GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF HOUSING & URBAN AFFAIRS
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1322
TO BE ANSWERED ON JULY 27, 2017
DEVELOPMENT OF TOWNSHIP AT KOLAR GOLD FIELDS
No. 1322 SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR:
Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:
(a) Whether Government has received a proposal from Government of Karnataka for planning and development of a modern township at Kolar Gold Fields owned by Bharat Gold Mines Limited (BGML) ; and
(b) If so, what conditions the Central Government would put before approving such a proposal in view of the fact that this is a drought prone region, with significant bio-hazards due to mining in the past and that many other satellite townships continue to be established in the State without providing proper essential services for water, sewage disposal and waste management?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND
URBAN AFFAIRS
(RAO INDERJIT SINGH)
(a) : No, Sir ;
(b): Does not arise.
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