Lok Sabha Question No. 29 (STARRED), answered on 2016-11-17
Subject: Cleaning of Ganga River Basin
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: RAM KUMAR SHARMA KUSHWAHA

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 29

ANSWERED ON 17.11.2016

## CLEANING OF GANGA RIVER BASIN

## †*29.          SHRI RAM KUMAR SHARMA

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

(a)  whether  the  Government has identified the  polluted  stretch  in  rivers  flowing  in  the  Ganga basin;

(b) if so, the details of such rivers along with the river-wise quantum of effluents being released into the basin;

(c) whether such rivers need to be cleansed at the earliest; and

(d) if so, the reaction of the Government thereto?

## ANSWER

## THE  MINISTER  FOR  WATER  RESOURCES,  RIVER  DEVELOPMENT  AND  GANGA REJUVENATION ( SUSHRI UMA BHARTI)

(a) and  (b): Yes, Madam. Central Pollution  Control Board (CPCB) has identified 57 polluted stretches  on  47  Rivers  in  Ganga  River  Basin.  Details  are  given  at Annexure-1 .    As  per  the Ganga Basin Management Plan prepared by Consortium of IIT, about 12050 mld of sewage is generated  from  Class  1  and  Class  II  towns  in  11  Ganga  Basin  States.    The  total  sewage generation from 15 cities along Yamuna River is estimated as 5021.4 mld.

(c) to (d): The Union Government has attached top most priority to address the challenges and issues  relating  to  pollution  and  a  comprehensive  Ganga  Conservation  Mission  -  'Namami Gange' is under implementation covering short term; medium term and long term activities.

Under short term action plan, certain interventions have been visualized under the heading of 'Entry  Level  Activities  which  covers  development  of  ghats,  crematoria  and  river  surface cleaning activities.

Under  medium  term  action  plan,  existing  Sewage  Treatment  Plants  (STPs)  and  Effluent Treatment Plants (ETPs) will be upgraded and new STPs and ETPs will be established with an aim to stop untreated sewerage and industrial wastes falling in the river.  Besides, rural sanitation has been taken up in the villages on the banks of River Ganga.

The long term action plan involves restoration of wholesomeness of River Ganga, maintaining the ecological and geological integrity of the river.

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## List of Polluted River stretches identified in Ganga Basin

