Lok Sabha Question No. 2919 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-05
Subject: Pollution in Rivers, Ponds, Lakes
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Feroze Varun Gandhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2919

ANSWERED ON 05.12 .2019

## POLLUTION IN RIVERS, PONDS, LAKES

## 2919. SHRI FEROZE VARUN GANDHI

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a)  the  number  of  rivers,  ponds  and  lakes  in  India  whose  water  is  polluted  and  not  fit State/UT - wise;

(b) the measures taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to tackle the issue of water pollution;

(c) whether the Government proposes the development of a new Prevention of Water Pollution Po (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA )

(a)to (d) Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in association with the State Pollution Cont (SPCBs)/ Pollution Control Committees (PCCs) monitors the water quality of rivers on a re across the country through a network of monitoring stations. As per latest report of CPCB, 351 pollute river stretches have been identified on 323 rivers based on the value of Bio - chemical Oxygen Demand (BOD).  State - wise & priority - wise number of polluted river stretches is provided in Annexure I .

B ased on CPCB's water quality assessment of lakes, ponds & tanks in the year 2018, ou locations monitored, 357 locations were found not complying to the primary water quality outdoor  bathing.  State -wise  number  of  locations  complying  and  non - complyin g  to  the  criteria  are provided in Annexure II .

Various measures are being taken both by Central and State Governments to prevent pol rivers and water bodies.  Central Government assists State Governments and Urban Local bodie schemes like 'Namami Gange', National River Conservation Pl an (NRCP), Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) and National Plan for Conservation of Aquatic Eco - Systems.

Other initiatives taken to prevent water pollution include issuance of  indicative restoration  of  water bodies  by  CPCB  as  guidelines  to  the  Stakeholders  for  ensuring  resto rejuvenation of water bodies and communicating  a copy of the 'Guidelines for idol Immersion to  all SPCB/PCCs vide letter  dated September 6 th 2017 in which roles of the all the a genci s including Local Bodies/ Authorities and State Pollution Control Board are specified.

Further, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) , SPCBs and PCCs monitor industries with respect t effluent discharge standards and take action for non - compliance under  various provisions of Environmen (Protection) Act, 1986 and Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974.

Annexure referred to in reply to Parts (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2919 to be answered on the 05th December, 2019 on Pollution in Rivers, Ponds and Lakes .

State/Union Territory wise and Priority wise number of Polluted River Stretches

| STATE                             | I   | II   | III   | IV   | V   |   Grand Total |
|-----------------------------------|-----|------|-------|------|-----|---------------|
| ANDHRA PRADESH                    |     |      |       | 2    | 3   |             5 |
| ASSAM                             | 3   | 1    | 4     | 3    | 33  |            44 |
| BIHAR                             |     |      | 1     |      | 5   |             6 |
| CHHATTISGARH                      |     |      |       | 4    | 1   |             5 |
| DAMAN, DIU AND DADRA NAGAR HAVELI | 1   |      |       |      |     |             1 |
| DELHI                             | 1   |      |       |      |     |             1 |
| GOA                               |     |      | 1     | 2    | 8   |            11 |
| GUJARAT                           | 5   | 1    | 2     | 6    | 6   |            20 |
| HARYANA                           | 2   |      |       |      |     |             2 |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH                  | 1   | 1    | 1     |      | 4   |             7 |
| JAMMU & KASHMIR                   |     | 1    | 2     | 2    | 4   |             9 |
| JHARKHAND                         |     |      |       | 3    | 4   |             7 |
| KARNATAKA                         |     |      | 4     | 7    | 6   |            17 |
| KERALA                            | 1   |      |       | 5    | 15  |            21 |
| MADHYA PRADESH                    | 3   | 1    | 1     | 3    | 14  |            22 |
| MAHARASHTRA                       | 9   | 6    | 14    | 10   | 14  |            53 |
| MANIPUR                           |     | 1    |       |      | 8   |             9 |
| MEGHALAYA                         | 2   |      |       | 3    | 2   |             7 |
| MIZORAM                           |     |      | 1     | 3    | 5   |             9 |
| NAGALAND                          | 1   |      | 1     | 2    | 2   |             6 |
| ODISHA                            | 1   |      | 3     | 2    | 13  |            19 |
| PUDUCHERRY                        |     |      |       | 1    | 1   |             2 |
| PUNJAB                            | 2   |      |       | 1    | 1   |             4 |
| RAJASTHAN                         |     |      | 1     |      | 1   |             2 |
| SIKKIM                            |     |      |       |      | 4   |             4 |
| TAMIL NADU                        | 4   |      |       | 1    | 1   |             6 |
| TELANGANA                         | 1   | 2    | 2     | 2    | 1   |             8 |
| TRIPURA                           |     |      |       |      | 6   |             6 |
| UTTAR PRADESH                     | 4   |      | 1     | 2    | 5   |            12 |
| UTTARAKHAND                       | 3   | 1    | 1     | 4    |     |             9 |
| WEST BENGAL                       | 1   | 1    | 3     | 4    | 8   |            17 |
| Grand Total                       | 45  | 16   | 43    | 72   | 175 |           351 |

