Lok Sabha Question No. 1994 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-09
Subject: Sewage Water Treatment
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Rajendra Dhedya  Gavit

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †1994 ANSWERED ON 09.12.2021

## SEWAGE WATER TREATMENT

## †1994.         SHRI RAJENDRA DHEDYA GAVIT

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that sewage water is dumped in rivers only after water treatment and if so, the details of the States which are following this policy;

(b) the total funds allocated and utilised for cleaning rivers and setting up water treatment plants during the last five years and the current year, State and year-wise; and

(c) whether it is also a fact that dirty water is being dumped into Yamuna river in Delhi even today without treating it and if so, the action taken thereon?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI (SHRI BISHWESWAR TUDU)

(a)   to  (c)  Cleaning  and  rejuvenation  of  rivers  is  a  continuous  process. It  is  the  responsibility  of  the States/Union Territories (UTs),  Local Bodies and  Industrial Units to ensure required 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. As  per  the  report  of  Central  Pollution  Control Board  (CPCB)  of  March,  2021,  72368  million  litres  per  day  (mld)  is  generated  from  urban  areas  in  the country,  against  which  a  treatment  capacity  of  31841  mld  is  available.  State/UT  wise  details  are  at Annexure-I .

For conservation and rejuvenation 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 Namami Gange for Ganga and its tributaries, and the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National River Conservation Plan (NRCP) for other rivers. Setting up of STPs is one of the important components of these programmes.

NRCP has so far covered polluted stretches on 34 rivers in 77 towns spread over 16 States/UT in the country with the project sanctioned cost of Rs.5961.75 crore, and inter-alia, a sewage treatment capacity of 2677 million litres per day (mld) has been created. Under the Namami Gange programme, a total of 353 projects, including 157 projects for sewage treatment of 4952 mld capacity and sewer network of 5212 kms, have been sanctioned at a cost of Rs.30458 crore. State/UT-wise details of funds allocated and utilised for cleaning  of  rivers  during  the  last  five  years  and  the  current  year under  NRCP  and  Namami  Gange programmes are given at Annexure-II .

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.

Rejuvenation  of  river  Yamuna  river  is  included  under  the  Central  Sector  Scheme  of  Namami Gange. There  are  34  operational  STPs  with  a  capacity  of  2624  mld  in  Delhi.  10  sewage  treatment infrastructure projects at an estimated cost of Rs. 2296 crore have been sanctioned under Namami Gange programme for creation/upgradation of the 1362 mld of sewage treatment capacity in Delhi.

As per the Provisions of Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution), Act 1974, industrial units are required to install effluent treatment plants (ETPs) and treat their effluents to comply with stipulated environmental standards before discharging into river and water bodies. Accordingly, CPCB, State Pollution Control Boards/Pollution Control Committees monitor industries with respect to effluent discharge standards and take action for non-compliance under provisions of these Acts.

Besides,  in  compliance  of  the  orders  of  National  Green  Tribunal  (NGT)  in  Original  Application No.673/2018 regarding rejuvenation of polluted  river  stretches  in  the  country,  States/UTs  are  required  to implement approved action plans for restoration of the polluted stretches in their jurisdiction as identified by CPCB and published  in  their  report  of  2018,  within  the  stipulated  timelines.  As  per  the  orders  of  NGT, regular review on implementation of action plans is undertaken in the States/UTs and also at Central level.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  DIARY  NO.  1994  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  09.12.2021  ON  'SEWAGE  WATER TREATMENT'

## State-wise Sewage Generation and Treatment Capacity of Urban Centers-India

| States / UTs             |   Sewage Generation (in mld) |   Installed Capacity (in mld) | Number of STPs Installed   |
|--------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------------|
| Andaman &Nicobar Islands |                           23 |                             0 | -                          |
| Andhra Pradesh           |                         2882 |                           833 | 66                         |
| Arunachal Pradesh        |                           62 |                             0 | -                          |
| Assam                    |                          809 |                             0 | -                          |
| Bihar                    |                         2276 |                            10 | 1                          |
| Chandigarh               |                          188 |                           293 | 7                          |
| Chhattisgarh             |                         1203 |                            73 | 3                          |
| Dadra &Nagar Haveli      |                           67 |                            24 | 3                          |
| Goa                      |                          176 |                            66 | 11                         |
| Gujarat                  |                         5013 |                          3378 | 70                         |
| Haryana                  |                         1816 |                          1880 | 153                        |
| Himachal Pradesh         |                          116 |                           136 | 78                         |
| Jammu &Kashmir           |                          665 |                           218 | 24                         |
| Jharkhand                |                         1510 |                            22 | 2                          |
| Karnataka                |                         4458 |                          2712 | 140                        |
| Kerala                   |                         4256 |                           120 | 7                          |
| Lakshadweep              |                           13 |                             0 | -                          |
| Madhya Pradesh           |                         3646 |                          1839 | 126                        |
| Maharashtra              |                         9107 |                          6890 | 154                        |
| Manipur                  |                          168 |                             0 | -                          |
| Meghalaya                |                          112 |                             0 | -                          |
| Mizoram                  |                          103 |                            10 | 1                          |
| Nagaland                 |                          135 |                             0 | -                          |
| NCT of Delhi             |                         3330 |                          2896 | 38                         |
| Orissa                   |                         1282 |                           378 | 14                         |
| Pondicherry              |                          161 |                            56 | 3                          |
| Punjab                   |                         1889 |                          1781 | 119                        |
| Rajasthan                |                         3185 |                          1086 | 114                        |
| Sikkim                   |                           52 |                            20 | 6                          |
| Tamil Nadu               |                         6421 |                          1492 | 63                         |
| Telangana                |                         2660 |                           901 | 37                         |
| Tripura                  |                          237 |                             8 | 1                          |
| Uttar Pradesh            |                         8263 |                          3374 | 107                        |
| Uttarakhand              |                          627 |                           448 | 71                         |
| West Bengal              |                         5457 |                           897 | 50                         |
| Total                    |                        72368 |                         31841 | 1469                       |

