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Lok Sabha Question No. 5343 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-06
Subject: Subsidy for Renewable Energy Sources
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 5343

TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.04.2017

## SUBSIDY FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES

5343.   SHRI RAVINDRA KUMAR PANDEY:

Will the Minister of NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  subsidies  are  being  provided  to  the  States  including  Jharkhand  for  various renewable energy sources for rural electrification in the country; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof; State-wise?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR POWER, COAL, NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND MINES (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a): Central  Financial  Assistance  (CFA)  is  being  provided  for  rural    electrification  through renewable  energy  sources  under  Decentralized  Distributed  Generation  (DDG)  programme  of Deen  Dayal  Upadhyaya  Gram  Jyoti  Yojana  (DDUGJY),  being  implemented  by  Ministry  of Power.

(b): States-wise details of subsidies allocated, including Jharkhand, are furnished at Annexure.

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Annexure Referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 5343 to be answered on 06.04.2017

## State-wise details of subsidy allocated to States under DDG programme

| S.No.   | Name of the State   |   Subsidy allocated (Rs. in Crore) |
|---------|---------------------|------------------------------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh      |                              75.78 |
| 2       | Assam               |                             265.33 |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh   |                             144.14 |
| 4       | Chhattisgarh        |                             226.89 |
| 5       | Jharkhand           |                             176.56 |
| 6       | Karnataka           |                              25.21 |
| 7       | Kerala              |                               4.79 |
| 8       | Madhya Pradesh      |                              70.15 |
| 9       | Meghalaya           |                              40    |
| 10      | Odisha              |                              73.06 |
| 11      | Telangana           |                               8.33 |
| 12      | Uttar Pradesh       |                              34.96 |
| 13      | Uttarakhand         |                               2.97 |
| Total   | Total               |                            1148.16 |
Lok Sabha Question No. 5342 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-06
Subject: Targets Fixed for Coal Production
Ministry: COAL
Asked by: CHINTAMANI MALVIYA

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COAL LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 5342 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.04.2017

## Targets Fixed for Coal Production

## 5342.  PROF. CHINTAMANI MALVIYA:

Will the Minister of COAL be pleased to state:

- (a) whether any action plan has been prepared by the Coal India Limited (CIL) to achieve the targets fixed for coal production during the year 2017-18;
- (b) if so, the salient features thereof; and
- (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## Answer

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR COAL, POWER, NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND MINES

## (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

(a)to(c):    The  steps  to  achieve  target  for  2017-18  by  Coal  India  Limited  (CIL) inter-alia include:

-  All new mines are being planned with mechanisation and modernisation.
-  Increasing productivity both in underground & opencast mines.
-  Increasing production from existing mines by improving capacity utilisation through efficiency improvement and modernisation.
-  Action is also being taken to implement on-going projects in time bound manner to achieve targeted production as per schedule.
-  Efforts are being made by all the subsidiaries for obtaining EC/FC within the scheduled time frame so that projects are able to start production in time.
-  Serious  efforts  have  been  maintained  to  acquire  land  for  identified  & expansion projects.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5341 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-06
Subject: Shortage of ATCs
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: DUSHYANT CHAUTALA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 5341

(To be answered on the 6th April 2017)

## SHORTAGE OF ATCS

## 5341. SHRI DUSHYANT CHAUTALA

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

- (a)
- this if the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government in (c) SO, regard?

## ANSWER

Minister 0f State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

- (a): Authority of India {AAI) has recruited 200 Officers (ATCOs), Airports and 400 ATCOs in 2016 (of which 393 ATCOs in 2015 (0f which 179 joined) recruitment of have already joined) Further, AAT has initiated the process for 400 more ATCOs in 2017.
- (b): No; Madam.

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be to state: pleased

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5337 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-06
Subject: Zero Discharge of Pollutants into Ganga River
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: NAGARAJAN P.

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5337

ANSWERED ON 06.04.2017

## ZERO DISCHARGE OF POLLUTANTS INTO GANGA RIVER

## 5337.       SHRI P. NAGARAJAN

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government has achieved zero  discharge of pollutants in 17 out of the 27 distillery units around Ganga river under its ambitious Clean Ganga Mission and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  the  time  by  which  the  zero  discharge  of  pollutants  is  to  be  achieved  in  the  remaining distillery units; and
- (c) the budget allocated for this 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)  &  (b)    Central  Pollution  Control  Board  (CPCB)  has  inventoried  35  distilleries,  out  of which  5  are  closed  and  3  are  brewery/  bottling  unit.  Out  of  remaining  27  units,  17  have achieved Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD). Out of remaining 10 units, 1 unit has been closed by CPCB for failure in installation of Online Continuous Effluent Monitoring System (OCEMS) and 09 units, which are yet to achieve ZLD by installing Multiple-Effect Evaporator (MEE) have  been  issued  closure  direction  through  State  Pollution  Control  Boards  (SPCBs)  under section 18(1) (b) on 22.12.2016.
- (c)    No  budget  has  been  allocated  by  the  Government  for  achieving  ZLD  by  the  distillery units.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5334 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-06
Subject: Traffic Management in
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: MURALI MOHAN MAGANTI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5334

