Lok Sabha Question No. 5412 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-06
Subject: Mismanagement of Namami Gange Mission
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: RAMA KISHORE SINGH

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5412 ANSWERED ON 06.04.2017

## MISMANAGEMENT OF NAMAMI GANGE MISSION

## 5412.           SHRI RAMA KISHORE SINGH

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

(a) whether Namami Gange Mission is a wastage of resources according to people living around the river and if so, the facts thereof;

(b) whether Ganga water is getting dirtier day by day especially between Kanpur and Haridwar and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;

(c) whether small factories in the cities are throwing untreated waste directly into the river and if so, the details thereof;

(d) whether factories are being allowed to run their operations on the banks of Ganga river and have not been closed down yet; and

(e) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and the steps the Government is taking to correct the mismanagement of the Mission?

## 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) No,  Madam.  The  pollution  abatement  works  under  Namami  Gange  is  proceeding  as  per  plan.  The pollution  abatement  schemes  would  yield  the  desired  results  once  the  schemes  are  implemented  and commissioned.

(b)  Water quality monitoring of river Ganga is carried out on monthly basis by respective State Pollution Control  Boards  (SPCBs).  The  water  quality  assessment  indicates  that  water  quality  does  not  meet  the bathing water quality criteria at Down Stream (D/s) Haridwar in Uttarakhand, to downstream of Kanpur.

There is  a  fluctuation  in  the  water  quality  parameters  over  the  years,  however,  the  Biochemical  Oxygen Demand, Total Coliform and Fecal Coliform values have declined invariably.

(c) & (d)  Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has identified 764 Grossly Polluting Industries (GPIs) which discharge their effluent into River Ganga and its tributaries Ramganga river and Kali-East river.

583  units  were  found  non-complying  and  have  been  issued  directions  under  Section  5  of Environment (Protection)  Act,  1986.  CPCB  also  issued  direction  u/s  5  of  Environment  (Protection)  Act, 1986  to  Municipal  authorities  of  Dehradun,  Kanpur,  Lucknow,  Allahabad,  Varanasi,  Patna,  Dhanbad, Kolkata for treatment and utilization of sewage for restoration of water quality of rivers.

CPCB has identified 5 sectors, namely, Pulp & Paper, Distillery, Sugar, Textile and Tannery for priority  action  and  sector  specific  action  plan  has  been  prepared  for  implementation  by  the  concerned industrial units. Pulp & Paper units have been directed to reduce their fresh water consumption and effluent generation upto about 50 %-60 %. The mills have been asked to upgrade their Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP) upto tertiary level to achieve quantum improvement in treated water quality. Distilleries have been directed to implement zero liquid discharge. Sugar sector has been directed to reduce the water consumption to  200  lit./tonne  of  cane  crushed.  Out  of  764  units,  574  have  installed  Online  Continuous  Effluent Monitoring  Systems  and  266  have  provided  connectivity  for  data  transmission.  CPCB  has  periodically carried out drain monitoring to identify the polluting sources and to take concerted action.

(e)  There is no mismanagement of the 'Namami Gange' project.