Lok Sabha Question No. 412 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-17
Subject: Projects under Namami Gange Mission
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: SAUGATA ROY, C. MAHENDRAN, (ADV.) JOICE GEORGE

412.

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  †412

ANSWERED ON 17.11.2016

## PROJECTS UNDER NAMAMI GANGE MISSION

PROF. SAUGATA ROY SHRI C. MAHENDRAN ADV. JOICE GEORGE

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

- (a)  the  present  status  of  various  projects  under  Namami  Gange  Mission  alongwith  the proposed tenure of the completion of the projects, State-wise;
- (b) the major works envisaged thereunder including financial cost involved therein;
- (c)  whether  any  State  Government  has  submitted  more  projects  in  this  regard,  if  so,  the details thereof and the action taken thereon;
- (d) the quantum of total expenditure incurred under the mission so far; and
- (e) whether the Government has any plan to extend/implement such projects in other parts of the country too and if so, the details thereof?

## 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) The various types of pollution abatement schemes taken up to clean Ganga are categorized into 'entry level activities'; 'medium term activities'; and 'long term activities'.

There are 273 projects under Namami Gange Programme and are under different stages of implementation.  All the projects are planned for completion by 2020.  The  status of the projects as on 30 th September 2016 is given under Annexure-1.

- (c)  No Madam
- (d) The expenditure incurred during 2014-15 and 2016-17 (upto 10.11.2016) is Rs.3,585.90 crores.
- (e)  Pollution  abatement  schemes  for  rivers  other  than  Ganga  Basin  is  handled  by  the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change through its National River Conservation Directorate (NRCD) Programmes.

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## ANNEXURE-1

Annexure referred in reply to part (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Question No.412 answered on 17.11.2016

|   S. N O. | Type of Activity                | Total No. of projects    | State          |   No. of project | Nature of the Project   | Appro ved Projec t cost (cr)   | Project status   | Tentativ e year of Complet ion   |
|-----------|---------------------------------|--------------------------|----------------|------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------|----------------------------------|
|         1 | Entry Level Projects            | 112 ghats 37 crematoria  | Uttarakhand    |               29 | Ghats                   | 150.5                          | Approv ed        | 2017-18                          |
|         1 | Entry Level Projects            | 112 ghats 37 crematoria  | Uttarakhand    |               23 | Crematoria              | 150.5                          | Approv ed        | 2017-18                          |
|         1 | Entry Level Projects            | 112 ghats 37 crematoria  | Uttar Pradesh  |               47 | Ghats                   | 397.76                         | Approv ed        | 2017-18                          |
|         1 | Entry Level Projects            | 112 ghats 37 crematoria  | Uttar Pradesh  |               38 | Crematoria              | 397.76                         | Approv ed        | 2017-18                          |
|         1 | Entry Level Projects            | 112 ghats 37 crematoria  | Bihar          |               19 | Ghats                   | 101.22                         | Approv ed        | 2017-18                          |
|         1 | Entry Level Projects            | 112 ghats 37 crematoria  | Bihar          |                3 | Crematoria              | 101.22                         | Approv ed        | 2017-18                          |
|         1 | Entry Level Projects            | 112 ghats 37 crematoria  | Jharkhand      |                6 | Ghats                   | 28.49                          | Approv ed        | 2017-18                          |
|         1 | Entry Level Projects            | 112 ghats 37 crematoria  | Jharkhand      |                2 | Crematoria              | 28.49                          | Approv ed        | 2017-18                          |
|         1 | Entry Level Projects            | 112 ghats 37 crematoria  | West Bengal    |               11 | Ghats                   | 21                             | Approv ed        | 2016-17                          |
|         1 | Entry Level Projects            | 112 ghats 37 crematoria  | West Bengal    |                6 | Crematoria              | 21                             | Approv ed        | 2016-17                          |
|         1 | Entry Level Projects            | 10 trash skimmers        | Trash Skimmers |               10 | Trash Skimmers          | 46.93                          | Approv ed        | 2016-17                          |
|         2 | Creation /rehabiltation of STPs | 62 sewerage projects     | Uttarakhand    |               20 | sewerage projects       | 382.76                         | Approv ed        | 2017-18                          |
|         2 | Creation /rehabiltation of STPs | 62 sewerage projects     | Uttar Pradesh  |               14 | sewerage projects       | 2308.7 9                       | Approv ed        | 2017-18                          |
|         2 | Creation /rehabiltation of STPs | 62 sewerage projects     | Bihar          |               13 | sewerage projects       | 2155.6 2                       | Approv ed        | 2017-18                          |
|         2 | Creation /rehabiltation of STPs | 62 sewerage projects     | Jharkhand      |                1 | sewerage projects       | 146.59                         | Approv ed        | 2017-18                          |
|         2 | Creation /rehabiltation of STPs | 62 sewerage projects     | West Bengal    |                6 | sewerage projects       | 1352.5 1                       | Approv ed        | 2017-18                          |
|         2 | Creation /rehabiltation of STPs | 62 sewerage projects     | Haryana        |                2 | sewerage projects       | 217.87                         | Approv ed        | 2016-17                          |
|         2 | Creation /rehabiltation of STPs | 62 sewerage projects     | Delhi          |                6 | sewerage projects       | 1547.7                         | Approv ed        | 2018-19                          |
|         3 | Afforestation                   | 5 afforestation projects | Uttarakhand    |                1 | Afforestatio n          | 15.92                          | Approv ed        | 2016-17                          |
|         3 | Afforestation                   | 5 afforestation projects | Uttar Pradesh  |                1 | Afforestatio n          | 9.52                           | Approv ed        | 2016-17                          |
|         3 | Afforestation                   | 5 afforestation projects | Bihar          |                1 | Afforestatio n          | 6.03                           | Approv ed        | 2016-17                          |
|         3 | Afforestation                   | 5 afforestation projects | Jharkhand      |                1 | Afforestatio n          | 7.99                           | Approv ed        | 2016-17                          |
|         3 | Afforestation                   | 5 afforestation projects | West Bengal    |                1 | Afforestatio n          | 11.16                          | Approv ed        | 2016-17                          |

