Question : FCI, TALCHER

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(a) whether his Ministry propose to sell the drinking water project of the Fertilizer Corporation of India at Talcher to the State Government of Orissa;

(b) if so, the details thereof alongwith the steps taken in this regard; and

(c) the cost at which the project is being sold?

Answer given by the minister

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS (DR. CHHATTRA PAL SINGH)

(a) to (c) : Yes, Sir. FCI is agreeable to the request of Government of Orissa to transfer the drinking water supply network of its Talcher unit to Government of Orissa and has already communicated the cost of project to Orissa Government as Rs. 5.92 crore.