Lok Sabha Question No. 918 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-07
Subject: Namami Gange Programme
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Mohammad Jawed, D.K. Suresh, Saptagiri Sankar Ulaka, A. Chellakumar, Faizal P.P. Mohammed, Behanan Benny

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 918

ANSWERED ON 07.12.2023

## NAMAMI GANGE PROGRAMME

| 918.   | DR.MOHAMMADJAWED            | SHRI D.K. SURESH:   |
|--------|-----------------------------|---------------------|
|        | SHRI SAPTAGIRI SANKAR ULAKA | DR. A. CHELLAKUMAR  |
|        | SHRIMOHAMMEDFAIZAL P.P.     | SHRI BENNY BEHANAN  |

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Namami Gange Programme has any deadline or set target to achieve thereunder and if so, the details thereof along with the present status of the programme;

(b)  the  details  of  the  funds  sanctioned  by  the  Government  since  the  launch  of  the  programme in 2014-15 along with the utilisation of the funds, year-wise;

(c) the details of the sanctioned projects, their cost allocation and completed projects, State-wise;

(d)  whether  the  Union  Government  has  any  reported  data  about  the  quantity  of  untreated  sewage  and industrial effluents being discharged into the river; and

(e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor and response of the Government to the continued inflow of untreated sewage and industrial effluents into the Ganga river?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

( SHRI BISHWESWAR TUDU )

(a) Namami Gange Programme was launched in 2014-15 for a period up to 31st March, 2021 to rejuvenate River Ganga and its tributaries. The programme was subsequently extended up to 31st March, 2026. Under Namami Gange Programme, a comprehensive set of interventions such as wastewater treatment, solid waste management, river front management (ghats and crematoria development), e-flow, afforestation, biodiversity conservation  and  Public  Participation  etc.  have  been  taken  up  for  rejuvenation  of  river  Ganga  and  its tributaries. So far, a total of 450 projects have been taken up at an estimated cost of Rs. 38,022.37 Crore, out of which 270 projects have been completed and made operational. Majority of the projects pertain to creation of sewage infrastructure as the untreated domestic/industrial wastewater is the main source of pollution in the  river.  195  sewerage  infrastructure  projects  have  been  taken  up  with  a  cost  of  Rs.  31,344.13  crore  for creation  &  rehabilitation  of  6,173.12  Million  Litres  per  Day  (MLD)  of  Sewage  Treatment  Plant  (STP) capacity and laying of around 5,253.64 km sewerage network. Among these, 109 sewerage projects have been  completed  resulting  in  creation  &  rehabilitation  of  2664.05  MLD  of  STP  capacity  and  laying  of 4465.54 km sewerage network.

As per the water quality assessment by CPCB in 5 Ganga main stem states in 2023 (Jan to Sept), the observed water quality indicates that median value of Dissolved Oxygen which is an indicator of river health has  been  found  to  be  within  acceptable  limits  of  notified  primary  bathing  water  quality  criteria  and satisfactory to support the ecosystem of river for almost entire stretch of river Ganga. The median value of Biochemical  Oxygen  Demand  (BOD)  has  been  found  within  the  acceptable  limits  except  marginal exceedance (BOD: 3.2 to 4.5 mg/L) in stretch from (i) Farrukhabad to Dalmau, Rai Bareilly and (ii) D/s Mirzapur to Tarighat, Ghazipur (except U/s Varanasi, Vishwa Sundari Bridge) in Uttar Pradesh.

There  has  been  a s ignificant  improvement  in  biodiversity  with  increased  species  sightings  of  Dolphins, Otters, Hilsa, Turtles, etc.

In the 15 th Conference of Parties (CoP15) at Montreal, Canada in 2022, the United Nations Decade on Ecosystem  Restoration  has  recognized  Namami  Gange  initiative  as  one  of  the  top  10  World  Restoration Flagships.

Cleaning of river is a continuous process and Government of India is supplementing the efforts of the State Governments in addressing the challenges of pollution in river Ganga and its tributaries including river Yamuna by providing financial and technical assistance under Namami Gange Programme.

(b) Namami  Gange  is  an  Integrated  Ganga  Conservation  Mission  with  a  budget  of  Rs.  20,000  crores launched in the year 2014-15 for a period up to 31st March, 2021. Further, Considering the need and spread of the programme Government of India has approved Namami Gange Mission with a budgetary outlay of Rs. 22,500 crore from April 2021 to March 2026. So far, a total sum of Rs. 16,011.65 crore were released by the Government of India to the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) from Financial Year 2014-15 to till 31st October 2023. NMCG have released/disbursed Rs. 15,015.26 crore to various agencies during the said period for implementation of projects under the Programme.

