Lok Sabha Question No. 1842 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-28
Subject: Pollution in Rivers
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Ramcharan Bohra, Ashok Kumar Rawat

†1842

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. † 1842

ANSWERED ON 28.07.2022

## POLLUTION IN RIVERS

SHRI RAMCHARAN BOHRA

SHRI ASHOK KUMAR RAWAT:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has formulated any scheme to make the major rivers of the country free from pollution;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the total funds allocated by the Government for the implementation of the said scheme;
- (d) whether the State Governments also share and spend funds under such schemes; and
- (e)  if  so,  the  details  of  the  expenditure  made  by  the  State  Governments  on  said  schemes  thereof,  Statewise?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

## ( SHRI BISHWESWAR TUDU )

(a)  to  (e)    Cleaning/rejuvenation  of  rivers  is  an  ongoing  activity.  It  is  the  primary  responsibility  of  the States/Union  Territories  (UTs)  to  ensure  the  cleanliness  of  water  in  the  rivers  within  their  jurisdiction. States and UTs are to ensure that the Urban Local Bodies and Industrial Units located in their jurisdiction carry out the treatment of sewage and industrial effluents to the prescribed norms before discharging into rivers  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 NamamiGange for rivers in Ganga basin and through the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National River Conservation Plan (NRCP) for other rivers. Setting up of Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) is one of the important components of these programmes.

Proposals  for  pollution  abatement  works  in  the  towns  and  cities  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  guidelines  of  these  schemes/programs,  availability  of  plan funds, etc. NRCP has so far covered polluted stretches on 35 rivers in 78 towns spread over  16  States  in the   country   with   the   project   sanctioned   cost   of  Rs.  6,142  crore,  and  inter  alia,  a  sewage  treatment capacity of 2,745.70 million liters per day (mld) has been created. An amount of Rs. 2799 crore has been released  to  various  States/UTs  Governments  as  Central  share  for  implementation  of  various  pollution abatement schemes under NRCP. The funding pattern for NRCP is in the ratio of 60:40 between Centre and State (with effect from 01.04.2016) and for North East & Hill States, it is in the ratio of 90:10. The Mula  Mutha  river  conservation  action  plan  at  Pune,  Maharashtra  is  being  implemented  with  a  funding pattern of 85:15 between Central Government and the State Government.

Under  the  Namami  Gange  programme,  374  projects,  including  161  projects  for  sewage  treatment  of 5,015.26 mld and a sewer network of 5,134 km, have been sanctioned at a cost of Rs.31,098 crore. The Namami Gange programme envisages 100% Central Government funding for the entire life cycle cost of the assets created which includes 10-year Operation & Maintenance (O & M) cost.

Details  of  State/UT  wise  sanctioned  cost  and  expenditure  incurred  under  NRCP  and  NamamiGange programme is at Annexure.

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.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1842 TO BE ANSWERED ON  28 TH  JULY, 2022 ON ' POLLUTION IN RIVERS '

## (a) State/UT wise sanctioned cost and expenditure incurred under NRCP:

(Rs. in crore)

| Sl. No.   | States            | River                                              |   Sanctioned Cost |   Expenditure incurred by State Govt. as on June,2022 |
|-----------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    | Godavari                                           |            110.21 |                                                 19.59 |
| 2         | Goa               | Mandovi                                            |             14.1  |                                                 13.5  |
| 3         | Gujarat           | Sabarmati, Mindhola, Tapi                          |           1779.78 |                                               1010.51 |
| 4         | Jharkhand         | Subarnrekha                                        |              3.14 |                                                  0.98 |
| 5         | Jammu and Kashmir | Devika and Tawi                                    |            186.74 |                                                 49    |
| 6         | Karnataka         | Pennar, Bhadra, Tungabhadra, Cauvery, Tunga        |             66.25 |                                                 53.59 |
| 7         | Kerala            | Pamba                                              |             18.45 |                                                 33.69 |
| 8         | Madhya Pradesh    | Tapti, Wainganga, Narmada                          |             20.16 |                                                  9.67 |
| 9         | Maharashtra       | Krishna, Panchganga, Godavari, Tapi, Mula Mutha    |           1182.86 |                                                214.91 |
| 10        | Manipur           | Nambul                                             |             97.72 |                                                 42.22 |
| 11        | Nagaland          | Diphu and Dhansiri                                 |             78.65 |                                                 54.42 |
| 12        | Odisha            | Brahamini, Mahanadi, Coastel Area                  |             92.74 |                                                 90.25 |
| 13        | Punjab            | Satluj, Beas & Satluj, Ghaggar                     |            774.43 |                                                797.41 |
| 14        | Sikkim            | Rani Chu, Tista                                    |            463.05 |                                                225.54 |
| 15        | Tamil Nadu        | Cauvery, Adyar, Cooum, Vaigai, Vennar, Tamrabarani |            908.13 |                                                901.17 |
| 16        | Telangana         | Godavari, Musi                                     |            345.72 |                                                346.83 |
|           | Total :           |                                                    |           6142.12 |                                               3863.28 |

- (b) State/UT wise sanctioned cost and expenditure incurred under NamamiGange programme (Rs. in crore)

| Sl.No.   | States /UT       | Rivers Covered                                            |   Sanctioned* cost | Expenditure* incurred by state Govt. as on June 2022   |
|----------|------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Uttarakhand      | Ganga,Rispana , Bindal,koshi,Dhela, Alaknanda.            |            1686.91 | 888.00                                                 |
| 2        | Uttar Pradesh    | Ganga,Gomti,Saryu, Ghaghar,kali,Yamuna, Hindon,Ram ganga. |           11564.4  | 4395.00                                                |
| 3        | Bihar            | Ganga,Gandak,Sone.                                        |            6046.58 | 3080.00                                                |
| 4        | Jharkhand        | Ganga,Damodar                                             |             279.24 | 220.00                                                 |
| 5        | West Bengal      | Ganga,Damodar, Barakar,Adi Ganga.                         |            4117.7  | 1672.00                                                |
| 6        | Delhi            | Yamuna                                                    |            2361.03 | 1340.00                                                |
| 7        | Haryana          | Yamuna                                                    |             217.87 | 217.94                                                 |
| 8        | Himachal Pradesh | Yamuna                                                    |              11.57 | 3.75                                                   |
| 9        | Madhya Pradesh   | Morar, Shivana                                            |              68.15 | -                                                      |
| 10       | Rajasthan        | Chambal                                                   |             258.48 | 121.49                                                 |
|          | Total:           |                                                           |           26611.9  | 11938.18                                               |

*The sanctioned cost and expenditure includes sewage infrastructure and ghats & crematoria projects.

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