Lok Sabha Question No. 1723 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-08
Subject: Sewage Treatment Plants
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: R.P. MARUTHARAJAA, HARISH CHANDRA MEENA, NALIN KUMAR KATEEL, B.N. CHANDRAPPA, SRINIVAS KESINENI, DODDAALAHALLI KEMPEGOWDA SURESH, ABHISHEK SINGH

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1723

TO BE ANSWERED ON 08.03.2016

## Sewage Treatment Plants

1723. SHRI R.P. MARUTHARAJAA:

SHRI HARISH MEENA:

SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL:

SHRI B.N. CHANDRAPPA:

SHRI KESINENI NANI:

SHRI D.K. SURESH:

SHRI ABHISHEK SINGH:

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

- (a) the quantum of waste water and sewage generated along with the number and capacity of waste water and sewage treatment plants in the country, State-wise;
- (b) whether the stated capacity is adequate to handle and treat the existing amount of waste water and sewage generated every day and the expected increase in volume;
- (c) if  not,  the  measures  being  taken  by  the  Government  to  meet  the  shortfall  in sewage treatment capacity;
- (d) whether the Government has earmarked any funds for sewage treatment plants in the country including Karnataka and if so, the details thereof during each of the last three years; State-wise; and
- (e) whether  the  Government  is  taking  any  stringent  measures  to  ensure  that  the sewage treatment plants conform to environmental norms for discharging into streams and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) & (b) As per the report  published by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in March, 2015, the sewage generation from urban areas in the country is estimated at around 62,000 million litres per day (mld),  whereas the total sewage treatment capacity available is only 23,277 mld, or 37% of the sewage generation. The State-wise details of sewage generation from urban areas and corresponding treatment capacity available is at Annexure-I.

(c)  to  (e)    Proper  treatment  &  disposal  of  sewage  generated  in  towns  is  the responsibility  of  the  concerned  State  Governments/local  bodies  so  that  the  untreated sewage  is  not  discharged  into  rivers  thereby  polluting  them.  This  Ministry  has  been supplementing  the  efforts  of  the  State  Governments  in  abatement  of  pollution  in identified stretches of various rivers under the National River Conservation Plan (NRCP) &  NGRBA (National  Ganga  River  Basin  Authority)  programme,  for  implementation  of projects on a cost sharing basis between the Central and State Governments. Various pollution  abatement  schemes  taken-up  under  the  programmes,  inter-alia  include interception & diversion of raw sewage, construction of sewerage systems, setting up of sewage treatment plants, low cost sanitation facilities, electric/improved wood crematoria  and  river  front  development.  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 programmes of NRCP & NGRBA (till 01/08/2014) have  covered polluted stretches of 43 rivers in 200 towns spread over 21 States, including Karnataka,  at a sanctioned cost of ` 12202.59 crore  so  far.  Sewage  treatment  capacity  of  5169  mld  has  been  created  so  far  under these two programmes. The details of funds released to various State Governments for implementation of sanctioned works under NRCP/NGRBA programmes during the last three years, State-wise are at Annexure-II.

Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB)  has  issued directions under Section 18 1(b) of the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 in April, 2015 to the State  Pollution  Control  Board/Pollution  Control  Committees  regarding  setting  up  of sewage treatment plants and utilization of sewage generated in their respective States. CPCB has also  issued  directions  in  October,  2015  to  178  towns  under  Section  5  of Environment  (Protection)  Act,  1986  for  proper  treatment  and  disposal  of  sewage generated in their jurisdiction.

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  and  the Namami Gange programme of MoWR,RD&GR.

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## Annexure-I

## Annexure-I referred to in reply to parts (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1723 to be answered on Tuesday, the 8 th March, 2016 on 'Sewage Treatment Plants'

State-wise details of Sewage Generation in urban areas and Treatment Capacity available

| Sl. No.   | State/Union Territory     |   Sewage Generation in urban areas (mld) | Installed Treatment Capacity (mld)   |
|-----------|---------------------------|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| 1.        | Andaman & Nicobar Islands |                                       22 | -                                    |
| 2.        | Andhra Pradesh            |                                     2871 | 247.27                               |
| 3.        | Arunachal Pradesh         |                                       50 | -                                    |
| 4.        | Assam                     |                                      703 | 0.21                                 |
| 5.        | Bihar                     |                                     1879 | 124.55                               |
| 6.        | Chandigarh                |                                      164 | 314.5                                |
| 7.        | Chhattisgarh              |                                      951 | -                                    |
| 8.        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      |                                       26 | -                                    |
| 9.        | Daman & Diu               |                                       29 | -                                    |
| 10.       | Goa                       |                                      145 | 74.58                                |
| 11.       | Gujarat                   |                                     4119 | 3062.92                              |
| 12.       | Haryana                   |                                     1413 | 852.7                                |
| 13.       | Himachal Pradesh          |                                      110 | 114.72                               |
| 14.       | Jammu & Kashmir           |                                      547 | 264.74                               |
| 15.       | Jharkhand                 |                                     1270 | 117.24                               |
| 16.       | Karnataka                 |                                     3777 | 1304.16                              |
| 17.       | Kerala                    |                                     2552 | 152.97                               |
| 18.       | Lakshadweep               |                                        8 | -                                    |
| 19.       | Madhya Pradesh            |                                     3214 | 482.23                               |
| 20.       | Maharashtra               |                                     8143 | 5160.36                              |
| 21.       | Manipur                   |                                      132 | -                                    |
| 22.       | Meghalaya                 |                                       95 | 1                                    |
| 23.       | Mizoram                   |                                       90 | 10                                   |
| 24.       | Nagaland                  |                                       92 | -                                    |
| 25.       | Delhi                     |                                     4155 | 2693.7                               |
| 26.       | Odisha                    |                                     1121 | 385.54                               |
| 27.       | Puducherry                |                                      136 | 68.5                                 |
| 28.       | Punjab                    |                                     1664 | 1245.45                              |
| 29.       | Rajasthan                 |                                     2736 | 865.92                               |
| 30.       | Sikkim                    |                                       24 | 31.88                                |
| 31.       | Tamil Nadu                |                                     5599 | 1799.72                              |
| 32.       | Telangana                 |                                     1671 | 685.8                                |
| 33.       | Tripura                   |                                      154 | 0.05                                 |
| 34.       | Uttar Pradesh             |                                     7124 | 2646.84                              |
| 35.       | Uttarakhand               |                                      495 | 152.9                                |
| 36.       | West Bengal               |                                     4667 | 416.9                                |
| Total     | Total                     |                                    61948 | 23277                                |

## Annexure-II referred to in reply to parts (c) to (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1723 to be answered on Tuesday, the 8 th March, 2016 on 'Sewage Treatment Plants'

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

| S. No.   | State         | Funds released ( ₹ in crore)   | Funds released ( ₹ in crore)   | Funds released ( ₹ in crore)   |
|----------|---------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|          |               | 2012-13                        | 2013-14                        | 2014-15 *                      |
| 1        | Bihar         | --                             | 91.14                          | --                             |
| 2        | Jharkhand     | --                             | 6.26                           | --                             |
| 3        | Gujarat       | 41.71                          | --                             | 44.00                          |
| 4        | Maharashtra   | 5.07                           | 22.42                          | --                             |
| 5        | Punjab        | 45.36                          | 98.04                          | 28.80                          |
| 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      | --                             | --                             | --                             |
| Total    | Total         | 270.60                         | 442.61                         | 116.34                         |