(a) whether the Government has any proposal to review all ongoing/pending irrigation projects of States;
(b) if so, the details of major and medium irrigation projects of various States pending with the Union
Government for clearance, State-wise as on date;
(c) the reasons for the pendency; indicating the time and cost overruns in each project as a result thereof;and
(d) the time by which the projects are likely to be accorded clearance?
MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES (SHRI VINCENT H. PALA)
(a): Review of ongoing/pending irrigation projects received for approval is a continuous process
with the Ministry of Water Resources and taken up from time to time.
(b) to (d): The state wise details of new major/medium projects as well as revised cost estimates under
appraisal is given in Annex-I. Delay in clearance to the projects occurs due to delay in submission of
satisfactory compliances to the observations of central appraising agencies vis a vis submission of
requisite mandatory clearances such as environmental & forest clearance, clearance to resettlement
and rehabilitation plan by Ministry of Tribal Affairs etc by the respective state governments.