Lok Sabha Question No. 3203 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-05
Subject: Pollution in Rivers
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: NAGENDRA KUMAR PRADHAN, MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA, CHINTAMANI MALVIYA, NIHAL CHAND CHAUHAN, PARAYAMPARANBIL KUTTAPPAN BIJU

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3203

TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.01.2018

## Pollution in Rivers

3203.  SHRI NAGENDRA KUMAR PRADHAN:

SHRI MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA: PROF. CHINTAMANI MALVIYA: SHRI NIHAL CHAND: DR. P.K. BIJU:

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

- (a) whether  the  flow  of  sewage  water  and  waste  from  industries  is  polluting  various rivers of the country including those flowing from Punjab to Rajasthan and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the  details  of  scheme  being  implemented  at  present  to  make  rivers  free  from pollution along with the funds allocated for the said schemes during the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise;
- (c) whether the Government has conducted any study on polluted rivers in the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the Government has fixed any norms regarding mandatory setting up of waste water treatment plant at  the time of setting up of  industries and  if  so, the  details thereof; and
- (e) whether  the  Government  has    prepared  any  action  plan  to  check  discharge  of sewage and industrial waste in river/canal water and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b) Discharge of untreated & partially treated sewage and industrial effluent are the main  cause  of  pollution  in  rivers  in  the  country,  including  the  rivers  of  Punjab  and Rajasthan.

It  is  the  responsibility of the State Governments/ concerned local bodies to set up facilities for collection, treatment & proper disposal 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  has  so  far  covered  polluted  stretches  of  31  rivers along 75 towns spread over 14 States in the country at a sanctioned cost of Rs. 4517.82 crore  and  Central  share  of  Rs. 2180.97  crore  has  been  released  to  various  State

Governments  for  implementation  of  various  pollution  abatement  schemes.  Sewage treatment capacity of 2455.43 mld (million litres per day) has been created so far under the NRCP. Details of the funds released to the State Government for pollution abatement of rivers under NRCP during last three years and current year is at Annexure-I.

State  Governments,  apart  from  their  own  budgetary  allocations,  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)  and Smart Cities Mission of Ministry of Urban Development  as  well  as  Namami  Gange  programme  of  Ministry  of  Water  Resources, River  Development  and  Ganga  Rejuvenation  (MoWR,  RD&GR).  The  details  of  amount spent  by  National  Mission  for  Clean  Ganga  (NMCG)  of  MoWR,RD&GR  under  Namami Gange programme during last three years and current year  is at Annexure -II .

(c)  to  (e)  The  Central  Pollution  Control  Board  (CPCB)  in  association  with  the  State Pollution  Control  Boards  (SPCBs)  monitors  the  river  water  quality  across  the  country through a network of 1275 monitoring stations on various rivers under the National Water Quality  Monitoring  Programme  (NWQMP).  As  per  the  report  published  by  CPCB  in February 2015, 302 polluted river stretches have been identified on 275 rivers based on Bio-chemical  Oxygen  Demand  (BOD)  levels,  a  key  indicator  of  organic  pollution.    The State-wise details of polluted river stretches are at Annexure III .

CPCB and State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs) are implementing the Water (Prevention  and  Control  of  Pollution)  Act,  1974  to  restore  water  quality.  Industries  are required to install suitable effluent treatment plants at the time of setting up of industries under the environmental laws. Besides, industries are mandated to follow the stipulated standards  before  discharging  into  rivers  and  other  water  bodies.  CPCB  has  identified highly  polluting  industries  under  17  categories  and  directions  have  been  issued  by  the CPCB  to  these  industries  for  setting  up  of  online  Continuous  water  quality  monitoring systems to check the effluent quality before discharging.

To  ensure  proper  treatment  of  municipal  wastewater  before  discharging  into the  rivers,  CPCB  has  issued  directions  under  Section  18  1(b)  of  the Water  (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 in April, 2015  to the  SPCBs regarding setting up of sewage treatment plants and utilization  of  sewage  generated  in  their  respective  States. CPCB  has  also  issued  directions  in  October,  2015  to  66  municipal  authorities  of metropolitan  cities  and  State  Capitals  under  Section  5  of  Environment  (Protection)  Act, 2986 for proper treatment and disposal of sewage generated in their jurisdiction.

