Thursday, September 3, 1981 Seventh Series1R. 14 Bhadra 12, 1903 (Saka) /2.6$%+$ '(%$7(6 Sixth Session Seventh/RN6DEKD /2.6$%+$6(&5(7$5,$7 New Delhi Price- Rs 4.00 CONTENTS No. 14y Thursdayy September 5 ,1981IBhadra 12, 1903 (Saka) Oral Answers to Questions : C o l u m n s ♦Starred Questions Nos. 263, 265, 269 to 271, 273 and 278 1 -3 4 ' Written Answers to Questions : Starred Question Nos. 264, 266 to 268, 272, 274 to 277 and 279 to 282 34—49 Unstarred Questions Nos. 2601 to 2631, 2633 to 2741 ,and 2743, to 2800 ............... 49—265 He. Assam Appropriation (Vote on Account) Ordinance, 1981 266-77 Papers laid on the Table ................ 278-83 Message from Rajya Sabha 283—84 Committee on Petitions Fourth Report ............................ 284 Calling Attention to Matter of Urgent Public Importance— Reported presence of a decomposed human body for about three weeks in a water treatment plat in Delhi ... 285-311 Prof. Madhu Dandavate ................ ....285, 286—92 Shri Bhishma Narain Singh 285—86, 292—94, 297-99, 308—309, 310—11 Shrimati Pramila Dandavate ... ^ 294—97 Shn Mani Ram Bagri ............... 300—305 Shri Rajesh Kumar Singh 305—308 Shri B.D. Singh ............... 310 Business Advisory Committee Nineteenth Report ............... • ... 312-24 Matters^undcr rule 377— t(i) Need for fitting’remedial instruments to thermal power stations to prevent health hazards to the people : Shri Satya Narayan Jatiya 324-25 (ii) Need for extension and modernisation of Mecheda Railway station on S:E. Railway : Shri Satyagopal Misra ............... 325—26 (iii) Study Report on Man-days losses. Wages, Profits and Prices . by Indian Institute of Public Administration : Shri Ramavatar Shastri ............... 326—28 *The ’Sign4>marked above the name of a Member indicates that the question was actually asked on the floor of the House by that Member. (ii) C o l u m n s (iv) Utili^atipn ofjcfflu^ent w^ter fromJejither factories ^ in North Arcot district of Tamil Nadu. ShriS. Muruqian 329—30 (Y) Increasing incidents of police atrocities in Vaishali' " j- district of Bihar : Shri Ram Vilas Paswan ............... 330—31 (vi) Steps to construct anti-sea erosion walls in the sea coast of Kanyakumari district : Shri N. Dennis ............................ 331—32 (yii) Need to increase water flow in Rajasthan CanJil to save standing cotton crops and to supply people with drinking water : Shri Manphool Singh Chaudhary 333 (vUi) Relief measures for the drought-affected areas in Uttar Pradesh : Shri Uma Kant Mishra ............................ 334 ' (iJi) Admission of receipt of a rci>ort by the Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh regarding mass rape of women kept im Police camps in Shivpuri : Shrimati Pramila Dandavate ............... 334—35 (x) Alleged un-hygienic conditions prevailing at Sheikh- pura Railway Station in Bihar : Shrimati Krishna Sahi 335-36 (xi) Steps to improve the lot of beggars by providing them with jobs Shri Ram Lai Rahi ... —. 336—37 Cine-Workers Welfare Cess Bill And Cine-Workers Welfare Fund Bill ................ 337—68 Motion to consider-(Cine Workers Wellare Cess Bill) : Shrimati Pramila Dandavate ................ 337—42 Acharya Bhagwan Dev ............... 342—45 Shri K.A Rajan ................ 346 -48 Shri Vasant Siathe . ................ 348—54 ' Clauses 2 to 10 and 1 ............... 354—67 Motion to pass, as amended Shri Vasant Sathe ................ 367 Motion re-Current Price Situation ................ 368—478 Shri R. Venkataraman ................ 368—74 462-77 Shri Sunil Maitra .... 377—86 Shri Nawal Kishore Sharma 387-94 Shri George Fernandes ................ 394—404 Shri Kamal Nath 405— 12 Dr. Subramajniam Swamy 413-T-21 Shri Chandra Shekhar Singh 422—28 Shri Satish Agarwal .... .... 428—37 Shri B. R. Nahata .... 437—41 Shri C. Palaniappan .... 441—43 Shrimati Krishna Sahi .... 4 4 3 ^ 8 Shri Indrajit Gupta ............... " 44a—61 LO K SABHA DEBATES LOK SABHA Statement (a) No. Thursday, September 3, J9S1 jBhadra (b) Does not arise. J2,1903{Saka) (c) Yes, subject to availability of resources. The Lok Sabha met at Eleven of the Clock (d) The following specific steps have been taken to expedite the construction :— [M r . S p e a k e r in the Chair] (i) Contracts of contractors showing slow progress arc ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS being rescinded and balance works are being let out to contractors with proven ability; Calcutta Tube Railway (ii) Matching funds allotment has ”'263. Shri Chitta Basu : Will the been ensured in the Sixth Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased Five Year Plan; to state : A (iii) Shortage of steel structurals has been overcome by (a) whether Government have any imports; proposal to have a fresh look at the cut and cover method adopted for (iv) Close liaison is being main- the construction of Calcutta’s lube tained with M/s BHEL and Railway ; NGEF for supply of Electricals _ to ensure that the schedules (b) if so, the reasons therefor ; for manufacture and supply of prototype coaches from I.C.F. do not suffer; (c) whether the project shall be completed as scheduled; and (v) State Government is being constantly pressed for finalis- ingMand acquisition cases; (d) what specific steps have since been taken to expedite the construc- tion? (vi) Constant liaison with Police and State Government is being maintained for improvement THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN of law and order situation at THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS work sites ; AND IN THE DEPARTMENT OF PARLIAMENT ARY AFFAIR’S (vii) Constant liaison is being (SHRI MALLIKARJUN) : (a) to maintained with Eastern (d). A statement is laid on the tabic Railway for movement of of the House. stone materials. Oral Answers SEPTEMBER 3,1981 ' Oral Anstoers., SHRI CHITTA BASU : Sir, I SHRI CHITTA BASU The have gone through the statement and Hon. Minister has given a Hst of it seems that the Government wants what have been the special steps to wriggle out of the commitment taken for the early construction of already made for the implementation the project. May I know whether of this project. In the statement, it the Government also proposes to set IS stated that the project would be up a monitoring machinery in order completed as scheduled subject to to evaluate, supervise and monitor the availability of resources. This the progress of work for execution creates an element of suspicion and of the project ? possible delay in the completion of the project because the availability of SHRI MALLIKARJUN : Already funds or flow of funds to the project we have our own administrative has been all along erratic. machinery to monitor but, however, I would like to enlighten the Hoil^ that West Bengal Government has You will be surprised to know that also set up a technical experts com- the ongma! estimate of the project mittee in order to change the cut was Rs. 140 crores ; it was revised and cover methodology and the same ^970 and now Committee has come to the conclu- the Railways consider that it should sion that the cut and cover method be further revised to an amount of is quite sound and along with the Rs. 500 crores. When the estimate other Committee of R1 S of ours we of the project is increasing, what are monitoring it. We would like has been the flow of funds ? Upto to see how best we can complete the 1980-81, the total expenditure incur- project in a better way. red has been Rs. 96.6 crores an I the current year’s allotment is Rs. 35.65 SHRI SOMNATH CHATTER- crores. This adds upto Rs. 132 25 JEH : This is the only project in the crores for a project of Rs. 500 crores. whole of this country and in Calcutta, now with a population of nearly a crore, we are facing the greatest Having regard to this, may I k n o w difficulty. For years now, the main from the Hon. Minister nhether thoroughfares of Calcutta have been they can assure the House that the dug up. People are re'uctant to go funds shall not be a problem and to Calcutta because of. that. Mr. that the project will be implemented Pandey has contributed to that. The by March, j 987 as declared in this House earlier ? position is that, many buildings are getting cracked. For years, the main thoroughfares have been dug up. Ashutosh College building, one of SHRI MALLIKARJUN : I will the main land-marks in Calcutta, not be in a position to give an assu- is now in danger of collapse, because rance to the House that funds will not of this work that is going on, be a problem. In any deaftelopmental and now it is found that there project, in a developing country, is no eertainty of the completion of tunds play a major role. As far as the project because of escalation in the completion of the project is con- costs. Even by 1987, we are not cerned the first phase will be com- sure. There is no assurance of the u second phase resources being available. In view by 1987. Because of the escalation of this and to save Calcutta from the n fyices, the estimated cost as gone serious problem, would you consider up from Rs. 140 crores to Rs. 550 taking up the project of the circular ^ores, at the 1980 price level. The railway? That can only save the Government is keen to complete the city and the entire area. Therefoie, project according to schedule. we are very earnestly requesting the Oral Answers BHADRA 12; 1903 (SAKA) Oral Answers Minister to consider the circular THE DEPUTY MINISTER IN railway project in Calcutta. We THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS have a suspicion that this will never AND TN THE DEPARTMENT OF be completed.