Lok Sabha Question No. 1280 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-09
Subject: Swachhta Doots under NMCG
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL, SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT, BHARATENDRA SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1280

ANSWERED ON 09.02.2017

## SWACHHTA DOOTS UNDER NMCG

1280.   SHRI SATAV RAJEEV

KUNWAR BHARATENDRA DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE

SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO

Will the Minister of WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  National  Mission  for  Clean  Ganga  (NMCG)  has  not  achieved substantial results in cleaning of Ganga river till now, if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor along with the funds sanctioned/ released/utilised under this Mission;
- (b) the details of works initiated and completed for cleaning of Ganga river;
- (c)  whether a large amount of funds has been spent on beautification of river banks but actual cleaning of Ganga river has not been started, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government is planning to deploy Swachhta Doots in Ganga Basin States, if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the manner in which it is likely to be helpful in the NMCG?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS AND MINISTER OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION (SHRI VIJAY GOEL)

- (a)  &  (b)  Substantial  results  in  cleaning  of  the  river  Ganga  will  be  visible  once  the  projects  under execution/under plan are completed and commissioned. All on-going projects are scheduled to be completely by the year 2020.

Details of the funds sanctioned/released/utilized under Mission  are as  under:

| allocated and spent so far on Cleaning of Ganga since inception ofNMCG to 2016-17 (till 31.12.2016 )Rs.In crore   | allocated and spent so far on Cleaning of Ganga since inception ofNMCG to 2016-17 (till 31.12.2016 )Rs.In crore   | allocated and spent so far on Cleaning of Ganga since inception ofNMCG to 2016-17 (till 31.12.2016 )Rs.In crore   | allocated and spent so far on Cleaning of Ganga since inception ofNMCG to 2016-17 (till 31.12.2016 )Rs.In crore   | allocated and spent so far on Cleaning of Ganga since inception ofNMCG to 2016-17 (till 31.12.2016 )Rs.In crore   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| FY Funds                                                                                                          | BE                                                                                                                | RE                                                                                                                | Release by Govt. of India to NMCG                                                                                 | Utilization by NMCG                                                                                               |
| 2011-12                                                                                                           | 500.00                                                                                                            | 216.61                                                                                                            | 192.58                                                                                                            | 53.44                                                                                                             |
| 2012-13                                                                                                           | 512.50                                                                                                            | 193.50                                                                                                            | 191.52                                                                                                            | 135.25                                                                                                            |
| 2013-14                                                                                                           | 355.00                                                                                                            | 309.00                                                                                                            | 303.95                                                                                                            | 266.20                                                                                                            |
| 2014-15                                                                                                           | 2,137.00                                                                                                          | 2,053.00                                                                                                          | 326.00                                                                                                            | 170.99                                                                                                            |
| 2015-16                                                                                                           | 2,750.00                                                                                                          | 1,650.00                                                                                                          | 1,632.00                                                                                                          | 602.60                                                                                                            |
| 2016-17                                                                                                           | 2,500.00                                                                                                          | 1,675.00                                                                                                          | 1,675.00                                                                                                          | 734.70                                                                                                            |
| Total                                                                                                             | 8,754.50                                                                                                          | 6,097.11                                                                                                          | 4,321.05                                                                                                          | 1,963.18                                                                                                          |

86  sewerage  infrastructure  and  pollution  abatement  projects  at  the  cost  of  Rs  8558.65  Cr.  have  been sanctioned.  Out  of  these  86  projects,  35  projects  have  been  completed.  Besides  these,  179  Ghats  and  116 crematoria at an Estimated Cost of Rs. 1130.91 Crore have been sanctioned in current financial year. State wise sanction of these projects are placed at Annexure - I .

Further, NMCG has sanctioned projects of River Surface Cleaning through Trash Skimmers for 11 cities.

(c) No  Madam.  No  significant  expenditure  has  been  incurred  on  the  beautification  of  river  banks. However  construction/renovation  and  certain  ghats  &  crematoria  and  river  front  development    have  been taken up as part of entry level activities by National Mission for Clean Ganga.

(d) & (e)  Public Participation and awareness is a vital component under Namami Gange programme. NMCG has approved a three year project on 16th January 2017 to Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, in which it is envisaged that volunteers named as `Swachta Doots' will be identified and their  capacity  will  be  developed.  Their  role  would  be  to  mobilize  support  of  people from  all  walks  of  life pertaining to prevention of pollution of the river Ganga and generate awareness and educate target groups in towns and villages along Ganga.

