(a) whether the Government of Andhra Pradesh has sent any
proposal to the Union Government for World Bank loan for
modernisation of Nagarjuna Sagar Project;
(b) if so, the present status of the proposal; and
(c) the time by which it is likely to be cleared by the
Government?
THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR HEAVY INDUSTRIES, PUBLIC ENTERPRISES AND WATER RESOURCES (SHRI SONTOSH MOHAN DEV)
(a) to (c) Yes Sir. The Government of Andhra Pradesh has
submitted a preliminary proposal for Modernization of
Nagarjuna Sagar Project for World Bank assistance and the
same has been recommended by the Ministry of Water Resources
to the Department of Economic Affairs for posing the same to
the World Bank.