Lok Sabha Question No. 2646 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-01
Subject: Untreated Sewage Water
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: SRIRAM MALYADRI, BHAGWANTH KHUBA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2646

TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2017

## Untreated Sewage Water

## 2646.  SHRI MALYADRI SRIRAM: SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA:

Will  the  Minister  of  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND  CLIMATE  CHANGE  be  pleased  to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  has  taken  note  of  the  findings  of  the  Central  Pollution Control  Board  (CPCB)  that  nearly/  more  than  37,000  million  litres  of  untreated  sewage water flows into rivers across the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has taken steps to increase the number and the capacity of sewage treatment plants in the country;
- (c) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
- (d) the  steps  proposed  to  be  taken  by  the  Government  to  tackle  the  issue  of  under utilisation of the existing sewage treatment plants; and
- (e) whether the Government proposes to introduce interceptor project to reduce/check pollution of the rivers in the country and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND  CLIMATE  CHANGE  (DR.  HARSH VARDHAN)

- (a) As per the  report    published  by  Central  Pollution  Control  Board  (CPCB)  in  March, 2015, the sewage generation from urban areas in the country is estimated at 61,948 million litres per day (mld),  whereas the total sewage treatment capacity available is only 23,277 mld, or 37% of the sewage generation. The State-wise details of sewage generation from urban  areas  and  corresponding  treatment  capacity available is at Annexure-I.  The remaining untreated sewage of around 38,671 mld either flows into rivers and other water bodies or percolates into the ground.
- (b) & (c)  It is the responsibility of the State Governments/ concerned local bodies to set up facilities for collection, transportation and treatment of sewage for abatement of pollution of rivers.  This  Ministry  has  been  supplementing  the  efforts  of  the  State  Governments  in abatement  of  pollution  in  identified  stretches  of  various  rivers  under  National  River Conservation Plan (NRCP), which has covered polluted stretches of 31 rivers in 75 towns spread over 14 States at a sanctioned cost of Rs. 4517.82 crore.  So far, Central share of Rs.  2066.98  crore  has  been  released  to  the  State  Governments  for  implementation  of various  pollution  abatement  schemes  and  sewage  treatment  capacity  of  2446.24  mld (million litres per day) has been created under the NRCP.  The details of rivers covered so far under NRCP, State-wise are at Annexure-II.

State  Governments, apart from  their  own  budgetary  allocation,  are  also  accessing financial  assistance  for  creation  of  sewerage  infrastructure,  including  sewage  treatment plants  (STPs),  in  various  cities/towns  under  Atal  Mission  for  Rejuvenation  and  Urban Transformation (AMRUT) programme of Ministry of Urban Development and the Namami Gange  programme  of  Ministry of  Water Resources, River  Development  &  Ganga Rejuvenation.

Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)  has  issued directions under Section 18 1(b) of  the  Water  (Prevention  and  Control  of  Pollution)  Act,  1974  in  April,  2015  to  the  State Pollution  Control  Board/Pollution  Control  Committees  regarding  setting  up  of  sewage treatment plants and utilization of sewage generated in their respective States.  CPCB has also issued directions in October, 2015 to 69 municipal authorities of metropolitan cities and state capitals under Section 5 of Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 for proper treatment and disposal of sewage generated in their jurisdiction.

(d)      Operation  &  Maintenance  (O&M)  of  STPs  is  the  responsibility    of  the  State Governments/concerned urban local bodies. The main reasons for under utilization of STPs are  poor  operation  &  maintenance  by  the  concerned  State  agencies  due  to  shortage  of funds  for  preventive  maintenance,    unskilled  manpower,  frequent  power  failures,  lack  of proper  power  back-up  arrangements  to  run  the  STPs,  absence  of  adequate  sewerage systems,  etc.  Under  NRCP,  financial  assistance  is  now  being  provided  for  laying  of sewerage systems, capacity building and training of the agencies engaged in O&M of STPs. The State Governments and its concerned agencies are also taking corrective measures to ensure  adherence  to  standards  of  treatment  and  discharge,  which  include  provision  of independent  feeders  for  power  supply,  back-up  power  arrangements,  resource  recovery from sale of sludge and utilization of biogas, levying of user charges, etc.

(e) Various pollution abatement  works  taken up under  NRCP,  inter-alia, include interception  &  diversion  of  raw  sewage,  construction  of  sewerage  systems, including interceptor sewers wherever feasible and required.

