Lok Sabha Question No. 827 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-21
Subject: Water Quality Testing Laboratories
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: K. KAMARAAJ

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 827 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21/7/2016

## Water Quality Testing Laboratories

827. DR. K. KAMARAJ:

Will the Minister of DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  establish  more  Water  Quality  Testing Laboratories (WQTLs) in rural areas of the country at various levels; (b)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  indicating  the  amount  earmarked/allocated  for  the purpose, State-wise; (c)  whether  any  institutional  mechanism  exists  for  testing  of  water  quality  in  these laboratories; and

- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DRINKING   WATER AND SANITATION (SHRI RAMESH CHANDAPPA JIGAJINAGI)

(a)  &  (b)  The  Ministry  of  Drinking  Water  and  Sanitation,  Government  of  India  has advised all States to establish water quality testing laboratories at the State, district, block and sub-division level as per the local requirements/ contamination reported. For this purpose, States can utilize the earmarked 3% funds allocated to them under the  National  Rural  Drinking  Water  Programme.    As  on  15/7/2016,  the  number  of water quality testing laboratories set up at various levels including mobile laboratories is at Annexure-1 and the funds earmarked for Water Quality Monitoring and Surveillance component of the National Rural Drinking Water Programme for the current year 2016-17 is at Annexure-2.

(c) & (d) The  Ministry  of  Drinking  Water  and  Sanitation  has  published  the Uniform Drinking Water Monitoring Protocol in February 2013 and widely circulated to  all  States.  In  this  Protocol,  the  institutional  mechanism  of  number  of  manpower required,  laboratory  space,  equipment,  chemicals,  glassware,  frequency  of  sampling, parameters of testing, etc. are clearly mentioned.

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## Annexure-1 referred in the reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 827 due for reply on 21/7/2016

## State-wise list of water quality testing laboratories

| S.No.   | Name of the State/UT   |   State Labs (without mobile labs) |   District Labs (without mobile labs) |   Block Labs/Total Blocks (without mobile labs) |   SubDivision Labs (without mobile labs) |   Mobile Labs (State/ District/ Block/ Sub- division Level) |   Total Labs (State/ District/ Block/ Sub- division Level) |
|---------|------------------------|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1       | ANDAMAN and NICOBAR    |                                  1 |                                     0 |                                               0 |                                        0 |                                                           2 |                                                          3 |
| 2       | ANDHRA PRADESH         |                                  1 |                                    32 |                                               0 |                                       73 |                                                           0 |                                                        106 |
| 3       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH      |                                  1 |                                    17 |                                               0 |                                       31 |                                                           0 |                                                         49 |
| 4       | ASSAM                  |                                  1 |                                    29 |                                               0 |                                       53 |                                                          20 |                                                        103 |
| 5       | BIHAR                  |                                  1 |                                    41 |                                               0 |                                        0 |                                                           0 |                                                         42 |
| 6       | CHANDIGARH             |                                  0 |                                     0 |                                               0 |                                        0 |                                                           0 |                                                          0 |
| 7       | CHATTISGARH            |                                  1 |                                    27 |                                               0 |                                       20 |                                                           5 |                                                         53 |
| 8       | DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI   |                                  0 |                                     0 |                                               0 |                                        0 |                                                           0 |                                                          0 |
| 9       | DAMAN & DIU            |                                  0 |                                     0 |                                               0 |                                        0 |                                                           0 |                                                          0 |
| 10      | DELHI                  |                                  0 |                                     0 |                                               0 |                                        0 |                                                           0 |                                                          0 |
| 11      | GOA                    |                                  1 |                                     0 |                                               1 |                                        9 |                                                           0 |                                                         11 |
| 12      | GUJARAT                |                                  2 |                                    32 |                                              47 |                                        0 |                                                           6 |                                                         87 |
| 13      | HARYANA                |                                  0 |                                    21 |                                               0 |                                       21 |                                                           0 |                                                         42 |
| 14      | HIMACHAL PRADESH       |                                  1 |                                    14 |                                               0 |                                       28 |                                                           0 |                                                         43 |
| 15      | JAMMU AND KASHMIR      |                                  0 |                                    22 |                                               2 |                                       74 |                                                           0 |                                                         98 |
| 16      | JHARKHAND              |                                  1 |                                    24 |                                               0 |                                        3 |                                                           5 |                                                         33 |
| 17      | KARNATAKA              |                                  1 |                                    44 |                                              39 |                                      106 |                                                          46 |                                                        236 |
| 18      | KERALA                 |                                  1 |                                    14 |                                               0 |                                       33 |                                                           0 |                                                         48 |
| 19      | LAKSHADWEEP            |                                  0 |                                     9 |                                               0 |                                        0 |                                                           0 |                                                          9 |
| 20      | MADHYA PRADESH         |                                  1 |                                    51 |                                               3 |                                      106 |                                                           0 |                                                        161 |
| 21      | MAHARASHTRA            |                                  1 |                                    44 |                                               2 |                                      140 |                                                           0 |                                                        187 |
| 22      | MANIPUR                |                                  1 |                                     9 |                                               0 |                                        2 |                                                           0 |                                                         12 |
| 23      | MEGHALAYA              |                                  1 |                                     7 |                                               0 |                                       22 |                                                           0 |                                                         30 |
| 24      | MIZORAM                |                                  1 |                                     8 |                                               0 |                                       18 |                                                           0 |                                                         27 |
| 25      | NAGALAND               |                                  0 |                                    11 |                                               0 |                                        1 |                                                           2 |                                                         14 |
| 26      | ODISHA                 |                                  1 |                                    32 |                                               0 |                                       42 |                                                           0 |                                                         75 |
| 27      | PUDUCHERRY             |                                  0 |                                     2 |                                               0 |                                        0 |                                                           0 |                                                          2 |
| 28      | PUNJAB                 |                                  3 |                                    22 |                                               8 |                                        0 |                                                           1 |                                                         34 |
| 29      | RAJASTHAN              |                                  1 |                                    33 |                                             163 |                                        0 |                                                           0 |                                                        197 |
| 30      | SIKKIM                 |                                  0 |                                     2 |                                               0 |                                        0 |                                                           0 |                                                          2 |
| 31      | TAMIL NADU             |                                  1 |                                    34 |                                               0 |                                       49 |                                                           0 |                                                         84 |
| 32      | TELANGANA              |                                  1 |                                    19 |                                               0 |                                       56 |                                                           0 |                                                         76 |
| 33      | TRIPURA                |                                  1 |                                     8 |                                               7 |                                        6 |                                                           0 |                                                         22 |
| 34      | UTTAR PRADESH          |                                  1 |                                    76 |                                               3 |                                        2 |                                                           0 |                                                         82 |
| 35      | UTTARAKHAND            |                                  0 |                                    28 |                                               1 |                                       14 |                                                           0 |                                                         43 |
| 36      | WEST BENGAL            |                                  1 |                                    18 |                                               0 |                                      201 |                                                           0 |                                                        220 |
| Total   | Total                  |                                 28 |                                   730 |                                             276 |                                     1110 |                                                          87 |                                                       2231 |

