Lok Sabha Question No. 2558 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-15
Subject: Effluent Treatment Plants
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: RAM CHARITRA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2558

TO BE ANSWERED ON 15.12.2015

## Effluent Treatment Plants

## 2558. SHRI RAM CHARITRA NISHAD:

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

- (a) whether the Government has asked 118 municipalities and urban local bodies and 678 industrial  units  in  the  five  Ganga  river  basin  States  to  submit  their  action  plans  for setting up sewage and effluent treatment plants;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether at present the said cities/ towns generate over 3636 million liters per day of sewage and only 55 sewage treatment plants that serve these towns have a capacity of treating only 1027 million liters and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether  the  Government  has  asked  all  industrial  units  to  install  continuous  online monitoring capabilities and ensure zero liquid discharge by March 31, 2015; and
- (e) if so, the details and present status thereof?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

(a)&(b) Yes Sir. The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has issued directions under Section  5  of  Environment  (Protection)  Act,  1986  on  9 th October,  2015  to  the  local  body authorities of 118 cities and towns located on the main stem of River Ganga directing them not  to  dispose  untreated  sewage  into  the  river  or  at  any  other  recipient  system  and  set  up Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) of adequate capacity and provide sewerage system to cover the entire local/urban areas and to ensure complete treatment of sewage. In response to above directions, CPCB has received information from six municipalities of West Bengal regarding action taken report.

CPCB has also issued directions in March, 2015 under Section 18 (1) (b) of Water Act(Prevention  and  Control  of  Pollution),  1974  to  5  Ganga  Basin  State  Pollution  Control Boards  for  implementation  of  action  plan  from  the  industries    covering  Pulp  &  Paper, Distilleries, Sugar, Tanneries and Textile Sectors for achieving Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) standards.

(c) National  Mission  for  Clean  Ganga  has  identified  118  towns/cities  which  discharge about 4990 Million Liters Per Day (MLD) of sewage into the River Ganga as per the census

2011.    CPCB  has  inventorised  65  STPs  in  the  main  stem  of  river  Ganga  having  installed treatment capacity of 1220 MLD.  Out of the 65 STPs, 47 STPs were monitored in the year 2014-15.

(d) & (e) CPCB on February 5, 2014 issued directions under Section 18 (1) (b) of the Water (Prevention  and  Control  of  Pollution)  Act,  1974  and  the  Air  (Prevention  and  Control  of Pollution) Act, 1981 to all the State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs) / Pollution Control Committees for directing the 17 category of highly polluting industries, CETPs and Common incinerators of Hazardous  and  Bio-medical  waste  treatment  facilities to install  24x7 monitoring devices. As on date, 1782 online continuous (24x7) monitoring devices have been installed by the industries.

Further, directions were also issued to all  11 Ganga Basin States, SPCBs for directing the Grossly Polluting Industries(GPIs) discharging effluent directly into river Ganga and its tributaries  (Ganga  River  Basin)  to  install  24x7  online  monitoring  devices.  Out  of  the  764 GPIs  discharging  their  treated  effluent  into  River  Ganga,  508  units  have  installed  on-line continuous  emission  monitoring  system.  CPCB  has  also  issued  show  cause  notices  under Section 5 of Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 on July 30 th ,  2015 to all GPI in 5 Ganga states  for  implementation  of  action  plan  from  the  industries  covering  Pulp  &  Paper, Distilleries, Sugar, Tanneries and Textile Sectors for achieving Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) standards.

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