| STATE             | RIVER NAME        | STRETCH IDENTIFIED                         |   LENGT HOF STRET CH | BOD RANGE/ MAX VALUE   | PRIO RITY   | TOWNS                                            |
|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------------------------------|----------------------|------------------------|-------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| BIHAR             | GANGA             | BUXAR TO BHAGALPUR                         |                   40 | 7.8-27                 | II          | BUXAR, PATNA, BHAGALPUR                          |
| BIHAR             | HARBORA           | SWADESHI SUGAR MILLS TO NARKATIAGANJ       |                    5 | 3.4                    | V           | NARKATIAGANJ                                     |
| BIHAR             | MANUSMA R         | MOHANIAMNDALTO RIGA (SITAMARHI)            |                   15 | 10                     | IV          | SITAMARHI                                        |
| BIHAR             | RAM REKHA         | HARINAGAR TO RAMNAGAR                      |                   20 | 4.8                    | V           | RAMNAGAR, HARUNAGAR                              |
| BIHAR             | SIRSIA            | RUXOL TO KOIREA TOLA (RAXAUL)              |                    8 | 12.0-15.0              | III         | RAXAUL                                           |
| DELHI             | YAMUNA            | WAZIRABAD TO ASGARPUR                      |                   22 | 39-113                 | I           | DELHI                                            |
| HARYANA           | YAMUNA            | PANIPAT TO SONEPAT                         |                   45 | 4.0-7.0                | IV          | PANIPAT, SONIPAT, FARIDABAD, BALLABHGARH, PALWAL |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH  | TONS              | KILLOR TO TILWARI                          |                   10 | 5                      | V           | DANDA, HARIPUR                                   |
| JHARKHAND         | BOKARO            | BILYOTARA TO JARANDI                       |                    8 | 4                      | V           | BILYOTRA, GUMIA                                  |
| JHARKHAND DAMODAR | JHARKHAND DAMODAR | PHUSRO ROAD BDG TO TURIO                   |                   12 | 7.1                    | IV          | PHUSRO, BHANDARIDAH, DHANBAD                     |
| MADHYA PRADESH    | BETWA             | MANDIDEEP TO VIDISHA                       |                   70 | 5.4-64                 | I           | MANDIDEEP, VIDISHA, BHOPAL, RAISEN               |
| MADHYA PRADESH    | BICHIA            | SILPARI TO GADHAWA                         |                    5 | 5.8                    | V           | REWA                                             |
| MADHYA PRADESH    | CHAMBAL           | NAGDATO RAMPURA                            |                  150 | 3.1-50                 | I           | NAGDA, RAMPURA                                   |
| MADHYA PRADESH    | GOHAD             | GOHADDAM TO GORMI                          |                   25 | 3.6                    | V           | BANIPURA, GOHAD, GORMI                           |
| MADHYA PRADESH    | KALISOT           | MANDIDEEP TO SAMARDHA VILLAGE              |                   12 | 6.4                    | IV          | MANDIDEEP, BHOPAL                                |
| MADHYA PRADESH    | KHAN              | KABIT KHEDI TO KHAJRANA                    |                    8 | 50-70                  | I           | INDORE                                           |
| MADHYA PRADESH    | KOLAR             | SURAJNAGAR TO SHIRDIPURAM                  |                    8 | 14                     | III         | INDORE                                           |
| MADHYA PRADESH    | KSHIPRA           | SIDDHAWAT TO TRIVENISANGAM                 |                    8 | 18-22                  | II          | UJJAIN                                           |
| MADHYA PRADESH    | PARVATI           | BATAWADA TO PILUKHEDI                      |                   80 | 3.2-3.9                | V           | BATAWADA, PILUKHEDI, NARSINGHGARH                |
| MADHYA PRADESH    | TONS              | CHAKGHAT TO CHAPPAR                        |                    5 | 3.5                    | V           | GARGATA, CHAKGHAT, CHHAPAR                       |
| RAJASTHAN         | BANAS             | ALONG BISALPUR DAM, SWAROOPGANJ, NEWTA DAM |                   60 | 4.2-39.9               | I           | BISALPUR, SIROHI, SWAROOPGANJ, TONK, BHILWARA    |
| RAJASTHAN         | CHAMBAL           | SAWAIMADHOPUR TO KOTA                      |                   65 | 3.5-4.1                | V           | SAWAIMADHOPUR, KOTA                              |
| RAJASTHAN         | CHAPPI            | CHHAPI DAM, JHALAWAR TO CHHAPIHERA         |                   20 | 4.8                    | V           | CHHAPIHERA, THONAWAD, ARNIA, METHOON, JHALAWAR   |
| RAJASTHAN         | KALI SINDH        | BAROD TO GADEPAN                           |                   20 | 7.7-26.9               | II          | BORKHERA, BALDARA                                |
| RAJASTHAN         | PARVATI           | KHATOLI, KOTA TO TODRA                     |                   10 | 15.4                   | III         | MOHAMMADPUR, KHATOLI                             |
| RAJASTHAN         | UJAD              | MORI (BHIM SAGAR DAM) TO ANGHORA           |                    2 | 3.9                    | V           | MORI                                             |
| UTTAR PRADESH     | BETWA             | HAMIRPUR TO WAGPURA                        |                   60 | 3.3                    | V           | HAMIRPUR, JHANSI                                 |
| UTTAR PRADESH     | GANGA             | KANNAUJ TO VARANASI                        |                  450 | 3.8-16.9               | III         | KANNAUJ, KANPUR, ALLAHABAD, MIRZAPUR, VARANASI   |
| UTTAR PRADESH     | GHAGHAR A         | BARHALGANJ TO DEORIA                       |                   25 | 3.4-3.6                | V           | AYODHYA, TANDA, DEORIA                           |

