(a) whether funds have been allocated to improve infrastructure waterways projects during the last three years; and
(b) if so, the details of funds allocated and utilised during the said period, year and waterways project-wise?
(a) whether funds have been allocated to improve infrastructure waterways projects during the last three years; and
(b) if so, the details of funds allocated and utilised during the said period, year and waterways project-wise?
(a) & (b) Yes, Sir. The details of funds allocated and utilized (expenditure) during the last three years and waterways project-wise are as under:
(Rs. in Crore)
Sl. No. Budget Head/Waterways 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21
Allocation Exp. Allocation Exp. Allocation Exp.
1 Grants for creation of capital assets on NW-1 (Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly river system)
177.75 211.09
124.10 155.10
120.00 58.54
2 Grants for creation of capital assets on NW-3 (West Coast Canal, Kerala) 14.97 26.06 21.52
3 Grants for creation of capital assets for Phase-1, on NW-4 (river Krishna, A.P.) 20.79 4.41 3.62
4 Grants for creation of capital assets for Phase-1, on NW-5 (Odisha) 2.23 3.29 2.13
5 Other Plan Scheme (New NWs, IWT Promotion, Consultancy and IT related works) 25.68 23.68 13.21
6 Grants for creation of capital assets for Jal Marg Vikas Project (JMVP) on NW-1
420.54
430.92
230.00
461.82
261.50
214.05
7 Grants for creation of capital assets in North Eastern Region (NER) on NW-2 (Brahmaputra) & NW-16 (River Barak) 105.00 103.60 52.50 58.42 32.00 38.79
Total 703.29 809.28* 406.60 732.78* 413.50 351.86