Lok Sabha Question No. 684 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-02-06
Subject: National Mission for Clean Ganga
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Shri Ramvir Singh Bidhuri

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 684

ANSWERED ON 06.02.2025

## NATIONAL MISSION FOR CLEAN GANGA

†684. SHRI RAMVIR SINGH BIDHURI

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  National  Mission  for  Clean  Ganga  (NMCG)  is  contributing  to  the  reuse  of  treated  water, biodiversity conservation and remediation of polluted river areas;

- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the names of the areas where treated waste water can be reused to reduce dependence on fresh water?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

## ( SHRI RAJ BHUSHAN CHOUDHARY )

(a) & (b) Yes. The Government of India, under the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG), has been promoting the reuse of treated water, biodiversity conservation, and remediation of polluted river areas. The following initiatives have been taken up by NMCG in Ganga Basin:

1. A National Framework for Safe Reuse of Treated Water has been developed by NMCG to guide States in formulating their reuse policies and to establish economic models for the reuse of treated wastewater. NMCG has also issued a guidance handbook for urban policymakers and city officials on  safely  reusing  treated  water,  which  aims  to  conserve  freshwater  resources  and  promote sustainable water management practices.
2. Notably, 8 MLD treated water from the Trans Yamuna STP is supplied to the Mathura Refinery for non-potable purposes and two thermal plants of  Pragati Power Corporation Ltd, Delhi and Jojobera Thermal power plant , Jharkhand are using treated water of nearby STPs.
3. Biodiversity Conservation: Seven Biodiversity Parks in seven districts (Mirzapur, Bulandshahar, Hapur, Budaun, Ayodhya, Bijnore and Pratapgarh) of Uttar Pradesh and 5 priority wetlands in Uttar Pradesh (3), Bihar (1) and Jharkhand (1) have been sanctioned.
4. NMCG, through the State Forest Department, has implemented a forestry intervention project along the  main  stem  of  river  Ganga.  33,024  hectares  area  have  been  afforested  with  an  expenditure  of about ₹ 398 crore.

5. A total  of  143.8  lakhs  of  Indian  Major  Carp  (IMC)  fingerlings  have  been  ranched  in  the  Ganga since 2017 to conserve fish biodiversity and prey base for river Dolphins, and ensure the livelihood of  fishers  in  the  Ganga  basin  under  the  special  project  implemented  by  Central  Inland  Fisheries Research Institute (CIFRI).
6. A total of 203 number of sewerage infrastructure projects costing ₹ 32,613 crore have been taken up for remediation of polluted river areas with  treatment  capacity of 6,255 MillionLitres per Day (MLD).  127  STP  projects  with  a  capacity  of  3,446  MLD  have  been  completed  and  made operational.
7. For  industrial  pollution  abatement , 3  nos.  of  Common  Effluent  Treatment  Plants  (CETPs)  have been  sanctioned,  i.e.,  Jajmau  CETP  (20  MLD),  Banther  CETP  (4.5  MLD),  and  Mathura  CETP (6.25 MLD). Two projects, Mathura CETP (6.25 MLD) and Jajmau CETP (20 MLD) have been completed.

(c) The  Government  of  India  has  been  promoting  the  reuse  of  treated  water  for  different  non-potable purposes, particularly for Industrial use, Railways, Thermal Power Plants, Municipal uses, Irrigation uses etc. to reduce dependency on fresh water.

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