Lok Sabha Question No. 4146 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-19
Subject: States Benefited by NRCP
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Nisith Pramanik

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4146

ANSWERED ON 1 9.0 3.2020

## STATES BENEFITED BY NRCP

## 4146. SHRI NISITH PRAMANIK

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is assisting the States under National River Conservation Plan ( so, the details thereof along with the names of States which are benefited most by the said s e; (b) the quantum of funds allotted to the State of West Bengal and its utilization details the (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI & SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA )

(a) to (c) Rivers  in  the  country  are  polluted  mainly  due  to discharge  of  untreated  and  partially  trea sewage  from  cities/towns  and  industrial  effluents. Cleaning  of  river  is  a  continuous  process Government of India is supplementing the efforts of the State Governments in addressing the challenges o pollution  of  rivers  by  providing  financial  and  technical  assistance.  Assistance  is  pro Governments for abatement of pollution in identified stretches of various rivers (excluding it s tributaries) under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National River Conservation Plan (NR sharing basis between the Central & State Governments for taking up various pollution abat relating to interception & diversion of raw sewage, construction of sewerage systems, setting up of sew treatment  plants,  low  cost  sanitation,  river  front/bathing  ghat  development,  public  p awareness programme, etc. The NRCP (excluding river Ganga & its tributaries) has so far cove uted stretches of 34 rivers in 77 towns spread over 16 States in the country with a sanctioned cos crore and sewage treatment capacity of 2522.03 million litres per day (mld) has been crea under the programme as per details at Annexure .

In West Bengal, works for pollution abatement of rivers Ganga, Damodar, Mahananda have been implemented at a san ctioned cost of Rs. 1500.77crore under NRCP, for which Central funds amounting Rs. 519.52 crore were allotted and sewage treatment capacity of 554.77mld has been created in the towns till 31.07.2014. From 01.08.2014 onwards, works related to Ganga and its tributaries are cov Namami Gange programme.  Forpollution  abatement  of  rivers  Ganga,  Damodar  and  Banka  in  W Bengal, projec ts has been sanctioned costing Rs. 3789.71crore under Namami Gange for creation of 864.67 mld treatment capacity & 1063 km of sewer network, for which Central funds amounting to of Rs. 957.16 crore  has  been  released  to  the  State  Government and  sewage  treatment  capacity  of  60.23mldhas  bee created along with completion of 232 km sewer network.

Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  parts  (a)  to  (c)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  414 answered on19.03. 2020 on 'States Benefited by NRCP' .

## 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           | Rivers covered                                      |   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& Mula Mutha     |           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 |

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