Lok Sabha Question No. 4439 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-22
Subject: Scarcity of Drinking Water
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: KANWAR SINGH TANWAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4439 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.03.2018

## Scarcity of Drinking Water

## 4439. SHRI KANWAR SINGH TANWAR:

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

- (a)   the  most  problematic  districts  in  various  parts  of  country  including  Uttar  Pradesh which are suffering from the problem of scarcity and quality of drinking water;
- (b) the measures taken by the Union Government to overcome this problem; and
- (c)  the  number  of  villages  and  blocks  in  Uttar  Pradesh  with  100  per  cent  sanitation facilities, district-wise?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION (SHRI S.S.AHLUWALIA)

- (a) Under National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP), information regarding coverage of rural water supply is maintained in terms of Fully Covered habitations (i.e.  getting  more  than  40  litres  per  capita  per  day  safe  drinking  water),  Partially Covered habitations  (i.e. getting  less  than  40  litre  per  capita  per day  safe  drinking water) and Quality Affected habitations (i.e. containing at least one contaminantlike Arsenic,  Fluoride,  Iron  etc.).  The  habitations  coming  under  partially  covered  and quality  affected  category  can  be  considered  as  problematic  areas  in  terms  of  rural drinking water supply. With this classification, state-wise percentage of coverage of habitations  is  at Annexure-I .  As  on  19 th March,  2018,  State-wise(including  Uttar Pradesh) number of districts affected by Arsenic, Fluoride, Iron, Salinity, Nitrate and Heavy  metal  as  reported  by  the  States  into  Integrated  Management  Information System (IMIS) of the Ministry is at Annexure-II .
- (b) Rural drinking  water supply is  a state  subject.  For  improving the  coverage of  safe drinking water to rural population, this Ministry supplements the efforts of the states by  providing  them  with  technical  and  financial  assistance  through  the  centrally sponsored  National  Rural  Drinking  Water  Programme  (NRDWP).  It  is  the  State Government who plan, design, approve, execute and operate & maintain the schemes for  providing  safe  drinking  water  to  rural  population. The  funds  provided  to  the States  under  NRDWP  can  be  utilized  for  coverage  and  tackling  water  quality problems  with  priority  to  arsenic  and  fluoride  affected  habitations.  To  deal  with arsenic  and  fluoride  contamination,  with  the  recommendation  of  NITI  Aayog, Government of India had released Rs 1,000 crore in March 2016 for commissioning

of  Community  Water  Purification  Plants  (CWPPs)  and  surface  water  based  piped water supply schemes. The Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation had launched the  National  Water  Quality  Sub-Mission  (NWQSM)  on  22 nd March  2017  under NRDWP to provide safe drinking water to about 28,000 arsenic / fluoride affected habitations. As on 19 th March, 2018, Rs. 2814.13 Crore has been released to arsenic / fluoride affected states under NWQSM.

(c) District-wise, no. of villages and blocks have been declared Open Defecation Free (ODF) having 100 percent sanitation facilities is at Annexure-3.

| Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No- 4439 due for reply on 22.03.2018   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No- 4439 due for reply on 22.03.2018   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No- 4439 due for reply on 22.03.2018   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No- 4439 due for reply on 22.03.2018   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No- 4439 due for reply on 22.03.2018   | Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No- 4439 due for reply on 22.03.2018   |
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| S.No.                                                                                                      | State                                                                                                      | Total Habitations                                                                                          | %ofFully Covered Habitation                                                                                | %ofPartially Covered Habitation                                                                            | %of Quality Affected Habitation                                                                            |
| 1                                                                                                          | ANDAMAN And NICOBAR                                                                                        | 400                                                                                                        | 81.00                                                                                                      | 19.00                                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                                       |
| 2                                                                                                          | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                             | 48363                                                                                                      | 69.13                                                                                                      | 30.01                                                                                                      | 0.86                                                                                                       |
| 3                                                                                                          | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                          | 7582                                                                                                       | 38.54                                                                                                      | 61.05                                                                                                      | 0.41                                                                                                       |
| 4                                                                                                          | Assam                                                                                                      | 88099                                                                                                      | 59.98                                                                                                      | 27.51                                                                                                      | 12.51                                                                                                      |
| 5                                                                                                          | Bihar                                                                                                      | 110234                                                                                                     | 61.14                                                                                                      | 35.04                                                                                                      | 3.82                                                                                                       |
| 6                                                                                                          | Chhattisgarh                                                                                               | 74685                                                                                                      | 94.41                                                                                                      | 4.03                                                                                                       | 1.56                                                                                                       |
| 7                                                                                                          | Goa                                                                                                        | 347                                                                                                        | 99.42                                                                                                      | 0.58                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                       |
| 8                                                                                                          | Gujarat                                                                                                    | 36066                                                                                                      | 100.00                                                                                                     | 0.00                                                                                                       | 0.00                                                                                                       |
| 9                                                                                                          | Haryana                                                                                                    | 7948                                                                                                       | 95.75                                                                                                      | 2.65                                                                                                       | 1.60                                                                                                       |
| 10                                                                                                         | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                           | 53604                                                                                                      | 80.25                                                                                                      | 19.75                                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                                       |
| 11                                                                                                         | Jammu And Kashmir                                                                                          | 15958                                                                                                      | 56.41                                                                                                      | 43.49                                                                                                      | 0.10                                                                                                       |
| 12                                                                                                         | Jharkhand                                                                                                  | 120764                                                                                                     | 96.92                                                                                                      | 0.74                                                                                                       | 2.34                                                                                                       |
| 13                                                                                                         | Karnataka                                                                                                  | 60248                                                                                                      | 41.96                                                                                                      | 56.35                                                                                                      | 1.69                                                                                                       |
| 14                                                                                                         | Kerala                                                                                                     | 21551                                                                                                      | 22.94                                                                                                      | 75.39                                                                                                      | 1.68                                                                                                       |
| 15                                                                                                         | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                             | 128061                                                                                                     | 99.79                                                                                                      | 0.06                                                                                                       | 0.15                                                                                                       |
| 16                                                                                                         | Maharashtra                                                                                                | 99732                                                                                                      | 87.47                                                                                                      | 12.26                                                                                                      | 0.27                                                                                                       |
| 17                                                                                                         | Manipur                                                                                                    | 3788                                                                                                       | 59.05                                                                                                      | 40.95                                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                                       |
| 18                                                                                                         | Meghalaya                                                                                                  | 10475                                                                                                      | 17.05                                                                                                      | 82.64                                                                                                      | 0.31                                                                                                       |
| 19                                                                                                         | Mizoram                                                                                                    | 738                                                                                                        | 63.96                                                                                                      | 36.04                                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                                       |
| 20                                                                                                         | Nagaland                                                                                                   | 1452                                                                                                       | 46.83                                                                                                      | 51.10                                                                                                      | 2.07                                                                                                       |
| 21                                                                                                         | Odisha                                                                                                     | 157773                                                                                                     | 88.22                                                                                                      | 9.86                                                                                                       | 1.92                                                                                                       |
| 22                                                                                                         | Puducherry                                                                                                 | 266                                                                                                        | 57.52                                                                                                      | 42.48                                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                                       |
| 23                                                                                                         | Punjab                                                                                                     | 15384                                                                                                      | 65.76                                                                                                      | 11.32                                                                                                      | 22.92                                                                                                      |
| 24                                                                                                         | Rajasthan                                                                                                  | 121648                                                                                                     | 46.65                                                                                                      | 37.19                                                                                                      | 16.16                                                                                                      |
| 25                                                                                                         | Sikkim                                                                                                     | 2084                                                                                                       | 36.23                                                                                                      | 63.77                                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                                       |
| 26                                                                                                         | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                 | 100204                                                                                                     | 93.45                                                                                                      | 6.36                                                                                                       | 0.19                                                                                                       |
| 27                                                                                                         | Telangana                                                                                                  | 24562                                                                                                      | 57.07                                                                                                      | 38.68                                                                                                      | 4.25                                                                                                       |
| 28                                                                                                         | Tripura                                                                                                    | 8723                                                                                                       | 52.59                                                                                                      | 18.32                                                                                                      | 29.10                                                                                                      |
| 29                                                                                                         | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                              | 260027                                                                                                     | 98.57                                                                                                      | 0.90                                                                                                       | 0.53                                                                                                       |
| 30                                                                                                         | Uttarakhand                                                                                                | 39360                                                                                                      | 56.69                                                                                                      | 43.26                                                                                                      | 0.04                                                                                                       |
| 31                                                                                                         | West Bengal                                                                                                | 105905                                                                                                     | 49.32                                                                                                      | 33.77                                                                                                      | 16.91                                                                                                      |
| Total                                                                                                      | Total                                                                                                      | 1726031                                                                                                    | 77.69                                                                                                      | 18.19                                                                                                      | 4.11                                                                                                       |

