Lok Sabha Question No. 2431 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-05
Subject: Untreated Sewage Water
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Shardaben Anilbhai Patel

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †2431

ANSWERED ON 0 5.0 3.2020

## UNTREATED SEWAGE WAT ER

## †2431. SHRIMATI SHARDABEN ANILBHAI PATEL

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is aware of the large quantity of untreated sewage effluents in In

(b)  if  so,  the  steps  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure  treatment  of  sewage  eff ore discharging them into the rivers;

(c) the State/UT - wise details of sewage treatment plants, the funds allocated for them, the amo in their capacity and non -existence of these plants with special reference to Gujarat; and - compliance of Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act,

(d) the details o f action taken for non with special reference to Gujarat during the last three years?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA )

(a)to (d) As per report published by Central pollution Control Board (CPCB) in March, 2015; generation from urban areas in the country is estimated at 61, 948 million litres per da which available sewage treatment capaci ty  was  only  23,277  mld  of  this  including  70  proposed  sew treatment plants and an operational capacity of sewage treatment plants was found to be 18, State/ UT - wise details of sewage generation from urban areas and corresponding sewage treatm ent capacity available in accordance with the report including Gujarat, are given at Annexure -I .

Cleaning of river is a continuous process and Central Government is supplementing the the  State  Governments  and  Union  Territories  in  addressing  the  challenges  of  pollution providing  financial  and  technical  assistance  through  schemes like  National  River  Conservation  Plan (NRCP), Namami Gange. The NRCP has so far covered polluted stretches of 34 rivers in 77 tow over  16  States  in  the  countr y  with  a  sanctioned  cost  of  Rs. 5870.54  crore.  Under  Namami  Gange,  the rejuvenation  of  Ga ng   and  its  tributaries  have  been  taken  up.  So  far,  a  total  310  project sanctioned at an estimated cost of Rs.28790.66 crore under Namami Gange. Of these, 116 pro been completed and made operational.

In addition, sewage infrastructur e are created under programs like Atal Mission For Rejuvenati Urban Transformation (AMRUT) and Smart cities Mission.

State/UT - wise  details of the financial assistance provided and sewage treatment capac under NRCP and NMCG are given at Annexure II. In respect of Gujarat, a central fund of Rs. 4 crore has been released so far under the NRCP. As per CPCB, 3 2 STPs with 2111.64 mld of installed capacity are operational in Gujarat.

CPCB, SPCBs and PCCs monitor industrial pollution with respect to effluent discharge and take action for non -compliance under various provisions of Environment (Protection ) Act, 1986 and Water  (Prevention  and  Control  of  Pollution)  Act,  1974.  Besides,  CPCB  had  issued  dire 21.04.2015 to the State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs)/Pollution Control Committees (PCCs) Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Ac , 1974 asking them to issue directions to Local Autho responsible for sewage management in their respective cities/towns and to submit time bound for collection, transportation and treatment of sewage generated in urban area. CPCB al so issued directions on 09.10.2015 to Local Authorities under Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 for sewage mana Class I Cities and Class II towns and asked them to ensure treated waste water is disposed with the stipulated standards .

During  last  three  years,  Gujarat  Pollution  Control  Board  has  taken  following  action Water Act, 1974 in the State of Gujarat against the defaulting industries:

|   Action / Year |   Show cause issued |   notice Direction issued |   Legal notice issued |
|-----------------|---------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------|
|            2017 |                  66 |                        51 |                    19 |
|            2018 |                  79 |                        38 |                    56 |
|            2019 |                 210 |                        56 |                    36 |

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## Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. † 2431 to be answered on 05.03.2020 on 'Untreated Sewage Water'.

State/ UT - wise details of sewage generation in urban areas and treatment capacity available

| Sl. No.   | State/Union Territory     |   Sewage Generation in urban areas (mld) | Installed Treatment Capacity (mld)   | Number of STPs   |
|-----------|---------------------------|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|------------------|
| 1.        | Andaman & Nicobar Islands |                                       22 | -                                    | -                |
| 2.        | Andhra Pradesh            |                                     2871 | 247.27                               | 12               |
| 3.        | Arunachal Pradesh         |                                       50 | -                                    | -                |
| 4.        | Assam                     |                                      703 | 0.21                                 | 1                |
| 5.        | Bihar                     |                                     1879 | 124.55                               | 6                |
| 6.        | Chandigarh                |                                      164 | 314.5                                | 5                |
| 7.        | Chhattisgarh              |                                      951 | -                                    | -                |
| 8.        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      |                                       26 | -                                    | -                |
| 9.        | Daman & Diu               |                                       29 | -                                    | -                |
| 10.       | Goa                       |                                      145 | 74.58                                | 7                |
| 11.       | Gujarat                   |                                     4119 | 3062.92                              | 51               |
| 12.       | Haryana                   |                                     1413 | 852.7                                | 41               |
| 13.       | Himachal Pradesh          |                                      110 | 114.72                               | 66               |
| 14.       | Jammu & Kashmir           |                                      547 | 264.74                               | 19               |
| 15.       | Jharkhand                 |                                     1270 | 117.24                               | 15               |
| 16.       | Karnataka                 |                                     3777 | 1304.16                              | 57               |
| 17.       | Kerala                    |                                     2552 | 152.97                               | 10               |
| 18.       | Lakshadweep               |                                        8 | -                                    | -                |
| 19.       | Madhya Pradesh            |                                     3214 | 482.23                               | 17               |
| 20.       | Maharashtra               |                                     8143 | 5160.36                              | 76               |
| 21.       | Manipur                   |                                      132 | -                                    | -                |
| 22.       | Meghalaya                 |                                       95 | 1                                    | 1                |
| 23.       | Mizoram                   |                                       90 | 10                                   | 1                |
| 24.       | Nagaland                  |                                       92 | -                                    | -                |
| 25.       | Delhi                     |                                     4155 | 2693.7                               | 35               |
| 26.       | Odisha                    |                                     1121 | 385.54                               | 13               |
| 27.       | Puducherry                |                                      136 | 68.5                                 | 6                |
| 28.       | Punjab                    |                                     1664 | 1245.45                              | 86               |
| 29.       | Rajasthan                 |                                     2736 | 865.92                               | 63               |
| 30.       | Sikkim                    |                                       24 | 31.88                                | 11               |
| 31.       | Tamil Nadu                |                                     5599 | 1799.72                              | 73               |
| 32.       | Telangana                 |                                     1671 | 685.8                                | 18               |
| 33.       | Tripura                   |                                      154 | 0.05                                 | 1                |
| 34.       | Uttar Pradesh             |                                     7124 | 2646.84                              | 73               |
| 35.       | Uttarakhand               |                                      495 | 152.9                                | 24               |
| 36.       | West Bengal               |                                     4667 | 416.9                                | 28               |
| Total     | Total                     |                                    61948 | 23277                                | 816              |

Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No . † 2431 to be answered on 05.03.2020 on 'Untreated Sewage Water '.

## State - wise details of rivers, sanctioned cost and sewage treatment capacity created covered National River Conservation Plan (excluding Ganga and its tributaries)

(Rs. in crore)

| S. No.   | State           | Rivers covered                                      |   Sanctioned Cost |   Funds released by central Govt. |   STP capacity created (in mld) |
|----------|-----------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------------|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh  | Godavari                                            |             21.78 |                            259.8  |                           30    |
| 2        | Telangana       | Godavari & Musi                                     |            345.72 |                            259.8  |                          621.46 |
| 3        | Jammu & Kashmir | Devika &Tawi                                        |            186.74 |                             30    |                            0    |
| 4        | Jharkhand       | Subarnarekha                                        |              3.14 |                              4.26 |                            0    |
| 5        | Gujarat         | Sabarmati, Mindola & Tapi                           |           1779.78 |                            493.17 |                          333    |
| 6        | Goa             | Mandovi                                             |             14.09 |                              9.26 |                           12.5  |
| 7        | Karnataka       | Tunga, Bhadra, Tungabhadra, Cauvery & Pennar        |             66.25 |                             47.83 |                           41.64 |
| 8        | Maharashtra     | Godavari, Tapi, Krishna, Panchganga & MulaMutha     |           1182.86 |                            208.95 |                          260    |
| 9        | Madhya Pradesh  | Wainganga, Narmada & Tapti                          |             20.16 |                             12.46 |                            7.95 |
| 10       | Manipur         | Nambul                                              |             97.72 |                             18    |                            0    |
| 11       | Odisha          | Brahmini, Mahanadi Coastal Area (Puri)              |             92.74 |                             63.4  |                           50    |
| 12       | Punjab          | Ghaggar, Beas & Satluj                              |            774.43 |                            516.14 |                          663.2  |
| 13       | Tamil Nadu      | Adyar, Cooum, Vaigai, Vennar, Cauvery & Tamrabarani |            908.13 |                            623.65 |                          477.66 |
| 14       | Kerala          | Pamba                                               |             18.45 |                              7.78 |                            4.5  |
| 15       | Sikkim          | Rani Chu                                            |            275.75 |                            181.43 |                           20.12 |
| 16       | Nagaland        | Diphu and Dhansiri                                  |             82.8  |                             34.5  |                            0    |
| Total    | Total           |                                                     |           5870.54 |                           2510.63 |                         2522.03 |

State - wise  details  of rivers  sanctioned  cost  and  sewage  treatment  capacity  created  cover under National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG)

(Ganga and its tributaries)

(Rs. in crore)

| Sl. No.   | State             | Rivers Covered                                                  |   Sanctioned Cost |   Fund released by central Govt. |   STP Capacity created (in |
|-----------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------|
| 1.        | Uttarakhand       | Ganga, Alaknanad, Bhagirathi, Mandakini, Kosi, Rispana & Bindal |           1151.18 |                           814.51 |                     165.28 |
| 2.        | Uttar Pradesh     | Ganga, Yamuna, Kali, Gomti, Saryu, Ram Ganga                    |          10288.4  |                          3108.64 |                    1649.14 |
| 3.        | Bihar             | Ganga, Burhi Gandak,Kharkari                                    |           5328.6  |                          2116.33 |                     631.5  |
| 4.        | Jharkhand         | Ganga                                                           |            156.12 |                           208.38 |                      15.5  |
| 5.        | West Bengal       | Ganga, Damodar, Banka                                           |           3789.71 |                           957.16 |                     865    |
| 6.        | Delhi             | Yamuna                                                          |           2361.08 |                           559.39 |                    1384.5  |
| 7.        | Haryana           | Yamuna                                                          |            217.87 |                            89.61 |                     145    |
| 8.        | Himanchal Pradesh | Yamuna                                                          |             11.57 |                             0    |                       1.72 |
| Total     | Total             |                                                                 |          23309.5  |                          7854.02 |                    4857.64 |

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