Lok Sabha Question No. 4220 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-19
Subject: Discharge of Untreated Sewage Waste into Rivers
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Mitesh Rameshbhai (Bakabhai) Patel

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †4220

ANSWERED ON 1 9.0 3.2020

## DISCHARGE OF UNTREAT ED SEWAGE WASTE INTO RIVERS

## †4220. SHRI MITESH RAMESHBHAI PATEL (BAKABHAI)

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) whether large quantity of untreated sewage waste is being discharged into Indian rivers;

(b) if so, the details of steps being taken to ensure treatment of such sewage water before discharging the same into the rivers;

(c) the details of such Sewage Treatment Plants (STP), their capacity and availability along allocated and utilised for the same, State/UT - wise; and

(d) the details of the action taken ag ainst noncompliance of Water Act, 1974 particularly in Gujarat the last three years?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI & SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

## (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA

## )

(a) to (d)   As per report published by Central Pollution Contro  Board (CPCB) in March, 2015 sewage generation from urban areas in the country is estimated at 61, 948 million litres per da which available sewage treatment capacity was 23,277 mld and operational capacity of sewage plantswas  18,883  mld.  The  State/  UT - wise  details  of  sewage  generation  from  urban  areas corresponding sewage treatment capacity available in accordance with the report, are given at Annexure -I .

Cleaning of river is a continuous process and Central Government is supplementing the the  State  Governments  and  Union  Territories  in  addressing  the  challenges  of  pollution providing  financial  and  technical  assistance  through  schemes like  National  River  Conservation  Plan (NRCP), Namami Gange. The NRCP has so far covered polluted stretches of 34 rivers in 77 tow over  16  States  in  the  country  with  a  sanctioned  cost  of  Rs.5870.54  crore.  Under  Namami rejuvenation  of  Ga ng   and  its  tributaries  have  been  taken  up.  So  far,  a  total  310  project sanctioned at an estimated cost of Rs.28790.66 crore under Namami Gange. Of these, 116 pro been completed and made operational.

In  addition,  sewage  infrastructu re  is  also  created  under  programs  of  Ministry  of  Housi Urban Affairs like Atal Mission for Rejuvenation & Urban Transformation (AMRUT) and Smart Mission.

Besides, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) had issued directions on 21.04.2015 t Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs)/Pollution Control Committees (PCCs) in the country under (Prevention  and  Control  of  Pollution)  Act,  1974  for  collect ion,  transportation  and  treatment  of  sewa generated  in  urban  areas  in  their  respective  States.  CPCB  also  issued  directions  on  09. Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 to local authorities of metropolitan cities, State capita ri ver Ganga to ensure proper treatment & disposal of sewage in accordance with the stipulated

State/UT - wise  details of the financial assistance provided and sewage treatment capac under NRCP and Namami Gange programme are given at An nexure- II.

CPCB, SPCBs and PCCs monitor industrial pollution with respect to effluent discharge and take action for non -compliance under various provisions of Environment (Protection) Act, 19 Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Ac t, 1974.

During last three years, Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) has taken following ac the Water Act, 1974 in Gujarat against the defaulting industries:

|   Action / Year |   Show cause issued |   notice Direction issued |   Legal notice issued |
|-----------------|---------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------|
|            2017 |                  66 |                        51 |                    19 |
|            2018 |                  79 |                        38 |                    56 |
|            2019 |                 210 |                        56 |                    36 |

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## Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (d) of L ok Sabha Unstarred Question No. †4220 to be answered on19 .03.2020 on ' Discharge of Untreated Sewage Waste into Rivers '.

State/ UT - wisedetails of sewage generation in urban areas and treatment capacity availab

| Sl. No.   | State/Union Territory     |   Sewage Generation in urban areas (mld) | Installed Treatment Capacity (mld)   | Number of STPs   |
|-----------|---------------------------|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|------------------|
| 1.        | Andaman & Nicobar Islands |                                       22 | -                                    | -                |
| 2.        | Andhra Pradesh            |                                     2871 | 247.27                               | 12               |
| 3.        | Arunachal Pradesh         |                                       50 | -                                    | -                |
| 4.        | Assam                     |                                      703 | 0.21                                 | 1                |
| 5.        | Bihar                     |                                     1879 | 124.55                               | 6                |
| 6.        | Chandigarh                |                                      164 | 314.5                                | 5                |
| 7.        | Chhattisgarh              |                                      951 | -                                    | -                |
| 8.        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      |                                       26 | -                                    | -                |
| 9.        | Daman & Diu               |                                       29 | -                                    | -                |
| 10.       | Goa                       |                                      145 | 74.58                                | 7                |
| 11.       | Gujarat                   |                                     4119 | 3062.92                              | 51               |
| 12.       | Haryana                   |                                     1413 | 852.7                                | 41               |
| 13.       | Himachal Pradesh          |                                      110 | 114.72                               | 66               |
| 14.       | Jammu & Kashmir           |                                      547 | 264.74                               | 19               |
| 15.       | Jharkhand                 |                                     1270 | 117.24                               | 15               |
| 16.       | Karnataka                 |                                     3777 | 1304.16                              | 57               |
| 17.       | Kerala                    |                                     2552 | 152.97                               | 10               |
| 18.       | Lakshadweep               |                                        8 | -                                    | -                |
| 19.       | Madhya Pradesh            |                                     3214 | 482.23                               | 17               |
| 20.       | Maharashtra               |                                     8143 | 5160.36                              | 76               |
| 21.       | Manipur                   |                                      132 | -                                    | -                |
| 22.       | Meghalaya                 |                                       95 | 1                                    | 1                |
| 23.       | Mizoram                   |                                       90 | 10                                   | 1                |
| 24.       | Nagaland                  |                                       92 | -                                    | -                |
| 25.       | Delhi                     |                                     4155 | 2693.7                               | 35               |
| 26.       | Odisha                    |                                     1121 | 385.54                               | 13               |
| 27.       | Puducherry                |                                      136 | 68.5                                 | 6                |
| 28.       | Punjab                    |                                     1664 | 1245.45                              | 86               |
| 29.       | Rajasthan                 |                                     2736 | 865.92                               | 63               |
| 30.       | Sikkim                    |                                       24 | 31.88                                | 11               |
| 31.       | Tamil Nadu                |                                     5599 | 1799.72                              | 73               |
| 32.       | Telangana                 |                                     1671 | 685.8                                | 18               |
| 33.       | Tripura                   |                                      154 | 0.05                                 | 1                |
| 34.       | Uttar Pradesh             |                                     7124 | 2646.84                              | 73               |
| 35.       | Uttarakhand               |                                      495 | 152.9                                | 24               |
| 36.       | West Bengal               |                                     4667 | 416.9                                | 28               |
| Total     | Total                     |                                    61948 | 23277                                | 816              |

Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No . †4220 to be answered on19 .03.2020 on ' Discharge of Untreated Sewage Waste into Rivers '.

## State - wise details of rivers, sanctioned cost and sewage treatment capacity created covered National River Conservation Plan (excluding Ganga and its tributaries)

(Rs. in crore)

| S. No.   | State           | Riverscovered                                      |   Sanctioned Cost |   Funds released by central Govt. |   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        | Jammu & Kashmir | Devika &Tawi                                       |            186.74 |                             30    |                            0    |
| 4        | Jharkhand       | Subarnarekha                                       |              3.14 |                              4.26 |                            0    |
| 5        | Gujarat         | Sabarmati, Mindola & Tapi                          |           1779.78 |                            493.17 |                          333    |
| 6        | Goa             | Mandovi                                            |             14.09 |                              9.26 |                           12.5  |
| 7        | Karnataka       | Tunga, Bhadra, Tungabhadra, Cauvery & Pennar       |             66.25 |                             47.83 |                           41.64 |
| 8        | Maharashtra     | Godavari, Tapi, Krishna, Panchganga & MulaMutha    |           1182.86 |                            208.95 |                          260    |
| 9        | Madhya Pradesh  | Wainganga, Narmada & Tapti                         |             20.16 |                             12.46 |                            7.95 |
| 10       | Manipur         | Nambul                                             |             97.72 |                             18    |                            0    |
| 11       | Odisha          | Brahmini, Mahanadi Coastal Area (Puri)             |             92.74 |                             63.4  |                           50    |
| 12       | Punjab          | Ghaggar, Beas & Satluj                             |            774.43 |                            516.14 |                          663.2  |
| 13       | Tamil Nadu      | Adyar, Cooum,Vaigai, Vennar, Cauvery & Tamrabarani |            908.13 |                            623.65 |                          477.66 |
| 14       | Kerala          | Pamba                                              |             18.45 |                              7.78 |                            4.5  |
| 15       | Sikkim          | Rani Chu                                           |            275.75 |                            181.43 |                           20.12 |
| 16       | Nagaland        | Diphu and Dhansiri                                 |             82.8  |                             34.5  |                            0    |
| Total    | Total           |                                                    |           5870.54 |                           2510.63 |                         2522.03 |

State - wise  details  of  rivers , sanctioned  cost  and  sewage  tr eatment  capacity  created under 'Namami Gange' Programme (Ganga and its tributaries) (Rs. in crore)

| Sl. No.   | State             | Rivers Covered                                                  |   Sanctioned Cost (for sewerage infrastructu re projects) |   Fund released by central Govt. | STP Capacity created (in   |
|-----------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------|
| 1.        | Uttarakhand       | Ganga, Alaknanad, Bhagirathi, Mandakini, Kosi, Rispana & Bindal |                                                   1151.18 |                           814.51 | 116.16                     |
| 2.        | Uttar Pradesh     | Ganga, Yamuna, Kali, Gomti, Saryu, Ram Ganga                    |                                                  10288.4  |                          3108.64 | 333.50                     |
| 3.        | Bihar             | Ganga, Burhi Gandak,Kharkari                                    |                                                   5328.6  |                          2116.33 | 37.0 0                     |
| 4.        | Jharkhand         | Ganga                                                           |                                                    156.12 |                           208.38 | 12.0 0                     |
| 5.        | West Bengal       | Ganga, Damodar, Banka                                           |                                                   3789.71 |                           957.16 | 60.23                      |
| 6.        | Delhi             | Yamuna                                                          |                                                   2361.08 |                           559.39 | 0.0 0                      |
| 7.        | Haryana           | Yamuna                                                          |                                                    217.87 |                            89.61 | 145.00                     |
| 8.        | Himanchal Pradesh | Yamuna                                                          |                                                     11.57 |                             0    | 0.00                       |
| Total     | Total             |                                                                 |                                                  23304.5  |                          7854.02 | 703.89                     |

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