Lok Sabha Question No. 1517 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-24
Subject: Community Drinking Water Purification Plants
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1517 TO BE ANSWERED ON 24/11/2016

## Community Drinking Water Purification Plants

1517. SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  set  up  or  proposes  to  set  up  community  drinking water  purification  plants  under  Public  Private  Partnership  (PPP)  mode  in  the  rural areas of the country and if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise;
- (b) the number of Community Drinking Water Purification Plants currently operating in the rural areas of the country, including Madhya Pradesh; and
- (c)  the  estimated  number  of  people  using  these  facilities  in  the  country,  State/UTwise?

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

- (a) With the recommendation of NITI Aayog, Government of India had provided funds to  the  tune  of  Rs  800  crore  for  installation  of  community  drinking  water purification plants in arsenic and fluoride affected habitations so that 8 to 10 litres per  capita  per  day  of  safe  water  for  drinking  and  cooking  purposes  is  made available  to  the  affected  population  as  a  short  term  measure.  The  State-wise number of arsenic and fluoride affected habitations including Madhya Pradesh to be provided with community water purification plants targeted for installation by March' 2017 is at Annexure-I.
- (b) & (c) As  on 21/11/2016, 8,039 community drinking water purification plants were installed in 8,028 rural habitations as reported by the States into the online Integrated  Management  Information  System  of  the  Ministry  and  population benefitted is 1.10 crore.  State-wise details are at Annexure-II.

## Annexure-I referred in the reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred question No. 1517 due for reply on 24/11/2016

State-wise number of arsenic and  fluoride affected habitations to be provided with community drinking water purification plants (as per the recommendation of NITI Aayog)

| Sl. No.   | Name of State   | Arsenic                           | Arsenic                   | Fluoride                          | Fluoride                  | Total Release   |
|-----------|-----------------|-----------------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------|
| Sl. No.   | Name of State   | Total no. of affected habitations | Total affected population | Total no. of affected habitations | Total affected population | in Crores)      |
| 1         | Assam           | 288                               | 102147                    | 109                               | 50645                     | 11.57           |
| 2         | Bihar           | 34                                | 65007                     | 442                               | 236504                    | 22.83           |
| 3         | Karnataka       | 7                                 | 11762                     | 1044                              | 779213                    | 59.90           |
| 4         | Punjab          | 175                               | 210349                    | 254                               | 309242                    | 39.35           |
| 5         | Uttar Pradesh   | 39                                | 55594                     | 143                               | 121148                    | 13.39           |
| 6         | West Bengal     | 784                               | 1224568                   | 1002                              | 584134                    | 136.98          |
| 7         | Andhra Pradesh  | 0                                 | 0                         | 394                               | 280655                    | 21.26           |
| 8         | Chhattisgarh    | 0                                 | 0                         | 50                                | 13803                     | 1.05            |
| 9         | Gujarat         | 0                                 | 0                         | 5                                 | 11772                     | 0.89            |
| 10        | Haryana         | 0                                 | 0                         | 10                                | 35185                     | 2.66            |
| 11        | Jammu & Kashmir | 0                                 | 0                         | 1                                 | 6227                      | 0.47            |
| 12        | Jharkhand       | 0                                 | 0                         | 10                                | 1975                      | 1.50            |
| 13        | Kerala          | 0                                 | 0                         | 95                                | 260499                    | 19.73           |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh  | 0                                 | 0                         | 358                               | 130113                    | 15.85           |
| 15        | Maharashtra     | 0                                 | 0                         | 179                               | 468707                    | 24.08           |
| 16        | Odisha          | 0                                 | 0                         | 147                               | 26375                     | 2.00            |
| 17        | Rajasthan       | 0                                 | 0                         | 6904                              | 4374419                   | 331.29          |
| 18        | Telangana       | 0                                 | 0                         | 866                               | 1195168                   | 94.58           |
| 19        | Uttarakhand     | 0                                 | 0                         | 1                                 | 8126                      | 0.62            |
| Total     | Total           | 1327                              | 1669427                   | 12014                             | 8893910                   | 800.00          |

## Annexure-II referred in the reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred question No. 1517 due for reply on 24/11/2016

