Lok Sabha Question No. 496 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-07-25
Subject: Cleaning of Yamuna River
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Shri Ramvir Singh Bidhuri

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 496

ANSWERED ON 25.07.2024

## CLEANING OF YAMUNA RIVER

†496. SHRI RAMVIR SINGH BIDHURI

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a)  the  total  funds  made  available  by  the  Union  Government  to  the  Government  of  Delhi  for  the cleaning of Yamuna river in Delhi during the last five years;

(b) the details of the heads under which the funds were spent thereon;

(c) whether the Union Government has submitted any accounts of the funds spent in this regard by the Government of Delhi and if so, the details thereof; and

(d)  the  extent  to  which  the  Yamuna  river  can  be  cleaned  after  allocation  of  the  above  funds  to  the Government of Delhi by the Union Government?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

( SHRI RAJ BHUSHAN CHOUDHARY )

(a) National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) under Ministry of Jal Shakti released a total sum of Rs. 1,091.05 crore to the Government of NCT of Delhi during the last five financial years (F.Y. 201920 to F.Y. 2023-24) on various interventions aimed at cleaning of Yamuna River in Delhi.

(b) Nine (9) projects were sanctioned by NMCG at a cost of Rs. 1,951 crore. The project wise details of heads under which the funds were spent/allocated are enclosed in Annexure .

(c) The Delhi Jal Board furnishes Utilization Certificates in respect of grants received from NMCG as per the extant provisions of the General Financial Rules. The grants-in-aid disbursed by the NMCG and expenditure/  utilization  reported  are  part  of  annual  accounts  of  NMCG,  which  are  audited  by  the Comptroller  &  Auditor  General  of  Audit.  The  audited  annual  accounts  of  NMCG  are  laid  in  both Houses of the Parliament.

(d) These projects have resulted in rehabilitation of old trunk sewer line as well as laying of new trunk sewer lines of around 35 km in length and creation of additional sewage treatment capacity of around 1000 MLD towards abatement of pollution of Yamuna river.

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 496 TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  25.07.2024  REGARDING  'CLEANING  OF YAMUNA RIVER'.

## The project wise details of heads under which the funds were spent

| S.No.   | Name of Project Component                                                                                                                             | AA&ES Cost (Rs. In crore)   | Budget Head                |
|---------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
| 1       | 2                                                                                                                                                     | 4                           | 5                          |
|         | In Delhi                                                                                                                                              |                             |                            |
| 1       | 'Rehabilitation of Trunk Sewer No. 4, (K1)' in KondliWastewater Treatment Plant(WWTP) Catchment                                                       | 87.43                       | YAP-III JICA Assisted- EAP |
| 2       | 'Rehabilitation of Trunk Sewer No.5 (K2)' in Kondli WWTP Catchment                                                                                    | 83.4                        | -do-                       |
| 3       | 'Providing and Laying Pressure Mains of 700-900 mmdia DI Pipes in Kondli WWTP Catchment ('K-4')'                                                      | 59.13                       | -do-                       |
| 4       | 'Rehabilitation of Sewers of sizes varying from 600mm to 1400mm Dia. in Ashok Vihar and Jahangirpuri Area in Rithala (R1a)' in Rithala WWTP Catchment | 43.92                       | -do-                       |
| 5       | 'Providing and Laying 1200 mmdia. DI Rising Mains from Bharat Nagar SPS to Pitampura ('R- 1b') )' in Rithala WWTPCatchment                            | 45.4                        | -do-                       |
| 6       | 'Rehabilitation &Up-gradation of existing 182 MLD Rithala Phase-I STP (R2)'                                                                           | 211.79                      | -do-                       |
| 7       | 'Rehabilitation and Up-gradation of Kondli Phase- I, II &III WWTPs (45, 114, 45 MLD) (K3)'                                                            | 239.11                      | -do-                       |
| 8       | 'Construction of 564 MLD (124 MGD)WWTP at Okhla ('O')'                                                                                                | 665.78                      | -do-                       |
| 9       | Construction of 318 MLD (MGD)WWTP with 10 years O&Mon DBO basis at Coronation Pillar, Delhi                                                           | 515.08                      | Non EAP- NGP               |
|         | TOTAL                                                                                                                                                 | 1,951.04                    | -                          |