Lok Sabha Question No. 4339 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-19
Subject: Discharge of Industrial Waste into Rivers
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Ramesh Bidhuri

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4339

## ANSWERED ON 1 9.0 3.2020

## DISCHARGE OF INDUSTR IAL WASTE INTO RIVER S

## 4339. SHRI RAMESH BIDHURI

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is aware that discharge of industrial waste into the rivers has the major pollutants of the rivers;

- (b) if so, whether the Government has identified such sourc es of pollutants; and

(c) the preventive action taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA )

(a) to (c) Pollution  load  in  rivers  has  increased  over  the years  due  to  rapid  urbani industrialization. Rivers  in  the  country  are  polluted  mainly  due  to discharge  of  untreated  and  partiall treated sewage from cities/towns and industrial effluents. Non - poin t sources of pollution like agricultu runoff, open defecation, runoff from solid waste dump sites, etc. also contribute to pollut As per Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) report of September, 2018, 351 polluted river st been  identified  on  323  rivers  based  on  monitoring  results  in  terms  of  Bio - chemical  Oxygen  Demand (BOD) levels, an indicator of organic pollution.

Cleaning  and  rejuvenation  of  rivers  is  a  continuous  process  and  Central  Gover supplementing the eff orts of the State Governments and Union Territories in addressing the cha pollution of rivers by providing financial and technical assistance through schemes like Conservation Plan (NRCP) and Namami Gange. The NRCP has so far cover ed polluted stretches of 34 rivers in 77 towns spread over 16 States in the country with a sanctioned cos t of Rs. 5870.54 crore and sewage treatment capacity of 2522.03 million litres per day (mld) has been created. Under Na the rejuvenation of G anga and its tributaries have been taken up. So far, a total 310 project sanctioned at an est imated cost of Rs. 28790.66 crore under Namami Gange. Of these, 116 projects h been completed and made operational. Out of 310 projects, 152 projects are in sewerage sector for creatio of sewage treatment capacity of 4857 mld & sewerage network of 4972 kms.

In addition, sewerage infrastructure is created under programs like Atal Mission For & Urban Transformation (AMR UT) and Smart Cities Mission of Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs

Besides,  CPCB  had  issued  directions  on  21.04.2015  to  the  State  Pollution  Contro (SPCBs)/Pollution Control Committees (PCCs) under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollu 1974  asking  them  to  issue  directions  to  Local  Authorities  respons ible  for  sewage  management  in  their respective cities/towns and to submit time bound action plans for collection, transportation sewage generated in urban area. CPCB also issued directions on 09.10.2015 to Local Author Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 for sewage management in Class I Cities and Class II town them to ensure treated waste water is disposed in accordance with the stipulated standards.

Steps taken by the Government to stop discharge of effluents into r ivers inter alia, include issuan of notification of specific  discharge standards, revision of the criteria for categorizati issuing  directions to all State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs)/Pollution Control Committ adopt the same, issuance of consent to establish/consent to operate by the SPCBs/PCCs, Yearl of  Grossly  Polluting  Industries  (GPIs)  by  CPCB  under  Pollution  Inventorisation  Assessmen (PIAS)  for  compliance,  verification  through  third  party technical  institutes,  installation  of  O Continuous  Effluent  Monitoring  System  (OCEMS)  for  assessment  of  effluent  quality  and  com status. In addition, the industries are encouraged to reduce their waste water generation advancement, reuse/recycle of wastewater and maintain Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) where ever

Further, CPCB , SPCBs and PCCs monitor industries with respect to effluent discharge stan take  action  for  non - compliance  under    provisions  of  Environmen t  (Protection)  Act,  1986  and  Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974.

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