(a) whether any proposal for construction of dams in the
country are under the consideration of the Government;
(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
(c) whether there is any proposal to construct a second dam
on Mahanadi river in Orissa; and
(d) if so, the progress made so far in this regard?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES (SHRI JAI PRAKASH NARAYAN YADAV)
(a) & (b) The State-wise number of proposals for
construction of dams received from various State Governments
and under appraisal in the Central appraising agencies are
at Annexure.
(c) & (d) As reported by the Government of Orissa there is
no proposal to construct a second dam on Mahanadi river in
Orissa.
Annexure
Statement referred to in reply to parts (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha
UnstarredQuestion No. 41 to be answered on 5.7.2004 regarding
Construction of Dams
SL. STATES MAJOR MEDIUM TOTAL NO. A B C D Total A B C D Total A B C D Total 1. Andhra Pr. 0 2 0 0 2 6 9 0 0 15 6 11 0 0 17 2. Bihar 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 01 3. Chhattisgarh 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 03 4. Gujarat 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 01 5. Haryana 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 01 6. Himachal Pr. 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 02 7. Jharkhand 3 2 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 05 8. Karnataka 0 3 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 03 9. Kerala 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 02 10. Madhya Pr. 2 3 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 05 11. Maharashtra 4 7 4 0 15 22 8 0 0 30 26 15 4 0 45 12. Manipur 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 01 13. Nagaland 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 01 14. Orissa 0 3 0 0 3 0 6 0 0 6 0 9 0 0 09 15. Rajasthan 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 3 1 2 0 0 03 16. Tamil Nadu 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 01 17. Uttar Pr. 2 4 0 0 6 1 0 0 0 1 3 4 0 0 07 18. Uttaranchal 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 01 19. West Bengal 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 01 Grand Total 15 28 5 0 48 33 27 0 1 61 48 55 5 1 109 A - PROJECT UNDER VARIOUS STAGES OF APPRAISAL. B - ACCEPTED BY THE ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF MOWR SUBJECT TO CERTAIN OBSERVATIONS. C - DEFERRED BY ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF MOWR. D - RECOMMENDED TO PLANNING COMMISSION FOR INVESTMENT CLEARANCE.