(source: format C-17)

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No- 4439 due for reply on 22.03.2018

State-wise number of districts affected by Arsenic, Fluoride, Iron, Salinity, Nitrate and Heavy Metal (including Uttar Pradesh) as reported by the States into Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) of the Ministry as on 19 th March, 2018

| S. No.   | Name of the State   | No. of Districts   | No. of Districts   | No. of Districts   | No. of Districts   | No. of Districts   | No. of Districts   | No. of Districts   |
|----------|---------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
| S. No.   | Name of the State   | Arsenic            | Fluoride           | Iron               | Salinity           | Nitrate            | Heavy Metal        | Total              |
| 1        | ANDHRAPRADESH       | 0                  | 9                  | 1                  | 8                  | 3                  | 0                  | 10                 |
| 2        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH   | 0                  | 0                  | 3                  | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  | 3                  |
| 3        | ASSAM               | 17                 | 8                  | 24                 | 0                  | 0                  | 1                  | 26                 |
| 4        | BIHAR               | 13                 | 12                 | 11                 | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  | 27                 |
| 5        | CHHATTISGARH        | 2                  | 11                 | 17                 | 2                  | 1                  | 0                  | 21                 |
| 6        | HARYANA             | 0                  | 9                  | 0                  | 2                  | 0                  | 0                  | 10                 |
| 7        | JAMMU &KASHMIR      | 0                  | 1                  | 6                  | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  | 6                  |
| 8        | JHARKHAND           | 8                  | 22                 | 19                 | 1                  | 2                  | 0                  | 22                 |
| 9        | KARNATAKA           | 2                  | 19                 | 13                 | 11                 | 19                 | 1                  | 25                 |
| 10       | KERALA              | 0                  | 2                  | 12                 | 11                 | 6                  | 0                  | 14                 |
| 11       | MADHYA PRADESH      | 0                  | 5                  | 1                  | 1                  | 0                  | 0                  | 7                  |
| 12       | MAHARASHTRA         | 0                  | 11                 | 7                  | 11                 | 10                 | 0                  | 18                 |
| 13       | MEGHALAYA           | 0                  | 0                  | 2                  | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  | 2                  |
| 14       | NAGALAND            | 0                  | 0                  | 1                  | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  | 1                  |
| 15       | ODISHA              | 0                  | 9                  | 24                 | 7                  | 0                  | 0                  | 26                 |
| 16       | PUNJAB              | 16                 | 19                 | 19                 | 6                  | 16                 | 21                 | 21                 |
| 17       | RAJASTHAN           | 0                  | 32                 | 3                  | 32                 | 27                 | 0                  | 33                 |
| 18       | TAMIL NADU          | 0                  | 0                  | 1                  | 1                  | 0                  | 0                  | 1                  |
| 19       | TELANGANA           | 0                  | 24                 | 9                  | 19                 | 20                 | 0                  | 26                 |
| 20       | TRIPURA             | 0                  | 0                  | 8                  | 0                  | 0                  | 0                  | 8                  |
| 21       | UTTAR PRADESH       | 17                 | 24                 | 8                  | 2                  | 3                  | 0                  | 32                 |
| 22       | UTTARAKHAND         | 0                  | 0                  | 1                  | 0                  | 1                  | 0                  | 1                  |
| 23       | WEST BENGAL         | 9                  | 6                  | 18                 | 3                  | 0                  | 13                 | 18                 |
|          | Total               | 84                 | 223                | 208                | 117                | 108                | 36                 | 358                |