## ANNEXURE-II

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  DIARY  NO.  1994  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  09.12.2021  ON  'SEWAGE  WATER TREATMENT'

(a)  Details  of  State-wise  and  year-wise  funds  released  during  last  five  years&  current  year  under NRCP (excluding river Ganga &its tributaries).

(Rs. in crore)

| Sl. No.        | State/UT       | 2016-17        | 2017-18        | 2018-19        | 2019-20        | 2020-21        | 2021-22 (31/10/2021)   |
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------------|
| Fund Allocated | Fund Allocated | 98.99          | 173.50         | 150.50         | 196.00         | 100.00         | 100.00                 |
|                |                | Funds Utilised | Funds Utilised | Funds Utilised | Funds Utilised | Funds Utilised | Funds Utilised         |
| 1.             | Gujarat        | 71.40          | 62.00          | 63.00          | 96.89          | 27.26          | 42.45                  |
| 2.             | Jammu &Kashmir | -              | -              | 30.00          | -              | 20.00          | -                      |
| 3.             | Maharashtra    | 21.00          | 31.75          | -              | -              | -              | -                      |
| 4.             | Manipur        | -              | -              | 3.00           | 15.00          | 20.00          | -                      |
| 5.             | Odisha         | -              | 1.99           | -              | -              | -              | -                      |
| 6.             | Punjab         | -              | 50.00          | -              | -              | -              | -                      |
| 7.             | Sikkim         | 5.00           | 18.01          | 42.00          | 10.00          | 20.00          | 10.00                  |
| 8.             | Nagaland       | -              | 5.00           | 5.00           | 10.00          | 5.13           | 14.87                  |
| Total          | Total          | 97.40          | 168.75         | 143.00         | 131.89         | 92.39          | 67.32                  |

(b)     Details of State-wise and year-wise funds released/expended under Namami Gange programme during the last five years and current year

|                                                                             |                 |               | 2018-19       | 2019-20       |               | (Rs.crore)           |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|----------------------|
| State                                                                       | 2016-17         | 2017-18       |               |               | 2020-21       | 2021-22 (31/10/2021) |
| Fund Allocated                                                              | 1675.00 1423.12 |               | 2307.50       | 1553.40       | 1300.00       | 800.00               |
|                                                                             | Fund Utilised   | Fund Utilised | Fund Utilised | Fund Utilised | Fund Utilised | Fund Utilised        |
| Uttarakhand                                                                 | 43.97           | 242.49        | 341.44        | 128.20        | 124.82        | 123.22               |
| Uttar Pradesh                                                               | 602.90          | 549.88        | 823.77        | 821.09        | 472.46        | 244.00               |
| Bihar                                                                       | 82.03           | 367.18        | 673.03        | 1185.17       | 194.43        | 24.33                |
| Jharkhand                                                                   | 49.53           | 21.72         | 74.23         | 30.50         | 28.03         | 3.76                 |
| West Bengal                                                                 | 117.25          | 249.35        | 227.62        | 70.60         | 105.06        | 70.34                |
| Delhi                                                                       | 2.17            | 81.57         | 310.69        | 214.47        | 235.00        | 40.00                |
| Haryana                                                                     | 52.73           | 6.88          | -             | -             | -             | -                    |
| Environmental Planning &Coordination Organization, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh | 6.50            | -             | -             | -             | -             | -                    |
| Urban Improvement Trust, Kota, Rajasthan                                    | 20.00           | -             | -             | -             | -             | -                    |
| Irrigation &Public Health Department, Himachal Pradesh                      | -               | -             | -             | -             | 1.25          | -                    |
| NMCG's Expenditure including other Basin wide interventions                 | 85.73           | 105.94        | 175.76        | 223.06        | 178.92        | 100.34               |
| Total                                                                       | 1062.81         | 1625.01       | 2626.54       | 2673.09       | 1339.97       | 606.01               |