Railways on Environment: Lok Sabha 2013-14
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Railways on Environment: Lok Sabha 2013-14 Q. No. Q. Type Date Ans by Members Title of the Questions Subject Specific Political State Ministry Party Representati ve 1627 Unstarred 07.03.2013 Railways Shri Abdul Rahman Announcements of Environmental DMK Tamil Nadu Railway Budget 2012-13 Conservation 1746 Unstarred 07.03.2013 Railways Shri Anandrao Adsul Casualties of elephants Wildlife Management SS Maharashtra Shri Prabodh Panda CPI West Bengal Shri Gajanan Dharmshi SS Maharashtra Babar Shri Dharmendra SP Uttar Pradesh Yadav Shri Shivaji Adhalrao SS Maharashtra Patil 1791 Unstarred 07.03.2013 Railways Shri Jose K. Mani Disposal of Scrap Pollution KC(M) Kerala Shri Kalikesh Narayan BJD Odisha Singh Deo 1802 Unstarred 07.03.2013 Railways Shri Hukmdev Narayan Railway Lines Water Management BJP Bihar Yadav *253 Starred 14.03.2013 Railways Shri Feroze Varun Disaster Management Disaster Management BJP Uttar Pradesh Gandhi Plan Smt. Sumitra Mahajan BJP Madhya Pradesh 2807 Unstarred 14.03.2013 Railways Shri E.G. Sugavanam Power Plants Energy Studies DMK Tamil Nadu 2922 Unstarred 14.03.2013 Railways Shri Tathagata Satpathy Waste Disposal Pollution BJD Odisha 2954 Unstarred 14.03.2013 Railways Smt. Jayshreeben Patel Cleanliness in Trains Health and Sanitation BJP Gujarat Shri Feroze Varun BJP Uttar Pradesh Gandhi Shri Suresh Kumar INC Andhra Shetkar Pradesh Shri M. Krishnasswamy INC Tamil Nadu Dr. Nilesh Narayan INC Maharashtra Rane *352 Starred 21.03.2013 Railways Shri Naranbhai Railway Crossings Water Management BJP Gujarat Kachhadia affecting Water Projects Shri Rajendrasinh (Raju BJP Gujarat Rana) Rana 4035 Unstarred 21.03.2013 Railways Shri Jayaram Pangi Green Buildings in Environmental BJD Odisha Railways Conservation 4130 Unstarred 21.03.2013 Railways Km. Saroj Pandey Rowghat Railway Project Environmental BJP Chhattisgarh Conservation *509 Starred 02.05.2013 Railways Shri Kishanbhai Cleanliness in Railways Health and Sanitation INC Gujarat Vestabhai Patel Shri Pradeep Majhi INC Odisha 5793 Unstarred 02.05.2013 Railways Shri Vijay Bahadur New Line/Gauge Environmental BSP Uttar Pradesh Singh Conversion Conservation 5832 Unstarred 02.05.2013 Railways Smt. Supriya Sadanand Parameters for Rajdhani Environmental NCP Maharashtra Sule Express Conservation Dr. Sanjeev Ganesh NCP Maharashtra Naik 720 Unstarred 08.08.2013 Railways Shri Bhoopendra Singh Basic Amenities and Health and Sanitation BJP Madhya Facilities Pradesh 861 Unstarred 08.08.2013 Railways Shri Jeetendra Singh Projects Pending for Environmental BJP Madhya Bundela Approval Conservation Pradesh 883 Unstarred 08.08.2013 Railways Shri Devji Mansingram Passenger Facilities Health and Sanitation BJP Rajasthan Patel 2076 Unstarred 22.08.2013 Railways Shri Kalikesh Narayan Environmental Objections Environmental BJD Odisha Singh Deo on Railway Projects Conservation 2148 Unstarred 22.08.2013 Railways Shri S. Semmalai Salem Railway Station Health and Sanitation AIADM Tamil Nadu K 3131 Unstarred 29.08.2013 Railways Shri Arvind Kumar Use of Unconventional Alternative Technologies BSP Uttar Pradesh Chaudhary Fuel Smt. Susmita Bauri Pollution CPI(M) West Bengal 3174 Unstarred 29.08.2013 Railways Shri