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## Annexure - I

Annexure-I referred to in reply to parts (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3203 to be answered on Friday, the 5 th January, 2018 on 'Pollution in Rivers'

Details of the funds released to the State Government for pollution abatement of various rivers (excluding Ganga and its tributaries) under NRCP

(Rs. in crore)

| Sl. No.   | State                              | River                  | 2014-15   | 2015-16   | 2016-17   | 2017-18 (till date)   |
|-----------|------------------------------------|------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------------------|
| 1.        | Gujarat                            | Sabarmati & Mindola    | 44.00     | 24.12     | 71.40     | 62.00                 |
| 2.        | Maharashtra                        | Mula Mutha             | --        | 4.99      | 21.00     | --                    |
| 3.        | Punjab                             | Ghaggar, Beas & Satluj | 28.80     | 17.61     | --        | 50.00                 |
| 4.        | Kerala                             | Pamba                  | --        | 5.00      | --        | --                    |
| 5.        | Sikkim                             | Rani Chu               | --        | 1.00      | 5.00      | 12.00                 |
| 6.        | Nagaland                           | Diphu & Dhansiri       | --        | 10.00     | --        | 5.00                  |
| 7.        | Odisha                             | Coastal Area (Puri)    | --        | --        | --        | 1.99                  |
| 8.        | General / Miscellaneous activities | --                     | 4.79      | 4.00      | 1.59      | 0                     |
| Total     | Total                              |                        | 77.59     | 66.72     | 98.99     | 130.99                |

## ANNEXURE - II

## Annexure - II referred to in reply to parts (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3203 to be answered on Friday, the 5 th January, 2018 on 'Pollution in Rivers'

The details of amount spent by National Mission for Clean Ganga for cleaning of river Ganga and tributaries

(Rs. in crore)

| Sl. No.   | State                                                       | 2014-2015   | 2015-2016   | 2016-2017   | 2017-2018*   |
|-----------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
| 1.        | Uttarakhand                                                 | 4.26        | 30.26       | 30.66       | 75.49        |
| 2.        | Uttar Pradesh                                               | 74.58       | 147.58      | 587.17      | 107.91       |
| 3.        | Bihar                                                       | --          | 120.23      | 82.03       | 14.20        |
| 4.        | Jharkhand                                                   | 0.97        | 27.83       | 46.18       | 7.57         |
| 5.        | West Bengal                                                 | 73.85       | 185.79      | 114.25      | 37.37        |
| 6.        | Haryana                                                     | --          | 30.00       | 52.73       | --           |
| 7.        | Delhi                                                       | --          | 4.96        | 2.17        | 47.86        |
| 8.        | Environmental Planning & Coordination Organization Jabalpur | --          | 3.39        | 6.50        | --           |
| 9.        | Urban Improvement Trust, Kota                               | --          | ---         | 20.0        | --           |
| 10        | NMCG Exp                                                    | 17.08       | 30.78       | 64.18       | 30.97        |
| 11.       | E.I.L                                                       | --          | 5.77        | 15.73       | 37.73        |
| 12.       | N.B.C.C                                                     | --          | 4.00        | --          | 7.08         |
| 13.       | WAPCOS Ltd                                                  | --          | 6.78        | 13.31       | 14.26        |
| 14.       | NPCC                                                        | --          | --          | 3.35        | 6.59         |
| 15.       | EPIL                                                        | --          | --          | 3.00        | --           |
| 16.       | CPCB                                                        | --          | 1.86        | 6.94        | 8.35         |
| 17.       | Wild life Institute                                         | --          | --          | 10.23       | --           |
| 18.       | C.E.E, Lucknow                                              | 0.25        | 0.35        | 0.89        | --           |
| 19.       | NEERI, Nagpur                                               | --          | 1.68        | 2.81        | 0.49         |
| 20.       | F.R.I                                                       | --          | 1.33        | --          | 0.99         |
| 21.       | CIFRI                                                       | --          | 0.01        | 0.68        | --           |
| 22.       | NYKS                                                        | --          | --          | --          | 4.00         |
| 23.       | PCDA (GTF)                                                  | --          | --          | --          | 30.34        |
| 24.       | NGT                                                         | --          | --          | --          | 0.10         |
|           | Total                                                       | 170.99      | 602.60      | 1062.81     | 431.29       |

* Upto 30 th November 2017

## ANNEXURE - III

## Annexure-III referred to in reply to parts (c) to (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3203 to be answered on Friday, the 5 th January, 2018 on 'Pollution in Rivers'

