Lok Sabha Question No. 1338 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-09
Subject: Water Quality
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: SANTOSH AHLAWAT, J. JAYASINGH THIYAGARAJ NATTERJEE, SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI, SRINIVAS KESINENI, P.K.SREEMATHI TEACHER, M. B. RAJESH, JITENDRA CHAUDHURY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1338 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.02.2017

## Water Quality

†1338.  SHRIMATI. SANTOSH AHLAWAT SHRI J.J.T. NATTERJEE, SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARSWATI, SHRI KESINENI NANI, SHRIMATI. P.K.  SREEMATHI TEACHER, SHRI M.B. RAJESH SHRI JITENDRA CHAUDHURY

Will the Minister of DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION be pleased to state?

- (a) the number of people along with the number of habitations exposed to health hazards owing to drinking water containing excess arsenic, fluoride, iron, salinity and nitrate in the country, State-wise, including Rajasthan;
- (b) whether the Government has taken steps in this regard and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the Government is planning urgent investments to tackle the crisis of water quality  focusing  on  water  treatment  solutions  such  as  reverse  osmosis  and  also  on improving water storage infrastructure for water table recharging ; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION (SHRI RAMESH CHANDAPPA JIGAJINAGI)

- (a) State-wise number of water quality affected habitations with population as reported by the  States  including  Rajasthan  into  the  Online  Integrated  Management  Information System (IMIS) of the Ministry as on  5 th  February, 2017, which are yet to be provided safe drinking water is at Annexure.
- (b) to  (d)  Rural  drinking  water  supply  is  a  state  subject.    This  Ministry  supplements  the efforts of the States by providing them with technical and financial assistance through the  centrally  sponsored  National  Rural  Drinking  Water  Programme  (NRDWP)  for providing safe drinking water to rural population.

Up to 67% fund allocated to the States under NRDWP can be utilized for coverage and tackling water quality problems. Further, 5% of the NRDWP funds are earmarked for Water Quality and allocated to those States with habitations affected by excess chemical contamination and with high priority districts affected by Japanese Encephalitis/Acute Encephalitis Syndrome. In addition to this, 3% NRDWP fund is also provided for water quality monitoring and surveillance, which inter alia include taking up works relating to setting  up  of  new  /  up-gradation  of  State  /district/sub  district  water  quality  testing laboratories, providing chemicals and consumables to laboratories, hiring of manpower in  laboratories,  providing  field  test  kits/refills  and  bacteriological  vials  to  Gram Panchayats etc. For  improving  source  sustainability,  upto  10%  of  NRDWP  funds  allocated  to  States could be utilized for activities like artificial recharging of ground water based drinking water sources. States have been asked to focus on piped water supply schemes from safe and perennial surface  water  sources  for  sustainability  of  the  schemes  in  water  quality  affected habitations. As immediate measures, States have been provided an amount of Rs. 800 Crores in March' 2016 as 100% grant by Government of India on the recommendation of  NITI Aayog to provide 8-10 litres per capita per day of safe drinking water in arsenic and  fluoride  affected  habitations  for  drinking  and  cooking  purposes,  as  short  term measures through Community Water Purification Plants, which inter alia may include Reverse Osmosis based Community Water Purification Plants. In addition, funds to the tune of Rs.100 Crore each are also provided for tackling arsenic and fluoride problems in West Bengal and Rajasthan respectively for the last mile connectivity in commissioning surface water based piped water supply schemes. In addition to this, the Ministry has formulated the National Water Quality Sub-Mission under  NRDWP  for  focused  funding  to  implement  piped  water  supply  schemes  in arsenic  and  fluoride  affected  habitations  for  providing  safe  drinking  water  on  a  long term sustainable basis.

*****

## Annexure: referred to in the reply to Lok  Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1338 due for reply on 09/02/2017

