[OftlOlNALBNGUSH nLOGBEntiGi INCUfDIO IN BNOEJQB VllSiQS AMD OuoiNAL Hindi nocsBDiHQi includid m Hini» Vstm i wm, m TRBATBD AS AUTBCOlTATlVB AND NOT T B I tEAl«4lTK ]M la B K W -l (ii) Columns Matters Under Rule 377 362—367 (i) Need to accept the demand of 353 ex-servicemen regarding 'one rank-one pension’ Prof. Narain Chand Parashar (ii) Need to construct a fishing 363—364 harbour at Jakhon region of Kutch, Gujarat. Shrimatl Usha Thakkar (iii) Need to provide funds under Core Area 364 Development Scheme for the development of Jammu city and its surrounding areas Shri Janak Raj Gupta (iv) Deed to start the work on Sakri -Masanpur and 364—365 Darbahanga Samastipur railway line Shri Ram Bhagat Paswan (v) Need to direct Jammu and Kashmir Government 365—366 to provide basic amenities to piligrims of Amar Nath ji Shri Jai Prakash Agarwal (vi) Need to provide financial assistance to Danipur 366 to meet the flood situation to the State. Shri N. Tombi Singh (vii) Need to increase the supply of rice, oil and 366—367 sugar to Kerala Shri Mullappally Ramachandran Supplementary Demands for Grants (General), 1989-90 367—449 Shri N. Tombi Singh 377-^82 Dr. Phulrenu Guha 382-^84 (iii) Columns Shri Janak Raj Gupta 384—387 Dr. G.S. Rajhans 387—392 Shri Mahabir Prasad Yadav 392—395 Shri Sirballav Panigrahi 395—397 Shri Ram Bhagat Paswan 397-^01 Shri Bipin Pal Das 401-^06 Shri Aziz Qureshi 406—410 Shri Keyur Bhushan 410-413 Shri Kali Prasad Pandey 413-418 Shri Virdhi Chander Jain 418-421 Shri Girdhari Lai Vyas 422-426 Shri Mohd. Ayub Khan (Jhunjhunu) 426-^30 Shri Shankar Lai 430-^32 Shri Manku Ram Sodi 432-434 Shri Yogeshwar Prasad Yogesh 434-^37 Shri Ram Pyare Suman 437-441 Shri Manikrao Hodlya Gavit 441-442 Shri A.K. Panja 442—449 Appropriation (No. 4), Bill, 1989 449-450 Motion to Introduce Motion to consider 449 Shri A.K.Panja 450 (iv) Columns Clauses 2, 3 and 1 450 Motion to Pass Shri A.K. Panja 450 Discussion under Rule 193 451-^71 Statement make by the Prime Minister in the House on 28th April, 1989 regarding Jawahar Rozgar Yojana Shrimati M. Chandrasekhar 451-^54 Shri T. Basheer 454-^56 Shri Nandlal Choudhary 456-^58 Shri Mohd. Ayub Khan (Udhampjr) 458-^60 Shri Damodar Pandey 460-464 Shri R.S. Khirhar 464-466 Prof. M.B. Haider 466-468 Shri Bharat Singh 468-^70 Dr. Prabhat Kumar Mishra 471 Resignation by Members 472 LOK SABHA DEBATES LOK SABHA iour, coastal erosion and other related infor- mation like sedimentation, sea surface tem- perature etc. involves the use of a complex model with inputs of data from (i) various in Monday, July 31, 1989/Sravana 9, 1911 situ sensors like tide-guages (ii) remote (Saka) sensing and (iii) astronomical parameters. Survey of India has been studying over past several decades and publishing every The Lok Sabha met at Eleven of the Clock year tide tables predicting tidal conditions for major Indian ports and some foreign ports. [MR. SPEAKER in the Chair] As regards measuring of tidal height ORAL ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS through remote sensing the technology is jn the process of development. However, pres- [English] ent Satellite remote sensing data for ex- ample from our Indian Remotesensing Sat- Remote Sensing Devices ellite (I.R.S.) are being used to study the trends of coastal erosion, the status of coastal *182. SHRIVAKKOMPURUSHOTHA- waters in terms of its chlorophyll content etc. MAN; Will the PRIME MINISTER be pleased to state: Three Ocean remote sensing Centres have been established at Goa, Bhubanesh- (a) whether remote sensing devices war and Cochin for Oceanic studies such as have been set up in some places for predict- sea-surface temperature, Oceanic circula- ing tidal behaviour, coastal erosion, etc.; tion, Coastal geo-morphological features, Oceanic biomass, Coastal vegitation etc. (b) i1 so, the details thereof; and (c) It is proposed to install modern tide (c) whether it is proposed to set up more gauges at three ports namely Pori Blair, sophisticated tide gauges along the costal Minicoy and Nicobar and to replace the area; and if so, the details thereof? existing tide gauges at five other ports namely Veraval, Cochin, Madras, Visakhapatnam THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE and Marmagao with modern tide gauges. MINISTRY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOL- OGY AND THE MINISTER OF STATE IN SHRI VAKKOM PURUSHOTHAMAN: THE DEPARTMENTS OF OCEAN DEVEL- I would like to know the number of research OPMENT ATOMIC ENERGY, ELECTRON- vessels we have got to develop adequate ICS AND SPACE (SHRI K.R. NARAYA- understanding of the behaviourof the ocean. NAN); (a) to (c). A