Lok Sabha Question No. 2083 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-09
Subject: Conservation of Lakes
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Dr. Manna Lal Rawat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2083

TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.12.2024

## Conservation of Lakes

## 2083.   DR. MANNA LAL RAWAT:

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- (a) the amount allocated and utilized for the conservation of lakes in the country, State and district-wise;
- (b) the steps taken by the Government for the conservation of lakes and to curb the water pollution in the State of Rajasthan including Udaipur;
- (c) whether the Government has conducted any social audit of above stated works; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof, and the action taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF  STATE  IN  THE  MINISTRY  OF  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST  AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH)

(a)  to  (d)  Under  the  scheme  of  National  Plan  for  Conservation  of  Aquatic  Ecosystems (NPCA), Ministry  of  Environment,  Forest and  Climate  Change  (MoEF&CC)  has  provided financial  assistance  to  the  States.  The  amount  allocated/  released  and  utilized  for  the conservation  of  lakes  in  the  country,  State  and  district-wise  during  2023-24  is  given  at Annexure-I.

MoEF&CC has notified the Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2017 under the provisions of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 as regulatory framework for conservation  and  management  of  wetlands  across  the  country  to  conserve,  manage  and maintain  the  ecological  character  of  the  wetlands.  The  said  Rules  inter-alia  restrict  the activities,  like  solid  waste  dumping,  discharge  of  untreated  wastes  and  effluents  from industries,  cities,  towns,  villages  and  other  human  settlements. Further,  MoEF&CC  has submitted  nomination  from  India  for  Wetland  City  Accreditation  of  Udaipur,  Rajasthan  to Ramsar Secretariat under the voluntary Wetland City Accreditation Scheme. As reported by Rajasthan  State  Wetland  Authority,  the  Nagar  Nigam,  Udaipur  has  taken  several  steps  to conserve the  lake and curb the water pollution. In Udaipur city, 202.77 km  sewer line has been laid.  For  treatment  of  waste  water,  3Nos.  of  Sewage  Treatment  Plants  with  40  MLD capacity have been constructed and 7 Nos of Pumping stations have been constructed around Pichola lake to prevent entry of waste water into  the lakes. As informed by  Nagar Nigam, Udaipur, Rajasthan, no social audit has been conducted for above stated works.

Annexure-I Annexure-I referred to in reply to part (a) to (d) of the Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2083 due for answer on 09.12.2024 regarding 'Conservation of Lakes' Funds allocation released and utilized for the conservation of lakes in the country, state and district-wise during (2023-24).

## (Rs. in crore)

| State          | District    |   Funds allocated /released |   Funds Utilized |
|----------------|-------------|-----------------------------|------------------|
| Gujarat        | Jamnagar    |                   0.2058    |        0.2058    |
| Madhya Pradesh | Ratlam      |                   0.65      |        0.65      |
| Madhya Pradesh | Datia       |                   2.16      |        2.16      |
| Manipur        | Bishnupur   |                   1         |        1         |
| Mizoram        | Aizawl      |                   0.7641    |        0.7641    |
| Mizoram        | Saiha       |                   0.592     |        0.592     |
| Nagaland       | Wokha       |                   1.15632   |        1.15632   |
| Odisha         | Puri        |                   1.175     |        1.175     |
| Odisha         | Khurda      |                   1.175     |        1.175     |
| Odisha         | Ganjam      |                   1.175     |        1.175     |
| Rajasthan      | Ajmer       |                   5.25      |        5.25      |
| Sikkim         | East Sikkim |                   0.6527    |        0.6527    |
| Sikkim         | Mangan      |                   0.75      |        0.75      |
| Uttar Pradesh  | Etah        |                   0.2784    |        0.2784    |
| Uttar Pradesh  | Mainpuri    |                   0.242682  |        0.242682  |
|                | Basti       |                   0.35892   |        0.35892   |
|                | Agra        |                   0.1983    |        0.1983    |
|                | Etawah      |                   0.16088   |        0.16088   |
|                | Kannauj     |                   0.0809    |        0.0809    |
|                | Unnao       |                   0.0532319 |        0.0532319 |
|                | Hardoi      |                   0.05011   |        0.05011   |
|                | Raebareli   |                   0.0913    |        0.0913    |

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