Lok Sabha Question No. 1108 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-08
Subject: Arsenic-free Wells in UP
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: AJAY (TENI) MISRA, BHARAT SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1108 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2018

## Arsenic-free Wells in UP

## †1108.    Shri Ajay MisraTeni: Shri Bharat Singh :

Will the Minister of DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION be pleased to state :

(a)  the  number  of  arsenic-affected  areas  identified  by  the  Government,  State/  districtwise;

(b) whether the Government is considering/will consider to dig out arsenic free wells in Uttar Pradesh; and

(c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION (SHRI S.S. AHLUWALIA)

(a) : State-wise and district-wise number of arsenic affected habitations in the country as reported by the states into the Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) of the Ministry as on 05 th  February, 2018 is at Annexure.

(b) & (c) :Rural drinking water supply is a state subject.  For improving the coverage of safe drinking water to rural population, this Ministry supplements the efforts of the states by providing them with technical and financial assistance through the centrally sponsored National  Rural  Drinking  Water  Programme  (NRDWP).  It  is  the  State  Government  who plan,  design,  approve,  execute  and  operate  &  maintain  the  schemes  for  providing  safe drinking water to rural population. The funds provided to the States under NRDWP can be utilized  for  coverage  and  tackling  water  quality  problems  with  priority  to  arsenic  and fluoride affected habitations.

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## Annexure referred in the reply to LokSabhaUnstarred Question No. 1108 due for reply on 08.02.2018

State-wise and district-wise number of arsenic affected habitations in the country as reported by the states into the Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) of the Ministry as on 05 th  February, 2018

| S. No.   | Name of the State   | Name of the district   | No of arsenic affected habitations   |
|----------|---------------------|------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| 1        | ASSAM               | Baksha                 | 1,460                                |
| 2        | ASSAM               | Barpeta                | 527                                  |
| 3        | ASSAM               | Bongaigaon             | 7                                    |
| 4        | ASSAM               | Cachar                 | 5                                    |
| 5        | ASSAM               | Darrang                | 221                                  |
| 6        | ASSAM               | Dhemaji                | 73                                   |
| 7        | ASSAM               | Dhubri                 | 260                                  |
| 8        | ASSAM               | Goalpara               | 4                                    |
| 9        | ASSAM               | Golaghat               | 120                                  |
| 10       | ASSAM               | Jorhat                 | 816                                  |
| 11       | ASSAM               | Kokrajhar              | 7                                    |
| 12       | ASSAM               | Lakhimpur              | 1                                    |
| 13       | ASSAM               | Morigaon               | 2                                    |
| 14       | ASSAM               | Nagaon                 | 1                                    |
| 15       | ASSAM               | Nalbari                | 998                                  |
| 16       | ASSAM               | SIVASAGAR              | 8                                    |
| 17       | ASSAM               | Sonitpur               | 8                                    |
| Total    | Total               | Total                  | 4,518                                |
| 18       | BIHAR               | BEGUSARAI              | 215                                  |
| 19       | BIHAR               | BHAGALPUR              | 120                                  |
| 20       | BIHAR               | BHOJPUR                | 8                                    |
| 21       | BIHAR               | BUXAR                  | 35                                   |
| 22       | BIHAR               | DARBHANGA              | 13                                   |
| 23       | BIHAR               | KATIHAR                | 1                                    |
| 24       | BIHAR               | KHAGARIA               | 41                                   |
| 25       | BIHAR               | LAKHISARAI             | 51                                   |
| 26       | BIHAR               | MUNGER                 | 149                                  |
| 27       | BIHAR               | NAWADA                 | 1                                    |
| 28       | BIHAR               | PATNA                  | 3                                    |
| 29       | BIHAR               | SAMASTIPUR             | 41                                   |
| 30       | BIHAR               | VAISHALI               | 193                                  |
|          |                     | Total                  | 871                                  |
| 31       | CHHATTISGARH        | GARIYABAND             | 3                                    |
| 32       | CHHATTISGARH        | RAJNANDAGON            | 16                                   |

