Lok Sabha Question No. 899 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-17
Subject: Namami Gange Project
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Rajan Baburao  Vichare

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.

ANSWERED ON 17.09.2020

## NAMAMI GANGE PROJECT

## †899

## †899. SHRI RAJAN VICHARE

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) the details of work done for fishery sector under Namami Gange Project till date;

(b) the details of schemes under implementation for the conservation of rivers, State - wise;

(c) whether the Gover nment is formulating any scheme to tackle the situation of rain and floods and details thereof; and

(d) the number of people who have been provided employment under Jal Jeevan Mission till date, S

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA )

(a) Under the Namami Gange Programme, a project of 'Assessment of  fish  and  fisheries  of  the  Ganga River System for developing suitable conservation and restoration plan' has been sanctioned to Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute (CIFRI) for Rs. 7.067 crore to study fish and fisheries of river Ganga , assess the key habita variables in relation to fish distribution and various biological activity of the fishes, seed - situ) of selected  fish  species,  fish  ranching  in  the  depleted  river  stretches  and  to  conduct  awarene susta inable fisheries and conservation to local fishermen.

The studies carried out under the project revealed a total of 190 fish species from the m Ganga.  The  project  has  addressed  evaluation  of  native  fish  species,  out  of  which,  15  Near atened, 2 Vulnerable and 2 Endangered have been found under the IUCN Red List. Eight different exotic fis also been recorded.

The fish catch trend data of Indian Major Carps and important fish species landing and Unit Efforts from different stretches revealed that the average year - wise Catch Per Unit Efforts doubled in 20 -20  as  compared  to  the  previous  years.  Many  ecological  parameters  like  dissolved  oxygen  & indicated  that  the  river  health  is  improving.  Thirty lakhs  fingerlings  were  ranched  through  40  ranc programmes along with mass awareness programmes in the 3 states of Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh & which benefitted the livelihood of fishermen along the river Ganga.

Another proj ect of 'Fish stock enhancement including Hilsa and livelihood improvement for sustainable fisheries  and  conservation  in  river  Ganga'  has  been  recently  sanctioned  to  CIFRI  for  expanding  the  work  of fisheries development for the whole Ganga basin.

(b) Under Namami Gange Programme, a total of 315 projects have been sanctioned at a cost of Rs 2 for  conservation  and  pollution  abatement  of  the  River  Ganga  and  its  Tributaries.  The  proj sanctioned  for  various  activities  such  as  sewera ge  infrastructure,  industrial  pollution  abatement, Crematoria,  River  Front  Development,  River  Surface  Cleaning,  Institutional  Development, Conservation,  Afforestation  and  Rural  Sanitation.  A  statement  of  state - wise  details  of  various  s chemes  is annexed .

(c)Flood Management (FM), being under the purview of the States, the schemes for flood control a and implemented by concerned States as per their priority. The Union Government supplements the States by providing technical guidance and promotional financial assistance for management of floods i areas. During XI Plan, Government of India had launched Flood Management Programme (FMP) for p central  assistance  to  States  for  works  related  to  river  management,  anti - erosi on,  restoration  of  damage  floo management works, anti - sea  erosion  etc.  with  an  outlay  of  Rs  8,000  Crore.  The  Flood  Management (FMP) was continued during XII Plan with an outlay of Rs 10,000 Crore. Financial assistance was to  the  Stat es/UTs  for  undertaking  flood  management  works  project  under  the  scheme  'River  Management Activities and Works related to Border Areas' during XII Plan.

The  'Flood  Management  Programme  (FMP)'  and  'River  Management  Activities  &  Works  related  to Border  Areas (RMBA)'  under  operation  during  XII  Five  Year  Plan  have  now  been  merged  as  'Flood Management and Border Areas Programme (FMBAP)' for the period 2017- 18 to 2019 - 20.

The Cabinet while according approval of FMBAP has directed for clearing the committed l ilities of ongoing and completed projects as per extant XI/XII Plan guidelines and that no new project i under FM component of FMBAP Scheme till then. The central assistance released to States/UTs unde FMP since its inception is Rs. 6409.96Crores.

(d) Government of India implements centrally sponsored scheme Jal Jeeavan Mission (JJM) in part States,  which  aims  at  providing  potable  water  to  every  rural  household  through  Functional Connection (FHTC) by 2024. Water being a State subject, Government of India supplements the effort Governments by providing financial and technical assistance. It is the States who plan, design, O&M  and  implement  drinking  water  supply  schemes.  As  such,  the  Depa rtment  is  not  maintaining  an employment generation data under JJM.

