Lok Sabha Question No. 4480 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-27
Subject: Fund Allocation and Technological Interventions for Yamuna Cleaning
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Shri Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4480

## ANSWERED ON 27.03.2025

## FUND ALLOCATION AND TECHNOLOGICAL INTERVENTIONS FOR YAMUNA CLEANING

## 4480. SHRI SAPTAGIRI SANKAR ULAKA

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a)  the  details  of  the  total  funds  allocated  by  the  Government  for  the  cleaning  and  rejuvenation  of  River Yamuna for this year;

(b) the details of new technologies being inducted for Yamuna cleaning, including bioremediation, in-situ treatment or AI-based monitoring systems;

(c) the number of Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) currently under construction along the Yamuna, their capacity and the expected completion timeline;

(d)  the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure  effective  functioning  and  maintenance  of existing STPs;

(e) whether any performance audits have been conducted and if so, the details thereof; and

(f)  the  measures  taken/being  taken  against  the  industrial  units  and  municipalities  discharging  untreated wastewater into the river, including penalties imposed?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

## ( SHRI RAJ BHUSHAN CHOUDHARY )

(a)  &  (b) There  is  no  separate  allocation  for  cleaning  and  rejuvenation  of  river  Yamuna  in  budgetary provisions for the Namami Gange Programme. However, From January 2024 to February 2025, a total of 3 projects have been sanctioned at a cost of ₹ 696.71 crores for the creation of a sewerage treatment capacity of  151  million  liters  per  day  (MLD).  Namami  Gange  Programme  has  introduced  a  lot  of  innovations  in sewage  management  like  the  interception  and  diversion  approach,  HAM-based  approach,  15  years  of Operation & Maintenance (O&M) approach, etc.

(c) & (d) Under the Namami Gange Programme(NGP) for the rejuvenation of River Yamuna, 34 projects have been sanctioned for the creation of a sewerage treatment capacity  of 2,243.25 MLD at a cost of  ₹ 6,407.36  crores.  Out  of  these,  19  projects  are  completed.  The  list  of  ongoing  projects  is  enclosed  in Annexure .

All the projects sanctioned under the Namami Gange Programme include current expenditure as well as  future  commitment  (annuity  payment/  Operation  &  Maintenance(O&M)  expenses)  for  pollution abatement infra with life cycle of 17 years (2 years construction phase & 15 years O&M phase).

(e) State Governments submit monthly progress reports on pollution abatement projects, which include the performance of each Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) in the respective States.  These reports include the performance of each STP in terms of compliance/non-compliance with regulatory norms.  These reports are presented  by  States  before  Central  Monitoring  Committee  and  necessary  directions  are  issued.   These reports also cover the STPs of river Yamuna.

(f) Under NGP, for industrial pollution abatement, 3 nos. of Common Effluent Treatment Plants (CETPs) have been sanctioned by NMCG i.e., Jajmau CETP (20 MLD), Banther CETP (4.5 MLD), and Mathura CETP (6.25 MLD). Out of these, two projects, Mathura CETP (6.25 MLD) and Jajmau CETP (20 MLD) have been completed.

Further to monitor industrial pollution, annual inspection of Grossly Polluting Industries (GPIs) started in  2017  by  the  Central  Pollution  Control  Board  (CPCB)  in  association  with  State  Pollution  Control Boards/Pollution  Control  Committees  (SPCBs/PCCs).  In  the  seventh  round  of  inspection,  4,246  Grossly Polluting Industries (GPIs) have been inventoried in the 7th round of inspection. All the GPIs have been inspected. So far, out of 4,000 GPIs on which action has been completed, 2,682 GPIs are compliant, 517 are non-compliant, 523 GPIs are temporarily closed, and 278 GPIs are permanently closed. Among the noncompliant (517 GPIs), 26 GPIs have been issued notice for closure and 491 GPIs have been issued show cause notice. These efforts have resulted in reduction in BOD load from 26 tons per day (TPD) in 2017 to 13.73 TPD in 2023, and about 28.6 % reduction in effluent discharge from 349 MLD in 2017 to 249.31 MLD in 2023.

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## ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) & (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4480 TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 27.03.2025 REGARDING 'FUND ALLOCATION AND TECHNOLOGICAL INTERVENTIONS FOR YAMUNA CLEANING'

## List of ongoing projects on River Yamuna under Namami Gange

| Sl.No         | Name of Project                                                      | Treatment Capacity (MLD)   | Sanctioned Cost (₹ In crore)   | Expected Completion (Year)   |
|---------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
| Uttar Pradesh | Uttar Pradesh                                                        | Uttar Pradesh              | Uttar Pradesh                  | Uttar Pradesh                |
| 1             | Interception &Diversion with Rehabilitation work in Agra             | 177.6                      | 842.25                         | 2025                         |
| 2             | Interception &Diversion works in Muzaffarnagar                       | 54.50                      | 234.03                         | 2026                         |
| 3             | I&D and STP Works for balance drains in Mathura                      | 60                         | 292.56                         | 2026                         |
| 4             | I&D and STP Works in Chhata                                          | 6                          | 56.15                          | 2026                         |
| 5             | I&D and STP Works in Kosi                                            | 12                         | 66.59                          | 2026                         |
| 6             | I&D and STP Works in Vrindavan                                       | 13                         | 77.7                           | 2026                         |
| 7             | I&D and STP works in Hathras                                         | 24                         | 128.91                         | 2026                         |
| 8             | I&D and STP works in Saharanpur                                      | 135                        | 577.23                         | 2026                         |
| 9             | I&D and STP works in Banat                                           | 5                          | 48.71                          | 2026                         |
| 10            | I&D and STP works in Babri& Bantikhera                               | 5                          | 55.47                          | 2026                         |
| 11            | I&D and STP works in Thanabhawan                                     | 10                         | 97.19                          | 2026                         |
| 12            | I&D and STP works in Shamli                                          | 40                         | 206.02                         | 2026                         |
| 13            | I&D and STP works in Deoband                                         | 20                         | 134.71                         | -                            |
| 14            | I&D and STP works in Aligarh                                         | 113                        | 496.02                         | -                            |
| Delhi         | Delhi                                                                | Delhi                      | Delhi                          | Delhi                        |
| 1             | Construction of 564 MLD (124 MGD) Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP) | 564                        | 665.78                         | 2025                         |

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