Question : CLEANING OF RIVER MAILAMEETHA



(a) whether the Government has received any proposal from the Government of Maharashtra for cleaning of the rivers, particularly the river Mailameetha;

(b) if so, the details thereof, separately river-wise and year-wise; and

(c) the action taken by the Government in this regard?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)

(a) to (c) This Ministry has received five proposals for conservation of rivers in the State of Maharashtra during last three years for consideration under the National River Conservation Plan (NRCP). The details of these proposals, year-wise and river-wise, along with their status of consideration are given in Annexure.

The Ministry has not received any proposal from the State Government for conservation of the river Mula-Mutha (Mailameetha) under the NRCP.