Lok Sabha Question No. 1565 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-15
Subject: Contamination in Rivers
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Sarmistha Sethi

1565

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1565

ANSWERED ON 15.12.2022

## CONTAMINATION IN RIVERS

SHRIMATI SARMISTHA SETHI

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:-

(a) the steps being taken by the Government to reduce the contamination level of rivers across the country;

(b) whether the Government has been successful in reducing the contamination level of rivers; and (c) if so, the details of such rivers, State-wise and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI ( SHRI BISHWESWAR TUDU )

(a)  to  (c) Central  Pollution  Control  Board  (CPCB)  in  association  with   State  Pollution  Control Boards (SPCBs) / Pollution Control Committees (PCCs) in different States/Union Territories (UTs), have been monitoring the water quality of rivers and other water bodies across the country through a network of monitoring stations under the National Water Quality Monitoring Programme. Based on water quality monitoring results, pollution assessment of rivers has been carried out by CPCB from time to time. As per the last report published by CPCB in September 2018, 351 polluted stretches were identified on 323 rivers based on monitoring results in terms of Bio-chemical Oxygen Demand (BOD), a key indicator of organic pollution.

Improvement in water quality has been observed in 180 out of 351 polluted river stretches (PRS) identified during year 2018. 106 river stretches out of these 180 PRS have come out of the list of polluted stretches as per details given at Annexure-I and remaining 74 have shifted to lower priority class as per details given at Annexure-II. As per the water quality monitoring carried out by CPCB for 2019 & 2021 on 279 rivers, 311 polluted river stretches have been identified.

As per the seventh schedule of Constitution of India (Article 246), 'Water' is a State subject, and it  is  the  responsibility  of  the  States/UTs  to  ensure  the  cleanliness  and  development  of  rivers within their jurisdiction. For conservation of rivers, this Ministry has been supplementing efforts of the  States/UTs  by  providing  financial  and  technical  assistance  for  abatement  of  pollution  in identified stretches of rivers in the country through the Central Sector Scheme of Namami Gange for rivers  in  Ganga  basin,  and  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of  National  River  Conservation  Plan (NRCP) for other rivers. Under NRCP works relating to interception & diversion of raw sewage, construction of sewerage system, setting up sewage treatment plant (STP), low cost sanitation, river front/bathing ghat development, etc are taken up.

NRCP has so far covered 78 polluted stretches on 36 rivers in 80 towns spread over 16 States in the country with the sanctioned cost of projects as Rs. 6,248.16 crore, and sewage treatment capacity of 2,745.7 MLD created. Under Namami Gange programme, 406 projects, including 176 projects for sewage treatment of 5,270 MLD and a sewer network of 5,214 km, have been sanctioned at a cost of Rs. 32,898 crore against which sewerage treatment capacity of 1,858 MLD has been created so far. The  sewage  treatment  capacity  created  result  in  reducing  pollution  load  being  discharge  in  the various rivers.

In addition, sewerage infrastructure is created under programs like Atal Mission for Rejuvenation & Urban Transformation (AMRUT) and Smart Cities Mission of Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs.

Steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  stop  discharge  of  industrial  effluents  into  rivers  inter  alia, include  issuance  of  notification  of  specific   discharge  standards,  revision  of  the  criteria  for categorization of industries and issuing  directions to all SPCBs/ PCCs to adopt the same, issuance of consent to establish/consent to operate by the SPCBs/PCCs, based on Comprehensive Environment Pollution Index (CEPI) identification of critically polluted areas to take necessary measures through time-targeted action plans, regular inspections of Grossly Polluting Industries (GPIs) by CPCB for compliance  verification,  installation  of  Online  Continuous  Effluent  Monitoring  System  (OCEMS) for assessment of effluent quality and compliance status. In addition, the industries are encouraged to reduce their waste water generation by technological advancement, reuse/recycle of wastewater and maintain Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) wherever possible.

As per the provisions of Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and  Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution), Act 1974, industrial units are required to install effluent treatment plants (ETPs) and treat their effluents to comply with stipulated environmental standards before discharging into river and water bodies. Accordingly, CPCB, SPCBs and PCCs monitor industries with respect to effluent discharge standards and take punitive action for non-compliance under provisions of these Acts.

Besides,  in  compliance  of  the  orders  of  National  Green  Tribunal  (NGT)  in  Original  Application No.673/2018  regarding  rejuvenation  of  polluted  river  stretches  in  the  country,  States/UTs  are required  to  implement  approved  action  plans  for  restoration  of  the  polluted  stretches  in  their jurisdiction  as  identified  by  CPCB  and  published  in  their  report  of  2018,  within  the  stipulated timelines.  As  per  the  orders  of  NGT,  regular  review  on  implementation  of  these  action  plans  is undertaken in the States/UTs and also at Central level by Secretary, Department of Water Resources,

River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Ministry of Jal Shakti, Govt. of India.

