Lok Sabha Question No. 2680 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-22
Subject: Cleaning of Musi River
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Komati Reddy Venkat Reddy, Manne Srinivas Reddy

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2680 ANSWERED ON 22.12.2022

## CLEANING OF MUSI RIVER SHRI KOMATI REDDY VENKAT REDDY

## 2680 SHRI MANNE SRINIVAS REDDY

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

(a)  whether  the  Government  has  received  any  proposal  from  the  States  of  Andhra  Pradesh  and Telangana  for  Central  Financial  Assistance  for  setting  up  of  tertiary  sewage  treatment  plants  and implementation of comprehensive underground sewerage and storm water drainage system in some areas under any scheme to clean the contaminated rivers including Musi river;

(b) if so, the details thereof along with the details of State Annual Action Plans;

(c)  the  details  of  the  action  taken  thereon  since  2015  onwards  till  date,  State  and  district-wise particularly in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana; and

(d)  whether  the  Government  has  received  any  proposal  for  cleaning  of  Musi  river  in  the  State  of Telangana on the lines of Namami Gange and if so, the details along with the present status thereof and funds sanctioned/spent till date for the same?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI ( SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL )

(a) to (d) Cleaning/rejuvenation of rivers is an ongoing process.  Water is a State subject, and it is the responsibility of the States/UTs and local bodies to ensure treatment of sewage and industrial effluents to the prescribed norms before discharging into water bodies or land to prevent and control of pollution therein. Through the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National River Conservation Plan (NRCP), this Ministry  has  been  supplementing  efforts  of  the  States/UTs  by  providing  financial  and  technical assistance  for  pollution  abatement  works  for  rivers,  excluding  Ganga  and  its  tributaries,  relating  to interception & diversion of raw sewage, construction of sewerage system, setting up sewage treatment plant  (STP),  low  cost  sanitation,  river  front/bathing  ghat  development,  etc.  in  identified  polluted stretches of rivers in the country including Musi and Godavari in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.

Under  NRCP,  in  Telangana,  pollution  abatement  projects  for  conservation  of river  Musi  and Godavari have been sanctioned at a total cost of Rs.345.72 crore and a total capacity of 621.46 MLD has  been  created  in  towns  of  Hyderabad,  Bhadrachalam,  Mancherial  and  Ramagundam.  While,  in Andhra Pradesh, pollution abatement works have been sanctioned for River Godavari in Rajahmundry at  the  total  cost  of  Rs.21.78  crore  and  a  30  MLD  capacity  Sewage  Treatment Plant (STP) has been created.

Details of projects under NRCP for pollution abatement of Musi and Godavari rivers in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh are given below:

| Sl. No.   | State          | Town          | River    |   Sanctioned cost (Rs in crore) | Capacity created (in MLD)   | Sanctioned date &year   |
|-----------|----------------|---------------|----------|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
| 1.        | Telangana      | Hyderabad     | Musi     |                          335.65 | 593.00                      | 23.02.2007              |
|           |                | Bhradrachalam | Godavari |                            2.01 | 4.00                        | 11.02.2002              |
|           |                | Mancherial    | Godavari |                            2.31 | 6.46                        | 23.11.1995              |
|           |                | Ramagundam    | Godavari |                            5.75 | 18.00                       | 08.12.1995              |
| Total     | Total          | Total         | Total    |                          345.72 | 621.46                      |                         |
| 2.        | Andhra Pradesh | Rajahamundry  | Godavari |                           21.78 | 30.00*                      | 18.03.1996              |
| Total     | Total          | Total         | Total    |                           21.78 | 30.00                       |                         |

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