Lok Sabha Question No. 1530 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-09
Subject: Discharge of Sewage into Ganga River
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: JITENDRA CHAUDHURY

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1530

ANSWERED ON 09.03.2017

## DISCHARGE OF SEWAGE INTO GANGA RIVER

## 1530.   SHRI JITENDRA CHAUDHURY

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  12  billion  litres  of  sewage  flows  into  Ganga  river  and  its tributaries every day and 75% of Ganga Pollution comes through sewage from 144 drains flowing into the river, if so, the details and the facts thereof;
- (b) whether 764 grossly polluting industries are located along the river, if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the action the Government proposes to take 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)  &  (b)  As  per  data  available  from  Central  Pollution  Control  Board  (CPCB),  the  total  sewage generation in Ganga basin states from all the Class-I and Class-II cities is 11386.60 Million Liters per Day (MLD).

The total industrial effluent generation discharging into river Ganga is 501 MLD. Industry wise effluent generation is tabulated below:

| Sector specific industrial wastewater generation   | Sector specific industrial wastewater generation   | Sector specific industrial wastewater generation   |
|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| Type of Industry                                   | Total Units                                        | Wastewater Generation (MLD)                        |
| Chemical                                           | 27                                                 | 97.8                                               |
| Distillery                                         | 35                                                 | 37.0                                               |
| Food, Dairy &Beverage                              | 22                                                 | 6.5                                                |
| Pulp &Paper                                        | 67                                                 | 201.4                                              |
| Sugar                                              | 67                                                 | 96.0                                               |
| Textile, Bleaching &Dyeing                         | 63                                                 | 11.4                                               |
| Tannery                                            | 442                                                | 22.1                                               |
| Others                                             | 41                                                 | 28.6                                               |
| Total                                              | 764                                                | 501                                                |

- (c) Cleaning  of  river  Ganga  is  being  carried  out  through  various  activities  including  treatment  of municipal sewage, treatment of industrial effluent, river surface cleaning, rural sanitation, afforestation & bio-diversity conservation.

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