Lok Sabha Question No. 4192 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-18
Subject: Excessive Salt in Drinking Water
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Prataprao  Jadhav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.4192 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.07.2019

## Excessive Salt in Drinking Water

## †4192. SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether presence of excess salt in water is leading to serious diseases like kidney disease  among  the  people  of  various  States,  particularly  in  Shegaon,  Jalgaon,  Jamod, Sangrampur, Khangaon, Nandura, Malkapur areas in Buldhana region of Maharashtra and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  or  proposes  to  take  any  steps  to  reduce  the excess quantity of salt in water in Buldhana region, if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the funds allocated to the States, especially to Maharashtra in this regard?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA)

- (a) Rural Water supply is a State subject. For improving the coverage of safe drinking water  to  rural  population,  this  Ministry  supplements  the  efforts  of  the  States  by providing them with technical and financial assistance through the centrally sponsored scheme National Rural Drinking Water Programme  (NRDWP). It is the State Governments who plan, design, approve, execute, operate & maintain the schemes for providing  safe  drinking  water  to  rural  population.  The  funds  provided  to  the  States under NRDWP can be utilized for taking up schemes in water quality affected areas on priority including salinity affected areas.

As  per  the  information  entered  by  Government  of  Maharashtra  at  the  IMIS  of  this Department,  23  rural  habitations  are  affected  from  Salinity  in  drinking  water  as  per details below:

|   S.No. | Blocks           |   No. Of Salinity affected rural habitations |
|---------|------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Jalgaon          |                                            9 |
|       2 | (jamod) Malkapur |                                            1 |
|       3 | Nandura          |                                            1 |
|       4 | Sangrampur       |                                           12 |
|       5 | Total            |                                           23 |

As  reported  by  State  Government  of  Maharashtra,  during  the  house  to  house  survey conducted  by  Health  Department  of  BuldhanaZilaParishad  in  2018-19,  patients  have been observed with Kidney diseases inShegaon, JalgaonJamod, Sangrampur, Khangaon, Nandura, Malkapur areas in Buldhanadistrict of Maharashtra. (b)& (C) As reported by Government of Maharashtra, the State has sanctioned Regional Water Supply Scheme under NRDWP for 140 villages in Jalgaon-Jamod and Sangrampur tehsils. Out of 140 villages, 72 villages are under saline tract and regular water supply has been started. The State Government has also sanctioned scheme for HinganeGavhad and 13 villages in RRWSS in Nandura tehsil under NRDWP and regular water supply has been started from April, 2018 in 11 Villages. Govt. of Maharashtra has also installed 83 RO plants in various villages of the Buldhana district. The details of  funds  released  to  States,  including  state of  Maharashtra  under  NRDWP during 2018-19 is placed at Annexure .

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## Annexure referred in the Statement referred in the Reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4192 due for reply on 18/07/2019

Details of funds (Rs. In Crores)released to States, including State of Maharashtra during 2018-19

| S. No.   | State             | Central Release   |
|----------|-------------------|-------------------|
| 1        | ANDAMAN &NICOBAR  | 0.31              |
| 2        | ANDHRAPRADESH     | 185.85            |
| 3        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 90.89             |
| 4        | ASSAM             | 300.76            |
| 5        | BIHAR             | 234.84            |
| 6        | CHHATTISGARH      | 48.19             |
| 7        | GOA               | 1.67              |
| 8        | GUJARAT           | 222.27            |
| 9        | HARYANA           | 76.76             |
| 10       | HIMACHAL PRADESH  | 85.43             |
| 11       | JAMMU &KASHMIR    | 249.34            |
| 12       | JHARKHAND         | 85.12             |
| 13       | KARNATAKA         | 276.06            |
| 14       | KERALA            | 84.86             |
| 15       | MADHYAPRADESH     | 243.62            |
| 16       | MAHARASHTRA       | 239.06            |
| 17       | MANIPUR           | 37.73             |
| 18       | MEGHALAYA         | 49.15             |
| 19       | MIZORAM           | 26.25             |
| 20       | NAGALAND          | 17.36             |
| 21       | ODISHA            | 128.82            |
| 22       | PUDUCHERRY        | 0                 |
| 23       | PUNJAB            | 119.41            |
| 24       | RAJASTHAN         | 655.41            |
| 25       | SIKKIM            | 10.89             |
| 26       | TAMILNADU         | 167.31            |
| 27       | TELANGANA         | 123.18            |
| 28       | TRIPURA           | 51.73             |
| 29       | UTTAR PRADESH     | 670.72            |
| 30       | UTTARAKHAND       | 92.97             |
| 31       | WEST BENGAL       | 890.28            |
| Total    | Total             | 5,466.24          |

Source: IMIS, DDWS