Lok Sabha Question No. 720 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-04
Subject: Reuse of Wastewater and River Rejuvenation
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Shri Chavda Vinod Lakhamshi, Shri Jagdambika Pal, Shri Narayan Tatu Rane, Shri Shankar Lalwani, Smt. Vijaylakshmi Devi, Smt. Hema Malini, Dr. Rajesh Mishra, Smt. Kamlesh Jangde, Shri Anil Firojiya, Shri Ganesh Singh, Shri Yogender Chandolia, Shri Hasmukhbhai Somabhai Patel, Shri Miteshbhai Rameshbhai Patel, Shri Sunil Kumar, Shri Bharatsinhji Shankarji Dabhi, Shri Dulu Mahato, Shri Bhartruhari Mahtab, Shri Bidyut Baran Mahato, Shri Bunty Vivek Sahu, Smt. Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah, Dr. Sanjay Jaiswal, Dr. Vinod Kumar Bind, Shri Naba Charan Majhi, Shri Alok Sharma, Shri Pradeep Kumar Singh, Shri Yaduveer Wadiyar, Shri Trivendra Singh Rawat, Shri Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, Shri Pratap Chandra Sarangi, Shri Khagen Murmu, Shri Balabhadra Majhi, Smt. Kamaljeet Sehrawat, Shri Dineshbhai Makwana, Shri Manoj Tiwari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 720

ANSWERED ON 04.12.2025

## REUSE OF WASTEWATER AND RIVER REJUVENATION

†720. DR. RAJESH MISHRA:

SMT. VIJAYLAKSHMI DEVI:

SHRI DULU MAHATO:

SHRI SUNIL KUMAR:

SHRI BALABHADRA MAJHI:

SMT. MALA RAJYA LAXMI SHAH:

SHRI MANOJ TIWARI:

SHRI PRADEEP KUMAR SINGH:

SHRI YADUVEER WADIYAR:

SHRI NARAYAN TATU RANE:

SHRI TRIVENDRA SINGH RAWAT:

SHRI CHAVDA VINOD LAKHAMSHI:

SHRI DINESHBHAI MAKWANA:

SHRI YOGENDER CHANDOLIA:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI BHARATSINHJI SHANKARJI DABHI:

SHRI SUKHJINDER SINGH RANDHAWA:

SHRI BUNTY VIVEK SAHU:

SHRI HASMUKHBHAI SOMABHAI PATEL:

SHRI PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI:

DR. VINOD KUMAR BIND:

SHRI GANESH SINGH:

SHRI ALOK SHARMA:

SMT. HEMA MALINI:

SHRI ANIL FIROJIYA:

SMT. KAMALJEET SEHRAWAT:

SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB:

SMT. KAMLESH JANGDE:

SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL:

DR. SANJAY JAISWAL:

## SHRI SHANKAR LALWANI:

## SHRI KHAGEN MURMU:

## SHRI MITESH PATEL BAKABHAI:

SHRI NABA CHARAN MAJHI:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a)  the  measures  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  address  gaps  in  sewage  treatment,  industrial pollution management and floodplain protection;

(b) the States that have demonstrated notable progress in reducing polluted river stretches or enhancing wastewater reuse along with the expenditure incurred in this regard, State-wise including Chhattisgarh;

(c) the mechanism adopted by the Government to ensure regular monitoring of water quality, real time data  system  and  inter-State  coordination  for  achieving  a  pollution-free  and  resilient  river  ecosystem along with the details of efforts made in this regard in Sidhi Lok Sabha Constituency;

(d) the details of convergence with schemes such as MGNREGS to promote water conservation;

(e) the progress made in this regard in Uttar Pradesh, particularly in Siddharthnagar district;

(f)  the  details  of  the  funds  sanctioned  and  released  for  implementation  of  such  schemes,  State-wise including Punjab;

(g) whether the Government proposes to provide additional financial/technical assistance for capacity enhancement of sewage treatment plants, riverbank protection and stormwater management projects in Madhya Pradesh, particularly in Chhindwara district and if so, the details and current status thereof; and (h)  the  measures  taken/being  taken  to  conserve  rivers  and  ponds  in  Bhopal  Lok  Sabha  Constituency including Sehore district?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

## ( SHRI RAJ BHUSHAN CHOUDHARY )

(a) Cleaning and rejuvenation of rivers is a continuous process. It is the primary responsibility of the States/Union Territories (UTs), local bodies and industrial units to ensure proper treatment of sewage and  industrial  effluents  to  prescribed  norms  before  discharge  into  rivers,  other  water  bodies,  coastal waters or land.

