Lok Sabha Question No. 6595 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-06
Subject: National River Conservation Plan
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: VIJAY KUMAR S.R., GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, ANWHAR RAAJHAA, T. RADHAKRISHNAN, NARANBHAI KACHHADIA, KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN, BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, SUDHEER GUPTA

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6595

TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.04.2018

## National River Conservation Plan

6595.  SHRI S.R. VIJAYAKUMAR:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

SHRI A. ANWHAR RAAJHAA:

SHRI T. RADHAKRISHNAN:

SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA:

KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH:

SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA:

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

- (a) the  salient  features  of  the  National  River  Conservation  Plan  (NRCP)  and the criteria laid down by the Government for identification of stretches of the rivers for abatement of pollution under the programme;
- (b) the  details  of  the  rivers  being  restored/conserved  through  financial  and technological support under NRCP, State/ UT-wise;
- (c) the  funds  allocated/utilized  for  abatement  of  pollution  of  the  rivers  during each of the last three years and the current year along with the success achieved in this regard, State/river-wise;
- (d) the  details  of  the  proposals  received  by  the  Government  from  various States for development of rivers and the action taken by the Government thereon; and
- (e) whether the Government proposes to bring all the rivers under NRCP and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

- (a) to (e) It  is  the  responsibility  of  the  State  Governments/concerned  local bodies  to  set  up  proper  facilities  for  collection,  transportation  and  treatment  of sewage for abatement of pollution of rivers. The salient features of the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National River Conservation Plan (NRCP) include providing financial  assistance  and  supplementing  the  efforts  of  the  State  Governments  in abatement  of  pollution  in  identified  stretches  of  various  rivers  in  the  country  for taking up works relating to  interception & diversion of raw sewage, construction of sewerage  systems,  setting  up  of  sewage  treatment  plants,  low  cost  sanitation

facilities, electric/improved wood crematoria, river front development, etc.,  on cost sharing  basis  between  the  Central  &  State  Governments.  The  work  relating  to conservation  of  Ganga  and  its  tributaries  is  being  handled  by  Ministry  of  Water Resources,  River  Development  &  Ganga  Rejuvenation  (MoWR,RD&GR)  from 01/08/2014 onwards.

Central  Pollution  Control  Board  (CPCB)  in  association  with  the  State Pollution  Control  Boards  monitors  the  river  water  quality  across  the  country through  a  network  of  monitoring  stations  on  various  rivers  under  the  National Water  Quality  Monitoring  Programme.  As  per  the  report  published  by  CPCB  in February  2015,  302  polluted  river  stretches  have  been  identified  on  275  rivers based on Bio-chemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) levels, a key indicator of organic pollution.

NRCP  (excluding  Ganga  and  its  tributaries)  has  so  far  covered  polluted stretches  of  32  rivers    in  76  towns  spread  over  14  States  in  the  country  at  a sanctioned cost of Rs. 4579.56 crore,  and Central share of Rs. 2238.72 crore has been released to the State Governments for implementation of various pollution abatement schemes. State-wise details of rivers covered under NRCP is given at Annexure-I. The State-wise details of funds released to various State Governments from 2014-15 to 2017-18 under NRCP are at Annexure-II. Sewage treatment capacity of 2466.43 mld (million litres per day) has been created so far under the NRCP, including 304.02 mld in the period 2014-15 to 2017-18.

Proposals are received from the State Governments from time to time for taking  up  pollution  abatement  works  in  towns  along  various  rivers,  and  are considered  for  financial  assistance  under  the  NRCP  subject  to  their  conformity with the scheme guidelines, pollution status, prioritization, appraisal by independent  institutions  and  availability  of  Plan  funds.  State-wise  details  of proposals  received  from  various  State  Governments  for  consideration  under NRCP from 2014-15 to 2017-18 are given at Annexure-III.

State  Governments,  apart  from  their  own  budgetary  allocation,  are  also accessing  financial  assistance  for  creation  of  sewerage  infrastructure,  including STPs,  in  various  cities/towns  under  Atal  Mission  for  Rejuvenation  and  Urban Transformation (AMRUT) and Smart Cities Mission of Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs as well as Namami Gange programme of MoWR,RD&GR.

