Lok Sabha Question No. 2033 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-04
Subject: River Ganga
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Ashok Kumar Rawat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †2033

## ANSWERED ON 04 .0 7.2019

## RIVER GANGA

## †2033. SHRI ASHOK KUMAR RAWAT

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) whether Sandila Industrial Area, particularly the area under Misrikh region in Uttar Pr increasingly polluted and the pollutants are contaminating the River Ganga flowing through th is area;

(b) if so, whether the Government has undertaken or proposes to undertake any measures to ma area and the adjacent river pollution - free; and

(c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA )

(a) Under  Namami  Gange  Programme,  industrial  pollution  for  Grossly  Polluting  Industries  ( monitored  through  Central  Pollution  Control  Board  (CPCB)  and  GPIs  are  inventorised based  on administrative districts.

Sandila Industrial area is in Hardoi District in river Ganga basin and wastewater f reaches  river  Ganga  through  river  Gomti  downstream  Varanasi.  This  area  has  08  Grossly Industries (GPIs), out of which following 02 lie in Sandila, Hardoi.

- ( i ) SAF Yeast Co. Ltd. Sandila Industrial, Hardoi (Distillery)
- ( ii ) V.R.S Food Ltd., Plot No. C - 5- 6, UPSIDC Industrial Area, Sandila, Hardoi, U.P. (Food, Dair Beverages)

Both the units were inspected by third party t echnical institutes during April - July 2018 and both were found to be complying.

(b) & (c) Under the Namami Gange Programme, Government has taken following measures for pollut abatement of river Ganga.

- For the cleaning of river Gomti , 3 projects for the towns along the river namely Lucknow, Ja and  Sultanpur  have  been  ap proved  at  an  estimated  cost  of Rs. 568.93  crore  aiming  to  create  an additional 87 Million Litres per Day (MLD) sewage treatment capacity.

- Directions were issued under Section 18 (1) (b) of the Water (Prevention and Control o Act, 1974 regarding treatment & utilization of sewage to State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs)/ Pollution Control Committees (PCCs) on 21 st April, 2015.
- Directions  were  issued  under  Section  5  of  the  Environment  (Protection)  Act,  1986 'Treatment  and  Utilization  of  Sewage  for  Restoration  of  Water  Quality  of  River'  to  Municipal Commissioners  of  46  Metropolitan  cities  and  20  State  Capitals  on  9 th October,  2015  including Kanpur.
- Directions were issued un er Section 18 (1) (b) of the Water (Prevention and Control of Po Act,  1974  to  7  Ganga  River  Basin  SPCBs  (Uttar  Pradesh,  Uttarakhand,  Chhattisgarh,  H Madhya Pradesh, Bihar & West Bengal SP CBs) to ensure implementation of 'Zero Liquid Discharge' in  molasses  based  Distilleries  during  year  2016  for  protection  of  the  water  quality streams in Ganga River Basin.
- With respect to industrial effluents, consent management for compliance of standards is enforced by SPCBs/PCCs to improve the water quality of the rivers.
- GPIs located on main stem of river Ganga and its tributaries are monitored at regular frequen CPCB /State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs) for verification of their compliance status to  consent  condition  imposed  by  respective  State  Pollution  Control  Board  and  industr discharge standards. The GPIs are also inspected on annual basis for compliance verific pollution norms and process modification, wherever required through third party technical
- Action is taken by Central Pollution Control Board (CP CB) against the Grossly Polluting Industri (GPIs) discharging into main stem of Ganga River & its tributaries (Kali - East & Ramganga) which are non -complying with the prescribed norms.
- Directions for installation of Online Continuous Effluent Monitoring System (OCEMS) have been issued  by  CPCB  for  assessment  of  effluent  quality  and  compliance  status.  SMS  alert -compliant status is shared with CPCB/SPCB/Industry /Local Administration (DM Office).

Further, Implementation of water conservation/ water r e- use, process modification and adoption of  cleaner  technologies  including  up -gradation/  modification  of  effluent  treatment  plant  to  me stipulated norms (quality and quantity) for 5 key industrial sectors namely Distillery, Pulp Texti le and Tannery located in 5 Ganga States have also been initiated. CPCB has prepared cha plan for upgradation of manufacturing process technology, Effluent Treatment Plant (ETP) system and adoption  of  best  practices  for  Pulp  &  Paper,  Distillery, Sugar  and  Textile  sector.  Expert  Institutio Industry  Associations  and  State  Government  Departments  are  involved  in  effective  implemen these charters.

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