Lok Sabha Question No. 718 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-02
Subject: STPs in Rural Areas
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Poonamben Hematbhai Maadam

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 718

ANSWERED ON 02.12.2021

## STPs IN RURAL AREAS

## 718.         SHRIMATI POONAMBEN MAADAM

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has taken initiative for setting up of Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) in tier-2 and 3 cities and in rural areas;

- (b) if so, the details thereof including Gujarat;

(c)  whether  the  Government  has  implemented  any  plan  for  cleaning  and  rejuvenation  of  water  bodies  in towns and rural areas; and

(d) if so, the details of progress made in this regard during the last three years, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

## (SHRI BISHWESWAR TUDU)

(a) to (d) As per the report published by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in March, 2021, sewage generation from urban areas in the country is estimated at 72,368 million litres per day (mld), against which sewage  treatment  capacity  of  31,841  mld  was  available  in  class-I  cities  and  class-II  (tier-2)  towns.  The State/ Union Territory (UT)-wise details of sewage generation from urban areas and corresponding sewage treatment capacity available in accordance with the report, are given at Annexure-I .  It  may  be  seen  that against a generation of 5013 mld of sewage, a treatment capacity of 3378 mld is available in the State of Gujarat.

Cleaning/rejuvenation of rivers is an ongoing activity. It is the responsibility of the States/UTs and local bodies to ensure required treatment of sewage and industrial effluents in sewage treatment plant (STPs) and effluent treatment plant (ETPs) to the prescribed norms before discharging into river and other water bodies, coastal waters or land to prevent 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.

NRCP has so far covered polluted stretches on 34 rivers in 77 towns spread over 16 States in the country with the project sanctioned cost of Rs.5961.75 crore, and inter-alia, a sewage treatment capacity of 2677  mld  has  been  created.  Under  Namami  Gange  programme,  a  total  of  353  projects,  including  157 projects for sewage treatment of 4952 mld and a sewer network of 5212 kms, have been sanctioned at a cost

of Rs. 30458 crore. As per the city classification of Central Public Health and Environmental Engineering Organisation (CPHEEO), Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs, 39 towns of Tier-2 and below have been covered  under  the  Namami  Gange  programme  for  treatment  of  waste  water  through  STPs,  constructed wetland and Faecal Sludge Treatment Plants (FSTPs).

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.

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 action plans is undertaken in the States/UTs and also at Central level.

Ministry of Jal Shakti is also implementing the scheme for Repair, Renovation and Restoration (RRR) of water bodies. Under the scheme of RRR of water bodies, one of the main scope of works is desilting of tank bed along with other multiple objectives like comprehensive improvement and restoration of water  bodies  thereby  increasing  tank  storage  capacity,  ground  water  recharge,  increased  availability  of drinking  water,  improvement  in  agriculture/horticulture  productivity,  improvement  of  catchment  area  of tank  commands,  etc.  In  addition,  Ministry  of  Environment,  Forest  &  Climate  Change  (MoEF&CC)  is providing  financial  assistance  to  the  States/UTs  under  the  scheme  of  National  Plan  for  Conservation  of Aquatic Ecosystems (NPCA) for conservation of identified lakes and wetlands in the country.

The State-wise and year-wise funds released to the State Governments/UTs during last three years under NRCP, Namami Gange programme and NPCA is at Annexure-II .

Under  Swachh  Bharat  Mission  (Grameen),  Grey  Water  Management  is  the  key  component  in villages  through  community  systems  such  as  construction  of  community  soak  pits,  waste  stabilization ponds, constructed wetlands, etc. State/UT- wise details of progress of construction of community systems for grey water management during last three years are at Annexure-III .

Swachh  Bharat  Mission-Urban  2.0  was  launched  on  01.10.2021  with  vision  of  achieving 'Garbage Free' status for all cities through sustainable Solid Waste Management and through Sustainable Sanitation and treatment of used water, in all cities with less than 1 lakh population i.e tier-2 and below cities.

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## Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 718 to be answered on the 02.12.2021 on 'STPs in Rural Areas'.

