Lok Sabha Question No. 1800 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-20
Subject: Projects under Namami Gange Mission
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: NARANBHAI KACHHADIA, BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI, RAMDAS CHANDRABHANJI TADAS, SUMEDHANAND SARASWATI

†1800.

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

## LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO. †1800

ANSWERED ON 20.12 .201 8

## PROJECTS UNDER NAMAM I GANGE MISSION

SHRI NARANBHAI KACHHADIYA SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI SHRI RAMDAS C. TADAS SHRI SUMEDHANAND SARSWATI

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

(a) the total projects started under Namami Gange Mission from 2014 to till date along with th amount allocated for such projects, State/project -wise;

(b) the total number of ghats whose construction work has been completed thereunder so f number of such ghats which are proposed to be complet ed, State - wise;

(c) whether the Government has any information or data about the total number of those ci drains or sewerage are being discharged in Ganga river and if so, the details thereof; an (d) the action plan of the Government to overco me the situation?

## ANSWER

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

## (DR.  SATYA PAL SINGH)

(a)Namami Gange Programme was launched in 2015, by integrating the previous, ongoing and projects planned as part of the programme at an indicative cost of Rs 20,000 Crs. Unde Gange programme variety of coordinated activities meant for cleaning of river Ganga h taken up. These include treatment of municipal sewage, treatment of industrial effluent -remediation, river surface cleaning, rural sanitation, river front development, constru and crematoria, afforestation & biodiversity conservat ion, public outreach etc. So far a total of projects have been sanctio ed at an estimated cost of Rs. 24,672 crore as per Annexure .

(b) 35  ghats  projects  have  been  sanctioned  under  Namami  Gange  Programme.  The  state - wise breakup of projects taken and completed is given below:

| Sr. No.   | State         |   No. of Projects |   Ghats & Crematoria sanctioned |   Ghats & Crematoria Completed |   Ghats & Crematoria (Under progress) |
|-----------|---------------|-------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 1         | Uttarakhand   |                 9 |                              44 |                             20 |                                    24 |
| 2         | Uttar Pradesh |                11 |                             112 |                             32 |                                    80 |
| 3         | Bihar         |                 6 |                              15 |                              0 |                                    15 |
| 4         | Jharkhand     |                 4 |                              14 |                              4 |                                    10 |
| 5         | West Bengal   |                 4 |                              12 |                              0 |                                    12 |
| 6         | Delhi         |                 1 |                               1 |                              0 |                                     1 |
|           | Total         |                35 |                             198 |                             56 |                                   142 |

(c) & (d) The government has carried out the condition assessment and feasibility studies FS) for assessment of existing sewerage infrastructure and treatment capacity gaps for all main stem towns. Based on the assessment, sewerage infrastructure projects for creation treatment  capacity  and  conveyance  system  have  been  tak en  up.  Presently,  against  the  estimated sewage generation of 2953 Million Litres per Day (MLD) from the towns along main stem o Ganga, the sewage treatment capacity in the towns along Ganga is 1822 MLD capacity. The p for  creation  of  819  MLD Sewage  Treatment  Plant  (STP)  capacity  are  at  advanced  stages completion. In addition, the projects for creation of 731.5 MLD have been approved and tendering. The completion of these projects shall ensure the STP requirement of these town year 2035 design population load.

In addition to Ganga main stem towns, projects are being taken up on tributaries Till date 26 projects have been taken up on tributaries to create / rehabilitate STP ca MLD at an estimated co st of Rs. 4580 crore. The sewerage projects are being sanctioned to en that no untreated sewage may find its ways into the rivers in Ganga basin.