To meet the gap in sewage treatment, the Ministry of Jal Shakti provides financial and technical assistance to States/UTs through the Central Sector Scheme of Namami Gange for river Ganga and its tributaries, and the Centrally Sponsored Scheme of the National River Conservation Plan (NRCP) for other  rivers.  Apart  from  this  sewerage  infrastructure  is  created  under  programs  like  Atal  Mission  for Rejuvenation & Urban Transformation (AMRUT) and Smart Cities Mission of Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs.

Discharge of Industrial Effluents is monitored by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and the respective State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs)/ Pollution Control Committees (PCCs) through the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and

take punitive action against violators. States/UTs/Local Bodies and industrial units are required to install sewage and effluent treatment plants and comply with prescribed standards. In addition, the industries are encouraged to reduce their waste water generation by technological advancement, reuse/recycle of waste water and maintain Zero Liquid Discharge wherever possible.

As  per  CPCB,  there  are  total  of  4493  Grossly  Polluting  Industries  (GPIs).  Out  of  which,  3633 number of industries are operational and 860 industries have been closed down on their own. Amongst the  operational  industries,  3031  industries  are  reported  to  be  complying  with  the  environmental standards, while show-cause  notices issued to 572 industries, closure directions issued to 29 noncomplying industries and direction issued to one unit.

The Ministry of Jal Shakti has issued Technical Guidelines on Flood Plain Zoning to States/UTs for regulating  development  activities  in  flood-prone  areas  and  mitigating  associated  risks.NMCG  has developed Urban River Management  Plans in coordination with National Institute of Urban Affairs which integrate river sensitive planning into statutory master plans.

(b) As  per  the  latest  report  of  CPCB  published  in  October,  2025  on  'Polluted  River  Stretches  for Restoration of Water Quality' reveals that total number of Polluted River Stretches (PRSs) has decreased from 351 in 2018 to 296 in 2025. The report further shows that 149 PRS in 22 States/UTs have been delisted and 71 PRSs located in 20 States/UTs have shown improvement in river water quality between 2018 and 2025. States/UTs showing improvement in pollution levels of some of the river stretches as given in the reports of 2018 and 2025 include Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and  Daman  and  Diu,  Goa,  Himachal,  Gujarat,  Jammu  &  Kashmir,  Jharkhand,  Karnataka,  Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Puducherry, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Telangana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Bengal.

National  Mission  for  Clean  Ganga  has  developed  a  National  Framework  for  Reuse  of  Treated Water that provides guidance to States in developing the State policies on reuse of treated waste water. Some of the notable examples of reuse of water are from States of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Haryana and Tamil Nadu. The State-wise details of expenditure incurred on enhancing reuse of wastewater is not maintained by the Ministry.

(c) CPCB, through its National Water Quality Monitoring Programme (NWQMP), regularly monitors the quality of water in the rivers. CPCB has issued directions to all the GPIs to install Online Continuous Effluent  Monitoring  System  (OCEMS)  with  real  time  data  connectivity  to  CPCB/  SPCBs  for  self monitoring. This mechanism is applicable for all over the  country , in Sidhi Lok Sabha  Constituency manual  water  quality  is  being  monitored  regularly.  Government  through  its  legal  &  regulatory framework,  basin-wise  approach,  pollution  control  systems  &  their  funding  etc.,  ensures  inter-state coordination.

(d) Water  conservation  is  the  main  component  of  various  flagship  schemes/  campaigns  of  the Government which include Mahatma  Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme

(MGNREGS), Atal Mission for  Rejuvenation  and  Urban  Transformation  (AMRUT),  Pradhan  Mantri Krishi  Sinchayee  Yojana  (PMKSY),  Compensatory  Afforestation  Fund  Management  and  Planning Authority (CAMPA), Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain (JSA:CTR), Atal Bhujal Yojana etc. These schemes are implemented through inter-sectoral convergence to promote water conservation. Besides, the Government has mandated a minimum 65% of MNREGS fund allocation for water conservation, water harvesting & related works in over exploited & critical rural blocks (Dark Zones).

