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Title: Need to keep alive Subarnrekha Sanskar Project in the pendency list of the Central Water Commission.
SHRI ARJUN CHARAN SETHI (BHADRAK): A proposal regarding Subarnarekha Sanskar Project amounting to Rs. 970. 28 Crores was submitted by the Government of Orissa to Director, Union Territory Directorate, Central Water Commission, New Delhi during December, 2008. Subsequently as per the observation of Hydrology Directorate, Cost Engineering Directorate and Interstate Directorate of Central Water Commission, the revised Detailed Project Report (DPR) along with compliance to the observation of CWC amounting to Rs. 933.16 crores have been submitted by the Government of Orissa to Central Water Commission. Again as per further observation dated 7.1.2010 of Hydrology Directorate, compliances have been submitted to Central Water Commission. In the meantime, the project has been placed in the 112th Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) of State Flood Control Board and approved by Government in Department of Water Resources. Also the project was placed and approved by the State Flood Control Board on 19.3.2010 under the Chairmanship of Hon’ble Chief Minister of Orissa. The observation of Central Water Commission now made vide their letter dt. 30.3.2010 are being complied. In this context request has been made by the State Government to Central Water Commission that the proposal may not be delisted from the pendency list of the project for the time being. After compliance to observations of Central Water Commission and collection of requisite data from the field authorities, the revised DPR will be prepared by the State Government and submitted to Central Water Commission for examination. Therefore, I urge upon the Government not to delete the above proposal from the pending list of the project for the time being.