Lok Sabha Question No. 929 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-08
Subject: Arsenic Contaminated Drinking Water in Balia
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: BHARAT SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.929 TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.02.2018

## Arsenic Contaminated Drinking Water in Balia

## †929.    Shri Bharat Singh :

Will the Minister of DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION be pleased to state: (a) whether the level of arsenic in the drinking water in Balia district of Uttar Pradesh has reached a hazardous level; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) the number of people suffering from serious diseases so far in Balia district due to the use of arsenic contaminated drinking water; (d)  whether  the  Government  is  contemplating  to  formulate  a  project  to  provide  clean drinking water to the people of Balia district and Ganga water to them through pipeline and tanks with the cooperation of the State Government; (e) if so, the time by when the said project is likely to be completed; and

- (f) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATEFOR MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION (SHRI S.S. AHLUWALIA)

(a) & (b) : Details of arsenic affected habitations (more than permissible limit) in Balia district  of    Uttar  Pradesh    as  reported  by  the  Government  of  Uttar  Pradesh  into  the Integrated  Management  Information  System  (IMIS)  of  the  Ministry  as  on  05 th   February, 2018 is at Annexure. (c) :  Disease monitoring due to consumption of excess arsenic in drinking water is the mandate of the Ministry of Health & Family Welfare. (d) to (f) : 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 community water purification plants and for the last  mile  connectivity of  surface  water  based  piped water supply schemes in West Bengal and Rajasthan. Out of which, Rs. 13.39Crore has been released to Government of Uttar Pradesh for installation of Community Water Purification Plants. Further, 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  over  a  span  of  4 years. During 2016-17, Rs.26.31 Crore has been released under NWQSM to Government of Uttar Pradesh to complete ongoing schemes.

## Annexure referred in the reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 929 due for reply on 08.02.2018

Details of arsenic affected habitations (more than permissible limit) in Balia district of Uttar Pradesh as reported by the Government of Uttar Pradesh into the Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) of the Ministry as on 05 th  February, 2018

|   S.No. | Nameof the Habitation   |   S.No. | Name of the Habitation    | S.No.   | Nameof the Habitation        |
|---------|-------------------------|---------|---------------------------|---------|------------------------------|
|       1 | DAYA CHHAPARA PACHIM    |      37 | JIRA BASTI                | 73      | KOTWARI                      |
|       2 | HANUMANGARH             |      38 | SARFUDDINPUR URF MUBARAKP | 74      | MIRZAPUR                     |
|       3 | VISHANPURA              |      39 | BISUNPURA TALUKA MANIYAR  | 75      | MOTIRA                       |
|       4 | BAKAWA                  |      40 | CHOR KAND                 | 76      | AKTAHI                       |
|       5 | CHAKVILIUM SHAH         |      41 | RAMGARH                   | 77      | MUDEDA                       |
|       6 | CHIT BISAWA KHURD       |      42 | BAHUARA                   | 78      | MUSTFABAD                    |
|       7 | CHITOUNI TAULKA DUMERIA |      43 | IBARAHIMABAD NOABARAR     | 79      | NAGHAR                       |
|       8 | DUHIJAN                 |      44 | RAMPUR                    | 80      | NAGPUR                       |
|       9 | JADOPUR                 |      45 | KAITHI KHATIMPUR          | 81      | NASIRPUR                     |
|      10 | JITOURA                 |      46 | KAKRI                     | 82      | PACHWAR                      |
|      11 | KHAROUNI                |      47 | REKUANASIRPUR             | 83      | PRADHANPUR                   |
|      12 | KHEWSAD                 |      48 | SONAPALI                  | 84      | RAMPUR                       |
|      13 | KHOROULI                |      49 | SUPAPALI                  | 85      | RASRA                        |
|      14 | KIRTUPUR                |      50 | BANHARA                   | 86      | ROHNA                        |
|      15 | PARBATPUR               |      51 | ESAR PITHAPATTI           | 87      | ROURA CHAWAR                 |
|      16 | RAMPURKALA              |      52 | GAJI PAKAD                | 88      | SARAI BHARTI                 |
|      17 | RUKUNPURA               |      53 | GANG KISHOR               | 89      | PALANI                       |
|      18 | SERIYA TALUKA SAHTWAR   |      54 | HARSAND                   | 90      | SULTANPUR                    |
|      19 | SURHIYA TALUKA BANSDIH  |      55 | KHATANGA MATH RAMGIRI     | 91      | SULUI T.PACHWAR              |
|      20 | BHOJPUR                 |      56 | GOSAI PUR                 | 92      | BINDAHA                      |
|      21 | SEMRIRAMPUR             |      57 | SIWAN KALA                | 93      | KUMAR KA TOLA URF BAHADURPUR |
|      22 | SHIVRAMPUR              |      58 | GOURI                     | 94      | GAYGHAT                      |
|      23 | BUDHAU                  |      59 | KHADASARA                 | 95      | TANDI                        |
|      24 | NARACHH                 |      60 | AMGHAT                    | 96      | HADIHA KALA                  |
|      25 | RAMPUR                  |      61 | SARDILPUR                 | 97      | HUSENABAD                    |
|      26 | AKHAR                   |      62 | AMHAR PATTI UTTAR         | 98      | JHARKATAHA                   |
|      27 | BAIJNATH KA CHHAPHRA    |      63 | AMHARA                    | 99      | MAHADHANPUR                  |
|      28 | BARIMATHIA              |      64 | ATHILA                    | 100     | ACHAL GARDH                  |
|      29 | CHHOTIMATHIA            |      65 | BAIJALPUR                 | 101     | ARAJI MAFI MOON CHHUPRA I    |
|      30 | DADA KA CHHAPARA        |      66 | BASTOURA                  | 102     | MOONCHHUPRA                  |
|      31 | MUKTI PANDET KA TOLA    |      67 | CHANDRVAR DOUGOULI        | 103     | SINGHI PURANI BASTI          |
|      32 | NAI BASTI BULLAPUR      |      68 | CHITAUNI                  | 104     | UDAHA                        |
|      33 | SAHRAS PALI             |      69 | DEHRI                     | 105     | BITHUA                       |
|      34 | BALEJI                  |      70 | JAM                       | 106     | IBRAHIMPATTI                 |
|      35 | AJORPUR                 |      71 | KAMSIPUR                  | 107     | SASNA BAHADURPUR             |
|      36 | HARIZAN BASTI           |      72 | KOP                       |         |                              |