Lok Sabha Question No. 1200 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-07-27
Subject: Namami Gange Programme
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Karti P. Chidambaram, Deepak (Dev) Adhikari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1200

ANSWERED ON 27.07.2023

## NAMAMI GANGE PROGRAMME

1200.   SHRI KARTI P. CHIDAMBARAM SHRI ADHIKARI DEEPAK (DEV)

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) the current status of Namami Gange Programme;

(b) the details of funds provided by the Government since the launch of the Namami Gange Programme in 2014-15 along with the utilization of said funds, year-wise, including provisional data for the current financial year;

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

(d) whether it is a fact that 50 per cent of untreated sewage and industrial effluents are discharged in the river or its tributaries/drains, as observed by the National Green Tribunal; and

(e) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor and the deadline for completion of the programme?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

## ( SHRI BISHWESWAR TUDU

## )

(a) 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 442 projects have been taken up at an estimated cost of Rs. 37,395.51 Crore, out  of  which  254  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  reason  for pollution in the river. 193 sewerage infrastructure projects have been taken up with a cost of Rs. 30,797.24 crore for creation & rehabilitation of 6029.75 Million Litres per Day (MLD) of Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) capacity  and  laying  of  around  5,250.98  km  sewerage  network.   Among  these,  106  sewerage  projects  have been completed resulting in creation & rehabilitation of 2664.05 MLD of STP capacity and laying of 4436.26 km sewerage network. 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.

(b) Namami  Gange  Programme  was  launched  in  June  2014  for  a  period  up  to  31 st March,  2021  to rejuvenate River Ganga and its tributaries. The programme was subsequently extended up to 31 st March, 2026.

The details of release by Government of India to National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) from FY 2014-15  and  in  the  current  year  (till  30  June  2023)  and  funds  released/disbursed  by  NMCG  under  the Programme during the said period are as under:-

| F.Y.    | Release by Government of India toNMCG   | Release/ Disbursement by NMCG*   |
|---------|-----------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|         | (Rupees in crore)                       | (Rupees in crore)                |
| 2014-15 | 326.00                                  | 170.99                           |
| 2015-16 | 1,632.00                                | 602.60                           |
| 2016-17 | 1,675.00                                | 1,062.81                         |
| 2017-18 | 1,423.12                                | 1,625.01                         |
| 2018-19 | 2,307.50                                | 2,626.54                         |
| 2019-20 | 1,553.40                                | 2,673.09                         |
| 2020-21 | 1,300.00                                | 1,339.97                         |
| 2021-22 | 1,900.00                                | 1,900.00                         |
| 2022-23 | 2,220.00                                | 2,258.98                         |
| 2023-24 | 1,180.00                                | 605.71                           |
| Total   | 15,517.02                               | 14,865.70                        |

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

(d) & (e) Sewage: CPCB has estimated sewage generation of 3558 MLD from the 110 ganga front towns in 5 Ganga Basin 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 2570 MLD.  In addition, approximately 910 MLD sewage is treated through East Kolkata Wetland. Apart from the above, projects for developing 1105 MLD STP capacity in the towns  along  river Ganga  main  stem  have  been  taken  up  which  are  at  different  stages  of implementation. So at present, more than 90% of treatment capacity available along main stem of river Ganga.

Industrial Effluent: It  is  obligatory  on  the  part  of  industries  to  install  effluent  treatment  plants  (ETPs)  to comply with the effluent discharge standards as notified under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and the Rules framed, thereunder and also to meet the consent conditions granted by State Pollution Control Board (SPCBs) / Pollution Control Committees (PCCs).

As  informed  by  Central  Pollution  Control  Board  (CPCB),  during  December  2021-April  2022,  2706 Grossly Polluting Industries (GPIs) having potential to discharge into river Ganga, Yamuna & its tributaries in seven  States  of  Uttar  Pradesh,  Uttarakhand,  Bihar,  Jharkhand,  West  Bengal,  Delhi  and  Haryana  were inspected, out of which 2198 were found operational and 508 non-operational. Out of 2198 operational GPIs, 541 were found non-complying due to reasons including non-compliance of effluent discharge standards, not having  valid  consent  to  operate/Authorization  etc.  These  non-complying  GPIs  were  issued  directions including show-cause notices (497) and closure directions (44) by concerned SPCBs/PCC.

Cleaning of river is a continuous process and Government of India is supplementing the efforts of the State Government in addressing the challenges of pollution in river Ganga and its tributaries by  providing financial  and  technical  assistance  under  Namami  Gange  Programme.  The  aforementioned  projects  are  in different  stages  of  planning/construction/completion.  Close  monitoring  is  being  done  to  ensure  timely completion.

## ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO.1200  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  27.07.2023  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                                                                                 |                           67 | 13,550.29                            |                          35 |
| 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                              |                           6 |
| 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                                                                                         |                          193 | 30,797.24                            |                         106 |
| 2       | Entry Level Activities                                                                        | Entry Level Activities                                                                        |                          105 | 1735.70                              |                          79 |
| 3       | Solid-Waste Management                                                                        | Solid-Waste Management                                                                        |                           12 | 295.26                               |                           9 |
| 4       | Institutional Development (Non - Infrastructure)                                              | Institutional Development (Non - Infrastructure)                                              |                           27 | 1736.69                              |                           8 |
| 5       | Project Implementation Support/Research & Study Projects/Public Relations and Public Outreach | Project Implementation Support/Research & Study Projects/Public Relations and Public Outreach |                           35 | 235.95                               |                           8 |
| 6       | Biodiversity                                                                                  | Biodiversity                                                                                  |                           10 | 189.03                               |                           6 |
| 7       | Afforestation                                                                                 | Afforestation                                                                                 |                           37 | 525.18                               |                          27 |
| 8       | Composite Ecological Task Force & Ganga Mitra                                                 | Composite Ecological Task Force & Ganga Mitra                                                 |                            6 | 200.18                               |                           5 |
| 9       | Bioremediation                                                                                | Bioremediation                                                                                |                           16 | 259.02                               |                           6 |
| 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                                                                                   |                          442 | 37395.51                             |                         254 |

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