Lok Sabha Question No. 2691 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-17
Subject: NRCP in Telangana
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Anumula Revanth Reddy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI,

## DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2691

ANSWERED ON 17.03.2022

## NRCP IN TELANGANA

## 2691.  SHRI ANUMULA REVANTH REDDY

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has identified stretch of any river as polluted in the State of Telangana and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the details of the stretch of the rivers covered under the National River Conservation Plan (NRCP) in the State of Telangana;
- (c) whether the Government of Telangana has sent any proposal to the Union Government to include a stretch of any river under NRCP; and
- (d) if so, the details of the action taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

## (SHRI BISHWESWAR TUDU)

- (a) Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in association with Pollution Control Board/ Committees in different  States/  Union  Territories  (UTs),  have  been  monitoring  the  water  quality  of  rivers  and  other water  bodies  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 report published by CPCB in September, 2018, a total of 351 polluted stretches were identified on 323 rivers in the country based on monitoring results in terms of Bio-chemical Oxygen Demand (BOD), an indicator of organic pollution. Out of these 351 polluted river stretches (PRS), following 8 are in Telangana:

|   Sl. No. | River    | Polluted Stretch         | BOD Range (mg/l)   | Priority   |
|-----------|----------|--------------------------|--------------------|------------|
|         1 | Musi     | Hydrabad to Nalgonda     | 4.0-60.0           | I          |
|         2 | Manjeera | Gowdicharla to Nakkavagu | 5.0-26             | II         |

|   3. | Nakkavagu   | Gandilachapet to Sevalal Thanda   | 26.0    | II   |
|------|-------------|-----------------------------------|---------|------|
|    4 | Karakavagu  | Along Palwancha                   | 18.0    | III  |
|    5 | Maner       | Warangal to Somnapalli            | 6-20.0  | III  |
|    6 | Godavari    | Basar to Khammam                  | 4.0-9.0 | IV   |
|    7 | Kinnersani  | Along Palwancha                   | 10.0    | IV   |
|    8 | Krishna     | Thangadigi to Wadapally           | 5.0-6.0 | V    |

(b)  to  (d)   Cleaning  and  rejuvenation  of  rivers  is  an  ongoing  activity.  It  is  the  responsibility  of  the States/UTs,  Local  Bodies  and  Industrial  Units to  ensure  required  treatment  of  sewage  and  industrial effluents  in  sewage  treatment  plants  (STPs)/effluent  treatment  plants  (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 Ganga and its tributaries and the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National River Conservation Plan (NRCP) for other rivers. Setting up of STPs is one of the important components of these programmes.

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  million  litres  per  day  (mld)  has  been  created.  Of  these,  2  rivers  namely  Godavari  at Bhadrachalam, Mancherial, Ramagundam and Musi at Hyderabad have been included from Telangana at a  sanctioned cost of Rs.345.72 crore. These works in the State of Telangana include setting up of 10 STPs of 635.46 mld capacity, interception & diversion, low cost sanitation, river front development and improved wood crematoria etc.

Besides, the Hyderabad Metropolitan Water Supply & Sewerage Board (HMWSSB) has submitted 4 projects pertaining to conservation of Musi and Manjira rivers at Hyderabad at an estimated cost of Rs. 3249.19 crore in February, 2020. These projects have been returned to HMWSSB for prioritization and modification.

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