Lok Sabha Question No. 2472 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-16
Subject: Water Treatment Plants
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: NARANBHAI KACHHADIA, R. GOPALAKRISHNAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2472 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2017

## Water Treatment Plants

## †2472.  SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA: SHRI R. GOPALAKRISHNAN:

Will the Minister of DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION be pleased to state?

- (a) whether the Government has set up water treatment/purification plants all over the country to serve treated drinking water to all particularly to the people living in small villages/habitations;
- (b) if so, the details and number of water treatment plants set up in the country and the number of people/villages covered under each of such water treatment/purification plants;
- (c) the funds allocated/released and utilized during each of the last three years and the current year;
- (d) whether any proposal for setting up of water treatment/purification plants is under consideration of the Government in respect of Gujarat; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION (SHRI RAMESH CHANDAPPA JIGAJINAGI)

- (a) Rural  drinking  Water  supply  is  a  State  subject.  The  Ministry  of  Drinking  Water  and Sanitation  assists  the  States  technically  and  financially  in  providing  safe  drinking water  through  the  centrally  sponsored  National  Rural  Drinking  Water  Programme. Upto 67% of funds provided to the States under NRDWP can be utilized for coverage and  tackling  water  quality  problems  with  priority  to  arsenic  and  fluoride  affected habitation. Further,  5%  of  the  NRDWP  funds  are  earmarked  for  Water  Quality  and allocated to those States with habitations affected by excess chemical contamination and with high priority districts affected by Japanese Encephalitis/Acute Encephalitis Syndrome.

The  Ministry  has  informed  all  the  States  to  commission  surface  water  based  piped water  supply  schemes  in  all  water  quality  affected  habitations  as  a  long  term sustainable  solution,  which  include  conventional  water  treatment  plants.  However, since commissioning of Piped Water Supply projects may take 3-5 years and the rural people cannot be put to risk of consuming contaminated water during this period, all States  have  been  advised  to  install  community  water  purification  plants.  As  a  short term  immediate  measure  for  providing  8-10  lpcd  (litre  per  capita  per  day)  of  safe water for drinking and cooking purpose only. On recommendation of NITI Aayog, the Government of India had released Rs 800 crore in March' 2016 to provide community water purification plants in all remaining arsenic and fluoride affected habitations. In addition, funds to the tune of Rs.100 Crore each are also provided for tackling arsenic and  fluoride  problems  in  West  Bengal  and  Rajasthan  respectively  for  the  last  mile connectivity in commissioning surface water based piped water supply schemes.

- (b) State-wise  number of Community Water Purification Plants installed and number of habitation  covered  with  population,  as  reported  by  the  States  into  the  Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) of the Ministry as on 10 th   March, 2017 is at Annexure-I.
- (c) State-wise fund allotted, released and expenditure under NRDWP for the last 3 years i.e.  2013-14,  2014-15  ,  2015-16  and  during    2016-17  till  14 th   March,  2017 is  at Annexure- II.
- (d) No  proposals  for  setting  up  of  water  treatment  /  purification  plants  is  under consideration in the Ministry in respect of Gujarat State.
- (e) Doesn't arise.

## Annexure-I :  referred in the reply to Lok  Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2472 due for reply on 16/03/2017

State-wise number of Community Water Purification Plants installed and number of habitation  covered  with  population,  as  reported  by  the States into  the  Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) of the Ministry as on 10 th   March, 2017

