Lok Sabha Question No. 354 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-02-25
Subject: Water Quality Testing Laboratories
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: HARI MANJHI, JYOTIRADITYA MADHAVRAO SCINDIA

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 354 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.02.2016

## Water Quality Testing Laboratories

†354.   SHRI HARI MANJHI: SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M.SCINDIA:

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

(a) the mechanism in place at present for treatment of drinking water in the country; (b) whether the Government proposes to use the conventional energy for water treatment and if so, the details thereof; (c) the details of Water Quality Testing Laboratories (WQTLs) set up in the country along with their operational status, State/UT-wise; (d) whether any proposal for establishment of WQTLs are pending for approval with the Government and if so, the details thereof; (e)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  for  ensuring  regular  maintenance  of  water treatment  system  in  the  country  and  if  so  the  details  thereof  and  if  not,  the  reasons therefor; and (f)  the  time  by  which  all  the  districts  across  the  country  are  likely  to  get  at  least  one WQTLs?

ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

## (SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV)

- Rural  drinking  water  is  a  State  subject.  The  Ministry  of  Drinking  Water  and  Sanitation, Government of India has advised all the State Departments dealing with rural drinking water supply to provide safe water based piped water supply system and to adopt water treatment units like aeration, sedimentation, clariflocculation, filtration and disinfection to provide safe drinking water. If necessary specific treatment technologies have to be used to treat/control
- For all large or mega water supply schemes, the States use 3-phase electrical energy to operate water treatment plants, pump raw and treated water and distribute safe drinking water. In small single village schemes, single phase power is also used to lift water through tube-wells/ water bodies.

(a) specific chemical contamination of local importance. (b)

(c) The  details of Water  Quality  Testing  Laboratories  set  up and  reported  by  the  State Governments at various levels including details of mobile water quality testing laboratories, State/UT wise into the online Integrated Management Information System of the Ministry as on 21/2/2015 is at Annexure. (d) Approval of setting up Water Quality Testing Laboratories is done at the State level in the State level  Scheme  Sanctioning  Committee  meeting  wherein  representative  of  the  Ministry  of Drinking  Water  and  Sanitation  will  also  attend.  There  is  no  proposal  pending  at  the Government of India level as they are not approved by the Central Government. (e) It is the responsibility of State Department dealing with rural drinking water supply and the Panchayati  Raj  Institutions  for  ensuring  proper  Operation  &  Maintenance  (O&M)  of  Water Supply systems including the water treatment plants. Government of India assists the States technically  and  financially  through  the  centrally  sponsored  National  Rural  Drinking  Water Programme (NRDWP). Under NRDWP, out of the allocation made to the State, up to 15% of funds could be utilized on 50:50 fund sharing pattern between Centre and State for taking up proper O&M of water supply systems. (f) There is at least one water quality testing laboratory in each district across the country, except for certain newly created districts.   Up to 3% of funds allocated to the States could be utilized for setting up new laboratories or to take up upgradation works under the sub-head of Water Quality Monitoring & Surveillance and these funds shall be utilized in the fund sharing pattern of 60:40 between the Centre and the States except for NE and Himalayan States where the fund

- sharing pattern is 90:10.

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## Annexure referred to in the reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 354 due for reply on 25/2/2016

