Lok Sabha Question No. 70 (STARRED), answered on 2015-12-03
Subject: Treatment of Water
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.70 TO BE ANSWERED ON 03.12.2015

†*70.   SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE:

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

- (a)       the present mechanism for treatment of drinking water in the country;
- (b)    whether the Government proposes to utilise conventional energy for treatment of water and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)    the details of the Water Quality Testing Labs (WQTLs) established in the country along with of their operational status, State/UT-wise;
- (d)       whether  the  Government  has  undertaken  any  measures  to  ensure  regular maintenance of the water treatment system in the country; and
- (e)        if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor ?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF F DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

(SHRI BIRENDER SINGH)

- (a) to (e)   A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## Statement referred to in the reply to Lok Sabha Starred Question No.70(10 th Position) due for answer on 03.12.2015

- (a)  The current method of treatment of drinking water for surface water based mega water supple schemes in the country is through a conventional water treatment plant  which  comprise  of  unit  processes  like  Aeration,  Sedimentation,  Flash mixing/ alum dosing, clariflocculator, rapid sand filter and disinfection through chlorination.  For  water  supply  projects  based  on  safe  ground  water  source,  the water  treatment  is  through  simple  sedimentation  followed  by  disinfection.  For removal of specific contaminants in raw water, various treatment technologies like Reverse Osmosis, Solar Electrolytic Defluoridation, Nano filtration, ion exchange, etc. are adopted.
- (b)   Conventional  energy  is  utilized  in  the  water  treatment  plants  and  details regarding energy consumption are maintained by the respective State Departments dealing with rural drinking water supply. Since rural drinking water is  a  State  subject,  Operation  &  Management  responsibility  lies  with  the  State Department dealing with rural drinking water and the Panchayati Raj Institutions.
- (c)   The details of various drinking water quality testing laboratories reported to be set  up  in  the  country,  as  informed  by  the  State  Governments  into  the  online Integrated Management Information System of the Ministry as on 26/11/2015 is at Annexure.
- (d)   &  (e)          As  per  the  existing  guidelines  of the centrally sponsored National Rural Drinking Water Programme, upto 15% of the funds allocated/ released to the  States  can  be  utilized  for  undertaking  Operation  &  Maintenance  of  water supply  schemes  on  50.:50  Centre  to  State  fund  sharing  pattern  (90:10  for  North East and   Himalayan States).
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## Annexure referred in para (c) of the reply to LokSabha Starred Question No. 70 due for reply on 03.12.2015

## State-wise details of drinking water quality testing laboratories reported by States/UTs

| Format E7- Laboratory Details                | Format E7- Laboratory Details                | Format E7- Laboratory Details                | Format E7- Laboratory Details                | Format E7- Laboratory Details                 | Format E7- Laboratory Details                | Format E7- Laboratory Details                             |
|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
| State/UT - All State District - All District | State/UT - All State District - All District | State/UT - All State District - All District | State/UT - All State District - All District | State/UT - All State District - All District  | State/UT - All State District - All District | State/UT - All State District - All District              |
| S.No.State                                   |                                              | 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) |
| 1                                            | ANDAMANand NICOBAR                           | 1                                            | 0                                            | 0                                             | 0                                            | 2                                                         |
| 2                                            | ANDHRA PRADESH                               | 1                                            | 32                                           | 0                                             | 73                                           | 0                                                         |
| 3                                            | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                            | 0                                            | 17                                           | 0                                             | 31                                           | 0                                                         |
| 4                                            | ASSAM                                        | 1                                            | 29                                           | 0                                             | 53                                           | 18                                                        |
| 5                                            | BIHAR                                        | 1                                            | 41                                           | 0                                             | 0                                            | 0                                                         |
| 6                                            | CHANDIGARH                                   | 0                                            | 0                                            | 0                                             | 0                                            | 0                                                         |
| 7                                            | CHATTISGARH                                  | 1                                            | 27                                           | 0                                             | 21                                           | 5                                                         |
| 8                                            | DADRA& NAGARHAVELI                           | 0                                            | 0                                            | 0                                             | 0                                            | 0                                                         |
| 9                                            | DAMAN&DIU                                    | 0                                            | 0                                            | 0                                             | 0                                            | 0                                                         |
| 10                                           | GOA                                          | 1                                            | 0                                            | 1                                             | 9                                            | 0                                                         |
| 11                                           | GUJARAT                                      | 1                                            | 34                                           | 35                                            | 0                                            | 6                                                         |

| 12    | HARYANA          | 0   |   21 |   0 |   21 |   0 |
|-------|------------------|-----|------|-----|------|-----|
| 13    | HIMACHAL PRADESH | 1   |   14 |   1 |   27 |   0 |
| 14    | JAMMUAND KASHMIR | 0   |   22 |   2 |   68 |   0 |
| 15    | JHARKHAND        | 1   |   24 |   0 |    3 |   3 |
| 16    | KARNATAKA        | 1   |   44 |  39 |   89 |  46 |
| 17    | KERALA           | 1   |   14 |   0 |   33 |   0 |
| 18    | LAKSHADWEEP      | 0   |    9 |   0 |    0 |   0 |
| 19    | MADHYA PRADESH   | 1   |   51 |   3 |  106 |   0 |
| 20    | MAHARASHTRA      | 1   |   44 |   2 |  139 |   0 |
| 21    | MANIPUR          | 1   |    9 |   0 |    2 |   0 |
| 22    | MEGHALAYA        | 1   |    7 |   0 |   24 |   0 |
| 23    | MIZORAM          | 1   |    8 |   0 |   18 |   0 |
| 24    | NAGALAND         | 0   |   11 |   0 |    1 |   2 |
| 25    | ODISHA           | 1   |   32 |   0 |   42 |   0 |
| 26    | PUDUCHERRY       | 0   |    2 |   0 |    0 |   0 |
| 27    | PUNJAB           | 2   |   22 |   8 |    0 |   1 |
| 28    | RAJASTHAN        | 1   |   33 | 163 |    0 |   0 |
| 29    | SIKKIM           | 0   |    2 |   0 |    0 |   0 |
| 30    | TAMILNADU        | 1   |   34 |   0 |   49 |   0 |
| 31    | TELANGANA        | 0   |   19 |   0 |   56 |   0 |
| 32    | TRIPURA          | 1   |    8 |   7 |    6 |   0 |
| 33    | UTTAR PRADESH1   |     |   76 |   3 |    1 |   0 |
| 34    | UTTARAKHAND      | 0   |   28 |   1 |   14 |   0 |
| 35    | WEST BENGAL      | 1   |   18 |   0 |  202 |   0 |
| Total | Total            | 24  |  732 | 265 | 1088 |  83 |