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

| States / UTs             |   Sewage Generation (in mld) |   Installed Capacity (in mld) | Number of STPs Installed   |   Operational Treatment Capacity (in mld) |
|--------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| Andaman &Nicobar Islands |                           23 |                             0 | -                          |                                         0 |
| Andhra Pradesh           |                         2882 |                           833 | 66                         |                                       443 |
| Arunachal Pradesh        |                           62 |                             0 | -                          |                                         0 |
| Assam                    |                          809 |                             0 | -                          |                                         0 |
| Bihar                    |                         2276 |                            10 | 1                          |                                         0 |
| Chandigarh               |                          188 |                           293 | 7                          |                                       271 |
| Chhattisgarh             |                         1203 |                            73 | 3                          |                                        73 |
| Dadra &Nagar Haveli      |                           67 |                            24 | 3                          |                                        24 |
| Goa                      |                          176 |                            66 | 11                         |                                        44 |
| Gujarat                  |                         5013 |                          3378 | 70                         |                                      3358 |
| Haryana                  |                         1816 |                          1880 | 153                        |                                      1880 |
| Himachal Pradesh         |                          116 |                           136 | 78                         |                                        99 |
| Jammu &Kashmir           |                          665 |                           218 | 24                         |                                        93 |
| Jharkhand                |                         1510 |                            22 | 2                          |                                        22 |
| Karnataka                |                         4458 |                          2712 | 140                        |                                      1922 |
| Kerala                   |                         4256 |                           120 | 7                          |                                       114 |
| Lakshadweep              |                           13 |                             0 | -                          |                                         0 |
| Madhya Pradesh           |                         3646 |                          1839 | 126                        |                                       684 |
| Maharashtra              |                         9107 |                          6890 | 154                        |                                      6366 |
| Manipur                  |                          168 |                             0 | -                          |                                         0 |
| Meghalaya                |                          112 |                             0 | -                          |                                         0 |
| Mizoram                  |                          103 |                            10 | 1                          |                                         0 |
| Nagaland                 |                          135 |                             0 | -                          |                                         0 |
| NCT of Delhi             |                         3330 |                          2896 | 38                         |                                      2715 |
| Orissa                   |                         1282 |                           378 | 14                         |                                        55 |
| Pondicherry              |                          161 |                            56 | 3                          |                                        56 |
| Punjab                   |                         1889 |                          1781 | 119                        |                                      1601 |
| Rajasthan                |                         3185 |                          1086 | 114                        |                                       783 |
| Sikkim                   |                           52 |                            20 | 6                          |                                        18 |
| Tamil Nadu               |                         6421 |                          1492 | 63                         |                                      1492 |
| Telangana                |                         2660 |                           901 | 37                         |                                       842 |
| Tripura                  |                          237 |                             8 | 1                          |                                         8 |
| Uttar Pradesh            |                         8263 |                          3374 | 107                        |                                      3224 |
| Uttarakhand              |                          627 |                           448 | 71                         |                                       345 |
| West Bengal              |                         5457 |                           897 | 50                         |                                       337 |
| Total                    |                        72368 |                         31841 | 1469                       |                                     26869 |

## Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 718 to be answered on the 02.12.2021 on 'STPs in Rural Areas'.

- (a) Details of State-wise and year-wise funds released to the State Governments/Union Territories during last three years under NRCP (excluding Namami Gange programme)

(Rs. in crore)

| Sl. No.   | State/UT       | River                   | Funds Released   | Funds Released   | Funds Released   |
|-----------|----------------|-------------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|           |                |                         | 2018-19          | 2019-20          | 2020-21          |
| 1.        | Gujarat        | Sabarmati, Mindola&Tapi | 63.00            | 96.89            | 27.26            |
| 2.        | Jammu &Kashmir | Devika&Tawi             | 30.00            | -                | 20.00            |
| 3.        | Manipur        | Nambul                  | 3.00             | 15.00            | 20.00            |
| 4.        | Sikkim         | Rani Chu                | 42.00            | 10.00            | 20.00            |
| 5.        | Nagaland       | Diphu&Dhansiri          | 5.00             | 10.00            | 5.13             |
| Total     | Total          |                         | 143.00           | 131.89           | 92.39            |

- (b) State-wise details of funds released to various States under Namami Gange programme during last three years

(Rs. in crore)

| State                                                       | Rivers                                      | Funds Released   | Funds Released   | Funds Released   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|                                                             |                                             | 2018-19          | 2019-20          | 2020-21          |
| Uttarakhand                                                 | Ganga, RispanaBindal, Kosi                  | 341.44           | 128.20           | 124.82           |
| Uttar Pradesh                                               | Ganga, Yamuna, Kali, Gomti, Saryu, Ramganga | 823.77           | 821.09           | 472.46           |
| Bihar                                                       | Ganga, Gandak, Kharkhari                    | 673.03           | 1185.17          | 194.43           |
| Jharkhand                                                   | Ganga                                       | 74.23            | 30.50            | 28.03            |
| West Bengal                                                 | Ganga, Damodar, Banka                       | 227.62           | 70.60            | 105.06           |
| Delhi                                                       | Yamuna                                      | 310.69           | 214.47           | 235.00           |
| Irrigation & Public Health Department, Himachal Pradesh     |                                             | ----             | ----             | 1.25             |
| NMCG's Expenditure including other Basin wide interventions |                                             | 175.76           | 223.06           | 178.92           |
| Total                                                       |                                             | 2626.54          | 2673.09          | 1339.97          |

(c) State/UT-wise details of funds released/allocated as central share to the State/UT Governments including Gujarat for conservation and management of wetlands during last three years

