Lok Sabha Question No. 2255 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-08
Subject: Ammonia in Drinking Water
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2255 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.03.2018

## Ammonia in Drinking Water

## †2255. SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH:

Will  the  Minister  of  DRINKING WATER  AND  SANITATION be pleased to  state (a) the details of the ongoing/pending projects being implemented by the Government to ensure the supply of potable water in the country including Bihar, State/UT-wise;

(b) the details of the funds allocated and spent by the Government for the purpose during each of the last three years and the current year, State-wise;

(c) whether people of Delhi are facing the problem of potable water for the last one and a half months due to rise in ammonia level in Yamuna water; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION (SHRI S.S.AHLUWALIA)

- (a) Rural drinking water supply is a state subject. However to assist the efforts of States / UTs  in  this  regard,  this  Ministry  provides  technical  and  financial  assistance  to  them through Centrally Sponsored  Scheme,  National  Rural  Drinking  Water  Programme (NRDWP). States are empowered to plan, design, implement and execute projects under NRDWP  which are approved by State Level Scheme Sanctioning Committee (SLSSC).Moreover,  as  per  information  entered  by  states  on  Integrated  Management Information  System  (IMIS)  of  the  Ministry,  details  of  ongoing  projects  in  the  country including that of Bihar under NRDWP is at Annexure-I.

(b)  State-wise  details  of  fund  allocated,  released  by  this  Ministry  and  spent  by  state government under NRDWP during the last three years and the current year is at AnnexureII.

(c) to (d) Yes madam. As per information received from Delhi Jal Board, ammonia level in  Yamuna water has increased in the range of 1.5 to 2.6 parts per  million (ppm) from 30.12.2017 which is beyond the treatable limits of the water treatment plants situated at Wazirabad and Chandrawal in the state.

| Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No- 2255 due for reply on 08.03.2018   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No- 2255 due for reply on 08.03.2018   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No- 2255 due for reply on 08.03.2018   |
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| S.No.                                                                                                      | State                                                                                                      | Nos. of ongoing schemes                                                                                    |
| 1                                                                                                          | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                             | 161                                                                                                        |
| 2                                                                                                          | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                          | 482                                                                                                        |
| 3                                                                                                          | Assam                                                                                                      | 8957                                                                                                       |
| 4                                                                                                          | Bihar                                                                                                      | 1366                                                                                                       |
| 5                                                                                                          | Chhattisgarh                                                                                               | 5172                                                                                                       |
| 6                                                                                                          | Goa                                                                                                        | 2                                                                                                          |
| 7                                                                                                          | Gujarat                                                                                                    | 902                                                                                                        |
| 8                                                                                                          | Haryana                                                                                                    | 820                                                                                                        |
| 9                                                                                                          | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                           | 619                                                                                                        |
| 10                                                                                                         | Jammu &Kashmir                                                                                             | 2430                                                                                                       |
| 11                                                                                                         | Jharkhand                                                                                                  | 3469                                                                                                       |
| 12                                                                                                         | Karnataka                                                                                                  | 21597                                                                                                      |
| 13                                                                                                         | Kerala                                                                                                     | 329                                                                                                        |
| 14                                                                                                         | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                             | 4491                                                                                                       |
| 15                                                                                                         | Maharashtra                                                                                                | 9254                                                                                                       |
| 16                                                                                                         | Manipur                                                                                                    | 482                                                                                                        |
| 17                                                                                                         | Meghalaya                                                                                                  | 2087                                                                                                       |
| 18                                                                                                         | Mizoram                                                                                                    | 26                                                                                                         |
| 19                                                                                                         | Nagaland                                                                                                   | 88                                                                                                         |
| 20                                                                                                         | Odisha                                                                                                     | 7866                                                                                                       |
| 21                                                                                                         | Punjab                                                                                                     | 346                                                                                                        |
| 22                                                                                                         | Rajasthan                                                                                                  | 2254                                                                                                       |
| 23                                                                                                         | Sikkim                                                                                                     | 200                                                                                                        |
| 24                                                                                                         | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                 | 24                                                                                                         |
| 25                                                                                                         | Telangana                                                                                                  | 294                                                                                                        |
| 26                                                                                                         | Tripura                                                                                                    | 847                                                                                                        |
| 27                                                                                                         | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                              | 5765                                                                                                       |
| 28                                                                                                         | Uttarakhand                                                                                                | 634                                                                                                        |
| 29                                                                                                         | West Bengal                                                                                                | 1495                                                                                                       |
| Total                                                                                                      |                                                                                                            | 82459                                                                                                      |

