Lok Sabha Question No. 6293 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-05
Subject: Development of Yamuna River
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: SADASHIV KISAN LOKHANDE

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

## LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO. †6293

ANSWERED ON 05.0 4.201 8

## DEVELOPMENT OF YAMUN A RIVER

## †6293. SHRI SADASHIV LOKHANDE

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

(a) whether the Government has formulated or proposes to formulate any scheme to develop majo the country;

- (b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c)  the  details  of  the  scheme  formulated  by  the  Government  to  develop  the  Yamuna  River  in manner?

## ANSWER

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

( SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHW AL )

(a)& (b)River Development is a continuous process. The work relating to rejuvenation of river its tributaries is undertaken by Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Re (MoWR, RD & GR), while the pollution abatement work for rest of the rivers is undertaken by Minist Environment ,Forest & Climate Change (MoEF&CC).

MoWR, RD & GR is supplementing the efforts of the State Governments in addressing the of river Ganga by providing financial assistance to the St ates. The Government approved Namami Gange Programme in May, 2015 for conservation of river Ganga and its tributaries with an outlay o crore. A total of 100 projects have been sanctioned for development of sewerage infrastructur to tal treatment capacity of 3067.88 MLD and laying of sewerage network of 4722.71 km at an esti of Rs.16626.24 crore. Out of these, 20 projects have been completed.

Further,  a  total  of  65  projects  have  been  sanctioned  for  river  front  development,  de ghats and crematoria, ghat cleaning and river surface cleaning activities at an estimated co Crore.  Out  of  these,  24  projects  have  been  complete d  and  other  projects  are  at  various  stages implementation.

MoEF&CC has been supplementing the efforts of the State Governments in abatement of pol identified stretches of various rivers (excluding river Ganga and its tributaries) under th Conservation Plan (NRCP) on cost sharing basis between the Central and State Governments on the basis o proposals received from the State Governments.

NRCP has covered polluted stretches of 32 rivers in 76 towns spread over 14 States at cost  of  Rs.  4579.56  crore.  So  far,  Central  share  of Rs.  2236. 98  crore  has  been  released  to  the  Stat Governments for implementation of various pollution abatement schemes and sewage treatment capacity of 2466.43 MLD has been created under NRCP. State - wise details of rivers covered under NRCP, sanction cost  &  funds released  are  given  at Annexure - I .  River  Action  Plans  are  formulated  under  NRCP  fo interception, diversion and treatment of municipal wastewater. Presently, 39 rivers and 190 to are covered under NRCP.

(c) MoWR, RD & GR is supplementingthe efforts of the State Governments for checking the risin of  pollution  of  river  Yamuna,  a  tributary  of  River  Ganga,  by  providing  financial  assistanc Haryana, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh in phased manner since 1993 under the Yamuna Actio n Plan (YAP). The total expenditure incurred on conservation of river Yamuna under the YAP Phase -I & II is Rs. 1514.70 crore. The amount sanctioned by NMCG for YAP Phase III is Rs 1656 crore and under Maily Se Yamuna Revitalization Plan 2017, Phas e-I Rs. 344.81 crore has been sanctioned. Details of these o projects are at Annexure - II .

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Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) & (b) of  Unstarred Q.No. †6293 to be answered in Lok Sabha on 05.04.2018 regarding  ' Development of Yamuna River '.

## State - wise details of rivers covered under National River Conservation Plan (As on 28.02.2018)

| Sl. No.   | State          | Rivers covered                                      |   Sanctioned Cost (Rs. in crore) |   Funds Released (Rs. in crore) |
|-----------|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh | Godavari                                            |                            21.78 |                          259.8  |
| 2         | Telangana      | Godavari &Musi                                      |                           345.72 |                          259.8  |
| 3         | Jharkhand      | Subarnarekha                                        |                             3.14 |                            4.26 |
| 4         | Gujarat        | Sabarmati &Mindola                                  |                           808.53 |                          333.26 |
| 5         | Goa            | Mandovi, Sal                                        |                            75.83 |                           12.26 |
| 6         | Karnataka      | Tunga, Bhadra, Tungabhadra, Cauvery &Pennar         |                            66.25 |                           47.83 |
| 7         | Maharashtra    | Godavari, Tapi, Krishna, Panchganga&MulaMuth a      |                          1182.86 |                          207.2  |
| 8         | Madhya Pradesh | Wainganga, Narmada & Tapti.                         |                            20.16 |                           12.46 |
| 9         | Odisha         | Brahmini& Mahanadi                                  |                            92.74 |                           63.4  |
| 10        | Punjab         | Ghaggar, Beas &Satluj                               |                           774.43 |                          516.16 |
| 11        | Tamil Nadu     | Adyar, Cooum, Vaigai , Vennar, Cauvery &Tamrabarani |                           905.78 |                          623.65 |
| 12        | Kerala         | Pamba                                               |                            18.45 |                            7.78 |
| 13        | Sikkim         | Rani Chu                                            |                           181.09 |                          129.42 |
| 14        | Nagaland       | Diphu and Dhansiri                                  |                            82.8  |                           19.5  |
| Total     | Total          |                                                     |                          4579.56 |                         2236.98 |

## Annexure - II

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of  Unstarred Q.No. †6293 to be answered in Lok Sabha on 05.04.2018 regarding  ' Development of Yamuna River '.

## Details of ongoing Projects for development of Yamuna River

- Japan International Cooperation Agency ( JICA) assisted YAP Phase -III: Project includes rehabilitation and up -gradation of existing Sewage Treatment Plants [950 Million Litr Per  Day  (MLD)]  and  trunk  sewers  (43  kms)  in  Delhi.  Delhi  Jal  Board  (DJB)  is implementing agency. The duration of YAP -III project is 7 years.
- Maily  Se  Nirmal  Yamuna  Revitalization  Plan  2017,  Phase -I:  Under  this  phase  14 decentralised STPs are to be constructed in command area of Najafgarh drain (Dhan Keshopur)  in  Delhi.  Out  of  these  14  STPs,  NMCG  has  approved  07  no s.  of  prioritized STPs at an estimated cost of Rs.344.81 crore. In addition, a STP of 318 MLD at Coro Pillar  is  ongoing  and  a  STP  of  68.1  MLD  at  Delhi  Gate  drain  has  already commissioned. Further, works related to rehabilitation of sewer lines, laying of sewer lines in unauthorized colonies, peripheral sewer rehabilitation project (3 no.), recons rising main and renovation of 182 MLD STP at Rithala and interceptor sewage pro (package 1 - 4) are being undertaken in this phase.
- Maily Se Nirmal Yamuna Revitalization Plan 2017, Phase -II: Under this phase other than Najafgarh Drain which is already being taken up in Phase -I, tapping of 6 drains (out of 17 drains  11  already  tapped)  viz.  Shahdara  outfall  drain,  QudsiaBagh  +  Mori  Gate n, Barapula  drain,  Maharani  Bagh  drain,  Kalakaji  drain  and  Tehkhand  Nala  is  be undertaken with total cost of Rs. 1062 crore.

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