Lok Sabha Question No. 1863 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-21
Subject: Rejuvenation of Tawi and Chenab Rivers
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1863

TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.12.2018

## Rejuvenation of Tawi and Chenab Rivers

1863. SHRI JUGAL KISHORE:

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  any  draft  for  the  rejuvenation  and  redevelopment  of  river  Tawi  and Chenab in Jammu and Kashmir has been prepared;

- (b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the details of the funds allocated for rejuvenation and redevelopment of rivers in the States under different schemes?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (DR. MAHESH SHARMA)

(a) to (c) This Ministry has been supplementing the efforts of the State Governments in abatement of pollution in identified stretches of various rivers under National River Conservation Plan (NRCP) for taking-up various pollution abatement works, on cost sharing basis between the Central & State Governments. The pollution abatement schemes  under  NRCP  are  sanctioned  after  due  appraisal  from  time  to  time  in identified  stretches  of  various  rivers  on  the  basis  of  proposals  received  from  the State  Governments,  their  conformity  with  the  NRCP  guidelines  and  availability  of funds.

NRCP {excluding Ganga and its tributaries, which are handled by Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation (MoWR,RD&GR) from 01/08/2014 onwards}  has  so  far  covered  polluted  stretches  of  33  rivers  (including Devika and Tawi rivers in Jammu & Kashmir) in 76 towns spread over 15 States in the  country  at  a  sanctioned  cost  of  Rs.  4801.57  crore,    and  Central  share  of  Rs. 2337.73 crore has been released to the State Governments for implementation of various  pollution  abatement  schemes.  Sewage  treatment  capacity  of  2520.43  mld (million litres per day) has been created so far under the NRCP.

A project for pollution abatement of Devika and Tawi rivers at Udhampur town of  Jammu and Kashmir has been sanctioned in September, 2018 at a cost of Rs. 186.74 crore under NRCP, on 90:10 cost sharing funding pattern between Central and State Governments. Major components under the project include laying of sewer lines  of  129.27  kms.,  construction  of  3  sewage  pumping  stations  and  Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) of total 13.60 million litres per day (mld) treatment capacity. In addition, works related to river front development, construction of improved wood crematoria  and  public  awareness  activities  have  also  been  sanctioned  under  the project.  Central  share  of  Rs.  30.00  crore  has  been  released  to  Government  of Jammu and Kashmir under the project.

State  Governments,  apart  from  their  own  budgetary  allocation,  are  also accessing  financial  assistance  for  creation  of  sewerage  infrastructure,  including sewage  treatment  plants  (STPs),  in  various  cities/towns  under  Atal  Mission  for Rejuvenation  and  Urban  Transformation  (AMRUT)  and  Smart  Cities  Mission  of Ministry  of  Housing  &  Urban  Affairs  as  well  as  Namami  Gange  programme  of MoWR,RD&GR.

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