Lok Sabha Question No. 6340 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-05
Subject: NGT Observations on Ganga River Cleaning
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: PINAKI MISRA, RAYAPATI SAMBASIVA RAO

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

## LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO. 6340 ANSWERED ON 05.0 4.201 8

## NGT OBSERVATIONS ON GANGA RIVER CLEANING

## 6340. SHRI PINAKI MISRA SHRI RAYAPATI SAMBASIVA RAO

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

(a) whether the Government is aware that none of the projects relating to Ganga river clean able to get any headway in the past several decades despite spending hundred crores of Rupe the details thereof along with the quantum of funds involved therein and the reasons therefor;

(b)  whether  National  Green  Tribunal  (NGT)  has  made  any  observations  and  issued  directio Government in this regard and if so, the details thereof and the action taken thereon;

(c) whether the Sewag e Treatment Plants (STPs) are responsible for treating only that sewa conveyed to it but are not responsible for ensuring the conveyance of the sewage to its p the details thereof;

(d) whether the Government proposes to broaden t he scope of the STPs including involvement of priv sector players therein and if so, the details thereof; and

(e) the strategy adopted/to be adopted by the Government to achieve its goal of cleaning Ga the time by which the said goal is li kely to be achieved?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION & HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT

## ( DR. SATYA PAL SINGH )

(a) Government of India has approved Namami Gange Programme in May 2015 for conservation of river Ganga at a total outlay of Rs 20,000 crore for supplementing the efforts of the Stat Namami Gange Programme is an umbrella programme which integrates previous and currently on initiatives by enhancing efficiency, ex tracting synergies and supplementing them with comprehensive & better coordinated interventions.

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Under Namami Gange Programme, towards cleaning of river, a total of 100 projects ha sanctioned for development of sewerage infrastructure to provide a treatment capacity of 3067.88 Milli Litres  per  Day  (MLD)  and  laying  of  sewerage  network  of  4722.71  km  at  an  estimated  cos 16626.24 crore. Out of these 20 projects have been completed.

Further, 65 projects have been sanctioned for River Front Development, development of Gha and Crematoria, Ghat cleaning and river surface cleaning activities at an estimated cost crore.  Out  of  these  24  projects  have  been  completed  and  other  projects  are  at  vario of implementation.

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(b) National Green Tribunal (NGT) has made observations and issued directions dated 13 th July, 2017 in the matter O.A. No. 200 of 2014 to Government for taking requisite measures for the preven and abatement of pollution and rejuvenation of river Ganga and its tributaries. Accordingly, a NGT's  judgment  a  Supervisory  Committee  and  Implementation  Committee  have  been  constituted. Implementation Committee has reviewed the action plan prepared by all stakeholders for c ompliance of order in the judgment. Supervisory Committee has taken review of the progress of action pl to time. Till date, five meetings of Supervisory Committee under the Chairmanship of Secret of Water Resources, River Developme nt and Ganga Rejuvenation and nine meetings of Implementati Committee under the Chairmanship of Principle Secretary, Government of Uttar Pradesh (U.P.) held to monitor the progress on various activities of Central Ground Water Authority , CentralWater Commission , Department of Agriculture U.P, Irrigation Department U.P, Kanpur Commissioner, Industries of Jajmau, Banthar & Unnao, Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam, National Mission f Clean Ganga and others. The monitoring of progress continues to be overseen by these commit

(c) The sewerage projects approved under Namami Gange does focus on conveyance of the Sewag its t reatment in the Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs). The projects either include comprehensiv network or interception & diversion of drains for conveyance of the sewage to the STPs for

(d) The  Government  approves  and  gets  the  projects  im plemented  through  executing  agencies  of  th concerned State Government. The executing agencies award these projects to agencies inclu from  private  sector  through  competitive  bidding  process  for  execution.  The  project  e supervised by th e concerned executing agency.

(e) Namami  Gange  programme  is  being  carried  out  through  various  coordinated  activities  i treatment of municipal sewage, treatment of industrial effluent, river surface cleaning, River  Front  Developm ent,  Ghats  and  Crematoria,  afforestation  &  biodiversity  conservation outreach etc.

Cleaning of river is a continuous process and all out efforts are being made to c projects by the year 2020.

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