Lok Sabha Question No. 2541 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-01
Subject: Discharge of Untreated Sewage into Rivers
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: GOWDAR MALLIKARJUNAPPA SIDDESHWARA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2541

TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2017

## Discharge of Untreated Sewage into Rivers

2541. SHRI G.M. SIDDESHWARA:

Will  the  Minister  of  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND  CLIMATE  CHANGE  be  pleased  to state:

- (a) whether the Government has any data regarding the untreated sewage flowing into the rivers every year;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has taken or is considering to take any concrete steps to address the same;
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the status of sewage water treatment facilities in the NCT of Delhi; and
- (e) whether the Government has any data on the untreated sewage which flows into the river Yamuna every day?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND  CLIMATE  CHANGE  (DR.  HARSH VARDHAN)

- (a) & (b) As per a report published by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in March, 2015, the sewage generation from urban areas in the country is estimated at 61,948 million litres per day (mld), against which a sewage treatment capacity of 23,277 mld is available. The  State-wise  details  are  given  at  Annexure-I.    The  remaining  untreated  sewage  either flows into rivers and other water bodies or percolates into the ground.
- (c) to (e) It is the responsibility of the State Governments/ concerned local bodies to set up facilities for collection, transportation and treatment of sewage for abatement of pollution of  rivers.  This  Ministry  has  been  supplementing  the  efforts  of  the  State  Governments  in abatement  of  pollution  in  identified  stretches  of  various  rivers  under  National  River Conservation Plan (NRCP), which has covered polluted stretches of 31 rivers in 75 towns spread over 14 States at a sanctioned cost of Rs. 4517.82 crore. So far, Central share of Rs.  2066.98  crore  has  been  released  to  the  State  Governments  for  implementation  of various  pollution  abatement  schemes    and  sewage  treatment  capacity  of  2446.24  mld (million litres per day) has been created under the NRCP.   The details of rivers covered so far under NRCP, State-wise are at Annexure-II.

State  Governments, apart from  their  own  budgetary  allocation,  are  also  accessing financial  assistance  for  creation  of  sewerage  infrastructure,  including  sewage  treatment plants, in various cities/towns under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation  (AMRUT)    &  Smart  Cities  Mission  programmes  of  Ministry  of  Urban Development and the 'Namami Gange' programme of Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation.

To ensure proper treatment of municipal wastewater before discharge into the rivers, CPCB has issued directions under Section 18 1(b) of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 in April, 2015 to all the State Pollution Control Boards/Pollution Control Committees  in  the  country,  for  setting  up  of  sewage  treatment  plants  in  their  respective States.  CPCB  also  issued  directions  in  October,  2015  to  69  municipal  authorities  of metropolitan cities and State capitals, under Section 5 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986  to  ensure  proper  treatment  and  disposal  of  sewage  generated  for  abatement  of pollution of rivers.

As  per  information  provided  by  Delhi  Jal  Board,  the  installed  sewage  treatment capacity in Delhi is 2742 mld, while the total sewage being collected and treated is around 2065 mld. As per the estimates of Delhi Jal Board, around 1203 mld of untreated sewage is being discharged either into river Yamuna and other water bodies in Delhi or percolates into the ground.

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A nnexure-I

## Annexure-I  referred to in reply to parts (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2541 to be answered on Tuesday, the 1 st August, 2017 on 'Discharge of Untreated Sewage into Rivers'

State-wise details of sewage generation in urban areas and treatment capacity available

