Lok Sabha Question No. 1816 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-20
Subject: Namami Gange Mission
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE, DHARMENDRA YADAV, Shrirang Appa Barne, SHIVAJI ADHALRAO PATIL

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

## LOK SABHA

## UN STARRED QUESTION NO. 1816

ANSWERED ON 20.12 .201 8

## NAMAMI GANGE MISSION

1816. DR. PRITAM GOPINATH MUNDE SHRI SHRIRANG APPA BARNE

SHRI DHARMENDRA YADAV SHRI ADHALRAO PATIL SHIVAJIRAO

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

(a) whether the Government has fixed a target of cleaning upto 70 to 80 per cent of Gan March 2019 and if so, the details thereof;

(b) the extent to which this river has been cleaned from place to place so far and the qua that has been spent on it since 2014;

(c) whether the Government has monitored its water quality at different locations and if so which the quality of water has improved in 2018 as compared to 2017;

(d) whether the Government has focussed largely o n curbing flow of untreated sewage into the river not on managing faecal sludge under Namami Gange Mission and if so, the details thereof a the reasons therefor;

(e) whether most of the Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) are defunct and some are underutilized; and (f) if so, the facts thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION & HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT

## (DR.  SATYA PAL SINGH)

(a) & (b)The Government has launched Namami Gange Programme covering short term, medium term and long term activities. Under Short term activities certain entry  level activiti development  of  ghats  crematoria  &  river  surface  cleaning  activities  etc  hav e  been  taken  up.  Under Medium term activities, existing Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) and Effluent Treatment Pla are being upgraded and new STP & ETPs are being established. Beside, rural sanitation has up  in  the  villages  on  the  banks  of river  Ganga.  The  long  term  action  plan  involves  restoratio wholesomeness  of  river  Ganga  and  maintaining  the  ecological  &  geological  integrity  of  r Central Government approved the Namami Gange Program in May, 2015 as a five year program 2020. However, efforts are being made to achieve substantial progress by March 2019.

Under Namami Gange Programme, an amount of Rs.4,994.10 crore has been spent by National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) under Namami Gange Programme out of the total release of Rs. 6,131.22 crore from the financial years (i.e. 2014 -15 till 30 th November, 2018).

(c)Under the Namami Gange programme, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) is carrying ou water quality monitoring of river Ganga. Com paris n of recent observed water quality indicates Dissolved Oxygen which is an indicator of river health has been found to be within acceptab notified primary bathing water quality criteria and satisfactory to support the ecosystem er across all seasons and also for almost entire stretch of river Ganga.

Due  to  various  pollution  abatement  initiatives  taken  by  the  Government,  under  the Gange  programme,  the  river  Ganga  water  quality  assessment in  2018  has  shown improved  water quality  trend  as  compared  to  2017.    The  Dissolved  Oxygen  levels  have  improved  at  39  l Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) levels and Faecal coliforms have decreased at 42 and 47 loc respectively.

Some stretches, where the improvement has been observed.

- ( i ) D/S Rishikesh
- ( ii ) Har- Ki-Pauri Ghat
- ( iii )Kanpur U/S (Ranighat)
- ( iv ) Tarighat (Ghazipur)
- ( v) Narora (Bulandsahar)
- ( vi ) Kachhla Ghat, Aligarh
- ( vii )Buxar
- ( viii ) Mokama (D/S)
- ( ix ) U/S Munger
- ( x) Uluberia
- ( xi ) Dakshineshwar
- ( xii )Diamond Harbour

(d) The projects of sewerage infrastructure are sanctioned to handle the sewage being gene the towns along with septage handling facility, wherever required, by adopting co - treatment of septage (faecal sludge) .

(e)  &  (f) There  are  84  existing  STPs located  on  main  stem  of  Ganga  and  NMCG  has  analysed performance and capacity utilization of all existing STPs. Out of these 84 STPs, 39 STPs fine under long term Operation & Maintenance (O&M); 31 STPs were defunct while 14 STPs operational but non - compliant. NMCG has sanctioned upgradation and O&M projects for 12 STPs; STPs have been integrated under One City One Operator Scheme; tender for upgradation of 2 are under process and 2 STPs have been discarded.