Lok Sabha Question No. 1773 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-10
Subject: Discharge of Effluents into the Rivers
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Shri Ummeda Ram Beniwal, Shri Hanuman Beniwal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1773

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.03.2025

## Discharge of Effluents into the Rivers

## 1773.   SHRI UMMEDA RAM BENIWAL: SHRI HANUMAN BENIWAL:

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware that agricultural land is becoming infertile and ponds and drinking water resources have become contaminated due to the effluent released by factories and sewerage in Bandi,  Luni and Jogri  rivers in Pali, Balotra and Jodhpur districts and Bhandu village of Rajasthan;
- (b) if  so, the details thereof along with the steps taken by the Government to check this pollution;
- (c) whether National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued any guidelines in this regard, if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the guidelines of NGT have been fully complied with in-toto, if not, the reasons therefor and the details of the persons responsible for it;
- (e) whether the Government proposes to formulate any effective plan to protect public, animal and traditional water sources from the polluted water; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof along with the time by which it is likely to be formulated and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

## (a) to (d)

Government  of  India  launched  'Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi  Sinchayee  Yojana  (PMKSY)'  in Financial Year 2015-16 with an aim to enhance physical access of water on farm and expand cultivable  area  under  assured  irrigation,  improve  on  farm  water  use  efficiency,  introduce sustainable  water  conservation  practices  etc.  Har  Khet  Ko  Pani  (HKKP)  is  one  of  the components of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY). The scheme of Surface Minor Irrigation (SMI) and Repair, Renovation & Restoration (RRR) of Water Bodies (WBs) has  now  become a  part of  PMKSY-HKKP. DoWR, RD&GR under Ministry of Jal Shakti provides Central Assistance (CA) to States for creation and restoration of Irrigation Potential (I.P.) under the SMI and RRR of Water Bodies schemes. Further, continuation of PMKSYHKKP for the FY 2021-22 to FY 2025-26 has been approved by Union Cabinet in Dec, 2021 with a budget outlay of Rs. 4580 crores and targeted irrigation potential of 4.50 lakh-ha for SMI and RRR of WBs schemes.

The Central Assistance (CA) under both the schemes (SMI and RRR of WBs) is provided in the  form  of  grant  which  is  100%  of  the  project  cost  for  UTs  without  legislature.  Central Assistance is 90% of the project cost for UTs with legislature and 7 North-Eastern states and Sikkim & Hilly States (Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand). Further, Central Assistance/grant under SMI scheme is 60% of project cost for projects benefitting special areas i.e. undivided Koraput, Bolangir and Kalahandi (KBK) districts of Odisha, Bundelkhand region of UP and MP, Marathwada & Vidharbha region of Maharashtra, Left Wing Extremist affected areas, Tribal  areas,  Flood  prone  area,  DPAP  (Drought  Prone  Area  Programme)  areas,  Desert Development Programme (DDP) area of other States /UTs. Central Assistance under RRR of WBs scheme is 60% of project cost for all other category. The SMI scheme covers 7 NorthEastern  states  including  Sikkim  &  hilly  States  (Himachal  Pradesh,  Uttarakhand)/UTs  and special areas of General Category States /UTs while RRR of WBs scheme covers the whole country. State wise and year wise details of CA release SMI and RRR of WBs component of PMKSY-HKKP is given in Annexure-1 .

CPCB in collaboration with State Pollution Control Boards and Pollution Control Committees (SPCBs/ PCCs) has established a National Water Quality Monitoring Network (NWMP) in order to assess status of water quality of water resources and to facilitate for prevention and control of pollution in water bodies. Present water quality monitoring network under NWMP at  4736 locations including 2155 locations on Rivers, 558 on Lakes, 141 on Ponds, 102 on Tanks, 1233 Ground Water locations and 547 on other water bodies in 28 States and 8 Union Territories. However, there are no monitoring locations in Bandi, Luni and Jogri rivers in Pali, Balotra and Jodhpur districts and Bhandu village of Rajasthan under NWMP.

