Lok Sabha Question No. 5348 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-04-03
Subject: Piped Water Supply in Water-stressed Cities
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Dr. Shrikant Eknath Shinde, Shri Ravindra Dattaram Waikar, Shri Rajesh Verma, Smt. Shambhavi, Shri Naresh Ganpat Mhaske

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5348 ANSWERED ON 03.04.2025

## PIPED WATER SUPPLY IN WATER-STRESSED CITIES

5348. SMT. SHAMBHAVI: SHRI RAJESH VERMA: SHRI RAVINDRA DATTARAM WAIKAR: DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE: SHRI NARESH GANPAT MHASKE:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) the details of the most water-stressed cities in the country along with the measures taken/being taken to address urban water shortages and improve water conservation;

(b) the percentage of cities currently receiving 24x7 piped water supply along with the manner in which the Government is planning to expand this coverage, particularly in Maharashtra and other urban centres;

(c)  the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  rejuvenate  and  conserve  water  bodies including lakes and reservoirs in highly urbanized regions to improve groundwater recharge;

(d)  the  status  of  desalination  projects,  wastewater  recycling,  and  rainwater  harvesting  policies along with the way in which they are being implemented to meet future water demands; and

(e)  the  manner  in  which  the  Government  is  planning  to  address  climate  change-related  water scarcity and the policies in place to prevent acute water crises in major metropolitan cities of the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI (SHRI V. SOMANNA)

(a) to (e) Drinking water is a State subject. The power to plan, design, approve and implement drinking  water  supply  schemes/projects  lies  with  State  Government.  Government  of  India supplements the efforts of the States by providing technical and financial assistance.

Towards this end, Government of India in partnership with States/UTs including Maharashtra, is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) since August, 2019, to make provision of tap water supply in adequate quantity (minimum 55 lpcd), of prescribed quality (BIS:10500) and on regular and long-term basis, to every rural household in the country.

As informed by Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), several steps have been taken towards sustainable management of water in urban areas through issuance of various guidelines and  implementation  of  National  Missions  such  as  Atal  Mission  for  Rejuvenation  and  Urban Transformation (AMRUT) & AMRUT 2.0.

Under AMRUT Mission in Maharashtra, 43 water supply projects worth ₹4,446.06 crore have been grounded. Under AMRUT Mission and in convergence with the State 11.73 lakh water tap connections (new/ serviced) have been provided and 445.7 MLD Water treatment capacity has been created in the State.

Under AMRUT and in convergence one desalination plant worth 985 crore (including Operation & Maintenance) has been commissioned/ completed in Tamil Nadu. For waste water treatment and recycling, 890 sewerage/septage management projects worth ₹34,505 crore have been taken up under AMRUT. 4,447 MLD sewage treatment plant capacity has been created and 1,437 MLD sewage treatment plant capacity has been developed for recycle/reuse.

Under AMRUT 2.0. State Water Action Plans submitted by States/UTs have been approved for 592  sewerage/septage  management  projects  worth  ₹67,607.67  crore  covering  total  Sewage treatment capacity of 6,739 MLD & 2089 MLD sewage treatment capacity for recycle/reuse.

MoHUA has issued Urban and Regional Development Plan Formulation and  Implementation (URDPFI) Guidelines, 2014

(https://mohua.gov.in/upload/uploadfiles/files/URDPFI%20Guidelines% 20Vol%20I(2).pdf).

The  Chapter  -  6  'Sustainability  Guidelines'  of  URDPFI  guidelines  2014  deals  with  various aspects of rain water harvesting.

Ministry has also issued Model Building Bye-laws (MBBL) -2016 (https://mohua.gov.in/upload/uploadfiles/files/MBBL.pdf), in which Chapter-9 deals with provisions of rainwater harvesting for adoption by the States.

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