Lok Sabha Question No. 3110 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-16
Subject: Treatment of Polluted Water
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Rajveer Diler

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †3110

ANSWERED ON 16.12.2021

## TREATMENT OF POLLUTED WATER

## †3110.        SHRI RAJVEER DILER

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a)  the  action  being  taken  by  the  Government  for  the  treatment  of  polluted  and  toxic  water  and  sewages discharged into the tributaries of Yamuna river;

(b) whether the Government proposes to take appropriate steps to treat the polluted water containing toxic chemical of Aligarh drains flowing into the tributaries of Yamuna river and if so, the details thereof;

(c)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  save  the  common  people,  animals  and  birds  from  pollution occurring in Hathras Lok Sabha Constituency; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

## (SHRI BISHWESWAR TUDU)

(a)  Government  of  India  (GOI)  has  launched  the  Namami  Gange  Programme,  an  integrated  umbrella programme,  aimed  to  ensure  effective  abatement  of  pollution  and  conservation  of  river  Ganga  and  its tributaries,  including  river  Yamuna.  GOI  is  supplementing  the  efforts  of  the  State  Governments  in addressing the challenges of pollution of river Ganga and its tributaries by providing financial and technical assistance.

Under Namami Gange Programme, 24 sewerage infrastructure projects  at an estimated  cost of Rs.4773  crore  have  been  sanctioned  for  creation  /  rehabilitation  of  1940  Million  Litres  per  Day  (MLD) Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) capacity in Yamuna river basin, including tributaries (Hindon and Chambal) of river Yamuna. These 24 projects are spread in Himachal Pradesh (1 project), Haryana (2 projects), Delhi (10  projects),  Uttar  Pradesh  (10  projects)  and  Rajasthan  (1  project).  Out  of  these  5  projects  have  been completed.

Stringent  monitoring,  regulation  and  enforcement  towards  compliance  of  Grossly  Polluting Industries against regulatory framework mandated under Consent mechanism issued in respect of provisions of Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 is undertaken through Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs) and Pollution Control Committees (PCC).

Industry specific effluent/emission standards are notified by Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change under Schedule-I: 'Standards for Emission or Discharge of Environmental Pollutants from Various  Industries'  of  Environment  Protection  Act,  1986.    State  Pollution  Control  Boards  and  Pollution Control  Committees  in  States  and  Union  Territories  respectively  are  to  ensure  compliance  of  these standards. So far, 47 industry specific effluent standards and 63 industry specific emission standards have been notified.

Sector-specific  Charters  are  implemented  in  industrial  sectors,  viz.,  Pulp  &  Paper,  Sugar, Distillery  and  Textile  and  their  compliance  is  verified  through  regulatory  monitoring  through  technical institutions.

In Haryana, there are 14 Common Effluent Treatment Plants (CETPs) with total capacity of 161.5 MLD and in Delhi there are 13 CETPs with capacity of 212.3 MLD in the Yamuna basin.

Financial assistance is also provided under Namami Gange Programme to industrial clusters to upgrade/ augment their CETPs. Upgradation of one CETP project in Mathura for textile industrial cluster has been taken up.

(b) to (d) As informed by Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board (UPPCB), there are 26 polluted industries identified  in  Aligarh  discharging  their  treated  effluent  in  Aligarh  drain,  which  is  also  passing  through Hathras district, where 11 polluting industries are identified. This drain ultimately meets river Yamuna at Morewali  Dargah  in  Agra.  All  the  industries  are  allowed  to  function  with  adequate  effluent  treatment facilities, which are being regulated under provisions of existing environment laws.

As informed by Aligarh Nagar Nigam, the polluted water of Aligarh drain and Jafri drain is being treated under a pilot scheme using phyto remediation technology. Further, construction of a STP of 45 MLD capacity has also been taken-up by Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam in the town.

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