Textile Units in Balotra, Jodhpur and Pali: As per the information provided by Rajasthan Pollution Control Board (RSPCB), there are total 1,831 Textile units in Balotra, Jodhpur and Pali of Rajasthan. Out of 1831 textile units, 1,674 units are connected to Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETP) and 157 units have their own ETP. The detail of Textile Units operated in the Districts are given below:

| Districts   | Number of Textile Units   | Number of Textile Units   | Number of Textile Units   |
|-------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
| Districts   | Total                     | Connected to CETP         | Having own ETP            |
| Balotra     | 961                       | 834                       | 127*                      |
| Jodhpur     | 306                       | 304                       | 02                        |
| Pali        | 564                       | 536                       | 28                        |
| Total       | 1,831                     | 1,674                     | 157                       |

Note: ZLD  -  Zero  Liquid  Discharge  *All  127  Units  Have  Their  Own  ETP  in  Balotra  are Operating with ZLD.

Common Effluent Treatment Plants in the Districts of Balotra, Jodhpur and Pali: Total 15 CETPs are operated with total design capacity of 134.2 MLD and the present operational capacity of 60.15 MLD (44.8%), in the state of Rajasthan. Out of 15 CETPs, 3 are in Balotra, 4 are in Pali and 2 are in Jodhpur, total 9 CETPs with total designed capacity 110 MLD and operational capacity of 51.2 MLD in these three districts. Out of the 9 CETPS, 3 CETPs have provided  Zero  Liquid  Discharge  (ZLD)  systems.  The  details  of  CETPs  operated  in  three Districts are given below:

| District   |              | Capacity inMLD   | Capacity inMLD   | Mode of Disposal   |                   | Action                   |
|------------|--------------|------------------|------------------|--------------------|-------------------|--------------------------|
| District   | Name of CETP | Designed         | Operational      |                    | Compliance status | taken for non- complying |

| Balotra   | CETP Balotra                                           |    18 |   12 | ZLD   | Complying      | ----   |
|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------|-------|------|-------|----------------|--------|
| Balotra   | CETP Jasol                                             |   6.5 |  1.5 | ----  | Complying      | ----   |
| Balotra   | CETP Bithuja                                           |  30   |  5   | ----  | Complying      | ----   |
| Pali      | CETP No. 02                                            |   8.4 |  8.4 | ----  | Complying      | ----   |
| Pali      | CETP No. 04                                            |  12   |  4.5 | ----  | Non- complying | SCN    |
| Pali      | CETP No. 06                                            |  12   |  8   | ZLD   | Complying      |        |
| Pali      | M/s Next Gen Textile Park Pvt. Ltd                     |   3.1 |  0.2 | ZLD   | Non- complying | SCN    |
| Jodhpur   | M/s Jodhpur Pradushan Niwaran Trust (Textile Vertical) |  18.5 | 11   | ----  | Non- complying | SCN    |
| Jodhpur   | M/s Jodhpur Pradushan Niwaran Trust (Steel Vertical)   |   1.5 |  0.6 | ----- | Non- complying | SCN    |
|           | Total                                                  | 110   | 51.2 |       |                |        |

Note: ZLD- Zero Liquid Discharge, SCN - Show Cause Notice

The above table reveals that 4 CETPs are non-complying in Pali & Jodhpur districts for which Show Cause Notice (SCN) was issued by RSPCB.

This  Ministry  has  notified  the  discharge  standards  for  Textile  industries  vide  notification G.S.R. 978(E) dated 10.10.2016 and the discharge standards for Common Effluent Treatment Plants vide notification S.O. 4(E) dated 01.01.2016 to regulate the effluent discharge from the textile industries and CETP.

Further  Hon'ble  NGT  has  not  issued  any  guidelines  specifically  on  this  subject,  however order/directions are issued by Hon'ble NGT on case to case basis.

## (e) & (f):

The measures taken by government for prevention and control of Water Pollution are:

