Lok Sabha Question No. 4737 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-15
Subject: Chemicals in Ground Water
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: HARI NARAYAN RAJBHAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4737 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.12.2016

## Chemicals in Ground Water

## †4737. SHRI HARINARAYAN RAJBHAR:

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

- (a) whether the Union Government are aware of the presence of large quantity of arsenic, fluoride  and  other  chemicals/  impurities  in  ground  water  in  Uttar  Pradesh  which  has affected the drinking water quality in the State;
- (b) if so, the comparative details with other States thereof;
- (c)  the  details  of  the  steps  taken  to  remove  these  harmful  impurities  from  the  drinking water in the said State during the last three years; and
- (d) whether water treatment plants are used to provide safe drinking water free of organic, fluoride and other such chemicals/ impurities and if so, the details thereof?

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

- (a)  &  (b)As  reported  by  the  Uttar  Pradesh  State  into  the  online  Integrated  Management Information System (IMIS) of the Ministry, there are 200 fluoride, 262 arsenic, one iron, one nitrate and 82 salinity affected habitations which are yet to be provided safe drinking water. As  per  IMIS,  as  on  9/12/2016,  the  number  of  water  quality  affected  habitations  in  the country, State-wise including Uttar Pradesh State is at Annexure.
- (c)  &  (d)As  reported  by  the  Uttar  Pradesh  State  Government,  in  order  to  provide  safe contamination free drinking water in affected areas, the State Government is taking steps to implement  water  supply  schemes  under  the  National  Rural  Drinking  Water  Programme (NRDWP) as following :-
1.  Construction  of  Piped  water  supply  schemes based  on  Tube wells drawing water  from contamination free strata.
2.  Where  alternative  sources  are  not  available,  water  treatment  plants  are  installed  for supplying safe drinking water for drinking and cooking requirement, for immediate relief to affected population.

During last 3 years and current year till date a total of 686 water quality affected habitations of Uttar Pradesh State have been provided with safe water supply as below:

|                          | Water quality affected habitations covered   | Water quality affected habitations covered   | Water quality affected habitations covered   |
|--------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| Year                     | Total                                        | By Piped water supply                        | By Water Treatment Plants                    |
| 2013-14                  | 323                                          | 214                                          | 109                                          |
| 2014-15                  | 153                                          | 78                                           | 75                                           |
| 2015-16                  | 167                                          | 15                                           | 152                                          |
| 2016-17 (Up to Oct 2016) | 43                                           | 22                                           | 21                                           |
| Total                    | 686                                          | 329                                          | 357                                          |

Further,  all  State  Governments  including  Uttar  Pradesh  have  already  been  advised  to provide community water purification plants in all remaining arsenic and fluoride affected habitations  as  a  short  term  measure  so  that  8-10  litres  of  safe  water  is  made  available immediately to the local people for their  drinking and cooking purposes.

Annexure referred to in the reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4737 due for reply on 15/12/2016

State-wise number of water quality affected habitations which are yet to be provided safe drinking water as reported by the State/UTs into IMIS of the Ministry as on 09/12/2016

