Lok Sabha Question No. 1576 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-15
Subject: Pollution in Rivers in Uttar Pradesh
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Arun Kumar Sagar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI,

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1576

ANSWERED ON 15.12.2022

## POLLUTION IN RIVERS IN UTTAR PRADESH

## 1576 SHRI ARUN KUMAR SAGAR

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:-

(a)  whether  the  major  rivers  like  Ramganga,  Garra  and  Khannout  in  Shahjahanpur  Parliamentary Constituency in Uttar Pradesh are getting polluted;

(b) if so, whether any steps have been taken or are proposed to be taken by the Government to make the major rivers passing through Shahjahanpur Parliamentary Constituency pollution-free;

- (c) if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

## ( SHRI BISHWESWAR TUDU )

(a)  to  (d): Central  Pollution  Control  Board  (CPCB)  under  National  Water  Quality  Monitoring Programme (NWMP) monitors water quality of rivers at 2108 locations in the country.  Out of these, monitoring at 03 (three) locations is carried out on river Ramganga in association with Uttarakhand Pollution Control Board (UKPCB) and Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB) in the State of Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh viz., at D/s Kalagarh dam, D/s Sherkot, Kalagarh and at Kannauj (before  confluence  of  Ramganga  with  River  Ganga).  There  are  no  monitoring  locations  on  river Garra and Khannout under NWMP.

Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in 2018 has identified 351 Polluted River Stretches (PRS) after evaluating the data of 323 rivers in the country. The polluted stretches have been categorized into 5 categories. However, based on Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) criteria, the stretch from Muradabad (downstream of location at Sherkot on Ramganga) to Kannauj in 2018 report has been categorized as Category IV polluted stretch.

Government of India (GoI) has launched the Namami Gange Programme in 2014-15, to accomplish the  twin  objectives  of  effective  abatement  of  pollution,  conservation  and  rejuvenation  of  National River  Ganga  and  its  tributaries.  GoI  is  supplementing  the  efforts  of  the  State  Governments  in addressing the challenges of pollution of river Ganga and its tributaries by providing financial and technical assistance under Namami Gange Programme.

Moradabad  and  Bareilly  are  the  major  towns  located  along  River  Ramganga,  a  tributary  of  river Ganga. For the abatement of the pollution of river Ramganga due to discharge of untreated sewage, 3 sewerage infrastructure projects at an estimated cost of Rs.720 crore towards development of 146 MLD STP capacity in  the  towns  of  Moradabad  and  Bareilly  have  been  taken  up  under  Namami

Gange Programme. One project at Moradabad for development of 58 MLD STP capacity has been completed while other two projects (88 MLD) are at different stages of implementation.

Under  the  Namami  Gange  Programme,  annual  inspections  of  Grossly  Polluting  Industries  (GPIs) have been carried out since 2017. 5(five) rounds of annual inspections have been carried out through technical institutes of reputes such as Indian Institute of Technology (IITs) and Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) institutes etc. In the 5th round, the coverage was 2706 GPIs ,out of which 456 GPIs were found closed, 2032 GPIs were complying and 218 GPIs were non-complying. Concerned SPCBs/PCC issued show-cause notices to 160 non-complying GPIs and closure direction to 58 non-complying GPIs.

Stringent monitoring, regulation and enforcement towards compliance of Grossly Polluting Industries  against  regulatory  framework  mandated  under  Consent  mechanism  issued  in  respect  of provisions of Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 is undertaken through CPCB, State Pollution Control Board (SPCBs) and Pollution Control Committees (PCCs).

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