Lok Sabha Question No. 4301 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-11
Subject: River Development Project
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: SAUGATA ROY

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4301

ANSWERED ON 11.08.2016

## RIVER DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

## 4301.           PROF. SAUGATA ROY

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

(a) the names of rivers included in the river development project of the Union Government, State-wise;

(b) the total amount earmarked and spent so far under the project, river-wise;

- (c) the proposed time to complete the project;
- (d) whether there is any delay in completion of the project; and

(e) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor along with the steps taken to expedite the same?

## ANSWER

## THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  FOR  WATER  RESOURCES,  RIVER  DEVELOPMENT  AND  GANGA REJUVENATION (DR. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)

(a)  to  (e)  Ministry  of  Environment,  Forest  &  Climate  Change  (MoEF&CC)  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)  and  National  Ganga  River  Basin  Authority  (NGRBA) programmes respectively, for implementation of projects on a  cost sharing basis between the Central and State Governments.  NRCP has covered polluted stretches of 31 rivers (excluding Ganga and its tributaries) in 75 towns spread over 14 States at a sanctioned cost of Rs.4517.82 crore.  Execution of sanctioned works under NRCP is carried out by the implementing agencies of the State Governments. The State-wise details and names of rivers covered under NRCP are given at Annexure-I. Out of a total 352 schemes sanctioned so  far  under  NRCP  (excluding  Ganga  and  its  tributaries),  260  schemes  have  been  completed.      From 01/08/2014,  the  works  relating  to  Ganga  &  its  tributaries,  including  NGRBA  programme,  have  been transferred to Ministry.

The  Central  Government  has  introduced  Namami  Gange  programme,  an  Integrated  Ganga  Conservation Mission/ Programme under National Ganga River Basin

Authority  (NGRBA)  in  2014,  to  integrate  previous  and  ongoing  initiatives  by  enhancing  efficiency, extracting synergies and supplementing them with more comprehensive and better coordinated interventions. Till  30 th June  2016,  97  projects  have  been  sanctioned  under  Namami  Gange  programme  (including  the existing  projects  sanctioned  under  NGRBA  programme)  in  53  towns  at  an  estimated  project  cost  of Rs.8588.21  crores  towards  cleaning  of  the  river  Ganga.  Out  of  these  97  projects,  12  projects  have  been sanctioned exclusively under new components of Namami Gange programme at a cost of Rs 351.42 Crores. 32  of  the  97  projects  have  been  completed.  The  projects  cover  Sewerage  and  Sanitation;  River  Front Development  (RFD);  Water  Quality  Monitoring  of  river  Ganga;  Ganga  Knowledge  Centre;  Educating Schools and communities for conserving habitat of Ganga river Dolphin; and 'Forestry Intervention for river Ganga'.    The  expenditure  incurred  on  rejuvenation  of  river  Ganga  from  2011-12  to  2015-16  is  at Annexure-II. State-wise  breakup  &  status  of  the  86  NGRBA  projects  on  'Sewerage  &  Sanitation'  and 'River  Front  Development'  is  at Annexure-III .  The  Namami  Gange  programme  is  scheduled  to  be completed by 2020.  The target for completion of Entry level activities and medium level activities range between 18 months to 48 months.

To ensure timely completion of the schemes, regular review of progress of implementation is carried out by Central Government/State Government officers, including undertaking site visits.

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