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b ) OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO. †899 TO  BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 17.09.2020 REGARDING ' NAMAMI GANGE PROJECT '

(As on July,

2020)

| Sl. No              | Projects Undertaken                                                                                  | No of Projects      | Sanction Cost (Rs in Cr)   | No of Projects Completed   |
|---------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| Uttarakhand         | Uttarakhand                                                                                          | Uttarakhand         | Uttarakhand                | Uttarakhand                |
| 1                   | Sewerage Infrastructure                                                                              | 34                  | 1151.18                    | 26                         |
| 2                   | Ghats & Crematoria                                                                                   | 13                  | 259.83                     | 10                         |
| 3                   | Afforestation                                                                                        | 4                   | 84.34                      | 3                          |
| 4                   | Ghats Cleaning                                                                                       | 1                   | 15.9                       | 0                          |
| 5                   | RiverSurface Cleaning*                                                                               |                     | 3.09                       | 0                          |
|                     | Sub Total                                                                                            | 52                  | 1514.34                    | 39                         |
| Uttar Pradesh       | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                        | Uttar Pradesh       | Uttar Pradesh              | Uttar Pradesh              |
| 1                   | Sewerage Infrastructure                                                                              | 49                  | 10078.24                   | 20                         |
| 2                   | Ghats & Crematoria                                                                                   | 15                  | 385.97                     | 11                         |
| 3                   | Afforestation                                                                                        | 5                   | 98.3                       | 3                          |
| 4                   | Ghats Cleaning                                                                                       | 2                   | 29.64                      | 0                          |
| 5                   | River Surface Cleaning*                                                                              | -                   | 12.41                      | 0                          |
| 6                   | Industrial Pollution Abatement                                                                       | 4                   | 807.5                      | 0                          |
|                     | Sub Total                                                                                            | 75                  | 11412.06                   | 34                         |
| Bihar               | Bihar                                                                                                | Bihar               | Bihar                      | Bihar                      |
| 1                   | Sewerage Infrastructure                                                                              | 30                  | 5328.6                     | 2                          |
| 2                   | Ghats & Crematoria                                                                                   | 15                  | 155.28                     | 3                          |
| 3                   | River Front Development                                                                              | 1                   | 336.73                     |                            |
| 4                   | Afforestation                                                                                        | 4                   | 63.83                      | 3                          |
| 5                   | River Surface Cleaning*                                                                              |                     | 3.96                       | 0                          |
| Sub Total           | Sub Total                                                                                            | 50                  | 5888.4                     | 8                          |
| Jharkhand           | Jharkhand                                                                                            | Jharkhand           | Jharkhand                  | Jharkhand                  |
| 1                   | Sewerage Infrastructure                                                                              | 2                   | 156.12                     | 1                          |
| 2                   | Ghats & Crematoria                                                                                   | 4                   | 62.07                      | 3                          |
| 3                   | Afforestation                                                                                        | 4                   | 24.39                      | 3                          |
| 4                   | River Surface Cleaning*                                                                              |                     | 3.6                        | 0                          |
|                     | Sub Total                                                                                            | 10                  | 246.18                     | 7                          |
| West Bengal         | West Bengal                                                                                          | West Bengal         | West Bengal                | West Bengal                |
| 1                   | Sewerage Infrastructure                                                                              | 22                  | 3815.97                    | 3                          |
| 2                   | Ghats & Crematoria                                                                                   | 29                  | 226.16                     | 24                         |
| 3                   | Afforestation                                                                                        | 4                   | 35.45                      | 3                          |
| 4                   | River Surface Cleaning*                                                                              |                     | 7.38                       | 0                          |
|                     | Sub Total                                                                                            | 55                  | 4084.96                    | 30                         |
| Delhi               | Delhi                                                                                                | Delhi               | Delhi                      | Delhi                      |
| 1                   | Sewerage Infrastructure                                                                              | 11                  | 2361.08                    | 0                          |
| 2                   | River Surface Cleaning*                                                                              |                     | 3.09                       | 0                          |
|                     | Sub Total                                                                                            | 11                  | 2364.17                    | 0                          |
| Haryana             | Haryana                                                                                              | Haryana             | Haryana                    | Haryana                    |
| 1                   | Sewerage Infrastructure                                                                              | 2                   | 217.87                     | 2                          |
|                     | Sub Total                                                                                            | 2                   | 217.87                     | 2                          |
| Himachal Pradesh    | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                     | Himachal Pradesh    | Himachal Pradesh           | Himachal Pradesh           |
| 1                   | Sewerage Infrastructure                                                                              | 1                   | 11.57                      | 0                          |
|                     | Sub Total                                                                                            | 1                   | 11.57                      | 0                          |
| Basin wide projects | Basin wide projects                                                                                  | Basin wide projects | Basin wide projects        | Basin wide projects        |
| 1                   | Biodiversity                                                                                         | 8                   | 150.54                     | 4                          |
| 2                   | Rural Sanitation (Ganga Main Stem States )                                                           | 1                   | 1421.26                    | 0                          |
| 3                   | Other Projects (Bio remediation, Water Quality Monitoring, Public Outreach, Ganga Knowledg e Center) | 50                  | 1542.76                    | 8                          |
|                     | Sub Total                                                                                            | 59                  | 3114.56                    | 12                         |
|                     | Grand Total                                                                                          | 315                 | 28854.11                   | 132                        |

Note: * -For River Surface cleaning 1 project spread over 5 states on Main stem of River Ganga has been sanctioned for which state - wise expenditure has been provided.