Lok Sabha Question No. 4440 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-27
Subject: Upgradation of STPs
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Smt. Sanjna Jatav

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4440

TO BE ANSWERED ON MARCH 27, 2025

## UPGRADATION OF STPs

NO. 4440.

SMT. SANJNA JATAV:

Will the Minister of Housing and Urban Affairs be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  several  cities  across  the country have Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) that primarily focus on treating wastewater to a level suitable for discharge into water bodies without  harming  the  environment  rather  than  purifying  it  for  the drinking purpose;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the  details  of  the  initiatives  taken/proposed  to  be  taken  by  the Government  to  upgrade  STPs  in  order  to  produce  quality  drinking water?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS (SHRI TOKHAN SAHU)

(a) to (c): Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) was launched on 25 June 2015 in selected 500 cities (485 cities including 15 merged  cities)  and  towns  across  the  country.  The  Mission  focuses  on development of basic infrastructure, in the selected cities and towns, in the sectors of water supply; sewerage and septage management; etc.  Further, AMRUT 2.0 was launched on 01 October 2021 in all  Urban  Local  Bodies (ULBs)/ cities, enabling the cities to become 'self-reliant' and 'water secure'. Providing universal coverage of sewerage and septage management in 500 AMRUT cities is one of the major focus areas of AMRUT 2.0.

Under  AMRUT,  890  sewerage/  septage  management  projects  worth ₹34,505 crore have been grounded through which 4,447 Million Litre per Day (MLD)  sewage  treatment  capacity  (new/augmented)  has  been  created  of which 1,437 MLD capacity has been developed for recycle/reuse . The Statewise  details  of  Sewage  Treatment  Plant  (STP)  under  AMRUT  is  given  in Annexure-I.

Under AMRUT 2.0, 592 sewerage/septage projects worth ₹67,607.67 crore have been approved by Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) so  far .  Approved  projects  cover  6,739  MLD sewage  treatment  capacity (new/augmentation) of which 2,093 MLD sewage treatment capacity is for recycle/reuse. The State-wise details of STP under AMRUT 2.0 is given in Annexure-II.

MoHUA has also launched "Jal Hi AMRIT" initiative under AMRUT 2.0 reforms,  which  aims  to  incentivize  States  and  Union  Territories  (UTs)  to efficiently  manage  sewage  treatment  plants  for  recyclable  treated  water meeting  environmental  standards  on  sustained  basis.  The  focus  of  this initiative is to build capacity and incentivizing qualitative improvements in the treated discharge effluent. This initiative is targeted to create opportunities for suitable reuse of water, contributing to the overall goal of water security through increasing water availability under the Mission.

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ANNEXURE-I  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  to  (c)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  4440  REGARDING  'UPGRADATION  OF  STPs',  DUE  FOR ANSWER IN THE LOK SABHA ON 27/03/2025:

## STATE-WISE STATUS OF SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT CAPACITY UNDER AMRUT

| S.No.               | Name of State/UTs   | STP Capacity developed (in MLD)   | STP Capacity at implementation stage (in MLD)   | Total STP Capacity (in MLD)   |
|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
| 1 Andhra Pradesh    | 40                  | 165                               | 205                                             |                               |
| Arunachal Pradesh   |                     | 3                                 | 3                                               | 2                             |
| Chhattisgarh        | 263.2               |                                   | 263.2                                           | 3                             |
| 4 Delhi             |                     | 68                                | 68                                              |                               |
| Daman and Diu       | 4.21                |                                   | 4.21                                            | 5                             |
| Gujarat             | 1582.4              |                                   | 1582.4                                          | 6                             |
| 7 Haryana           | 231.86              | 44.37                             |                                                 | 276.23                        |
| 8 Himachal Pradesh  | 31.1                |                                   | 31.1                                            |                               |
| 9 Jammu and Kashmir | 8                   |                                   | 8                                               |                               |
| 10 Jharkhand        |                     | 36                                | 36                                              |                               |
| 11 Karnataka        | 132.55              | 78                                |                                                 | 210.55                        |
| 12 Kerala           | 11.6                | 16.2                              |                                                 | 27.8                          |
| 13 Madhya Pradesh   | 570.85              | 391.65                            | 962.5                                           |                               |
| 14 Maharashtra      | 529.5               | 303.5                             |                                                 | 833                           |
| Meghalaya           | 1.65                |                                   | 1.65                                            | 15                            |
| Odisha              | 0.12                |                                   | 0.12                                            | 16                            |
| 17 Punjab           | 131.25              | 380.5                             |                                                 | 511.75                        |
| 18 Rajasthan        | 266.75              | 28                                |                                                 | 294.75                        |
| 19 Tamil Nadu       | 289.97              | 210.03                            |                                                 | 500                           |
| 20 Telangana        | 18.25               |                                   | 18.25                                           |                               |
| 21 Uttar Pradesh    | 280                 | 128                               |                                                 | 408                           |
| 22 Uttarakhand      | 49.55               |                                   | 49.55                                           |                               |
| 23 West Bengal      | 4.3                 |                                   | 4.3                                             |                               |
| Total               | Total               | 4447.11                           | 1852.25                                         | 6299.36                       |

