Lok Sabha Question No. 2913 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-05
Subject: Pollution in Rivers
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Sangamlal Kadedin Gupta, Ravindra Kushawaha, Chandra Prakash Joshi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI,

## DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †2913

## ANSWERED ON 05.12 .2019

## POLLUTION IN RIVERS

## †2913. SHRI SANGAM LAL GUPTA SHRI RAVINDRA KUSHWAHA SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Union Government has formulated any scheme to keep the rivers in Rajasthan Pradesh pollution free;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) the quant um of funds allocated to keep the rivers in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh pollution the last three years;

(d) whether the State Governments have also implemented any scheme to keep the rivers polluti

(e) if so, the details thereof in regard to Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh; and

(f) the level of pollution in the rivers in Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh?

## ANSWER

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

(a)& (b) In May 2015, Govt. of India launched, Namami Gange Programme is an integrated umb programme to ensure effective abatement of pollution and conservation of river Ganga by adopting a river basin  approach  for  comprehensive  planning  and  management.  The  Ganga  river  basin  area  fal States of the country including Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan.

Under Namami Gange Programme, diverse set of interventions for cleaning and rejuvenation of river Ganga have been taken up. These include pollution abatement activities including sewag effluent,  Solid  Waste  etc.,  River  Front  Management,  Aviral  Dhara,  Rural  Sanitation,  Af Biodiversity Conservation, Public P articipation etc.

Under Namami Gange Programme, Government of India is supplementing the efforts of State  Governments  under  river  Ganga  basin,  including  Rajasthan  &  Uttar  Pradesh,  in  addre challenges of pollution of river Ganga & its tributar ies by providing financial and technical assistance

(c) In Uttar Pradesh 50 sewerage projects at the cost of Rs. 10,287.36 crore for creation of sewage treatment capacity while in Rajasthan one sewerage project at the cost of Rs. 181. crore for creation of 36 MLD sewage treatment capacity have been taken up under Namami Gange Programme.

In addition, following specific measures have been taken for abatement of industrial Ganga:-

- (i) Sector specific Charters ha ve been implemented in Pulp & Paper, Sugar, Textile and Disti sectors.
- (ii) Facilitation of industries to adopt sector specific clean technology/waste minimizatio Sugar, Distillery, Pulp & Paper and Textile sectors.
- (iii)Inventorisation of Grossly Polluting Industries (GPIs) along Ganga with 100% annual insp thereof by independent institutions of repute and action on non - complying industries have led to improvement in compliance.

With  respect  to  industrial  effluents,  consent management  for  compliance  of  standards  is  being enforced by SPCBs/PCCs to improve the water quality of the rivers.

- (iv) 20 MLD Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP) project for Jajmau tannery cluster at K has been taken up.

(d)to (f) As per CPCB, Stat e- wise  and  Priority - wise  polluted  river  stretches  report dated Septem 2018, there are two polluted stretches in Rajasthan and 12 polluted stretches in Uttar Prad Pradesh Government has prepared action plan for rejuvenation for these river s and have uploaded the same on the website of Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB).

The Uttar Pradesh State has constituted State Level Committee 'River Rejuvenation Committee' under the Chairmanship of Agriculture Production Commissioner, U.P. The State has also constituted  District  Environment  Committee  for  regular  monitoring  at  distric t  level.  The  state  has formulated a three tier monitoring mechanism.

The  rejuvenation  and  conservation  of  rivers  involves  multiple  stakeholders.  T Development Department is to ensure setting up of sewage treatment plants and safe dispos d waste. Likewise, Irrigation Department monitors the maintenance of environmental flow in the

The Water Resources Department of Rajasthan has informed that no scheme regarding k the  rivers  pollution  free  is  being  implemented.  NMCG  has  sancti oned  two  STP  projects  at  Kota, Rajasthan.

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