Lok Sabha Question No. 3598 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-16
Subject: Water Pollution in Rivers
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Dayakar Pasunoori

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3598

TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2018

## Water Pollution in Rivers

3598. SHRI PASUNOORI DAYAKAR:

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the activities proposed under National River Conservation Plan (NRCP) has not been fully implemented by the States to reduce water pollution in major rivers;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- c)      the  activities  taken  to  reduce  the  pollution  in  river  Godavari  and  Krishna  by  the riparian States including expenditure during the last three years?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

(a)  &  (b)  Pollution  abatement  of  rivers  is  a  continuous  and  ongoing  process.  It  is  the responsibility of the State Governments/ concerned local bodies to set up facilities for collection, transportation and treatment of sewage for abatement of pollution of rivers. This  Ministry  has  been  supplementing  the  efforts  of  the  State  Governments  in abatement  of  pollution  in  identified  stretches  of  various  rivers  under  National  River Conservation  Plan  (NRCP).  NRCP  (excluding  Ganga  and  its  tributaries  which  is handled by Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation from  01/08/2014  onwards)  has  covered  polluted  stretches  of  32  rivers  in  76  towns spread over 14 States at a sanctioned cost of Rs. 4579.56 crore. So far, Central share of Rs. 2236.98 crore has been released to the State Governments for implementation of various pollution abatement schemes and sewage treatment capacity of 2446.43 million litres  per  day  (mld)  has  been  created  under  the  NRCP  programme.  The  State-  wise details of rivers covered, sanctioned cost and treatment capacity created under NRCP is at Annexure.

(c) Works relating to interception & diversion of sewage, sewage treatment plants, low cost sanitation, river front development, crematoria, etc. have been implemented at Rajahmundry  town  in  Andhra  Pradesh  at  sanctioned  cost  of  Rs.  21.79  crore  and  at Nanded, Nashik and Trimbakeshwar in Maharashtra at a sanctioned cost of Rs. 87.12 crore for pollution abatement of river Godavari under NRCP. Sewage treatment capacity of  30  mld  in  Rajahmundry,  Andhra  Pradesh  and  127  mld  in  the  three  towns  of Maharashtra has been created under NRCP. Besides, works relating to interception & diversion  of  sewage  and  sewage  treatment  plants  at  a  sanctioned  cost  of  Rs.  28.74 crore  have  been  implemented  in  the  towns  of  Karad  and  Sangli  in  Maharashtra  for pollution abatement of river Krishna under NRCP, and sewage treatment capacity of 55 mld has been created in these two towns. During the last three years, no funds have been released to the Government of Andhra Pradesh and Maharashtra under NRCP for pollution abatement of rivers Godavari and Krishna.

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## Annexure

## Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3598 to be answered on 16 th March, 2018 on 'Water Pollution in Rivers'

## State-wise details of rivers covered under National River Conservation Plan

| S. No.   | State          | Rivers covered                                      |   Sanctioned Cost (Rs. in crore) | STP Capacity created (in mld.)   |
|----------|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh | Godavari                                            |                            21.79 | 30.00                            |
| 2        | Jharkhand      | Subarnarekha                                        |                             3.14 | -                                |
| 3        | Gujarat        | Sabarmati & Mindola                                 |                           808.53 | 285.00                           |
| 4        | Goa            | Mandovi, Sal                                        |                            75.84 | 12.50                            |
| 5        | Karnataka      | Tunga, Bhadra, Tungabhadra, Cauvery & Pennar        |                            66.25 | 41.64                            |
| 6        | Maharashtra    | Godavari, Tapi, Krishna, Panchganga & Mula Mutha.   |                          1182.86 | 260.00                           |
| 7        | Madhya Pradesh | Wainganga, Narmada & Tapti.                         |                            20.16 | 7.95                             |
| 8        | Odisha         | Brahmini, Mahanadi & coastal area (Puri town)       |                            92.74 | 48.00                            |
| 9        | Punjab         | Ghaggar, Beas & Satluj                              |                           774.43 | 659.20                           |
| 10       | Telangana      | Godavari & Musi                                     |                           345.7  | 621.46                           |
| 11       | Tamil Nadu     | Adyar, Cooum, Vaigai, Vennar, Cauvery & Tamrabarani |                           905.78 | 477.66                           |
| 12       | Kerala         | Pamba                                               |                            18.45 | 4.50                             |
| 13       | Sikkim         | Rani Chu                                            |                           181.09 | 18.52                            |
| 14       | Nagaland       | Diphu and Dhansiri                                  |                            82.8  | -                                |
| Total    |                |                                                     |                          4579.56 | 2446.43                          |