Lok Sabha Question No. 3112 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-03
Subject: Pollution in Hindon River
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: RAJESH VERMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES,

## RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO. † 3112 ANSWERED ON 03 .0 8.201 7

## POLLUTION IN HINDON RIVER

## †3112. SHRI RAJESH VERMA

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

(a) whether the Government is aware that due to increased pollution in Hindon river the h of the villages situated on its banks are releasing toxi c w ter and if so, the details and the fac thereof;

(b) whether the Hindon river is merging with the Yamuna river and polluting its water; an (c) if so, the measures being taken by the Government to make it pollution free?

## ANSWER

## THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE FOR WATER  RESOURCES,  RIVER  DEVELOPMENT  AND GANGA REJUVENATION

## (DR. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)

(a)The water quality of river Hindon is monitored by  Central Pollution Control Board (C monthly basis and ground water on half yearl y basis. As reported by CPCB, water quality data of river Hindon and Ground water sampling from the blocks lying along river Hindon for Ph -Chemical and Bacterial contamination does not show in general presence of high concentra heavy  metal  cont amination.  Solitary  or  rare  instances  of  potentially  carcinogenic  ch Chromium (Cr), Lead (Pb) and Nickel (Ni) are found in Baghpat / G. B. Nagar district.

(b) After  merging  of  Hindon river  with  Yamuna  the  water  quality  of  river  Yamuna  shows improvement with respect to fecal coliform and total coliform parameter in comparison Yamuna before meeting of river Hindon.

(c)To assess the sewage and industrial effluent being disch arged into Hindon river from the major towns  situated  along  the  bank  of  river,  National  Mission  for  Clean  Ganga  has  condu Conditional  Assessment  and  Feasibility  Study  (CA  &  FS)  of  the  major  towns.  Based  on findings of the condition assessment and feasibility study, appropriate sewer infrastructure pro willbe taken up to treat municipal s ewage. Industrial effluents discharge is monitoredand

regulated by CPCB and Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB ). The major steps taken by CPCB to prevent and control pollution are as follows:

- ( a) The continuous effluent quality system s are being installed/established by industrial unit compliance of the direction issued by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) for getting real time information on the effluent quality and non - complying units have been identified for action.
- ( b) With respect to industrial effluents, consent management for compliance of standards enforced by State Pollution Control Board (SPC Bs)/ PCCs.
- ( c) Promotion of Common effluent treatment plants for cluster of Small Scale Industrial u
- ( d) Directions  are  issued  to  few  industrial  sectors  to  implement  Zero  Liquid  Discha protection of the water quality of rivers and streams.
- ( e) Issue  of directions  to  Municipal  Corporations/Municipalities  under  Section  5  of Environment  (Protection)  Act,  1986  regarding  'treatment  and  utilization  of  sewage  for restoration of water quality of river.
- ( f ) Issue of directions under Section18 (1) (b) of the Wate r (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act,  1974  regarding  treatment  &  utilization  of  sewage  to  State  Pollution  Control (SPCBs)/Pollution Control Committees (PCCs).

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