Lok Sabha Question No. 400 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-08
Subject: Water Action Plan for Urban Local Bodies
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Raja Amareshwara Naik, Bhola Singh, Rajveer (Raju Bhaiya) Singh, Vinod Kumar Sonkar, Sukanta Majumdar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 400 TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 08, 2022

## WATER ACTION PLAN FOR URBAN LOCAL BODIES

## NO. 400. SHRI RAJA AMARESHWARA NAIK:

SHRI BHOLA SINGH:

SHRI RAJVEER SINGH (RAJU BHAIYA):

SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR:

DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  approved  UT  Water  Action  Plan (UTWAP)  for  seventy  eight  urban  local  bodies  of  Jammu  and Kashmir under AtalMission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) the  details  of  all  UTWAPs  approved  during  the  last  three  years, State-wise;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  directed  all  the  States  to  ensure balanced availability of public bus and metro train services across the cities;
- (d) if so, whether India is poised to overtakeJapan and South Korea to become  the  third  largest  metro  rail  network  in  the  world  very soon; and
- (e)
- if so, the reaction of the Government thereto?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## (SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

(a) Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) 2.0 scheme has been launched on 01 October, 2021 for the period of 05 years i.e. from the financial year 2021-22 to 2025-26. The mission aims  at  making  the  cities 'water secure'  and  provide  universal coverage of water supply through functional taps to all households in all the statutory towns in the country. Mission also aims at providing sewage/ septage management to all households of 500 cities covered in  first  phase  of  the  AMRUT  scheme.  AMRUT  2.0  will  achieve  its objective through circular economy of water by effecting water source conservation, rejuvenation of water bodies and wells, recycle/ reuse of treated used water, and rainwater harvesting by involving community at large.

Under  Atal  Mission  for  Rejuvenation  and  Urban  Transformation (AMRUT) 2.0, States/Union Territories (UTs) have been empowered to select,  appraise,  approve  and  implement  projects  as  per  their  local requirements and within the overall framework of Mission guidelines. The Ministry  of  Housing  and  Urban  Affairs  approves  the  State  Water Action  Plans  (SWAPs)  submitted  by  the  States/UTs  and  releases Central funds as per the Mission guidelines.

So  far  under  AMRUT  2.0,  Tranche-I  of  State  Water  Action  Plan (SWAP) covering 78 ULBs of UT of Jammu & Kashmir with 153 projects worth  ₹1,665.11  crore  (99  water  supply  worth  ₹976.09  crore,  4 sewerage  &  septage  management  worth  ₹669.73  crore  and 50 Rejuvenation of water bodies worth 19.29 crore) have been approved by the Ministry.  Details of all Water Action Plan approved during last three years for UT of Jammu & Kashmir is at Annexure-I.

- (b): State  Water  Action  Plan  (SWAP)  of  five  UTs  with  238  projects worth  ₹4,376.89  crore  have  been  approved  by  the  Ministryunder AMRUT 2.0, Tranche-Iduring the last three years.  Details of all Water Action Plan approved during last three years for UTs are at AnnexureII.
- (c): Urban Transport is inter-twined with urban development, which is a state subject. As such the initiatives for policy, planning, management  and  implementation  of  urban  transport  infrastructure including public bus services are taken by the respective States/UTs/Urban Local Bodies. MoHUA, being the central line Ministry for  urban  transport  matters,  have  notified  its  policy  National  Urban Transportation Policy (NUTP) 2006 and other various guiding framework  to  help  States/UTs/ULBs/cities  to  identify  principles  and strategies  for  better  planning,  design  and  implementation  of  the concepts  in  the  area  of  urban  transport  by  making  the  best  use  of various guidance documents issued by the Ministry.

(d) & (e) Urban  transport  is  an  integral  part  of  urban  development, which is a State subject. Hence, the respective State/UT is responsible for  planning  and  initiating  mass  urban  transport  infrastructure  for cities  or  urban  agglomerates.  At  present,  about  810  kilometers  of metro rail lines are operational in the country and about 980 Kilometers of metro is under construction.

Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs has formulated the NUTP 2006 and Metro Rail Policy, 2017 for systematic planning and implementation of metro rail systems in comprehensive and sustainable  manner.  The  policy  aims  at  ascertaining  and  enhancing the feasibility  of  metro  rail  projects  from  economic,  social  and environmental perspective. It will act as a guide to State/UT Governments  for  preparing  comprehensive  proposals  for  metro  rail projects.

