Question : TEHRI HYDRO ELECTRIC PROJECT



(a) whether the persons displaced due to the Tehri Hydro-electric Project has been rehabilitated near Wardrabad in Andhra Pradesh;

(b) if so, the details of persons rehabilitated there together with the names of the villages of Tehri to which these persons belong; and

(c) the amount spent by the Government on these persons so far?

Answer given by the minister

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER ( SHRIMATI JAYAWANTI MEHTA )

(a) & (b) : About 150 rural families from the villages of Bagi Sarjula, Bilyasaur, Plas, etc. have been resettled in Pathri Roh (renamed as Suman Nagar Revenue Village) near Wadrabad in Haridwar District of Uttaranchal.

(c) : According to the Government of Uttaranchal, who are handling the rehabilitation of affected families, approximately Rs.2.1 crores has been spent on development works so far.