## Details of Water Quality Testing Laboratories set up and reported by the States/UTs  as on 21/2/2016.

| 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       | ANDAMANandNICOBAR      |                                  1 |                                     0 | NA/9                                            |                                        0 |                                                           2 |                                                         3 |
| 2       | ANDHRAPRADESH          |                                  1 |                                    32 | NA/662                                          |                                       73 |                                                           0 |                                                       106 |
| 3       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH      |                                  0 |                                    17 | NA/100                                          |                                       31 |                                                           0 |                                                        48 |
| 4       | ASSAM                  |                                  1 |                                    29 | NA/242                                          |                                       53 |                                                          18 |                                                       101 |
| 5       | BIHAR                  |                                  1 |                                    41 | NA/536                                          |                                        0 |                                                           0 |                                                        42 |
| 6       | CHANDIGARH             |                                  0 |                                     0 | NA/1                                            |                                        0 |                                                           0 |                                                         0 |
| 7       | CHATTISGARH            |                                  1 |                                    27 | NA/146                                          |                                       20 |                                                           5 |                                                        53 |
| 8       | DADRA& NAGARHAVELI     |                                  0 |                                     0 | NA/10                                           |                                        0 |                                                           0 |                                                         0 |
| 9       | DAMAN& DIU             |                                  0 |                                     0 | NA/1                                            |                                        0 |                                                           0 |                                                         0 |
| 10      | GOA                    |                                  1 |                                     0 | 11-Jan                                          |                                        9 |                                                           0 |                                                        11 |
| 11      | GUJARAT                |                                  1 |                                    34 | 35 /244                                         |                                        0 |                                                           6 |                                                        76 |
| 12      | HARYANA                |                                  0 |                                    21 | NA/125                                          |                                       21 |                                                           0 |                                                        42 |
| 13      | HIMACHAL PRADESH       |                                  1 |                                    14 | NA/77                                           |                                       28 |                                                           0 |                                                        43 |
| 14      | JAMMUANDKASHMIR        |                                  0 |                                    22 | 2 /148                                          |                                       72 |                                                           0 |                                                        96 |
| 15      | JHARKHAND              |                                  1 |                                    24 | NA/259                                          |                                        3 |                                                           3 |                                                        31 |
| 16      | KARNATAKA              |                                  1 |                                    44 | 39 /176                                         |                                      106 |                                                          46 |                                                       236 |
| 17      | KERALA                 |                                  1 |                                    14 | NA/148                                          |                                       33 |                                                           0 |                                                        48 |
| 18      | LAKSHADWEEP            |                                  0 |                                     9 | NA/9                                            |                                        0 |                                                           0 |                                                         9 |
| 19      | MADHYAPRADESH          |                                  1 |                                    51 | 3 /313                                          |                                      106 |                                                           0 |                                                       161 |
| 20      | MAHARASHTRA            |                                  1 |                                    44 | 2 /351                                          |                                      139 |                                                           0 |                                                       186 |
| 21      | MANIPUR                |                                  1 |                                     9 | NA/39                                           |                                        2 |                                                           0 |                                                        12 |
| 22      | MEGHALAYA              |                                  1 |                                     7 | NA/39                                           |                                       24 |                                                           0 |                                                        32 |
| 23      | MIZORAM                |                                  1 |                                     8 | NA/24                                           |                                       18 |                                                           0 |                                                        27 |
| 24      | NAGALAND               |                                  0 |                                    11 | NA/74                                           |                                        1 |                                                           2 |                                                        14 |
| 25      | ODISHA                 |                                  1 |                                    32 | NA/314                                          |                                       42 |                                                           0 |                                                        75 |
| 26      | PUDUCHERRY             |                                  0 |                                     2 | NA/3                                            |                                        0 |                                                           0 |                                                         2 |
| 27      | PUNJAB                 |                                  3 |                                    22 | 8 /142                                          |                                        0 |                                                           1 |                                                        34 |
| 28      | RAJASTHAN              |                                  1 |                                    33 | 163 /289                                        |                                        0 |                                                           0 |                                                       197 |
| 29      | SIKKIM                 |                                  0 |                                     2 | NA/9                                            |                                        0 |                                                           0 |                                                         2 |
| 30      | TAMIL NADU             |                                  1 |                                    34 | NA/385                                          |                                       49 |                                                           0 |                                                        84 |
| 31      | TELANGANA              |                                  0 |                                    19 | NA/438                                          |                                       56 |                                                           0 |                                                        75 |
| 32      | TRIPURA                |                                  1 |                                     8 | Jul-58                                          |                                        6 |                                                           0 |                                                        22 |
| 33      | UTTAR PRADESH          |                                  1 |                                    76 | 3 /820                                          |                                        2 |                                                           0 |                                                        82 |
| 34      | UTTARAKHAND            |                                  0 |                                    28 | Jan-95                                          |                                       14 |                                                           0 |                                                        43 |
| 35      | WESTBENGAL             |                                  1 |                                    18 | NA/341                                          |                                      201 |                                                           0 |                                                       220 |
|         | Total                  |                                 25 |                                   732 | 264                                             |                                     1109 |                                                          83 |                                                      2213 |

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