-  The regulation of industrial Pollution is implemented through various provisions of Water (Prevention  and  Control  of  Pollution)  Act,  1974  and  the  Environment  Protection  Act (EPA),  1986  under  Consent  mechanism  and  authorization  by  the  respective  SPCB  and PCC.
-  Industry  Specific  Standard  are  notified  under  Schedule-I  (Standards  for  emission  or discharge  of  environmental  pollutants  from  various  79  industries)  and  Schedule-VI (General Discharge Standards) of Environment (Protection) Rules, 1986 so as to prevent pollution in the water bodies.
-  CPCB classifies industries and other sectors into red, orange, green and white categories, on the basis of Pollution Index (PI) which is a function of water pollution, air pollution, and  hazardous  waste  generation.  CPCB  vide  directions  dated  07.03.2016,  issued  under section 18(1)(b) of the Water Act, 1974 and the Air Act, 1981 directed all SPCBs/PCCs to adopt and implement the classification of CPCB. The classification is used by regulators for  consent  management,  siting  of  unit,  prioritizing  pollution  control  and  surveillance programs,  levying  environmental  compensation  etc.  So  far,  CPCB  has  categorized  257 industrial sectors i.e. 63 under red, 91 under orange, 65 under green and 38 under white categories. Any new/left-out sector can be classified by SPCB/PCC at their level.
-  CPCB has directed all 17 categories of high pollution potential industries, common effluent treatment  plants  to  install  Online  Continuous  Effluent  /  Emission  Monitoring  Systems (OCEMS) for strengthening monitoring mechanism and effective compliance through selfregulatory  mechanism  and  constant  vigil  on  pollution  levels.  Real-time  values  of environmental pollutants of trade effluent and emissions generated through OCEMS are transmitted online to CPCB and concerned SPCB / PCC on 24x7 basis. Central software processes  the  data  and  in  case  of  value  of  pollutant  parameter  exceeds  prescribed environmental norms or other irregularities, an automatic SMS alert is generated so that corrective measures can be taken by the industry immediately and appropriate action can be taken by concerned SPCB/PCC/CPCB.

