Lok Sabha Question No. 745 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-02
Subject: Rejuvenation of rivers in Maharashtra
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Krupal Balaji Tumane, Sanjay Haribhau Jadhav

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI,

## DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †745

ANSWERED ON 02.12.2021

## REJUVENATION OF RIVERS IN MAHARASHTRA

## †745. SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE SHRI SANJAY JADHAV

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Union Government has received any proposal from the Government of Maharashtra for rejuvenation and revival of river system and water bodies and if so, the details thereof;

(b)  the  details  of  the  projects  approved/proposed  to  be  approved  along  with  the  amount  of  funds earmarked and allocated therefor; and

(c) the details of the projects approved during each of the last three years, State-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

## (SHRI BISHWESWAR TUDU)

(a) & (b)   Rivers and other water bodies in the country are polluted mainly due to discharge of untreated or  partially  treated  sewage  from  cities/towns  and  industrial  effluents  in  their  respective  catchments, dumping of wastes, agricultural run-off, lack of dilution and other non-point sources of pollution.

It  is  the  responsibility  of  States/Union  Territories  (UTs)  and  local  bodies  to  ensure  required treatment  of  sewage  and  industrial  effluent,  before  discharging  into  recipient  water  bodies  or  land  for prevention and control of pollution therein. 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 the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National River Conservation Plan (NRCP) for other rivers.

Under NRCP, pollution abatement projects for conservation of five rivers in Maharashtra namely Krishna,  Panchganga,  Godavari,  Tapi  and  MulaMutha,  were  sanctioned  at  a  total  cost  of  Rs.1182.86 crore.  Under  these  projects,  sewage  treatment  capacity  of  260  million  litres  per  day  (mld)  has  been created so far in the towns of Karad, Sangli, Kolhapur, Nanded, Nashik, Triambakeshwar and Prakasha.

As per the information available, the State Government of Maharashtra informed NITI Aayog in June,  2019  regarding 21  proposals  received  by  the  State  Environment Department from various local

planning authorities for conservation and rejuvenation of rivers including Godavari, Panchganga, Ulhas, Kundalika,  Waldhuni,  Indrayani  and  Nag  at  a  total  estimated  cost  of  Rs.3810  crore.  The  State Government requested for external support to prevent degradation of water bodies in the State, and also expressed  the  need  for  setting  up  a  mission  for  cleaning  of  rivers  in  Maharashtra  through  pollution prevention  and  behavior  changes  under  a  nodal  authority.  However,  no  details  were  made  available, except the proposal for pollution abatement of river Nag at Nagpur. Also, setting up any agency and/or mission for rejuvenation and transformation of rivers in Maharashtra remains the jurisdiction of the State Government.

In  compliance  of  the  orders  of  National  Green  Tribunal  (NGT)  in  Original  Application No.673/2018  regarding  polluted  river  stretches  in  the  country,  States/UTs  are  required  to  implement action  plans  approved  by  Central  Pollution  Control  Board  for  restoration  of  the  said  stretches  in  their jurisdiction within the stipulated timelines.

(c)        State/UT wise details of projects approved under Namami Gange and NRCP programmes during the last three years are at Annexure .

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of  Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. †745 to be answered on the 02.12.2021 regarding 'Rejuvenation of rivers in Maharashtra'

## State/UT wise details of projects approved under Namami Gange and NRCP programmes during the last three years

(a)       Under Namami Gange Programme

| State/UT         | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   |
|------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Uttarakhand      | 3         | -         | 1         |
| Uttar Pradesh    | 14        | 5         | 8         |
| Bihar            | 8         | 3         | 1         |
| Jharkhand        | -         | -         | 1         |
| West Bengal      | 9         | -         | 5         |
| Delhi            | 1         | -         | -         |
| Himachal Pradesh | 1         | -         | -         |
| Haryana          | -         | -         | -         |
| Rajasthan        | -         | -         | 1         |

## (b)       Under NRCP

| State/UT   |   2018-19 | 2019-20   | 2020-21   |
|------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| Sikkim     |         1 | -         | 1         |
| J&K        |         1 | -         | -         |
| Manipur    |         1 | -         | -         |

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