Lok Sabha Question No. 1492 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-10
Subject: Progress of Clean Ganga Mission
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Jayant Sinha

## DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI, REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1492

ANSWERED ON 10.02.2022

## PROGRESS OF CLEAN GANGA MISSION

## 1492.  SHRI JAYANT SINHA

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) the progress of the National Mission on Clean Ganga (NMCG), State-wise;
- (b) the number of projects due for completion in 2021 and their status so far, State-wise;
- (c) the ongoing projects in Jharkhand, the targets set, the funds sanctioned and released till 2021; and
- (d) the proposed extension for the completion of the projects in Jharkhand, and the revised targets?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

## (SHRI BISHWESWAR TUDU)

(a): Under  Namami  Gange  Programme,  a  comprehensive  set  of  interventions  such  as  wastewater treatment,  solid  waste  management,  river  front  management  (ghats  and  crematoria  development),  eflow,  afforestation,  biodiversity  conservation  and  Public  Participation  etc.  have  been  taken  up  for rejuvenation of river Ganga and its tributaries. So far, a total of 363 projects have been taken up at an estimated  cost  of  Rs.  30,841.53  Crore,  out  of  which  177  projects  have  been  completed  and  made operational.  Majority  of  the  projects  pertain  to  creation  of  sewage  infrastructure  as  the  untreated domestic/industrial wastewater is the main reason for pollution in the river. 160 sewerage infrastructure projects have been taken up with a cost of Rs. 24,567.82 Crore for creation & rehabilitation of 5,024 Million Litres per Day (MLD) of Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) capacity and laying of around 5,227 KM sewerage network.  Among these, 75 sewerage projects have been completed resulting in creation & rehabilitation of 1,163 MLD of STP capacity and laying of 3,807 KM sewerage network. In order to sustain the continued operation of the sewage treatment infrastructure, Hybrid Annuity based PPP mode has also been adopted.

The details of projects started and completed along with project wise details of the cost of these projects, State-wise, is at Annexure-I .

From the Financial Year 2014-15 onwards till 31 st December 2021, Government of India has released Rs.11,167.02  crore,  out  of  which,  Rs.11,073.69  crore  has  been  expended/released  under  various projects.

(b): Out of the 56 projects due for completion in 2021, total of 17 Sewerage infrastructure projects have been completed in the Ganga basin since Jan 2021 in the States of Uttarakhand (4 nos.), Uttar Pradesh (7 nos.), Bihar (2 nos.), Jharkhand (1 no.) and Delhi (3 nos.). The status of balance 39 projects which are ongoing is given at Annexure-II .

(c) & (d): In Jharkhand, 43 km Ganga river stretch is covered under Namami Gange programme. The following  projects  have  been  sanctioned  in  the  State  of  Jharkhand  in  the  fields  of  Sewerage Infrastructure,  Ghats  and  Crematoria,  Afforestation  works  etc.  which  are  at  different  stages  of implementation.

Sewerage  Infrastructure: 3  sewerage  infrastructure  projects  are  sanctioned  for  the  Sahibganj  and Rajmahal towns along Ganga and Phusro town along river Damodar with a total sanctioned cost of Rs 217.17 crore. These schemes will install STP capacity of 30.5 MLD and 88 km sewer network.

i.1 project has been completed (Sahibganj sewerage network and STP)

ii.1 project is nearing completion (Rajmahal sewerage network and STP is 96% completed) as on Dec 2021. It is expected to be completed by March, 2022.

iii. 1 project is under tendering (I&D works and STP in Phusro) with tentative date of completion as May, 2023.

Ghats and Crematoria: 4  projects  are  taken up at a sanctioned cost of Rs. 62.07 crore in cities like Sahibganj,  Rajmahal,  Kanhaiasthan  for  total  13  ghats  and  3  crematoria  (1  new+2  renovation) implemented  by  National  Projects  Construction  Corporation  Limited   (NPCC)  as  well  as  State Government. All works completed.