## Annexure-2 referred in the reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 827 due for reply on 21/7/2016

State-wise allocation for Water Quality Monitoring and Surveillance for the year 2016-17

| S.No.        | Name of the State/UT   | Central Allocation in Rs Crore   |
|--------------|------------------------|----------------------------------|
| 1            | ANDAMAN and NICOBAR    | 0.02                             |
| 2            | ANDHRA PRADESH         | 5.49                             |
| 3            | ARUNACHAL PRADESH      | 2.19                             |
| 4            | ASSAM                  | 7.39                             |
| 5            | BIHAR                  | 7.95                             |
| 6            | CHANDIGARH             | 0                                |
| 7            | CHATTISGARH            | 2.72                             |
| 8            | DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI   | 0                                |
| 9            | DAMAN & DIU            | 0                                |
| 10           | GOA                    | 0.1                              |
| 11           | GUJARAT                | 7.08                             |
| 12           | HARYANA                | 2.34                             |
| 13           | HIMACHAL PRADESH       | 2.72                             |
| 14           | JAMMU AND KASHMIR      | 9.22                             |
| 15           | JHARKHAND              | 3.63                             |
| 16           | KARNATAKA              | 9.12                             |
| 17           | KERALA                 | 2.35                             |
| 18           | LAKSHADWEEP            | 0                                |
| 19           | MADHYA PRADESH         | 8.12                             |
| 20           | MAHARASHTRA            | 13.89                            |
| 21           | MANIPUR                | 0.91                             |
| 22           | MEGHALAYA              | 1.18                             |
| 23           | MIZORAM                | 0.63                             |
| 24           | NAGALAND               | 0.78                             |
| 25           | ODISHA                 | 4.3                              |
| 26           | PUDUCHERRY             | 0.04                             |
| 27           | PUNJAB                 | 1.64                             |
| 28           | RAJASTHAN              | 14.83                            |
| 29           | SIKKIM                 | 0.26                             |
| 30           | TAMIL NADU             | 5.22                             |
| 31           | TELANGANA              | 3.72                             |
| 32           | TRIPURA                | 0.89                             |
| 33           | UTTAR PRADESH          | 14.55                            |
| 34           | UTTARAKHAND            | 2.94                             |
| 35           | WEST BENGAL            | 6.26                             |
| 142.48 Total | 142.48 Total           | 142.48 Total                     |