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART (a )  OF  UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO. † 1800 TO  BE  ANS WERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON 20.12.2018 REGARDING ' PROJECTS UNDER NAMAMI GANGE MISSION '

| StateWise Project List Namami Gange   | StateWise Project List Namami Gange   | StateWise Project List Namami Gange   | StateWise Project List Namami Gange   | StateWise Project List Namami Gange   | StateWise Project List Namami Gange   | StateWise Project List Namami Gange   | StateWise Project List Namami Gange   | StateWise Project List Namami Gange   | StateWise Project List Namami Gange   | StateWise Project List Namami Gange   |
|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|                                       |                                       | UK                                    | UP                                    | BH                                    | JH                                    | WB                                    | HR                                    | DL                                    | HP                                    | Total                                 |
| Sewage Infrastructure                 | No of Projects Sanctioned             | 32                                    | 40                                    | 25                                    | 2                                     | 18                                    | 2                                     | 11                                    | 1                                     | 131                                   |
|                                       | Sanction Cost (Rs)                    | 1084.5                                | 7960.65                               | 4988.57                               | 156.12                                | 2958.14                               | 217.87                                | 2361.08                               | 15.07                                 | 19742                                 |
| Ghats                                 | No of Projects Sanctioned             | 9                                     | 11                                    | 6                                     | 4                                     | 28                                    | 0                                     | 1                                     | 0                                     | 59                                    |
|                                       | Sanction Cost (Rs)                    | 175.08                                | 397.7                                 | 63.78                                 | 62.07                                 | 221.16                                | 0                                     | 1.99                                  | 0                                     | 921.78                                |
| Bioremediation                        | No of Projects Sanctioned             | 1                                     | 7                                     | 3                                     | 0                                     | 0                                     | 0                                     | 0                                     | 0                                     | 11                                    |
|                                       | Sanction Cost (Rs)                    | 13                                    | 184.38                                | 3.85                                  |                                       |                                       |                                       |                                       |                                       | 201.23                                |
| Afforestaion                          | No of Projects Sanctioned             | 4                                     | 4                                     | 3                                     | 3                                     | 3                                     | 0                                     | 0                                     | 0                                     | 17                                    |
|                                       | Sanction Cost (Rs)                    | 65.17                                 | 75.97                                 | 45.6                                  | 20.11                                 | 29.73                                 | 0                                     | 0                                     | 0                                     | 236.58                                |
| River Front Development               | No of Projects Sanctioned             | 0                                     | 0                                     | 1                                     | 0                                     | 0                                     | 0                                     | 0                                     | 0                                     | 1                                     |
|                                       | Sanction Cost (Rs)                    | 0                                     | 0                                     | 243.27                                | 0                                     | 0                                     | 0                                     | 0                                     | 0                                     | 243.27                                |
| Ghats Cleaning                        | No of Projects Sanctioned             | 1                                     | 2                                     | 0                                     | 0                                     | 0                                     | 0                                     | 0                                     | 0                                     | 3                                     |
|                                       | Sanction Cost (Rs)                    | 15.9                                  | 27.97                                 | 0                                     | 0                                     | 0                                     | 0                                     | 0                                     | 0                                     | 43.87                                 |
| Others                                |                                       |                                       |                                       |                                       |                                       |                                       |                                       |                                       |                                       |                                       |
|                                       | No of Projects Sanctioned             |                                       |                                       |                                       |                                       |                                       |                                       |                                       |                                       | 32                                    |
|                                       | Sanction Cost (Rs)                    |                                       |                                       |                                       |                                       |                                       |                                       |                                       |                                       | 3282.6                                |
|                                       | Total Projects                        | Total Projects                        | Total Projects                        | Total Projects                        | Total Projects                        | Total Projects                        | Total Projects                        | Total Projects                        | Total Projects                        | 254                                   |
|                                       | Sanction Cost (Rs In Cr)              | Sanction Cost (Rs In Cr)              | Sanction Cost (Rs In Cr)              | Sanction Cost (Rs In Cr)              | Sanction Cost (Rs In Cr)              | Sanction Cost (Rs In Cr)              | Sanction Cost (Rs In Cr)              | Sanction Cost (Rs In Cr)              | Sanction Cost (Rs In Cr)              | 24671.33                              |