statement is given below. Do you think that these vessels are ade- quate enough to study the beha\/iour of our STATEMENT vast ocean? If not have you got any proposal to acquire more vessels and what is cost of (a) and (b). Prediction of tidal behav- each research vessel? Ors^ Answers JULY 31.1989 Oral Answers SHRI K.R. NARAYANAN; The hon. mendatbns were made by th» Committee Member has gone from tide gauges to ves- specially this being a State Subject, that the sels. This is really not part of the questbn. State should set up a land managemen agency in order to took into various con SHRI VAKKOM PURUSHOTHAMAN; nected measures like land use, etc. for the This is very much part of the question be- preventbn of erosion. I can tell that varbus cause these research vessels are also to measures are available but these are being study the tidal behavbur of the ocean. considered by the Central Water Commis- sion. Some of the measures are: putting SHRI K.R. NARAYANAN: Yes, I can brake water putting sea walls, etc. These are answer this question. We have three ves- the varbus measures which have been sels, as I recollect. One is the SagarKanya proposed. It is really for the State Govern- one is the Sagar Sampda and one more, I do ments to implement these things. It does not not remember and name. They are doing come within the purview of the Centre as a oceanic work, including scientific study of Central Subject. But the Centre has set up the ocean and are also trying to assess the this Committee for giving technical advice, available resources of the ocean. Currently information and also general assistance for negotiations are under way for procuring a this. It is a matter which falls within the coastal oceanographic vessel. purview of the State’s responsibility. SHRI VAKKOI^ PURUSHOTHAMAN: SHRI ATISH CHANDRA SINHA: Sir. Sir, in the written answer given by the hon. recently it has come to our knowledge that Minister, it is said that .. our Indian Remote the coastal lines, the beaches of many coun- Sensing Satellites are being used to study tries, such as, United States, North Europe, the trends of coastal erosion”. I would like to etc. are getting very much polluted by the know the result of such study. Yesterday different things that are dumped into the sea when the Unbn Planning Minister, Mr. Solanki nowadays. So, I would like to know from the visited Kerala, I showed him the place in my hon. Minister whether as a result of these constituency where the sea e'rOsion was up researches or these explorations by way of to one to two kilometres during the last eight remote satellite pictures, it has come to the years. So, I would like to knov/ the steps the knowledge of the Ministry that the Indian Government is taking to study the tidal be- beaches are getting polluted or not. haviour of the sea and also to see that such acute sea erosion is avoided. SHRI K.R. NARAYANAN: Sir, our Remote Sensing Satellite is already sensing SHRI K.R. NARAYANAN: Sir, remote the situation of pollution in the oceans around sensing is used for studying, among other us, specially such phenomena as oil spill, things, the phenomenon of coastal erosion. etc. We find out the facts about pollution. As I mentioned in my written answer, we are These data are being obtained through setting up three such centres, one in Goa, remote sensing. Of course, we are engaged one in Bhubaneswar and one in Cochin. As in devising methods for fighting this pollu- regards the measures taken for preventing tion. coastal erosion, it is actually a subject which is being dealt with by the Central Water SHRI P.M. SAYEED: Mr. Speaker, Sir, Commission and I understand that the the hon. Minister was kind enough to give the Commission had set up as early as in 1956, details of the remote sensing devices estab- a Beach Erosion Committee. That Commit- lished in the country. Sir, I come trom such tee was specifically for Kerala, to study the an area where the erosion is a m ajor threat phenomenon of coastal erosion in Kerala to the very survival of the small tiny islands. and to suggest remedial measures. Later, in I would like to know from the hon. Minister 1971, it was converted into a Committee whether it would be possible for him to exam- covering all the States of India. Some recom- ine my request for setting up a remote sens- OrsJ Answers SRAVANA9,1911 (SAKA) Oral Answers ing device in that part of the country. cation facilities to the scheduled castes, scheduled trft>es and people from other SHRI K.R. NARAYANAN: Currently sections of the society also. I wouki like to there is no proposal to set up such a Centre cor^ratulate the hon.