(e) As per by the Uttar Pradesh Pollution Control Board, there is no GPIs located in Siddharthnagar district discharging into river Ganga and Yamuna main stem and their tributaries.

(f) The  State-wise  details  of  funds  sanctioned  and  released  including  Punjab  under  National  River Conservation  Plan  (excluding  Ganga  &  its  tributaries)  and  under  Namami  Gange  Programme  is  at Annexure-1 .  The statement indicating the artificial recharge structures created under Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari 1.0 initiative is at Annexure-II .

(g)  &  (h) Creation  of  new  treatment  capacity  through  setting  up  of  new  STPs  under  schemes  viz. Namami Gange, NRCP, AMRUT 2.0, Smart Cities Mission etc.  is  ensured.  Besides,  upgradation  of existing  STPs  through  retrofitting  of  old  STPs  &  adoption  of  modern  &  efficient  technologies, strengthening  of  operation  &  maintenance  of  existing  STPs  and  improving  sewer  network  is  also promoted by the Government.

Government also takes structural &  non-structural measures, ecological conservation and coordinated institutional arrangements  for river bank  protection. Besides, several measures  for stormwater management have been taken by Government which include strengthening of urban drainage under AMRUT and Smart Cities Mission, rejuvenation of lakes and wetlands under National Plan for Conservation of Aquatic Eco-systems and implementation of stormwater guidelines by Central Public Health  Environmental  Engineering  Organisation  (CPHEEO)  and  National  Disaster  Management Authority  (NDMA).  The  aforesaid  measures  are  applicable  in  all  the  States/UTs  of  the  Country including Madhya Pradesh.

As inputs received from Madhya Pradesh that Urban Development Department (Nagar Nigam) has installed  STP  capacity  of  28  MLD  at  Chhindwara  M.P.  In  Bhopal,  Water  Quality  of  4  major  ponds namely  Upper  Lake  ,  Lower  Lake  ,Kaliasot  and  Kerwa  reservoir  are  regularly  being  monitored  by Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board (MPPCB) and the water quality is found in B category which is  fit  for  outdoor  bathing.  The  sewage  treatment  plant  is  installed  for  sewage  treatment  and  action  is being taken under Amrit Yojna implemented by Urban Development Department. In Sehore district, the Budhni town is located on river Narmada and 2 Sewerage Treatment Plants are installed to intercept sewage of Budhni town.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (f) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 720 TO BE ANSWERED  IN LOK SABHA ON 04.12.2025 REGARDING 'REUSE OF WASTEWATER AND RIVER REJUVENATION'.

(a)  State-wise details of sanctioned cost and funds released under National River Conservation Plan, Centrally Sponsored Scheme (excluding Ganga and its tributaries)

(Rs. in crore)

| S. No.State   | S. No.State          | Sanctioned CostFunds Released by Central Govt.   |   Sanctioned CostFunds Released by Central Govt. |
|---------------|----------------------|--------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| 1             | Andhra Pradesh       | 110.21                                           |                                           288.06 |
| 2             | Telangana            | 345.72                                           |                                           288.06 |
| 3             | Jammu &Kashmir342.65 |                                                  |                                           169.05 |
| 4             | Jharkhand            | 3.14                                             |                                             4.26 |
| 5             | Gujarat              | 1875.29                                          |                                          1052.73 |
| 6             | Goa                  | 95.23                                            |                                            51.43 |
| 7             | Karnataka            | 66.25                                            |                                            47.83 |
| 8             | Maharashtra          | 3109.85                                          |                                           940.1  |
| 9             | Madhya Pradesh       | 20.16                                            |                                            12.46 |
| 10            | Manipur              | 190.12                                           |                                           100.93 |
| 11            | Odisha               | 92.74                                            |                                            63.4  |
| 12            | Punjab               | 774.43                                           |                                           516.14 |
| 13            | Rajasthan            | 172.60                                           |                                            25.01 |
| 14            | Tamil Nadu           | 908.13                                           |                                           623.65 |
| 15            | Kerala               | 115.76                                           |                                             7.78 |
| 16            | Sikkim               | 608.12                                           |                                           406.85 |
| 17            | Nagaland             | 140.12                                           |                                            68.33 |
| Total         | Total                | 8970.52                                          |                                          4378.01 |

