Lok Sabha Question No. 5058 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-25
Subject: River Development and Pollution Abatement Projects
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Singh, P.P. Chaudhary, Arjunlal Meena, Kaushal Kishore

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5058

ANSWERED ON 25 .03 .2021

## RIVER DEVELOPMENT AN D POLLUTION ABATEMEN T PROJECTS

| 5058.   | SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH   | SHRI P.P.CHAUDHARY   |
|---------|--------------------------|----------------------|
|         | SHRI ARJUN LAL MEENA     | SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE |

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of rivers development and pollution abatement projects which have been ta Nati onal River Conservation Plan (NRCP), projects and State - wise;
- (b) the details of expenditure incurred by the Government for implementation of the same;
- (c) the funds spent by the Government of Rajasthan thereon;
- (d)  whether the  Ministry  has  received  any  proposals  for  river  front  development  on  Luni  ri district of Rajasthan under NRCP; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA )

(a) & (b) Cleaning of river is a continuous process and Government of India is supplementing of  the  State/Union  Territory  (UT)  Governments  in  addressing  the  challenges  of  pollution providing financial and technical assistance under National River Conservation Plan (NRCP). Under the NRCP  (except  river  Ganga  and  its  tributaries),  project  proposals  are  received  from  t Governments from time to time for taking up pollution abatement works in towns along various are considere d for financial assistance on a cost sharing basis subject to their conformity w guidelines, pollution status of the rivers, prioritizations, outcome of appraisal by indep and availability of Plan funds. NRCP has so far cov ered polluted stretches of 34 rivers in 77 towns s over  16  States/UTs  in  the  countr y  with  a  sanctioned  cost  of  Rs. 5965.90  crore  and  sewage  treatment capacity of 2522.03 million litres per day (mld) has been created. State/UT - wise details of rivers cov ered under National River Conservation Plan are given at Annexure .

(c) In the State of Rajasthan, various pollution abatement works have been sanctioned for Kota town at a cost of Rs. 258.48 crore on cost sharing basis between Government of India and Gov ernment of Rajasthan forconservation  of  river  Chambal  under  the Namami Gange pr ogramme.  A  Central  Grant  of  Rs. 68.71 crore has been released to the State Government and expenditure of Rs. 62.79 crore has been incurred so fa on the project.

(d) &(e) This Ministry has not received any proposal for river front development on Luni r district of Rajasthan under NRCP.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 5058 to be answered on the 2 5.03. 2021 regarding ' River Development and Pollution Abatement Projects '.

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

(Rs. in crore)

| S. No.   | State           | Rivers covered                                     |   Sanctioned Cost |   Funds R eleased 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 |                              50    |                            0    |
| 4        | Jharkhand       | Subarnarekha                                       |              3.14 |                               4.26 |                            0    |
| 5        | Gujarat         | Sabarmati, Mindola&Tapi                            |           1779.78 |                             520.43 |                          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 |                              38    |                            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                                           |            371.11 |                             201.43 |                           20.12 |
| 16       | Nagaland        | Diphu and Dhansiri                                 |             82.8  |                              39.63 |                            0    |
| Total    |                 |                                                    |           5965.9  |                            2603.02 |                         2522.03 |

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