New Delhi: Government has cleared 153 flood control proposals with an estimated cost of Rs 6,374 crore but 14 proposals were returned due to non-eligibility or technical faults, the Lok Sabha was informed on Thursday.
53 proposals with an estimated cost of Rs 6,374 crore were techno-economically cleared, 14 proposals were returned due to non-eligibility as well as planning and design deficiencies,” Water Resources Minister Uma Bharati said during Question Hour.
The appraisal agencies have undertaken specialised project planning, hydrological, design and cost appraisal analysis in close interaction with concerned state governments on the remaining 70 proposals, she said.
The Minister said for 97 projects having total estimated cost of Rs 4,412 crore, concurrence was approved for funding under Flood Management Programme during 2013-14.
She said considering the size of the project and for sustainability of the proposed measures, the GFCC advised the state government to get mathematical and physical model studies undertaken for the project.
“The state government got the mathematical model studies undertaken by IIT-Kharagpur and submitted the revised project report in August 2013 to GFCC with an estimated cost of Rs 1,577.28 crore. GFCC has undertaken specialised analysis of revised detailed project report,” she said.