## State-wise number of water quality affected habitations with population as reported by the States into IMIS of the

## Ministry as on 05 th   February, 2017

|        | State                   | Contamination Wise Number Of Habitations &Population   | Contamination Wise Number Of Habitations &Population   | Contamination Wise Number Of Habitations &Population   | Contamination Wise Number Of Habitations &Population   | Contamination Wise Number Of Habitations &Population   | Contamination Wise Number Of Habitations &Population   | Contamination Wise Number Of Habitations &Population   | Contamination Wise Number Of Habitations &Population   | Contamination Wise Number Of Habitations &Population   | Contamination Wise Number Of Habitations &Population   | Contamination Wise Number Of Habitations &Population   | Contamination Wise Number Of Habitations &Population   | Contamination Wise Number Of Habitations &Population   | Contamination Wise Number Of Habitations &Population   |
|--------|-------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No. |                         | Fluoride                                               | Fluoride                                               | Arsenic                                                | Arsenic                                                | Iron                                                   | Iron                                                   | Salinity                                               | Salinity                                               | Nitrate                                                | Nitrate                                                | Heavy Metal                                            | Heavy Metal                                            | Total                                                  | Total                                                  |
| S. No. |                         | Habs                                                   | Population                                             | Habs                                                   | Population                                             | Habs                                                   | Population                                             | Habs                                                   | Population                                             | Habs                                                   | Population                                             | Habs                                                   | Population                                             | Habs                                                   | Population                                             |
| 1      | ANDAMAN&NICOBAR         | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      |
| 2      | ANDHRAPRADESH           | 447                                                    | 312153                                                 | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 71                                                     | 79197                                                  | 4                                                      | 13199                                                  | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 522                                                    | 404549                                                 |
| 3      | ARUNACHAL PRADESH       | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 341                                                    | 23278                                                  | 47                                                     | 9732                                                   | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 388                                                    | 33010                                                  |
| 4      | ASSAM                   | 155                                                    | 69520                                                  | 3706                                                   | 1448683                                                | 6348                                                   | 2416601                                                | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 6                                                      | 4190                                                   | 10215                                                  | 3938994                                                |
| 5      | BIHAR                   | 1013                                                   | 1297526                                                | 1065                                                   | 1688609                                                | 2498                                                   | 2544025                                                | 1                                                      | 391                                                    | 4                                                      | 3985                                                   | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 4581                                                   | 5534536                                                |
| 6      | CHANDIGARH              | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      |
| 7      | CHATTISGARH             | 75                                                     | 27669                                                  | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 774                                                    | 225042                                                 | 3                                                      | 1624                                                   | 1                                                      | 121                                                    | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 853                                                    | 254456                                                 |
| 8      | DADRA&NAGAR HAVELI      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      |
| 9      | DAMAN&DIU               | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      |
| 10     | GOA                     | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      |
| 11     | GUJARAT                 | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      |
| 12     | HARYANA                 | 197                                                    | 495251                                                 | 45                                                     | 142944                                                 | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 8                                                      | 17967                                                  | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 250                                                    | 656162                                                 |
| 13     | HIMACHAL PRADESH        | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      |
| 14     | JAMMUANDKASHMIR         | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 7                                                      | 5656                                                   | 4                                                      | 2297                                                   | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 11                                                     | 7953                                                   |
| 15     | JHARKHAND               | 997                                                    | 517446                                                 | 129                                                    | 120580                                                 | 2046                                                   | 714097                                                 | 1                                                      | 271                                                    | 6                                                      | 2516                                                   | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 3179                                                   | 1354910                                                |
| 16     | KARNATAKA               | 952                                                    | 546309                                                 | 20                                                     | 51912                                                  | 100                                                    | 59668                                                  | 74                                                     | 32577                                                  | 495                                                    | 353393                                                 | 1                                                      | 346                                                    | 1642                                                   | 1044205                                                |
| 17     | KERALA                  | 73                                                     | 210067                                                 | 3                                                      | 7651                                                   | 223                                                    | 507482                                                 | 103                                                    | 205858                                                 | 37                                                     | 93163                                                  | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 439                                                    | 1024221                                                |
| 18     | LAKSHADWEEP             | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      |
| 19     | MADHYA PRADESH          | 109                                                    | 32115                                                  | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 5                                                      | 1387                                                   | 12                                                     | 9205                                                   | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 126                                                    | 42707                                                  |
| 20     | MAHARASHTRA             | 93                                                     | 214133                                                 | 1                                                      | 87                                                     | 20                                                     | 22661                                                  | 150                                                    | 241035                                                 | 105                                                    | 295676                                                 | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 369                                                    | 773592                                                 |
| 21     | MANIPUR                 | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      |
| 22     | MEGHALAYA               | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 1                                                      | 169                                                    | 10                                                     | 7621                                                   | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 11                                                     | 7790                                                   |
| 23     | MIZORAM                 | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      |
| 24     | NAGALAND                | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 43                                                     | 21597                                                  | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 43                                                     | 21597                                                  |
| 25     | ODISHA                  | 62                                                     | 20340                                                  | 2                                                      | 146                                                    | 1628                                                   | 458085                                                 | 127                                                    | 45024                                                  | 3                                                      | 1610                                                   | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 1822                                                   | 525205                                                 |
| 26     | PUDUCHERRY              | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      |
| 27     | PUNJAB                  | 282                                                    | 336652                                                 | 476                                                    | 569515                                                 | 238                                                    | 214010                                                 | 17                                                     | 13067                                                  | 152                                                    | 173362                                                 | 2064                                                   | 2596283                                                | 3229                                                   | 3902889                                                |
| 28     | RAJASTHAN               | 6589                                                   | 4582470                                                | 3                                                      | 6020                                                   | 6                                                      | 4852                                                   | 12862                                                  | 2887013                                                | 1034                                                   | 788456                                                 | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 20494                                                  | 8268811                                                |
| 29     | SIKKIM                  | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      |
| 30     | TAMILNADU               | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 204                                                    | 101095                                                 | 50                                                     | 20468                                                  | 1                                                      | 292                                                    | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 255                                                    | 121855                                                 |
| 31     | TELANGANA               | 1041                                                   | 1420415                                                | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 36                                                     | 48492                                                  | 184                                                    | 314892                                                 | 151                                                    | 234288                                                 | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 1412                                                   | 2018087                                                |
| 32     | TRIPURA                 | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 2587                                                   | 1204358                                                | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 2587                                                   | 1204358                                                |
| 33     | UTTAR PRADESH           | 200                                                    | 328219                                                 | 262                                                    | 345089                                                 | 1                                                      | 2191                                                   | 82                                                     | 56424                                                  | 1                                                      | 3167                                                   | 0                                                      | 0                                                      | 546                                                    | 735090                                                 |
| 34 35  | UTTARAKHAND WEST BENGAL | 0 1039                                                 | 0 608486                                               | 0 7873                                                 | 0                                                      | 14                                                     | 73781 3406210                                          | 0 147                                                  | 0 132664                                               | 3 1                                                    | 12810 743                                              | 0 0                                                    | 0 0                                                    | 17 12826                                               | 86591 14674965                                         |
|        | Total                   | 13324                                                  | 11018771                                               | 13934                                                  | 10526862 14937201                                      | 3766 20598                                             | 12045284                                               | 13892                                                  | 4057677                                                | 1998                                                   | 1976781                                                | 2071                                                   | 2600819                                                | 65817                                                  | 46636533                                               |