Lok Sabha Question No. 140 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-02-02
Subject: Discharge of Sewage into Rivers
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: D.K. Suresh

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 140 ANSWERED ON 02.02.2023 DISCHARGE OF SEWAGE INTO RIVERS

## 140. SHRI D.K. SURESH

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the untreated sewage water is being discharged into the rivers and if so, the details of the quantum of sewage generated and treated in the country annually;

(b) whether the Government has taken any steps to prevent/control the dumping of untreated sewage into water bodies and if so, the details thereof;

(c) the details of the installed capacity of the sewage treatment plants in the country, State-wise; and

(d)  the  details  of  the  steps  being  taken/proposed  to  be  taken  to  improve  the  capacity  utilisation  of sewage treatment plants?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI ( SHRI BISHWESWAR TUDU )

(a) to (d) As per the report published by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in March, 2021, sewage generation from areas in the country is estimated at 72,368 million litres per day (mld), against which a treatment capacity of 31,841 mld is available with the States/UTs. Out of this, operational capacity of these sewage treatment plants were found to be 26869 mld. The State/UT wise details of sewage generation from urban areas and corresponding sewage treatment capacity are at Annexure .

It is the responsibility of the States/Union Territories (UTs) and Urban Local Bodies to ensure the cleanliness and development of rivers within their jurisdiction. Cleaning of rivers is a continuous process  and  Government  of  India  is  supplementing  the  efforts  of  the  State/UT  Governments  in addressing the challenges of pollution of rivers by providing financial and technical assistance. The assistance is provided to State/UT Governments for abatement of pollution in identified stretches of various rivers  (excluding  river  Ganga  and  its  tributaries)  under  the  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of National River Conservation Plan (NRCP) on cost sharing basis between the Central and State/UT Governments for taking up various pollution abatement works relating to interception & diversion of raw  sewage,  construction  of  sewerage  system,  setting  up  sewage  treatment  plant  (STP),  low  cost sanitation, river front/bathing ghat development, etc.

NRCP has so far covered polluted stretches on 36 rivers in 80 towns spread over 16 States in the country  with  the  project  sanctioned  cost  of  Rs. 6248.16  crore,  and inter-alia,  a  sewage  treatment capacity  of  2745.7  million  liters  per  day   (mld)  has  been  created.  Under  the  Namami  Gange programme, a total of 409 projects, including 177 projects for sewage treatment of 5269.87 mld and a sewer network of 5,213 kms, have been sanctioned at a cost of Rs. 32,912.40 crore.

Additionally, sewerage infrastructure is created under programs like Atal Mission for Rejuvenation & Urban Transformation (AMRUT) and Smart Cities Mission of Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs.

CPCB had issued directions on 21.04.2015 to State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs)/ Pollution Control Committees (PCCs) under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 asking them to issue directions to Local Authorities for sewage management in their respective cities/towns and  to  submit  time  bound  action  plans  for   collection,  transportation  and  treatment  of  sewage generated  in  urban  area.  CPCB  also  issued  directions  on  09.10.2015  to  Local  Authorities  under Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 for sewage management in Class I Cities and Class II towns and asking  them  to  ensure  that  only  treated  waste  water  is  disposed  in  accordance  to  the  stipulated standard.

As per the provisions of Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution), Act 1974, industrial units are required to install effluent treatment plants (ETPs) and treat their  effluents  to  comply  with  stipulated  environmental  standards  before  discharging  into  river  and water  bodies.  Accordingly, CPCB,  State  Pollution  Control  Boards  (SPCBs)  and  Pollution  Control Committees (PCCs) monitor industries with respect to effluent discharge standards and take punitive action for non-compliance under provisions of these Acts.

Besides,  in  compliance  of  the  orders  of  National  Green  Tribunal  (NGT)  in  Original Application No.673/2018 regarding rejuvenation of polluted river stretches in the country, States/UTs are  required  to  implement  approved  action  plans  for  restoration  of  the  polluted  stretches  in  their jurisdiction  as  identified  by  CPCB  and  published  in  their  report  of  2018,  within  the  stipulated timelines.  As  per  the  orders  of  NGT,  regular  review  on  implementation  of  action  plans  including enhancement of capacity utilization of the STPs is undertaken in the States/UTs and also at Central level.

## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 140 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.02.2023 ON ' DISCHARGE OF SEWAGE INTO RIVERS '

State-wise details of sewage generation in urban areas and treatment capacity available

| States / UTs             |   Sewage Generation (in mld) |   Installed Capacity (in mld) | Number of STPs Installed   | Operational Treatment Capacity (in mld)   |
|--------------------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
| Andaman &Nicobar Islands |                           23 |                             0 | -                          | 0                                         |
| Andhra Pradesh           |                         2882 |                           833 | 66                         | 443                                       |
| Arunachal Pradesh        |                           62 |                             0 | -                          | -                                         |
| Assam                    |                          809 |                             0 | -                          | -                                         |
| Bihar                    |                         2276 |                            10 | 1                          | 0                                         |
| Chandigarh               |                          188 |                           293 | 7                          | 271                                       |
| Chhattisgarh             |                         1203 |                            73 | 3                          | 73                                        |
| Dadra &Nagar Haveli      |                           67 |                            24 | 3                          | 24                                        |
| Goa                      |                          176 |                            66 | 11                         | 44                                        |
| Gujarat                  |                         5013 |                          3378 | 70                         | 3358                                      |
| Haryana                  |                         1816 |                          1880 | 153                        | 1880                                      |
| Himachal Pradesh         |                          116 |                           136 | 78                         | 99                                        |
| Jammu &Kashmir           |                          665 |                           218 | 24                         | 93                                        |
| Jharkhand                |                         1510 |                            22 | 2                          | 22                                        |
| Karnataka                |                         4458 |                          2712 | 140                        | 1922                                      |
| Kerala                   |                         4256 |                           120 | 7                          | 114                                       |
| Lakshadweep              |                           13 |                             0 | -                          | 0                                         |
| Madhya Pradesh           |                         3646 |                          1839 | 126                        | 684                                       |
| Maharashtra              |                         9107 |                          6890 | 154                        | 6366                                      |
| Manipur                  |                          168 |                             0 | -                          | 0                                         |
| Meghalaya                |                          112 |                             0 | -                          | 0                                         |
| Mizoram                  |                          103 |                            10 | 1                          | 0                                         |
| Nagaland                 |                          135 |                             0 | -                          | 0                                         |
| NCT of Delhi             |                         3330 |                          2896 | 38                         | 2715                                      |
| Odisha                   |                         1282 |                           378 | 14                         | 55                                        |
| Puducherry               |                          161 |                            56 | 3                          | 56                                        |
| Punjab                   |                         1889 |                          1781 | 119                        | 1601                                      |
| Rajasthan                |                         3185 |                          1086 | 114                        | 783                                       |
| Sikkim                   |                           52 |                            20 | 6                          | 18                                        |
| Tamil Nadu               |                         6421 |                          1492 | 63                         | 1492                                      |
| Telangana                |                         2660 |                           901 | 37                         | 842                                       |
| Tripura                  |                          237 |                             8 | 1                          | 8                                         |
| Uttar Pradesh            |                         8263 |                          3374 | 107                        | 3224                                      |
| Uttarakhand              |                          627 |                           448 | 71                         | 345                                       |
| West Bengal              |                         5457 |                           897 | 50                         | 337                                       |
| Total                    |                        72368 |                         31841 | 1469                       | 26869                                     |