Lok Sabha Question No. 3595 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-08
Subject: Cleaning of Rivers
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: M. K. RAGHAVAN, KIRIT PREMJIBHAI SOLANKI

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3595

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.08.2017

## Cleaning of Rivers

3595. SHRI M.K. RAGHAVAN: DR. KIRIT P. SOLANKI:

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

- (a) whether  there  is  any  proposal  to  clean  rivers  across  the  country  including  in Kerala and restore them to its pristine glory, apart from river Ganga;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the rivers  covered  under  the  said programme, River/State-wise;
- (c) whether  there  is  any  proposal  to  restore  dying  40  km  long  Kallayi  river  of Kozhikode  including  building  of  protection  walls  and  desilting  and  if  so,  the  details thereof; and
- (d) the  details  of  funds  allocated/  sanctioned  and  utilized  so  far  for  cleaning  of rivers, State-wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND  CLIMATE  CHANGE  (DR.  HARSH VARDHAN)

- (a) to (d) 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),  which  has  covered  polluted  stretches  of  31  rivers (excluding Ganga & its tributaries) in 75 towns spread over 14 States, including Kerala at a sanctioned cost of Rs. 4517.82 crore.  So far, Central share of Rs. 2066.98 crore has been released to the State Governments for implementation of various pollution abatement schemes and sewage treatment capacity of 2455.43 mld (million litres per day) has been created under the NRCP.  The details of rivers covered, sanctioned cost, funds released & sewage treatment capacity created so far under NRCP, Statewise are at Annexure.   However, no proposal for pollution abatement of Kallayi  river in Kozhikode has so far been received from Government of Kerala under the NRCP.

State Governments, apart from their own  budgetary allocation, are also accessing  financial  assistance  for  creation  of  sewerage  infrastructure,  including sewage  treatment  plants  (STPs),  in  various  cities/towns  under  Atal  Mission  for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) & Smart Cities Mission programmes of Ministry of Urban Development.

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A nnexure

## Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3595 to be answered on Tuesday, the 8 th August, 2017 on 'Cleaning of Rivers'

State-wise details of rivers covered under National River Conservation Plan (excluding Ganga & its tributaries)

| S. No.   | State          | Rivers covered                                      |   Sanctioned Cost (Rs. in crore) |   Funds Released (Rs. in crore) |   STP Capacity created (in mld) |
|----------|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh | Godavari                                            |                            21.78 |                          259.8  |                           30    |
| 2        | Telangana      | Godavari & Musi                                     |                           345.72 |                          259.8  |                          621.46 |
| 3        | Jharkhand      | Subarnarekha                                        |                             3.14 |                            4.26 |                            0    |
| 4        | Gujarat        | Sabarmati & Mindola                                 |                           808.53 |                          271.26 |                          285    |
| 5        | Goa            | Mandovi                                             |                            14.09 |                            9.26 |                           12.5  |
| 6        | Karnataka      | Tunga, Bhadra, Tungabhadra, Cauvery & Pennar        |                            66.25 |                           47.83 |                           41.64 |
| 7        | Maharashtra    | Godavari, Tapi, Krishna, Panchganga & Mula Mutha.   |                          1182.86 |                          177.2  |                          260    |
| 8        | Madhya Pradesh | Wainganga, Narmada & Tapti.                         |                            20.16 |                           12.46 |                            7.95 |
| 9        | Odisha         | Brahmini & Mahanadi                                 |                            92.74 |                           61.41 |                           48    |
| 10       | Punjab         | Ghaggar, Beas & Satluj                              |                           774.43 |                          466.16 |                          648.2  |
| 11       | Tamil Nadu     | Adyar, Cooum, Vaigai, Vennar, Cauvery & Tamrabarani |                           905.78 |                          623.65 |                          477.66 |
| 12       | Kerala         | Pamba                                               |                            18.45 |                            7.78 |                            4.5  |
| 13       | Sikkim         | Rani Chu                                            |                           181.09 |                          111.41 |                           18.52 |
| 14       | Nagaland       | Diphu and Dhansiri                                  |                            82.8  |                           14.5  |                            0    |
| Total    |                |                                                     |                          4517.82 |                         2066.98 |                         2455.43 |