Lok Sabha Question No. 97 (STARRED), answered on 2017-12-21
Subject: Water Quality Testing Laboratories
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: S.P. MUDDAHANUMEGOWDA, P. KUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 97 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.12.2017

## Water Quality Testing Laboratories

- *97. SHRI S.P. MUDDAHANUME GOWDA:

SHRI P. KUMAR:

Will the Minister of DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION  be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has taken measures to ensure regular maintenance of water purification system;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and

(c) the  details  of  Water  Quality  Testing  Laboratories  set  up  to  enhance  the availability  of  more  purified  drinking  water  to  the  public  along  with  their  current operational status in the country, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION (SUSHREE UMA BHARTI)

- (a) to (c)   A Statement of reply is laid on the Table of the House.

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## Statement referred to in the reply to Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 97   due for reply on 21.12.2017

(a) & (b) : Rural drinking water supply is a State subject. The Ministry of Drinking Water and  Sanitation  is  assisting  the  States  technically  and  financially  through  the  centrally sponsored National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP).  Powers to plan, design, approval, execution and operation & maintenance of the schemes are already delegated to the State Governments. Water purification system are of two types namely,

- 1) Community Water Purification Plants for short term measures
- 2) Water Treatment  Plants  (WTPs)  for  piped  water  supply  schemes  as  long  term measures.

In  order  to  assist  the  States  in  proper  implementation  and  then  operation  and maintenance  of  water  purification  plants,  the  Ministry  has  provided  the  guidelines  and guidance to the States :-

- 1) Issued guidelines for commissioning of Community Water Purification Plants for arsenic and fluoride in November, 2014.
- 2) An  Operation  &  Maintenance  (O&M)  Manual  was  developed  in  May,  2013  and circulated to all States so as to assist the States in undertaking O&M.

(c)  :  State/UT-wise  number  of  various  level  water  quality  testing  laboratories  including mobile laboratories setup and operated in the country as reported by the State/UTs into the online Integrated Management Information System of the Ministry as on 15/12/2017 is at Annexure.  Since  2015  to  till  date,  30  laboratories  have  been  accredited  by  the  National Accreditation  Board  for  Testing  and  Calibration  Laboratories  (NABL)  throughout  the Country, which follows internationally accepted standards of ISO :17025.

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## Annexure referred to in the Statement of reply to Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 97 due for reply on 21/12/2017

Number of Water Quality Testing Laboratories setup and operated by the States including mobile laboratories as reported by the states into the online Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) of the Ministry as on 15/12/2017

| Sl. No.   | Nameof the State/UT   |   State Labs (without mobile labs) |   District Labs (without mobile labs) |   Block Labs (without mobile labs) |   Sub- Division Labs (without mobile labs) |   Mobile Labs (State/ District/ Block/ Sub- division Level) | Total Labs (State/ District/ Block/ Sub- division Level / Mobile   |
|-----------|-----------------------|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | ANDAMAN and NICOBAR   |                                  1 |                                     0 |                                  0 |                                          0 |                                                           2 | Labs) 3                                                            |
| 2         | ANDHRA PRADESH        |                                  1 |                                    32 |                                  0 |                                         73 |                                                           0 | 106                                                                |
| 3         | ARUNACHAL PRADESH     |                                  1 |                                    16 |                                  0 |                                         31 |                                                           1 | 49                                                                 |
| 4         | ASSAM                 |                                  1 |                                    29 |                                  0 |                                         54 |                                                          22 | 106                                                                |
| 5         | BIHAR                 |                                  1 |                                    41 |                                  0 |                                          0 |                                                           0 | 42                                                                 |
| 6         | CHATTISGARH           |                                  1 |                                    27 |                                  1 |                                         24 |                                                          18 | 71                                                                 |
| 7         | GOA                   |                                  1 |                                     0 |                                  1 |                                          9 |                                                           0 | 11                                                                 |
| 8         | GUJARAT               |                                  1 |                                    32 |                                 48 |                                          0 |                                                           6 | 87                                                                 |
| 9         | HARYANA               |                                  0 |                                    21 |                                  0 |                                         22 |                                                           0 | 43                                                                 |
| 10        | HIMACHAL PRADESH      |                                  1 |                                    14 |                                  0 |                                         30 |                                                           0 | 45                                                                 |
| 11        | JAMMU AND KASHMIR     |                                  0 |                                    22 |                                  2 |                                         78 |                                                           0 | 102                                                                |
| 12        | JHARKHAND             |                                  1 |                                    24 |                                  1 |                                          7 |                                                           5 | 38                                                                 |
| 13        | KARNATAKA             |                                  1 |                                    44 |                                 39 |                                        106 |                                                          46 | 236                                                                |
| 14        | KERALA                |                                  1 |                                    14 |                                  0 |                                         33 |                                                           0 | 48                                                                 |
| 15        | MADHYA PRADESH        |                                  1 |                                    51 |                                  3 |                                        106 |                                                           0 | 161                                                                |
| 16        | MAHARASHTRA           |                                  1 |                                    63 |                                  2 |                                        140 |                                                           0 | 206                                                                |
| 17        | MANIPUR               |                                  1 |                                     9 |                                  0 |                                          2 |                                                           0 | 12                                                                 |
| 18        | MEGHALAYA             |                                  1 |                                     7 |                                  0 |                                         22 |                                                           0 | 30                                                                 |
| 19        | MIZORAM               |                                  1 |                                     8 |                                  0 |                                         18 |                                                           0 | 27                                                                 |
| 20        | NAGALAND              |                                  0 |                                    11 |                                  0 |                                          1 |                                                           2 | 14                                                                 |
| 21        | ODISHA                |                                  1 |                                    32 |                                  0 |                                         44 |                                                           0 | 77                                                                 |
| 22        | PUDUCHERRY            |                                  0 |                                     2 |                                  0 |                                          0 |                                                           0 | 2                                                                  |
| 23        | PUNJAB                |                                  3 |                                    22 |                                  8 |                                          0 |                                                           1 | 34                                                                 |
| 24        | RAJASTHAN             |                                  1 |                                    33 |                                165 |                                          0 |                                                           0 | 199                                                                |
| 25        | SIKKIM                |                                  0 |                                     2 |                                  0 |                                          0 |                                                           0 | 2                                                                  |
| 26        | TAMIL NADU            |                                  1 |                                    34 |                                  0 |                                         55 |                                                           0 | 90                                                                 |
| 27        | TELANGANA             |                                  1 |                                    19 |                                  0 |                                         56 |                                                           0 | 76                                                                 |
| 28        | TRIPURA               |                                  1 |                                     8 |                                  7 |                                          6 |                                                           0 | 22                                                                 |
| 29        | UTTAR PRADESH         |                                  1 |                                    76 |                                  3 |                                          3 |                                                           0 | 83                                                                 |
| 30        | UTTARAKHAND           |                                  0 |                                    28 |                                  1 |                                         14 |                                                           0 | 43                                                                 |
| 31        | WEST BENGAL           |                                  1 |                                    19 |                                  1 |                                        201 |                                                           0 | 222                                                                |
| Total     | Total                 |                                 27 |                                   740 |                                282 |                                       1135 |                                                         103 | 2287                                                               |