Question : Pending and ongoing Projects- Schemes

(a) whether the Government has received any requests from various States/UTs for grant of approval to the projects/schemes pertaining to various sectors viz. water resources, irrigation, de-siltation, river cleaning, water conservation and management, etc. during the current plan period;
(b) if so, the details thereof indicating the name of projects/schemes sanctioned and pending for clearance with reasons during the said period along with the sector to which they belong along with the time of their approval;
(c) the details of ongoing and under completion projects/schemes pertaining to each of the said sector along with funds released/utilized so far and the progress made so far, State/UT-wise;
(d) whether some of the said projects/schemes are running behind the schedule and cost has escalated as a result of the same and if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise and action taken to complete them with in time-frame; and
(e) whether the Government has received any requests from various States for grant of more/special financial package for completion of ongoing projects/schemes within time and if so, the details thereof and the action taken thereon?

ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION
(PROF.SANWAR LAL JAT)

(a) to (c) This Ministry has received 115 project proposals of Major/Medium Irrigation (MMI) and Extension, Renovation and Modernization (ERM) for appraisal from various States/ UTs for grant of Techno-economic clearance to the projects/schemes during the current plan period. Out of these, 48 project proposals have been accepted by the Technical Advisory Committee of this Ministry out of which 45 numbers of projects are under Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme (AIBP) and 3 projects are under External Aided projects (Annexure-I).
Empowered Committee (EC) of this Ministry has included 1057 water bodies under Repair, Renovation & Restoration of Water Bodies for restoration of water bodies costing Rs 830.646 crore in 2014-15 and Rs.103.48 crore has been released against 898 projects (Annexure-II).
3165 projects Minor Irrigation Schemes have also been included under AIBP and Rs. 2821.819 crore has been released (Annexure-V).
24 projects of have been included under Command Area Development and Water Management Programme and Rs. 38.57 crore has been released (Annexure-VI).
97 projects proposals with estimated cost of Rs.4503.16 crore have been approved under Flood Management Programme(FMP) during XII plan for providing central assistance to the States for works related to flood management, anti-erosion, drainage development, repair of damage flood management works and anti-sea erosion and Rs.785.18 crore has been released (Annexure-III).
14 schemes has been sanctioned during the 2014-15 & 2015-16 for river cleaning (Annexure-IV)
(d) Completion of projects may be delayed due to various reasons including land acquisition, Resettlement and Rehabilitation of the affected population, Clearance from the Ministry of Environment & Forest, litigation on the projects in the courts, geological surprises in the foundations, paucity of funds etc.

(e) No, Madam.

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