|        |                     | CommunityWater Purification Plants   | CommunityWater Purification Plants   | CommunityWater Purification Plants   | CommunityWater Purification Plants   | CommunityWater Purification Plants   | CommunityWater Purification Plants   | CommunityWater Purification Plants   | CommunityWater Purification Plants   |
|--------|---------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| S. No. | NameoftheState      | Reverse Osmosis (RO)                 | Adsorp tion                          | Solar electrolytic defluoridation    | Ion Exchan ge                        | Nano Technology                      | Electric Defluoridati on plant       | Noof Habita tions                    | Population in these Habitations      |
| 1      | ANDAMAN and NICOBAR | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    |
| 2      | ANDHRA PRADESH      | 212                                  | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 44                                   | 0                                    | 163                                  | 120774                               |
| 3      | ARUNACHAL PRADESH   | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    |
| 4      | ASSAM               | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 96                                   | 0                                    | 96                                   | 49297                                |
| 5      | BIHAR               | 20                                   | 33                                   | 210                                  | 0                                    | 0                                    | 1                                    | 309                                  | 271237                               |
| 6      | CHATTISGARH         | 35                                   | 1                                    | 0                                    | 6                                    | 0                                    | 25                                   | 61                                   | 38028                                |
| 7      | GOA                 | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    |
| 8      | GUJARAT             | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    |
| 9      | HARYANA             | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    |
| 10     | HIMACHAL PRADESH    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    |
| 11     | JAMMUANDKASHMIR     | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    |
| 12     | JHARKHAND           | 0                                    | 0                                    | 13                                   | 0                                    | 48                                   | 0                                    | 52                                   | 36137                                |
| 13     | KARNATAKA           | 7076                                 | 2                                    | 0                                    | 1                                    | 1                                    | 2                                    | 6614                                 | 9323811                              |
| 14     | KERALA              | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    |
| 15     | MADHYA PRADESH      | 0                                    | 0                                    | 1                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 1                                    | 127                                  |
| 16     | MAHARASHTRA         | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    |
| 17     | MANIPUR             | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    |
| 18     | MEGHALAYA           | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    |
| 19     | MIZORAM             | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    |
| 20     | NAGALAND            | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    |
| 21     | ODISHA              | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 24                                   | 0                                    | 20                                   | 39                                   | 20650                                |
| 22     | PUDUCHERRY          | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    |
| 23     | PUNJAB              | 258                                  | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 89                                   | 0                                    | 323                                  | 441617                               |
| 24     | RAJASTHAN           | 418                                  | 0                                    | 523                                  | 0                                    | 1                                    | 1                                    | 1199                                 | 1383169                              |
| 25     | SIKKIM              | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    |
| 26     | TAMIL NADU          | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    |
| 27     | TELANGANA           | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    |
| 28     | TRIPURA             | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    |
| 29     | UTTAR PRADESH       | 0                                    | 15                                   | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 137                                  | 156069                               |
| 30     | UTTARAKHAND         | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    |
| 31     | WEST BENGAL         | 8                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 47                                   | 0                                    | 651                                  | 1119250                              |
| Total  | Total               | 8027                                 | 51                                   | 747                                  | 31                                   | 326                                  | 49                                   | 9645                                 | 12960166                             |

## Annexure-II :  referred in the reply to Lok  Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2472 due for reply on 16/03/2017

State-wise fund allotted, released and expenditure under NRDWP for the last 3 years and current year as on 14 th  March 2017