| Total   | Total                                                           |   19 |
|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|------|
| 33      | DUMKA GIRIDIH GODDA                                             |    1 |
| 34      | DUMKA GIRIDIH GODDA                                             |    8 |
| 35      | DUMKA GIRIDIH GODDA                                             |   15 |
| 36      | DUMKA GIRIDIH GODDA                                             |    1 |
| 37      | DUMKA GIRIDIH GODDA                                             |    1 |
| 38      | DUMKA GIRIDIH GODDA                                             |    2 |
| 39      | DUMKA GIRIDIH GODDA                                             |    1 |
| 40      | DUMKA GIRIDIH GODDA                                             |   73 |
| Total   | Total                                                           |  102 |
| 41      | MYSORE RAICHUR                                                  |    2 |
| 42      | MYSORE RAICHUR                                                  |    2 |
| Total   | Total                                                           |    4 |
| 43      | AMRITSAR                                                        |  267 |
| 44      | AMRITSAR                                                        |    1 |
| 45      | AMRITSAR                                                        |    1 |
| 46      | AMRITSAR                                                        |    3 |
| 47      | AMRITSAR                                                        |   23 |
| 48      | AMRITSAR                                                        |  142 |
| 49      | AMRITSAR                                                        |   14 |
| 50      | AMRITSAR                                                        |    5 |
| 51      | AMRITSAR                                                        |   13 |
| 52      | AMRITSAR                                                        |    3 |
| 53      | AMRITSAR                                                        |    1 |
| 54      | AMRITSAR                                                        |    1 |
| 55      | AMRITSAR                                                        |   26 |
| 56      | AMRITSAR                                                        |   67 |
| 57      | AMRITSAR                                                        |    3 |
| 58      | AMRITSAR                                                        |    2 |
| 59      | AMRITSAR                                                        |  138 |
| Total   | Total                                                           |  710 |
| 60      | AZAMGARH BAHRAICH BALLIA BALRAMPUR BASTI DEORIA GORAKHPUR KHERI |   10 |
| 61      | AZAMGARH BAHRAICH BALLIA BALRAMPUR BASTI DEORIA GORAKHPUR KHERI |    2 |
| 62      | AZAMGARH BAHRAICH BALLIA BALRAMPUR BASTI DEORIA GORAKHPUR KHERI |  538 |
| 63      | AZAMGARH BAHRAICH BALLIA BALRAMPUR BASTI DEORIA GORAKHPUR KHERI |  107 |
| 64      | AZAMGARH BAHRAICH BALLIA BALRAMPUR BASTI DEORIA GORAKHPUR KHERI |    1 |
| 65      | AZAMGARH BAHRAICH BALLIA BALRAMPUR BASTI DEORIA GORAKHPUR KHERI |    7 |
| 66      | AZAMGARH BAHRAICH BALLIA BALRAMPUR BASTI DEORIA GORAKHPUR KHERI |    8 |
| 67      | AZAMGARH BAHRAICH BALLIA BALRAMPUR BASTI DEORIA GORAKHPUR KHERI |    8 |
| 68      | AZAMGARH BAHRAICH BALLIA BALRAMPUR BASTI DEORIA GORAKHPUR KHERI |   23 |
| 69      | AZAMGARH BAHRAICH BALLIA BALRAMPUR BASTI DEORIA GORAKHPUR KHERI |   19 |
| 70      | AZAMGARH BAHRAICH BALLIA BALRAMPUR BASTI DEORIA GORAKHPUR KHERI |    1 |
| 71      | AZAMGARH BAHRAICH BALLIA BALRAMPUR BASTI DEORIA GORAKHPUR KHERI |    3 |

| 72          | MAU                | 8      |
|-------------|--------------------|--------|
| 73          | SAMBHAL            | 1      |
| 74          | SANT KABEER NAGAR  | 6      |
| 75          | SIDDHARTH NAGAR    | 5      |
| 76          | SONBHADRA          | 1      |
| Total       | Total              | 748    |
| 77          | BARDHAMAN          | 164    |
| 78          | HOOGHLY            | 1,307  |
| 79          | HOWRAH             | 70     |
| 80          | MALDAH             | 1,286  |
| 81          | MURSHIDABAD        | 1,371  |
| 82          | NADIA              | 1,927  |
| 83          | NORTH24 PARAGANAS  | 4,170  |
| 84          | SOUTH 24 PARAGANAS | 511    |
| 85          | UTTAR DINAJPUR     | 7      |
| Total       | Total              | 10,813 |
| Grand Total | Grand Total        | 17,785 |