Brijbhushan Rail Neer Health and Sanitation SP Uttar Pradesh Sharan Singh Shri Kumbakudi INC Kerala Sudhakaran Shri Ponnam Prabhakar INC Andhra Pradesh *11 Starred 05.12.2013 Railways Shri Mahendra Kumar Elephants killed on Rail Wildlife Management CPI(M) West Bengal Roy Tracks Shri Asaduddin Owaisi AIMIM Andhra Pradesh 101 Unstarred 05.12.2013 Railways Shri Khagen Das Agartala-Udaipur- Forest Conservation CPI(M) Tripura Sabroom Railway Line 119 Unstarred 05.12.2013 Railways Shri Bhudeo Catering Services in Health and Sanitation JD(U) Bihar Choudhary Indian Railways Shri Nama Nageswara Pollution TDP Andhra Rao Pradesh Shri Yashvir Singh SP Uttar Pradesh Shri Neeraj Shekhar SP Uttar Pradesh Smt. Meena Singh JD(U) Bihar Shri C. Sivasami AIADM Tamil Nadu K Smt. Ashwamedh Devi JD(U) Bihar Shri P. T. Thomas INC Kerala Shri Hamdullah Sayeed INC Lakshadweep 164 Unstarred 05.12.2013 Railways Shri Ponnam Prabhakar Energy Projects Energy Studies INC Andhra Pradesh *120 Starred 12.12.2013 Railways Shri Hassan Khan National Projects Environmental Ind. Jammu and Conservation Kashmir Smt. Pratibha Singh INC Himachal Pradesh 1262 Unstarred 12.12.2013 Railways Shri Subhash Bapurao Rail Neer Plant Water Management SS Maharashtra Wankhede Smt. Sarika Devendra RLD Uttar Pradesh Singh Baghel Smt. Susmita Bauri CPI(M) West Bengal Smt. Putul Kumari Ind. Bihar Shri Arvind Kumar BSP Uttar Pradesh Chaudhary 1374 Unstarred 12.12.2013 Railways Shri Narahari Mahato Basic Toilet Facilities Health and Sanitation AIFB West Bengal 2477 Unstarred 06.02.2014 Railways Shri Harsh Vardhan New Railway Line Environmental INC Uttar Pradesh Projects Conservation Smt. Seema Upadhyay BSP Uttar Pradesh Shri Maheshwar Hazari JD(U) Bihar 2492 Unstarred 06.02.2014 Railways Shri Harin Pathak Expert Committee to Alternative Technologies BJP Gujarat Review Railway Safety Shri E.G. Sugavanam Health and Sanitation DMK Tamil Nadu 2536 Unstarred 06.02.2014 Railways Shri Gowdar Packaged Water Scarcity Health and Sanitation BJP Karnataka Mallikarjunappa Siddeshwara 2623 Unstarred 06.02.2014 Railways Shri Vikrambhai Condition of Stations Health and Sanitation INC Gujarat Arjanbhai Maadam Dr. Raghuvansh Prasad Water Management RJD Bihar Singh 2637 Unstarred 06.02.2014 Railways Shri Pradeep Majhi Trains Affected by Fog Disaster Management INC Odisha Shri Rudra Madhab BJD Odisha Ray Shri S.S. Ramasubbu INC Tamil Nadu 3644 Unstarred 13.02.2014 Railways Shri Jayaprakash Korgi Research and Alternative Technologies INC Karnataka Hegde Development 3657 Unstarred 13.02.2014 Railways Dr. Munisamy Cleanliness and Sanitation Health and Sanitation AIADM Tamil Nadu Thambidurai K Shri Yashvir Singh Pollution SP Uttar Pradesh Shri Neeraj Shekhar SP Uttar Pradesh Smt. Mala Rajya Laxmi BJP Uttar Pradesh Shah Shri O. S. Manian AIADM Tamil Nadu K 3713 Unstarred 13.02.2014 Railways Smt. Maneka Sanjay Railway Network Under Disaster Management BJP Uttar Pradesh Gandhi Seismic Zones 3727 Unstarred 13.02.2014 Railways Shri Jose K. Mani Rail Accidents Disaster Management KC(M) Kerala Shri E.G. Sugavanam DMK Tamil Nadu 4310 Unstarred 20.02.2014 Railways Dr. Charles Dias Train Halt Health and Sanitation INC Kerala Shri Haribhau Madhav BJP Maharashtra Jawale Prof.