|       |                        |                                 |               |         | Fin. Year - 2013-14   | Fin. Year - 2013-14                      | Fin. Year - 2013-14   | State wise Financial Status under Fin. Year 2014-15   |                                 |             |         | Fin. Year 2015-16   | Fin. Year 2015-16              | Fin. Year 2015-16   | Fin. Year 2016-17 as on 14.3.2017   | Fin. Year 2016-17 as on 14.3.2017   |
|-------|------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------|---------|-----------------------|------------------------------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------|---------|---------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| S. No | Name of the State / UT | Opening Balance as on 1.4.201 3 | Allocati on   | Release | Exp.                  | Opening Balance as on 1.4.201 4 Allocati | Release               | Exp.                                                  | Opening Balance as on 1.4.201 5 | Allocat ion | Release | Exp.                | Opening Balance as on 1.4.2016 | Allocati on         | Releas e upto1 4/03/ 2017           | Exp.                                |
| . 1   | Andaman And Nicobar    | 0.78                            | 1.04 0.09     | 0.64    | 0.28                  | on 0.86                                  | 0.81                  | 0.43                                                  | 0.67                            | 0.38        | 0.16    | 0                   | 0.83 0.45                      |                     | 0.22                                | 0                                   |
| 2     | Andhra Pradesh         | 113.62                          | 635.44 631.52 |         | 662.4                 | 82.74 372.43                             | 377.78                | 427.08                                                | 33.44                           | 156.69      | 170.05  | 190.6               | 14.51 181.02                   |                     | 172.56                              | 121.02                              |
| 3     | Arunachal Pradesh      | 17.99                           | 218.23        | 237.32  | 230.97                | 25.77 87.21                              | 109.83                | 119.5                                                 | 16.09                           | 58.08       | 65.4    | 66.23               | 15.26                          | 101.39              | 100.5                               | 51.37                               |
| 4     | Assam                  | 199.82                          | 470           | 524.97  | 635.18                | 92.7 501.1                               | 585.32                | 586.88                                                | 92.64                           | 268.26      | 284.11  | 216.2               | 160.83                         | 402.15              | 346.5                               | 152.38                              |
| 5     | Bihar                  | 217.82                          | 432.38        | 348.94  | 307.43                | 259.33 441.07                            | 399.11                | 381.9                                                 | 276.54                          | 229.6       | 202.73  | 295.38              | 183.89                         | 314.97              | 299.11                              | 345.15                              |
| 6     | Chattisgarh            | 67.61                           | 136.13        | 135.2   | 172.38                | 31.56 159.08                             | 150.74                | 173.08                                                | 12.05                           | 63.69       | 60.83   | 64.64               | 8.24                           | 70.65               | 65.49                               | 50.27                               |
| 7     | Goa                    | 5.95                            | 5.5           | 0 2.22  |                       | 3.73 4.61                                | 0                     | 0                                                     | 3.73                            | 2.08        | 1.66    | 0                   | 5.39                           | 2.44                | 1.19                                | 3.35                                |
| 8     | Gujarat                | 247.13                          | 533.73        | 515.07  | 627.95                | 134.24 509.48                            | 405.58                | 491.44                                                | 48.38                           | 240.13      | 238.91  | 274.78              | 12.5                           | 281.14              | 276.42                              | 197.56                              |
| 9     | Haryana                | 85.59                           | 229.46        | 229.52  | 301.15                | 13.96 218.09                             | 277.98                | 228.82                                                | 63.13                           | 97.65       | 122.65  | 150.74              | 35.19 114.71                   |                     | 111.01                              | 57.76                               |
| 10    | Himachal Pradesh       | 67.78                           | 150.51        | 130.81  | 153.33                | 45.27 131.84                             | 120.89                | 120.18                                                | 45.97                           | 65.2        | 64.38   | 69.88               | 40.48                          | 69.65               | 63.31                               | 55.98                               |
| 11    | Jammu And Kashmir      | 141.95                          | 462.43        | 414.82  | 499.79                | 59.11 461.33                             | 474.41                | 458.03                                                | 75.49                           | 199.4       | 192.12  | 222.16              | 45.44                          | 233.29              | 225.14                              | 100.99                              |
| 12    | Jharkhand              | 122.36                          | 172.85        | 253.28  | 277.96                | 102.26 169.86                            | 175.18                | 206.88                                                | 89.26                           | 126.85      | 132.09  | 133.7               | 99.65                          | 115.86              | 98.13                               | 125.47                              |
| 13    | Karnataka              | 256.64                          | 868.76        | 897.29  | 928.81                | 237.76 623.2                             | 563.91                | 622.37                                                | 179.31                          | 307.62      | 278.08  | 366.68              |                                | 360.07              | 331.34                              | 174.52                              |
| 14    | Kerala                 | 93.31                           | 155.58        | 212.04  | 265.1                 | 40.87 115.59                             | 124.1                 | 131.86                                                | 33.11                           | 52.78       | 48.05   | 64.45               | 90.71 16.71                    | 62.54               | 57.22                               | 29.97                               |
| 15    | Madhya Pradesh         | 143                             | 404.81        | 474.95  | 483.98                | 133.97 397.18                            | 440.18                | 399.94                                                | 174.38                          | 181.76      | 193.73  | 387.62              | 8.93                           | 213.87              | 199.96                              | 149.17                              |
