(a) whether any feasibility report on Middle Vaitarna dam project of Mumbai has been submitted to the Union Government;
(b) if so, the details of the project indicating its
estimated cost alongwith its date of submission to the Union
Government and present status thereof;
(c) the manner in which the cost of the said project is
likely to be shared;
(d) the reasons for delay in granting approval to the said
project; and
(e) the steps taken for early clearance of the project ?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES ( SMT. BIJOYA CHAKRAVARTY)
(a) to (c) On the advice of Ministry of Urban
Development, which is the agency to clear the Water Supply
Project, Municipal Corporation of Greater Bombay had
submitted the feasibility report for the construction of
Middle Vaitarna Dam Project to Central Water Commission (CWC)
during September, 1993 for technical scrutiny regarding
construction and safety of the dam. The estimated cost of the
project was Rs.570.00 crore including the project components
like Head Works, raw water conveyance system, treatment plant
and pumping plant and other miscellaneous works. CWC approved
the alignment of Dam & Spillway and Municipal Corporation of
Greater Mumbai was informed on 9.2.2000. In the month of
April 2002, revised cost estimate of Rs.404.793 crores of
Middle Vaitarna Dam (with revised section) for head works has
been received in CWC.
(d) & (e) The project proposal is under correspondence with
the State Government. The State Government is also required
to obtain statutory clearance from Ministry of Environment &
Forests.