Lok Sabha Question No. 3904 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-03
Subject: Cleaning of Ganga River
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: JITENDRA CHAUDHURY

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

## LOK SABHA

## UN STARRED QUESTION NO. 3904 ANSWERED ON 03.01 .201 9

## CLEANING OF GANGA RI VER

## 3904. SHRI JITENDRA CHAUDHURY

## Will  the  Minister  of  WATER  RESOURCES,  RIVER  DEVELOPMENT  AND  GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state:

(a) the length in kilometers of Ganga river which has been cleaned in each State of th under the Namami Gange Mission till date along with the te chnology used for the purpose;

(b) the quantum of expenditure incurred under the said Mission and the reasons for not the whole river so far; and

(c) the action the Government has taken or proposes to take to clean the entire Ganga ri earliest?

## ANSWER

## THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  FOR  WATER  RESOURCES,  RIVER  DEVELOPMENT  AND GANGA  REJUVENATION AND MINISTER  OF  STATE FOR  HUMAN  RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT

## (DR.  SATYA PAL SINGH)

(a) & (b) Under the Namami Gange programme , Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) is carrying out the water quality monitoring of river Ganga. Comparison of recent observed quality indicates that Dissolved Oxygen which is an indicator of river health has been be within acceptable l imits of notified primary bathing water quality criteria and satisfac support  the  ecosystem  of  river  across  all  seasons  and  also  for  almost  entire  stretc Ganga.

Due  to  various  pollution  abatement  initiatives  taken  by  the  Government,  unde r  th Namami Gange Programme, the river Ganga water quality assessment in 2018 has shown improved wat quality trend as compared to 2017.  The Dissolved Oxygen levels have improved at 39 loca Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) levels and Faecal coliform s have decreased at 42 and 47 locations, respectively.

Some stretches, where the improvement has been observed are:

- ( i ) Down stream (D/s) Rishikesh
- ( ii ) Har- Ki-Pauri Ghat
- ( iii ) Kanpur Up stream (U/s) (Ranighat)

- ( iv ) Tarighat (Ghazipur)
- ( v) Narora (Bulandsahar)
- ( vi ) Kachhla Ghat, Aligarh
- ( vii ) Buxar
- ( viii ) Mokama (D/S)
- ( ix ) U/S Munger
- ( x) Uluberia
- ( xi ) Dakshineshwar
- ( xii ) Diamond Harbour

An  amount  ofRs.5,448.99  crore  has  been  spent  against  t he  total  released  amount  of Rs. 6,819.27 crore from 2011 - 12 to 2018 - 19 (till 30 th November 2018).

Under Namami Gange Programme, variety of coordinated activities meant for cleanin of river Ganga have been taken up. So far, a total of 254 projects have been sanction estimated  cost  of  Rs.24,672  crore,  out  of  which  75  projects  have  been  completed  and ade operational. Against the estimated sewage generation of 2953 Million Litres Per Day ( from the towns along main stem of river Ganga, the sewage treatment capacity in the along river Ganga has increased from 1305 MLD (2014) to 1822 MLD. Furthe r, projects for creation  of  819  MLD  Sewage  Treatment  Plant  (STP)  capacity  are  at  advanced  stages completion. In addition, projects for creation of 731.5 MLD are under tendering proce approval.

All  the  sewerage  projects  funded  by  NMCG  are  carried  out  by  different  prov technologies, as suitable.

(c) Government of India is supplementing the efforts of the state governments in address pollution  of  river  Ganga  by  providing  financial  assi stance  to  the  states.  Namami  Gange Programme  is  an  umbrella  programme  which  integrates  previous  and  currently  ongoi initiatives  by  enhancing  efficiency,  extracting  synergies  and  supplementing  them comprehensive and better coordinated interventions.

For pollution abatement and river rejuvenation, various projects of sewe infrastructure,  bioremediation,  modular  STPs,  rural  sanitation,  industrial  pollution river front development, construction of ghats and crematoria development, ghat cleaning, river surface cleaning, afforestation & biodiversity conservation, composite ecological task capacity building have been taken up under Namami Gange Programme.

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