As many of the high budget sewerage infrastructure project are undertaken under Hybrid Annuity Mode (HAM)  model  and  only  40%  of  the  capital  expenditure  is  disbursed  during  the  construction  phase  the remaining 60% of Capex and monthly O&M cost is paid over a period of 15-years as annuity. This distinct payment  structure  results  in  booking  of  much  lower  expenditure  and  spreading  the  major  amount  of expenditure over a long period of 15 years. The year-wise financial detail is enclosed at Annexure- I.

(c) The state-wise details of sanctioned projects, their cost allocation and completed projects is enclosed at Annexure-II.

(d) & (e) Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has estimated sewage generation of 3558 MLD from the 110 Ganga front towns in 5 Ganga main stem states (Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West  Bengal).  With  the  interventions  taken  up  under  Namami  Gange  programme,  at  present  the  total treatment  capacity  along  the  towns  located  along  main  stem  of  river  Ganga  increased  to  2589  MLD.  In addition, approximately 910 MLD sewage is treated through East Kolkata Wetland. Apart from the above, projects for developing 1104 MLD STP capacity in the towns along river Ganga main stem have been taken up which are at different stages of implementation.

As informed by CPCB, under the Namami Gange prgramme, during December 2021-April 2022, there are 2706 Grossly Polluting Industries (GPIs) having potential to discharge into river Ganga & its tributaries in  seven  states  Uttar  Pradesh,  Uttarakhand,  Bihar,  Jharkhand,  West  Bengal,  Delhi  and  Haryana  were inspected. It was estimated that these GPIs discharge about 411.25 million litres per day wastewater having pollution load of 27.71 tonnes per day in terms of BOD.

Actions  taken  by  the  Government  for  pollution  abatement,  including  sewage  and  industrial  pollution Management for river Ganga are as follows:

-  Under Namami Gange Programme, so far, a total of 450 projects have been taken up at an estimated cost of Rs. 38,022.37 Crore, out of which 270 projects have been completed and made operational. Out of these 450 project, 195 sewerage infrastructure projects  have been  taken up, out of which, 109 projects have already been completed resulting in creation & rehabilitation of 2664.05 MLD of STP capacity and laying of 4465.54 km sewerage network.
-  PRAYAG-Platform  for  Real-time  Analysis  of  Yamuna,  Ganga  and   their  Tributaries,  an  online dashboards  was  setup  on  20th  April  2023  for  continuous  monitoring  of  river  water  quality, performance of Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs), Common Effluent Treatment Plant (CETPs) and etc. on the Ganga and Yamuna river.
-  Annual inspection of Grossly Polluting Industries (GPIs) operating in main stem of river Ganga & its tributaries is undertaken under Namami Gange Programme since 2017. Inspection of 1109 GPIs in 2017, 961 GPIs in 2018, 1072 GPIs in 2019, 2740 GPIs in 2020, 2706 GPIs in 2021 and 3186 GPIs in 2022  were  carried  out  by  joint  team  of  technical  institutes  and  concerned  State  Pollution  Control Boards (SPCBs). Defaulting industries are issued appropriate directions including show-cause notices and closure directions by NMCG for those CETPs/ETPs non-conforming to the discharge standard.
-  Central  Pollution  Control  Board  (CPCB)  has  formulated  charter  based  participatory  approach  to facilitate the industries for water recycling and pollution prevention in major industrial sectors like Pulp & Paper, Sugar, Distillery, Textile and Tannery in river Ganga main stem states emphasizing on technological  upgradation,  waste  minimization  practices,  augmentation  of  effluent  treatment  plants (ETPs)  and  reuse/recycle  of  treated  effluents  which  resulted  in  reduction  in  specific  fresh  water consumption, waste water discharge & pollution load and improvement in compliance.
-  On the directions of NGT in 2018, in respect of the 351 polluted river stretches, State Governments have constituted River Rejuvenation Committees, for preparation of Action Plans for restoration of the identified polluted river stretches. The same were approved by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) for implementation by the States. The implementation of these Action Plans are monitored regularly by Chief Secretaries at State Level and on monthly/bimonthly basis by Central Monitoring Committee  under  Chairmanship  of  Secretary,  DoWR,RD&GR,  Ministry  of  Jal  Shakti.  Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in 2022 has identified 311 Polluted River Stretches (PRS) in 279 rivers in 30 States & Union Territories based on 2019 and 2021 data.