Annexure referred to in reply to Parts (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2919 to be answere on the 05th December, 2019 on Pollution in Rivers, Ponds and Lakes .

State/Union Territory - wise number of locations ( Ponds,Lakes &Tanks) complying and non -complying to the Primary Water Quality Criteria

| State            |   No of locations monitored (Ponds, Lakes & Tanks) | No of Complying locations (Ponds, Lakes & Tanks)   | No of Non -Complying locations (Ponds, Lakes & Tanks)   |
|------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
| ANDHRA PRADESH   |                                                  2 | 1                                                  | 1                                                       |
| ASSAM            |                                                 30 | 1                                                  | 29                                                      |
| BIHAR            |                                                  5 | -                                                  | 5                                                       |
| CHANDIGARH       |                                                  1 | -                                                  | 1                                                       |
| CHHATTISGARH     |                                                  2 | 1                                                  | 1                                                       |
| DELHI            |                                                  4 | -                                                  | 4                                                       |
| GOA              |                                                  8 | 1                                                  | 7                                                       |
| GUJARAT          |                                                 23 | 8                                                  | 15                                                      |
| HARYANA          |                                                  3 | -                                                  | 3                                                       |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH |                                                  5 | 3                                                  | 2                                                       |
| JAMMU & KASHMIR  |                                                 28 | 3                                                  | 25                                                      |
| JHARKHAND        |                                                  4 | 3                                                  | 1                                                       |
| KARNATAKA        |                                                109 | 4                                                  | 105                                                     |
| KERALA           |                                                 18 | 7                                                  | 11                                                      |
| LAKSHADWEEP      |                                                  1 | 1                                                  | -                                                       |
| MADHYA PRADESH   |                                                 31 | 14                                                 | 17                                                      |
| MANIPUR          |                                                 18 | -                                                  | 18                                                      |
| MEGHALAYA        |                                                  7 | 2                                                  | 5                                                       |
| NAGALAND         |                                                  2 | -                                                  | 2                                                       |
| ODISHA           |                                                 15 | -                                                  | 15                                                      |
| PUDUCHERRY       |                                                  2 | 2                                                  | -                                                       |
| PUNJAB           |                                                  3 | 1                                                  | 2                                                       |
| RAJASTHAN        |                                                 16 | 5                                                  | 11                                                      |
| TAMIL NADU       |                                                  8 | -                                                  | 8                                                       |
| TELANGANA        |                                                 59 | 3                                                  | 56                                                      |
| TRIPURA          |                                                 15 | 14                                                 | 1                                                       |
| UTTAR PRADESH    |                                                  4 | -                                                  | 4                                                       |
| UTTARAKHAND      |                                                  2 | 2                                                  | -                                                       |
| WEST BENGAL      |                                                 10 | 2                                                  | 8                                                       |
| TOTAL            |                                                435 | 78                                                 | 357                                                     |

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