( Rs in crores )

| S. No.   | State                  | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   |
|----------|------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1        | Arunachal Pradesh      | -         | 1.21      | -         |
| 2        | Bihar                  | 6.59      | 0.79      | -         |
| 3        | Gujarat                | -         | 1.52      | -         |
| 4        | Haryana                | 1.43      | 0.49      | -         |
| 5        | H.P.                   | -         | 0.12      | -         |
| 6        | Jammu &Kashmir         | 0.86      | 1.68      | -         |
| 7        | Madhya Pradesh         | 4.25      | 8.41      | 7.00      |
| 8        | Manipur                | 3.85      | -         | 7.92      |
| 9        | Mizoram                | 1.21      | 1.92      | 2.78      |
| 10       | Maharashtra            | 4.92      | 3.90      | 8.10      |
| 11       | Nagaland               | 10        | 5.62      | 0.50      |
| 12       | Odisha                 | 5.81      | 4.10      | 5.38      |
| 13       | Puducherry             | 0.50      | 0.50      | -         |
| 14       | Sikkim                 | 3.12      | 2.60      | -         |
| 15       | Tamil Nadu             | 1.2       | 1.37      | -         |
| 16       | Tripura                | -         | 3.13      | -         |
| 17       | Uttar Pradesh          | 18.68     | 2.93      | 0.95      |
| 18       | West Bengal            | 1         | 4.29      | -         |
|          | Total                  | 63.42     | 44.58     | 32.63     |
|          | R&D + Workshop         | 0.53      | 0.64      | 1.73295   |
|          | G. Total (Expenditure) | 63.95     | 45.22     | 34.36     |

## Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 718 to be answered on the 02.12.2021 on 'STPs in Rural Areas'.

State/UT-wise number of Community Grey Water Management systems during the last three years

| Sl. No.   | State/UT                  | No. of Community Grey Water Management Systems (Community Soak Pits, WSPs, Constructed Wetlands, etc)   | No. of Community Grey Water Management Systems (Community Soak Pits, WSPs, Constructed Wetlands, etc)   | No. of Community Grey Water Management Systems (Community Soak Pits, WSPs, Constructed Wetlands, etc)   |
|-----------|---------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|           |                           | 2018-19                                                                                                 | 2019-20                                                                                                 | 2020-21                                                                                                 |
| 1         | A &NIslands               | 3                                                                                                       | 6                                                                                                       | 10                                                                                                      |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh            | 771                                                                                                     | 343                                                                                                     | 109                                                                                                     |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh         | 6                                                                                                       | 112                                                                                                     | 24                                                                                                      |
| 4         | Assam                     | 2                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       | 0                                                                                                       |
| 5         | Bihar                     | 2555                                                                                                    | 12122                                                                                                   | 6306                                                                                                    |
| 6         | Chhattisgarh              | 1023                                                                                                    | 2338                                                                                                    | 724                                                                                                     |
| 7         | D &NHaveli and Daman &Diu | 18                                                                                                      | 14                                                                                                      | 14                                                                                                      |
| 8         | Goa                       | 2                                                                                                       | 6                                                                                                       | 3                                                                                                       |
| 9         | Gujarat                   | 264                                                                                                     | 3059                                                                                                    | 128                                                                                                     |
| 10        | Haryana                   | 370                                                                                                     | 667                                                                                                     | 128                                                                                                     |
| 11        | Himachal Pradesh          | 174                                                                                                     | 300                                                                                                     | 299                                                                                                     |
| 12        | Jammu &Kashmir            | 4                                                                                                       | 8                                                                                                       | 6                                                                                                       |
| 13        | Jharkhand                 | 150                                                                                                     | 322                                                                                                     | 456                                                                                                     |
| 14        | Karnataka                 | 10                                                                                                      | 39                                                                                                      | 89                                                                                                      |
| 15        | Kerala                    | 212                                                                                                     | 228                                                                                                     | 116                                                                                                     |
| 16        | Madhya Pradesh            | 622                                                                                                     | 2112                                                                                                    | 5975                                                                                                    |
| 17        | Maharashtra               | 627                                                                                                     | 691                                                                                                     | 273                                                                                                     |
| 18        | Manipur                   | 0                                                                                                       | 1                                                                                                       | 6                                                                                                       |
| 19        | Meghalaya                 | 43                                                                                                      | 72                                                                                                      | 23                                                                                                      |
| 20        | Nagaland                  | 6                                                                                                       | 22                                                                                                      | 8                                                                                                       |
| 21        | Odisha                    | 884                                                                                                     | 2637                                                                                                    | 1684                                                                                                    |
| 22        | Punjab                    | 34                                                                                                      | 174                                                                                                     | 134                                                                                                     |
| 23        | Rajasthan                 | 331                                                                                                     | 717                                                                                                     | 332                                                                                                     |
| 24        | Sikkim                    | 0                                                                                                       | 3                                                                                                       | 16                                                                                                      |
| 25        | Tamil Nadu                | 6177                                                                                                    | 7706                                                                                                    | 1349                                                                                                    |
| 26        | Telangana                 | 1237                                                                                                    | 3769                                                                                                    | 2541                                                                                                    |
| 27        | Tripura                   | 0                                                                                                       | 3                                                                                                       | 1                                                                                                       |
| 28        | Uttar Pradesh             | 1654                                                                                                    | 5357                                                                                                    | 8579                                                                                                    |
| 29        | Uttarakhand               | 358                                                                                                     | 609                                                                                                     | 97                                                                                                      |
| Total     |                           | 17537                                                                                                   | 43437                                                                                                   | 29430                                                                                                   |

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