Lok Sabha Question No. 1512 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-09
Subject: Funds for Ganga Rejuvenation
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: MOHAMMAD SALIM, MD. BADARIDDOZA KHAN

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1512

ANSWERED ON 09.03.2017

## FUNDS FOR GANGA REJUVENATION

1512.        SHRI MOHD. SALIM SHRI MD. BADARUDDOZA KHAN

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

- (a) the quantum of funds allocated for Ganga rejuvenation during each of the last three years; and (b) the total length in kilometres along with the area or stretch of the river which could now be termed as clean?

## 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 the funds allocated in the last three Financial Year from 2013-14 to 201516 (till 28.02.2017) are given below:
- (b) The four stretches of river Ganga where Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) levels are more than permissible limits, as monitored by CPCB, is given in table below.

| National Mission for Clean Ganga allocated for Ganga Rejuvenation in the FY from 2013-14 to 2015-16(Rs. In crore)   | National Mission for Clean Ganga allocated for Ganga Rejuvenation in the FY from 2013-14 to 2015-16(Rs. In crore)   | National Mission for Clean Ganga allocated for Ganga Rejuvenation in the FY from 2013-14 to 2015-16(Rs. In crore)   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Funds FY                                                                                                            | BE                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                     |
| 2013-14                                                                                                             | 355.00                                                                                                              | 309.00                                                                                                              |
| 2014-15                                                                                                             | 2,137.00                                                                                                            | 2,053.00                                                                                                            |
| 2015-16                                                                                                             | 2,750.00                                                                                                            | 1,650.00                                                                                                            |

| State         | Stretch                       |   identified Length of stretch (km) | BOD range/ max value (mg/l)   |
|---------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| Uttarakhand   | Haridwar to Sultanpur Adampur |                                  10 | 4.2-5.8                       |
| Uttar Pradesh | Kannauj to Varanasi           |                                 450 | 3.8-16.9                      |
| Bihar         | Buxar to Bhagalpur            |                                  40 | 7.8-27                        |
| West Bengal   | Tribeni to Diamon Harbour     |                                  50 | 3.1-5.8                       |

In  other  stretches,  BOD  levels  are  within  permissible  limit  i.e  =  <3mg/l.  However,  as  per monitoring reports of CPCB, entire stretch of river Ganga has high levels of faecal coilform against the prescribed standard.

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