Lok Sabha Question No. 2533 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-15
Subject: Expansion of Rivers
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: GOPAL CHINAYYA SHETTY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2533

TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.12.2015

## Expansion of Rivers

2533. SHRI GOPAL SHETTY:

Will  the  Minister  of  ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS  AND  CLIMATE  CHANGE  be pleased to state:

(a)  the  expenditure incurred for the expansion of rivers during the last three years and the current year;

(b)  whether  despite  implementation  of  schemes,  chemical  and  toxic  effluents  are being discharged in to the rivers from chemical and other factories at various places;

(c) if so, the details thereof; and

(d)  the  mechanism  in  place  for  monitoring  the  quality  of  river  water  and  level  of pollution  and  the  progress  made  to  achieve  the  targets  of  the  action  plan  in  this regard, State-wise?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

- (a) It is the responsibility of the State Governments/ concerned local bodies to set up  proper  facilities  for  collection,  transportation  and  treatment  of  sewage  being generated  and  ensure  that  untreated  sewage  does  not  fall  into  the  rivers  thereby polluting  them.  This  Ministry  has  been  supplementing  the  efforts  of  the  State Governments in abatement of pollution in identified stretches of various rivers under National River Conservation Plan (NRCP) and NGRBA (National Ganga River Basin Authority)  programmes.  The  NGRBA  programme  along  with  work  of  Ganga  &  its tributaries  is  with  Ministry  of  Water  Resources,  River  Development  &  Ganga Rejuvenation  from  01/08/2014  onwards.  The  programmes  of  NRCP  &  NGRBA  (till 01/08/2014) have  covered polluted stretches of 42 rivers in 199 towns spread over 21 States at a sanctioned cost of ` 11212.33 crore so far. Sewage treatment capacity of  5084  million  litres  per  day  (mld)  has  been  created  so  far  under  these  two programmes.  The  details  of  funds  released  to  various  State  Governments  for implementation  of  sanctioned  works  under  NRCP/NGRBA  programmes  during  the last three years and current year, State-wise are at Annexure.

Proposals  for  conservation  of  rivers  received  from  the  State  Governments from time to time are considered for financial assistance under NRCP and NGRBA based on pollution status, conformity with the guidelines of the respective programmes and availability of funds.

The Government has in 2014 also initiated an Integrated Ganga Conservation Mission  -  'Namami  Gange'  under  the  NGRBA  programme  for  consolidating  the ongoing  efforts  &  planning  for  an  integrated  and  comprehensive  action  plan  for rejuvenation of Ganga and its tributaries.

(b) to (d)  Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in association with State Pollution Control  Boards  (SPCBs)/  Pollution  Control  Committees  (PCCs)    is  assessing  the river  water  quality  at  1275  locations  in  the  country.      As  per  CPCB,    most  of  the chemical manufacturing industry sectors like Chlor-alkali, Pesticides, Pharmaceuticals,  Petrochemicals,  Dye  &  Dye  Intermediates,  Inorganic  chemicals and  Organic  chemicals  have  provided  adequate  treatment  system  for  effluent treatment and the chemical industries are allowed to discharge treated effluent either on inland surface water or land for irrigation after meeting the norms.

Standards  for  compliance  for  different  industrial  sectors  have  been  notified under  the  Environment  (Protection)  Act,  1986.    To  control  discharge  of  industrial effluents,  CPCB  and  respective  SPCBs/PCCs  monitor  industries  with  respect  to effluents discharge standards and take action for non-compliance under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.  To  improve  the  monitoring  of  compliance,  directions  have  been  issued  by CPCB to specific industries to install online 24x7 effluent and emission monitoring devices.    Steps have also been taken by CPCB to promote low waste and no waste concept  leading  to  Zero  Liquid  Discharge  by  grossly  water  polluting  industries, particularly those located on the river banks.

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## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2533 to be answered on Tuesday, the 15 th December, 2015 on 'Expansion of rivers'

## Details of funds released under National River Conservation Plan & National Ganga River Basin Authority programmes

| S. No.   | State         | Funds released ( ` in crore)   | Funds released ( ` in crore)   | Funds released ( ` in crore)   | Funds released ( ` in crore)       |
|----------|---------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|          |               | 2012-13                        | 2013-14                        | 2014-15 *                      | 2015-16 (Upto 31 st October, 2015) |
| 1        | Bihar         | --                             | 91.14                          | --                             | --                                 |
| 2        | Jharkhand     | --                             | 6.26                           | --                             | --                                 |
| 3        | Gujarat       | 41.71                          | --                             | 44.00                          | 7.39                               |
| 4        | Maharashtra   | 5.07                           | 22.42                          | --                             | --                                 |
| 5        | Punjab        | 45.36                          | 98.04                          | 28.80                          | 17.61                              |
| 6        | Haryana       | 38.20                          | 10.00                          | 10.46                          | --                                 |
| 7        | Uttar Pradesh | 107.31                         | 133.80                         | 30.08                          | --                                 |
| 8        | Uttarakhand   | 11.30                          | 17.05                          | 3.00                           | --                                 |
| 9        | West Bengal   | --                             | 48.90                          | --                             | --                                 |
| 10       | Sikkim        | 21.65                          | 15.00                          | --                             | --                                 |
| 11       | Nagaland      | --                             | --                             | --                             | 10.00                              |
| Total    | Total         | 270.60                         | 442.61                         | 116.34                         | 35.00                              |