Lok Sabha Question No. 485 (STARRED), answered on 2019-07-26
Subject: Pollution in Rivers
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Prataprao  Jadhav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 485

TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2019

## Pollution in Rivers

* 485. SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV :

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government has formulated any scheme to make the major rivers of the country pollution free; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) the amount of funds allocated by the Government for implementation of the said scheme; (d) whether the State Governments also spend funds under such schemes; and (e) if so, the details of the expenditure incurred by the State Governments under such schemes, State-wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND  CLIMATE  CHANGE  (SHRI  PRAKASH JAVADEKAR) (a) to (e) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## Statement  referred  to  in  reply  to  parts  (a)  to  (e)  of  Lok  Sabha  Starred  Question No.485 to be answered on Friday, the 26th July, 2019 on 'Pollution in Rivers' by Shri Prataprao Jadhav

(a) and (b) Water being a State subject and its management including conservation of rivers  and  revival  of  water  bodies  in  the  Country  is  primarily  State's  responsibility. Pollution abatement of rivers is a continuous and ongoing process. It is the responsibility of  the  State  Governments/concerned  local  bodies  to  set  up  facilities  for  collection, transportation and treatment of sewage for abatement of pollution of rivers. This Ministry has been supplementing the efforts of the State Governments in abatement of pollution in rivers under the scheme of National River Conservation Plan (NRCP), on a cost sharing basis between the Central and State Governments. Project proposals are received from the State Governments from time to time for taking up pollution abatement works in towns along various rivers, and are considered for financial assistance under the NRCP subject to their conformity with the scheme guidelines, pollution status, prioritization, appraisal by independent  institutions  and  availability  of  Plan  funds.  The  subject  has  since  been transferred to the Ministry of Jal Shakti.

Ministry of Jal Shakti has launched the Namami Gange Programme in July 2014 with total budgetary outlay of Rs. 20,000 crore for the period from 2014-15 till December 2020 to accomplish the twin objectives of effective abatement of pollution, conservation and rejuvenation of National River Ganga and its tributaries.

(c) to (e) NRCP (excluding  Ganga  and  its  tributaries)  has  so  far  covered  polluted stretches of 34 rivers  in 77 towns spread over 16 States in the country at a sanctioned cost of Rs. 5870.54 crore,  and Central share of Rs. 2378.73 crore has been released to the  State  Governments  for  implementation  of  various  pollution  abatement  schemes. Sewage treatment capacity of 2522.03 mld (million litres per day)  has  been created so far  under  the  NRCP  resulting  in  reduction  in  pollution  load  being  discharged  into  the rivers. State-wise  details of  rivers  covered,  sanctioned  cost,  funds  released  and expenditure incurred by the state to various State Governments under NRCP so far are given at Annexure.

State Governments, apart from their own budgetary allocation, are also accessing financial assistance for creation of sewerage infrastructure, including sewage treatment plants  (STPs),  in  various  cities/towns  under  Atal  Mission  for  Rejuvenation  and  Urban Transformation  (AMRUT)  and  Smart  Cities  Mission  of  Ministry  of  Housing  &  Urban Affairs as well as Namami Gange programme of Department of Water Resource, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, Ministry of Jal Shakti.

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Annexure referred to in reply to parts (c) to (e) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No.485 to  be  answered  on  Friday,  the  26th  July,  2019  on  'Pollution  in  Rivers'  by  Shri Prataprao Jadhav

State-wise details of rivers covered under National River Conservation Plan

(excluding Ganga and its tributaries)

| S. No.   | State           | Rivers covered                                      |   Sanctioned Cost (Rs. in crore) |   Expenditure by State (including state share) (Rs. in crore) |   STP Capacity created (in mld) |
|----------|-----------------|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh  | Godavari                                            |                            21.78 |                                                         19.59 |                           30    |
| 2        | Telangana       | Godavari & Musi                                     |                           345.72 |                                                        346.83 |                          621.46 |
| 3        | Jammu & Kashmir | Devika & Tawi                                       |                           186.74 |                                                          0    |                            0    |
| 4        | Jharkhand       | Subarnarekha                                        |                             3.14 |                                                          0.98 |                            0    |
| 5        | Gujarat         | Sabarmati, Mindola & Tapi                           |                          1779.78 |                                                        607.6  |                          333    |
| 6        | Goa             | Mandovi                                             |                            14.09 |                                                         13.5  |                           12.5  |
| 7        | Karnataka       | Tunga, Bhadra, Tungabhadra, Cauvery & Pennar        |                            66.25 |                                                         53.59 |                           41.64 |
| 8        | Maharashtra     | Godavari, Tapi, Krishna, Panchganga & Mula Mutha.   |                          1182.86 |                                                        213.62 |                          260    |
| 9        | Madhya Pradesh  | Wainganga, Narmada & Tapti.                         |                            20.16 |                                                          9.67 |                            7.95 |
| 10       | Manipur         | Nambul                                              |                            97.72 |                                                          0    |                            0    |
| 11       | Odisha          | Brahmini, Mahanadi, Coastal Area (Puri)             |                            92.74 |                                                         90.25 |                           50    |
| 12       | Punjab          | Ghaggar, Beas & Satluj                              |                           774.43 |                                                        797.41 |                          663.2  |
| 13       | Tamil Nadu      | Adyar, Cooum, Vaigai, Vennar, Cauvery & Tamrabarani |                           908.13 |                                                        901.17 |                          477.66 |
| 14       | Kerala          | Pamba                                               |                            18.45 |                                                         33.69 |                            4.5  |
| 15       | Sikkim          | Rani Chu                                            |                           275.75 |                                                        151.74 |                           20.12 |
| 16       | Nagaland        | Diphu and Dhansiri                                  |                            82.8  |                                                         35    |                            0    |
| Total    | Total           |                                                     |                          5870.54 |                                                       3274.64 |                         2522.03 |