(source: format C-39)

|       |                     |               |         |              |            |         |        |            |         |             |              |         | Annexure - II   |
|-------|---------------------|---------------|---------|--------------|------------|---------|--------|------------|---------|-------------|--------------|---------|-----------------|
|       |                     |               |         |              |            |         |        | 2015-16    | 2015-16 | 2015-16     |              |         |                 |
| S.No. | State               | Allocation    | Release | Exp.         | Allocation | Release | Exp.   | Allocation | Release | Expenditure | Allocation * | Release | Expenditure     |
| 1     | Andaman And Nicobar | 0.86          | 0.81    | 0.43         | 0.38       | 0.16    | 0      | 0.44       | 0.22    | 0           | 0.3          | 0       | 0               |
| 2     | Andhra Pradesh      | 372.43        | 377.78  | 427.08       | 156.69     | 170.05  | 190.6  | 183.01     | 204     | 157.38      | 165.68       | 217.66  | 167.69          |
| 3     | Arunachal Pradesh   | 87.21         | 109.83  | 119.5        | 58.08      | 65.4    | 66.23  | 97.39      | 110.84  | 113.71      | 88.78        | 84.69   | 30.03           |
| 4     | Assam               | 501.1         | 585.32  | 586.88       | 268.26     | 284.11  | 216.2  | 353.23     | 348.06  | 206.61      | 400.02       | 334.27  | 205.62          |
| 5     | Bihar               | 441.07        | 399.11  | 381.9        | 229.6      | 202.73  | 295.38 | 336.89     | 373.81  | 473.29      | 430.32       | 300.03  | 149.52          |
| 6     | Chattisgarh         | 159.08        | 150.74  | 173.08       | 63.69      | 60.83   | 64.64  | 87.86      | 84.28   | 65.66       | 72.74        | 49.84   | 38.93           |
| 7     | Goa                 | 4.61          | 0       | 0            | 2.08       | 1.66    | 0      | 2.38       | 1.19    | 3.35        | 1.67         | 0       | 0               |
| 8     | Gujarat             | 509.48        | 405.58  | 491.44       | 240.13     | 238.91  | 274.78 | 279.07     | 278.5   | 265.16      | 225.51       | 290.86  | 191.19          |
| 9     | Haryana             | 218.09        | 277.98  | 228.82       | 97.65      | 122.65  | 150.74 | 113.67     | 111.53  | 116.42      | 104.48       | 88.82   | 52.53           |
| 10    | Himachal Pradesh    | 131.84        | 120.89  | 120.18       | 65.2       | 64.38   | 69.88  | 88.06      | 83.31   | 66.04       | 76.74        | 76.74   | 58.69           |
| 11    | Jammu And Kashmir   | 461.33        | 474.41  | 458.03       | 199.4      | 192.12  | 222.16 | 227.5      | 225.14  | 219.94      | 241.98       | 240.23  | 132.18          |
| 12    | Jharkhand           | 169.86        | 175.18  | 206.88       | 126.85     | 132.09  | 133.7  | 134.76     | 131.74  | 157.89      | 149.72       | 123.43  | 122.01          |
| 13    | Karnataka           | 623.2         | 563.91  | 622.37       | 307.62     | 278.08  | 366.68 | 356.12     | 343.72  | 341.33      | 279.69       | 365.81  | 268.34          |
| 14    | Kerala              | 115.59        | 124.1   | 131.86       | 52.78      | 48.05   | 64.45  | 78.98      | 75.22   | 74.21       | 70           | 95.16   | 46.97           |
