Lok Sabha Question No. 1681 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-20
Subject: Expenditure under Namami Gange Mission
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: CHANDRAKANT BHAURAO KHAIRE

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

## LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO. †1681

ANSWERED ON 20.12 .201 8

## EXPENDITURE UNDER NA MAMI GANGE MISSION

## †1681. SHRI CHANDRAKANT KHAIRE

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

- (a) whether there has not been any improvement in controlling pollution levels in the G even  after  three  years  have  passed  since  inception  of  Na mami  Gange  Mission  worth  Rs.  20,000 crore;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) the number of schemes/projects launched and completed under the said Mission during three years;
- (d) the funds spent so far for completion of the said schemes/projects; and
- (e) whether any assistance has been sought from consortium of IITs for the said purpose the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(DR.  SATYA PAL SINGH)

(a)  &  (b)Under  the  Namami  Gange  Programme,  Central  Pollution  Control  Board  (CPCB)  is carrying out the water quali ty monitoring of river Ganga. The observed water quality of last years indicates that Dissolved Oxygen which is an indicator of river health has been f within acceptable limits of notified primary bathing water quality criteria and satisfac tory to support the ecosystem of river across all seasons and also for almost entire stretch of river Gan

Due to various pollution abatement initiatives taken by the Government under the Gange Programme, the river water quality assessment in 20 18 has shown improved water quality trend as compared to 2017.  The Dissolved Oxygen levels have improved at 39 locations. Bi Oxygen  Demand  (BOD)  levels  and  Faecal  coliforms  have  decreased  at  42  and  47  locati respectively.

River Cleaning is a continuous process and under the Namami Gange Programme, seve initiatives  have  been  taken  by  Government  of  India which  includes  abatement  and  control  of pollution at the source of pollution generation by adopting activities su establishment/upgradation of Sewage TreatmentPlants for the towns located on Ganga main stem

and  its  tributaries,  surface  cleaning  activities  and  solid  waste  management. Th outputs  of  these projects have started yielding results an d the w ter quality is likely to further improve once a projects are operationalized.

(c)During the last three years, 175 projects have been sanctioned and 42 projects were com

(d) An amount ofRs.3,290.52 crore has been spent by National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMC under Namami Gange Programme out of the total released of Rs. 4,730.22 crore by Government of India during the last three financial years (i.e. 2015 - 16, 2016 - 17 & 2017 - 18).

(e) A Consortium of seven (7) Indian Institute of Technology (IITs) -IIT Bombay, IIT Delhi, IIT Guwahati, IIT Kanpur, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Madras and IIT Roorkee, led by IIT Kanpur were b together in 2010 and entrusted with work of preparation of Ganga Riv er Basin Management Plan (GRBMP). National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) is carrying out various projects/ acti under Namami Gange Programme as per the thrust areas and action points identified in the submitted by IIT consortium.

Further, to a ccommodate the dynamic and evolving nature of GRBMP, Ministry of Water Resources , River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Center for Ganga River Basin Management and Studies (CGanga) April  2016  for continued  scientific  support  to  NMCG  for  a  period  10  years.  Through  the platform of CGanga, a knowledge partner to NMCG, various organisations and institutes of have been engaged which has been a continual support in knowledge sharing.

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