Lok Sabha Question No. 1737 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-28
Subject: Cleaning of Ganga River
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Dushyant Singh

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1737

ANSWERED ON 2 8.11 .2019

## CLEANING OF GANGA RI VER

## 1737. SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government had set up a target for cleaning up Ganga river by 70 - 80% by March 2019 and by 100% by March 2020 and the total untreated sewage dumped into Ganga river;

(b) if so, the deta ils thereof;

(c)  the  list  of  cities  dumping  untreated  sewage  waste  into  Ganga  river  with  the  quantum sewage dumped daily and annually, city -wise;

(d) the list of sewage treatment plants coming up under National Mission for Clean Ganga (N for cities on Ganga river with sewage treatment capacity and estimated date for commencement of t treatment plants;

(e) whether these plants are likely to be commenced before March 2020;

(f) if not, the details/plans for cleaning up Ganga river fully by March 2020; and

(g) the details of forestry interventions for Ganga river executed as per the DPR prepared Research Institute from 2016 and the targets set by the DPR to be achieved by 2021?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA )

(a) & (b) Cleaning of rivers is a continuous process and the Government of India is suppleme efforts of the State Governments in addressing the challenges of pollution of river Ganga financial and technical assistance.

Under  Namami  Gange Programme,  diverse  set  of  interventions  like  pollution  abat activities including sewage, industrial effluent, Solid Waste etc., River Front Management, Rural Sanitation, Afforestation, Biodiversity Conservation, Public Participation etc. have been taken up for cleaning and rejuvenation of river Ganga.

So far, a total of 305 projects have been sanctioned at an estimated cost of Rs. 28, out of which 109 projects have been completed and made operational; rest of the projects ar e at va ious stages of implementation.

(c) 97 cities/town have been identified along river Ganga which are estimated to discharge 2

Litres per Day (MLD) (Year 2016) in the river as per Annexure - I.

(d) to (f) For Ganga stem cities/town, projects have been taken up to create 3308 MLD sewage tre capacity against the generation of 2953 MLD (Year 2016). The sewage treatment capacity in Ga stem towns have now increased from 1305 MLD (Year 2014) to 1954 MLD , excluding 410 MLD sewage treatment through East Kolkata Wetland. Cleaning of rivers is a continuous process; close mo efforts are being made to complete all the sanctioned projects by March 2022, creating requ treatment capacity.

(g) As per Detailed Progress Report (DPR ) prepared by Forest Research Institute (FRI), Dehradun, an area of 1,34,106 hectares is to be brought under plantation in the five Ganga States Uttar Pradesh,  Bihar,  Jharkhand  and  West  Bengal  by  Decem ber  2020.  The  DPR  prescribed  43  numbers  of models under four major heads namely Natural landscape, Agricultural landscape, Urban lands Conservation intervention.

Since  the  launch  of  Namami  Gange  Programme  an  area  of  30,761  hectares  has  b planted/being planted during the period 2016 - 20.

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Annexure referredtoin reply to part(c ) of Unstarred Question No. 1737 to be answered in Lok Sabha on 28.11.2019 regarding ' Cleaning of Gnaga River ' .

