Lok Sabha Question No. 3734 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-23
Subject: Monitoring Stations under NWMP
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI,

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3734

## ANSWERED ON 23.03.2023

## MONITORING STATIONS UNDER NWMP

## 3734. SHRI SHRINIWAS PATIL

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  there  are  any  monitoring  stations  under  National  Water  Quality  Monitoring  Programme (NWMP)  to  monitor  the  quality  of  the  river  water  and  other  water  bodies  in  Satara  district  of Maharashtra and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether the report published by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) indicates any polluted river stretches in Satara district of Maharashtra; and

(c) if so, whether the Government has taken any measures or given any financial assistance for dealing with the problem of river water pollution and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c) Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in association with the State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs)/Pollution Control  Committees (PCCs) in different States/Union Territories  (UTs)  have  been monitoring the water quality of rivers and other water bodies through a network of  4484 monitoring stations under the National Water Quality Monitoring Programme (NWMP) from time to time in the Country. As per the latest CPCB report published in November 2022, 311 polluted river stretches were identified on 279 rivers based on monitoring results in terms of Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) levels, an indicator of organic pollution.

Under this programme, 12 stations on 5 rivers namely Krishna, Venna, Koyna, Nira, and Urmodi were monitored during the years 2019 and 2021 in Satara district of Maharashtra. Out of 12 monitoring locations, 11 were found to be polluted with BOD value exceeding 3.0 milligram/litre (mg/l) and the details of polluted river stretches identified on the aforesaid five rivers are given below:

|   S. No. | River          | Identified polluted river stretch    |   Maximum BOD observed (mg/ l) | Priority Class   |
|----------|----------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------|
|        1 | Krishna        | Along Mahabaleshwar and along Satara |                           11   | III              |
|        2 | Nira (Krishna) | Sarola to Sangavi                    |                           15   | III              |
|        3 | Koyna          | Along Karad                          |                            7.5 | IV               |
|        4 | Urmodi         | Along Nagthane                       |                            6.8 | IV               |
|        5 | Venna          | Mahabaleshwar to Mahuli              |                            7.2 | IV               |

Cleaning/rejuvenation of rivers is an ongoing process. Water is a State subject, and it is  the  responsibility  of  the  States/UTs,  local  bodies  and  industries  to  ensure  treatment  of sewage and industrial effluents to the prescribed norms before discharging into water bodies or land to prevent and control 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 Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National River Conservation Plan (NRCP) for rivers excluding Ganga and  its  tributaries.  Proposals  are  received  from  the  States/UTs  from  time  to  time  for consideration  under  NRCP  and  sanctioned  based  on  their  prioritization,  conformity  with guidelines, availability of Plan funds, etc.

No  project  has  been  received  from  the  State  Government  and  sanctioned  for  the conservation of the aforesaid rivers under this scheme.

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