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Eighth Scries, Vol. Ill No. 13 Wednesday, March 27, 1985 Chaitra 6, 1907 (Saka) LOK SABHA DEBATES (English Version) Second Session (Eighth Lok Sabha) (Vol. Ill contains Nos. 11 to 20) LOK SABHA SECRETARIAT NEW D ELH I P r ic t: At. 4.00 [Original English proceedings included in English Version and Original Hindi proceedings included in Hindi Version will be treated as authoritative and not the translation thereof.] CONTENTS No. 13, Wednesday, March 27, 1985jChaitra 6, 1907 (Saka) COLUMNS Obituary Reference Oral Answers to Questions ; •Starred Questions Nos. 201 to 203 and 206 to 208 2— 29 Written Answers to Questions ; Starred Questions Nos. 204, 205, and 209 to 220 ... 29— 44 Unstarred Questions Nos, 1173 to 1262 and 1264 to 1291 44— 202 Papers Laid on the Table 206— 209 Calling Attention to matter of urgent public importance— Situation arising out of reported violent activities of hostile - elements and attack by armed tribal guerillas on non-tribal villagers in the North-Eastern States. 209— 225 Shri Dharam Pal Singh Malik 212 Shrimati Ram Dulari Sinha 212. Shrimati Jay anti Patna ik 216 Shri Zainul Basher 218 Shri C. Madhav Reddi 221 Shri Lalit Maken 222 Matters Under Rule 377— (i) Increasing use of narcotic drugs in Delhi, espe- cially by students Shri Jai Parkash Agarwal 225 (ii) Need to open a T.V, relay Centre at Bidar (Karnataka) Shri Narsingrao Suryawanshi 226 * The Sign -f- marked above the name of a Member indicates that the Question was actually asked on the floor of the House by that Member. (i) (ii> Co l u m n s (iii) Need to issue a stamp on Chittorgarh Fort Prof. Nirmala Kumari Shaktawat 227 (iv) Financial assistance to construct godowns in Kerala for proper storage and distribution of essential commodities. Shri V.S. Vijayaraghavan i n (v) Need to provide financial assistance for the con- struction of Obra-Ghorawal Road, U.P. in the Seventh Plan. Shri Ram Pyare Panika 228 (vi) Executing of New T.V. tower and Providing ENG equipments for Panaji Relay Station, Shri Shantaram Naik 229 (vii) Need for a uniform power tariff for the entire country. Shri S.M. Bhattam 229 (viii) Mismanagement in Gaya Cotton and Jute Mill under N.T C, in Gaya, Bihar, Shri Ramashray Prasad Singh 230 (h') Directions to Coffee Board to purchase Coffee from producers of Idukki and to provide Godown facilities at Idukki Pi of. P,J. Kurien 231 Report of the National Transport Policy Committee 232— 241 Shri Z. R, Ansari 232 Statutory Resolution Re. Disapproval of Bhopal Gas Leak Disaster (Processing of Claims) Ordinance and Bhopal Gas Leak Disaster (Processing of Claims) Bill 241 —320 Motion to Consider, Shri C. Janga -Reddy 241 Shri Veerendra Patil 245 i Shri D.B. Patil 247 Shri Virdhi Chandei' Jain 253 Shri K.N. Pradhan 255 COLUMNS Shri S.M. Bhattam ... 262 Shri Chintamani Panigrahi ... 265 Shri Mool Chand Daga ... 269 Shri Lai Vijay Pratap Singh ... 273 Shri Saifuddin Chowdhury ... 275 Shri Girdhari Lai Vyas ... 279 Shri A jay Mushran ... 281 Shri Balkavi Bairagi ... 284 Shri R. Anna Nambi ... 286 Shri Aziz Qureshi ... 288 Shri Narayan Choubey ... 290 Shri K. Ramachandra Reddy ... 294 Shri Abdul Rashid Kabuli ... 297 Shri K.P, Unnikrishnan ... 300 Shri H.A. Dora ... 303 Bhopal Gas Leak Disaster (Processing of Claims) Bill Clauses 2 to 12 and 1 Motion to Pass Shri Veerendra Patil ... 320 Statutory Resolution Re. Disapproval of Requisitioning and Acquisition of Immovable Property (Amendment) Ordinance and Requisitioning and Acquisition of Immovable Property (Amendment) Bill ... — 328 Motion to consider Prof. Saifuddin Soz ... 321 Shri Abdul Ghafoor ... 324 Shri Sudhir Roy ... 325 Prof. N.G. Ranga ... 326 Shri C. Janga Reddy ... 327 Shri Girdhari Lai Vyas ... 327 LOK SXBHA DEBATES 1 2 - * LOK SABHA ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS [English] Development of GIR Forest Wednesday March 21, 1985/Chaltra •201. SHRI RANJIT SINGH GAE, 6, l ‘>07 (Saka) KWAD : Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state : The Lok Sabha met at Lit ven o f the Clock (a) whether Government propose to develop Gir Forest as a ‘Safari’ Park for [M r. D ep u ty SpEaKBR in the Chair] promotion of tourism; (b) whether any funds have been OBITUARY REFERENCE earmarked for the the purpose; and MR. DEPUTY SPEAKER : I have (c) if so, the details thereof ? lev inform the. House of the sad demise of Shri Dajiba Balwantroo Desai who was a THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE member of the Sixth Lok Sabha during MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND 1977-79. He had also been a member FORESTS (SHRI BIR SEN) ; (a) to of the Rajya Sabha during 1960-66. (c). The Gujarat State