Lok Sabha Question No. 2900 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-02
Subject: Water Recycle Plants
Ministry: RAILWAYS
Asked by: PARBHUBHAI NAGARBHAI VASAVA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  2900 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.08.2017

## WATER RECYCLE PLANTS

† 2900.   SHRI PARBHUBHAI NAGARBHAI VASAVA:

Will the Minister of RAILWAYS be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  State-wise  details  of  water  recycling  plants  set  up  in  the country including Gujarat;
- (b)  the  details  of  daily  water  recycling  capacity  of  these  plants  at present;
- (c) whether the Government is contemplating to increase the recycling capacity of these plants and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether the Government is contemplating to establish some more recycling plants; and
- (e)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  details  of  the  proposed  sites  for setting up of these plants along with reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RAILWAYS

(SHRI RAJEN GOHAIN)

- ( a) to (e): A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (e)  OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2900 BY SHRI PARBHUBHAI NAGARBHAI VASAVA TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 02.08.2017 REGARDING WATER RECYCLE PLANTS

(a) to (e) On various zones and production units of Indian Railways, 49 numbers of Water Recycling Plants (WRPs) have already been commissioned and to establish more WRPs, 36 numbers of WRPs have already  been  sanctioned.  The  position  of  WRPs  are  maintained  zone /production unit wise. The State of Gujarat comes under Western and North Western Railways. The details of WRPs, commissioned as well as sanctioned are as given below.

| S.No.                | Railway Zone             | No. of WRPs commissioned   |   No. of WRPs sanctioned |
|----------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------|
| 1                    | Central                  | 8                          |                        5 |
| 2                    | Eastern                  | 1                          |                        2 |
| 3                    | East Central             | 0                          |                        1 |
| 4                    | East Coast               | 3                          |                        1 |
| 5                    | Northern                 | 0                          |                        1 |
| 6 North Central      | 2                        |                            |                        3 |
| 7 North              | Eastern                  | 0                          |                        6 |
| 8 Northeast Frontier | 0                        |                            |                        1 |
| 9                    | North Western            | 4                          |                        1 |
| 10                   | Southern                 | 6                          |                        7 |
| 11 South             | Central                  | 4                          |                        1 |
| 12                   | South Eastern            | 1                          |                        2 |
| 13                   | South East Central       | 4                          |                        1 |
| 14                   | South Western            | 2                          |                        2 |
| 15                   | Western                  | 0                          |                        1 |
| 16                   | West Central             | 6                          |                        1 |
| 17 Diesel            | Locomotive Works         | 1                          |                        0 |
| 18                   | Integrated Coach Factory | 3                          |                        0 |
| 19                   | Rail Coach Factory       | 3                          |                        0 |
| 20                   | Rail Wheel Factory       | 1                          |                        0 |
|                      | Total                    | 49                         |                       36 |

The capacity of WRPs already commissioned on Indian Railways varies from 10,000 liter/day to 20,00,000 liter/day depending upon the requirement. The capacity of Water Recycling Plants is upgraded/additional plant installed whenever requirement of recycled water increases.

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