Lok Sabha Question No. 1725 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-28
Subject: Restoration of River Systems
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: KRISHNAN NARAYANASAMY RAMACHANDRAN

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

LOK SABHA

UN STARRED QUESTION NO.

1725

ANSWERED ON 28 .12.2017

## RESTORATION OF RIVER SYSTEMS

## 1725. SHRI K.N. RAMACHANDRAN

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

(a) whether the Union Government has received any proposals/projects from the State Gove of  Tamil  Nadu  for  restoration  of  the  river  systems  and  wate r  bodies  in  and  around  Chennai, Kanchipuram and Tiruvallur Districts;

(b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  the  list  of  projects  approved/proposed  to  be  appr amount earmarked for the same;

(c) whether the Union Government has any plans to introd uce s ate - of - art technology in carrying out river cleaning and de - silting process with PPP mode; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and the list of the projects approved and implemented du the last three years, State - wise?

## ANSWER

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

## ( SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHW AL )

(a)  to  (b)  Works  related  to  water  resources  development  & management  are  planned,  funded, executed  and  maintained  by  the  State  Governments  themselves  as  per  their  own  resource priorities.    In  order  to  supplement  the  efforts  of  the  State  Governments,  Government provides  technical  and  financial  assis tance  to  State  Governments  to  encourage  sustainable development  and  efficient  management  of  water  resources  through  various  schemes programmes such as scheme for Repair, Renovation and Restoration (RRR) of water bodies et

The proposal for RRR of wat er bodies benefitting districts of Chennai, Kanchipuram a Tiruvallur  have  not  been  received  during  2017 -18.  However,  105  water  bodies  of  Tamil  Nadu benefitting other districts with estimated cost of Rs.54.6837 crore have been included programme and a central assistance of Rs. 9.2235 crore has been provided as per proposals receive from the state government.

The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change is supplementing the effo StateGovernments in abatementof pollution of identified polluted stretches of rivers under

Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National River Conservation Plan (NRCP) on cost sharing between the Central and State Governments.

Under  NRCP,  works  for  abatement  of  pollution  of  6  rivers  in  Tamil  Nadu  have  b sanctioned  at  a  total  cost  of  Rs.905.78  crore,  including  projects  for  abatement  of  p Cooum and Adyar rivers in Chennai amounting to Rs.404.26 crore. Against this, Central Share of Rs.623.65  crore  has  been  released  to  Government  of  Tamil  Nadu  for  the  sanctioned  w including for Chennai.

(c)  to  (d)  Under  Namami  Gange  Programme,  Hybrid  Annuity  based  Public  Private  Partners (PPP) mode of development has been ad opted for the development of Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs). Under this model, the concessionaire/selected bidder is encouraged to bring in s technology for the treatment of waste water. First set of two Hybrid Annuity Mode (HAM) p -50 Million Litre per Day (MLD) Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) at Varanasi and 82 MLD STP Haridwar have already been awarded.

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