## (b) State-wise details of sanctioned cost and funds released under Namami Gange Programme, Central Sector Scheme (Ganga and its tributaries)

(Rs. in crore)

| S.No   | State            |   Sanctioned Cost | Fund Released By Central Govt.   |
|--------|------------------|-------------------|----------------------------------|
| 1.     | Uttarakhand      |              1743 | 918.00                           |
| 2.     | Uttar Pradesh    |             16201 | 5553.00                          |
| 3.     | Bihar            |              7752 | 3404.00                          |
| 4.     | Jharkhand        |              1310 | 250.00                           |
| 5.     | West Bengal      |              4657 | 1620.00                          |
| 6.     | Haryana          |               218 | 148.00                           |
| 7.     | Delhi            |              1987 | 1522.00                          |
| 8.     | Himachal Pradesh |                12 | 4.00                             |
| 9.     | Rajasthan        |               258 | 131.00                           |
| 10.    | Madhya Pradesh   |               670 | -                                |
|        | Total :          |             34808 | 13550.00                         |

ANNEXURE-II ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (f) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 720 TO BE  ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 04.12.2025  REGARDING 'REUSE OF WASTEWATER AND RIVER REJUVENATION'.

| State-wise progress under Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari 1.0   | State-wise progress under Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari 1.0   | State-wise progress under Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari 1.0   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
| (Status as on 31.05.2025)                                 | (Status as on 31.05.2025)                                 |                                                           |
| S. No.                                                    | State                                                     | Completed Work                                            |
| 1                                                         | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS                               | 119                                                       |
| 2                                                         | ANDHRA PRADESH                                            | 36338                                                     |
| 3                                                         | ASSAM                                                     | 1715                                                      |
| 4                                                         | BIHAR                                                     | 134930                                                    |
| 5                                                         | CHHATTISGARH                                              | 405563                                                    |
| 6                                                         | CHANDIGARH                                                | 11                                                        |
| 7                                                         | DELHI                                                     | 201                                                       |
| 8                                                         | DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND DIU                  | 92                                                        |
| 9                                                         | GOA                                                       | 7                                                         |
| 10                                                        | GUJARAT                                                   | 133522                                                    |
| 11                                                        | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                          | 148                                                       |
| 12                                                        | HARYANA                                                   | 7465                                                      |
| 13                                                        | JHARKHAND                                                 | 2798                                                      |
| 14                                                        | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                                         | 6129                                                      |
| 15                                                        | KARNATAKA                                                 | 115303                                                    |
| 16                                                        | KERALA                                                    | 5396                                                      |
| 17                                                        | LADAKH                                                    | 1                                                         |
| 18                                                        | MAHARASHTRA                                               | 7149                                                      |
| 19                                                        | MEGHALAYA                                                 | 3356                                                      |
| 20                                                        | MANIPUR                                                   | 34                                                        |
| 21                                                        | MADHYA PRADESH                                            | 278852                                                    |
| 22                                                        | MIZORAM                                                   | 1                                                         |
| 23                                                        | NAGALAND                                                  | 63                                                        |
| 24                                                        | ODISHA                                                    | 101174                                                    |
| 25                                                        | PUNJAB                                                    | 6093                                                      |
| 26                                                        | PUDUCHERRY                                                | 161                                                       |
| 27                                                        | RAJASTHAN                                                 | 364968                                                    |
| 28                                                        | SIKKIM                                                    | 18                                                        |
| 29                                                        | TELANGANA                                                 | 520362                                                    |
| 30                                                        | TAMIL NADU                                                | 73394                                                     |
| 31                                                        | TRIPURA                                                   | 12305                                                     |
| 32                                                        | UTTARAKHAND                                               | 2333                                                      |
| 33                                                        | UTTAR PRADESH                                             | 141055                                                    |
| 34                                                        | WEST BENGAL                                               | 27                                                        |
| Total                                                     | Total                                                     | 2361083                                                   |

(Source: Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari portal)

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