Lok Sabha Question No. 1467 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-09
Subject: Effluents polluting Ganga River
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: RAJESH VERMA

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. † 1467

ANSWERED ON 09.03.2017

## EFFLUENTS POLLUTING GANGA RIVER

## †1467.  SHRI RAJESH VERMA

Will the Minister of WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENTAND GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  daily  quantum of polluting effluents being released in Ganga river from cities and industrial units established on its banks;
- (b) the funds spent for cleanliness of Ganga till date along with the work undertaken by the Government in the matter so far; and
- (c) the quantum of additional funds required for its cleaning along with the time by which it is likely to be cleaned?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS AND MINISTER OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION

(SHRI VIJAY GOEL)

- (a)  As  per  data  available  from  Central  Pollution  Control  Board  (CPCB),  the  total  sewage  generation  in Ganga basin states from all the Class-I and Class-II cities is 11386.60 Million Liters per Day (MLD). The total  industrial  effluent  generation  discharging  into  river  Ganga  is  501  MLD.  Industry  wise  effluent generation is tabulated below:
- (b) Government of India has released Rs. 4321.05 crore till date i.e. 28.02.2017 to National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) out of which NMCG has spent Rs. 1984.49 crore.
- 143  projects  have  been  sanctioned  under  Namami  Gange  Programme  (including  the  existing  projects sanctioned under National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) Programme) till 31 st January 2017, for cleaning of river Ganga.
- (c) Namami Gange Programme envisages to spend a sum of Rs. 20,000/- crore till the year 2020.

| Sector specific industrial wastewater generation   | Sector specific industrial wastewater generation   | Sector specific industrial wastewater generation   |
|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| (Type of Industry                                  | Total Units                                        | Wastewater Generation (MLD)                        |
| Chemical                                           | 27                                                 | 97.8                                               |
| Distillery                                         | 35                                                 | 37.0                                               |
| Food, Dairy &Beverage                              | 22                                                 | 6.5                                                |
| Pulp &Paper                                        | 67                                                 | 201.4                                              |
| Sugar                                              | 67                                                 | 96.0                                               |
| Textile, Bleaching &Dyeing                         | 63                                                 | 11.4                                               |
| Tannery                                            | 442                                                | 22.1                                               |
| Others                                             | 41                                                 | 28.6                                               |
| Total                                              | 764                                                | 501                                                |

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