Lok Sabha Question No. 3790 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-09
Subject: GIS Technology for Cleaning of Ganga River
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: Adhikari Dibyendu

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

## LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO. 3790

ANSWERED ON 09.0 8.201 8

## GIS TECHNOLOGY FOR C LEANING OF GANGA RIV ER

## 3790. SHRI DIBYENDU ADHIKARI

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

(a) whether the Government proposes to use Geographic Information System (GIS) technolog Ganga river cleaning projects and if so, the details thereof ;

(b) the manner in which it is likely to strengthen the Ganga river cleaning projects;

(c) the details of corrective measures taken by the Government on these projects durin three years; and

(d) the funds spent by National Mission for Clean G anga (NMCG) so far and the details of projects under implementation at present?

## ANSWER

## THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  FOR  WATER  RESOURCES, RIVER  DEVELOPMENT  AND GANGA REJUVENATION & HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT

## ( DR. SATYA PAL SINGH )

(a)  &  (b) National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) is using Geographic Information System (GIS)  technology  for  improving  planning,  execution  and  monitoring  of  projects  as  w providing platform for central repository of all data related to Ganga river basin inclu Treatmen t  Plant  (STP)  /  Common  Effluent  Treatment  Plant  (CETP),  water  quality  monitor location,  afforestation,  ghats  and  crematorium,  river  front  development.  This  assists improving its effectiveness in pollution abatement and river rejuvenation work.

(c) Government of India is supplementing the efforts of the state governments in addres pollution of river Ganga by providing financial assistance to the states. Government of approved  Namami  Gange  Programme  in  May  2015  for  conservation of  rive r  Ganga  with  total outlay  of  Rs. 20,000  Crores.  Namami  Gange  Programme  is  an  umbrella  programme  which integrates previous and currently ongoing initiatives by enhancing efficiency, extractin and supplementing them with more comprehensive & better coordinated interventions.

The following corrective measures have been taken up under Namami Gange Programme for Ganga Clean up in the last 3 years:

- i . Condition assessment study taken up to know the sewage generation and sewage trea tment gap in towns  along main stem of river Ganga for sanctioning of sewerage infrast projects in  holistic and scientific manner.
- ii . Rehabilitation of existing STPs and their Operation & Maintenance (O&M).
- iii . The Namami Gange Programme have been made 100% central sector scheme to ensure sufficient availability of funds to the state government, reduction in time loss f of  state  share  thereby  faster  approval  of  contracts  and  effective  implementati projects;
- iv . The Operation and Maintenance period have been increased from 5 to 15 years to ensu performance of STPs for a longer period.
- v. Formation of NMCG as an authority and enhanced financial power for faster sancti of projects and award of contracts; formation of state and di strict Ganga Committee for effective monitoring of works at the grass root levels.
- vi . Implementation of projects under Hybrid Annuity Mode (HAM) to address issues such sub- optimal design, lesser O&M support and lack of ownership. HAM will also ens ownership and distinct accountability for continuous acceptable performance in t term of the STPs.
- vii . One City one Operator: Existing STPs in 13 towns namely Kanpur, Allahabad, Mathu Patna, Kolkata, Howrah - Bally - Kamarhati - Baranagar  and  Bhagalpur  are  bein g integrated with new sanctioned STPs and tendered under HAM based PPP mode for selection of o specific operator for better accountability and monitoring.
- viii . Recycling  and  reuse  of  treated  waste  water  is  being  promoted;  Memorandum Understanding (MoU) sig ned with Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL) for using o treated waste water for their Mathura Refinery.
- ix . Drain treatment by use  of innovative technology and modular STPs;
- x. Creation of Rural Sanitation facilities in identified villages along river Ganga in support from  Ministry  of  Drinking  Water  and  Sanitation.  4465  of  villages  along  Ganga declared Open Defecation Free (ODF).
- xi . River  Surface  Cleaning  activities  taken  up  to  clean  river  surface  and  banks  fr waste on a regular basis.

(d) The amountspent by NMCG since its inception i.e. from Financial Year 2011 - 12 to 2018 - 19 till 30 th June, 2018 is Rs. 4,322.37 crore. Under Namami Gange Programme, a total of 221 project have been sanctioned at a cost of Rs.22,238.49 crore. Out o f these 221 projects, 58 projects have been completed and 95 projects are under implementation. Details are given below:

- 105  projects  are  sanctioned  for  development  of  sewerage  infrastructure  to  provid treatment capacity of 3,293.68 MLD (including rehabilitation of 887.00 MLD) and laying of sewerage network of 4,842.30 km. at an estimated cost of Rs.17,485.11 crore. Out o 26  projects  are  completed  which  has  created  new  STP  capacity  of  328.13  MLD  a rehabilitated 92 MLD of STP capacity. In a ddition, 44 projects are at advanced stages o completion to create new STP capacity of 769 MLD and rehabilitation of 86 MLD capac
- 1  project  covering  20  drains  have  been  sanctioned  for  decentralized  treatment  o through modular STPs.
- Ghat, Crem atoria and River Front Development (RFD): A total of 63 projects are appr for  development  of  Ghat  &  Crematoria  and  river  Front  Development.  Out  of  these projects are completed. Rest of the projects are ongoing. Among the ongoing proje ghats a nd 10 crematoria have been completed.
- Projects sanctioned for Ghat cleaning in Varanasi; Bithoor, Kanpur, Allahabad, Mathura -Vrindavan and Haridwar.
- A  project  sanctioned  for  river  surface  cleaning  at  11  places  namely  Delhi,  Ha Mathura- Vrindavan,  Gar hmukteshwar,  Kanpur,  Allahabad,  Varanasi,  Patna,  Sahibganj, Howrah and Nabadwip.
- 14  projects  sanctioned  for  institutional  development  projects  including  water monitoring;1 project is completed and 7 is ongoing.
- 4 projects sanctioned on implementa tion support/research development; 1 project completed and 1 is ongoing.
- 19 projects sanctioned for conservation of biodiversity and afforestation. Out o projects completed and 8 projects ongoing.
- The project sanctioned for composite ecological task force is ongoing.
- 8 projects sanctioned for bioremediation of drains .
- A project for development of toilets across gram panchayats along Ganga River.

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