Lok Sabha Question No. 3034 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-12
Subject: Increase in Funds for Namami Gange Programme
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Sushil Kumar Singh

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3034

## ANSWERED ON 12 .0 3.2020

## INCREASE IN FUNDS FO R NAMAMI GANGE PROGR AMME

## 3034. SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has increased the allocation for Namami Gange Programme for the year 2020 - 21 and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether 53 per cent less expenditure than a nticipated was made on Namami Gange Programme as per the revised budget estimates for 2019 - 20;

(c) if so, the details thereof;

(d) the details of allocated budget and actual expenditure made under Namami Gange Programme inception, year - wise;

( e) the actual achievements of the Programme till today; and

(f) whether the Government has identified 300 polluted river stretches across the country details thereof along with the steps taken by the Government towards mitigating the impact of pollution in these stretches?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA )

(a) Government  of  India  has  launched  the  Namami  Gange  Programme in  June,  2014,  with  the  total budgetary outlay of Rs.20,000 crore for the period from 2014 - 15 till 31 December 2020 to accomplish th twin objectives of effective abatement of pollution, conservation and rejuvenation of Nation and its tribut aries.

In the budget for the financial year 2020 - 21, Government of India has proposed an allocation Rs.1,600.02 crore for the Namami Gange Programme.

(b) & (c) The Budget Allocation for the FY 2019 - 20 was Rs.1,970.00 crore and the Revised  Allocat n for  NMCG is Rs.1,553.44 crore. Therefore, final allocation in Revised Estimates (RE) with Budget Estimates (BE) is only 21% less.

(d) The details of final allocation and funds released by Government of India to National Clean Ganga  (NMCG)  and  subsequently  by  NMCG  to  State  Governments/State  Government  Agencies /State  Programme  Management  Groups/ Central  Public  Sector  Undertakings (CPSUs)/Other  Executive Agencies since inception of the Namami Gange Programme i.e. from 2014 - 15  to29  February 2020 are given below: -

(Rs. in crore)

| Financial Year   | Final Allocation   | Actual releases by Government of India   | Actual Expenditure /Releases by NMCG   |
|------------------|--------------------|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| 2014- 15         | 2,053.00           | 326.00                                   | 170.99                                 |
| 2015- 16         | 1,650.00           | 1,632.00                                 | 602.60                                 |
| 2016- 17         | 1,675.00           | 1,675.00                                 | 1,062.81                               |
| 2017- 18         | 3,023.42           | 1,423.12                                 | 1,625.01                               |
| 2018- 19         | 2,370.00           | 2,307.50                                 | 2,626.54                               |
| 2019- 20*        | 1,553.44           | 1,553.40                                 | 2,254.19                               |
| Total            | 12,324.86          | 8,917.02                                 | 8,342.14                               |

(*Up- to 29 February 2020)

## (e)The following are the achievements of Namami Gange Programme till today: -

- i . A  total  of  310  projects  have  been  sanctioned  under  Namami  Gange  Programme  for  v activities such as sewerage infrastructure, ghats & crematoria, river front development, river sur cleaning, institutional development, biodiversity conservation, afforestation and rura total cost of Rs.28,790 crore. Out of these 310 projects, 116 projects have been c balan ce projects are at various stages of execution.
- ii . A total of 152 sewerage infrastructure projects have been sanctioned in eight (8) State Uttar  Pradesh,  Bihar,  Jharkhand,  West  Bengal,  Delhi,  Haryana,  Himachal  Pradesh)  ti create/reha bilitate 4857 MLD sewage treatment capacities and Sewer network of 4972 Km at a cost of Rs. 23,305 Crore along Ganga and its tributaries. Out of 152 sewerage infrastructur projects are completed, 75 projects are under progress and 31 projects are under various stages of tendering.  The  completed  projects  have  created,  632  MLD  sewage  treatment  capacity presently in operation.
- iii . All  the  requirements  of  sewage  treatment  infrastructure  in  10  towns  have  been  fully These towns contr ibute almost 64% of present sewage generation along Ganga Main Stem. towns  are:  Haridwar,  Kanpur,  Allahabad,  Farrukhabad,  Varanasi,  Patna,  Bhagalpur, Howrah and Bally.
- iv . Under unique collaboration, the re - use  of  20  MLD  treated  waste  water  from Mathura Sewerage Project in Refinery is a milestone in propagating reuse of treated water approach as the Yamuna River from withdrawal of fresh water.
- v. Among  some  of  the  new  initiatives  to  improve  sustainability  and  governance  of in frastructure  projects  that  have  been  taken  by  NMCG  are  'One  City  One  Operator'  as  part  of which STPs at Kanpur, Prayagraj & Mathura have already been awarded and are under execu
- vi . Work has started for construction of 20 MLD CETP for Jajmau Tannery Clus ter at Kanpur.

- vii . NMCG is enforcing the provisions of E - flow notification in Ganga main stem.
- viii . National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) has sanctioned construction of 154 bathing gha the river Ganga, out of which 124 ghats have already been constructed. In addition, construct 23 ghats has been sanctioned under Clean Ganga Fund (CGF) Component of NMCG.
- ix . To monitor real time progress of ongoing projects and performance of completed ones, N developed  and  installed a Project Monitoring Tool (PMT). It captures all important info from  aggregated  physical  and  financial  progress  to  activity  level  information  of projects.
- x. Due to various pollution abatement initiatives taken by the Government under the Namami Gange Programme, the water quality assessment of river Ganga in 2019 has shown improved wate trends  as  compared  to  2014.    The  Dissolved  Oxygen  levels  have  improved  at  27  lo Biological  Oxygen  Demand  (BOD)  levels  and  Faecal  colifo rms  have  improved  at  42  and  21 locations, respectively.

(f) Central Pollution Control Board ( CPCB) has identified 351 polluted river stretches on 323 ri September, 2018, on the basis of water quality monitoring of rivers carried out in the year based on exceedance of water quality criteria of BOD (3mg/l). Details of State - wise identified  polluted river  stretches  are  available  in  public  domain  at: https://cpcb.nic.in/NGTMC/Polluted - River - Stretches -September - 2018.pdf

Based  on  Hon'ble  NGT's  dir ections  in  the  matter  OA  No.  673  of  2018,  River  Rejuvena Committee (RRC) has been constituted in all the 28 States and 3 UTs under the Chairmanship o Secretary, Department of Environment of the concerned State/Union Territory, for preparatio n of Action Plans for restoration of the polluted river stretches. The Action Plans are being submitted by the State CPCB for approval.

Further, vide NGT order dated 06.12.2019, a Central level Committee has been constit the Chairmanship of Secretary, DoWR, RD & GR, Ministry of Jal Shakti for regularly monitori progress made by the States on the Action Plans. In this regard, as of February 2020, two m Committee have been held.

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