Government has a proposal to develop a safari park at A well-Jtnown political and social Gir and has made a provision of Rs. worked, he worked for adult 12,52 lakhs for this purpose during education amongst Scheduled Castes und 1984-85. weaker sections of the Society and was President of Dakshin Maharashtra Shikh- SHRI RANJIT SINGH GAEKWAD : shan Mandal, Belgaum. He was (he The Gir forest is already a sanctuary, editor of a monihly and a weekly. part of it at least; and the other part is a national park where tourists are already Shri Desai passed away at Alibag, visiting. By making -this a Safari park, Raigad district of Maharashtra on 19 I would like to know from the boo. March, 1985, at the age of 59 years. Prime Minister what additional advantage would this particular forest get, and whe- ther the organizations which are experts We deeply mourn the loss of Shri in this particular subject would get any Desai and 1 am sure the House will join further advantage say, in the running of me in conveying the condolences to the this Safari park. bereaved family. The House may stand • * in silence for a short while to express its sorrow. SHRI BIR SEN : It is primarily an educational project. People are educated about the natural history of the land; and The Member i then stood in silence tourists who visit it also know about the for a short while ways of animals— how they live and how they behave. This is a general, education for people— for children, students etc. 3 Oral Answers MARCH 27, 1985 Oral Answers 4 SHRI RANJIT SINGH GAEKWAD : entire Asia. Therefore, I would like to 1 asked about the organizations which are know whether the government proposes supposed to be knowledgeable in the to pay special attention with more alloca- particular subject. Would they also be tion of fun^Js for development of these given any extra powers in the running of forests, because there is poaching and these Safari parks 7 there is no resettlement for rthe people, who stay there, anywhere else. There- SHRI BIR SEN : This will require fore, the natural habitat of Jhe lions is. notice. gradually diluted making the atmosphere more incongenial for their growth. I want SHRI RANJIT SINGH GAEKWAD ; to know whether government is aware of The late Prime Minister and the present this fact and is paying proper attention Prime Minister both have been taking a and allocating more fund. lot of interest in our cultural heritage. I think these Safari Parks and natural SHRI BIR SEN : These national sanctuaries are also part of our heritage. parks are meant for preserving the wild Our Prime Minister is present here. I life, particularly parks and the Safari would request him through you to let me Park are meant for that. know whether there are any further pro- grammes to strengthen these forests so THE PRIME MINISTER (SHRI that the felling of trees and all that in RAJIV GANDHI) : Forests and wild the forests does not take place and the life are an integral part of our richness of natural habitat for the wild animals wealth and they have to be preserved. which are there in these forests is not The Government will be taking all possi- diminished. I would like to know from ble steps to preserve our wild life and the Prime Minister what he has to say our forests. There is a tremendous about it. Are there any other programmes danger to the parks coming under the also ? pressure fr*im the population surrounding these parks. We looking into how wc PROF. MADHU DANDAVATE : can protect these parks. One idea which You add one more Prime Minister also — is already there to some extent is to have Pandit Nehru. a buffer zone around parks with reducing control as you go further away from the SHRI BIR SEN : For conservation .1 core area. We are looking into every of the wild life, we are deciding about a aspect and will see how we can develop number of projects, particularly sanctu- this protqption, how we can educate peo- aries and national parks. ple about the importance of protecting ft. our environment; and ultimately ail this will decide the question of the survival SHRt RANJIT SINGH GAEKWAD ; of people in India because if we wipe out Is there any national organisation to look all our pcology and environment it will be after the interest of these forests ? very difficult for us to survive. The answer w lies only in educating people and bringing SHRI BIR SEN : We have no propos- the subject at the school level so that al to form such organisations so far. there is an understanding and perception of - the dangers which are involved and SHRI B.K. GADHVT; The entire House is we will try to do that as well, aware that just like our prized animal one- horned Rhino, the Asian lion exists only SHRI D.B.