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## A nnexure-I

## Annexure-I  referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2646 to be answered on Tuesday, the 1 st August, 2017 on ' Untreated Sewage Water'

State-wise details of sewage generation in urban areas and treatment capacity available

| Sl. No.   | State/Union Territory     |   Sewage Generation in urban areas (mld) | Installed Treatment Capacity (mld)   |
|-----------|---------------------------|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| 1.        | Andaman & Nicobar Islands |                                       22 | -                                    |
| 2.        | Andhra Pradesh            |                                     2871 | 247.27                               |
| 3.        | Arunachal Pradesh         |                                       50 | -                                    |
| 4.        | Assam                     |                                      703 | 0.21                                 |
| 5.        | Bihar                     |                                     1879 | 124.55                               |
| 6.        | Chandigarh                |                                      164 | 314.5                                |
| 7.        | Chhattisgarh              |                                      951 | -                                    |
| 8.        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      |                                       26 | -                                    |
| 9.        | Daman & Diu               |                                       29 | -                                    |
| 10.       | Goa                       |                                      145 | 74.58                                |
| 11.       | Gujarat                   |                                     4119 | 3062.92                              |
| 12.       | Haryana                   |                                     1413 | 852.7                                |
| 13.       | Himachal Pradesh          |                                      110 | 114.72                               |
| 14.       | Jammu & Kashmir           |                                      547 | 264.74                               |
| 15.       | Jharkhand                 |                                     1270 | 117.24                               |
| 16.       | Karnataka                 |                                     3777 | 1304.16                              |
| 17.       | Kerala                    |                                     2552 | 152.97                               |
| 18.       | Lakshadweep               |                                        8 | -                                    |
| 19.       | Madhya Pradesh            |                                     3214 | 482.23                               |
| 20.       | Maharashtra               |                                     8143 | 5160.36                              |
| 21.       | Manipur                   |                                      132 | -                                    |
| 22.       | Meghalaya                 |                                       95 | 1                                    |
| 23.       | Mizoram                   |                                       90 | 10                                   |
| 24.       | Nagaland                  |                                       92 | -                                    |
| 25.       | Delhi                     |                                     4155 | 2693.7                               |
| 26.       | Odisha                    |                                     1121 | 385.54                               |
| 27.       | Puducherry                |                                      136 | 68.5                                 |
| 28.       | Punjab                    |                                     1664 | 1245.45                              |
| 29.       | Rajasthan                 |                                     2736 | 865.92                               |
| 30.       | Sikkim                    |                                       24 | 31.88                                |
| 31.       | Tamil Nadu                |                                     5599 | 1799.72                              |
| 32.       | Telangana                 |                                     1671 | 685.8                                |
| 33.       | Tripura                   |                                      154 | 0.05                                 |
| 34.       | Uttar Pradesh             |                                     7124 | 2646.84                              |
| 35.       | Uttarakhand               |                                      495 | 152.9                                |
| 36.       | West Bengal               |                                     4667 | 416.9                                |
| Total     | Total                     |                                    61948 | 23277                                |

A nnexure-II

## Annexure-II referred to in reply to parts (b) & (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2646 to be answered on Tuesday, the 1 st August, 2017 on 'Untreated Sewage Water'

State-wise details of rivers covered under National River Conservation Plan

| S. No.   | State          | Rivers covered                                      |   Sanctioned Cost (Rs. in crore) |   Funds Released (Rs. in crore) |   STP Capacity created (in mld) |
|----------|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh | Godavari                                            |                            21.78 |                          259.8  |                           30    |
| 2        | Telangana      | Godavari & Musi                                     |                           345.72 |                          259.8  |                          621.46 |
| 3        | Jharkhand      | Subarnarekha                                        |                             3.14 |                            4.26 |                            0    |
| 4        | Gujarat        | Sabarmati & Mindola                                 |                           808.53 |                          271.26 |                          285    |
| 5        | Goa            | Mandovi                                             |                            14.09 |                            9.26 |                           12.5  |
| 6        | Karnataka      | Tunga, Bhadra, Tungabhadra, Cauvery & Pennar        |                            66.25 |                           47.83 |                           41.64 |
| 7        | Maharashtra    | Godavari, Tapi, Krishna, Panchganga & Mula Mutha.   |                          1182.86 |                          177.2  |                          260    |
| 8        | Madhya Pradesh | Wainganga, Narmada & Tapti.                         |                            20.16 |                           12.46 |                            7.95 |
| 9        | Odisha         | Brahmini & Mahanadi                                 |                            92.74 |                           61.41 |                           48    |
| 10       | Punjab         | Ghaggar, Beas & Satluj                              |                           774.43 |                          466.16 |                          648.2  |
| 11       | Tamil Nadu     | Adyar, Cooum, Vaigai, Vennar, Cauvery & Tamrabarani |                           905.78 |                          623.65 |                          477.66 |
| 12       | Kerala         | Pamba                                               |                            18.45 |                            7.78 |                            0    |
| 13       | Sikkim         | Rani Chu                                            |                           181.09 |                          111.41 |                           13.83 |
| 14       | Nagaland       | Diphu and Dhansiri                                  |                            82.8  |                           14.5  |                            0    |
| Total    |                |                                                     |                          4517.82 |                         2066.98 |                         2446.24 |