Lok Sabha Question No. 2314 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-09
Subject: Bellandur Lake
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: SAUGATA ROY, Tejpratap Singh,Yadav

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2314

TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.03.2018

## Bellandur Lake

## 2314. PROF. SAUGATA ROY: SHRI TEJ PRATAP SINGH YADAV:

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

- (a) whether the National Green Tribunal has directed to take time bound action plan to save Bellandur Lake and other natural water bodies of the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the number of natural water bodies and lakes monitored by the Government for its protection, State/UT-wise;
- (d) the  steps  taken  to  protect  them  from  encroachments  and  severe  pollutions; and
- (e) if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  steps  taken for conservation of lakes and their protection from encroachments and severe pollutants?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  &  (b)  Yes.  The  Hon'ble  National  Green  Tribunal  (NGT)  vide  Order  dated 05.01.2018 had directed the  State  Government of Karnataka to  place  on  record  a comprehensive Chart and Action Plan giving squarely status of activity and timelines for  achieving the objectives and the agencies responsible for it in order to free the water  bodies  (Agara  Lake,  Bellandur  Lake  and  Varthur  Lake)  from  the  menace  of continuing pollution.

Further, Hon'ble NGT vide Order dated 29.01.2018 has inter-alia, directed the State Government of Karnataka for a pilot study to be carried out of the life cycle of macrophytes and water hyacinth/grass and the biological removal/eradication of such macrophytes  by  the  Indian  Institute  of  Sciences,  Bangalore.  In  the  meanwhile, physical  removal  of  these  macrophytes  from  the  said  lake  shall  be  carried  out  at regular  intervals  and  compliance  report  shall  be  placed  before  the  Tribunal  every month. The Karnataka State Pollution Control Board was directed to initiate action for issuance of direction to the said 99 apartment projects to install modular STPs in lieu of STPs, which can be placed in the available free space particularly the basements of  such  buildings  and  do  not  pose  any  structural  threats  to  the  structure  of  such projects. The State Government of Karnataka was directed to prepare a comprehensive Action Plan (with the timelines as in the case of Bellandur Lake) as regards Agara Lake and Varthur Lake and place it before the Hon'ble NGT, within three weeks, so as to ensure that rejuvenation or remediation of all these three lakes shall  proceed  simultaneously  in  a  holistic  manner.  Action  Plan  regarding  municipal solid  waste  in  catchment  area  shall  also  be  placed  before  the  Hon'ble  NGT.  Strict vigil shall be maintained regarding discharge of the industrial pollutants/effluents so as to ensure that no such pollution meets the catchment area of this lake.

(c) Central  Pollution  Control  Board  (CPCB)  is  monitoring  the  water  quality  of aquatic  resources  at  3,000  locations  including  540  Rivers  at  1,533  locations  and Lake,  Pond  &  tanks  at  420  locations  in  association  with  State  Pollution  Control Boards/Pollution Control Committees throughout the country. State/UT-wise breakup is provided in Annexure.

(d) & (e) CPCB monitors the ambient water quality in natural environment under the provisions  of  The  Water  (Prevention  and  Control  of  Pollution)  Act,  1974.  The provisions of Water Act, 1974 are being implemented to control pollution in aquatic resources by consent management to regulate discharge of effluents and enforcement of standards in respect of polluting sources.

For  conservation  and  management  of  identified  lakes  and  wetlands  in  the country in a holistic manner, this Ministry is currently implementing a scheme namely, National Plan for Conservation of Aquatic Eco-systems (NPCA) on cost sharing basis between  Central  Government  and  respective  State  Governments.  The  various activities covered under the scheme include interception, diversion and treatment of wastewater, shoreline protection, lake front development, insitu cleaning i.e. desilting & deweeding, storm water management, bioremediation, catchment area treatment, lake  beautification,  survey  &  demarcation,  biofencing,  fisheries  development,  weed control,  biodiversity  conservation,  education  and  awareness  creation,  community participation, etc.

Further, MoEF&CC had notified the Wetlands (Conservation and Management)  Rules,  2010  to  regulate  various  activities  within  the  wetlands.  The prohibited activities include reclamation of wetlands, setting up of new industries and expansion  of  existing  industries,  solid  waste  dumping,  discharge  of  untreated sewage, effluents etc. The Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2017 also prohibit the said activities.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2314 to be answered on 09.03.2018 regarding 'Bellandur Lake' raised by Prof. Saugata Roy and Shri Tej Pratap Singh Yadav

