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Elahtb Series, Vol. XXII, No. 11, Tuesday, Noyember 18, 1916 Kartika 27, 1901 (Sata) LOK SABHA DEBATES (English Version) Seventh Session (Ei.gllth Lok Sabba) (Vol. XXII contains Nos. 11 to 20) LOB: SABRA SECRETARIAT NEW DELIU Price IRs. 6.00 [Original English proceedings included in English Version and Original Hindi proceedings included in Hindi Version will be treated as uuthoritative and not the translation thereof.l -----~--------------------~------~--~--~--- [Eighth Series. }lo/"me XXII, Seventh Session J 986/19DB (SAKA)] No. I 1. Tuesday, November 18 1986/ KartiS,,. 27, J 90B (SAKA) ~COLUMNS Oral Answers to Questions~ ·Starred Q'uestion& Nos. ·210,213, 2t'6,'218, 221, 222 and 103 ·.. Wr:itten Answers to Questions·':_ Starred Questions Nos •. 20S' to 209, 211, 212, 214, 215, 2l7, 219, 220, 22.3 and 224 ·.. 31-40 Unstarred Questions Nos. 2096 to 2124, 2126 to 2138. 2140 to 2163; 2t65 to 2241, 2243 to 2265, -2267 to 2289 . and 2291 to 2327 40-270 ·~ . Papers laid on the Table ... 276-281- Message from Rajya Sabba '281...:-282 Public Accounts Committee ... 2'82 Action taken Statements- Matters UodrJ. Rule 377 ~82:-289 0) Need to link Ayodhya by rail with other big cities of the country Shri R. P. Suman ... 282-283 (ii) . Need Jo connect Bbubaneshwar with Vishakhapatnam, Raipur and Port Blair by Vayudoot Services. Shri Braja~ohan M ohanty ... 283 . (iii) Need to look into the problem of displaced persons in. Rengali and Indravati areas in Orissa. Shri Sriballa v Panisrahi ... 284. ,. (iv) Need to e.xploit various places of attraction in Kerala for promot~od of tourism Prof."K. V. Thomas .. ... 284-285 *The Sign+marked abov~ the nam~ of a'Member indicates that the question was act\lally asked. 00 the floor of the House by that Member. tv) Need to live 8a~ttion to the' Kuriar KuUy-Karapara multi$lurpose project in Kerala Sbri V. S. Vijayara.havan .. '285~286 (vi) Need to encourage IOlar can cultivators by aiving lut);idy to increase sugar-cane cultivation to save the ,Sl1lar mills in Kerala ' Sari Thampan Thomas ... 286 (vU) Need to implement recommendations' of thc Fourth Pay (;ommission in respect of. women. employees and reject some others. Shrimati Gee.t 'Mukllerji ••• 286 -2&7 (viii) Need to draw up rehabilitation plan for the people uprooted. in the NALCO Project in Oris,sa Shti K. P4 Singh Deo 287--288 • (ix) Need for an early construction of railway over-bridge in Son~p-at . Sbri Dharam Pal Singh M.:Hk .. 289. Indian Post Office (Amendment)- ~il1. 1986-Contd. 289-312 t~ Motion to consider- Shri Sontosh.Mohan 'Dev ' ... 289-296 Clauses 2 to 39 and 1 ... 297-31~ Motion to pass- . Snri Sontosh Mohan Dev 312 Discussion Re : Recent Spurt in Terrorist Activities in Punjab and other Parls of tbe Country- ••• 312-408 Sbri Bhattam Srirama Murty ..., 313-323 Sbri.Jaaannath Kausal ... 323-328.. Sbri Saifuadin Chowdhary ... 328-334 Shri .R.. S. Sparrow ... 335-340 Sbri Thompan 'Thomas ... 340-344 8hri Bholanath Sen ••• 344-348 (ti) , \ l.U MNg J Co Shri indrajit Gu pt~ ... 348--35'1 " Sbtr CbiraoJi .Lal Sharma ...l,., 351.-362 Sw:l P. '~elvendran ... 362~364 . 8bri Saleem I: .,Shervani' ... 364-367 Sbri Dinesb G~swami ... 367-372 ·8bri P ~ K. Tbunson ... 372-376 Sbri Cbaranjit Sigh Athwal ... 371-380 Shri Janak Raj Gupta· ... 380-383 'Sbri Balwant Singh Ramoowalia ' ... 383-3-89 s. Buta Singh ... 390-40'9 Fapers laid on the Ta~le-Contd. ... 409-410 iii) LOK SABRA DEBATES 1 2 LOK SABHA DR. V. VFNKATESH : Qn. No. 210. [Translation] Tue~dQY, November 18. 1986 fKartika MR. SPEAKTR. : Thank you for beiDI 27, 1908 (SAKA) present. ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS The Lok Sabha met at Eleven 01 the [English] Clock. Procurement or Equipment by Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited [MR. SPEAKER In the Chair.] *210. DR. V. VENKATESH : Will {English] the Minister of ENERGY be pleased to MR.. SPEAKER: Mr. Bharat Kumar state: Odedra. He' is not present. (a) the total number of tenders floated during the last four years Neyvcli SHRI C. MADRA V REDOI: This is by Lignite Corpora tion Limited, Tami I Nadu which an important subject. had financial tie·up with West German [Translation] financial agency, K.F.W.; MR. SPEAKER.: What can I say? (b) the types of mining equip~ents You should have looked for him a bit intended to be procured through such earlier and detained him. tenders; and [English] (c) the details of equipments so far Mr. H. B. PatH. He is also not procured and value of each item 1 here. THE