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO REPLY TO PART (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 918 TO BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  07.12.2023  REGARDING  'NAMAMI  GANGE PROGRAMME'.

## The year-wise financial detail is as follow:

| Financial Year   | Releases by Government of India (Rs. in crore)   | Disbursement/release by NMCG(Rs. in crore)   |
|------------------|--------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| 2014-15          | 326.00                                           | 170.99                                       |
| 2015-16          | 1,632.00                                         | 602.29                                       |
| 2016-17          | 1,675.00                                         | 1,057.87                                     |
| 2017-18          | 1,423.12                                         | 1,579.81                                     |
| 2018-19          | 2,307.50                                         | 2,589.74                                     |
| 2019-20          | 1,553.40                                         | 2,297.11                                     |
| 2020-21          | 1,300.00                                         | 1,339.97                                     |
| 2021-22          | 1,892.70                                         | 1,881.76                                     |
| 2022-23          | 2,220.00                                         | 2,215.85                                     |
| 2023-24*         | 1,681.93                                         | 1,279.87                                     |
| Total            | 16,011.65                                        | 15,015.26                                    |

(* Till 31 st October 2023)

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO REPLY TO PART (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 918 TO BE ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  07.12.2023  REGARDING  'NAMAMI  GANGE PROGRAMME'.

## State-wise details of sanctioned projects, their cost allocation and completed projects

| S.No.   | Type of Project                                                                               | Type of Project                                                                               |   No. of Projects Sanctioned | Total Sanctioned Cost (Rs. in Cr.)   |   No. of Projects Completed |
|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| 1       | Sewerage                                                                                      | Uttarakhand                                                                                   |                           41 | 1,581.59                             |                          36 |
| 1       | Sewerage                                                                                      | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                 |                           69 | 14,097.18                            |                          37 |
| 1       | Sewerage                                                                                      | Bihar                                                                                         |                           37 | 6,160.15                             |                          13 |
| 1       | Sewerage                                                                                      | Jharkhand                                                                                     |                            5 | 1,310.30                             |                           2 |
| 1       | Sewerage                                                                                      | West Bengal                                                                                   |                           27 | 4,742.02                             |                          11 |
| 1       | Sewerage                                                                                      | Haryana                                                                                       |                            2 | 217.87                               |                           2 |
| 1       | Sewerage                                                                                      | Delhi                                                                                         |                            9 | 1951.03                              |                           7 |
| 1       | Sewerage                                                                                      | Himachal Pradesh                                                                              |                            1 | 11.57                                |                           1 |
| 1       | Sewerage                                                                                      | Rajasthan                                                                                     |                            1 | 258.48                               |                           0 |
| 1       | Sewerage                                                                                      | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                |                            2 | 603.94                               |                           0 |
| 1       | Sewerage                                                                                      | Modular STP Decentralized                                                                     |                            1 | 410.00                               |                           0 |
| 1       | Sewerage                                                                                      | Total                                                                                         |                          195 | 31,344.13                            |                         109 |
| 2       | Ghat and Crematoria                                                                           | Ghat and Crematoria                                                                           |                          104 | 1733.88                              |                          79 |
| 3       | Solid-Waste Management                                                                        | Solid-Waste Management                                                                        |                           12 | 295.26                               |                           9 |
| 4       | Institutional Development (Non - Infrastructure)                                              | Institutional Development (Non - Infrastructure)                                              |                           29 | 1764.30                              |                           9 |
| 5       | Project Implementation Support/Research & Study Projects/Public Relations and Public Outreach | Project Implementation Support/Research & Study Projects/Public Relations and Public Outreach |                           37 | 260.29                               |                          12 |
| 6       | Biodiversity                                                                                  | Biodiversity                                                                                  |                           14 | 238.93                               |                           8 |
| 7       | Afforestation                                                                                 | Afforestation                                                                                 |                           37 | 525.18                               |                          32 |
| 8       | Composite Ecological Task Force & Ganga Mitra                                                 | Composite Ecological Task Force & Ganga Mitra                                                 |                            6 | 200.18                               |                           5 |
| 9       | Bioremediation                                                                                | Bioremediation                                                                                |                           15 | 238.96                               |                           7 |
| 10      | Construction of IHHL across Gram Panchayats near Ganga River                                  | Construction of IHHL across Gram Panchayats near Ganga River                                  |                            1 | 1421.26                              |                           0 |
|         | Grand Total                                                                                   | Grand Total                                                                                   |                          450 | 38022.37                             |                         270 |