| S.No.   |                        | Contamination Wise Number Of Habitations   | Contamination Wise Number Of Habitations   | Contamination Wise Number Of Habitations   | Contamination Wise Number Of Habitations   | Contamination Wise Number Of Habitations   | Contamination Wise Number Of Habitations   | Contamination Wise Number Of Habitations   |
|---------|------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
| S.No.   | Name of the State / UT | Fluoride                                   | Arsenic                                    | Iron                                       | Salinity                                   | Nitrate                                    | Heavy Metal                                | Total                                      |
| S.No.   |                        | Habs                                       | Habs                                       | Habs                                       | Habs                                       | Habs                                       | Habs                                       | Habs                                       |
| 1       | ANDAMAN and NICOBAR    | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          |
| 2       | ANDHRA PRADESH         | 447                                        | 0                                          | 0                                          | 71                                         | 4                                          | 0                                          | 522                                        |
| 3       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH      | 0                                          | 343                                        | 47                                         | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          | 390                                        |
| 4       | ASSAM                  | 155                                        | 3726                                       | 6350                                       | 0                                          | 0                                          | 6                                          | 10237                                      |
| 5       | BIHAR                  | 1020                                       | 1077                                       | 2571                                       | 1                                          | 4                                          | 0                                          | 4673                                       |
| 6       | CHANDIGARH             | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          |
| 7       | CHATTISGARH            | 75                                         | 0                                          | 774                                        | 3                                          | 1                                          | 0                                          | 853                                        |
| 8       | DADRA& NAGAR HAVELI    | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          |
| 9       | DAMAN & DIU            | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          |
| 10      | GOA                    | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          |
| 11      | GUJARAT                | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          |
| 12      | HARYANA                | 197                                        | 45                                         | 0                                          | 8                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          | 250                                        |
| 13      | HIMACHAL PRADESH       | 0                                          | 157                                        | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          | 157                                        |
| 14      | JAMMUAND KASHMIR       | 0                                          | 7                                          | 4                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          | 11                                         |
| 15      | JHARKHAND              | 998                                        | 130                                        | 2061                                       | 1                                          | 6                                          | 0                                          | 3196                                       |
| 16      | KARNATAKA              | 970                                        | 21                                         | 102                                        | 75                                         | 510                                        | 1                                          | 1679                                       |
| 17      | KERALA                 | 73                                         | 3                                          | 223                                        | 103                                        | 37                                         | 0                                          | 439                                        |
| 18      | LAKSHADWEEP            | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          |
| 19      | MADHYA PRADESH         | 109                                        | 418                                        | 5                                          | 12                                         | 0                                          | 0                                          | 544                                        |
| 20      | MAHARASHTRA            | 98                                         | 1                                          | 21                                         | 150                                        | 108                                        | 0                                          | 378                                        |
| 21      | MANIPUR                | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          |
| 22      | MEGHALAYA              | 0                                          | 1                                          | 10                                         | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          | 11                                         |
| 23      | MIZORAM                | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          |
| 24      | NAGALAND               | 0                                          | 0                                          | 43                                         | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          | 43                                         |
| 25      | ODISHA                 | 62                                         | 2                                          | 1635                                       | 127                                        | 3                                          | 0                                          | 1829                                       |
| 26      | PUDUCHERRY             | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          |
| 27      | PUNJAB                 | 282                                        | 492                                        | 238                                        | 17                                         | 152                                        | 2080                                       | 3261                                       |
| 28      | RAJASTHAN              | 6671                                       | 3                                          | 6                                          | 12912                                      | 1037                                       | 0                                          | 20629                                      |
| 29      | SIKKIM                 | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          |
| 30      | TAMIL NADU             | 0                                          | 0                                          | 204                                        | 50                                         | 1                                          | 0                                          | 255                                        |
| 31      | TELANGANA              | 1041                                       | 0                                          | 38                                         | 184                                        | 162                                        | 0                                          | 1425                                       |
| 32      | TRIPURA                | 0                                          | 1                                          | 2615                                       | 0                                          | 0                                          | 0                                          | 2616                                       |
| 33      | UTTAR PRADESH          | 200                                        | 262                                        | 1                                          | 82                                         |                                            | 0                                          | 546                                        |
| 34      | UTTARAKHAND            | 0                                          | 0                                          | 15                                         | 0                                          | 1 3                                        | 0                                          | 18                                         |
| 35      | BENGAL                 |                                            | 8066                                       |                                            |                                            | 1                                          | 0                                          | 13069                                      |
|         | WEST                   | 1046                                       |                                            | 3809                                       | 147                                        |                                            |                                            |                                            |
|         | Total                  | 13444                                      | 14755                                      | 20772                                      | 13943                                      | 2030                                       | 2087                                       | 67031                                      |