## District-wise, no. of villages and blocks have been declared Open Defecation Free (ODF)

|   S.N. | District                     |   ODF declared villages |   ODF declared blocks |
|--------|------------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|
|      1 | AGRA                         |                     277 |                     0 |
|      2 | ALIGARH                      |                     167 |                     0 |
|      3 | ALLAHABAD                    |                     375 |                     0 |
|      4 | AMBEDKAR NAGAR               |                     335 |                     0 |
|      5 | AMETHI                       |                     125 |                     0 |
|      6 | AURAIYA                      |                     196 |                     0 |
|      7 | AZAMGARH                     |                      86 |                     0 |
|      8 | BAGPAT                       |                     280 |                     4 |
|      9 | BAHRAICH                     |                     113 |                     0 |
|     10 | BALLIA                       |                     120 |                     0 |
|     11 | BALRAMPUR                    |                      43 |                     0 |
|     12 | BANDA                        |                      55 |                     0 |
|     13 | BARABANKI                    |                     185 |                     0 |
|     14 | BAREILLY                     |                     212 |                     0 |
|     15 | BASTI                        |                     136 |                     0 |
|     16 | BIJNOR                       |                    2321 |                    11 |
|     17 | BUDAUN                       |                     321 |                     0 |
|     18 | BULANDSHAHR                  |                     369 |                     0 |
|     19 | CHANDAULI                    |                     218 |                     0 |
|     20 | CHITRAKOOT                   |                      85 |                     0 |
|     21 | DEORIA                       |                     328 |                     0 |
|     22 | ETAH                         |                     141 |                     0 |
|     23 | ETAWAH                       |                     193 |                     0 |
|     24 | FAIZABAD                     |                     137 |                     0 |
|     25 | FARRUKHABAD                  |                     275 |                     0 |
|     26 | FATEHPUR                     |                     213 |                     0 |
|     27 | FIROZABAD                    |                     175 |                     0 |
|     28 | GAUTAM BUDDHANAGAR           |                     120 |                     4 |
|     29 | GHAZIABAD                    |                     191 |                     4 |
|     30 | GHAZIPUR                     |                     383 |                     0 |
|     31 | GONDA                        |                     139 |                     0 |
|     32 | GORAKHPUR                    |                     816 |                     0 |
|     33 | HAMIRPUR                     |                      84 |                     0 |
|     34 | HAPUR                        |                     326 |                     4 |
|     35 | HARDOI                       |                      91 |                     0 |
|     36 | JALAUN                       |                      90 |                     0 |
|     37 | JAUNPUR                      |                     261 |                     0 |
|     38 | JHANSI                       |                     100 |                     0 |
|     39 | JYOTIBA PHULE NAGAR (AMROHA) |                     559 |                     0 |
|     40 | KANNAUJ                      |                     284 |                     0 |
|     41 | KANPUR DEHAT                 |                      81 |                     0 |

| S.N.   | District                     |   ODF declared villages |   ODF declared blocks |
|--------|------------------------------|-------------------------|-----------------------|
| 42     | KANPUR NAGAR                 |                     223 |                     0 |
| 43     | KANSHIRAM NAGAR (KASGANJ)    |                     273 |                     0 |
| 44     | KAUSHAMBI                    |                     247 |                     0 |
| 45     | KUSHINAGAR                   |                     314 |                     0 |
| 46     | LAKHIMPUR KHERI              |                     105 |                     0 |
| 47     | LALITPUR                     |                     160 |                     0 |
| 48     | LUCKNOW                      |                      53 |                     0 |
| 49     | MAHAMAYANAGAR(HATHRAS)       |                     293 |                     0 |
| 50     | MAHARAJGANJ                  |                     140 |                     0 |
| 51     | MAHOBA                       |                      73 |                     0 |
| 52     | MAINPURI                     |                     221 |                     0 |
| 53     | MATHURA                      |                     160 |                     0 |
| 54     | MAU                          |                      57 |                     0 |
| 55     | MEERUT                       |                     605 |                    12 |
| 56     | MIRZAPUR                     |                     826 |                     3 |
| 57     | MORADABAD                    |                     277 |                     0 |
| 58     | MUZAFFARNAGAR                |                     588 |                     3 |
| 59     | PILIBHIT                     |                     339 |                     0 |
| 60     | PRATAPGARH                   |                     311 |                     0 |
| 61     | RAE BARELI                   |                     174 |                     0 |
| 62     | RAMPUR                       |                     298 |                     0 |
| 63     | SAHARANPUR                   |                     204 |                     0 |
| 64     | SAMBHAL                      |                      97 |                     0 |
| 65     | SANT KABIR NAGAR             |                     320 |                     0 |
| 66     | SANT RAVIDAS NAGAR( BHADOHI) |                     363 |                     0 |
| 67     | SHAHJAHANPUR                 |                     172 |                     0 |
| 68     | SHAMLI                       |                     288 |                     3 |
| 69     | SHRAVASTI                    |                     144 |                     0 |
| 70     | SIDDHARTHNAGAR               |                     118 |                     0 |
| 71     | SITAPUR                      |                     152 |                     0 |
| 72     | SONBHADRA                    |                     310 |                     0 |
| 73     | SULTANPUR                    |                     150 |                     0 |
| 74     | UNNAO                        |                     145 |                     0 |
| 75     | VARANASI                     |                     413 |                     0 |
|        |                              |                   19619 |                    48 |