| 15    | Madhya Pradesh      | 397.18        | 440.18  | 399.94       | 181.76     | 193.73  | 381.15 | 241.17     | 232.26  | 212.48      | 201.68       | 135.51  | 95.72           |
| 16    | Maharashtra         | 780.06        | 748.23  | 901.96       | 344.16     | 330.88  | 584    | 406.83     | 404.45  | 412.32      | 397.47       | 161.08  | 153.11          |
| 17    | Manipur             | 90.35         | 88.54   | 92.25        | 28.98      | 27.92   | 43.44  | 36.08      | 40.61   | 18.87       | 37.24        | 37.24   | 45.68           |
| 18    | Meghalaya           | 59.61         | 69.5    | 81.02        | 30.52      | 31.24   | 30.92  | 34.55      | 40.42   | 49.29       | 48.15        | 48.15   | 19.43           |
| 19    | Mizoram             | 42.43         | 34.5    | 39.81        | 17.71      | 17.32   | 23.16  | 21.33      | 24.49   | 24.82       | 25.92        | 46.1    | 11.05           |
| 20    | Nagaland            | 108.19        | 101.44  | 86.45        | 39.27      | 38.53   | 61.9   | 33         | 36.84   | 40.2        | 27.1         | 12.81   | 13.7            |
| 21    | Odisha              | 205.69        | 230.67  | 272.83       | 96.9       | 103.19  | 165.25 | 136.2      | 134.96  | 100.59      | 120.17       | 83.59   | 59.22           |
| 22    | Puducherry          | 1.62          | 0       | 0            | 0.74       | 0       | 0      | 0.83       | 0.29    | 0           | 0.62         | 0       | 0               |
| 23    | Punjab              | 93.88         | 97.38   | 90.23        | 39.77      | 42.79   | 36.57  | 51.16      | 51.89   | 53.56       | 68.47        | 147.64  | 76.24           |
| 24    | Rajasthan           | 1194.46 30.38 | 1304.64 | 1386.8 32.03 | 547.17     | 526.75  | 480.21 | 1074.15    | 1072.92 | 681.21      | 558.08       | 714.24  | 517.44          |
| 25    | Sikkim              |               | 31.7    |              | 10.64      | 12.05   | 12.49  | 18.11      | 19.42   | 15.21       | 9.14         | 17.51   | 11.1            |
| 26    | Tamil Nadu          | 367.36        | 382.46  | 432.39       | 169.5      | 182.35  | 164.85 | 174.05     | 174.68  | 188.98      | 144.5        | 185.1   | 137.99          |
| 27    | Telangana           | 200.65        | 212.24  | 189.25       | 88.77      | 97.71   | 106.42 | 131.07     | 133.09  | 111.89      | 555.37       | 671.66  | 473.64          |
| 28    | Tripura             | 62.06         | 68.31   | 64.81        | 28.07      | 31.68   | 39.97  | 38.72      | 43.73   | 38.73       | 43.65        | 83.93   | 30.77           |
| 29    | Uttar Pradesh       | 1006.43       | 1073.22 | 1146.2       | 477.69     | 490.31  | 690.46 | 650.36     | 621.95  | 639.54      | 497.48       | 459.62  | 363.62          |
| 30    | Uttarakhand         | 135.01        | 111.48  | 138.05       | 63.57      | 60.06   | 99.79  | 89.17      | 88.19   | 99.95       | 82.93        | 110.28  | 112.35          |
| 31    | West Bengal         | 436.53        | 431.09  | 480.72       | 199.68     | 216.85  | 288.75 | 422.33     | 440.15  | 444.86      | 737.29       | 844.34  | 450.67          |
|       | Total               | 9007.64       | 9191.22 | 9783.16      | 4233.31    | 4264.58 | 5324.8 | 5898.47    | 5931.9  | 5393.49     | 5862.89      | 6026.34 | 4035.43         |