| State wise number of monitoring locations under NWMPprogramme   | State wise number of monitoring locations under NWMPprogramme   | State wise number of monitoring locations under NWMPprogramme   | State wise number of monitoring locations under NWMPprogramme   | State wise number of monitoring locations under NWMPprogramme   | State wise number of monitoring locations under NWMPprogramme   | State wise number of monitoring locations under NWMPprogramme   | State wise number of monitoring locations under NWMPprogramme   | State wise number of monitoring locations under NWMPprogramme   | State wise number of monitoring locations under NWMPprogramme   | State wise number of monitoring locations under NWMPprogramme   | State wise number of monitoring locations under NWMPprogramme   |
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| State/UT                                                        |                                                                 | CanalDrainLakePondRiverCreekSTPTank                             |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 | Water Treatment Plant (Raw Water)                               | Well                                                            | Grand Total                                                     |
| Andhra Pradesh                                                  | 3                                                               | 3                                                               | 2                                                               |                                                                 | 24                                                              |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 | 18                                                              | 50                                                              |
| Arunachal Pradesh                                               |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 | 29                                                              |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 | 29                                                              |
| Assam                                                           |                                                                 |                                                                 | 2                                                               | 26                                                              | 85                                                              |                                                                 |                                                                 | 1                                                               |                                                                 | 50                                                              | 164                                                             |
| Bihar                                                           |                                                                 |                                                                 | 2                                                               | 2                                                               | 96                                                              |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 | 70                                                              | 170                                                             |
| Chandigarh                                                      |                                                                 | 3                                                               | 1                                                               |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 | 7                                                               | 11                                                              |
| Chhattisgarh                                                    |                                                                 |                                                                 | 1                                                               | 1                                                               | 29                                                              |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 | 8                                                               | 39                                                              |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli                                            |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 | 5                                                               |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 | 6                                                               | 11                                                              |
| Daman & Diu                                                     |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 | 7                                                               |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 | 6                                                               | 13                                                              |
| Delhi                                                           | 2                                                               | 9                                                               | 4                                                               |                                                                 | 4                                                               |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 | 6                                                               | 67                                                              | 92                                                              |
| Goa                                                             | 3                                                               |                                                                 | 8                                                               |                                                                 | 28                                                              | 1                                                               |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 | 10                                                              | 50                                                              |
| Gujarat                                                         | 2                                                               |                                                                 | 21                                                              | 2                                                               | 53                                                              | 3                                                               |                                                                 | 1                                                               |                                                                 | 83                                                              | 165                                                             |
| Haryana                                                         | 12                                                              |                                                                 | 3                                                               |                                                                 | 8                                                               |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 | 2                                                               |                                                                 | 25                                                              |
| Himachal Pradesh                                                |                                                                 | 4                                                               | 5                                                               |                                                                 | 81                                                              |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 | 41                                                              | 131                                                             |
| Jammu & Kashmir                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 | 25                                                              |                                                                 | 45                                                              |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 | 12                                                              | 82                                                              |
| Jharkhand                                                       |                                                                 |                                                                 | 4                                                               | 1                                                               | 40                                                              |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 | 45                                                              |
| Karnataka                                                       |                                                                 |                                                                 | 40                                                              |                                                                 | 80                                                              |                                                                 |                                                                 | 82                                                              |                                                                 | 1                                                               | 203                                                             |
| Kerala                                                          | 3                                                               |                                                                 | 16                                                              | 2                                                               | 73                                                              |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 | 34                                                              | 128                                                             |
| Lakshadweep                                                     |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 | 1                                                               |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 | 15                                                              | 16                                                              |
| Madhya Pradesh                                                  |                                                                 |                                                                 | 20                                                              | 12                                                              | 109                                                             |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 | 47                                                              | 188                                                             |
| Maharashtra                                                     |                                                                 | 10                                                              |                                                                 |                                                                 | 156                                                             | 34                                                              |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 | 50                                                              | 250                                                             |
| Manipur                                                         | 1                                                               |                                                                 | 5                                                               | 13                                                              | 41                                                              |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 | 10                                                              | 70                                                              |
| Meghalaya                                                       |                                                                 |                                                                 | 7                                                               |                                                                 | 40                                                              |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 | 7                                                               | 54                                                              |
| Mizoram                                                         |                                                                 |                                                                 | 1                                                               | 2                                                               | 32                                                              |                                                                 |                                                                 | 1                                                               |                                                                 | 20                                                              | 56                                                              |
| Nagaland                                                        |                                                                 |                                                                 | 2                                                               |                                                                 | 16                                                              |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 | 10                                                              | 28                                                              |
| Odisha                                                          | 9                                                               |                                                                 | 7                                                               | 8                                                               | 127                                                             | 4                                                               |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 | 48                                                              | 203                                                             |
| Puducherry                                                      |                                                                 |                                                                 | 2                                                               |                                                                 | 6                                                               |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 | 19                                                              | 27                                                              |
| Punjab                                                          |                                                                 | 7                                                               | 3                                                               | 3                                                               | 38                                                              |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 | 22                                                              | 73                                                              |
| Rajasthan                                                       | 3                                                               |                                                                 | 16                                                              |                                                                 | 17                                                              |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 | 87                                                              | 123                                                             |
| Sikkim                                                          |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 | 14                                                              |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 | 14                                                              |
| Tamil Nadu                                                      |                                                                 |                                                                 | 8                                                               |                                                                 | 45                                                              |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 | 2                                                               | 55                                                              |
| Telangana                                                       |                                                                 | 13                                                              | 13                                                              | 10                                                              | 30                                                              |                                                                 |                                                                 | 10                                                              |                                                                 | 14                                                              | 90                                                              |
| Tripura                                                         | 5                                                               |                                                                 | 3                                                               | 5                                                               | 29                                                              |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 | 21                                                              | 63                                                              |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                   | 1                                                               |                                                                 | 2                                                               | 2                                                               | 75                                                              |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 | 2                                                               | 40                                                              | 122                                                             |
| Uttarakhand                                                     | 4                                                               |                                                                 | 2                                                               |                                                                 | 30                                                              |                                                                 | 3                                                               |                                                                 |                                                                 | 19                                                              | 58                                                              |
|                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 | 10                                                              |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 | 49                                                              |                                                                 |
| West Bengal                                                     | 2                                                               |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 | 41                                                              |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 |                                                                 | 102                                                             |
| Grand Total                                                     | 50                                                              | 49                                                              | 235                                                             | 90                                                              | 1,533                                                           | 42                                                              | 3                                                               | 95                                                              | 10                                                              | 893                                                             | 3,000                                                           |