Lok Sabha Question No. 3148 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-12
Subject: National River Conservation Programme
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Arvind Ganpat Sawant

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †3148 ANSWERED ON 12 .0 3.2020

## NATIONAL RIVER CONSE RVATION PROGRAMME

## †3148. SHRI ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  details  of  projects  started  under  the  National  River  Conservation  Programme  (NR Government during the last three years, State/UT -wise;
- (b) the funds approved and utilised till date a nd the present status of these projects;
- (c) whether the target to reduce the river pollution under the said programme have been achie the reasons therefor;
- (d) whether the Government proposes to revamp the NRCP; and
- (e) if so, the detail s thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA )

- (a)  to ( e) State/Union Territory - wise details of the projects launched by the Government under Na River Conservation Plan during the last three years are as under:

| State/ UT       | Name of the Project/                                     | river Sanctioned cost (Rs. in crore)   | Sanction Date   |   Funds Released by Central Govt. (Rs. in crore) | Expenditure incurred by State Govt. (incl. Share) (Rs. in   |
|-----------------|----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|-----------------|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
| Jammu & Kashmir | Pollution abatement river Devika and Tawi Udhampur       | of at 186.74                           | Sept,2018       |                                               30 | 13.00                                                       |
| Gujarat         | Pollution abatement river Tapi at Surat, Gujarat         | of 971.25                              | March, 2019     |                                               13 | --                                                          |
| Sikkim          | Pollution abatement river Rani Chu in Zone -III, Gangtok | of 94.66                               | July, 2018      |                                               27 | 17.00                                                       |
| Manipur         | Pollution abatement river Nambul at Imphal, Manipur      | of 97.72                               | Jan, 2019       |                                               18 | 3.30                                                        |

Cleaning of river is a continuous process and Government of India is supplementing t of the State Governments in addressing the challenges of pollution of rivers by providing technical assistance.  Under  the  National  River  Conservation  Plan  (NRCP),  project  proposa received from the State Government from time to time for taking up pollution abatement towns along various rivers, and are considered for financial assistance on a cost sharing basis subject to  their  conformity  with  the  scheme  guidelines,  pollution  status,  prioritizations, independent  institutions  and  availability  of  Plan  funds.  The  NRCP  has  so  far  covered stretches  of  34  rivers  in  77  towns  sp read  over  16  States  in  the  country  with a  sanctioned  cost  of Rs. 5870.54 crore.  A Central share of Rs. 2510.63 crore has been released to the State Governments f implementation  of  various  pollution  abatement  schemes .  A  s wage  treatment  capacity  (STP)  of 2522.03 mld  (million  litres  per  day)    has been  created  under  the  NRCP  resulting  in  reduction pollution load being discharged into various rivers.

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