Mr Jyotiradita M Scindia minister of Power said that Construction of 6 Hydro Electric Power Projects is held up due to absence of Environment clearance,which are pending with Ministry of Environment&Forests.
MoEF accords Environment clearance to Power Projects as per defined procedures laid down through various Notifications issued by them from time to time.At times,concerns have been expressed by CPSEs regarding non receipt of timely Environmental clearance.The status of Environment clearance for Power Projects is being monitored regularly by Ministry of Power.Regular interaction is also held by MoP with MoEF for expediting the clearances.The CPSEs and other projects developers are also pursuing the matter at the appropriate level to get the clearance expedited.The specific issues pertaining to Environment clearance are also taken up at various fora for resolution.
Government of India approved Restructured Accelerated Power Development and Reforms Program as a Central Sector Scheme in July,2008.
So far,under R-APDRP,projects worth INR 32323.70 crores.Part-A:INR 6638.79 crores covering 1402 towns and 63 SCADA projects in 63 towns;Part-B:INR 25684.91 crores in 1132 towns have been sanctioned.Cumulatively an amount of INR 6304.96 crores.has been disbursed under R-APDRP,for sanctioned projects.
For the State of Rajasthan,under R-APDRP,projects worth INR 2007.31 crore have been sanctioned and a sum of INR 371.13 crores.has been disbursed for implementation of projects.