Lok Sabha Question No. 2428 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-16
Subject: Contamination of Drinking Water
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: JITENDRA CHAUDHURY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2428 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.03.2017

## Contamination of Drinking Water

2428. SHRI JITENDRA CHAUDHURY:

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

- (a) whether most of the drinking water sources are contaminated by sewage and agriculture run-

off and if so, the details thereof; (b) whether 21% of communicable diseases in India are related to unsafe drinking water and if so, the details thereof; (c) whether diarrhoea caused due to unsafe drinking water alone causes more than 1,600 deaths all over the country; (d) if so, the details thereof; and (e) the steps taken/being taken by the Government in this regard?

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

- (a)
- (b)
- (c)

Technology  adopted  for  rural  sanitation  is  onsite  twin  pit  pour  flush  latrine.  Sewage treatment plants are constructed only for urban areas, the data of which is not maintained in this  Ministry.    Further,  this  Ministry  has  not  received  any  report  from  any  State  regarding contamination of drinking water sources due to agricultural run-off. As  per  reports  available,  21%  of  communicable  diseases  in  India  are  water  related.    The highest mortality from diarrhoea is in children under the age of five, highlighting an urgent need for focused interventions to prevent diarrhoeal disease in this age group. & (d)  As per the reports of National Health Profile - 2015 published by the Central Bureau of Health  Investigation,  Directorate  General  Health  Services,  Ministry  of  Health  and  Family Welfare,  during  the  year  2014  (January  to  December),  1,323  deaths  had  occurred  due  to Acute Diarrhoeal Diseases in India. State-wise details of deaths occurred is at Annexure.

- (e) The  Ministry  of  Drinking  Water  and  Sanitation  has  focused  its  approach  in  providing  safe drinking water through piped water supply schemes so that safe water is available at point of use/consumption. States have been advised to take up proper disinfection practices so that bacteriological contamination does not occur in the water supply schemes.

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Annexure referred to in the reply to Lok Sabha Unsatrred question no. 2428 due for reply on 16/03/2017

| S.No.   | Namemofthe State/UT   |   Number of deaths occurred |
|---------|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
| 1       | ANDMANand NICOBAR     |                           2 |
| 2       | ANDHRA PRADESH *      |                          10 |
| 3       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH     |                           5 |
| 4       | ASSAM **              |                          64 |
| 5       | BIHAR                 |                          24 |
| 6       | CHHATTISGARH          |                          32 |
| 7       | GOA                   |                           4 |
| 8       | GUJARAT               |                           3 |
| 9       | HARYANA               |                           8 |
| 10      | HIMACHAL PRADESH      |                          52 |
| 11      | JAMMUANDKASHMIR       |                           0 |
| 12      | JHARKHAND             |                          28 |
| 13      | KARNATAKA             |                          23 |
| 14      | KERALA                |                           9 |
| 15      | MADHYAPRADESH         |                         112 |
| 16      | MAHARASHTRA           |                           4 |
| 17      | MANIPUR               |                          32 |
| 18      | MEGHALAYA ***         |                          27 |
| 19      | MIZORAM               |                          10 |
| 20      | NAGALAND              |                           0 |
| 21      | ODISHA                |                         169 |
| 22      | PUDUCHERRY            |                          11 |
| 23      | PUNJAB                |                          22 |
| 24      | RAJASTHAN             |                          17 |
| 25      | SIKKIM                |                           2 |
| 26      | TAMIL NADU            |                          14 |
| 27      | TRIPURA               |                          22 |
| 28      | UTTAR PRADESH         |                         301 |
| 29      | UTTARAKHAND           |                          14 |
| 30      | WEST BENGAL           |                         200 |
| 31      | CHANDIGARH            |                          29 |
| 32      | DADRA &NAGARHAVELI    |                           0 |
| 33      | DMAN&DIU              |                           0 |
| 34      | LAKSHADWEEP           |                           0 |
| 35      | DELHI                 |                          73 |
| Total   | Total                 |                        1323 |

* : Excludes data of 10 districts of Telangana from July onwards