## State-Wise Polluted River Stretches

|   S.No. | State Name                        | Stretches Identified                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |   Number |
|---------|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|
|       1 | Andhra Pradesh                    | Godavari, Hundri, Krishna, Tungabhadra, Pennar, Kundu                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |        6 |
|       2 | Assam                             | Mora Bharali, Barak, Beki, Bharalu, Bhogdoi, Boginadi, Brahamputra, Burhidihing, Deepar Bill, Dhansiri, Digboi, Disang, Jia Bharali, Jhanji , Kalong, Kapili, Kharsang, Kohora, Kundli, Kushiara, Manas, Pagldia, Panchnai, Ranga Nadi, Sankosh, Sonai,Subansiri, Kathakal                                                                                                                                        |       28 |
|       3 | Bihar                             | Ganga, Harbora, Manusmar, Ram Rekha, Sirsia                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |        5 |
|       4 | Chhattisgarh                      | Hasdeo, Kelo, Kharoon, Mahanadi, Seonath                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |        5 |
|       5 | Daman, Diu and Dadra Nagar Haveli | Damanganga                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |        1 |
|       6 | Delhi                             | Yamuna                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |        1 |
|       7 | Goa                               | Mandovi, Assonora, Bicholim, Chapora, Khandepar, Mapusa, Sal, Valvant                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |        8 |
|       8 | Gujarat                           | Mahi, Narmada, Ambika, Amlakhadi, Anas, Balehwar Khadi, Bhadar, Damanganga, Kaveri, Khari, Kim, Kolak, Panam, Bhogavo, Dhadar, Purna, Sabarmati, Shedhi, Tapi, Triveni,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |       20 |
|       9 | Haryana                           | Ghaggar, Yamuna                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |        2 |
|      10 | Himachal Pradesh                  | Beas, Tons, Sirsa, Swan, Sukhana, Suketi Khad, Binwa, Markanda                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |        8 |
|      11 | Jammu & Kashmir                   | Banganga, Basanter, Chenab, Chunt Kol, Dewak, Gawkadal, Jhelam, Lidder, Tawi                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |        9 |
|      12 | Jharkhand                         | Bokaro, Koel, Damodar, Jumar, Karo, Sankh, Subarnarekha, Koel                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |        8 |
|      13 | Karnataka                         | Arkavathi, Bhadra, Bhima, Cauvery, Ghatprabha, Kabini, Kagina, Kali, Krishna, Lakshmantirtha, Malaprabha, Manjira, Shimsha, Tungabhadra, Tungha                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |       15 |
|      14 | Kerala                            | Chitrapuzha, Kadambayar, Kallai, Karamana, Keecheri, Kuppam, Manimala, Neeleswaram, Periyar, Pullur, Puzhackal, Thirur, Uppala                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |       13 |
|      15 | Madhya Pradesh                    | Banjar, Betwa, Bichia, Chambal, Chillar, Denwa, Gohad, Gour, Jammer, Kalisot, Khan, Kolar, Kshipra, Kunda, Malei, Narmada, Parvati, Shivna, Tapi, Tons, Wainganga                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |       21 |
|      16 | Maharashtra                       | Wena, Wainganga, Godavari, Bhima, Krishna, Ulhas, Kundalika, Tapi, Girna, Panchganga, Nira, Bhatsa, Rangavali, Indrayani, Chandrabhaga, Vashisti, Mithi, Kanhan, Koyna, Amba, Amravati, Bindusara, Darna, Ghod, Gomai, Hiwara, Kan, Manjara, Mor, Morna, Mula, Mula- Mutha, Mutha, Panzara, Patalganga, Pawna, Pedhi, Pelhar, Penganga, Purna, Savitri, Sina, Surya, Urmodi, Vaitrana, Vel, Venna, Waghur, Wardha |       49 |

| 17      | Manipur       | Barak, Imphal, Iril, Khuga, Khujairok, Lokchao, Maha, Manipur, Nambul, Sekmai, Thoubal, Wangjing                                                                      |   12 |
|---------|---------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------|
| 18      | Meghalaya     | Bugi, Kynshi, Kyrhukhla, Lukha, Myntdu, Nonbah, Umkhrah, Umshyrpi, Umtrew, Wahblei                                                                                    |   10 |
| 19      | Nagaland      | Chathe, Dhansiri, Dzu                                                                                                                                                 |    3 |
| 20      | Odisha        | Baitrani, Brahamani, Budhabalnaga, Daya, Kathajodi, Koel, Kuakhai, Mahanadi, Nagavalli, Rushikulya, Serua, Vansadhara                                                 |   12 |
| 21      | Punjab        | Ghaggar, Satluj                                                                                                                                                       |    2 |
| 22      | Rajasthan     | Banas, Chambal, Chappi, Ghaggar, Kali Sindh, Parvati, Jawai, Ujad                                                                                                     |    8 |
| 23      | Sikkim        | Dikchu, Maney Khola, Rangit, Ranichu, Teesta                                                                                                                          |    5 |
| 24      | Tamil Nadu    | Bhavani, Cauvery, Palar, Sarabanga, Tambirapani, Thirumanimuthar, Vasista                                                                                             |    7 |
| 25      | Telangana     | Godavari, Krishna, Manjeera, Musi, Nakkavagu, Sabari, Maner                                                                                                           |    7 |
| 26      | Tripura       | Gumti, Haora                                                                                                                                                          |    2 |
| 27      | Uttar Pradesh | Betwa, Ghaghara, Gomti, Hindon, Kalinadi, Ramganga, Rapti, Rihand, Sai, Saryu, Ganga, Yamuna, Kosi                                                                    |   13 |
| 28      | Uttarakhand   | Bhela, Dhela, Suswa, Ganga, Kosi                                                                                                                                      |    5 |
| 29      | West Bengal   | Barakar, Churni, Damodar, Dwarakeshwar, Dwarka, Ganga, Jalangi, Kaljani, Kansi, Karola, Mahananda, Mathabhanga, Mayurkashi, Rupnarayan, Silabati, Teesta, Vindhadhari |   17 |
| Total : | Total :       |                                                                                                                                                                       |  302 |