Lok Sabha Question No. 1772 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-29
Subject: Conservation of Musi River
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. 1772

ANSWERED ON 29 .07 .2021

## CONSERVATION OF MUSI RIVER

## 1772.            SHRI ANUMULA REVANTH REDDY

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of steps being taken by the Union Government in coordination with Government of prevent dumping of wastes especially from pharmacy industries into the river Musi;
- (b) the details of steps taken/being taken to protect Musi river water from contamination and pollut
- (c) the details of funds allocated by the Union Government for the same during last three years,

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI & FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES ( SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL )

- (a)  Telangana StatePollution ControlBoard has informed thatno wastes,especially  from pharmaceutical industries, aredumped into river Musi.
- (b) &(c)Cleaning/rejuvenation of rivers isan ongoing process. Itis theresponsibility of the States/UTs a local bodies to ensure required treatment of sewage and industrial effluents to the prescribed norms before discharging into water  bodies  or  land  to  prevent  and  control  of  pollution  therein.  For conservation  of rivers, excluding Ganga and its tributaries, this Ministry has been supplementing efforts oftheStates/UTs by providing financial and technical assistance forabatement of pollution in identified stretches of rivers in the cou theCentrally SponsoredScheme ofNational RiverConservation Plan (NRCP).

Under NRCP, pollution abatement projects for conservation of river Musi have been implemented in H yderabad at a total cost of Rs. 335.65 crores and 4 Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) of total capacity of million litres per day (MLD) have been constructed for treatment of municipal sewage. No funds have, h beenprovided by theUnion Government inthelast three yearsunderNRCP forconservation of rive rMusi.

At present, 25 Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) with total capacity of 772.5 MLD in the catchment of river Musi are operational. In addition, work order for 17 STPs of 376.5 MLD capacity have been awarded at a estimated cost of Rs.1280 crore underHybrid Annuity Model by TelanganaGovernment.

In compliance of the orders of National Green Tribunal (NGT) in Original Application No. 673/2018 regarding polluted river stretches in the country, including one stretch of river Musi from Hyderabad to Nalgonda in Telangana, States/UTs are required to implement approved action plans for restoration of the said their jurisdiction within the stipulated timelines. As per the orders of NGT, regular eview on implementation of action plans is und ertaken in the States/UTs and also at Center level.

Besides,  in  Original  Application  No.  426/2018  regarding  pollution  of  river Musi,  Nat onal  Green Tribunal (NGT) has constituted a Monitoring Committee under the chairmanship of Justice Vilas V. Afzulpurk r, former Judge, Andhra Pradesh & TelanganaHigh Court.

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