| 16    | Maharashtra            | 553.97                          | 788.48        | 690.27  | 657.46                | 587.39 780.06                            | 748.23                | 901.96                                                | 433.66                          | 344.16      | 330.88  | 584                 | 180.69                         | 413.57              | 380.04                              | 279.46                              |
| 17    | Manipur                | 28.66                           | 58.75         | 55.3    | 57.17                 | 27.09 90.35                              | 88.54                 | 92.25                                                 | 23.38                           | 28.98       | 27.92   | 43.44               | 7.87                           | 41.83               | 40.61                               | 18.66                               |
| 18    | Meghalaya              | 34.12                           | 92.18         | 103.4   | 114.81                | 59.61                                    | 69.5                  | 81.02                                                 | 11.6                            | 30.52       | 31.24   | 30.92               | 12.2                           | 42.02               | 40.42                               | 25.85                               |
| 19    | Mizoram                | 24.78                           | 38.41         | 44.89   | 33.37                 | 22.89 36.3                               | 34.5                  | 39.81                                                 | 30.99                           | 17.71       | 17.32   | 23.16               | 25.15                          | 25.33               | 24.49                               | 9.14                                |
| 20    | Nagaland               | 3.69                            | 61.31         | 61.07   | 52.38                 | 42.43 12.38 108.19                       | 101.44                | 86.45                                                 | 27.37                           | 39.27       | 38.53   | 61.9                | 4.25                           | 37.93               | 36.84                               | 14.28                               |
| 21    | Odisha                 | 67.61                           | 244.25        | 317.07  | 288.08                | 106.02 205.69                            | 230.67                | 257.29                                                | 87.41                           | 96.9        | 103.19  | 150.64              | 39.96                          | 114.99              | 106.73                              | 69.74                               |
| 22    | Puducherry             | 0.88                            | 1.59          | 0.06    | 0                     | 0.94 1.62                                | 0                     | 0                                                     | 0.98                            | 0.74        | 0       | 0                   | 0.98                           | 0.86                | 0.29                                | 0                                   |
| 23    | Punjab                 | 26.04                           | 96.89         | 147.95  | 159.05                | 14.94 93.88                              | 97.38                 | 90.23                                                 | 22.1                            | 39.77       | 42.79   | 36.57               | 28.31                          | 46.02               | 45.79                               | 48.15                               |
| 24    | Rajasthan              | 389.85                          | 1231.05       | 1332.49 | 1572.96               | 199.22 1194.46                           | 1304.64               | 1386.79                                               | 117.07                          | 547.17      | 526.75  | 480.21              | 163.61                         | 1114.56             | 1063.5 6                            | 293.59                              |
| 25    |                        |                                 | 26.56         |         | 71.25                 | 1.31 30.38                               | 31.7                  | 32.03                                                 | 0.98                            | 10.64       | 12.05   | 12.49               | 0.54                           |                     |                                     | 5.92                                |
| 26    | Sikkim                 | 44.95                           | 16.88 304.63  | 387.11  | 527.57                | 44.97                                    |                       |                                                       |                                 |             | 182.35  | 164.85              | 27.49                          | 14.77               | 14.42                               |                                     |
| 27    | Tamil Nadu             | 185.44                          |               |         |                       | 367.36 0                                 | 382.46                | 432.39                                                | 5.48                            | 169.5       | 97.71   | 106.42              | 16.72                          | 157.6 117.03        | 155.19 113.14                       | 129.51                              |
|       | Telangana              | -                               | - 59.29       | -       | -                     | 200.65 3.4                               | 212.24                | 189.25 64.81                                          | 22.99 8.18                      | 88.77 28.07 |         |                     | 0.8                            |                     |                                     | 93.65                               |
| 28    | Tripura                | 6.27                            |               | 89.93   | 94.19                 | 62.06                                    | 68.31                 |                                                       |                                 |             | 31.68   | 39.97               |                                | 39.48               | 38.26                               | 24.41                               |
| 29    | Uttar Pradesh          | 539.18                          | 923.18        | 804.92  | 858.5                 | 485.61 1006.43                           | 1073.22               | 1146.18                                               | 412.65                          | 477.69      | 490.31  | 690.46              | 272.38                         | 653.77              | 575.24                              | 283.1                               |
| 30    | Uttarakhand            | 174.27                          | 159.66        | 87.61   | 138.59                | 124.32 135.01                            | 111.48                | 152.94                                                | 82.87                           | 63.57       | 60.06   | 98.91               | 44.01                          | 90.87               | 68.33                               | 58.03                               |
| 31    | West Bengal            | 398.59                          | 490.63        | 485.83  | 757.11                | 143.68 436.53                            | 431.09                | 480.72                                                | 96.94                           | 199.68      | 216.85  | 288.75              | 25.49                          | 438.91              | 437.55                              | 349.11                              |
|       | Total                  | 4259.65                         | 9444.03       | 9640.28 | 10931.78              | 3074.01 9007.64                          | 9191.22               | 9782.51                                               | 2528.84                         | 4233.31     | 4264.58 | 5315.75             | 1589.01                        | 5873.74             | 5489                                | 3317.56                             |