203 Written Answers MAY 15, 1997 To Questions 04 2

Tulukas of , and districts of Statement-ll ; (b) Names of taluka headquarters where micro­ (b) the names of Talukas of the above districts wave tower is not installed where Microwave Tower is not installed: Jamnagar District (c) the reasons therefor; Bhanvad Lodhika (d) the time by when these are likely to be Maliya Hatina provided; Janjodhpur Jam Kandorna Mendarda (e) out of the existing Towers how many are in Jamkalyanpur Maliya Visavadar the working order/conditons and non-working orders; Kalavwad Besan (f) the reasons thereof; and Unauthorised Tourist Guides (g) the steps taken to make them functional? 6413. CHAUDHARY RAMCHANDRA BENDA: Will the THE MINISTER OF COMMUNICATIONS (SHRI BENI Minister of TOURISM be pleased to state: PRASAD VARMA): (a) Details as per statement-l (a) whether some unauthorised tourist guides, (b) Details as per statement-ll possessing no valid licences have been charging fee from foreign tourists arbitrarily; (c) The towers could not be installed due to non­ availability of land. (b) if so, whether such guides take these foreign toursits to their speicial shops, from where they get good (d) The Microwave Towers in Jamnagar and commission and do not take them to the emporiums of Junagadh District Talukas are likely to be installed by March the Government; ’98 and in Rajkot District Tolukas by October ’98 (except at Maliya where tower is not required for the time-being (c) whether the Government propose to stop the because OFC link is being provided.) system of unauthorised guides and to depute Government guides for providing correct Information to the foreign (e) all existing towers are functional except at tourists; and Lalpur of Jamnagar SSA where the system is yet to be installed. (d) if so, the policy of the Government in this regard? (f) and (g) Lalpur is the part of the proposed Microwave Link Jamnagar-Lalpur and Bhanwad-Jamjodhpur Link and THE MINISTER OF PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS AND is likely to be commissioned by March’98. MINISTER OF TOURISM (SHRI SRIKANTA JENA): (a) and (b) No such incidents have come to the notice of the Statement-l Department of Tourism. (a) Names of taluka headquarters where micro­ (c) and (d) In order to provide approved guides, wave tower is installed. Department of Tourism conducts Guide Training Programmes form time to time after assessing the requirement at Jamnagar District Rajkot District Junagadh District different Tourist Centres. Identity cards are issued to approved Regional Guides and are endorsed by the Keshod Archaeological Survey of to enable them to enter the monuments, historical sites, etc. controlled by them. The Jamnagar Gondal State Governments also arrange for training of state and Jodia Jesdan local level guides. Balangir-Khurda Railway Line Khambhalia Rajkot Junagadh 6414. SHRI SARAT PATTANAYAK: Lalpur Morvi Kutiyana DR. KRUPASINDHU BHOI: Okha Mangrol Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to Jetpur Manavdar state: Kotidasangani Ranavav (a) whether the Government are considering any Talala proposal to complete Balangir-Khurda railway line project within three years; Wankaner Una (b) if so, the funds earmarked therefor; and Jodia Vanthali (c) if not, the reasons therefore?