Lok Sabha Question No. 3440 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-20
Subject: Cleaning of Yamuna River
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Shri Kalyan Banerjee

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3440

ANSWERED ON 20.03.2025

## CLEANING OF YAMUNA RIVER

## 3440. SHRI KALYAN BANERJEE

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) the details of action taken/proposed to be taken to address the cleaning and other issues of Yamuna River particularly in National Capital Territory Region; and

(b)  the  status  of  implementation  of  recommendations  in  the  Report  of  the  Standing  Committee  on  Water Resources on 'River Bed Management in Delhi' for controlled dredging to remove debris and heavy metals from the river bed for revival and cleaning of Yamuna River?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

## ( SHRI RAJ BHUSHAN CHOUDHARY )

(a) The  Government  of  India  (GoI)  launched  the  Namami  Gange  Programme  (NGP)  in  2014-15  for  the rejuvenation of river Ganga and its tributaries (including Yamuna) for five years, up to March 2021 and has been further extended to March 2026. Under NGP for River Yamuna, 33 projects have been sanctioned for the  creation  of  a  sewerage  treatment  capacity  of  2,130  million  litres  per  day  (MLD)  at  a  cost  of   ₹  5,911 crores. The list of projects is enclosed in Annexure .

In  addition,  Central  Pollution  Control  Board  (CPCB),  regularly  monitors  river  water  quality parameter,  inspection  of  Sewage  Treatment  Plants  (STPs),  and  has  issued  directions  dated  12.11.2024  to Delhi  Pollution  Control  Committee  under  Section  18(1)  (B)  of  the Water  (Prevention  and  Control  of Pollution) Act, 1974 regarding non-compliance status of Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) installed in Delhi.

The Government  of  National  Capital  Territory  (NCT)  of  Delhi  is  working  on  the  following  sewage infrastructure enhancement projects: -

- a. Rehabilitation  of  existing  3  STPs  at  Kondli  Phase  II,  Rithala  Phase  I,  and  Yamuna  Vihar Phase -II;
- b. Upgradation and increasing capacity of existing STPs;
- c. Construction of New STPs at Sonia Vihar;
- d. Interceptor sewer projects.

All the operational STPs of Delhi Jal Board (DJB) are being monitored by DPCC every month & analysis reports are available on the website of Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC). DPCC issues communication with the DJB to meet prescribed standards on a regular basis.

Delhi Jal Board has informed that each contract has provision of penalty in case of non-achievement of guaranteed parameters of treated effluent, etc. and, payment is withheld/recovered time to time for noncompliances.  In  case  the  agencies  do  not  respond  properly  even  after  repeated  communication  there  is  a provision to blacklist/debar from DJB tendering.  DJB has taken action on defaulting firms at various sites.

(b) The controlled  dredging  in  the  river  bed  is  managed  by  Irrigation  and  Flood  Control  Department, Government of Delhi.  In this regard, Delhi Government has taken expert services of the  institution Central Water and Power Research Station (CWPRS), Pune .

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3440 TO BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  20.03.2025  REGARDING  'CLEANING  OF  YAMUNA RIVER'.

The list of projects sanctioned under Namami Gange Programme for rejuvenation of river Yamuna:

