LOK SABHA ______ List of Questions for WRITTEN ANSWERS Thursday, March 18, 2021/Phalguna 27, 1942 (Saka) ______ (Ministries of Civil Aviation; Housing and Urban Affairs; Jal Shakti; Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises; Minority Affairs; New and Renewable Energy; Ports, Shipping and Waterways; Power; Road Transport and Highways; Youth Affairs and Sports) (®ÖÖÝÖ¸ü ×¾Ö´ÖÖ®Ö®Ö; †Ö¾ÖÖÃÖ®Ö †Öî¸ü ¿ÖÆü¸üß ÛúÖµÖÔ; •Ö»Ö ¿Ö׌ŸÖ; ÃÖæõ´Ö, »Ö‘Öã †Öî¸ü ´Ö¬µÖ´Ö ˆª´Ö; †»¯ÖÃÖÓܵÖÛú ÛúÖµÖÔ; ®Ö¾Öß®Ö †Öî¸ü ®Ö¾ÖßÛú¸üÞÖßµÖ ‰ú•ÖÖÔ; ¯Ö¢Ö®Ö, ¯ÖÖêŸÖ ¯Ö׸ü¾ÖÆü®Ö †Öî¸ü •Ö»Ö´ÖÖÝÖÔ; ×¾ÖªãŸÖ; ÃÖ›ÍÛú ¯Ö׸ü¾ÖÆü®Ö †Öî¸ü ¸üÖ•Ö´ÖÖÝÖÔ; µÖã¾ÖÖ ÛúÖµÖÔÛÎú´Ö †Öî¸ü ÜÖê»Ö ´ÖÓ¡ÖÖ»ÖµÖ) ______ Total Number of Questions — 230 Release of Payment (b) whether public consultations were held before †3681. SHRI UPENDRA SINGH RAWAT: the privatization of these airports and if so, the details SHRI BHOLANATH (B.P. SAROJ): thereof, including the number and dates of such consultations along with participating stakeholders and Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND if not, the reasons therefor; HIGHWAYS (c) whether the Ministry received objections from ÃÖ›ÍüÛú ¯Ö׸ü¾ÖÆü®Ö †Öî¸ü ¸üÖ•Ö´ÖÖÝÖÔ ´ÖÓ¡Öß any State against such privatization and if so, the details be pleased to state: of action taken on such objections; (a) whether the Government is aware that NKC (d) the present status regarding privatisation of Projects Private Limited company obtained big contract Trivandrum Airports; tender of national highways from the Government and (e) whether there was any objection against lack of entrusted work to many small companies including Jam- prior experience and technical capacity of the bidder Jam Company Private Limited after receiving full payment who was awarded the project; and from the Government but payment is not being made to these small companies which is causing hardships to the (f) if so, the reasons for overruling the same and officials/workers of these small companies; awarding all the six airports to the same bidder? (b) if so, the details thereof along with the reaction of the Government thereto; Privatisation of Airport (c) the action being taken/ by the Government 3683. SHRI GAURAV GOGOI: against such companies like NKC Projects Private Limited; and Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION (d) the steps taken/being taken by the Government ®ÖÖÝÖ¸ü ×¾Ö´ÖÖ®Ö®Ö ´ÖÓ¡Öß to ensure that the funds released to such companies be pleased to state: reach to the intended eligible users? (a) the details of privatisation of the six airports in India; Bidding Process for Privatisation of Airport (b) whether it is true that prescribed procedure of 3682. ADV. DEAN KURIAKOSE: public consultation or consultation with the State SHRI M. SELVARAJ: Governments which are mandatory for leasing out AAI SHRI K. MURALEEDHARAN: airports through the Public Private Partnership (PPP) SHRI BENNY BEHANAN: mode were not followed; SHRI ANTO ANTONY: SHRI SAPTAGIRI SANKAR ULAKA: (c) if so, the reason therefor; SHRI UTTAM KUMAR REDDY (d) whether recommendations of Department of NALAMADA: Economic Affairs were incorported and if not, reasons SHRI VINCENT H. PALA: therefor; and DR. A. CHALLAKUMAR: (e) whether it is true that a contract to develop more Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION than one airport was not given to the same bidder ®ÖÖÝÖ¸ü ×¾Ö´ÖÖ®Ö®Ö ´ÖÓ¡Öß before? be pleased to state: (a) whether the Ministry is aware of the concerns Open Defecation Free Status raised raised by NITI Aayog and Department of Economic 3684. SHRI S. VENKATESAN: Affairs on the airport bidding process in 2019, where the Adani group had been awarded six airports and if so, the Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI details of the action taken on such objections; •Ö»Ö ¿Ö׌ŸÖ ´ÖÓ¡Öß _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ †Original notice of the question received in Hindi. 676 be pleased to state: (c) whether the project is likely to be completed (a) the total number of households which do not within the original deadline set for its completion, if so, have toilet constructed under Swachh Bharat Mission the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and so far; (d) the funds allocated, sanctioned, released and (b) the details of the villages not having Sanitary utilized for this project during each of the last three Complex yet; years and the current year? (c) whether it is true that the Public Sanitary Complexes are commonly utilized by the Dalit population; Funds for Damaged Houses (d) whether the construction of toilets equated with †3688. DR. DHAL SINGH BISEN: quitting the practice of open defecation; and Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN (e) the details of the efforts made for behavioural AFFAIRS change of people on