Lok Sabha Question No. 2003 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-28
Subject: Water Treatment
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: LAKHAN LAL SAHU

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.  2003 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28/7/2016

## Water Treatment

†2003. SHRI LAKHAN LAL SAHU:

Will the Minister of DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government proposes to utilise renewable energy like solar and wind energy for water treatment;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of the Water Quality Testing Laboratories (WQTLs) in the country and the number of operational WQTLs out of them, State/UT-wise including Chhattisgarh;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  steps  to  ensure  the  maintenance  of  water treatment arrangements; and
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor ?

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DRINKING   WATER AND SANITATION (SHRI RAMESH CHANDAPPA JIGAJINAGI)

(a) & (b) In  the  year  2012-13  and  2013-14,  with  the  help  of  National  Clean Energy Fund (NCEF) from the Ministry of Finance and National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP),  9,623 solar based dual pumps have been installed by States in Left  Wing  Extremist/  naxal  affected  States  so  that  safe  drinking  water  is  made available to small rural tribal habitations through taps.  With the scheme getting very popular  and  liked  by  the  remote  rural  population,  another  5,004  solar  based  dual pumps have been installed in the year 2015-16 with funding from NRDWP and subsidy for  solar  panels from Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE).  As power to sanction water supply projects including water treatment has already been delegated to  the  States,  they  may  also  take  up  natural  energy  (solar/wind)  based  water purification systems, if they desire so.

- (c) As reported by the States in the online  Integrated  Management Information System of the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, there exist 2,230 water quality testing laboratories at the State, District, Sub-Divisional, Block levels and also certain mobile water testing laboratories.  State/UT-wise details of water quality testing laboratories including Chhattisgarh State is at Annexure.

(d) & (e) Rural water supply is a State subject. It is the responsibility of the States not only commission water supply projects but also maintain them properly with the help  of  Panchayati  Raj  Institutions.  The  Government  of  India  assists  the  States technically  and  financially  in  providing  safe  drinking  water  through  the  centrally sponsored National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP). Under NRDWP, upto 15%  of  funds  provided  to  the States could be utilized  towards  Operation  & Maintenance of water supply assets including Water treatment plants.

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## Annexure referred in the reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.  2003 due for reply on 28/7/2016

## State/UT-wise number of Water Quality Testing Laboratories (WQTL) set up in the country as on 21/7/2016

| S.No.   | Nameof the State/UT   |   State Labs (without mobile labs) |   District Labs (without mobile labs) |   Block Labs (without mobile labs) |   SubDivision Labs (without mobile labs) |   Mobile Labs (State/ District/ Block/ Sub- division Level) |   Total Labs |
|---------|-----------------------|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|
| 1       | ANDAMAN and NICOBAR   |                                  1 |                                     0 |                                  0 |                                        0 |                                                           2 |            3 |
| 2       | ANDHRA PRADESH        |                                  1 |                                    32 |                                  0 |                                       73 |                                                           0 |          106 |
| 3       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH     |                                  1 |                                    17 |                                  0 |                                       31 |                                                           0 |           49 |
| 4       | ASSAM                 |                                  1 |                                    29 |                                  0 |                                       53 |                                                          20 |          103 |
| 5       | BIHAR                 |                                  1 |                                    41 |                                  0 |                                        0 |                                                           0 |           42 |
| 6       | CHANDIGARH            |                                  0 |                                     0 |                                  0 |                                        0 |                                                           0 |            0 |
| 7       | CHATTISGARH           |                                  1 |                                    27 |                                  0 |                                       20 |                                                           5 |           53 |
| 8       | DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI  |                                  0 |                                     0 |                                  0 |                                        0 |                                                           0 |            0 |
| 9       | DAMAN & DIU           |                                  0 |                                     0 |                                  0 |                                        0 |                                                           0 |            0 |
| 10      | DELHI                 |                                  0 |                                     0 |                                  0 |                                        0 |                                                           0 |            0 |
| 11      | GOA                   |                                  1 |                                     0 |                                  1 |                                        9 |                                                           0 |           11 |
| 12      | GUJARAT               |                                  1 |                                    32 |                                 47 |                                        0 |                                                           6 |           86 |
| 13      | HARYANA               |                                  0 |                                    21 |                                  0 |                                       21 |                                                           0 |           42 |
| 14      | HIMACHAL PRADESH      |                                  1 |                                    14 |                                  0 |                                       28 |                                                           0 |           43 |
| 15      | JAMMU AND KASHMIR     |                                  0 |                                    22 |                                  2 |                                       74 |                                                           0 |           98 |
| 16      | JHARKHAND             |                                  1 |                                    24 |                                  0 |                                        3 |                                                           5 |           33 |
| 17      | KARNATAKA             |                                  1 |                                    44 |                                 39 |                                      106 |                                                          46 |          236 |
| 18      | KERALA                |                                  1 |                                    14 |                                  0 |                                       33 |                                                           0 |           48 |
| 19      | LAKSHADWEEP           |                                  0 |                                     9 |                                  0 |                                        0 |                                                           0 |            9 |
| 20      | MADHYA PRADESH        |                                  1 |                                    51 |                                  3 |                                      106 |                                                           0 |          161 |
| 21      | MAHARASHTRA           |                                  1 |                                    44 |                                  2 |                                      140 |                                                           0 |          187 |
| 22      | MANIPUR               |                                  1 |                                     9 |                                  0 |                                        2 |                                                           0 |           12 |
| 23      | MEGHALAYA             |                                  1 |                                     7 |                                  0 |                                       22 |                                                           0 |           30 |
| 24      | MIZORAM               |                                  1 |                                     8 |                                  0 |                                       18 |                                                           0 |           27 |
| 25      | NAGALAND              |                                  0 |                                    11 |                                  0 |                                        1 |                                                           2 |           14 |
| 26      | ODISHA                |                                  1 |                                    32 |                                  0 |                                       42 |                                                           0 |           75 |
| 27      | PUDUCHERRY            |                                  0 |                                     2 |                                  0 |                                        0 |                                                           0 |            2 |
| 28      | PUNJAB                |                                  3 |                                    22 |                                  8 |                                        0 |                                                           1 |           34 |
| 29      | RAJASTHAN             |                                  1 |                                    33 |                                163 |                                        0 |                                                           0 |          197 |
| 30      | SIKKIM                |                                  0 |                                     2 |                                  0 |                                        0 |                                                           0 |            2 |
| 31      | TAMIL NADU            |                                  1 |                                    34 |                                  0 |                                       49 |                                                           0 |           84 |
| 32      | TELANGANA             |                                  1 |                                    19 |                                  0 |                                       56 |                                                           0 |           76 |
| 33      | TRIPURA               |                                  1 |                                     8 |                                  7 |                                        6 |                                                           0 |           22 |
| 34      | UTTAR PRADESH         |                                  1 |                                    76 |                                  3 |                                        2 |                                                           0 |           82 |
| 35      | UTTARAKHAND           |                                  0 |                                    28 |                                  1 |                                       14 |                                                           0 |           43 |
| 36      | WEST BENGAL           |                                  1 |                                    18 |                                  0 |                                      201 |                                                           0 |          220 |
|         | Total                 |                                 27 |                                   730 |                                276 |                                     1110 |                                                          87 |         2230 |