Lok Sabha Question No. 3143 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-03
Subject: Campaign on Fluoride and Arsenic in Groundwater
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: UDAY PRATAP SINGH, BODH SINGH BHAGAT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION LOKSABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3143

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 03/08/2017

## Campaign on Fluoride and Arsenic in Groundwater

## 3143. SHRI UDAY PRATAP SINGH: SHRI BODHSINGH BHAGAT:

- Will the Minister of DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION be pleased to state: (a) whether the  Government  has worked  out any  campaign/policy for those habitations which have excess quantity of fluoride and arsenic in groundwater and if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise; (b) whether the Government has received any proposal from the State Government of Madhya Pradesh for the inclusion of such 5108 rural habitations which have excess quantity of fluoride in groundwater in any submission; (c) if so, the current status of the proposal; (d) whether the proposals of some group drinking water schemes for fluoride affected areas of the State of Madhya Pradesh were submitted last year for approval; and (e)  if  so,  whether  these  schemes  have  been  approved  and  if  not,  the  time  by  which
- approval is likely to be granted per these schemes?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR MINISTRY OF DRINKING   WATER AND SANITATION (SHRI RAMESH CHANDAPPA JIGAJINAGI)

- (a) : The Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation has launched the National Water Quality Sub-Mission on 22 nd  March 2017 to provide safe drinking water to about 28,000 rural arsenic and fluoride affected habitations in the country. State-wise number of habitations affected by arsenic and fluoride as reported by the States into  integrated  management  information  system  (IMIS)  of  the  Ministry  as  on 18 th  August, 2016 is at Annexure . The IMIS data has been freezed on 18 th  August, 2016 for National Water Quality Sub-Mission.
- (b) to (e) : In October, 2016, Government of Madhya Pradesh informed the Ministry that out of 6,746 fluoride affected habitations of the State, safe drinking water is yet to be provided in 5,108 habitations. Accordingly, the Government of Madhya Pradesh has submitted  Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) for 7 multi-village piped water supply schemes for consideration under the National Water Quality SubMission (NWQSM) on Arsenic and Fluoride.  But this data has not matched with the fluoride affected habitations conceptualized under NWQSM for the State in August, 2016.

Further, after yearly data updation by the State Government, as on 31 st July 2017, the number of fluoride affected habitations as per the IMIS data of the Ministry are still remaining at  173.

Therefore, the proposed 7 multi-village piped water supply schemessubmitted by the State Government of Madhya Pradesh under NWQSM have been returned to the State Government, with a request to clarify the huge difference in number of fluoride affected habitations entered into the IMIS and as proposed in the schemes.

Annexure: referred in the reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3143 due for reply on 03/08/2017

State-wise number of habitations affected by arsenic and fluoride as reported by the States into integrated management information system (IMIS) of the Ministry as 18 th  August, 2016( freezed data for National Water Quality Sub-Mission)

| S. No.   | Nameofthe State   |   Number of Arsenic affected Habitations |   Number of Fluoride affected Habitations |
|----------|-------------------|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| 1        | ANDHRAPRADESH     |                                        0 |                                       421 |
| 2        | ASSAM             |                                     3726 |                                       155 |
| 3        | BIHAR             |                                     1077 |                                      1043 |
| 4        | CHATTISGARH       |                                        0 |                                        75 |
| 5        | HARYANA           |                                       45 |                                       200 |
| 6        | JHARKHAND         |                                      130 |                                       998 |
| 7        | KARNATAKA         |                                       21 |                                      1038 |
| 8        | KERALA            |                                        0 |                                        73 |
| 9        | MADHYA PRADESH    |                                        0 |                                       136 |
| 10       | MAHARASHTRA       |                                        0 |                                       100 |
| 11       | ODISHA            |                                        0 |                                        65 |
| 12       | PUNJAB            |                                      492 |                                       285 |
| 13       | RAJASTHAN         |                                        0 |                                      6849 |
| 14       | TELANGANA         |                                        0 |                                      1041 |
| 15       | UTTAR PRADESH     |                                      262 |                                       200 |
| 16       | WEST BENGAL       |                                     8066 |                                      1046 |
| Total    | Total             |                                    13819 |                                     13725 |