| UTTAR PRADESH   | GOMTI         | SITAPUR TO VARANASI                                 |   250 | 3.7-11    | III   | SITAPUR, LUCKNOW, SULTANPUR                                                                                                         |
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-------|-----------|-------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| UTTAR PRADESH   | HINDON        | SAHARANPUR TO GHAZIABAD                             |   200 | 24-80     | I     | SAHARANPUR, MUZAFFARNAGAR, MEERUT, GHAZIABAD                                                                                        |
| UTTAR PRADESH   | KALINADI      | MUZAFFAR NAGARTO GULAOTHI TOWN                      |    80 | 4-369     | I     | MEERUT, HAPUR, GULAOTHI, BULANDSHAHR                                                                                                |
| UTTAR PRADESH   | RAMGANG A     | MURADABAD TO KANNAUJ                                |   200 | 6.8       | IV    | MORADABAD, BAREILLY, FARRUKHABAD                                                                                                    |
| UTTAR PRADESH   | RAPTI         | DOMINGARH TO RAJGHAT                                |    50 | 3.4-3.8   | V     | GORAKHPUR                                                                                                                           |
| UTTAR PRADESH   | RIHAND        | RENUKUT TO PIPARI                                   |    15 | 3.3-7.2   | IV    | OBRA, RENUKOOT, PIPARI                                                                                                              |
| UTTAR PRADESH   | SAI           | UNNAO TO JAUNPUR                                    |   180 | 3.5-3.7   | V     | RAEBARELI, BELA PRATAPGARH, JAUNPUR                                                                                                 |
| UTTAR PRADESH   | SARYU         | AYODHYA TO ELAFATGANJ                               |    25 | 3.2       | V     | FAIZABAD, AYODHYA                                                                                                                   |
| UTTAR PRADESH   | YAMUNA        | ASGARPURTOETAWAH& SHAHPUR TO ALLAHABAD (BALUA GHAT) |   600 | 3.8-41    | I     | GAUTAM BUDDHA NAGAR (NOIDA& GREATER NOIDA), VRINDAVAN, MATHURA, AGRA, SHAHPUR                                                       |
| UTTARAKH AND    | BHELA         | KASHIPUR TO RAJPURA ATNDA                           |    60 | 60-74     | I     | KASHIPUR                                                                                                                            |
| UTTARAKH AND    | DHELA         | KASHIPUR TO GARHUWALA, THAKURDWARA                  |     6 | 58-62     | I     | KASHIPUR, THAKURDWARA                                                                                                               |
| UTTARAKH AND    | GANGA         | HARIDWAR TO SULTANPUR                               |    10 | 4.2-5.8   | V     | RISHIKESH, HARIDWAR                                                                                                                 |
| UTTARAKH AND    | KOSI          | SULTANPUR TO PATTIKALAN                             |     6 | 4.0-4.5   | V     | SULTANPUR                                                                                                                           |
| UTTARAKH AND    | SUSWA         | MOTHROWALA TO RAIWALA                               |    20 | 46        | I     | DEHRADUN                                                                                                                            |
| WEST BENGAL     | BARAKAR       | KULTI TO ASANSOL                                    |    20 | 4.6       | V     | CHITTARANJAN, KULTI, BURNPUR, ASANSOL                                                                                               |
| WEST BENGAL     | CHURNI        | SANTIPUR TOWN TO MAJHADIA                           |    30 | 11.7      | III   | RANAGHAT                                                                                                                            |
| WEST BENGAL     | DAMODAR       | DURGACHAKM TO DISHERGARH                            |   200 | 3.2-8.0   | IV    | UDAYANARAYANPUR, BAGNAN, DURGAPUR, ASANSOL                                                                                          |
| WEST BENGAL     | DWARAKE SHWAR | BANKURA TO KUSHTIA                                  |    20 | 4.5       | V     | BANKURA                                                                                                                             |
| WEST BENGAL     | DWARKA        | TARAPITH TO SADHAK BAMDEB GHAT                      |    50 | 10.8-19.5 | III   | CHANDIPUR, TARAPITH, MARGRAM                                                                                                        |
| WEST BENGAL     | GANGA         | TRIBENI TO DIAMOND HARBOUR                          |    50 | 3.1-5.8   | V     | KANCHRAPARA,HOOGHLY,N AIHATI,CHANDANNAGAR,BH ATPARA,BARRACKPORE, BARANAGAR,KOLKATA,HOW RAH,,BERHAMPORE,PALTA,D AKSHINESWAR,ULUBERIA |
| WEST BENGAL     | JALANGI       | LAAL DIGHI TO KRISHNA NAGAR                         |    20 | 7.3       | IV    | KRISHNANAGAR, CHAPRA                                                                                                                |
| WEST BENGAL     | KANSI         | MIDNAPORE TO RAMNAGAR                               |    25 | 4.3       | V     | MEDINIPUR                                                                                                                           |
| WEST BENGAL     | MAHANAN DA    | SILIGURI TO BINAGURI                                |    50 | 5.2-5.7   | V     | SILIGURI                                                                                                                            |
| WEST BENGAL     | MATHABH ANGA  | MADHUPUR TO GOBINDAPUR                              |    80 | 19.8      | III   | MAJHDIA, KRISHNAGANJ, DURGAPUR, SWARNAKALI                                                                                          |
| WEST BENGAL     | MAYURKA SHI   | SURI TO DURGAPUR                                    |    95 | 4.6       | V     | SURI, SAINTHIA                                                                                                                      |
| WEST BENGAL     | RUPNARA YAN   | KOLAGHAT TO BENAPUR                                 |    20 | 5.1       | V     | BAGNAN, KOLAGHAT, TAMLUK                                                                                                            |
| WEST BENGAL     | SILABATI      | GHATAL TO NISCHINDIPUR                              |    25 | 3.4       | V     | GHATAL, NISCHINDIPUR                                                                                                                |
| WEST BENGAL     | VINDHADH ARI  | HAROA BRIDGE TO MALANCHABURNING GHAT                |    15 | 10.1-11.8 | III   | HAROA, MINAKHAN, MALANCHA                                                                                                           |