| Sl. No.   | State/Union Territory     |   Sewage Generation in urban areas (mld) | Installed Treatment Capacity (mld)   |
|-----------|---------------------------|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| 1.        | Andaman & Nicobar Islands |                                       22 | -                                    |
| 2.        | Andhra Pradesh            |                                     2871 | 247.27                               |
| 3.        | Arunachal Pradesh         |                                       50 | -                                    |
| 4.        | Assam                     |                                      703 | 0.21                                 |
| 5.        | Bihar                     |                                     1879 | 124.55                               |
| 6.        | Chandigarh                |                                      164 | 314.5                                |
| 7.        | Chhattisgarh              |                                      951 | -                                    |
| 8.        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      |                                       26 | -                                    |
| 9.        | Daman & Diu               |                                       29 | -                                    |
| 10.       | Goa                       |                                      145 | 74.58                                |
| 11.       | Gujarat                   |                                     4119 | 3062.92                              |
| 12.       | Haryana                   |                                     1413 | 852.7                                |
| 13.       | Himachal Pradesh          |                                      110 | 114.72                               |
| 14.       | Jammu & Kashmir           |                                      547 | 264.74                               |
| 15.       | Jharkhand                 |                                     1270 | 117.24                               |
| 16.       | Karnataka                 |                                     3777 | 1304.16                              |
| 17.       | Kerala                    |                                     2552 | 152.97                               |
| 18.       | Lakshadweep               |                                        8 | -                                    |
| 19.       | Madhya Pradesh            |                                     3214 | 482.23                               |
| 20.       | Maharashtra               |                                     8143 | 5160.36                              |
| 21.       | Manipur                   |                                      132 | -                                    |
| 22.       | Meghalaya                 |                                       95 | 1                                    |
| 23.       | Mizoram                   |                                       90 | 10                                   |
| 24.       | Nagaland                  |                                       92 | -                                    |
| 25.       | Delhi                     |                                     4155 | 2693.7                               |
| 26.       | Odisha                    |                                     1121 | 385.54                               |
| 27.       | Puducherry                |                                      136 | 68.5                                 |
| 28.       | Punjab                    |                                     1664 | 1245.45                              |
| 29.       | Rajasthan                 |                                     2736 | 865.92                               |
| 30.       | Sikkim                    |                                       24 | 31.88                                |
| 31.       | Tamil Nadu                |                                     5599 | 1799.72                              |
| 32.       | Telangana                 |                                     1671 | 685.8                                |
| 33.       | Tripura                   |                                      154 | 0.05                                 |
| 34.       | Uttar Pradesh             |                                     7124 | 2646.84                              |
| 35.       | Uttarakhand               |                                      495 | 152.9                                |
| 36.       | West Bengal               |                                     4667 | 416.9                                |
| Total     | Total                     |                                    61948 | 23277                                |

## Annexure-II

Annexure-II referred to in reply to parts (c) to (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2541 to be answered on Tuesday, the 1 st August, 2017 on 'Discharge of Untreated Sewage into Rivers'

State-wise details of rivers covered under National River Conservation Plan

| S. No.   | State          | Rivers covered                                      |   Sanctioned Cost (Rs. in crore) |   Funds Released (Rs. in crore) |   STP Capacity created (in mld) |
|----------|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh | Godavari                                            |                            21.78 |                          259.8  |                           30    |
| 2        | Telangana      | Godavari & Musi                                     |                           345.72 |                          259.8  |                          621.46 |
| 3        | Jharkhand      | Subarnarekha                                        |                             3.14 |                            4.26 |                            0    |
| 4        | Gujarat        | Sabarmati & Mindola                                 |                           808.53 |                          271.26 |                          285    |
| 5        | Goa            | Mandovi                                             |                            14.09 |                            9.26 |                           12.5  |
| 6        | Karnataka      | Tunga, Bhadra, Tungabhadra, Cauvery & Pennar        |                            66.25 |                           47.83 |                           41.64 |
| 7        | Maharashtra    | Godavari, Tapi, Krishna, Panchganga & Mula Mutha.   |                          1182.86 |                          177.2  |                          260    |
| 8        | Madhya Pradesh | Wainganga, Narmada & Tapti.                         |                            20.16 |                           12.46 |                            7.95 |
| 9        | Odisha         | Brahmini & Mahanadi                                 |                            92.74 |                           61.41 |                           48    |
| 10       | Punjab         | Ghaggar, Beas & Satluj                              |                           774.43 |                          466.16 |                          648.2  |
| 11       | Tamil Nadu     | Adyar, Cooum, Vaigai, Vennar, Cauvery & Tamrabarani |                           905.78 |                          623.65 |                          477.66 |
| 12       | Kerala         | Pamba                                               |                            18.45 |                            7.78 |                            0    |
| 13       | Sikkim         | Rani Chu                                            |                           181.09 |                          111.41 |                           13.83 |
| 14       | Nagaland       | Diphu and Dhansiri                                  |                            82.8  |                           14.5  |                            0    |
| Total    |                |                                                     |                          4517.82 |                         2066.98 |                         2446.24 |