|   4 | Biodiversity Centres     | 6 Biodiversity centres   | Biodiversity Conservation and Ganga Rejuvenation, Part-1 under the NamamiGange Programme - (Wildlife Instutute of India)   |   3 | Biodiversity centres                                                                                                              |   7.69 | Approv ed   | 2018-19    |
|-----|--------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|-------------|------------|
|   4 | Biodiversity Centres     | 6 Biodiversity centres   | Biodiversity Conservation and Ganga Rejuvenation, Part-2 under the NamamiGange Programme - (Wildlife Instutute of India)   |   3 | Biodiversity centres                                                                                                              |  17.14 | Approv ed   | 2018-19    |
|   5 | Rural Sanitation         | 1 project                | Rural Sanitation initiatives for Ganga Rejuvenation in Jharkhand- UNDP                                                     |   1 | The major components of the projects are : A) Improved Sanitation B) Sanitation Linked Livelihood Activites C) Capacity           | 127    | Approv ed   | 2016- 2018 |
|   6 | Water Quality Monitoring | 1 project                | Water Quality Monitoring system for River Ganga (EAP - World Bank)                                                         |   1 | Real time water quality monitoring through 113 monitoring stations, Bio- monitoring, Community monitoring of Ganga water quality. |  94.45 | Approv ed   | 2018-19    |
|   7 | Industrial Pollution     | 1 project                | Pollution Inventorization, Assessment and Surveillance on Ganga river                                                      |   1 | Pollution Inventorizati on, Assessment and Surveillance                                                                           |  38.57 | Approv ed   | 2016-17    |

| 8   | Conservation of Dolphins         | 1 project      | Educating Schools and Communities for conserving habitat of Ganga River Dolphin (EAP)   |   1 |                                                            | 1.28     | Approv ed   | 2016-17   |
|-----|----------------------------------|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----|------------------------------------------------------------|----------|-------------|-----------|
| 9   | River front development projects | 2 projects     | Uttarakhand                                                                             |   1 | Developmen t of Ghat(Chandi                                | 50.36    | Approv ed   | 2015-18   |
| 9   |                                  |                | Bihar                                                                                   |   1 | Ganga River Front Developmen t at Patna (EAP - World Bank) | 243.27   | Approv ed   | 2017-18   |
|     | Total projects                   | Total projects | Total projects                                                                          | 273 | Total Cost                                                 | 9488.1 2 |             |           |