Lok Sabha Question No. 1195 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-09
Subject: Waste Water Treatment
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Kumbakudi Sudhakaran, Mohammad Jawed, Anto  Antony, Balubhau (Alias Suresh Narayan) Dhanorkar, Vincent H Pala, Behanan Benny

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1195

TO BE ANSWERED ON FEBRUARY 09, 2023

## WASTE WATER TREATMENT

NO. 1195.

SHRI KUMBAKUDI SUDHAKARAN:

DR. MOHAMMAD JAWED:

SHRI ANTO ANTONY:

SHRI BALUBHAU ALIAS SURESH

NARAYAN DHANORKAR:

SHRI VINCENT H. PALA:

SHRI BENNY BEHANAN:

Will  the  Minister  of  HOUSING  AND  URBAN  AFFAIRS  be  pleased  to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware that only 28 per cent of the total waste water generated from urban centres is treated;
- (b) if  so,  the  details  of  the  waste water generated in all Class-I cities during the last five years;
- (c) the  details  of  the  projections  of  waste  water  to  be  generated  for each of the city by 2032;
- (d) whether the built in capacity of sewage treatment infrastructure is sufficient to meet this increased demand at the city level; and
- (e)
- if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

- (a): Water  is  a  State  subject.  As  per  NITI  Aayog's  report  'URBAN WASTEWATER SCENARIO IN INDIA' published in August 2022, it has been assessed  that  72%  of  the  wastewater  remains  untreated  and  may  be disposed of in rivers/lakes/groundwater.
- (b) & (c):   No study has been conducted by Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs on wastewater generated in all Class I cities during the last five years.  However,  wastewater/  sewage  generation  in  Municipal  area  is considered as 80% of the water supplied as per Manual of Central Public Health and Environmental Engineering Organisation (CPHEEO).

(d) & (e): Public  health  and  sanitation  are  State  subjects  and  are  the responsibility of the State Government. Under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT), total sewage treatment capacity of 6,347 Million Liters per Day (MLD) is being developed through AMRUT  projects  of  which,  2,840  MLD  sewage  treatment  capacity  has been created.

Further, Government of India has launched AMRUT 2.0 on 1 October, 2021  for  5  years  from  2021-22  to  2025-26.    AMRUT  2.0  is  designed  to provide  universal  coverage  of  water  supply  to  all  households  through functional taps in all statutory towns and coverage of sewerage/septage management in 500 AMRUT cities.  Making the cities 'water secure' and thereby  enhancing  ease  of  living  of  citizens  is  major  objective  of  the Mission.

AMRUT  2.0  has  been  envisaged  to  promote  circular  economy  of water  through  development  of  city  water  balance  plan  for  each  city focusing  on  recycle/reuse  of  treated  sewage,  rejuvenation  of  water bodies  and  water  conservation.  Under  Sewerage  component  of  the AMRUT  2.0  for  500  AMRUT  cities,  tertiary  treatment  with  end-to-end reuse  plan  (preferably  in  Public  Private  Partnership  mode);  provision/ augmentation  and  rehabilitation  of  sewerage  systems  with  end-to-end treatment and reuse; tapping of used water for recycling; identifying the bulk users of recycled used water and facilitating sale of used water to potential  users  (e.g.  industrial  clusters  such  as  textile/  leather/  paper/ power plants/ railways, etc.) are admissible components.

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