Lok Sabha Question No. 3065 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-04
Subject: Projects under Namami Gange Mission
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: RAMESH POKHRIYAL NISHANK

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION

## LOK  SABHA

## UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO. 3065

ANSWERED ON 04.08.2016

## PROJECTS UNDER NAMAMI GANGE MISSION

†3065. DR. RAMESH POKHRIYAL "NISHANK"

Will the Minister of WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state:

(a) the number of cities in the country including Uttarakhand in which projects have been started under the 'Namami Gange Mission' along with the cost of these projects;

(b) whether any time limit has been fixed for completion of these projects, if so, the details thereof; and (c) the role of the State Governments in these projects along with the number of villages proposed to be developed under this Mission?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE (IC) FOR YOUTH AFFAIRS & SPORTS AND MINISTER OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION (SHRI VIJAY GOEL)

(a) 97  projects  have  been  sanctioned  under  Namami  Gange  programme  in  53  towns  at  an  estimated project  cost  of  Rs  8588.21  Crore.  Out  of  these,  12  projects  are  sanctioned  exclusively  under  new components of Namami Gange programme at a sanctioned cost of Rs 351.42 Crore.

In addition, 5 central public sector units namely WAPCOS, EIL, NBCC, NPCC, EPIL have been recently engaged  to  carry  out  of  work  on  condition  Assessment  &  Feasibility  Study  and  Entry  level  activities under  under  Namami  Gange  Programme  in  their  respective  river  stretches  in  Uttarakhand,  UP,  Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal. 59 towns have been surveyed so far and 27 pre-feasibility reports prepared and received. The other activities taken up under entry level activities include repair and modernization of Ghats, provision of public amenities, village level drain (VLD) treatment, repair  and modernization of crematoria etc. 1242 ghats, 369 crematoria and 411 VLDs identified so far from the surveys and out of these 191 Ghats and 64 Crematoriums are recommended by ESC till date.

(b) The Namami Gange programme is scheduled to be completed by 2020. The target for completion of Entry level activities and medium level activities range between 18 months to 48 months.

(c) State Programming Management Groups (SPMG) have been constituted in each of the 5 Ganga river basin States, as registered societies of the State Government, except in the case of Jharkhand, where this activity will be performed by a dedicated cell within the Urban Development Department, as a dedicated institution for effective implementation of the NGRBA program activities at the State level, and as the State-level entity responsible in the long term for the conservation and health of the state's stretch of the river Ganga. The Role and Responsibilities of SPMG include (a) overall program planning and management at state level, ensuring satisfactory implementation of the state-level  investments  and  activities  in  accordance  with  the  agreed  NGRBA  program  framework  and implementation arrangements; providing guidance, support to the state EAs; and monitoring implementation performance of the EAs; (b) ensuring compliance with agreed financial management policies and procedures including management  of  program  funds,  timely  release  of  advance  program  funds  to  the  EAs,  conducting concurrent internal audits for all state level activities; ensuring compliance with audit observations, and submitting reimbursement claims to the PMG; (c)  capacity  building  of  EAs;  managing  state  level  IEC  campaigns,  stakeholder  consultations  and community  participation;  and  other  state  level  activities  in  the  Institutional  Development  Component (Component One) of the project; (d)  ensuring  compliance  with  the  agreed  quality  assurance  of  physical  infrastructure  investments;  and ensuring compliance with the relevant Central and State Govt. policies; (e) regular monitoring and evaluation of program performance, including regular review of strategies and implementation  arrangements  in  the  context  of  implementation  experiences  and  for  ensuring  requisite course corrections as needed; and

(f) liaising with the PMG, including sending quarterly progress reports to the SGRCA and the PMG.

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