Lok Sabha Question No. 3072 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-03
Subject: NGT Observations over Ganga River Cleaning
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: KIRTI (JHA) AZAD

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

## LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO. 3072

## † ANSWERED ON 03 .0 8.201 7

## NGT OBSERVATIONS OVE R GANGA RIVER CLEANI NG

## †3072. SHRI KIRTI AZAD

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

(a)  whether  the  National  Green  Tribunal  (NGT)  has  made  certain  observations  on  effic Government efforts in cleaning of Ganga river and stated that t ill now not even a single drop of Ganga river has been cleaned and the money is being wasted in the process and if so, t thereof;

(b) the reaction of the Government thereto;

(c)  the  year - wise  quantum  of  amount  allocated  and  spent  for  Namami  Gan ge  Mission  since  its inception; and

(d) the effect of this mission on cleaning of Ganga river so far?

## ANSWER

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

## ( DR. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN )

(a) The NGT during the course of hearing in O.A. No. 200/2014 (M.C. Mehta Vs. Union of I & Ors.) have made certain adverse observations on efficacy of various schemes and progr undertaken for cleaning of river Ganga.

(b) The government has intensif ied its efforts for pollution abatement of river Ganga. Cleani river Ganga is being carried out through various activities including treatment of munici treatment of industrial effluent, river surface cleaning, rural sanitation, afforestati on & bio - diversity etc. The municipal sewage being generated in cities on banks of Ganga is being managed b of  Interception  &  Diversion  projects,  sewerage  network  and  Sewage  Treatment  Plant projects.  As  per  condition  assessment  and  feasibility study  carried  out  by  National  Mission  for Clean Ganga (NMCG), 3078 Million Litres Per Day (MLD) of sewage is generated by the tow situated on the main stem of river Ganga. As of today, sewage treatment capacity availab Mld. National Mission fo r Clean Ganga has already approved projects for creation of addit 1075 Mld and these projects are at various stages of implementation.

- (c) The  year - wise  quantum  of  amount  allocated  and  spent  for  Namami  Gange Mission  from Financial year 2014 - 15 to 2017 - 18 till 30 th June, 2017 is tabulated below:

## FY 2014- 15 to 2017 - 18 till 30.06.2017

## (Rs. in Crores)

| Financial Year   | Funds Allocated   | Actual Spent/ Expenditure   |
|------------------|-------------------|-----------------------------|
| 2014- 15         | 326.00            | 170.99                      |
| 2015- 16         | 1,632.00          | 602.60                      |
| 2016- 17         | 1,675.00          | 1,062.81                    |
| 2017- 18         |                   | 105.46                      |
| Total            | 3,633.00          | 1,941.86                    |

- (d) Considering  the  projects  completed  so  far,  a  total  of  1315  mld of  waste  water  treatment capacity has been created. On completion of ongoing projects, significant improvement quality will be achieved.

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