Lok Sabha Question No. 138 (STARRED), answered on 2022-12-15
Subject: Sujalam Project
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Rajiv Pratap Rudy

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.*138

TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.12.2022

## Sujalam Project

## *138. SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government has recently launched the Sujalam 2.0  greywater  recycling project and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)  the  total  amount  of  greywater  discharged  in  the  country  annually,  State/UT-wise including Saran district of Bihar;
- (c)  the  total  number  of  greywater  recycling  plants  that  are  presently  functional  in  the country, State/UT-wise including Saran district of Bihar;
- (d) the amount of greywater that has been recycled during the last one year, State/UT-wise including Bihar and the estimated cost incurred; and
- (e)  whether  the  Government  has  any  policy  to  financially  help  the  States  with  larger greywater recycling requirements and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF JAL SHAKTI (SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)

- (a) to (e) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## Statement referred to in the reply to Lok Sabha Starred Question No.*138 due for reply on 15.12.2022

(a)  to  (e)    Under  Swachh  Bharat  Mission (Grameen) [SBM-G] Phase II, management of greywater is promoted through the on-site systems near the source, wherever possible, such as soak pits/leach pits/magic pits at household or at community level.  However, on a larger scale or at the village level, the greywater can be managed through specialized technologies viz., Waste Stabilization Ponds (WSPs), Constructed Wetlands, etc., as per the feasibility. To give impetus to greywater management in rural areas, Sujalam campaigns have been carried out across the country.  Sujalam 2.0, a 100 days campaign, was  launched on the World Water Day, 22 nd  March 2022.  Under the campaign the focus was on prioritizing greywater  management  through  households/community  level  soak  pits/leach  pits/magic pits.  The campaign concluded on 30 th June, 2022.  As reported by the States/UTs, more than  12  lakh  household  and  community  soak  pits/leach  pits/magic  pits  were  constructed under Sujalam 2.0.

As on 12 th December, 2022, over 6.82 lakhs community soakpits/leach pits/magic pits  and  42.17  lakhs  household  soakpits/leach  pits/magic  pits/kitchen  gardens  have  been built throughout the country, as reported by the States/UTs.  Further, around 32,989 other community level  greywater management systems, such as WSPs, Constructed Wetlands, etc. have been constructed.  State/UT-wise details are given at Annexure-1 .

In  Saran  district  of  Bihar,  803  community  soak  pits/leach  pits/magic  pits,  3934 household  soak  pits/leach  pits/magic  pits/kitchen  gardens  and  32  other  community greywater management systems are reported to have been constructed.

The data regarding the amount of greywater discharged or recycled in rural areas is not being maintained.

As per SBM-G guidelines, for greywater management in larger villages with more than 5000 population, there is a provision for financial assistance upto Rs. 660 per capita (including State share) for construction of greywater management systems.  Further more, in addition, the States can also utilise MGNERGS funds, 15 th  Finance Commission grants for Rural Local Bodies, MPLAD, funds, etc.

State/UT-wise  details  of  household  and  community  soak  pits/  leach  pits/  magic  pits and other community greywater management systems such as WSPs etc, reported to have been constructed till 12.12.2022

| Sl. No   | State/UT                  | No. of community soak pits /leach pits/magic pits   | No. of household soak pits/ leach pits/ magic pits/ kitchen gardens   | No. of other community greywater management systems such as WSPs, etc.   |
|----------|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | A &NIslands               | 63                                                  | 164                                                                   | 19                                                                       |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh            | 2,062                                               | 4,07,976                                                              | 570                                                                      |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh         | 1,573                                               | 4,563                                                                 | 236                                                                      |
| 4        | Assam                     | 845                                                 | 730                                                                   | 4                                                                        |
| 5        | Bihar                     | 32,220                                              | 1,61,395                                                              | 2,251                                                                    |
| 6        | Chhattisgarh              | 52,195                                              | 31,947                                                                | 1,430                                                                    |
| 7        | D &NHaveli and Daman &Diu | 43                                                  | 217                                                                   | 47                                                                       |
| 8        | Goa                       | 53                                                  | 1,060                                                                 | 24                                                                       |
| 9        | Gujarat                   | 10,205                                              | 83,523                                                                | 464                                                                      |
| 10       | Haryana                   | 6,116                                               | 4,557                                                                 | 2,376                                                                    |
| 11       | Himachal Pradesh          | 1,749                                               | 6,760                                                                 | 502                                                                      |
| 12       | Jammu &Kashmir            | 32,188                                              | 4,02,032                                                              | 991                                                                      |
| 13       | Jharkhand                 | 14,986                                              | 12,490                                                                | 1,360                                                                    |
| 14       | Karnataka                 | 923                                                 | 5,85,351                                                              | 346                                                                      |
| 15       | Kerala                    | 1,487                                               | 10,924                                                                | 302                                                                      |
| 16       | Ladakh                    | 1                                                   | 17,992                                                                | 0                                                                        |
| 17       | Lakshadweep               | 8                                                   | 44                                                                    | 0                                                                        |
| 18       | Madhya Pradesh            | 1,25,089                                            | 2,86,592                                                              | 3,681                                                                    |
| 19       | Maharashtra               | 12,944                                              | 3,14,683                                                              | 1,864                                                                    |
| 20       | Manipur                   | 115                                                 | 998                                                                   | 7                                                                        |
| 21       | Meghalaya                 | 233                                                 | 40,653                                                                | 34                                                                       |
| 22       | Mizoram                   | 220                                                 | 3,375                                                                 | 0                                                                        |
| 23       | Nagaland                  | 413                                                 | 7,411                                                                 | 78                                                                       |
| 24       | Odisha                    | 1,78,809                                            | 6,22,199                                                              | 1,379                                                                    |
| 25       | Puducherry                | 6                                                   | 284                                                                   | 0                                                                        |
| 26       | Punjab                    | 86                                                  | 3,398                                                                 | 730                                                                      |
| 27       | Rajasthan                 | 57,414                                              | 13,537                                                                | 2,664                                                                    |
| 28       | Sikkim                    | 38                                                  | 3,648                                                                 | 25                                                                       |
| 29       | Tamil Nadu                | 21,963                                              | 2,79,074                                                              | 950                                                                      |
| 30       | Telangana                 | 18,936                                              | 4,91,607                                                              | 2,476                                                                    |
| 31       | Tripura                   | 698                                                 | 3,754                                                                 | 36                                                                       |
| 32       | Uttar Pradesh             | 94,907                                              | 2,25,669                                                              | 6,450                                                                    |
| 33       | Uttarakhand               | 2,551                                               | 14,571                                                                | 152                                                                      |
| 34       | West Bengal               | 11,500                                              | 1,74,300                                                              | 1,541                                                                    |
| Total    | Total                     | 6,82,639                                            | 42,17,478                                                             | 32,989                                                                   |

Source: SBM(G) IMIS