Afforestation: Projects on  afforestation activities  are  under  implementation  in  Jharkhand  at  a sanctioned cost of Rs. 3.47 crore for FY 2020-21 and FY 2021-22. An expenditure of Rs 3.11 crore has been incurred till date on afforestation projects.

Against the above projects a total of Rs 244 crore has been released to the State Government by NMCG from FY 2013 till date.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1492 TO BE ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  10.02.2022  REGARDING  'PROGRESS  OF  CLEAN  GANGA MISSION'.

## Details of Projects State-wise

| S. No.   | Type of Project                                           | Type of Project                                           |   No of Projects Sanctioned | Total Sanctioned Cost (Rs., Cr.)   |   No of Projects Completed |
|----------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------------------|----------------------------|
| 1        |                                                           | Uttarakhand                                               |                          36 | 1,373.19                           |                         32 |
| 1        |                                                           | Uttar Pradesh                                             |                          53 | 10,563.17                          |                         28 |
| 1        |                                                           | Bihar                                                     |                          30 | 5,530.65                           |                          4 |
| 1        |                                                           | Jharkhand                                                 |                           3 | 217.17                             |                          1 |
| 1        |                                                           | West Bengal                                               |                          24 | 4,099.88                           |                          3 |
| 1        |                                                           | Haryana                                                   |                           2 | 217.87                             |                          2 |
| 1        |                                                           | Delhi                                                     |                          10 | 2,295.84                           |                          3 |
| 1        |                                                           | Himachal Pradesh                                          |                           1 | 11.57                              |                          1 |
| 1        |                                                           | Rajasthan                                                 |                           1 | 258.48                             |                          0 |
| 1        |                                                           | Total                                                     |                         160 | 24,567.82                          |                         74 |
| 2        | River front, Ghats and Crematoria                         | River front, Ghats and Crematoria                         |                          89 | 1541.33                            |                         64 |
| 3        | Ghats Cleaning &River Surface Cleaning                    | Ghats Cleaning &River Surface Cleaning                    |                           5 | 85.16                              |                          1 |
| 4        | Industrial Pollution Abatement                            | Industrial Pollution Abatement                            |                          15 | 1,267.37                           |                          0 |
| 5        | Afforestation and Biodiversity conservation               | Afforestation and Biodiversity conservation               |                          41 | 634.55                             |                         26 |
| 6        | Rural Sanitation                                          | Rural Sanitation                                          |                           1 | 1,421.26                           |                          0 |
| 7        | Bioremediation &Modular STP Decentralized                 | Bioremediation &Modular STP Decentralized                 |                          14 | 645.89                             |                          2 |
| 8        | Ganga Knowledge &Monitoring Center                        | Ganga Knowledge &Monitoring Center                        |                           8 | 192.46                             |                          2 |
| 9        | Composite Ecological Task Force and Ganga Mitra           | Composite Ecological Task Force and Ganga Mitra           |                           5 | 199.29                             |                          3 |
| 10       | R&D, Public Outreach &Support to District Ganga Committee | R&D, Public Outreach &Support to District Ganga Committee |                          25 | 286.40                             |                          5 |
|          | Grand Total                                               | Grand Total                                               |                         363 | 30841.53                           |                        177 |

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1492 TO BE ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  10.02.2022  REGARDING  'PROGRESS  OF  CLEAN  GANGA MISSION'.