MINISTER OF ENERGY <SHRI VASANT SATHE) : (a) to (c). A StetemcDt Mr. Shanti Dhariwal. Not here. is givcn below. Another ha t trick. Statement Mr. Hari Krishna Shastri. He is also 0> not present ... (a) Twelve tenders were floated by Neyveli Lignite Corporation on global basis AN HON. MEMBER: Nobody is during tbe last four years, which had finan­ there. cial tie.up with K.F.W. MR. SPEAKER ~ Except us. (b) The types of mining equipmenta intended to be procured included lignite Mr. Yogeswar Prasad Yogesh. Not here. handling system, mobile transfer conveyor., bucket wheel excavators, Spreaders, Con­ [Translation] veyors, bet drum transporter., steel cord In spite of beina double Yoaesb, be is belting etc. Dot present. (c) The detaiJs of eq uipments for which (EI"Ush] letters of intent have been issued so far and Dr. V. Veokatesb. value of each itcm ace as under : 3 Or(.ll Answers NOVEMBER 18, 1986 Oral An!werJ 4 Equipment Name of Supplier Value of Contract 1. Conveyors (4 Nos) o & K, West Germany DM 6.324 Million 8.S.L., Madras Ra, 42.917 Million 2. Reciaimers (2 No,) Krupp, West Germany DM 2.S 1 S Million Buckau Wolf India Rs. 21. 463 Million 3. Mobile Transfer Krupp. West Germany DM 3.61 S Minion Conveyors (3 Nos) Buckau Wolf India Rs. S7.1S3 Million 4. 1400 L Bucket o & K. West Germany OM· 90.492,400 Wheel Excavator S.S.L , Madras Rs.453,009,034 S. 700 L Bucket Krupp, West Germany DM 66,184,2 SO Wheel Excavator B.W.I., Pune Rs. 316,241,625 6. 2400 MM Conveyors El eeon Eugg. Company DM 35,643,786 Ltd., V.v. Nagar Its. 602,560,110 7. 2000 MM Conveyors -do- OM 4,661,408 Rs. 186,'738,698 8. 20,000 T/RR. M.A N OJ West Germany DM ~6,483,420 Spreaders WMI Cranes Ltd., Bombay Rs. 276,129,S6~ ·9. Belt Drum Trans­ Heinrich Hillie KG, DM 741,411,41 porter West Germany 10. Steel Cord Belting Clouth, West Germany DM 6,451,765 11. Lignite Handling Kru~p, West Germany DM 26,295,000 System (TSII!I Stage) Rs. 630,000 Buckau Wolf India Rs. 260,875,000 12.. Boiler Feed Pumps Worthington Nord, DM 12,629,900 (TSII!I Stage) Italy Batliboi, Madras Rs. 4,300.000 --~-. ----_._------ ----~--.---. ------ DR. V. VENKATESH: This is a very of the defective excavator, a number of serious issue. Somehow the Minister con.. people were killed on the spot. So far, no cerned has been evading giving a proper compensation has been paid to them. That answer to this. There has been misappro.. is number one. Number two, the Govern­ pri3tion here in the Neyveli Lignite ment of India also had asked for Corporation. It involves crores of rupees compensa tion from M.A.N., but so far., of foreign exchnnge. On e agency of West M.A .1'1. has not given any compensation to Germany has colluded. with the officials of the Government of India a1so. But in spite the Neyveli l.ignite Corporation. M.A N. of that. the M.A.N. people were invited bad sUl)plied a defective bucket wheel for further tendering and in the tender, the excavator las} time and due to tbe collapse M A.N. people have been_ siven .tbe work, ~ Oral Answtrs KART1KA ~1, 1908 (SAKA) Oral Answers 6 I want to know why the Minister is not MR. SPEAKER:., That means you aware of these things and why they have stand where You were and he stands where given further supply of materials to the he was. 'Lignite Corporation. DR. V. VENKATESH: Therefore, I SHRI VASANT SATHE: First, I must want to ask the Mini~ter to take up this disabuse the mind and the charge that ,there issue and eXlmine it by the Members of bas b:en any case of misfeasance in this Parliament. Time and again a number of whole matter. There has been no loss as alleged or corruption or misappropriation members have been asking the same ques­ tion and he has been evading the answer. of what is called hundred crores. I am not It is a fact that MAN has supplied defective aware of any such thing. Nothing has budkets and agency has been once been brought to our notice. I know the the same again given further supply order. entire matter. 1 have enquired into thi3 again and again. MR. SPEAKER; I cannot take that As far as Bucket Wheel Excavator is word for granted because there bas been an concerned, the accident was caused as it inquirY. was found from the. enquiry that we held because of the human failure on the part of DR. V. VENKATESH: It is because gome of the officials. Action has already the members ot that Ministry colluded with been taken against them. Prosecution is the agency. Therefore, let the Housinl going on against the officials concerned.
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