Lok Sabha Question No. 256 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-01
Subject: Water Treatment Plants
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: SONA RAM CHOUDHARY

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 256

TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.12.2015

## Water Treatment Plants

256. COL. SONARAM CHOUDHARY:

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

- (a) the  details  of  schemes  in  operation  for  setting  up  treatment  plants  for environment pollution control as well as plantation from treated water in urban and rural areas of the country;
- (b) the expenditure incurred on setting up of treatment plants as well as carrying out  plantations  during  the  last  three  years  and  the  current  year  along  with  the achievement as a result thereof, State/ UT-wise including Rajasthan;
- (c) whether  the  Government  is  taking/  proposes  to  take  any  special  step  in environment regulation sector in urban areas; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b) It is the responsibility of the State Governments/concerned local bodies to  set  up  proper  facilities  for  collection  of  sewage  and  installation  of  sewage treatment plants for control of pollution of rivers & other water bodies. 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 on cost sharing basis  between  Central & State Governments.  Various  pollution abatement schemes taken-up under the programmes, inter-alia include interception & diversion of raw sewage, setting up of sewage treatment plants, low cost sanitation facilities, electric/improved wood crematoria, etc. The NGRBA programme along with work  of Ganga  &  its  tributaries is with Ministry  of  Water  Resources,  River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation (MoWR,RD&GR) from 01/08/2014 onwards.

The details of funds released to various State Governments for implementation of  sanctioned  works  under  NRCP/NGRBA  programmes  and  the  sewage  treatment capacity  created  under  these  programmes  during  the  last  three  years  and  current year, State-wise are at Annexure-I & II respectively.

State  Governments,  apart  from  their  own  budgetary  allocation,  are  also accessing  financial  assistance  for  creation  of  sewerage  infrastructure,  including sewage treatment plants, in various cities/towns under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) programme of Ministry of Urban Development, Namami Gange programme of MoWR,RD&GR and Swatch Bharat Abhiyan (Gramin) programme of Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation.

Industries discharging their effluents are required to set up individual effluent treatment plants to comply with the prescribed standards.  For cluster of small scale industries,  the  Ministry  is  providing  financial  assistance  for  setting  up  Common Effluent Treatment Plants (CETPs).  During the last three years and current financial year, an amount of Rs.29.12 crore has been provided by the Ministry for setting up of CETPs.

The State Governments are advised to re-use the treated waste water to the maximum extent possible for various purposes like horticulture, irrigation, plantation, pisciculture, industrial use, etc.

(c) & (d) Central  Pollution  Control  Board  (CPCB)  has  issued  directions  under Section  18  1(b)  of  Water  (Prevention  and  Control  of  Pollution)  Act,  1974  in  April, 2015  to  all  State  Pollution  Control  Boards/Pollution  Control  Committees  to  make mandatory  for  local/urban  bodies  to  set  up  sewage  treatment  plants  of  adequate capacity and provide underground sewerage system to cover the entire local/urban areas  as  well  as  enforcement  of  consent  management  in  line  with  standards  for sewage treatment. CPCB has also issued directions to 178 towns under Section 5 of Environment  (Protection)  Act,  1986  for  proper  treatment  and  disposal  of  sewage. Steps have also been taken by CPCB to promote low waste and no waste concept leading to  Zero  Liquid  Discharge  (ZLD)  by  grossly  water  polluting  industries,  particularly  those located on the river banks.

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## Annexure-I

## Annexure-I referred to in reply to parts (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 256 to be answered on Tuesday, the 1 st December, 2015 on 'Water Treatment Plants'

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

| S. No.   | State         | Funds released (Rs. in crore)   | Funds released (Rs. in crore)   | Funds released (Rs. in crore)   | Funds released (Rs. 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                              |

## Annexure-II

Annexure-II referred to in reply to parts (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 256 to be answered on Tuesday, the 1 st December, 2015 on 'Water Treatment Plants'

Details of Sewage Treatment Capacity created under National River Conservation Plan & National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA) programmes

| S. No.   | State          | Capacity created (million litres per day)   | Capacity created (million litres per day)   | Capacity created (million litres per day)   | Capacity created (million litres per day)   |
|----------|----------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| S. No.   | State          | 2012-13                                     | 2013-14                                     | 2014-15 *                                   | 2015-16 (Upto 31 st October, 2015)          |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh | 51.00                                       | 0.00                                        | 0.00                                        | 0.00                                        |
| 2        | Maharashtra    | 0.00                                        | 24.00                                       | 54.00                                       | 0.00                                        |
| 3        | Punjab         | 8.00                                        | 35.00                                       | 80.00                                       | 0.00                                        |
| 4        | Uttar Pradesh  | 60.00                                       | 92.50                                       | 0.00                                        | 0.00                                        |
| 5        | Uttarakhand    | 0.00                                        | 18.00                                       | 0.00                                        | 0.00                                        |
| Total    | Total          | 119.00                                      | 169.50                                      | 134.00                                      | 0.00                                        |