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## ANNEXURE I

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.1565  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  15.12.2022  REGARDING 'CONTAMINATION IN RIVERS'.

State-wise list of 106 PRS removed from the list of 351 PRS (identified during Year 2018) based on monitored data during 2019 & 2021

|   S No | State          | River       | Stretch                       | Priority class during the year 2018   |
|--------|----------------|-------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|      1 | ANDHRA PRADESH | GODAVARI    | RAYANPETA TO RAJAHMUNDRI      | V                                     |
|      2 | ANDHRA PRADESH | KRISHNA     | AMRAVATHI TO HAMSALA DEEVI    | V                                     |
|      3 | ANDHRA PRADESH | KUNDU       | NANDYALTO MADDURU             | IV                                    |
|      4 | ANDHRA PRADESH | NAGAVALI    | ALONG THOTAPALLI              | V                                     |
|      5 | ANDHRA PRADESH | TUNGABHADRA | MANTHRALAYAM TO BAVAPURAM     | IV                                    |
|      6 | ASSAM          | BARAK       | PANCHGRAM TO SILCHAR          | V                                     |
|      7 | ASSAM          | BAROI       | DOWNSTREAM OF BRIDGE AT NH-52 | V                                     |
|      8 | ASSAM          | BEKI        | BARPETA ROAD TO JYOTI GAON    | V                                     |
|      9 | ASSAM          | BHOGDOI     | JORHAT TO DULIAGAON           | V                                     |
|     10 | ASSAM          | BOGINADI    | LAKHIMPUR TO DIBRUGARH        | V                                     |
|     11 | ASSAM          | BORSOLA     | ALONG SARABBHATTI, GUWAHATI   | I                                     |
|     12 | ASSAM          | BRAHAMPUTRA | KHERGHAT TO DHUBRI            | IV                                    |
|     13 | ASSAM          | DIKHOW      | NAGINIMORA TO DIKHOMUKH       | V                                     |
|     14 | ASSAM          | DIKRONG     | ALONG BANDARDEWA              | V                                     |
|     15 | ASSAM          | DISANG      | DILLIGHAT TO GUNDAMGHAT       | V                                     |
|     16 | ASSAM          | GABHARU     | ALONG TUMIUKI, SONITPUR       | V                                     |
|     17 | ASSAM          | JHANJI      | JORHAT TO CHAWDANG            | V                                     |
|     18 | ASSAM          | JIA BHARALI | ALONG SONITPUR                | V                                     |
|     19 | ASSAM          | KAPILI      | NAGAON TO KAMPURTOWN          | V                                     |
|     20 | ASSAM          | KILLING     | ALONG MOREGAON                | V                                     |
|     21 | ASSAM          | KOHORA      | KOHORA TO MOHPARA             | V                                     |
|     22 | ASSAM          | KOLONG      | NAGAON TO MORI KALONG         | V                                     |
|     23 | ASSAM          | PANCHNAI    | ORANG TO BORSALA              | III                                   |