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Annexure referred to (a) & (b) in reply to Lok Sabha unstarred Question No.1280 due for reply on 09.02.2017.

| Progress Status of NGRBA Projects in the Basin States (As on 31st December, 2016)   | Progress Status of NGRBA Projects in the Basin States (As on 31st December, 2016)   | Progress Status of NGRBA Projects in the Basin States (As on 31st December, 2016)   | Progress Status of NGRBA Projects in the Basin States (As on 31st December, 2016)   | Progress Status of NGRBA Projects in the Basin States (As on 31st December, 2016)   | Progress Status of NGRBA Projects in the Basin States (As on 31st December, 2016)   | Progress Status of NGRBA Projects in the Basin States (As on 31st December, 2016)   | Progress Status of NGRBA Projects in the Basin States (As on 31st December, 2016)   | Progress Status of NGRBA Projects in the Basin States (As on 31st December, 2016)   | Progress Status of NGRBA Projects in the Basin States (As on 31st December, 2016)   | Progress Status of NGRBA Projects in the Basin States (As on 31st December, 2016)   |
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| Sl. No.                                                                             | State / Organisation                                                                | Total sanctioned costs in Rs. Cr.                                                   | STP capacity to be created (in mld)                                                 | Creation of capacity through rehabilitation of old STP (in mld)                     | STP capacity created (in mld)                                                       | Sewer network to be laid (in Km)                                                    | Sewer network laid (Km)                                                             | Release of fund                                                                     | Total No. of projects                                                               | No. of Projects physically completed                                                |
| 1                                                                                   | Uttarakhand                                                                         | 287.16                                                                              | 71.30                                                                               |                                                                                     | 22.90                                                                               | 116.91                                                                              | 74.73                                                                               | 100.05                                                                              | 20                                                                                  | 7                                                                                   |
| 2                                                                                   | Uttar Pradesh                                                                       | 2742.99                                                                             | 335.90                                                                              |                                                                                     | 122.00                                                                              | 1701.47                                                                             | 684.32                                                                              | 1061.93                                                                             | 18                                                                                  | 4                                                                                   |
| 3                                                                                   | Bihar                                                                               | 2155.62                                                                             | 218.00                                                                              | 64.00                                                                               |                                                                                     | 1243.43                                                                             | 140.00                                                                              | 202.01                                                                              | 14                                                                                  |                                                                                     |
| 4                                                                                   | Jharkhand                                                                           | 146.59                                                                              | 12.00                                                                               |                                                                                     |                                                                                     | 55.00                                                                               | 0.00                                                                                | 67.18                                                                               | 1                                                                                   |                                                                                     |
| 5                                                                                   | West Bengal                                                                         | 1352.51                                                                             | 92.53                                                                               | 17.00                                                                               |                                                                                     | 838.05                                                                              | 209.00                                                                              | 682.82                                                                              | 30                                                                                  | 24                                                                                  |
|                                                                                     | Sub Total (Ganga)                                                                   | 6684.87                                                                             | 729.73                                                                              | 81.00                                                                               | 144.90                                                                              | 3954.86                                                                             | 1108.05                                                                             | 2113.99                                                                             | 83                                                                                  | 35                                                                                  |
| 6                                                                                   | Haryana                                                                             | 217.87                                                                              | 70.00                                                                               | 75.00                                                                               | 45.00                                                                               | 40.97                                                                               | 36.70                                                                               | 188.23                                                                              | 2                                                                                   |                                                                                     |
| 7                                                                                   | Delhi                                                                               | 1655.91                                                                             |                                                                                     | 950.00                                                                              |                                                                                     | 35.58                                                                               |                                                                                     | 14.58                                                                               | 1                                                                                   |                                                                                     |
|                                                                                     | Sub Total (Yamuna)                                                                  | 1873.78                                                                             | 70.00                                                                               | 1025.00                                                                             | 45.00                                                                               | 76.55                                                                               | 36.70                                                                               | 202.81                                                                              | 3                                                                                   |                                                                                     |
|                                                                                     | Total - Infrastructure)                                                             | 8558.65                                                                             | 799.73                                                                              | 1106.00                                                                             | 189.90                                                                              | 4031.41                                                                             | 1144.75                                                                             | 2316.80                                                                             | 86                                                                                  | 35                                                                                  |

## Annexure-I