(a) whether certain States including Kerala have requested for technical and financial assistance for prevention of sea erosion during the current plan period;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the action taken by the Government thereon along with the details of assistance thus provided, State-wise?
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION
(DR SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)
(a) to (c) A total of 7 proposals for anti-sea erosion works were received in Central Water Commission (CWC) during XII Plan for techno-economic appraisal and financial assistance under Flood Management Programme (FMP). The State/UTs wise details are given below:
Sl No. State/UTs No. of proposals Estimated cost (Rs. in crore)
1 Kerala 6 1396.21
2 Lakshadweep 1 9.36
Total 7 1405.57
Central Water Commission (CWC) had undertaken detailed techno-economic appraisal and sent its advice to the concerned States/UTs for improvement in the related project reports. The States/UTs had not submitted the proposals to the Ministry for release of funds.
Under Sustainable Coastal Protection and Management Project – Tranche-1, two projects namely Ullal Coastal Erosion & Inlet Improvement Project in Karnataka and Mirya Bay Coastal Erosion and Protection Project in Maharashtra have been undertaken with a loan from ADB, having financing plan as under.
State Contribution ADB Loan Total
Karnataka 7.529 41.02 48.549
Maharashtra 3.589 10.535 14.124
Total 11.118 51.555 62.673
(Amount in Million USD)
*****