Lok Sabha Question No. 1086 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-02-08
Subject: National Mission for Clean Ganga
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Santosh Kumar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1086

ANSWERED ON 08.02.2024

## NATIONAL MISSION FOR CLEAN GANGA

## †1086.    SHRI SANTOSH KUMAR

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) the current status of the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG);

(b) the total funds spent so far under the said mission;

(c) whether the Government proposes to formulate any scheme for removal of silt accumulated at the bottom of river Ganga in Bihar; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

## ( SHRI BISHWESWAR TUDU )

(a) The Namami Gange Programme was launched to rejuvenate the River Ganga and its tributaries. Under the programme, a comprehensive set of interventions for pollution abatement measures to tackle different sources of pollution such as municipal sewage, industrial effluents, municipal solid waste, non-point sources of pollution, and interventions  for  improving  ecological  flows,  biodiversity  conservation,  afforestation,  improving  amenities  and sanitation at river banks, capacity building, research & monitoring, public awareness, etc. have been taken up for the rejuvenation of river Ganga and its tributaries.

Till 31st December 2023, a total of 457 projects (including sewerage infrastructure projects) have been taken  up  at  an  estimated  cost  of  ₹  38,438.05  crore,  out  of  which  280  projects  have  been  completed  and  made operational. Most of the projects pertain to the creation of sewage infrastructure as untreated domestic/industrial wastewater is the main source of pollution in the river. A total of 198 sewerage infrastructure projects have been taken  up  with  a  cost  of  ₹  31,575.84  crore  for  the  creation  &  rehabilitation  of  6,208.12  Million  Litres  per  Day (MLD) of Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) capacity. Out of these,  111  sewerage  projects  have  been  completed, resulting in the creation and rehabilitation of 2,844.00 MLD of sewage treatment capacity.

(b) From the inception of the Namami Gange Programme in FY 2014-15 till FY 2022-23, the Government of India has released ₹ 14,329.72 crore to the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) for the implementation of projects  under  the  Namami  Gange  Programme.  NMCG  has  released/disbursed ͅ₹  13,735.40  crore  to  various agencies during the said period, out of which ₹13,286.84 crore has been utilized.

Further, in FY 2023-24, an amount of ₹ 2,131.93 crore has been released by the Government of India to the  NMCG  up  to  31  December  2023,  out  of  which  Rs.1,930.57  crore  has  been  released/disbursed  to  various agencies.

Thus, a total amount of ₹ 16,461.65 crore has been released by the Government of India to the NMCG since the inception of the  Namami  Gange  Programme  (up  to  31  December 2023),  and  NMCG  has released/disbursed ₹ 15,665.97 crore to various implementation agencies.

(c)  &  (d) As  informed  by  the  Central  Water  Commission  (CWC),  no  specific  information  is  available. However, a National Framework on Sediment Management (NFSM) has been prepared by DoWR, RD & GR, Ministry  of  Jal  Shakti,  for  comprehensive  and  holistic  management  of  sediment  by  the  State  Govt./Project Authorities/ Other Ministries. The framework, inter alia, addresses the management of sedimentation in reservoirs in detail. In this regard, the National Workshop on Sediment Management was organized by the Ministry of Jal Shakti  on  19th  June  2023  to  sensitize  all  stakeholders  about  the  present  issues  of  sedimentation  in  rivers  and reservoirs.

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