(a)Whether some State Government, have submitted projects for
protection of the sea-shore to the Union Government ;
(b) If so, the name of the projects, State-wise; and
(c) The amount sanctioned against the above mentioned projects upto
the last financial year?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES(SHRI JAI PRAKASH NARAYAN YADAV)
(a) to (c) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (c) OF THE LOK
SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 181 TO BE ANSWERED ON 4.12.2006
(a) to (c)Schemes for anti-sea erosion works are planned and implemented by
the respective State Governments. Realizing the importance of such works,
the Central Water Commission requested the State Governments to identify
the critical reaches and submit suitable proposal with a view to prepare a
scheme for seeking external funding. State Governments of Andhra Pradesh,
Goa, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Orissa, Tamilnadu, West Bengal,
Union Territories of Lakshadweep and Pondicherry have submitted the proposals.
The details are at annexure -I. Based on the proposals received from the State
Governments, a concept note was prepared and forwarded to Department of
Economic Affairs (DEA) for identifying a suitable external funding agency. The
DEA has forwarded the concept note to Asian Development Bank (ADB) for
consideration. The ADB has approved administering technical assistance to the
Government of India for technical studies on `Integrated Coastal Management and
Related Investment Development`. An ADB Inception Mission visited the States
during September-November 2006. Consultants / Specialists have also been
appointed by ADB to conduct the studies.
The Ministry of Water Resources is also implementing a scheme on pilot basis
during X plan under which funds have been released for anti sea erosion works
in specific critical reach of Kerala, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa, Pondicherry
and Tamilnadu. The details are at annexure - II.