|   Sl. No | State         | Project                                                                                                                                | Progress                                                                   |
|----------|---------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Uttarakhand   | Joshimath- Interception and Diversion (I&D)with STP                                                                                    | 70%                                                                        |
|        2 | Uttarakhand   | Muni ki Reti - Slude management                                                                                                        | 90%                                                                        |
|        3 | Uttarakhand   | Rispana and Bindal - I&D works                                                                                                         | 45%                                                                        |
|        4 | Uttar Pradesh | Allahabad - HAMat Naini, Phaphmau and Jhunsi                                                                                           | 64%                                                                        |
|        5 | Uttar Pradesh | Varansi - Rehabilitation of trunk sewer                                                                                                | 98%                                                                        |
|        6 | Uttar Pradesh | Pankha Kanpur                                                                                                                          | 77%                                                                        |
|        7 | Uttar Pradesh | Unnao - I&D works                                                                                                                      | 64%                                                                        |
|        8 | Uttar Pradesh | Shuklaganj - I&D works                                                                                                                 | 18%                                                                        |
|        9 | Uttar Pradesh | Mathura - Rehabilitation of sewerage scheme                                                                                            | 99%                                                                        |
|       10 | Uttar Pradesh | Sultanpur - I&D with STP                                                                                                               | 60%                                                                        |
|       11 | Uttar Pradesh | Kasganj - I&D with STP                                                                                                                 | 99%                                                                        |
|       12 | Uttar Pradesh | Jaunpur - I&D with STP                                                                                                                 | 80%                                                                        |
|       13 | Uttar Pradesh | Baghpat - I&D with STP                                                                                                                 | 75%                                                                        |
|       14 | Uttar Pradesh | Etawah - sewerage scheme                                                                                                               | 95%                                                                        |
|       15 | Bihar         | Patna Beur - sewerage system                                                                                                           | 88%                                                                        |
|       16 | Bihar         | Begusarai - sewer network, SPS and STP                                                                                                 | 46%                                                                        |
|       17 | Bihar         | Hajipur - sewer network , SPS and STP                                                                                                  | 13%                                                                        |
|       18 | Bihar         | Saidpur sewerage network                                                                                                               | 86%                                                                        |
|       19 | Bihar         | Patna Pahari STP                                                                                                                       | 97%                                                                        |
|       20 | Bihar         | Patna Karmalichak - sewerage system                                                                                                    | 85%                                                                        |
|       21 | Bihar         | Pahari Zone V sewerage network                                                                                                         | 60%                                                                        |
|       22 | Bihar         | Patna Maner - I&D and STP                                                                                                              | 3%                                                                         |
|       23 | Bihar         | Patna Mokama - I&D and STP works                                                                                                       | 88%                                                                        |
|       24 | Bihar         | Patna Barh - I&D and STP                                                                                                               | 96%                                                                        |
|       25 | Bihar         | Sultanganj - I&D and STP                                                                                                               | 99%                                                                        |
|       26 | Bihar         | Naugachia                                                                                                                              | 92%                                                                        |
|       27 | Bihar         | Sonepur - I&D and STP works                                                                                                            | 96%                                                                        |
|       28 | Bihar         | Chappra - I&D and STP works                                                                                                            | 69%                                                                        |
|       29 | Jharkhand     | Rajmahal - STP                                                                                                                         | 96%                                                                        |
|       30 | West Bengal   | Halishahar - STP and sewerage scheme                                                                                                   | 97%                                                                        |
|       31 | West Bengal   | Budge Budge - STP and sewerage system                                                                                                  | 96%                                                                        |
|       32 | West Bengal   | Barrackpore - sewerage system                                                                                                          | 96%                                                                        |
|       33 | West Bengal   | Rejuvenation of STPs at Naihati - Gurulia- Titagarh-Panihati- Khardah                                                                  | 70%                                                                        |
|       34 | West Bengal   | Kancharapara                                                                                                                           | 58%                                                                        |
|       35 | West Bengal   | Nabadwip - I&D works                                                                                                                   | 95%                                                                        |
|       36 | West Bengal   | Rejuventation of existing STPs at Chandanagar, Bansberia, Uttarpara- Kortuga - Konnagar, Baidyabati, Bhadreshwar, Serampore, Champdani | Uttarpara- Kortuga Konnagar, Baidyabati - 82% Chandanagar, Bansberia - 54% |
|       37 | Delhi         | Delhi - YAP III- Kondli (K1)                                                                                                           | 96%                                                                        |
|       38 | Delhi         | Delhi - YAP III-Rithala (R1a)                                                                                                          | 94%                                                                        |
|       39 | Delhi         | Coronation Pillar                                                                                                                      | 96%                                                                        |

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