Lok Sabha Question No. 3388 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-20
Subject: Urban Water Shortage and Water Conservation
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Dr. Shrikant Eknath Shinde, Shri Rajesh Verma, Smt. Shambhavi, Shri Ravindra Dattaram Waikar, Shri Naresh Ganpat Mhaske

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3388

## TO BE ANSWERED ON MARCH 20, 2025

## URBAN WATER SHORTAGE AND WATER CONSERVATION

NO. 3388.  SHRI RAVINDRA DATTARAM WAIKAR: DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE: SHRI NARESH GANPAT MHASKE: SMT. SHAMBHAVI:

SHRI RAJESH VERMA:

Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of most water-stressed cities in the country along with the measures taken to address urban water shortages and improve water conservation;
- (b) the percentage of the cities currently receiving 24/7 piped water supply in the country and the manner in which the Government is working to expand  this  coverage,  particularly  in  Maharashtra  and  other  urban centres;
- (c) the  steps  taken  to  rejuvenate  and  conserve  water  bodies,  including lakes and reservoirs in highly urbanized regions to improve groundwater recharge;
- (d) the status of desalination projects, waste water recycling, and rainwater harvesting policies and the manner in which they are being implemented to meet future water demands; and
- (e) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  address  climate  change-related water scarcity and if so, the details thereof along with the details of the policies  which  are  in  place  to  prevent  acute  water  crises  in  major metropolitan cities of the country?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI TOKHAN SAHU)

(a) to (e): Water  is  a  state  subject;  hence  management  of  water  is  State Government responsibility.  However,  Ministry  of  Housing  and  Urban  Affairs (MoHUA) has taken several steps 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.

AMRUT was launched on 25 June 2015 in selected 500 cities (485 cities including  15  merged  cities)  and  towns  across  the  country  with  a  focus  on core infrastructure sectors like water, sewerage, drainage, urban transport To carry forward the objective of universal coverage 0 0 focuses on making the cities Rejuvenation of water bodies and development and parks in 500 cities . of water supply to all the statutory towns/ ULBs in the country, AMRUT 2 . has been launched on 1 st  Oct 2021 . AMRUT 2 . ' self -reliant ' & ' water secure '. of green spaces and parks are other components of the Mission .

Under  AMRUT  Mission,  in  Water  Supply  sector,  State  may  take  up projects related to new/ augmentation/rehabilitation of water supply system; rejuvenation of water bodies for water supply and recharge of ground water etc. So far, 1,405 projects worth ₹43,430 crore have been grounded. Under AMRUT  Mission  and  in  convergence  with  the  States  189  lakh  water  tap connections  (new/  serviced)  have  been  provided  and  4,734  MLD  Water treatment  capacity  has  been  created.  Further,  under  AMRUT,  States/UTs have  taken  up  7  rainwater  harvesting  projects  worth  ₹79.19  crore and  9 Water body rejuvenation projects worth ₹71.19 crore.

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 2.0 so far, 3,568 water supply projects worth ₹1,14,220.62 crore and  3,032 water body rejuvenation projects worth ₹6,209.53 crore have been approved by MoHUA.

Under  AMRUT  2.0,  in  the  State  of  Maharashtra,  117  water  supply projects  worth  ₹15,776.44  crore  have  been  approved  by  MoHUA so  far. Approved  projects cover 41.33 lakh new/service tap connections and 1,829.02 MLD water treatment plant capacity.

Under AMRUT 2.0, 96 water body rejuvenation projects worth ₹1,535.86 crore have been approved so far by MoHUA in Maharashtra 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.

Besides,  MoHUA  has  issued  Urban  and  Regional  Development  Plan 2014 Guidelines'  of  URDPFI

Formulation and Implementation (URDPFI) Guidelines, (https://mohua.gov.in/upload/uploadfiles/files/URDPFI%20Guidelines% 20Vol%20I(2).pdf).  The  Chapter  6  'Sustainability 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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