Lok Sabha Question No. 2955 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-06
Subject: Cleaning of Tributaries of Ganga
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: P. KARUNAKARAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES,

## RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2955

## ANSWERED ON 06.08.2015

**Cleaning of Tributaries of Ganga**

2955.	 SHRI P. KARUNAKARAN

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

(a) whether the Government is planning to clean tributaries of Ganga river and if so, the details thereof; and

(b) the steps taken by the Government in this regard?

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## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION

(PROF. SANWAR LAL JAT)

1. & (b)	Yes, Madam.  The scope of cleaning Ganga includes Conservation, development, management and abatement of pollution in river Ganga and its tributaries.

Cleaning of river Ganga was started under Ganga Action Plan (GAP). GAP-I was launched in 1985 followed by GAP-II in 1993 with the objective of improving the water quality of river Ganga. These schemes were later merged with other schemes of National River Conservation Plan (NRCP). Various pollution abatement schemes including interception & diversion of sewage and setting up of sewage treatment plants were taken up under the Plan. Under both phases of GAP, a total of 575 schemes have been sanctioned for undertaking pollution abatement activities in the identified polluted stretches of the river Ganga, of which 524 schemes with a capacity to treat pollution load of 1098 million litters per day (mld) have been established. The work of Ganga cleaning was continued under National Ganga River Basin Authority in 2009.

The Government has approved the Namami Gange programme in May, 2015 as a comprehensive approach to rejuvenate the river Ganga by inclusion of all tributaries under one umbrella at a total cost of Rs. 20,000 crore for 5 years.As of now 93 schemes in 55 towns along the river Ganga and Yamuna are under different stages of construction, out of which 26 project have been completed.

Under the Ganga cleaning programme, the following tributaries of river Ganga have been considered so far - Yamuna, Gomti, Damodar, Ramganga & Kali.

The details of the projects sanctioned/implemented in the tributaries of river Ganga are given below:

| **S.No.**   | **Name of scheme**   | **Projects sanctioned (No.)**   | **Projects implemented (No.)**   | **STP Capacity sanctioned (in MLD)**   | **STP Capacity created (in MLD)**    |
|-------------|----------------------|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
| 1           | Yamuna Action Plan   | 313                             | 304                              | 1012.25 (new), 1353.00 (Rehab)         | 942.25 (new), 328.20 (Rehab)         |
| 2           | Gomati Action Plan   | 61                              | 59                               | 423                                    | 392                                  |
| 3           | Damodar Action Plan  | 14                              | 14                               | 13.17                                  | 13.17                                |
| 4           | Moradabad (Ramganga) | 1                               | Ongoing                          | 58                                     | Ongoing                              |
| 5           | Kannauj (Kali)       | 1                               | Ongoing                          | 1                                      | Ongoing                              |
| **Total**   |                      | **390**                         | **377**                          | **1507.42 (new) and 1353.00 (Rehab)**  | **1347.42 (new) and 328.20 (Rehab)** |

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