Lok Sabha Question No. 2418 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-16
Subject: NGT Directives on Ganga River Cleaning
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: JAYAKUMAR JAYAVARDHAN, RAJEEV SHANKARRAO SATAV, SUPRIYA SADANAND SULE, DHANANJAY BHIMRAO MAHADIK, VIJAYSINH MOHITE PATIL, BHARATENDRA SINGH, ANTO  ANTONY, T.G. VENKATESH BABU, SUNIL KUMAR MONDAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES,

## RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2418

ANSWERED ON 16.03.2017

## NGT DIRECTIVES ON GANGA RIVER  CLEANING

2418.

DR. J. JAYAVARDHAN

SHRI SATAV RAJEEV

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE

SHRI DHANANJAY MAHADIK

KUNWAR BHARATENDRA

SHRI ANTO ANTONY:

SHRI VENKATESH BABU T.G.

SHRI SUNIL KUMAR MONDAL:

SHRI MOHITE PATIL VIJAYSINH SHANKARRAO

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

- (a) the quantum of funds allocated/ released/utilized for cleaning of Ganga river so far along with the reasons for not utilizing the released funds;
- (b)  whether  as  per  National  Green  Tribunal  (NGT)  not  a  single  drop  of  Ganga  river  water  has  been cleaned so far and if so, the details thereof and the response of the Government thereto;
- (c) whether the untreated sewage is being released in the river through 30 drains on the Haridwar-Unnao stretch and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) whether the NGT has taken up the matter seriously and asked for CBI inquiry and if so, the details thereof and the corrective action taken/to be taken by the Government in this regard?

## 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) The details of funds released and spent from 2011-12 to 2016-17 (till 28.02.2017) are given below :

|         | Rs. In crore   | Rs. In crore   | Rs. In crore                      | Rs. In crore                        |
|---------|----------------|----------------|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| FY      | BE             | RE             | Actual Releases by Govt. of India | Actual Expenditure/Releases by NMCG |
| 2011-12 | 500.00         | 216.61         | 192.58                            | 53.44                               |
| 2012-13 | 512.50         | 193.50         | 191.52                            | 135.25                              |
| 2013-14 | 355.00         | 309.00         | 303.95                            | 266.20                              |
| 2014-15 | 2,137.00       | 2,053.00       | 326.00                            | 170.99                              |
| 2015-16 | 2,750.00       | 1,650.00       | 1,632.00                          | 602.60                              |
| 2016-17 | 2,500.00       | 1,675.00       | 1,675.00                          | 756.01                              |
| Total   | 8,754.50       | 6,097.11       | 4,321.05                          | 1,984.49                            |

(b) No, Madam, under Ganga Action Plans 1098.31 MLD capacity of Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) have been created to treat Municipal Sewage Water and these STPs are under operation & maintenance by  State  Governments/Urban  Local  Bodies  (ULBs).  In  addition  to  above,  under  Namami  Gange Programme  till  31 st January,  for  cleaning  of  river  Ganga,  60  projects  have  been  taken  up  to  create additionally 836.73 MLD STP capacity. Out of these, 13 projects are completed which has created 153.1 MLD of New STP capacity.

(c) The details of the 30 drains on the Haridwar-Unnao stretch are given in ANNEXURE .

(d) On  14.2.2017,  while  hearing  the  matter  related  to  river  Ganga  by  the  National  Green  Tribunal (NGT), [O.A. No. 200/2014-M.C. Mehta Vs Union of India and ors], the UP Jal Nigam was unable to provide the details of field data collected for the preparation of the Detailed Project Report (DPR) with respect to the quantum/quality of the sewage and sewage pipe line etc, for the Gharmukteswar and Brij Ghat STPs and hence, the NGT directed that the investigation be referred to the CBI.