sanitation? †Ö¾ÖÖÃÖ®Ö †Öî¸ü ¿ÖÆü¸üß ÛúÖµÖÔ ´ÖÓ¡Öß Employment Opportunities in Solar Energy Sector be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government contemplates to provide 3685. DR. A. CHALLAKUMAR: funds under the Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana or any SHRI M. SELVARAJ: other scheme for reconstructing the damaged houses or Will the Minister of NEW AND RENEWABLE providing new houses to the affected families; and ENERGY (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons ®Ö¾Öß®Ö †Öî¸ü ®Ö¾ÖßÛú¸üÞÖßµÖ ‰ú•ÖÖÔ ´ÖÓ¡Öß therefor? be pleased to state: (a) the number of employment opportunities created AUSC Technology based Thermal Power Plants by solar energy sector in the country during the last three years and the current year, year and state-wise? 3689. SHRI VINCENT H. PALA: Will the Minister of POWER State of Art Stadium/Facilities ×¾ÖªãŸÖ ´ÖÓ¡Öß be pleased to state: †3686. SHRI SANJAY BHATIA: (a) whether the Research and Development project Will the Minister of YOUTH AFFAIRS AND SPORTS for development of Advanced Ultra Super Critical (AUSC) µÖã¾ÖÖ ÛúÖµÖÔÛÎú´Ö †Öî¸ü ÜÖê»Ö ´ÖÓ¡Öß Technology based Thermal Power Plants, Phase-1 has be pleased to state: been completed as proposed initially; (a) whether the Government proposes to construct (b) if so, the details thereof along with the funds state of the art stadiums in every district and provide sanctioned and released for the completion of entire state of the art facilities in the existing stadiums to Phase-1; develop the interest of the youth towards sports and to (c) the details regarding the proposed timeline for train the talented young sportspersons at local level Phase-2; itself; (d) whether there is any proposal to discontinue the (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons said project and if so, the reasons therefor; and therefor; (e) if not, whether any funds have been approved for the same during the last two years and if not, the (c) whether the Government proposes to provide reasons therefor? state of the art facilities in the Karan stadium situated in Karnal district of Haryana in coordination with the State Government so that local youth may earn name for the Gundlakamma Project State and the country at international level by getting its 3690. SHRI BALASHOWRY VALLABHANENI: benefit; and Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI (e) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor? •Ö»Ö ¿Ö׌ŸÖ ´ÖÓ¡Öß Sriram Sagar Project Stage-II be pleased to state: (a) whether Gundlakamma Project in Andhara 3687. DR. G. RANJITH REDDY: Pradesh has been taken up under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) on priority basis; •Ö»Ö ¿Ö׌ŸÖ ´ÖÓ¡Öß (b) if so, the details thereof; be pleased to state: (c) the targeted irrigation protential of the project; (a) whether it is true that Sriram Sagar Project Stage (d) the time by which it is likely to be completed; II in Telangana has been taken up under PMKSY with and a targeted irrigation protential of 1,78,000 hectares on (e) the quantum of funds sanctioned for this project priority basis; during each of the last three years and the current year (b) if so, the details thereof; and the funds spent so far during this period? _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ †Original notice of the question received in Hindi. 677 Flood Forecasting Increasing Risk of Floods 3691. SHRI KHAGEN MURMU: 3694. SHRIMATI APARAJITA SARANGI: Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI •Ö»Ö ¿Ö׌ŸÖ ´ÖÓ¡Öß •Ö»Ö ¿Ö׌ŸÖ ´ÖÓ¡Öß be pleased to state: be pleased to state: (a) whether India has recently shifted towards (a) whether it is true that the country has been deterministic forecast whereas advanced countries facing an increased risk of flood during the last three like USA, EU and Japan have already shifted years; towards ensemble forecast coupled with Inundation (b) if so, the details of the States that suffered the modelling; maximum loss due to flood during the last three years; (b) if so, the details thereof; and (c) whether the Government has plans to construct, (c) the steps taken/being taken by the enhance and upgrade stormwater drain systems to Government to modernise not only the telemetry increase flood resilience; infrastructure but also raise the technological (d) if so, the details thereof with specific plans for compatibility with tiver basin specific hydrological, Odisha; hydrodynamic and inundation modelling so that the country can witness probabilistic based flood forecast (e) whether the Government has plans to introduce with a lead time of more than seven hundred ten days any measures to increase flood resilience across India; and at par with the developed world; (f) if so, the details thereof? Erosion of Brahmaputra River Land Use for Central Vista 3692.