|   24. |                  | PUTHIMARI      | ALONG PUTHIMARI                                              | V   |
|-------|------------------|----------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|-----|
|    25 |                  | RANGA          | ALONG GERAMUKH                                               | V   |
|    26 |                  | SANKOSH        | ALONG GOLAKGANJ                                              | V   |
|    27 |                  | SONAI          | SONAI TO DAKSHIN MOHANPUR                                    | V   |
|    28 | GOA              | ASSONORA       | ASSONORA TO SIRSAIM                                          | V   |
|    29 | GOA              | BICHOLIM       | BICHOLIM TO CURCHIREM                                        | V   |
|    30 | GOA              | CHAPORA        | PERNEM TO MORJIM                                             | V   |
|    31 | GOA              | SINQUERIM      | ALONG CANDOLIM                                               | V   |
|    32 | GOA              | TALPONA        | ALONG CANACONA                                               | IV  |
|    33 | GOA              | TIRACOL        | ALONG TIRACOL                                                | V   |
|    34 | GOA              | VALVANT        | SANKLI - BICHOLIM TO PORIEM                                  | V   |
|    35 | GUJARAT          | AMRAVATI       | ALONG DADHAL, ANKALESHWAR                                    | IV  |
|    36 | GUJARAT          | ANAS           | DAHOD TO FATEHPURA                                           | V   |
|    37 | GUJARAT          | BALEHWAR KHADI | PANDESARA TO KAPLETHA                                        | V   |
|    38 | GUJARAT          | KIM            | SAHOL BRIDGE TO HANSOL                                       | V   |
|    39 | GUJARAT          | KOLAK          | KIKARLA TO SALVAV                                            | IV  |
|    40 | GUJARAT          | MESHWA         | ALONG SHAMLAJI                                               | V   |
|    41 | GUJARAT          | NARMADA        | GARUDESHWAR TO BHARUCH                                       | V   |
|    42 | GUJARAT          | TRIVENI/ HIRAN | TRIVENISANGAMTO BADALPARA                                    | III |
|    43 | HIMACHAL PRADESH | BEAS           | KULLU TO DEHRAGOPIPUR                                        | V   |
|    44 | JAMMU& KASHMIR   | CHENAB         | JAL PATAN TO PARGAWAL                                        | V   |
|    45 | JAMMU& KASHMIR   | SINDH          | ALONG DUDERHAMA                                              | V   |
|    46 | JHARKHAND        | KONAR          | ALONG TILAYA AND KONAR                                       | V   |
|    47 | JHARKHAND        | NALKARI        | ALONG PATRATU                                                | V   |
|    48 | JHARKHAND        | SANKH          | KONGSERABASAR TO BOLBA                                       | IV  |
|    49 | KARNATAKA        | KALI           | HASAN MAAD (WEST COAST PAPER MILL) TO BOMMANAHALLI RESERVOIR | IV  |
|    50 | KARNATAKA        | KUMARDHARA     | ALONG UPPINANGADI                                            | V   |
|    51 | KARNATAKA        | MALPRABHA      | KHANAPUR TODHARWAD                                           | III |
|    52 | KARNATAKA        | YAGACHI        | ALONG YAGACHI, HASSAN                                        | V   |

|   53. |                | BHARATHAPUZHA   | ALONG PATAMBI                    | IV   |
|-------|----------------|-----------------|----------------------------------|------|
|    54 |                | BHAVANI         | ALONG ELACHIVAZHY                | V    |
|    55 |                | KARUVANNUR      | ALONG KARUVANNUR                 | V    |
|    56 |                | KAVVAI          | ALONG KAVVAI                     | V    |
|    57 |                | KEECHERI        | PULIYANNOR TO KECHERY            | IV   |
|    58 | KERALA         | KUPPAM          | THALIPARAMBA TO VELICHANGOOL     | V    |
|    59 |                | KUTTIYADY       | ALONG KUTTIYADY                  | V    |
|    60 |                | MOGRAL          | ALONG MOGRAL                     | V    |
|    61 |                | PERUVAMBA       | ALONG PERUVAMBA                  | V    |
|    62 |                | PUZHACKAL       | OLARIKKARA TO PUZHACKAL          | V    |
|    63 |                | RAMAPURAM       | ALONG RAMAPURAM                  | V    |
|    64 | MADHYA PRADESH | CHOUPAN         | ALONG VIJAIPUR                   | V    |
|    65 | MADHYA PRADESH | GOHAD/ VAISHALI | GOHADDAMTOGORMI                  | IV   |
|    66 | MADHYA PRADESH | KATNI           | ALONG KATNI                      | V    |
|    67 | MADHYA PRADESH | KOLAR           | SURAJNAGAR TO SHIRDIPURAM        | IV   |
|    68 | MADHYA PRADESH | SIMRAR          | ALONG KATNI                      | V    |
|    69 | MADHYA PRADESH | TONS            | CHAKGHAT TO CHAPPAR              | V    |
|    70 | MADHYA PRADESH | WAINGANGA       | CHINDWARA TO BALAGHAT            | V    |
|    71 | MAHARASHTRA    | PANCHAGANGA     | SHIROL TO KOLHAPUR               | V    |
|    72 | MIZORAM        | MAT             | ALONG SERCHHIP                   | V    |
|    73 | MIZORAM        | SAIKAH          | ALONG LAWNGTLAI                  | V    |
|    74 | MIZORAM        | TIAU            | ALONG CHAMPHAI                   | III  |
|    75 | MIZORAM        | TLAWNG          | ALONG ZOBAWK, SAIRANG TO BAIRABI | IV   |
|    76 | MIZORAM        | TUIPUI          | ALONG CHAMPHAI                   | IV   |
|    77 | MIZORAM        | TUIRIAL         | ALONG TUIRIAL, AIZWAL            | V    |
|    78 | MIZORAM        | TUIVAWL         | ALONG KEIFANG                    | IV   |
|    79 | NAGALAND       | CHATHE          | MEDZIPHEMA TO, DIMAPUR           | IV   |
|    80 | NAGALAND       | DZUCHA          | ALONG KOHIMA                     | V    |
|    81 | ODISHA         | BHEDEN          | ALONG BHEDEN                     | V    |