State-wise number of Community water purification plants installed by the States and reported into the website of the Ministry along with population benefitted

|                 |                     | Community WaterPurification Plants   | Community WaterPurification Plants   | Community WaterPurification Plants   | Community WaterPurification Plants   | Community WaterPurification Plants   | Community WaterPurification Plants         | Community WaterPurification Plants   | Community WaterPurification Plants   |
|-----------------|---------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.         | Nameof the State/UT | Reverse Osmosis (RO)                 | Activated Carbon                     | Solar electrolytic defluoridation    | Ion Exchange                         | Nano Technology                      | Electric Defluoridation plant Total Plants | Noof Habitations                     | Population tobe benefitted           |
| 1 ANDAMANand    | NICOBAR             | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0 0                                        | 0                                    | 0                                    |
| 2 ANDHRAPRADESH | 2 ANDHRAPRADESH     | 212                                  | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 44                                   | 0 256                                      | 116                                  | 76144                                |
| ARUNACHAL       | ARUNACHAL           |                                      |                                      |                                      |                                      |                                      |                                            |                                      |                                      |
| 3 PRADESH       | 3 PRADESH           | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0 0                                        | 0                                    | 0                                    |
| 4 ASSAM         | 4 ASSAM             | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 96                                   | 0 96                                       | 96                                   | 49297                                |
| 5               | BIHAR               | 8                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0 8                                        | 58                                   | 65134                                |
| 6               | CHANDIGARH          | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0 0                                        | 0                                    | 0                                    |
| 7               | CHATTISGARH         | 35                                   | 1                                    | 0                                    | 6                                    | 0                                    | 25 67                                      | 61                                   | 38028                                |
| 8               | DADRA&NAGAR HAVELI  | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0 0                                        | 0                                    | 0                                    |
| 9               | DAMAN &DIU          | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0 0                                        | 0                                    | 0                                    |
| 10              | DELHI               | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0 0                                        | 0                                    | 0                                    |
| 11              | GOA                 | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0 0                                        | 0                                    | 0                                    |
| 12              | GUJARAT             | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0 0                                        | 0                                    | 0                                    |
| 13              | HARYANA             | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0 0                                        | 0                                    | 0                                    |
| 14              | HIMACHAL PRADESH    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0 0                                        | 0                                    | 0                                    |
| 15              | JAMMU ANDKASHMIR    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0 0                                        | 0                                    | 0                                    |
| 16              | JHARKHAND           | 0                                    | 0                                    | 13                                   | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0 13                                       | 13                                   | 11950                                |
| 17              | KARNATAKA           | 6901                                 | 2                                    | 0                                    | 1                                    | 0                                    | 2 6906                                     | 6461                                 | 8857074                              |
| 18              | KERALA              | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0 0                                        | 0                                    | 0                                    |
| 19              | LAKSHADWEEP         | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0 0                                        | 0                                    | 0                                    |
| 20              | MADHYAPRADESH       | 0                                    | 0                                    | 1                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0 1                                        | 1                                    | 127                                  |
| 21              | MAHARASHTRA         | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0 0                                        | 0                                    | 0                                    |
| 22              | MANIPUR             | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0 0                                        | 0                                    | 0                                    |
| 23              | MEGHALAYA           | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0 0                                        | 0                                    | 0                                    |
| 24              | MIZORAM             | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0 0                                        | 0                                    | 0                                    |
| 25              | NAGALAND            | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0 0                                        | 0                                    | 0                                    |
| 26              | ODISHA              | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 24                                   | 0                                    | 12 36                                      | 32                                   | 15052                                |
| 27              | PUDUCHERRY          | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0 0                                        | 0                                    | 0                                    |
| 28              | PUNJAB              | 245                                  | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 85                                   | 0 330                                      | 320                                  | 438091                               |
| 29              | RAJASTHAN           | 241                                  | 0                                    | 29                                   | 0                                    | 0                                    | 1 271                                      | 389                                  | 654603                               |
| 30              | SIKKIM              | 0 0                                  | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0 0                                        | 0                                    | 0                                    |
| 31              | TAMILNADU           |                                      | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0 0                                        | 0                                    | 0                                    |
| 32              | TELANGANA           | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0 0                                        | 0                                    | 0                                    |
| 33              | TRIPURA             | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0 0                                        | 0                                    | 0                                    |
| 34              | UTTARPRADESH        | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0                                    | 0 0                                        | 0                                    |                                      |
|                 |                     | 0                                    | 0                                    |                                      |                                      | 0                                    | 0                                          | 0                                    | 0                                    |
| 35              | UTTARAKHAND         |                                      |                                      | 0                                    | 0                                    |                                      | 0                                          |                                      | 0                                    |
|                 | Total               |                                      | 3                                    | 43                                   | 31                                   | 272                                  | 8039                                       | 8028                                 | 11081244                             |
|                 |                     | 7650                                 |                                      |                                      |                                      |                                      | 40                                         |                                      |                                      |

Note : Number Of Schemes have been taken from sanction year 2014-2015 onwards.