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Annexure referred to  in  reply  to  part  (  c  )  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  2418  for 16.03.2017

| Drains Discharging into River Ganga   | Drains Discharging into River Ganga   | Drains Discharging into River Ganga   | Drains Discharging into River Ganga   | Drains Discharging into River Ganga   | Drains Discharging into River Ganga   | Drains Discharging into River Ganga   |
|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.                               | Catchment area                        | Name of New Drain                     | Tapped/ Partly Tapped/ /Dry           | Flow (MLD) [As per Joint inspection]  | BOD (mg/l) [As per the joint visit]   | Pollution Sources                     |
| 1.                                    |                                       | Hemraj Drain                          | X                                     | 91                                    | 5                                     | Domestic                              |
| 2.                                    | Bijnor                                | Chhoiya Drain                         | X                                     | 138                                   | 7                                     | Mixed                                 |
| 3.                                    | Gajrola and Babrala                   | Bagad River                           | X                                     | -                                     | 282                                   | Industrial                            |
| 4.                                    | Garh                                  | Garh Drain                            | X                                     | 13                                    | 4                                     | Domestic                              |
| 5.                                    | Garh                                  | Fuldehra Drain                        | X                                     | 14                                    | 42                                    | Mixed                                 |
| 6.                                    | Anupsahar                             | Anupsahar STP Drain-1                 | X                                     | 1                                     | 26                                    | Domestic                              |
| 7.                                    |                                       | Anupsahar STP Drain-2                 | X                                     | 1                                     | 19                                    | Domestic                              |
| 8.                                    | Farrukhabad                           | Bhairoghat drain (Tokaghat)           | X                                     | 22                                    | 28                                    | Mixed                                 |
| 9.                                    | Farrukhabad                           | Dhinapur drain                        | X                                     | 2                                     | 35                                    | Mixed                                 |
| 10.                                   | Fatehgarh                             | Hathikhana Nala                       | X                                     | 18                                    | 23                                    | Domestic                              |
| 11.                                   | Fatehgarh                             | Bargadiya Ghat drain                  | X                                     | 4                                     | 35                                    | Domestic                              |
| 12.                                   | Fatehgarh                             | Cantt Nalla                           | Partially tapped                      | Not Monitored                         |                                       | Domestic                              |
| 13.                                   | Kanpur                                | Permiya Nala                          | X                                     | 98.28                                 | 138                                   | Domestic                              |
| 14.                                   | Kanpur                                | Ranighat drain                        | Tapped                                | 1                                     | 173                                   | Domestic                              |
| 15.                                   | Kanpur                                | Sisamau Nala                          | X                                     | 130                                   | 83                                    | Mixed                                 |
| 16.                                   | Kanpur                                | Tefco Nala                            | Partly tapped                         | -                                     | Sample not taken                      | Domestic                              |
| 17.                                   | Kanpur                                | Parmath drain                         | Partly tapped                         | 1.78                                  | Sample not taken                      | Domestic                              |
| 18.                                   | Kanpur                                | Muir drain                            | X                                     | 8.45                                  | 85                                    | Domestic                              |
| 19.                                   | Kanpur                                | Police line drain                     | Tapped                                | -                                     | -                                     | Domestic                              |
| 20.                                   | Kanpur                                | Jail drain                            | Tapped                                | -                                     | -                                     | Domestic                              |
| 21.                                   | Kanpur                                | Golaghat Nala                         | X                                     | 1                                     | 143                                   | Domestic                              |
| 22.                                   | Kanpur                                | Bhagwatdas / Guptarghat Nala          | X                                     | 12                                    | 95                                    | Domestic                              |
| 23.                                   | Kanpur                                | Satti Chaura                          | X                                     | 2                                     | 57                                    | Domestic                              |
| 24.                                   | Kanpur                                | Dabka Nalla-3 (Dabkanala)             | X                                     | Could not be measured due             | RW                                    | Domestic                              |
| 25.                                   | Kanpur                                | Shetla Bazar                          | X                                     | 16                                    | 36                                    | Mixed                                 |
| 26.                                   | Kanpur                                | Budhiya Ghat Drain                    | Partly tapped                         | 7                                     | 523                                   | Mixed                                 |
| 27.                                   | Kanpur                                | Wazidpur Nalla                        | Partly tapped                         | 12                                    | 870                                   | Mixed                                 |
| 28.                                   | Kanpur                                | Air force Nalla                       | Dry                                   | Not monitored                         | X                                     | Domestic                              |
| 29.                                   | Unnao                                 | City Jail Drain                       | X                                     | 86                                    | 109                                   | Mixed                                 |
| 30.                                   |                                       | Loni Drain                            | X                                     | 22                                    | 736                                   | Mixed                                 |