Lok Sabha Question No. 2935 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-05
Subject: Prevention of River Pollution
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Ravindra Kushawaha, Ravi Kishan Shukla

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †2935

ANSWERED ON 05.12 .2019

## PREVENTION OF RIVER POLLUTION

## †2935. SHRI RAVINDRA KUSHWAHA SHRI RAVI KISHAN

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has issued any guidelines to States to stop river pollution and i thereof;

(b) whether the level of pollution in different rivers flowing in the cou ntry has increased in the last fe years;

(c) if so, the river -wise details thereof and the reasons therefor;

(d) the funds earmarked and spent for cleaning of these rivers during each of the last thre current year; river - wise; and

(e)the effective measures taken by the Government to make these rivers pollution free and to pollutants coming into the rivers?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA

## )

(a) to (e) It is the responsibility of the State Governments and the Urban Local Bodies concer facilities  for  collection,  transportation  and  treatment  of  sewage    being  generated    and untreated  sewage does not fall into rivers and wat er bodies. As per the Environment (Protection) Ac 1986 and Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution), Act 1974, industrial units are requir effluent treatment plants (ETPs) and treat their effluents to comply with environmental sta ore discharging into rivers and water bodies.

The Government of India is supplementing the efforts of the State Governments in addr challenges  of  pollution  of  rivers  by  providing  financial  and  technical  assistance  through 'Namami Gange', National River Conservation Plan (NRCP), Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) etc.

Further, to control discharge of industrial effluents, Central Pollution Control Board ( CPCB) and respective StatePollution ControlBoards (SPCBs) / Pollution ControlCommittees (PCCs) monitor

industries with respect to effluent discharge standards and take action for non - compliance under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and the En vironment (Protection) Act, 1986. To improve the monitoring of compliance, directions have been issued by CPCB to specific industries to 24x7 effluent monitoring systems. Steps have also been taken by CPCB to promote low waste c gr ossly water polluting industries and maintain zero liquid discharge wherever possible.

Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in association with the State Pollution Contr (SPCBs)/Pollution  Control  Committees( PCCs)  monitors  the  water  quality  of  rivers  on  a  regular across the country through a network of monitoring stations.  As per latest report of CPCB, river stretches have been identified on 323 rivers based on the value of Bio - chemical Oxy gen Demand (BOD). This is as against 302 polluted river stretches on 275 rivers identified during 2015, be attributed to strengthening of monitoring network from 2500 to 3500 locations from the 2018. River - wise details of pollut ed stretches is provided at Annexure - I .

Details of State - wise and year - wise funds released to the State Governments/Union Territo during last three years under NRCP and  under Namami Gange are given at Annexure - II and Annexure III respectively.

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Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred question No. † 2935 to be answered on the 05.12.2019 on 'Prevention of River Pollution'.

## Statewise - Prioritywise 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 (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred question No. † 2935 to be answered on the 05.12.2019 on 'Prevention of River Pollution'.

Details  of  State - wise  and  year -wise  funds  released  to  the  State  Governments/Union  Territori during last three years and current year on rivers under NRCP

(excluding Ganga and its tributaries)

(Rs. in crore)

| Sl. No.   | State           | River                     | 2016- 17   | 2017- 18   | 2018- 19   | 2019- 20 (till September, 2019)   |
|-----------|-----------------|---------------------------|------------|------------|------------|-----------------------------------|
| 1.        | Gujarat         | Sabarmati, Mindola & Tapi | 71.40      | 62.00      | 63.00      | 38.62                             |
| 2.        | Jammu & Kashmir | Devika & Tawi             | -          | -          | 30.00      | -                                 |
| 3.        | Maharashtra     | Mula Mutha                | 21.00      | 31.75      | -          | -                                 |
| 4.        | Punjab          | Ghaggar, Beas & Satluj    | --         | 50.00      | -          | -                                 |
| 5.        | Manipur         | Nambul                    | --         | --         | 3.00       | 15.00                             |
| 6.        | Sikkim          | Rani Chu                  | 5.00       | 18.01      | 42.00      | 10.00                             |
| 7.        | Nagaland        | Diphu & Dhansiri          | --         | 5.00       | 5.00       | 10.00                             |
| 8.        | Odisha          | Coastal Area (Puri)       | --         | 1.99       | -          | -                                 |
| Total     | Total           |                           | 97.40      | 168.75     | 143.00     | 73.62                             |

## Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred question No. † 2935 to be answered on the 05.12.2019 on 'Prevention of River Pollution'.

Details of State - wise and year -wise funds released to the State Governments/Union Territories during last three years and current year  on rivers under National Mission for Clean Ganga

(Ganga and its tributaries)

(Rs. in crore)

| Sl. No.   | State                                                                        | Rivers Covered                               | Financial Year   | Financial Year   | Financial Year   | Financial Year            |
|-----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|---------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | State                                                                        | Rivers Covered                               | 2016- 17         | 2017- 18         | 2018- 19         | 2019- 20 (till September) |
| 1.        | Uttarakhand                                                                  | Ganga, Rispana - Bindal, Kosi                | 43.97            | 228.42           | 319.07           | 36.43                     |
| 2.        | Uttar Pradesh                                                                | Ganga, Yamuna, Kali, Gomti, Saryu, Ram Ganga | 602.90           | 537.59           | 783.18           | 366.02                    |
| 3.        | Bihar                                                                        | Ganga, Gandhak , Kharkari                    | 82.03            | 367.18           | 673.03           | 768.13                    |
| 4.        | Jharkhand                                                                    | Ganga                                        | 49.53            | 21.72            | 74.23            | 22.74                     |
| 5.        | West Bengal                                                                  | Ganga, Damodar, Banka                        | 117.25           | 249.35           | 227.62           | 35.92                     |
| 6.        | Delhi                                                                        | Yamuna                                       | 52.73            | 6.88             | -                | -                         |
| 7.        | Haryana                                                                      | Yamuna                                       | 2.17             | 81.57            | 310.69           | -                         |
| 8.        | Environmental Planning & Coordination Organization, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh |                                              | 6.50             | -                | -                | -                         |
| 9.        | Urban Improvement Trust, Kota, Rajasthan                                     |                                              | 20.00            | -                | -                | -                         |
| Total     | Total                                                                        |                                              | 977.08           | 1492.71          | 2387.82          | 1229.24                   |

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