(a) whether any project has beenundertaken so far as regards the ports inWest Bengal under the Sagarmalaprogramme;

(b) if so, the details thereof during thelast three years; and

(c) the amount allocated for the currentfinancial year for the entire country, andthe percentage of the amount that has beenspent on connectivity through NationalHighways and Rail network to ports inWest Bengal so far?

Waterways for movement and creationof small ships and cruise for goods

†768. CH. SUKHRAM SINGHYADAV:

SHRIMATI CHHAYAVERMA:


Will the Minister of SHIPPING bepleased to state:

(a) the names of cities for which the

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Ministry is making efforts to establishwaterways for movement and operation ofsmall ships, cargo vessels and cruises fortransportation of goods and the names ofrivers which would be used as waterways;

(b) by when movement through the saidwaterways would be possible and to whichplaces;

(c) the amount likely to be spent on it;

(d) whether the cost on traffic andtransportation of goods through waterwayswould be cheaper than those through othermodes or it would be costlier; and

(e) the details thereof?

Construction of river ports

769 SHRI N. GOKULAKRISHNAN:Will the Minister of SHIPPING be pleasedto state:

(a) whether it is a fact that logistics costin India was 18 per cent, which is quitehigh as compared to other nations;

(b) whether it is also a fact thatGovernment is considering to constructriver ports like airports;

(c) if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether Government expects onlythe allocation of land from the States toconstruct river ports and no otherassistance from the States; and


Green recycling for Alang units onGujarat coast

770. SHRIMATI WANSUK SYIEM:Will the Minister of SHIPPING be pleasedto state:

(a) whether currently only 72 out of120 ship breaking units at Alang on Gujaratcoast are certified for green recycling

standards set by International HongkongConvention (HKC);

(b) whether with only 10 to 12 shipbreaking yards with HKC certification,there is stiff competition among the ship-breakers for buying vessel, with lessernumber of ship-owners looking for greenrecycling facilities; and

(c) whether many ship-breakers atAlang are now eyeing for EU Certification,so that all EU flagged ships can bedismantled at Alang?

Status of all projects under NGP

771. SHRI DEREK O’BRIEN: Will theMinister of WATER RESOURCES,RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGAREJUVENATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the pollutionlevels in the river Ganga are higher than thelevels recorded before the Namami GangeProgramme (NGP) was launched;

(b) if so, the reasons therefor;

(c) the present status of all theinitiatives and projects under the NGP; and

(d) the details of the funds allocatedand the funds utilised for the project?

Nomination of Chairmen to Krishnaand Godavari Boards

772. SHRI DHARMAPURISRINIVAS: Will the Minister of WATERRESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENTAND GANGA REJUVENATION bepleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the posts ofChairmen to Krishan River ManagementBoard (KRMB) and Godavari RiverManagement Board (GRMB) have becomevacant and there is delay in appointmentof new Chairmen;

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(c) the action taken by Government inappointing the new Chairmen, in view ofthe frequent differences on sharing ofKrishna and Godavari waters between A.P.and Telangana?

CAG report on irregularities andcorruption in Polavaram Project

773. SHRI V. VIJAYASAI REDDY:Will the Minister of WATERRESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENTAND GANGA REJUVENATION bepleased to state:

(a) whether Ministry is aware of theCAG remarks in its recent report onirregularities and corruption in thePolavaram Project by Andhra PradeshGovernment;

(b) whether the Ministry benefited aparticular company in Head Workscontract, though there has been no tangibleprogress in the work;

(c) the reasons why A.P. Governmenthas not constituted quality monitoringdivision, untill it entered into agreementwith Central Soil and Material ResearchStation; and

(d) the present status of rehabilitationand resettlement of Polavaram affectedpeople?

Waste generated and dumped intoGanga river

774. SHRI M.P. VEERENDRAKUMAR: Will the Minister of WATERRESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENTAND GANGA REJUVENATION bepleased to state:

(a) the amount of waste generated and

dumped into river Ganga from citiesadjoining this river;

(b) the city which generated anddumped the largest amount of waste intoGanga; and

(c) the status of Ganga cleaning, thedetails of the methods and expertise usedin the effort and the expenses incurred sofar in cleaning Ganga?

Cleaning of Ganga river

†775. SHRI SURENDRA SINGHNAGAR: Will the Minister of WATERRESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENTAND GANGA REJUVENATION bepleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that Governmentis yet to formulate a plan towards cleaningof Ganga river; if so, the details thereof;

(b) by when the task of cleaning theGanga river would be accomplished; and

(c) the total expenditure incurred on thiscampaign being run for the last 40 yearsand the extent to which Ganga has beencleaned?