ANSWERED ON 06 TH  APRIL, 2017

## TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT IN ANDHRA PRADESH

5334. SHRI M. MURALI MOHAN:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is considering for sanction of Rs. 100 crore as requested by the Government  of  Andhra  Pradesh  for  the  purpose  of  setting  up  latest  technology  of  Traffic Management - Rotary Mode Separating System (RMSS) at Visakhapatnam; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS (SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

- (a) No, Madam.
- (b) Doesn't arise in view of point (a) above.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5333 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-06
Subject: Export of Indian Textile Products
Ministry: TEXTILES
Asked by: ANUPAM HAZRA

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.5333 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.04.2017

## EXPORT OF INDIAN TEXTILE PRODUCTS

## 5333. DR. ANUPAM HAZRA:

Will the Minister of TEXTILES वस्त्र मंरी be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  formulated  any  policy/strategy  for  export  of Indian textile product during June 2014 to December 2016 to combat odds in  International  competitive  markets  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  with reference to future initiatives for the same; and
- (b) the total value of export of Indian textile products in rupees during 2016-17 along with names of top three importing countries of Indian textile products during the said financial year?

## उत्तर ANSWER वस्त्र मंरी ( श्री अज ) MINISTER OF STATE FOR TEXTILES (SHRI AJAY TAMTA)

(a): Yes Madam.   In order to give boost to the textile industry, Government has introduced  special  packages  for  apparel  and  made-ups  sector  in  June,  2016  and December, 2016 respectively  which  include  schemes  like  Amended  Technology Upgradation Fund Scheme (ATUFS), Pradhan Mantri Paridhan Rojgar Protsahan Yojna  (PMPRPY),  Scheme  of  Rebate  of  State  Levies  (RoSL)  on  export  of garments  etc.  Besides,  with  a  view  to modernize  textile  industry,  increase production  and  global  competitiveness  schemes  such  as  Schemes  for  Technical textiles, Scheme for Integrated Textile Parks (SITP), Integrated Skill Development Scheme etc. are also being run by the Government.

Apart from  the steps  taken  by  the  Government  mentioned  above,  the Government has taken following initiatives to augment the textile exports:-

- (i) MEIS Scheme under new Foreign Trade Policy 2015-20.
- (ii) Restoring Interest rate subvention for pre and post shipment credit for the textile sector,
- (iii) Expanding the scope of Merchandise Export from India Scheme (MEIS) since 29.10.2015 to 110 new tariff lines and increase rates or country coverage or both for 2228 existing tariff lines.
- (iv) Increased Duty Drawback rates for some textile articles.
- (v) Market Access Initiative (MAI) Scheme.
- (vi) Market Development Assistance (MDA) Scheme.
- (vii) Duty Free import of trimmings, embellishments and other specified  item  under  Export  Performance  Certificate  Entitlement Scheme.

(b): As  per  DGCIS,  the  total  value  of  exports  of  Indian  textile  and  apparel products during the period April to December, 2016-17 was INR 174417 Crores. The top three importers of Indian textiles and apparel exports are United States of America, United Arab Emirates and United Kingdom.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5332 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-06
Subject: Conference on Civil Aviation
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: R. PARTHIPAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 5332

(To be answered on the 6th April 2017)

## CONFERENCE ON CIVIL AVIATION

## 5332. SHRI R PARTHIPAN

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a): whether the Government has organized an international exhibition and conference on civil aviation recently;
- (c): Whether external delegates have participated in the conference;
- (b): if so, the details therecf;
- (d): if so the details thereof; and
- (e): whether   leading   aircraft manufacturers, helicopter manufacturers and engine manufacturers also participated in the conference and if sO, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry 0f CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

(a) to (e): Yes Madam: To promote the Indian Aviation Industry, Ministry of Civil Aviation organized 'India Aviation 2016, an international exhibition and conference at Begumpet Airport; Hyderabad, Telangana from 16 -20 March; 2016. The theme of event was 'India's Civil Aviation Sector: Potential as Global Manufacturing & MRO Hub' Delegation from 24 countries had representation in the event: About 17 leading aircraftlengine manufacturers participated in the event:
Lok Sabha Question No. 5330 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-06
Subject: Growth of Air Cargo
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: GEETHA KOTHAPALLI

5330.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO; 8 5330 (To be answered on the 6 April 2017)

## GROWTH OF AIR CARGO

SHRIMATI KOTHAPALLI GEETHA

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- passenger traffic, but not much progress in
- Rs.3500 crore from the aviation sector crore and the States Rs.3000 crore to details thereof; and due to the steady rise in passenger traffic, if s0, the
- (C) the steps taken by the Government for the growth of air in cargo the country?

ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

- (both domestic and international) at aii Indian total passenger traffic witnessed the growth rate of 18.9%. Total air Airports 2016-17 (Apr 16-Feb 17) (Apr'16-Feb 17) witnessed the cargo at all Indian Airports 2016-17 growth rate of 9.3%. during during

@Ministry %f Civil Aviation (MoCA) hgs the Dwell-Time airports in the recent past to identify the reasons fr study conducted at six major corrective action(s) required  The free higher dwell time in Indian Airports and 48 hours Wef. Ist April, 2017. period for air cargo has been reduced from 72 hours to got

- (ii) The concept of 24x7customs clearance of airports. Import/Export Cargo has been initiated at 13
- manner which inter-alia ensures On-line clearance from We.f: 1.4.2016 in phased (iv) For handling Internationai Cargo\_
- Terminals storage space, cargo handling managed by AAI are well equipped with sufficient facilities equipment; cold rooms for perishable cargo and other basic Cargo

handling (v) All the International Air Airports

(vi)The Common User Domestic Terminal (CUDCT) maximum utilization of facilities concept has been introduced for Cargo

- (vii) AAI has prepared a road map to create cargo infrastructure Airports initially provide impetus to economie and facilities at 24 AAI ensure harmonious growth of all ggrowth and development on pan-India basis to regions in India.
Lok Sabha Question No. 5329 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-06
Subject: Poor Condition of NH 121
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: RAMESH POKHRIYAL NISHANK, BHARAT SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5329 ANSWERED ON 6 TH  APRIL, 2017

## POOR CONDITION OF NH 121

5329. DR. RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK': SHRI BHARAT SINGH:

Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

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be pleased to state :

- (a) whether the conditions of road from Moradabad to Kashipur on National Highway (NH)-121 is very bad;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether actual fuel crisis has emerged and frequent accidents occur due to bad road conditions; and
- (d) if so, the steps taken by the Government for early repair of NH-121/ stretch from Moradabad to Kashipur?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

(SHRI PON. RADHAKRISHNAN)

- (a)  to  (d).  Presently  Moradabad to Kashipur road is not a part of National Highways Network and this does not fall on NH-121. Since, this Ministry is primarily responsible for development and maintenance of National Highways Network in India, hence the development and maintenance of the said road does not come under the purview of this Ministry.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5326 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-06
Subject: Air India Aircraft Incident
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: G. HARI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 8 5326

(To be answered on the 6th Aprii 2017)

## AIR INDIA AIRCRAFT INCIDENT

5326. SHRI G. HARI

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

- (b) if so, the details thereof;

be pleased to state:-

- Seriohether an Air India aircraft flying from Kolkata to Delhi witnessed a 787 Dreamliner; cockpit of the Boeing
- (chiwhether initial report on it was that the Cabin Air detichs Pumps air inside the aircrait of the cockpit Compressor (CAC) details thereof; may have failed, if S0, the
- (e) if s0, the details thereof and the taken by Air India in this regard? steps
- (d) whether Air India in recent witnessed its Dreamliners; and a number of CAC failures in days

## ANSWER

Minister of State in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Jayant Sinha)

8 B787flight crew observed fumes/smoke and carried out Cockpit; The list. Subsequently, the smoke at Delhi: made priority landing got

kectification action one %f the left\_hand outlet check valve cracked and valve stopper missing: The same was subsequent operation of both packs was found was replaced and released to service with concurrence of satisfactory. Aircraft was During

while cabin and cockpit and the aircraft was diverted reported in to Kolkata fumes

To avoid re-occurrence Of such incident, software modifications has introduced hardware and are through service bulletin to address this issue  The same complied by AI Boeing being
Lok Sabha Question No. 5324 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-06
Subject: Exploitation of Wind Energy
Ministry: NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY
Asked by: P. KUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF NEW AND RENEWABLE ENERGY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO. 5324

TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.04.2017

## EXPLOITATION OF WIND ENERGY

## 5324.   SHRI P. KUMAR:

Will the Minister of NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has identified the places having potential to  exploit  the  wind energy in the country; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR POWER, COAL, NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND MINES (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) (SHRI PIYUSH GOYAL)

