Lok Sabha Question No. 1796 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-20
Subject: Projects for Cleaning of Ganga River
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: VEENA DEVI

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

## LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO. †1796

ANSWERED ON 20.12 .201 8

## PROJECTS FOR CLEANIN G OF GANGA RIVER

†1796. SHRIMATI VEENA DEVI

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

- (a) whether certain projects have been formulated by the Government to clean the Ganga riv controlling pollution so as to ensure its uninterrupt ed flow;
- (b) if so, the details of the projects along with the cost of construction of each such pr
- (c) the time by which the construction work of each project is likely to be started and co
- (d)  the  extent  to  which  pollution  in  the Ganga  river  is  likely  to  reduce  after  completion  of projects?

## ANSWER

THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  FOR  WATER  RESOURCES,  RIVER  DEVELOPMENT  AND GANGA REJUVENATION & HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT (DR.  SATYA PAL SINGH)

- (a) & (b) Under Namami Gange Programme, a variety of coordinated activities meant for cleani river  Ganga  including  treatment  of  municipal  sewage,  treatment  of  industrial  effluent, -remediation, river surface cleaning, rural sanitation, river front development, construc ts and crematoria, afforestation & biodiversity conservation, public outreach programme etc taken up. So far, a total of 254 projects have been sanctio ned at estimated cost of Rs. 24,672 crore as per details given below : -

| S. No.   | Projects Cate gory                               | No. of Projects   |   Sanctioned Cost (Rs. crore) |
|----------|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------------------|
| 1        | Sewerage Infrastructure                          | 131               |                      19742    |
| 2        | Bioremediation                                   | 11                |                        201.23 |
| 3        | Modular STPs - Decentralized Treatment           | 1                 |                        410    |
| 4        | Rural Sanitation                                 | 1                 |                       1426.26 |
| 5        | Industrial Pollution Abatement                   | 12                |                        900.13 |
| 6        | RiverFront Development                           | 1                 |                        243.27 |
| 7        | Ghats & Crematoria (old)                         | 24                |                        204.39 |
| 8        | Ghat & Crematoria (New)                          | 35                |                        717.39 |
| 9        | Ghat Cleaning                                    | 3                 |                         43.87 |
| 10       | River Surface Cleaning                           | 1                 |                         33.53 |
| 11       | Biodiversity Conservation                        | 6                 |                         33.42 |
| 12       | Afforestation                                    | 16                |                        236.56 |
| 13       | Institutional Development                        | 6                 |                        185    |
| 14       | Project Implementation Support Research projects | / 4               |                        126.56 |
| 15       | Composite Ecological Task Force                  | 2                 |                        167.7  |
|          | Total                                            | 254               |                      24672    |

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(c) Cleaning of the river is a continuous process and efforts are being made to complete the projects by the year 2020 for creating adequate Sewage Treatment Capacity.

(d) The completion of above projects will create STP capacity of 3075 MLD and control flow of untreated sewage into the river. Due to various pollution abatement initiatives taken by the Government under the Namami Gange programme, the river Ganga water quality assessmen in 2018 has shown improved water quality trend as compared to 2017.  The Dissolved Oxy levels  have  improved  at  39  locations,  Biological  Oxyge n  Demand  (BOD)  levels  and  Faecal coliforms have decreased at 42 and 47 locations, respectively.

Some stretches, where the improvement has been observed, are given below:

- ( i ) D/S Rishikesh
- ( ii ) Har- Ki-Pauri Ghat
- ( iii ) Kanpur 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

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