Lok Sabha Question No. 1747 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-28
Subject: Abatement of Pollution in Ganga River
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Shyam Yadav Singh

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1747

ANSWERED ON 2 8.11 .2019

## ABATEMENT OF POLLUTI ON IN GANGA RIVER

## 1747. SHRI SHYAM SINGH YADAV

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of progress made in the work relating to abatement of pollution in Ganga rive
- (b) whether any Committee has been constituted/proposed to be constituted to clean the river;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the details of budgetary provisions made for Ganga river cleaning along with its duration

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI & SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA )

(a)Cleaning of rivers is a continuous process and the Government of India is supplementing t the State Governments in addressing the challenges of pollution of river Ganga by providing technical assistance.

Under  Namami  Gange  Prog ramme,  diverse  set  of  interventions  like  pollution  abat activities including sewage, industrial effluent, Solid Waste etc., River Front Management, Rural Sanitation, Afforestation, Biodiversity Conservation, Public Participation etc. hav e been taken up for cleaning and rejuvenation of river Ganga.

So far, a total of 305 projects have been sanctioned at an estimated cost of Rs. 28, out of which 109 projects have been completed and made operational; rest of the projects a various stages of implementation.

Under Namami Gange Programme, till September 2019, 150 Sewerage infrastructure pro (111  as  Ganga  main  stem  and  39  on  tributaries)  have  been  taken  up  with  a  sanctioned  c 23,130.95 crore for creation of new capacity 3731.14 MLD, rehabilitation of 1114.39 MLD capacity a laying of around 4972.35 KM sewerage network.

As on September 2019, 45 of these projects have been completed resulting in creation MLD of STP capacity and laying of 2940.75 KM sew age network.

- (b)  &  (c)As  per  provisions  of  River  Ganga  (Rejuvenation,  Protection  and  Management)  Autho Order, 2016 dated 7/10/2016, (i) an Empowered Task Force under the chairmanship of the Union for Jal Shakti , (ii) State Ganga Rejuvenation, Protection and Management Committees in the basi under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary of the concerned State and (iii) District Ganga under  the  chairmanship  of  the  District  Magistrate  of  Ganga  Distri cts  have  been  constituted  with  a perspective  to  guide,  coordinate  and  monitor  the  implementation  the  Namami  Gange  Programm these committees have been constituted as multi stakeholders platforms to address the task o in a comprehensive a nd integrated manner.
- (d) Government  of  India  has  launched  the  Namami  Gange  Programme  in  June  2014,  with  a budgetary outlay of Rs.20,000 crore for the period from 2014 - 15 till 31 December 2020 to accomplish the twin  objectives  of  effective  abatem ent  of  pollution,  conservation  and  rejuvenation  of  National Ganga and its tributaries. This programme has been entrusted to NMCG.

The budget for the implementation for the programme is provided for in the Demand fo for  Union  Ministry  of  Wate r  Resources,  River  Development  and  Ganga  Rejuvenation  in  the  Gene Budget. The year - wise final allocation since inception of NMCG i.e. FY 2014 - 15 to 31 October 2019, is as under: -

| Financial Year   | Total (Rs. in   |
|------------------|-----------------|
| 2014- 15         | 2,053.00        |
| 2015- 16         | 1,650.00        |
| 2016- 17         | 1,675.00        |
| 2017- 18         | 3,023.42        |
| 2018- 19         | 2,370.00        |
| 2019- 20*        | 1,970.00        |
| Total            | 12,741.42       |

(* up - to 31 October 2019)

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