| S. No.        | Town Name             | Population Projected   | Population Projected   | Sewage Generation (MLD)   |
|---------------|-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|
| S. No.        | Town Name             | 2016                   | 2035                   | 2016                      |
| UTTARAKHAND   | UTTARAKHAND           |                        |                        |                           |
| 1             | Gangotri              | 4642                   | 12104                  | 0.5                       |
| 2             | Badrinath             | 16100                  | 21782                  | 1.7                       |
| 3             | Uttarkashi (Budkot)   | 22051                  | 28780                  | 2.4                       |
| 4             | Joshimath             | 22696                  | 36338                  | 2.5                       |
| 5             | Chamoli- Gopeshwar    | 27835                  | 31745                  | 3.0                       |
| 6             | Nandprayag            | 2096                   | 2400                   | 0.2                       |
| 7             | Karnaprayag           | 9607                   | 12424                  | 1.0                       |
| 8             | Gaucher               | 11849                  | 17029                  | 1.3                       |
| 9             | Rudraprayag           | 14623                  | 38795                  | 1.6                       |
| 10            | Srinagar              | 23953                  | 29921                  | 2.6                       |
| 11            | Kirtinagar            | 1951                   | 3091                   | 0.2                       |
| 12            | Devprayag             | 4196                   | 4677                   | 0.5                       |
| 13            | Tapovan               | 0                      | 0                      | 0.0                       |
| 14            | Muni kiReti           | 18011                  | 27744                  | 1.9                       |
| 15            | Rishikesh             | 135415                 | 181189                 | 14.6                      |
| 16            | Haridwar              | 468070                 | 680391                 | 50.6                      |
| Sub           | - Total (UK)          | 783095                 | 1128410                | 84.6                      |
| UTTAR PRADESH | UTTAR PRADESH         |                        |                        |                           |
| 17            | Bijnor                | 102200                 | 136000                 | 11.0                      |
| 18            | Hastinapur            | 29500                  | 40700                  | 3.2                       |
| 19            | Garhmukteshwar        | 54600                  | 86800                  | 5.9                       |
| 20            | Anoopsahar            | 31840                  | 44893                  | 3.4                       |
| 21            | Babrala               | 20246                  | 28010                  | 2.2                       |
| 22            | Narora                | 24953                  | 31720                  | 2.7                       |
| 23            | Farrukhabad           | 306600                 | 420600                 | 33.1                      |
| 24            | Kannauj               | 90878                  | 119040                 | 9.8                       |
| 25            | Bithoor               | 12208                  | 15111                  | 1.3                       |
| 26            | Shuklaganj/ Gangaghat | 91691                  | 108170                 | 9.9                       |
| 27            | Kanpur                | 3126497                | 3806650                | 375.2                     |
| 28            | Allahabad             | 1563759                | 1949735                | 187.7                     |
| 29            | Jhunsi                | 38790                  | 57369                  | 4.2                       |
| 30            | Mirzapur              | 248452                 | 307468                 | 26.8                      |
| 31            | Chunar                | 39000                  | 45900                  | 4.2                       |
| 32            | Ramnagar              | 54600                  | 75400                  | 5.9                       |
| 33            | Varanasi              | 1964775                | 2585964                | 235.8                     |
| 34            | Mughalsarai           | 139643                 | 175941                 | 15.1                      |
| 35            | Saidpur               | 25834                  | 31518                  | 2.8                       |
| 36            | Ghazipur              | 144893                 | 187615                 | 15.6                      |
| 37            | Ballia                | 108300                 | 122700                 | 11.7                      |
|               | Sub - Total (UP)      | 8219259                | 10377304               | 967.5                     |
|               |                       |                        |                        | Contd…                    |