(Dr.) Ram Shankar BJP Uttar Pradesh Shri Ramesh BJP Karnataka Vishwanath Katti Shri P.R. Natarajan CPI(M) Tamil Nadu 4365 Unstarred 20.02.2014 Railways Shri Kalikesh Narayan Khurda-Bolangir Railway Forest Conservation BJD Odisha Singh Deo Line Project 4384 Unstarred 20.02.2014 Railways Smt. Seema Upadhyay Waste Disposal Machines Health and Sanitation BSP Uttar Pradesh ANNOUNCEMENTS OF RAILWAY BUDGET 2012-13 7th March, 2013 LSQ 1627 SHRI ABDULRAHMAN Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:- (a) the details of the plans, projects, schemes and works etc. announced during the Railway Budget 2012-13 which have not been completed/implemented till date; (b) the reasons therefor; (c) the time by which the same are likely to be completed/implemented; and (d) the steps being taken by the Railways in this regard? MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI KOTLA JAYA SURYA PRAKASH REDDY) (a) to (d): Around 1440 projects/works were announced under ‘Works, Machinery and Rolling Stock Programme of Railways’ of the Railway Budget 2012-13 forming a part of its Annual Plan. Railway projects are capital intensive with long gestation period. The execution and completion depends upon funds availability, clearances like environmental etc. and other formalities like land acquisition etc. Railways endeavour to execute its projects at the earliest to derive the project benefits. CASUALTIES OF ELEPHANTS 7th March, 2013 LSQ 1746 SHRI ANANDRAO VITHOBA ADSUL SHRI PRABODH PANDA SHRI SHIVAJI ADHALRAO PATIL SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV SHRI BABAR GAJANAN DHARMSHI Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:- (a) whether several accidents on rail tracks occurred in elephant corridors during the recent past killing number of elephants due to high speed of trains; (b) the number of cases reported during the last six months, zone-wise; (c) whether the Ministry of Environment and Forests has issued advisory to ensure that trains slow down sufficiently in elephant corridors; (d) if so, the instructions issued by the Railways to all divisions in this regard; (e) whether the Railways have put up an elephant crossing signboards on the routes where elephants cross the tracks; and (f) if not, the reasons therefor and the steps taken to implement the said instructions? MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS (SHRI KOTLA JAYA SURYA PRAKASH REDDY) (a) to (f) : A Statement is laid on the Table of the House. STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (f) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1746 BY SHRI ANANDRAO ADSUL, SHRI PRABODH PANDA, SHRI GAJANAN D. BABAR, SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV AND SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJI TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 07.03.2013 REGARDING CASUALTIES OF ELEPHANTS (a) &(b) Zone-wise number of cases (accidents) reported on Railway Track killing elephants during the last six months till 28.02.2013 is as under: East Coast Northern Northeast South Western TOTAL Railway Railway Frontier Railway Railway 1 1 2 1 5 (c) to (e) : Advisory to Zonal Railways have been issued to sensitise Train Crew and Station Masters on a regular basis. A Permanent Co-ordination Committee has been formed at Zonal Railway level and at Ministry