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ANNEXURE-I REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  400  REGARDING  'WATER  ACTION  PLAN  FOR  URBAN  LOCAL BODIES', DUE FOR ANSWER IN THE LOK SABHA ON 08DECEMBER, 2022.

(Amounts in Crore)

| S.No.                     | Water Supply   | Water Supply   | Sewerage/Septage Management   | Sewerage/Septage Management   | Water Body Rejuvenation   | Water Body Rejuvenation   | Total   | Total   |
|---------------------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------|---------|
| S.No.                     | No.            | Amount         | No.                           | Amount                        | No.                       | Amount                    | No.     | Amount  |
| 1 ACHHABAL (MC)           | 1              | 5.49           |                               |                               | 1                         | 0.47                      | 2       | 5.96    |
| 2 (MC)                    | 1              | 5.39           |                               |                               |                           |                           | 1       | 5.39    |
| 3 AKHNOOR                 | 1              | 3.05           |                               |                               | 2                         | 0.75                      | 3       | 3.80    |
| 4 ANANTNAG                | 1              | 16.68          | 1                             | 296.38                        | 1                         | 0.28                      | 3       | 313.34  |
| 5 ARNIA                   | 1              | 11.17          |                               |                               |                           |                           | 1       | 11.17   |
| 6 AWANTIPORA              | 1              | 5.57           |                               |                               | 1                         | 0.38                      | 2       | 5.95    |
| 7 BADGAM (MC)             | 1              | 4.56           |                               |                               | 1                         | 0.15                      | 2       | 4.71    |
| 8 BANDIPORE (MC)          | 1              | 7.97           |                               |                               |                           |                           | 1       | 7.97    |
| 9 BANIHAL                 | 1              | 2.33           |                               |                               |                           |                           | 1       | 2.33    |
| 10 BARAMULA               | 1              | 6.63           |                               |                               | 1                         | 0.23                      | 2       | 6.86    |
| 11 BARI BRAHAMANA         | 1              | 1.00           |                               |                               | 1                         | 0.14                      | 2       | 1.14    |
| 12 BASHOHLI               | 1              | 17.19          |                               |                               | 1                         | 0.13                      | 2       | 17.33   |
| 13 BATOTE (MC)            | 1              | 2.81           |                               |                               |                           |                           | 1       | 2.81    |
| 14 BEERWAH                | 1              | 5.43           |                               |                               | 1                         | 0.17                      | 2       | 5.60    |
| 15 BHADERWAH (MC)         | 1              | 4.62           |                               |                               |                           |                           | 1       | 4.62    |
| 16 BIJBEHARA              | 1              | 8.64           |                               |                               |                           |                           | 1       | 8.64    |
| 17 BILLAWAR               | 1              | 9.97           |                               |                               |                           |                           | 1       | 9.97    |
| 18 BISHNA (MC)            | 1              | 6.31           |                               |                               |                           |                           | 1       | 6.31    |
| 19 CHADURA                | 1              | 4.99           |                               |                               |                           |                           | 1       | 4.99    |
| 20 CHARAR-I- SHARIEF (MC) | 1              | 6.37           |                               |                               | 1                         | 0.28                      | 2       | 6.65    |
| 21 CHENANI                | 1              | 5.27           |                               |                               | 1                         | 0.09                      | 2       | 5.36    |
| 22 DEVSAR                 | 1              | 1.37           |                               |                               | 1                         | 0.45                      | 2       | 1.82    |
| 23 DODA                   | 1              | 10.45          |                               |                               |                           |                           | 1       | 10.45   |
| 24 DURU VERINAG (MC)      | 1              | 8.40           |                               |                               | 1                         | 0.28                      | 2       | 8.68    |
| 25 FRISAL (MC)            | 1              | 4.44           |                               |                               | 1                         | 0.08                      | 2       | 4.52    |
| 26 GANDERBAL (MC)         | 1              | 3.63           |                               |                               | 1                         | 0.47                      | 2       | 4.10    |
| 27 GHOMANHASAN            | 1              | 4.07           |                               |                               |                           |                           | 1       | 4.07    |
| 29 HANDWARA               | 1              | 7.30           |                               |                               | 1                         | 0.33                      | 2       | 7.63    |
| 30                        | 1              | 15.73          |                               |                               | 1                         | 0.58                      | 2       | 16.31   |
| HIRANAGAR                 |                |                |                               |                               |                           |                           |         |         |
| 31 JAMMU                  | 1              | 148.17         | 2                             | 67.30                         | 3                         | 1.55                      | 6       | 217.02  |