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Annexure-I

Annexure-I referred to in reply to parts (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.  6595  to  be  answered  on  Friday,  the  6 th April,  2018  on  'National  River Conservation Plan'

State-wise details of  rivers  covered  (excluding  Ganga  and  its  tributaries)  under  National River Conservation Plan (NRCP)

| S. No.   | State          | Rivers covered                                      |   Sanctioned cost (Rs. crore) | Funds Released (Rs. crore)   | Treatment capacity created (in mld)   |
|----------|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh | Godavari                                            |                         21.78 |                              | 30.00                                 |
| 2        | Telangana      | Godavari & Musi                                     |                        345.72 | 259.80                       | 621.46                                |
| 3        | Jharkhand      | Subarnarekha                                        |                          3.14 | 4.26                         | --                                    |
| 4        | Gujarat        | Sabarmati & Mindola                                 |                        808.53 | 333.26                       | 285.00                                |
| 5        | Goa            | Mandovi, Sal                                        |                         75.83 | 12.26                        | 12.50                                 |
| 6        | Karnataka      | Tunga, Bhadra, Tungabhadra, Cauvery & Pennar        |                         66.25 | 47.83                        | 41.64                                 |
| 7        | Maharashtra    | Godavari, Tapi, Krishna, Panchganga & Mula Mutha.   |                       1182.86 | 208.94                       | 260.00                                |
| 8        | Madhya Pradesh | Wainganga, Narmada & Tapti.                         |                         20.16 | 12.46                        | 7.95                                  |
| 9        | Odisha         | Brahmini, Mahanadi & Coastal area (Puri town)       |                         92.74 | 63.40                        | 48.00                                 |
| 10       | Punjab         | Ghaggar, Beas & Satluj                              |                        774.43 | 516.16                       | 659.20                                |
| 11       | Tamil Nadu     | Adyar, Cooum, Vaigai, Vennar, Cauvery & Tamrabarani |                        905.78 | 623.65                       | 477.66                                |
| 12       | Kerala         | Pamba                                               |                         18.45 | 7.78                         | 4.50                                  |
| 13       | Sikkim         | Rani Chu                                            |                        181.09 | 129.42                       | 18.52                                 |
| 14       | Nagaland       | Diphu and Dhansiri                                  |                         82.8  | 19.50                        | --                                    |
| Total    |                |                                                     |                       4579.56 | 2238.72                      | 2466.43                               |

Annexure-II

Annexure-II referred to in reply to parts (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.  6595  to  be  answered  on  Friday,  the  6 th April,  2018  on  'National  River Conservation Plan'

Details  of  the  funds  released  to  the  State  Governments  from  2014-15  to  2017-18  for pollution abatement of various rivers (excluding Ganga and its tributaries) under National River Conservation Plan (NRCP)

(Rs. in crore)

| Sl. No.   | State       | River                  | 2014-15   | 2015-16   | 2016-17   | 2017-18   |
|-----------|-------------|------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1.        | Gujarat     | Sabarmati & Mindola    | 44.00     | 24.12     | 71.40     | 62.00     |
| 2.        | Maharashtra | Mula Mutha             | --        | 4.99      | 21.00     | 31.75     |
| 3.        | Punjab      | Ghaggar, Beas & Satluj | 28.80     | 17.61     | --        | 50.00     |
| 4.        | Kerala      | Pamba                  | --        | 5.00      | --        | --        |
| 5.        | Sikkim      | Rani Chu               | --        | 1.00      | 5.00      | 18.01     |
| 6.        | Nagaland    | Diphu & Dhansiri       | --        | 10.00     | --        | 5.00      |
| 7.        | Odisha      | Coastal Area (Puri)    | --        | --        | --        | 1.99      |
| 8.        | Goa         | Sal                    | --        | --        | --        | 3.00      |
| Total     | Total       |                        | 72.80     | 62.72     | 97.40     | 171.75    |

Annexure-III  referred  to  in  reply  to  parts  (a)  to  (e)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred Question No. 6595 to be answered on Friday, the 6 th April, 2018 on 'National River Conservation Plan'