## STATE-WISE STATUS OF STP CAPACITY DEVELOPED FOR RECYCLE/ REUSE UNDER AMRUT

| State/UT          | STP capacity developed for recycle/reuse (in MLD)   |
|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
| Chhattisgarh      | 326.2                                               |
| Daman and Diu     | 4.21                                                |
| Gujarat           | 294                                                 |
| Haryana           | 57.75                                               |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 2.5                                                 |
| Karnataka         | 92.25                                               |
| Kerala            | 1                                                   |
| Madhya Pradesh    | 477.55                                              |
| Rajasthan         | 88.25                                               |
| Tamil Nadu        | 90                                                  |
| Telangana         | 3.4                                                 |
| Uttarakhand       | 0.45                                                |
| Total             | 1,437.56                                            |

ANNEXURE-II REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  4440  REGARDING  'UPGRADATION  OF  STPs',  DUE  FOR ANSWER IN THE LOK SABHA ON 27/03/2025:

## STATE-WISE STATUS OF SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT CAPACITY UNDER AMRUT 2.0

| S. No.            | State          | STP Capacity for augmentation (in MLD)   |
|-------------------|----------------|------------------------------------------|
| 1                 | ANDHRA PRADESH | 421.97                                   |
| 2                 | ASSAM          | 9                                        |
| 3 BIHAR           | 297.8          |                                          |
| 4 CHHATTISGARH    | 322            |                                          |
| 5 DADRA & NAGAR   | HAVELI AND 10  | DAMAN & DIU                              |
| 6 DELHI           | 178.15         |                                          |
| 7 GUJARAT         | 1,186.74       |                                          |
| HARYANA           | 96.5           | 8                                        |
| HIMACHAL PRADESH  | 1.1            | 9                                        |
| JAMMU AND KASHMIR | 54             | 10                                       |
| 11 KERALA         | 65.65          |                                          |
| 12                | 11.1           | LADAKH                                   |
| 13 MADHYA PRADESH | 1,084.54       |                                          |
| 14 MAHARASHTRA    | 1,197.50       |                                          |
| 15 MIZORAM        | 4.1            |                                          |
| NAGALAND          | 10.58          | 16                                       |
| PUDUCHERRY        | 29             | 17                                       |
| 18 PUNJAB         | 2              |                                          |
| 19 RAJASTHAN      | 239.69         |                                          |
| TAMIL             | NADU           | 20 81.51                                 |
| 21                | 1,132.00       | TELANGANA                                |
| 22 UTTAR PRADESH  | 201            |                                          |
| 23                | WEST BENGAL    | 104                                      |
| Total             | Total          | 6739.92                                  |

## STATE-WISE STATUS OF STP CAPACITY DEVELOPED FOR RECYCLE/ REUSE UNDER AMRUT 2.0

| State/UT                             | Quantity of water for recycle/reuse (in MLD)   |
|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| ANDHRA PRADESH                       | 40.00                                          |
| ASSAM                                | 1.00                                           |
| CHANDIGARH                           | 90.80                                          |
| CHHATTISGARH                         | 41.50                                          |
| GUJARAT                              | 527.00                                         |
| KERALA                               | 5.53                                           |
| LADAKH                               | 5.50                                           |
| MADHYA PRADESH                       | 306.48                                         |
| MAHARASHTRA                          | 435.75                                         |
| PUNJAB                               | 125.00                                         |
| RAJASTHAN                            | 220.85                                         |
| TAMIL NADU                           | 57.65                                          |
| TELANGANA                            | 1.40                                           |
| UTTAR PRADESH                        | 46.50                                          |
| WEST BENGAL                          | 19.00                                          |
| BIHAR                                | 153.43                                         |
| NAGALAND                             | 10.58                                          |
| DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN & DIU | 6.00                                           |
| Grand Total                          | 2,093.96                                       |