Artificial recharge of groundwater

776. SHRI HUSAIN DALWAI: Willthe Minister of WATER RESOURCES,RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGAREJUVENATION be pleased to state:

(a) steps have been taken since 2014 topromote artificial recharge of groundwaterin Maharastra and other States;

(b) number of rainwater harvesting andartificial recharge structures which havebeen built under the Central Ground WaterBoards Master Plan, details thereof, State-wise, year-wise since 2014;


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(c) the steps which have been taken topromote Community-driven decentralisedgroundwater management;

(d) details of inter Ministerialcoordination in addressing depletinggroundwater and monitoring States’progress on conservation of groundwaterin mission mode; and

(e) the status of Model Bill to conservegroundwater and Draft National WaterFramework Bill, 2016?

Construction of barrages in Mahanadibasin

777. SHRI PRATAP KESHARI DEB:Will the Minister of WATERRESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENTAND GANGA REJUVENATION bepleased to state:

(a) the number of Major, Medium andMinor irrigation projects (includingbarrages) in the Mahanadi basin catchmentarea in Chhattisgarh; and

(b) the names and status of thesanctional projects, if any?

River Development and GangaRejuvenation projects

778. SHRIMATI VIJILASATHYANANTH: Will the Minister ofWATER RESOURCES, RIVERDEVELOPMENT AND GANGAREJUVENATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that theadministrative delays, poor contractmanagement and lack of monitoring has ledto cost escalation of more than ` 49,800crores in five national projects undertakenunder River Development and GangaRejuvenation;


(c) whether it is also a fact that thephysical progress of these projects are farbelow the target with the shortfall rangingfrom 8% to 99% in some cases; and


Inter Linking of Rivers

779. KUMARI SELJA: Will theMinister of WATER RESOURCES,RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGAREJUVENATION be pleased to state:

(a) the progress made under the InterLinking of Rivers (ILR) programme;

(b) whether the implementation of theprogramme has led to any benefits;

(c) if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether Government has any plansto interlink the rivers in the State ofHaryana, specifically Yamuna, Ghaggar andMarkanda; and


National River Ganga (Rejuvenation,Conservation and Management)

Bill, 2018

780. SHRI NARESH GUJRAL: Willthe Minister of WATER RESOURCES,RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGAREJUVENATION be pleased to state:

(a) the status of the National RiverGanga (Rejuvenation, Conservation andManagement) Bill, 2018; and

(b) the status of the proposed andunderground hydropower projects on theAlaknanda, Dhauliganga, Mandakini,Nandakini and Pindar rivers?

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Construction of dam at Garudeshwar,Gujarat

781. SHRI AHMED PATEL: Will theMinister of WATER RESOURCES,RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGAREJUVENATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that a weir viz. alow dam across the river, is beingconstructed at Garudeshwar in Gujarat inorder to facilitate the creation of a boatinglake around the Statue of Unity;

(b) whether Government is aware thatsix villages near Garudeshwar have alreadylost land to the weir and that once the weiris complete, land in seven more villageswill be submerged; and

(c) steps taken by Government tocompensate the affected agriculturist whodepend on this land for sustenance?

Irrigation facilities to farmers inBihar

†782. SHRI AHMAD ASHFAQUEKARIM: Will the Minister of WATERRESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENTAND GANGA REJUVENATION bepleased to state:

(a) the details of funds proposed to beearmarked for allocation to BiharGovernment to provide irrigation facilityto the farmers in Bihar; and

(b) by when Bihar will become self-reliant in terms of irrigation?

Allocation of funds for NamamiGange Project

783. SHRI KAPIL SIBAL: Will theMinister of WATER RESOURCES,RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGAREJUVENATION be pleased to state:

(a) the details of funds involved,

commencing date, allocated budget, timeline for completion of Namami GangeProject;

(b) whether it is a fact that ` 20,000crores was allocated for Clean Gangaproject, if so, utilisation of the funds sincethe commencement of this project till date;and

(c) whether the Ministry is pursuingprivate sector to use its CSR funds for CleanGanga project, if so, details of the firmsapproached and the ones which have usedtheir CSR for this project along with thework/action/event/programme that wascarried out and if not, the reasons therefor?

Projects approved under NGP

784. SHRIMATI ROOPA GANGULY:Will the Minister of WATERRESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENTAND GANGA REJUVENATION bepleased to state:

(a) whether the Executive Committee(EC) of the National Mission for CleanGanga has approved any projects underthe Namami Gange Programme (NGP) inyear 2018;


(c) whether there are any projects forWest Bengal;



Inter Linking of Rivers

†785. DR. SATYANARAYANJATIYA: Will the Minister of WATERRESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENTAND GANGA REJUVENATION bepleased to state:

(a) the names of the rivers which have


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been included in the project, under thescheme of "Linking of Rivers" in thecountry; and

(b) the details with regard toimplementation of the projects so far andthe action plan thereof?

