Lok Sabha Question No. 31 (STARRED), answered on 2016-02-25
Subject: NGT Directives for Cleaning River Ganga
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: LALLU SINGH

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

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. †*31

ANSWERED ON 25.02.2016

## NGT DIRECTIVES FOR CLEANING RIVER GANGA

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| Will REJUVENATION                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | the Minister of WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA be pleased to state:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| (a) the present status of cleaning of River Ganga at various stretches; (b) whether the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Government not to release any funds to Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand for cleaning River Ganga; (c) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; (d) whether certain States are reportedly not extending the required co-operation resulting in obstructing the efforts to clean River Ganga and if so, the factual position in this regard; and (e) the future course of action envisaged by the Government to tackle the situation? | (a) the present status of cleaning of River Ganga at various stretches; (b) whether the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Government not to release any funds to Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand for cleaning River Ganga; (c) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; (d) whether certain States are reportedly not extending the required co-operation resulting in obstructing the efforts to clean River Ganga and if so, the factual position in this regard; and (e) the future course of action envisaged by the Government to tackle the situation? |
| THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES, DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION (SUSHRIUMA BHARTI)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | RIVER                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |

Statement referred to in reply to parts (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 31 to be answered on Thursday, the 25 th February, 2016 on 'NGT Directives for Cleaning River Ganga' raised by SHRI LALLU SINGH (a)  A total 96 of projects in 53 towns in Ganga basin States costing Rs. 8383.13 crore have been sanctioned  so  far  under  National  Ganga  River  Basin  Authority  (NGRBA)  Program  including Externally  Aided  Projects  (EAP)  component  with  the  assistance  of  Japan  International  Agency (JICA)  and  the  World  Bank.  These  include  projects  of  Rs  2256.01  crore  in  Uttar  Pradesh,  of  Rs 2155.62 crore in Bihar, of Rs 99.36 crore in Jharkhand, of Rs 1352.51 crore in West Bengal and of Rs 378.41 crore in Uttarakhand. The projects are mostly for pollution abatement schemes such as for laying of sewage networks, construction of sewage treatment plants, development of river front, etc. These projects also include three CPCB projects worth Rs 198.48 crore on Pollution Inventorization, Assessment  and  Surveillance  (PIAS)  on  river  Ganga,  Strengthening  of  Environmental  Regulator (SER)-CPCB and a project for setting up the Ganga Knowledge Centre (GKC) in NMCG (Rs.48.54 crore). Further,Rs 20.42 Crores have been sanctioned for projects related to biodiversity conservation, afforestation, assessment of special properties of Ganga, communication & awareness and  Dolphin  conservation.    An  expenditure  of  Rs.1664.73  crore  (as  on  31st  December  2015)  has been incurred on implementation of the sanctioned projects. (b) No, Madam. there is no order/direction by the National Green Tribunal to the Government not to release any funds to Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand for cleaning river Ganga. (c) Does not arise in view of reply to (b) above. (d) No, Madam.  So for the  states are  cooperating with the Central  Government in its efforts to clean the river Ganga.

(e) Does not arise in view of reply to (d) above.

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