(a) whether a National Coastal Protection Project (NCPP) has been laid down by the Government;
(b) if so, the phase-wise details of the NCPP and the estimated cost thereof;
(c) whether funding of the project is to be shared by external funding agencies; and
(d) if so, the details of the share of the funding agencies including the Central and State Governments particularly Maharashtra and other maritime States?
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION (PROF.SANWAR LAL JAT)
(a)&(b) Ministry of Water Resources had initiated the process of collecting details of severely affected coastal reaches with a view to exploring possibility of preparing a National Coastal Protection Project (NCPP) and taking up the same for external assistance.
A Project Preparatory Technical Assistance (PPTA) for preparing a Sustainable Coastal Protection and Management Project for the States of Maharashtra, Karnataka & Goa was taken up with ADB grant of US $ 1 million which was carried out by ADB appointed consultants. The PPTA Final Report was completed in May, 2009.
The Sustainable Coastal Protection and Management Investment Programme (SCPMIP) for a Multi-tranche Financing Facility (MFF) was negotiated with ADB in 2010 for an amount of US $ 250 million (total project being US $ 404.6 million) for the States of Maharashtra, Karnataka and Goa.
(c)&(d) In the SCPMIP, share of the State Governments is US $ 119.8 million (Maharashtra: US $ 51.196 million, Karnataka: US $ 54.941 million and Goa: US $ 13.693 million), i.e.29.6% and the balance is to be met through other sources including private sector. It does not include any funding from Central Govt.
Tranche-1 of the Project was signed in August 2011 for a total estimated cost of US $ 62.7 million, with ADB loan of US $ 51.5 million for the States of Maharashtra and Karnataka (Maharashtra: US $10.5 million and Karnataka: US $41.0 million) The share of State Governments in this Trenche-1 is 17.7 %.