| S.No.            | Row Labels     | Water Supply   | Water Supply   | Sewerage/Septage Management   | Sewerage/Septage Management   | Water Body Rejuvenation   | Water Body Rejuvenation   |     |        |
|------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|-----|--------|
| S.No.            | Row Labels     | No.            | Amount         | No.                           | Amount                        | No.                       | Amount                    | No. | Amount |
| 32               | JAMMU CANTT.   | 1              | 4.79           |                               |                               |                           |                           | 1   | 4.79   |
| 33               | JOURIAN (MC)   | 1              | 4.29           |                               |                               |                           |                           | 1   | 4.29   |
| 34               | KALAKOTE       | 1              | 4.75           |                               |                               |                           |                           | 1   | 4.75   |
| 35 KATHUA        | (M CL)         | 1              | 55.51          |                               |                               | 1                         | 0.06                      | 2   | 55.57  |
| 36               | KATRA (MC)     | 1              | 12.24          |                               |                               |                           |                           | 1   | 12.24  |
| 37               | KHANSAHIB (MC) | 1              | 5.05           |                               |                               |                           |                           | 1   | 5.05   |
| 38               | KHORE (MC)     | 1              | 4.00           |                               |                               |                           |                           | 1   | 4.00   |
| 39 KHREW         |                | 1              | 7.92           |                               |                               | 1                         | 0.10                      | 2   | 8.02   |
| 40               | KISHTWAR       | 1              | 1.32           |                               |                               |                           |                           | 1   | 1.32   |
| 41 KOKER         | NAG (MC)       | 1              | 6.43           |                               |                               |                           |                           | 1   | 6.43   |
| 42               | KULGAM         | 1              | 5.75           |                               |                               |                           |                           | 1   | 5.75   |
| 43 KUNZER        | (MC)           | 1              | 1.41           |                               |                               | 1                         | 0.24                      | 2   | 1.65   |
| 44               | KUPWARA        | 1              | 5.40           |                               |                               |                           |                           | 1   | 5.40   |
| 45               | LAKHANPUR      | 1              | 6.47           |                               |                               |                           |                           | 1   | 6.47   |
| 46               | LANGATE (MC)   | 1              | 5.28           |                               |                               |                           |                           | 1   | 5.28   |
| 47               | MAGAM          | 1              | 5.09           |                               |                               |                           |                           | 1   | 5.09   |
| 48               | MATTAN         | 1              | 6.68           |                               |                               | 1                         | 0.28                      | 2   | 6.96   |
| 49               | NOWSHEHRA      | 1              | 6.87           |                               |                               |                           |                           | 1   | 6.87   |
| 50               | PAHALGAM       | 1              | 6.53           |                               |                               |                           |                           | 1   | 6.53   |
| 51               | PAMPORE        | 1              | 5.30           |                               |                               |                           |                           | 1   | 5.30   |
| 52               | PAROLE         | 1              | 12.25          |                               |                               |                           |                           | 1   | 12.25  |
| 53               | PATTAN (MC)    | 1              | 5.47           |                               |                               | 1                         | 0.17                      | 2   | 5.64   |
| 54               | PULWAMA (MC)   | 1              | 8.19           |                               |                               | 1                         | 0.30                      | 2   | 8.49   |
| 55               | PUNCH (M CL)   | 1              | 7.99           |                               |                               |                           |                           | 1   | 7.99   |
| 56               | QAZI GUND      | 1              | 7.35           |                               |                               |                           |                           | 1   | 7.35   |
| 57 R.S.          | PORA           | 1              | 5.50           |                               |                               |                           |                           | 1   | 5.50   |
| 58               | RAJAURI        | 1              | 36.53          |                               |                               | 1                         | 0.07                      | 2   | 36.60  |
| 59 RAM           | NAGAR (MC)     | 1              | 8.72           |                               |                               | 2                         | 0.19                      | 3   | 8.91   |
| 60 RAMBAN        | (MC)           | 1              | 2.70           |                               |                               |                           |                           | 1   | 2.70   |
| 61 RAMGARH       |                | 1              | 1.06           |                               |                               | 4                         | 0.48                      | 5   | 1.53   |
| 62 REASI         | (MC)           | 1              | 10.95          |                               |                               |                           |                           | 1   | 10.95  |
| 63               | SAMBA          | 1              | 3.47           |                               |                               | 8                         | 1.78                      | 9   | 5.24   |
| 64 SEER          | HAMDAN         | 1              | 6.99           |                               |                               |                           |                           | 1   | 6.99   |
| 65 SHUPIYAN (MC) |                | 1              | 5.51           |                               |                               | 1                         | 0.33                      | 2   | 5.84   |
| 66               | SOPORE         | 1              | 56.98          |                               |                               |                           |                           | 1   | 56.98  |
| 67               | SRINAGAR       | 22             | 181.33         | 1                             | 306.05                        | 3                         | 7.03                      | 26  | 494.41 |
| 68               | SUMBAL         | 1              | 5.78           |                               |                               | 1                         | 0.30                      | 2   | 6.08   |
| 69               | SUNDERBANI     | 1              | 6.05           |                               |                               |                           |                           | 1   | 6.05   |
| 70               | SURANKOTE      | 1              | 3.09           |                               |                               |                           |                           | 1   | 3.09   |
| 71               | THANAMANDI     | 1              | 5.49           |                               |                               |                           |                           | 1   | 5.49   |

