Lok Sabha Question No. 3198 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-12
Subject: Pollution in Ayad River
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Arjunlal Meena

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †3198 ANSWERED ON 12 .0 3.2020

## POLLUTION IN AYAD RI VER

## †3198. SHRI ARJUN LAL MEENA

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  polluted  waste  water  and  industrial  waste  are  being  released  into  the Rajasthan which are polluting the water as well as the Udai Sagar lake of the division and i details thereof;
- (b) the measures being taken by the Government to check the above pollution; and
- (c) the quantum of the funds allocated for the purpose?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI & SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

## (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA )

As informed by Municipal Corporation, Udaipur (Rajasthan) and Central Pollution Control Boar the point - wise reply is as under: -

- (a) Yes Sir, a part of waste water (sewage) are being released into the Ayad river. At present, out of abo ut 57 MLD waste water being generated in Udaipur city, about 12 MLD waste water is going into River.

Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in association with Rajasthan State polluti Board (RSPCB) is monitoring water quality of aquatic resources at 196 locations in Rajasth Udaisagar Lake under National Water Quality Monitoring Progr amme. Udaisagar lake is monitored at only one location at Udaipur (at intake point) on monthly basis. Water Quality details of Udai Udaipur (Intake Point) for the year, 2019 is given below:

| Location Name                          | State Name                           | Dissolved Oxygen (mg/l)   | Dissolved Oxygen (mg/l)   | pH        | pH        | Conductivity (µmhos/cm)   | Conductivity (µmhos/cm)   | B.O.D. (mg/l)   | B.O.D. (mg/l)   | Faecal Coliform (MPN/100m l)   | Faecal Coliform (MPN/100m l)   | Total Coliform (MPN/100 ml)   | Total Coliform (MPN/100 ml)   |
|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|-----------|-----------|---------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|                                        |                                      | min                       | max                       | min       | max       | min                       | max                       | min             | max             | min                            | Max                            | min                           | max                           |
| Water quality criteria For Bathing →   | Water quality criteria For Bathing → | >5 mg/l                   | >5 mg/l                   | 6.5 - 8.5 | 6.5 - 8.5 |                           |                           | <3 mg/l         | <3 mg/l         | <500MPN/1 00ml                 | <500MPN/1 00ml                 |                               |                               |
| Udaisagar Lake at Udaipur (Intake Pt.) | Rajasthan                            | 5.1                       | 7.8                       | 7.6       | 8.7       | 860                       | 1860                      | 3               | 6.8             | 9                              | 150                            | 28                            | 460                           |

Water quality data of Udaisagar Lake reveals that it is not complying the water qu for bathing .

(b) At present, two STPs of 45 MLD capacity (20 MLD +25 MLD) have been commissioned and functional. Another 2 STPs of capacity 5 and 10 MLD each are nearing completion. While 10 M is  expected  to  be  commissioned  in  March,  2020,  5  MLD  STP  will  be  co mpleted  within  two  months. Further, Rajasthan Infrastructure Development Programme (RUIDP) is laying trunk line on bot of the Ayad river and will trap all the identified drains falling into the Ayad river.

(c) The details of allocated funds are given below: -

- ( i ) Rs. 80 crore (under smart city nation) for construction of 3 STPs (25 MLD + 05 MLD MLD capacity each) in progress;
- ( ii ) Rs. 126 crore for abatement of pollution of Ayad river by laying Trunk line;
- ( iii ) Rs.  25  c rore  for  construction  of  20  MLD  STP  by  Hindustan  Zinc  Ltd.  (HZL)  as  pe Memorandum of Understanding (MoU);
- ( iv ) Rs. 33 crore for construction of Trunk line from Lake City mall to Eklingpura ST (funded by HZL).

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