|   82. |             | BUDHABALANGA   | MAHULIA TO BARIPADA          | V   |
|-------|-------------|----------------|------------------------------|-----|
|    83 |             | KUSUMI         | ALONG ANGULTALCHER           | V   |
|    84 |             | MAHANADI       | SAMBALPUR TO PARADEEP        | V   |
|    85 |             | NAGAVALLI      | JAYKAYPUR TO RAYAGADA        | V   |
|    86 |             | NANDIRAJHOR    | D/S TALCHER                  | III |
|    87 |             | NUNA           | ALONG BIJIPUR, PURI          | V   |
|    88 |             | RATNACHIRA     | ALONG BHUBHNESHWAR, PURI     | V   |
|    89 |             | RUSHIKULYA     | PRATAPPUR TO GANJAM          | V   |
|    90 |             | SABULIA        | ALONG JAGANNATHPATNA, RAMBHA | V   |
|    91 | PUDUCHERRY  | ARASALAR       | ALONG KARAIKAL               | IV  |
|    92 | PUNJAB      | BEAS           | ALONG MUKERIAN               | V   |
|    93 | SIKKIM      | MANEY KHOLA    | ADAMPOOLTO BURTUKK           | V   |
|    94 |             | RANGIT         | DAMSITE (NHPC) TO TREVENI    | V   |
|    95 |             | RANICHU        | NAMLI TO SINGTAM             | V   |
|    96 |             | TEESTA         | MELLI TO CHUNGTHANG          | V   |
|    97 |             | BURIGAON       | ALONG BISHALGARH             | V   |
|    98 |             | GUMTI          | TELKAJILA TO AMARPUR         | V   |
|    99 | TRIPURA     | JURI           | ALONG DHARMANAGAR            | V   |
|   100 |             | KHOWAI         | ALONG TELIAMURA              | V   |
|   101 |             | MANU           | ALONG KAILASHAHAR            | V   |
|   102 | UTTARAKHAND | GANGA          | HARIDWAR TO SULTANPUR        | IV  |
|   103 |             | KALJANI        | BITALA TO ALIPURDWAR         | V   |
|   104 |             | KAROLA         | JALPAIGURI TO THAKURER KAMAT | V   |
|   105 | WEST BENGAL | MAYURAKSHI     | SURI TO DURGAPUR             | V   |
|   106 |             | SILABATI       | GHATAL TO NISCHINDIPUR       | V   |

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.1565  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  15.12.2022  REGARDING 'CONTAMINATION IN RIVERS'.

State wise list to 74 polluted river stretches (PRS) shifted in lower priority class from the identified stretches of 2018

|   S NO | RIVER       | STATE                             | PRIORITY CLASS DURING THE YEAR 2018   | PRIORITY CLASS DURING THE YEAR 2022   |
|--------|-------------|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|      1 | GODAVARI    | MAHARASHTRA                       | I                                     | II                                    |
|      2 | MULA        | MAHARASHTRA                       | I                                     | II                                    |
|      3 | SARABANGA   | TAMIL NADU                        | I                                     | II                                    |
|      4 | SUSWA       | UTTARAKHAND                       | I                                     | II                                    |
|      5 | VINDHADHARI | WEST BENGAL                       | I                                     | II                                    |
|      6 | DAMANGANGA  | DAMAN, DIU AND DADRA NAGAR HAVELI | I                                     | III                                   |
|      7 | KARAMANA    | KERALA                            | I                                     | III                                   |
|      8 | KSHIPRA     | MADHYA PRADESH                    | I                                     | III                                   |
|      9 | KUNDALIKA   | MAHARASHTRA                       | I                                     | III                                   |
|     10 | MORNA       | MAHARASHTRA                       | I                                     | III                                   |
|     11 | NIRA        | MAHARASHTRA                       | I                                     | III                                   |
|     12 | DHANSIRI    | NAGALAND                          | I                                     | III                                   |
|     13 | CAUVERY     | TAMIL NADU                        | I                                     | III                                   |
|     14 | KALU        | MAHARASHTRA                       | I                                     | IV                                    |
|     15 | VEL         | MAHARASHTRA                       | I                                     | IV                                    |
|     16 | BHOGAVO     | GUJARAT                           | I                                     | V                                     |
|     17 | INDRAYANI   | MAHARASHTRA                       | II                                    | III                                   |
|     18 | WAINGANGA   | MAHARASHTRA                       | II                                    | III                                   |
|     19 | WARDHA      | MAHARASHTRA                       | II                                    | III                                   |
|     20 | NAKKAVAGU   | TELANGANA                         | II                                    | III                                   |
|     21 | KICHHA      | UTTARAKHAND                       | II                                    | III                                   |
|     22 | DEVIKA      | JAMMU& KASHMIR                    | II                                    | IV                                    |
|     23 | BETWA       | MADHYA PRADESH                    | II                                    | IV                                    |
|     24 | NAMBUL      | MANIPUR                           | II                                    | IV                                    |
|     25 | MARKANDA    | HIMACHAL PRADESH                  | II                                    | V                                     |
|     26 | MANJEERA    | TELANGANA                         | II                                    | V                                     |
|     27 | BANGANGA    | JAMMU& KASHMIR                    | III                                   | IV                                    |
|     28 | TUNGABHADRA | KARNATAKA                         | III                                   | IV                                    |
|     29 | SONE        | MADHYA PRADESH                    | III                                   | IV                                    |
|     30 | MOR         | MAHARASHTRA                       | III                                   | IV                                    |
|     31 | PEDHI       | MAHARASHTRA                       | III                                   | IV                                    |
|     32 | PENGANGA    | MAHARASHTRA                       | III                                   | IV                                    |
|     33 | PURNA       | MAHARASHTRA                       | III                                   | IV                                    |