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## Annexure-1

| State wise Central Assistance (CA) released under SMI and RRR of WBs component of PMKSY-HKKP (Rs. in crores)   | State wise Central Assistance (CA) released under SMI and RRR of WBs component of PMKSY-HKKP (Rs. in crores)   | State wise Central Assistance (CA) released under SMI and RRR of WBs component of PMKSY-HKKP (Rs. in crores)   | State wise Central Assistance (CA) released under SMI and RRR of WBs component of PMKSY-HKKP (Rs. in crores)   | State wise Central Assistance (CA) released under SMI and RRR of WBs component of PMKSY-HKKP (Rs. in crores)   | State wise Central Assistance (CA) released under SMI and RRR of WBs component of PMKSY-HKKP (Rs. in crores)   | State wise Central Assistance (CA) released under SMI and RRR of WBs component of PMKSY-HKKP (Rs. in crores)   | State wise Central Assistance (CA) released under SMI and RRR of WBs component of PMKSY-HKKP (Rs. in crores)   | State wise Central Assistance (CA) released under SMI and RRR of WBs component of PMKSY-HKKP (Rs. in crores)   | State wise Central Assistance (CA) released under SMI and RRR of WBs component of PMKSY-HKKP (Rs. in crores)   | State wise Central Assistance (CA) released under SMI and RRR of WBs component of PMKSY-HKKP (Rs. in crores)   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl No .                                                                                                        | State                                                                                                          | 2016 -17                                                                                                       | 2017- 18                                                                                                       | 2018- 19                                                                                                       | 2019- 20                                                                                                       | 2020- 21                                                                                                       | 2021- 22                                                                                                       | 2022- 23                                                                                                       | 2023- 24                                                                                                       | 2024- 25                                                                                                       |
| 1                                                                                                              | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                | 2.70                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                |
| 2                                                                                                              | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                              | 20.5 2                                                                                                         | 10.26                                                                                                          | 22.25                                                                                                          | 17.49                                                                                                          | 104.6 9                                                                                                        | 142.7 3                                                                                                        | 41.95                                                                                                          | 138.7 0                                                                                                        | 77.27                                                                                                          |
| 3                                                                                                              | Assam                                                                                                          | 87.8 6                                                                                                         | 375.7 7                                                                                                        | 428.3 4                                                                                                        | 414.0 6                                                                                                        | 205.6 2                                                                                                        | 275.2 0                                                                                                        | 71.54                                                                                                          | 52.09                                                                                                          | 99.79* +25.31                                                                                                  |
| 4                                                                                                              | Bihar                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                | 38.54                                                                                                          | 27.96                                                                                                          | 10.65                                                                                                          | 8.62                                                                                                           | 11.76                                                                                                          | 7.78                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                |
| 5                                                                                                              | Gujarat                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                | 8.81                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                | 3.16                                                                                                           | 2.57                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                |
| 6                                                                                                              | Himachal Pradesh                                                                                               | 1.13                                                                                                           | 49.28                                                                                                          | 66.20                                                                                                          | 147.9 1                                                                                                        | 59.80                                                                                                          | 60.31                                                                                                          | 40.50                                                                                                          | 142.3 0                                                                                                        | 38.63                                                                                                          |
| 7                                                                                                              | J&K& Ladakh                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                | 104.4 8                                                                                                        | 31.71                                                                                                          | 68.58                                                                                                          | 97.59                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                |
| 8                                                                                                              | Karnataka                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                | 30.00                                                                                                          | 37.50                                                                                                          | 37.50*                                                                                                         |
| 9                                                                                                              | Manipur                                                                                                        | 20.0 0                                                                                                         | 22.23                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                | 24.26                                                                                                          | 69.26                                                                                                          | 75.98                                                                                                          | 26.46                                                                                                          | 23.55                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                |
| 10                                                                                                             | Meghalay a                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                | 47.1                                                                                                           | 31.50                                                                                                          | 22.22                                                                                                          | 57.07                                                                                                          | 100.4 7                                                                                                        | 46.52                                                                                                          | 74.21                                                                                                          | 57.11                                                                                                          |
| 11                                                                                                             | Mizoram                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                | 8.25                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                | 11.34                                                                                                          | 7.65                                                                                                           | 4.66                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                | 0.81                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                |
| 12                                                                                                             | Nagaland                                                                                                       | 18.5 0                                                                                                         | 9.25                                                                                                           | 35.33                                                                                                          | 20.46                                                                                                          | 35.99                                                                                                          | 40.89                                                                                                          | 21.01                                                                                                          | 92.71                                                                                                          | 50.30                                                                                                          |
| 13                                                                                                             | Odisha                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                | 3.00                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                | 34.54                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                | 11.10                                                                                                          | 56.25                                                                                                          | 47.635 *                                                                                                       |
| 14                                                                                                             | Rajasthan                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                | 14.30                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                | 11.96                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                | 9.30                                                                                                           | 10.46                                                                                                          | 21.50                                                                                                          |
| 15                                                                                                             | Sikkim                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                | 9.00                                                                                                           | 16.61                                                                                                          | 9.13                                                                                                           | 9.33                                                                                                           | 9.71                                                                                                           | 12.88                                                                                                          | 29.25                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                |
| 16                                                                                                             | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                | 7.03                                                                                                           | 16.75                                                                                                          | 1.25                                                                                                           | 17.43                                                                                                          | 27.70                                                                                                          | 49.60                                                                                                          | 5.26                                                                                                           |
| 17                                                                                                             | Telangana                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                | 59.68                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                |
| 18                                                                                                             | Tripura                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                | 9.00                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                |
| 19                                                                                                             | Uttarakha nd                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                | 32.40                                                                                                          | 61.00                                                                                                          | 31.78                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                | 29.63                                                                                                          | 17.20                                                                                                          | 93.40                                                                                                          | 26.90* +49.95                                                                                                  |
|                                                                                                                | Total                                                                                                          | 148. 0                                                                                                         | 745                                                                                                            | 750                                                                                                            | 832.9                                                                                                          | 693.4 4                                                                                                        | 765.6 3                                                                                                        | 371.0 8                                                                                                        | 811.1 9                                                                                                        | 537.15                                                                                                         |
| *CA release amount is in the form of the Mother Sanction issued to the State Government                        | *CA release amount is in the form of the Mother Sanction issued to the State Government                        | *CA release amount is in the form of the Mother Sanction issued to the State Government                        | *CA release amount is in the form of the Mother Sanction issued to the State Government                        | *CA release amount is in the form of the Mother Sanction issued to the State Government                        | *CA release amount is in the form of the Mother Sanction issued to the State Government                        | *CA release amount is in the form of the Mother Sanction issued to the State Government                        | *CA release amount is in the form of the Mother Sanction issued to the State Government                        | *CA release amount is in the form of the Mother Sanction issued to the State Government                        | *CA release amount is in the form of the Mother Sanction issued to the State Government                        | *CA release amount is in the form of the Mother Sanction issued to the State Government                        |

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