Lok Sabha Question No. 3013 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-05
Subject: Sewage Treatment Plants
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: R.K. BHARATHI MOHAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3013

TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.01.2018

## Sewage Treatment Plants

3013. SHRI BHARATHI MOHAN R.K:

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- (a)        whether  the  Government  has  released  funds  to  State  Governments  including Tamil  Nadu  for  strengthening  and  setting  up  of  Sewage  Treatment  Plants  (STPs), Common Effluent Treatment Plants (CETPs) and Treatment Storage Disposal Facilities (TSDFs) during the last three years;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  of  assistance  provided  to  State  Governments  including  Tamil Nadu during the last three years, year-wise;
- (c) whether the Union Government has chalked out any comprehensive strategy to provide technological and financial support to develop CETPs for the large number of leather tanneries and dyeing units across the country particularly in Tamil Nadu; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the total funds allocated for the purpose?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

- (a)  &  (b) This Ministry supplements the efforts of the State Governments in management and control of pollution, and  provides financial  assistance for  taking  up works  for  abatement  of  pollution  of  rivers,  including  setting  up  of  Sewage  Treatment Plants (STPs) and related sewerage infrastructure, under the scheme of National River Conservation Plan (NRCP),  construction of Common  Effluent  Treatment Plants (CETPs)  for  control  of  industrial  pollution  from  cluster  of  small  scale  industries  and development of Treatment, Storage and Disposal Facilities (TSDFs) for management of hazardous waste.

State-wise  details  of  funds  released  by  the  Ministry  for  CETPs,  TSDFs  and river pollution abatement works, including STPs, during last three years are annexed. During this period, no funds have been released to Tamil Nadu for the said activities.

State  Governments,  apart  from  their  own  budgetary  allocations,  are  also accessing  financial  assistance  for creation of sewerage  infrastructure, including sewage  treatment  plants  (STPs),  in  various  cities/towns  under  Atal  Mission  for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) and Smart Cities Mission of Ministry of  Urban  Development  as  well  as  Namami  Gange  programme  of  Ministry  of  Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation.

- (c) & (d) After evaluation of the plan scheme in the year 2016-17, Ministry has decided to  discontinue  the  existing  scheme  for  providing  financial  assistance  to  CETPs. However,  financial  support  is  being  provided  for  completion  of  the  ongoing  CETP projects.

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## Annexure

Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3013 to be answered on Friday, the 5 th January, 2018 on 'Sewage Treatment Plants'

State-wise details of funds released by the Ministry for river pollution abatement works,  including  Sewage  Treatment  Plants  (STPs),  Common  Effluent  Treatment Plants  (CETPs)  and  Treatment,  Storage  and  Disposal  Facilities  (TSDFs)  during last three years

| S.No.                                                                               | State                                                                               | Funds released (in crore)                                                           | Funds released (in crore)                                                           | Funds released (in crore)                                                           |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                                                                     |                                                                                     | 2015-16                                                                             | 2016-17                                                                             | 2017-18                                                                             |
| River pollution abatement works, including STPs and related sewerage infrastructure | River pollution abatement works, including STPs and related sewerage infrastructure | River pollution abatement works, including STPs and related sewerage infrastructure | River pollution abatement works, including STPs and related sewerage infrastructure | River pollution abatement works, including STPs and related sewerage infrastructure |
| 1                                                                                   | Gujarat                                                                             | 24.12                                                                               | 71.40                                                                               | 62.00                                                                               |
| 2                                                                                   | Maharashtra                                                                         | 4.99                                                                                | 21.00                                                                               | -                                                                                   |
| 3                                                                                   | Punjab                                                                              | 17.61                                                                               | -                                                                                   | 35.00                                                                               |
| 4                                                                                   | Kerala                                                                              | 5.00                                                                                | -                                                                                   | -                                                                                   |
| 5                                                                                   | Sikkim                                                                              | 1.00                                                                                | 5.00                                                                                | 12.00                                                                               |
| 6                                                                                   | Nagaland                                                                            | 10.00                                                                               | -                                                                                   | 5.00                                                                                |
| 7                                                                                   | Odisha                                                                              | -                                                                                   | -                                                                                   | 1.99                                                                                |
|                                                                                     | Total                                                                               | 62.72                                                                               | 97.40                                                                               | 115.99                                                                              |
| CETPs                                                                               | CETPs                                                                               | CETPs                                                                               | CETPs                                                                               | CETPs                                                                               |
| 1                                                                                   | Andhra Pradesh                                                                      | -                                                                                   | 0.20                                                                                | -                                                                                   |
| 2                                                                                   | Gujarat                                                                             | 11.06                                                                               | -                                                                                   | -                                                                                   |
| 3                                                                                   | Punjab                                                                              | -                                                                                   | 1.50                                                                                | 3.50                                                                                |
|                                                                                     | Total                                                                               | 11.06                                                                               | 1.70                                                                                | 3.50                                                                                |
| TSDFs                                                                               | TSDFs                                                                               | TSDFs                                                                               | TSDFs                                                                               | TSDFs                                                                               |
| 1                                                                                   | Himachal Pradesh                                                                    | 0.256                                                                               | 1.28                                                                                | -                                                                                   |
| 2                                                                                   | Uttar Pradesh                                                                       | 0.50                                                                                | 0.47                                                                                | -                                                                                   |
|                                                                                     | Total                                                                               | 0.756                                                                               | 1.75                                                                                | -                                                                                   |