Atal Bhujan Yojana

786. SHRI NARAYAN LALPANCHARIYA: Will the Minister ofWATER RESOURCES, RIVERDEVELOPMENT AND GANGAREJUVENATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether Goverment has launchedAtal Bhujan Yojana;


(c) whether Government has earmarkedany scheme component for the State ofRajasthan; and


Report on quality of Polavaramproject works

787. DR. K.V.P. RAMACHANDRARAO: Will the Minister of WATERRESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENTAND GANGA REJUVENATION bepleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is awareof the fact that quality of Polavaram projectworks, are not up to the prescribedstandards, if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether Government is takingsufficient caution to check the quality ofthe works of project and details of theexisting mechanism in place to check thequality of the works;

(c) whether any authority has foundany discrepancy in the quality of works of

Polavaram till date and rectificationssuggested therein; and

(d) the details of works where noprogress have been made for want of funds?

Progress of Polavaram project works

788. DR. K.V.P. RAMACHANDRARAO: Will the Minister of WATERRESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENTAND GANGA REJUVENATION bepleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the progressof Polavaram project works were severelyhampered due to delay in approval ofrevised Detailed Project Report (DPR) andrelease of funds to the State;


(c) whether it is a fact that the LandAcquisition, Rehabilitation andResettlement (LA, R&R) expenditure onPolavaram increased manifold compared tothe earlier estimates to recent estimates;

(d) whether LA, R&R is beingconsidered as part of irrigation componentof the Project; and

(e) whether it is a fact that LA, R&Rworks have made no progress for want offunds?

Allegation against BCCI officials

†789. SHRI VISHAMBHARPRASAD NISHAD:



Will the Minister of YOUTHAFFAIRS AND SPORTS be pleased tostate:

(a) whether it is a fact that one of thewoman cricketers has made an allegation


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against some officials of Board of Cricketfor Control in India (BCCI) about partialtreatment towards her which led to anadverse affect on the performance ofwoman cricket team of India anddiscouragement to the players;


(c) the steps taken by the Ministry fortransparent action on the allegations; and

(d) the action being taken by theMinistry to ensure that such incidents donot occur in future?

Workshops for youth to instillconstitutional values

790. SHRI BINOY VISWAM: Will theMinister of YOUTH AFFAIRS ANDSPORTS be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government had conductedany training or workshops for the youth toenlighten them with scientific temper andconstitutional values like secularism; and

(b) whether Government has anyprogramme apart from observing"Sadbhavana Diwas"to enlighten youthagainst the growing menace of religiousfanaticism?

Rajiv Gandhi National Institute forYouth Development

791. DR. V. MAITREYAN: Will theMinister of YOUTH AFFAIRS ANDSPORTS be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government has providedfinancial support and infrastructurefacilities for Rajiv Gandhi National Institutefor Youth Development (RGNIYD) inSriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu;

(b) if so, the details thereof and the fundsallocated in the last three years, year-wise;

(c) whether Government has taken anyefforts to fill up the key vacant positionsin RGNIYD including the Vice-Chairman’spost, which is lying vacant; and

(d) if so, the details thereof andGovernment’s, stand on this?

Multi-agency delegation of sportsadministrators

792. SHRI T. RATHINAVEL: Will theMinister of YOUTH AFFAIRS ANDSPORTS be pleased to state:

(a) whether a multi-agency delegationof sports administrators, led by SportsAuthority of India officials will travel tothe Japanese capital, where they will reccevenues and also check the facilities thatwould be provided to the Indian athletes interms of food and stay;


(c) whether it is a fact that the team isexpected to note even the minute detailsthat can impact the performance of Indianathletes; and

(d) whether it is a fact that this is beingdone to avoid previous mishappenings?

Indian football team in Asian Games

793. SHRI A.K. SELVARAJ: Will theMinister of YOUTH AFFAIRS ANDSPORTS be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that Governmenthas relaxed its selection norms for the Indianfootball team’s participation in the AsianGames;


(c) whether it is also a fact thatGovernment will accept late entries by theorganisers; and


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Development of competitive sports inthe country

†794. SHRI NARAYAN RANE: Willthe Minister of YOUTH AFFAIRS ANDSPORTS be pleased to state:

(a) the special measures taken to developcompetitive sports, upgradation andselection of talents in various fields ofsports in the country;

(b) the special measures taken toimplement the action plan for collection ofNational Sports Development Fund andthe details of achievements till date; and

(c) the effective policy and programmeto implement "Hum Honge Kamyab" ininternational competitions?