|   34 | URMODI               | MAHARASHTRA    | III   | IV   |
|------|----------------------|----------------|-------|------|
|   35 | VENNA                | MAHARASHTRA    | III   | IV   |
|   36 | WENA                 | MAHARASHTRA    | III   | IV   |
|   37 | GANGA                | WEST BENGAL    | III   | IV   |
|   38 | DIGBOI               | ASSAM          | III   | V    |
|   39 | SAL                  | GOA            | III   | V    |
|   40 | LAKSHMANTIRTHA       | KARNATAKA      | III   | V    |
|   41 | KOLAR                | MAHARASHTRA    | III   | V    |
|   42 | DZUNA                | NAGALAND       | III   | V    |
|   43 | KATHAJODI            | ODISHA         | III   | V    |
|   44 | KARAKAVAGU           | TELANGANA      | III   | V    |
|   45 | DWARKA               | WEST BENGAL    | III   | V    |
|   46 | KHARSANG             | ASSAM          | IV    | V    |
|   47 | PAGLDIA              | ASSAM          | IV    | V    |
|   48 | HASDEO               | CHHATTISGARH   | IV    | V    |
|   49 | MAHANADI             | CHHATTISGARH   | IV    | V    |
|   50 | MANDOVI              | GOA            | IV    | V    |
|   51 | DAMAN GANGA          | GUJARAT        | IV    | V    |
|   52 | TAPI                 | GUJARAT        | IV    | V    |
|   53 | GAWKADAL             | JAMMU& KASHMIR | IV    | V    |
|   54 | GARGA                | JHARKHAND      | IV    | V    |
|   55 | CAUVERY              | KARNATAKA      | IV    | V    |
|   56 | KABINI               | KARNATAKA      | IV    | V    |
|   57 | KAGINA               | KARNATAKA      | IV    | V    |
|   58 | KRISHNA              | KARNATAKA      | IV    | V    |
|   59 | KADAMBAYAR           | KERALA         | IV    | V    |
|   60 | MANIMALA             | KERALA         | IV    | V    |
|   61 | PAMBA                | KERALA         | IV    | V    |
|   62 | TAPI                 | MADHYA PRADESH | IV    | V    |
|   63 | BINDUSAR             | MAHARASHTRA    | IV    | V    |
|   64 | BORI                 | MAHARASHTRA    | IV    | V    |
|   65 | HIWARA               | MAHARASHTRA    | IV    | V    |
|   66 | KHARKHALA/ KYRHUKHLA | MEGHALAYA      | IV    | V    |
|   67 | NONBAH               | MEGHALAYA      | IV    | V    |
|   68 | UMTREW               | MEGHALAYA      | IV    | V    |
|   69 | DZU                  | NAGALAND       | IV    | V    |
|   70 | KALI BEIN            | PUNJAB         | IV    | V    |
|   71 | BHAVANI              | TAMIL NADU     | IV    | V    |
|   72 | KINNERSANI           | TELANGANA      | IV    | V    |
|   73 | GANGA                | UTTAR PRADESH  | IV    | V    |
|   74 | DAMODAR              | WEST BENGAL    | IV    | V    |

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