Lok Sabha Question No. 3776 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-03
Subject: Dumping of Solid Wastes into Ganga River
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: KALIKESH NARAYAN SINGH DEO

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

## LOK SABHA

## UN STARRED QUESTION NO. 3776 ANSWERED ON 03.01 .201 9

## DUMPING OF SOLID WAS TES INTO GANGA RIVER

## 3776. SHRI KALIKESH N. SINGH DEO

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

(a) the details of dams and barrages built over various stretches of Ganga river;

(b) whether the Government has taken any steps to improve the flow of G anga river and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;

(c) the details of municipal and solid wastes being dumped into river Ganga, State - wise;

(d) whether the Government has taken any steps to curb dumping of solid and municipal was into the Ganga river; and

(e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  FOR  WATER  RESOURCES, RIVER  DEVELOPMENT  AND GANGA REJUVENATION & PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS

## ( SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHW AL )

(a ) The details of dams and barrages built over various stretches of main stem of rive including Bhagirathi and Alaknanda are given at Annexure -I.

(b) The  Government  of  India  have  issued  a  Gazette  Notification  No.S.O.5195(E)  dated th October,  2018  to  maintain  a  minimum  environmental  flow  in  river  Ganga  from  its  orig Unnao (Uttar Pradesh). The Gazette Notification is available on UR https://nmcg.ni c. n/writereaddata/fileupload/28\_190717.pdf .

(c) The  total  Municipal  Solid  Waste  (MSW)  generation  from  the  97  towns  along  the  ri Ganga, as per the data provided by States, is estimated at 11,625 Tons per Day (TPD). Th -wise breakup of the above is as under:

| State         |   Solid Waste (TPD) |   Municipal Waste Water (MLD) |
|---------------|---------------------|-------------------------------|
| Uttarakhand   |                 379 |                            85 |
| Uttar Pradesh |                3275 |                           968 |
| Bihar         |                1811 |                           456 |
| Jharkhand     |                  28 |                            13 |
| West Bengal   |                6132 |                          1432 |
| Total         |               11625 |                          2953 |

(d) & (e) For effective management of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) in the country, Govt. India  notified  Solid  Waste Management  rules , 2016.  In  addition , Central  Pollution  Control Board issued directions to munic ipal bodies under section 5 of E nvironment (protection) Act, 1986 and section 18 (1)(b) of Water Act 1974 to ensure compliance of the legal provision

Steps  are  being  taken  to  increase  the  waste  processing  capacity  in  Ganga Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs provides financial assistance of 35% of the project cost to state Govt./UTs as viability grant f und for Solid Waste Management.

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## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Unstarred Question No. 3776 to be answered Lok Sabha on 03.01.2019 regarding 'Dumping of Solid Wastes into Ganga River'

## List of dams and barrages built over various stretches of main stem of river Ganga including Bhagirathi and Alaknanda

|   S.No. | Name of Dams and Barrages   | State         |
|---------|-----------------------------|---------------|
|       1 | Tehri Stage -I              | Uttrakhand    |
|       2 | Koteshwar                   | Uttrakhand    |
|       3 | Maneri Bhali -I             | Uttrakhand    |
|       4 | Maneri Bhali -II            | Uttrakhand    |
|       5 | Shrinagar                   | Uttrakhand    |
|       6 | Vishnu Prayag               | Uttrakhand    |
|       7 | Pashulok Barrage            | Uttrakhand    |
|       8 | Bhimgoda Barrage            | Uttrakhand    |
|       9 | Madhya Ganga Barrage        | Uttar Pradesh |
|      10 | Narora Barrage              | Uttar Pradesh |
|      11 | Kanpur (Lav Khush) Barrage  | Uttar Pradesh |
|      12 | Farakka Barrage             | West Bengal   |