Details of project proposals received from State Governments during the period 2014-15 to 2017-18 for consideration under National River Conservation Plan (NRCP)

|   Sl. No. | Name of project/State                                                        | Month & year of proposal   |   Estimated cost (Rs. crore) | Current Status/Action taken by Government                                                                                                                                |
|-----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Abatement of pollution of Bharalu river at Guwahati, Assam                   | March, 2015                |                       951.91 | Feasibility Reports received for the two projects. As these were not prepared as per NRCP Guidelines, the proposals were returned to the State Government with comments. |
|         2 | Abatement of pollution of Kolong river at Nagaon, Assam                      | March, 2015                |                       172.77 | Feasibility Reports received for the two projects. As these were not prepared as per NRCP Guidelines, the proposals were returned to the State Government with comments. |
|         3 | Abatement of pollution of river Sal at Navelim & surrounding areas, Goa      | June, 2014                 |                        65.11 | The project has been sanctioned for Rs.61.74 crore in January, 2018.                                                                                                     |
|         4 | Pollution abatement of river Tapi (Phase-I) at Surat, Gujarat                | August, 2017               |                       408.23 | As the Detailed Project Report (DPR) was not prepared as per NRCP Guidelines, it was returned to the State Government with comments.                                     |
|         5 | Rejuvenation & conservation of Harmu river at Ranchi, Jharkhand              | November, 2014             |                        87.43 | As the DPR was not prepared as per NRCP Guidelines, it was returned to the State Government with comments.                                                               |
|         6 | Abatement of pollution of river Subarnarekha at Ranchi, Jharkhand.           | July, 2015                 |                      1070.81 | The DPR was returned back to the State Government due to fund constraints under NRCP.                                                                                    |
|         7 | Pollution abatement of Karamana & Killi rivers in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala | November, 2014             |                       640.34 | Only a Study Report/outline proposal was received. As this was not prepared as per NRCP Guidelines, the proposal was returned to the State Government with comments.     |
|         8 | Rejuvenation and conservation of river Nambul , Manipur                      | February, 2018             |                       116.62 | DPR has been examined and comments on the project proposal sent to the State Government.                                                                                 |

|   9. | Pollution abatement of rivers Devika & Tawi at Udhampur, Jammu & Kashmir                             | December, 2017   |   172.73 | Appraisal of the DPR has recently been completed by the Independent Appraisal Agency.                                                                       |
|------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|----------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|   10 | Pollution abatement of river Mula-Mutha at Pune, Maharashtra.                                        | December, 2014   |  1181.2  | The project has been sanctioned for Rs.990.26 crore in January, 2016 with loan assistance from JICA.                                                        |
|   11 | Pollution abatement of river Panchganga at Kolhapur, Maharashtra.                                    | January, 2015    |   108.93 | As the DPR was not prepared as per NRCP Guidelines, it was returned to the State Government with comments.                                                  |
|   12 | Pollution abatement of rivers Pawana, Mula & Indrayani at Pimpri Chinchwad, Maharashtra.             | September, 2015  |   343.66 | . The Feasibility Report was returned back to the State Government due to fund constraints under NRCP.                                                      |
|   13 | Pollution abatement of river Indrayani at Alandi, Maharashtra.                                       | January, 2016    |   115.32 | As the DPR was not prepared as per NRCP Guidelines, it was returned to the State Government with comments.                                                  |
|   14 | Pollution abatement of river Panzara at Dhule, Maharashtra.                                          | January, 2016    |   148    | The DPR was returned back to the State Government due to fund constraints under NRCP.                                                                       |
|   15 | Pollution abatement of river Godavari at Nashik, Maharashtra                                         | January, 2016    |   521.26 | The Feasibility Report was returned back to the State Government due to fund constraints under NRCP.                                                        |
|   16 | Pollution abatement of river Nag at Nagpur, Maharashtra.                                             | February, 2016   |  1558.99 | DPR has been sent to Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance for loan assistance from Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).            |
|   17 | Pollution abatement of river Rani Chu from Zone-III, Gangtok, Sikkim                                 | September, 2017  |   100.73 | Appraisal of the DPR has recently been completed by the Independent Appraisal Agency.                                                                       |
|   18 | Pollution abatement of Palar river at Ambur & 7 other municipalities in Vellore District, Tamil Nadu | April, 2014      |   523.84 | The Feasibility Reports were returned to the State Government due to fund constraints under NRCP as well as them not being prepared as per NRCP Guidelines. |