Lok Sabha Question No. 5456 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-04-06
Subject: Additional Projects for Clean Ganga Mission
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: K. MARAGATHAM, ASADUDDIN OWAISI, SANTOSH AHLAWAT

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES,

## RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5456

ANSWERED ON 06.04.2017

## ADDITIONAL PROJECTS FOR CLEAN GANGA MISSION

5456.

SHRIMATI K. MARAGATHAM SHRIMATI SANTOSH AHLAWAT

SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI

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

- (a) whether the Union Government has approved certain additional projects worth nearly 1900 crore for some States as a part of ongoing Clean Ganga Mission and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  the  details  of  projects  and  quantum  of  funds  sanctioned  by  the  Union  Government  under  this mission, State-wise;
- (c)  whether it is also true that most of the projects are related to setting up of new sewage treatment plants, upgradation of existing STPs and laying of sewage network in cities in the river basins, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether these projects are fully funded by the Union Government or States are also to contribute for the same; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and extent to which this step of the Union Government is likely to help the Clean Ganga mission?

## 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) to (e)  During the month of March 2017, National Mission for Clean Ganga has approved 26 no. of projects at an estimated cost of Rs 2154.28 Crore for creation of new sewage treatment capacity of 188 Million  Liters  per  Day  (MLD)  (approx.),  rehabilitation  of  596  MLD  of  existing  STP  capacity, upgradation  of  30  MLD  of  existing  STP  capacity,  Interception  and  Diversion  works  and  sewerage network of 145.05 km. The projects sanctioned are as under:

## I. Creation of new STP capacity and I&D works :

| S.No   | Name of the project town         |   Project Cost (Rs in Cr) |   STP Capacity (MLD) |
|--------|----------------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------|
| 1      | Haridwar, (Jagjeetpur and Sarai) |                    273.37 |               82     |
| 2      | Josimath                         |                     48.43 |                3.78  |
| 3      | Rudraprayag                      |                     13.15 |                0.525 |
| 4      | Karnaprayag                      |                     12.09 |                0.15  |
| 5      | Kirtinagar                       |                      4.23 |                0.6   |
| 6      | Rishikesh                        |                    158.01 |               27     |
| 7      | Muni Ki Reti                     |                     80.45 |               12.5   |
| 8      | ChamoliGopeswar                  |                     61.63 |                4.37  |
| 9      | Badrinath                        |                     18.24 |                1.01  |
| 10     | Srinagar                         |                     22.51 |                1     |
| 11     | Nandprayag                       |                      6.46 |                1.5   |
| 12     | Ramana, Varanasi                 |                    150.95 |               50     |
| 13     | Rajmahal                         |                     50.23 |                3.5   |
|        | Total                            |                    899.75 |              187.935 |

## II. Rehabilitation of existing STP capacity:

| S.No   | Name of the project town   |   Project Cost (Rs in Cr) |   STP Capacity (MLD) |
|--------|----------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------|
| 14     | Jagjeetpur                 |                     14.6  |                   27 |
| 15     | Vrindavan                  |                     33.82 |                    5 |
| 16     | Okhla, Delhi               |                    665.78 |                  564 |
|        | Total                      |                    714.2  |                  596 |

## III. Up gradation  of existing STP capacity:

| S.No   | Name of the project town   |   Project Cost (Rs in Cr) |   STP Capacity (MLD) |
|--------|----------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------|
| 17     | Tapovan, Rishikesh         |                      2.19 |                  3.5 |
| 18     | Uttarkashi                 |                     10.03 |                  2   |
| 19     | Sarai                      |                      9.63 |                 18   |
| 20     | Swargashram                |                      4.52 |                  3   |
| 21     | Srinagar-Garhwal           |                     15.41 |                  3.5 |
|        | Total                      |                     41.78 |                 30   |

## IV. I&D Works :

| S.No   | Name of the project town                   |   Project Cost (Rs in Cr.) |
|--------|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
| 22     | Jagjeetpur, Zone A, B, C, D, E of Haridwar |                      85.14 |
| 23     | Sarai, Zone F in Haridwar                  |                      31.46 |
|        | Total                                      |                     116.6  |

## V. Sewerage Network:

| S.No   | Name of the project town                |   Project Cost (Rs in Cr) |   Network (Km) |
|--------|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------|----------------|
| 24     | Karmalichak, Patna                      |                    277.42 |          96.54 |
| 25     | Replacement of rising mains in Kondli   |                     59.13 |           8.14 |
| 26     | Rising main from Bharat nagar Pitampura |                     45.4  |           6.16 |
|        | Total                                   |                    381.95 |         145.05 |

Under Namami Gange Programme, 100% central funding is being made for new projects. The completion of these projects will help in reducing the pollution load on the river Ganga as discharge of untreated effluent is one of the major source of pollution in river Ganga.

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