Anti-competitive practices by All IndiaChess Federation

795. SHRI R. VAITHILINGAM: Willthe Minister of YOUTH AFFAIRS ANDSPORTS be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that thecompetition Commission of India haspenalised the All India Chess Federationand directed it to cease and desist fromanti-competitive practices;


(c) whether it is a fact that the rulinghas come on a complaint filed by four chessplayers; and


Development programme for Indiansportspersons

796. SHRIMATI JHARNA DASBAIDYA: Will the Minister of YOUTHAFFAIRS AND SPORTS be pleased tostate:

(a) whether the Government proposes

to initiate any long term developmentprogramme for improving the performanceof Indian sportspersons, including womencompeting in various international sportingevents; and

(b) the steps taken/proposed to be takenby Government for improving theperformance of Indian sportspersonsincluding setting up of sports sciencecentres in various parts of the country?

Age fraud in football

797. SHRI MAHESH PODDAR: Willthe Minister of YOUTH AFFAIRS ANDSPORTS be pleased to state:

(a) whether age fraud is pervasive in thefootball sport;

(b) the percentage of professionalfootball players who have been foundguilty in the last three years; and

(c) the steps taken by the All IndiaFootball Federation to strengthen the ageverification procedure?

Indoor Stadium in Nellore

798. SHRI PRABHAKAR REDDYVEMIREDDY: Will the Minister ofYOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS bepleased to state:

(a) whether Andhra PradeshGovernment has submitted a proposal toconstruct an Indoor Stadium in Nelloredistrict of Andhra Pradesh with anestimated and sanctioned cost of ̀ 8 croresbut only ` 2 crores have been released;

(b) if so, details of proposal includingdate of approval and submission ofproposal;

(c) whether the State Government hassubmitted Utilisation Certificates for` 2.5 crores released so far, but Ministry is


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yet to release further amounts to take upworks;

(d) if so, the reasons therefor; and

(e) details of targeted date forcompletion of the work and present statusthereof?

Action plan to stop stubble burning

†799. SHRI VISHAMBHARPRASAD NISHAD:




(a) whether it is a fact that due to burningof stubble by farmers of nearby States ofDelhi, air quality around Delhi, deterioratesevery year in October-November, despitevarious agencies making action plans andspending huge amounts on public awarenesswithout any satisfactory result; and

(b) if so, whether Government wouldadvice the concerned Departments andagencies to procure paddy with stubblefrom farmers and make a policy thereof, sothat the income of farmers can increase andenvironmental pollution due to stubbleburning can be reduced?

Mens World Boxing Championship

800. SHRI NARAYAN LALPANCHARIYA: Will the Minister ofYOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS bepleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that theInternational Boxing Association is likelyto reopen bids for hosting Mens WorldBoxing Championships in the year 2021;


(c) whether Government has taken upthe matter with the Boxing Federation ofIndia; and


NEW DELHI; DESH DEEPAK VERMA,The 11th December, 2018 Secretary-General.Agrahayana 20, 1940 (Saka)


I N D E X(Ministry-wise)

Defence : 641, 642, 643, 644, 645, 646, 647,648, 649, 650, 651, 652, 653, 654,655, 656, 657, 658, 659, 660, 724,

Drinking Water and Sanitation : 661, 662, 663, 664, 665, 666, 667,668, 669, 670, 671, 672, 673,

Earth Sciences : 674, 675, 676, 677,

Environment, Forest and Climate Change : 678, 679, 680, 681, 682, 683, 684,685, 686, 687, 688, 689, 690, 691,692, 693, 694, 695, 696, 697, 698,699, 700, 701, 702, 703, 704, 705,706, 707, 708, 709, 710, 711, 712,799,

Information and Broadcasting : 713, 714, 715, 716, 717, 718, 719,720,

Mines : —

Panchayati Raj : —

Parliamentary Affairs : —

Road Transport and Highways : 721, 722, 723, 725, 726, 727, 728,729, 730, 731, 732, 733, 734, 735,736, 737, 738, 739, 740, 741, 742,743, 744, 745, 746, 747, 748, 749,

Rural Development : 750, 751, 752, 753, 754, 755, 756,757, 758, 759, 760, 761, 762, 763,

Science and Technology : 764, 765,

Shipping : 766, 767, 768, 769, 770,

Water Resources, River Development : 771, 772, 773, 774, 775, 776, 777,and Ganga Rejuvenation 778, 779, 780, 781, 782, 783, 784,

785, 786, 787, 788,

Youth Affairs and Sports : 789, 790, 791, 792, 793, 794, 795,796, 797, 798, 800.

MGIPMRND—2232RS—11-12-2018.

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