| S.No.   | Row Labels      | Water Supply   | Water Supply   | Sewerage/Septage Management   | Sewerage/Septage Management   | Water Body Rejuvenation   | Water Body Rejuvenation   | Total   | Total    |
|---------|-----------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------|----------|
|         |                 | No.            | Amount         | No.                           | Amount                        | No.                       | Amount                    | No.     | Amount   |
| 72      | THATHRI (MC)    | 1              | 1.76           |                               |                               |                           |                           | 1       | 1.76     |
| 73      | TRAL            | 1              | 5.06           |                               |                               | 1                         | 0.38                      | 2       | 5.44     |
| 74      | UDHAMPUR (M CL) | 1              | 60.81          |                               |                               | 1                         | 0.47                      | 2       | 61.28    |
| 75      | URI             | 1              | 7.82           |                               |                               |                           |                           | 1       | 7.82     |
| 76      | VIJAY PUR (MC)  | 1              | 2.20           |                               |                               |                           |                           | 1       | 2.20     |
| 77      | WATRA GAM       | 1              | 2.52           |                               |                               | 1                         | 0.30                      | 2       | 2.82     |
| 78      | YARI PORA       | 1              | 3.74           |                               |                               |                           |                           | 1       | 3.74     |
|         | Total           | 99             | 976.09         | 4                             | 669.73                        | 50                        | 19.29                     | 153     | 1,665.11 |

ANNEXURE-II REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  400  REGARDING  'WATER  ACTION  PLAN  FOR  URBAN  LOCAL BODIES', DUE FOR ANSWER IN THE LOK SABHA ON 08 DECEMBER, 2022.

| S. No   | Union Territory   | Water Supply   | Water Supply   | Sewerage/ Septage Management   | Sewerage/ Septage Management   | Water Body Rejuvenation   | Water Body Rejuvenation   | Parks/ Green Spaces Development   | Parks/ Green Spaces Development   | Total   | Total    |
|---------|-------------------|----------------|----------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|---------|----------|
|         |                   | No.            | Amount         | No.                            | Amount                         | No.                       | Amount                    | No.                               | Amount                            | No.     | Amount   |
| 1       | CHANDIGARH        | 1              | 70.00          | 2                              | 117.00                         |                           |                           |                                   |                                   | 3       | 187.00   |
| 2       | DELHI             | 2              | 1,588.66       | 13                             | 408.94                         | 46                        | 167.52                    | 5                                 | 5.41                              | 66      | 2,170.53 |
| 3       | JAMMU AND KASHMIR | 99             | 976.09         | 4                              | 669.73                         | 50                        | 19.29                     |                                   |                                   | 15 3    | 1,665.11 |
| 4       | LADAKH            |                |                | 2                              | 192.05                         | 1                         | 3.00                      |                                   |                                   | 3       | 195.05   |
| 5       | PUDUCHERRY        | 6              | 73.37          | 4                              | 82.66                          | 3                         | 3.17                      |                                   |                                   | 13      | 159.20   |
|         | Total             | 108            | 2,708.12       | 25                             | 1,470.38                       | 100                       | 192.99                    | 5                                 | 5.41                              | 23 8    | 4,376.89 |

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