Lok Sabha Question No. 385 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-19
Subject: Untreated Sewage
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT,  FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: B. SREERAMULU

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 385

TO BE ANSWERED ON 19.07.2016

## Untreated Sewage

385. SHRI B. SRIRAMULU:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  note  of  the  findings  of  the  Central  Pollution Control  Board  that  nearly  37,000  million  litres  of  untreated  sewage  water  flows  into rivers across the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has taken steps to increase the number and the capacity of sewage treatment plants in the country; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

MINISTER  OF  STATE  (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  FOR  ENVIRONMENT,  FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI ANIL MADHAV DAVE)

- (a) 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 61,948 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.
- (b)  &  (c)    Proper  treatment  and  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 31/07/2014) have  covered polluted stretches of 43 rivers in 200 towns spread over 21 States, 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.

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  69  municipal  authorities  of metropolitan cities and State capitals 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 part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 385 to be answered on Tuesday, the 19 th  July, 2016 on 'Untreated Sewage'

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                                |