Lok Sabha Question No. 253 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-03
Subject: River Revitalisation Projects
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Anto  Antony, Karti P. Chidambaram, Adoor Prakash, K. Muraleedharan, A. Chellakumar, Mohammad Jawed, Behanan Benny, Balubhau (Alias Suresh Narayan) Dhanorkar, T.N. Prathapan

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 253

ANSWERED ON 03.02.2022

## FLOOD MANAGEMENT SCHEME

## 253. SHRI ANTO ANTONY:

SHRI KARTI P. CHIDAMBARAM:

ADV. ADOOR PRAKASH:

SHRI K. MURALEEDHARAN:

DR. A. CHELLAKUMAR:

DR. MOHAMMAD JAWED:

SHRI BENNY BEHANAN:

SHRI BALUBHAU ALIAS SURESH NARAYAN DHANORKAR:

SHRI T.N. PRATHAPAN

- (a) the details of river revitalisation projects under the Ministry since its inception till date location and year-wise;
- (b)  the  details  of  date  of  project  approval,  project  status  and  project  deadline  for  completion  and extension, if any;
- (c)  the  funds  allocated,  approved  and utilised for the river  revitalisation  projects including Ganga river;
- (d) whether any river revitalisation projects are pending for approval and if so, the details thereof including the reasons for delay in approval; and
- (e) whether the Ministry proposes to include Ramzan river of Bihar and Pamba river of Kerala under river revitalisation project and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (e)    Cleaning/rejuvenation  of  rivers  is  an  ongoing  activity.  It  is  the  responsibility  of  the States/Union  Territories  (UTs),  Local  Bodies  and  Industrial  Units to  ensure  required  treatment  of sewage and industrial effluents 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  river  Ganga  and  its  tributaries  and  the  Centrally

Sponsored Scheme of National River Conservation Plan (NRCP) for rivers in other basins. Setting up of sewage treatment plant (STPs) is one of the important components of these programmes.

Proposals  for  pollution  abatement  works  in  the  towns  along  polluted  river  stretches  are  received from the States/UTs from time to time for consideration under NRCP and sanctioned based on their prioritization, conformity with NRCP guidelines, availability of plan funds, etc.

NRCP has so far covered polluted stretches on 34 rivers in 77 towns spread over 16 States in the country with a sanctioned cost of Rs.5961.75 crore, and inter-alia, a sewage treatment capacity of 2677 million litres per day  (mld) has been created since its inception. Under the  Namami Gange programme  launched  in  June,  2014,  a  total  of  363  projects,  including  160  projects  for  sewage treatment  of  5023.98  mld  and  sewer  network  of  5227  kms,  have  been  sanctioned  at  a  cost  of Rs.30841.53 crore. River Pamba of Kerala is included under NRCP. River Ramzan in Kishanganj, Bihar  falls  within  Ganga  river  basin  system  which  is  covered  under  Namami  Gange  programme. State/UT-wise details of rivers covered under NRCP, Namami Gange and Ganga Action Plan (GAP) are given at Annexure.

Under  the  Atal  Mission  for  Rejuvenation  and  Urban  Transformation  (AMRUT)  programme  of Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs, 889 sewerage & septage management projects amounting to Rs.34205  crore  have  been  taken  up,  of  which  400  projects  costing  Rs.9056  crore  have  been completed  so  far.  Under  the  Swachh  Bharat  Mission  (Urban)  2.0  launched  in  October,  2021, Rs.15883 crore has been allocated to States/UTs for waste water/used water management, including setting up of STPs and fecal sludge treatment plants (FSTP).

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (A)  TO  (E)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 253 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 03.02.2022, REGARDING 'RIVER REVITALISATION PROJECTS'

## a) State-wise details of rivers covered under National River Conservation Plan (excluding Ganga and its tributaries)

|   S. No. | State/UT       | Name of Rivers covered                             |   Number of Rivers covered |
|----------|----------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh | Godavari                                           |                          1 |
|        2 | Telangana      | Godavari &Musi                                     |                          2 |
|        3 | Jammu& Kashmir | Devika &Tawi                                       |                          2 |
|        4 | Jharkhand      | Subarnarekha                                       |                          1 |
|        5 | Gujarat        | Sabarmati, Mindola &Tapi                           |                          3 |
|        6 | Goa            | Mandovi                                            |                          1 |
|        7 | Karnataka      | Tunga, Bhadra, Tungabhadra, Cauvery &Pennar        |                          5 |
|        8 | Maharashtra    | Godavari, Tapi, Krishna, Panchganga& MulaMutha.    |                          5 |
|        9 | Madhya Pradesh | Wainganga, Narmada &Tapti.                         |                          3 |
|       10 | Manipur        | Nambul                                             |                          1 |
|       11 | Odisha         | Brahmini, Mahanadi                                 |                          2 |
|       12 | Punjab         | Ghaggar, Beas &Satluj                              |                          3 |
|       13 | Tamil Nadu     | Adyar, Cooum, Vaigai, Vennar, Cauvery& Tamrabarani |                          6 |
|       14 | Kerala         | Pamba                                              |                          1 |
|       15 | Sikkim         | Rani Chu                                           |                          1 |
|       16 | Nagaland       | Diphu and Dhansiri                                 |                          2 |

## b) State-wise details of rivers covered under Namami Gange and GAP (Ganga and its tributaries)

|   Sl. No. | State            | Name of Rivers covered                                         |   Number of Rivers covered |
|-----------|------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|         1 | Uttarakhand      | Ganga, Alaknanda, Bhagirathi, Mandakini, Kosi, Rispana &Bindal |                          7 |
|         2 | Uttar Pradesh    | Ganga, Yamuna, Kali, Gomti, Saryu, Ram Ganga                   |                          6 |
|         3 | Bihar            | Ganga, BurhiGandak, Kharkari                                   |                          3 |
|         4 | Jharkhand        | Ganga, Damodar                                                 |                          2 |
|         5 | West Bengal      | Ganga, Damodar, Banka, Mahananda                               |                          4 |
|         6 | Delhi            | Yamuna                                                         |                          1 |
|         7 | Haryana          | Yamuna                                                         |                          1 |
|         8 | Himachal Pradesh | Yamuna                                                         |                          1 |
|         9 | Madhya Pradesh   | Beehar, Betwa, Khan, Kshipra, Mandakini, Chambal               |                          6 |
|        10 | Rajasthan        | Chambal                                                        |                          1 |