| S. No.      | Town Name          | Population Projected   | Population Projected   | Sewage Generation (MLD)   |
|-------------|--------------------|------------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|
|             |                    | 2016                   | 2035                   | 2016                      |
| BIHAR       |                    |                        |                        |                           |
| 38          | Buxar              | 111029                 | 148776                 | 12.0                      |
| 39          | Chapra             | 214748                 | 267273                 | 23.2                      |
| 40          | Danapur            | 241277                 | 381421                 | 26.1                      |
| 41          | Patna              | 1813823                | 2384566                | 217.7                     |
| 42          | Sonepur            | 40215                  | 46658                  | 4.3                       |
| 43          | Hajipur            | 163500                 | 223400                 | 17.7                      |
| 44          | Fatuah             | 57166                  | 85452                  | 6.2                       |
| 45          | Bhaktiyarpur       | 55924                  | 91953                  | 6.0                       |
| 46          | Barh               | 66067                  | 85959                  | 7.1                       |
| 47          | Barauni            | 75379                  | 89509                  | 8.1                       |
| 48          | Mokameh            | 63929                  | 75199                  | 6.9                       |
| 49          | Barahiya           | 45145                  | 54733                  | 4.9                       |
| 50          | Begusarai          | 199696                 | 307143                 | 21.6                      |
| 51          | Jamalpur           | 110816                 | 128565                 | 12.0                      |
| 52          | Munger             | 226100                 | 274600                 | 24.4                      |
| 53          | Sultanganj         | 62374                  | 90531                  | 6.7                       |
| 54          | Bhagalpur          | 431800                 | 551800                 | 46.6                      |
| 55          | Kahelgaon          | 38459                  | 61126                  | 4.2                       |
|             | Sub - Total (B)    | 4017447                | 5348664                | 455.7                     |
| JHARKHAND   | JHARKHAND          |                        |                        |                           |
| 56          | Sahibganj          | 93601                  | 115126                 | 10.1                      |
| 57          | Rajmahal           | 25100                  | 34700                  | 2.7                       |
|             | Sub - Total (JH)   | 118701                 | 149826                 | 13                        |
| WEST BENGAL | WEST BENGAL        |                        |                        |                           |
| 58          | Dhuliyan           | 107905                 | 170225                 | 11.7                      |
| 59          | Jangipur           | 104610                 | 133320                 | 11.3                      |
| 60          | Jiyagunj/ Azimgunj | 65413                  | 77816                  | 7.1                       |
| 61          | Murshidabad        | 52187                  | 69370                  | 5.6                       |
| 62          | Behrampur          | 218600                 | 307100                 | 23.6                      |
| 63          | Katwa              | 87122                  | 108048                 | 9.4                       |
| 64          | Nabadwip           | 131314                 | 153241                 | 14.2                      |
| 65          | Gayespur           | 63128                  | 78821                  | 6.8                       |
| 66          | Shantipur          | 161249                 | 199411                 | 17.4                      |
| 67          | Chakdah            | 100794                 | 116416                 | 10.9                      |
| 68          | Kalyani            | 110301                 | 148041                 | 11.9                      |
| 69          | Bansberia          | 119547                 | 130405                 | 12.9                      |
| 70          | Kanchrapara        | 131935                 | 153107                 | 14.2 Contd…               |

| S. No.   | Town Name        |   Population Projected |   Population Projected |   Sewage Generation (MLD) |
|----------|------------------|------------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|
|          |                  |                   2016 |                   2035 |                    2016   |
| 71       | Halishahar       |                 143857 |                 157012 |                      15.5 |
| 72       | Naihati          |                 238665 |                 275730 |                      25.8 |
| 73       | Hugli -Chinsurah |                 188708 |                 213222 |                      20.4 |
| 74       | Chandan Nagar    |                 192060 |                 224180 |                      20.7 |
| 75       | Bhatpara         |                 447640 |                 535107 |                      48.3 |
| 76       | Bhadreshwar      |                 117288 |                 136904 |                      12.7 |
| 77       | Garulia          |                  94593 |                 113556 |                      10.2 |
| 78       | Champadani       |                 118496 |                 131893 |                      12.8 |
| 79       | Baidyabati       |                 141502 |                 169684 |                      15.3 |
| 80       | Barrackpore      |                 161006 |                 186440 |                      17.4 |
| 81       | Serampore        |                 209882 |                 247335 |                      22.7 |
| 82       | Titagarh         |                 126268 |                 141195 |                      13.6 |
| 83       | Rishra           |                 145867 |                 167826 |                      15.8 |
| 84       | Konnagar         |                  84465 |                  99008 |                       9.1 |
| 85       | Khardhah         |                 119946 |                 131597 |                      13   |
| 86       | Panihati         |                 403517 |                 495975 |                      43.6 |
| 87       | Kamarhati        |                 368031 |                 411309 |                      39.7 |
| 88       | Uttarpara        |                 168895 |                 200431 |                      18.2 |
| 89       | Bally            |                 312143 |                 380935 |                      33.7 |
| 90       | Baranagar        |                 256501 |                 282855 |                      27.7 |
| 91       | Howrah           |                1130696 |                1334453 |                     135.7 |
| 92       | Kolkata          |                5479680 |                5797080 |                     580.8 |
| 93       | Uluberia         |                 276395 |                 332512 |                      29.9 |
| 94       | Maheshtala       |                 485104 |                 624895 |                      52.4 |
| 95       | Budge-Budge      |                  80558 |                  94694 |                       8.7 |
| 96       | Diamond Harbour  |                  53362 |                  65515 |                       5.8 |
| 97       | Haldia           |                 235919 |                 331110 |                      25.5 |
|          | Sub - Total (WB) |               13235149 |               15127774 |                    1432   |
|          | Total            |               26373651 |               32131978 |                    2953   |

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