| Sl.No         | Name of Project                                                                                                         | Treatment Capacity (MLD)   | Sanctioned Cost (₹ In crore)   | Status         |
|---------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|--------------------------------|----------------|
| Uttar Pradesh | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                           | Uttar Pradesh              | Uttar Pradesh                  | Uttar Pradesh  |
| 1             | Rehabilitation of Sewerage Infrastructure& Augmentation/Upgradation of STP (4 MLD) in Vrindavan                         | 4                          | 42.82                          | Completed      |
| 2             | Rehabilitation/Renovation of Mathura sewerage scheme at Masani                                                          | 67.8                       | 460.45                         | Completed      |
| 3             | Interception &Diversion with Rehabilitation work in Agra                                                                | 177.6                      | 842.25                         | Under Progress |
| 4             | Interception &Diversion and STP works Baghpat                                                                           | 14                         | 77.36                          | Completed      |
| 5             | Interception &Diversion works in Firozabad                                                                              | 0                          | 51.08                          | Completed      |
| 6             | Interception &Diversion works in Etawah                                                                                 | 44.94                      | 140.6                          | Completed      |
| 7             | Interception &Diversion works in Muzaffarnagar                                                                          | 54.50                      | 234.03                         | Under Progress |
| 8             | Interception &Diversion works in Budhana                                                                                | 10                         | 48.76                          | Completed      |
| 9             | Upgradation of Infrastructure of Existing CETP for Textile Printing Units at Mathura Industrial Area, Muthura (6.25MLD) | 6.25                       | 13.87                          | Completed      |
| 10            | I&D and STP Works for balance drains in Mathura                                                                         | 60                         | 292.56                         | Under Progress |
| 11            | Interception &Diversion works in Kairana                                                                                | 15                         | 78.42                          | Completed      |
| 12            | I&D and STP Works in Chhata                                                                                             | 6                          | 56.15                          | Under Progress |
| 13            | I&D and STP Works in Kosi                                                                                               | 12                         | 66.59                          | Under Progress |
| 14            | I&D and STP Works in Vrindavan                                                                                          | 13                         | 77.7                           | Under Progress |
| 15            | I&D and STP works in Hathras                                                                                            | 24                         | 128.91                         | Under Progress |
| 16            | I&D and STP works in Saharanpur                                                                                         | 135                        | 577.23                         | Under Progress |
| 17            | I&D and STP works in Banat                                                                                              | 5                          | 48.71                          | Under Progress |
| 18            | I&D and STP works in Babri &Bantikhera                                                                                  | 5                          | 55.47                          | Under Progress |

| 19               | I&D and STP works in Thanabhawan                                                                               | 10   | 97.19   | Under Progress   |
|------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------|---------|------------------|
| 20               | I&D and STP works in Shamli                                                                                    | 40   | 206.02  | Under Progress   |
| 21               | I&D and STP works in Deoband                                                                                   | 20   | 134.71  | Tendering        |
| Delhi            |                                                                                                                |      |         |                  |
| 1                | Rehabilitation of Trunk Sewer No.4                                                                             | 0    | 87.43   | Completed        |
| 2                | Rehabilitation of Trunk Sewer No.5                                                                             | 0    | 83.4    | Completed        |
| 3                | Rehabilitation and upgradation of Kondli Phase-I STP (45 MLD), Phase-II STP (114 MLD) & Phase-III STP (45 MLD) | 204  | 239.11  | Completed        |
| 4                | Rehabilitation of Rising Mains                                                                                 | 0    | 59.13   | Completed        |
| 5                | Rehabilitation of Trunk Sewers                                                                                 | 0    | 43.92   | Completed        |
| 6                | Rehabilitation of Rising Main                                                                                  | 0    | 45.4    | Completed        |
| 7                | Rehabilitation and up-gradation of Phase-I STP (182 MLD)                                                       | 182  | 211.79  | Completed        |
| 8                | Construction of 564 MLD (124 MGD) Waste Water Treatment Plant (WWTP)                                           | 564  | 665.78  | Under Progress   |
| 9                | Construction of 318 MLD (70 MGD) at Coronation Pillar, Delhi                                                   | 318  | 515.07  | Completed        |
| Himachal Pradesh | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                               |      |         |                  |
| 1                | Sewerage scheme for Zone II &III of Paonta Sahib                                                               | 3.16 | 11.57   | Completed        |
| Haryana          | Haryana                                                                                                        |      |         |                  |
| 1                | Sewerage and Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) in Panipat                                                           | 90   | 129.51  | Completed        |
| 2                | Sewerage and Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) in Sonipat                                                           | 55   | 88.36   | Completed        |

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