- (a) & (b): National Institute of Wind Energy (NIWE) has assessed the wind power potential at  100  meter  above  ground  level  and  estimated  that  there  exist  over  302  GW  of  wind  power potential in the country. The State/UT-wise wind power potential is given below:

| S. No.   | State/UT          |   Potential (MW@100m) |
|----------|-------------------|-----------------------|
| 1        | Gujarat           |                 84431 |
| 2        | Karnataka         |                 55857 |
| 3        | Maharashtra       |                 45394 |
| 4        | Andhra Pradesh    |                 44229 |
| 5        | Tamil Nadu        |                 33800 |
| 6        | Rajasthan         |                 18770 |
| 7        | Madhya Pradesh    |                 10484 |
| 8        | Telangana         |                  4244 |
| 9        | Odisha            |                  3093 |
| 10       | Kerala            |                  1700 |
| 11       | Puducherry        |                   153 |
| 12       | Chhattisgarh      |                    77 |
| 13       | Andaman & Nicobar |                     8 |
| 14       | Lakshadweep       |                     8 |
| 15       | West Bengal       |                     2 |
| 16       | Goa               |                     1 |
|          | Total             |                302251 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 5323 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-06
Subject: Restoration of Water Bodies
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: S.P. MUDDAHANUMEGOWDA, B.V. NAYAK

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5323 ANSWERED ON 06.04.2017

## RESTORATION OF WATER BODIES

## 5323.   SHRI S.P. MUDDAHANUME GOWDA SHRI B.V. NAIK

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

(a)  whether  the  Government  has  prepared  any  plan  to  exploit  the  reservoirs  and  neglected water  bodies  situated  in  the  country  by  using  State-of-the-art  technologies  and  if  so,  the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government has made any survey to identify the reservoirs and water bodies which need restoration and protection by such technologies; and

(c) if so, the details thereof and the amount incurred under this plan so far along with steps taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

## (DR. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)

(a) to  (c)  Government of  India is implementing the Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project  (DRIP)  with  the  financial assistance  of  the  World  Bank  for  the  repair  and rehabilitation  of  about  225  dam  projects  across  the  seven  states  of  India,  namely  Kerala, Madhya  Pradesh,  Odisha,  Tamil  Nadu,  Karnataka,  Jharkhand  (DVC)  and  Uttrakhand (UJVNL).  The  Project  with  estimated  cost  of  Rs.  2100  crores  started  in  April  2012  and scheduled to be completed in June 2018. Till February, 2017 an expenditure of Rs. 632.66 crore has been incurred on these projects.

Further, Government  of India is also implementing the Scheme  for Repair, Renovation and Restoration (RRR) of water bodies with multiple objectives like Comprehensive improvement and restoration of water bodies thereby increasing tank storage capacity, Ground Water Recharge, Increased availability of drinking water, Improvement in agriculture/horticulture productivity etc.In XII Plan, 1354 water bodies costing Rs. 1025.87 crore  from  9  states  were  included  under  this  scheme  and  central  assistance  of  Rs.  264.67 crore has been released. Out of these 1354 water bodies, works in 464 water bodies have been reported to be completed.
Lok Sabha Question No. 5319 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-06
Subject: RTWQMS for Ganga River Cleaning
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: T.G. VENKATESH BABU

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5319

ANSWERED ON 06.04.2017

## RTWQMS FOR GANGA RIVER CLEANING

## 5319. SHRI VENKATESH BABU T.G.

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

(a)  whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal  to  install  Real  Time  Water  Quality  Monitoring Stations (RTWQMS) on Ganga river to monitor level of its pollution and if so, the details and the features thereof;

(b) whether it is proposed to install such stations on other major rivers of the country and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and

(c) the steps taken by the Government to check the ever increasing pollution in the said rivers?

## 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) & (b) Yes,  Madam.  The  Government  has  proposed  for  installation  of  113  Real  Time  Water Quality  Monitoring  Stations  (RTWQMS)  along  the  main  stem  of  river  Ganga  and  its  major tributaries  (Yamuna,  Ramganga,  Kali  River).  At  present,  36  such  RTWQMS  stations  has  been installed along the stretch of river Ganga in the first phase. In addition, a network of 8 RTWQMS constructed under Hydrology Project-II (HP-II) already exists.

(c)    Conservation  &  cleaning  of  river  Ganga  is  a  continuous  &  collective  effort  of  Central Government, State Governments, Local bodies and general public.

Under Namami Gange Programme a holistic approach has been adopted to clean the river Ganga.  The  various  types  of  pollution  abatement  schemes  taken  up  to  clean  Ganga  may  be categorized  into  core  and  non-core  schemes.  Core  schemes  include  Interception  and  Diversion (I&D)  of  sewage  discharging  into  the  Ganga  and  creating  treatment  infrastructure  to  treat  the intercepted  sewage  as  well  as  industrial  effluent.  Non-Core  schemes  include  providing  Low  Cost Sanitation (LCS)  at  community  and  individual  levels  at  identified  locations, installation of Crematoria (electric as well as wood based improved crematoria), River Front Development (RFD) including  bathing  ghats,  river  surface  cleaning,  afforestation,  protecting  biodiversity  and  creating public awareness and participation.

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