Lok Sabha Question No. 169 (STARRED), answered on 2016-07-28
Subject: Projects for Ganga Rejuvenation
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: R. GOPALAKRISHNAN, B. SREERAMULU

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. †* 169

ANSWERED ON 28.07.2016

## PROJECTS FOR GANGA REJUVENATION

*169.

SHRI R. GOPALAKRISHNAN SHRI B. SRIRAMULU

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

- (a) whether the Government has recently launched a number of projects in connection with Ganga Rejuvenation and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has taken steps to remove encroachments along the Ganga River banks and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the targets set for these projects under the programme and time line drawn for completion of the projects;

(d) whether the Government has taken up rejuvenation of other rivers of the country also; and

- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION (SUSHRI UMA BHARTI)

(a) to (e)  A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

Statement  referred  to  in  reply  to  parts  (a)  to  (e)  of  Lok  Sabha  Starred  Question  No.169 (Priority) to be answered on 28 th July, 2016 on 'Projects for Ganga Rejuvenation' raised by SHRI R. GOPALAKRISHNAN: SHRI B. SRIRAMULU.

(a) Yes, Madam. The Government recently launched 231 short-term to medium term projects on 7th July,  2016  under  the  Namami Gange programme. These projects pertain to modernization and/or development  of  ghats,  modernization/development  of  Crematoria,  setting  up  biodiversity  centres, deploying  trash  skimmers  for  river  surface  cleaning,  setting  up  Sewage  treatment  plants,  sewage pumping stations, fisheries centre, pilot projects for in-situ treatment of waste water in drains, ghat cleaning, medicinal plantations, afforestation etc. along Namami Gange programme. These are to be taken  in  various  towns  along  Ganga  and  its  tributaries.  A  total  of  123  Ghats,  65  Crematoria,  8 sewage infrastructure and 35 other projects are taken up in seven states (Uttarakhand, UP, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Delhi and Haryana).

(b) As part of NGRBA framework, the project has a cost component pertaining to Environmental and  Social  Management  Plan.  Such  plan  integrated  the  requirement  of  any  such  removal  of encroachment and necessary compensation thereof. State government is responsible for providing encroachment free land for project execution.

(c) The target set for completion of these projects range between 18 months to 48 months.

- (d) & (e) It is the responsibility of the State Governments/ concerned local bodies to set up proper facilities for collection, transportation and treatment of waste and waste water being generated and ensure that it does not fall into the rivers thereby polluting them.

The 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  NGRBA  (National  Ganga  River  Basin Authority) programmes respectively, for implementation of projects on a cost sharing basis between the Central and State Governments.

From  01/08/2014,  the  works  relating  to  Ganga  &  its  tributaries,  including  NGRBA  programme, have been transferred to Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation.

NRCP (excluding Ganga and its tributaries) has covered polluted stretches of 31 rivers 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 National River Conservation Plan (NRCP) in given in annexure 1.

Annexure-I referred to in reply to part (e) of Lok Sabha starred question No 169 due for reply on Thursday, 28thJuly, 2016 on Projects for Ganga Rejuvenation

| SI.   | State          | River                                             |   Sanctioned Cost (Rs. in crore) |
|-------|----------------|---------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh | Godavari                                          |                            21.79 |
| 2     | Telangana      | Godavari &Musi                                    |                           345.72 |
| 3     | Gujarat        | Sabarmati, Mindola                                |                           808.53 |
| 4     | Goa            | Mandovi                                           |                            14.1  |
| 5     | Jharkhand      | Subarbarekha                                      |                             3.14 |
| 6     | Karnataka      | Bhadra, Tunga-bhadra, Cauvery, Tunga& Pennar      |                            66.25 |
| 7     | Maharastra     | Krishna, Godavari, Tapi &Panchganga &Mula Mutha   |                          1182.86 |
| 8     | Madhya Pradesh | Tapti, Wainganga, &Narmada                        |                            20.16 |
| 9     | Odisha         | Brahmini &Mahanadi                                |                            92.74 |
| 10    | Punjab         | Satluj &Seas                                      |                           774.43 |
| 11    | Tamilnadu      | Cauvery, Adyar, Cooum, Vennar, Vaigai & Tambarani |                           905.78 |
| 12    | Kerala         | Pamba                                             |                            18.45 |
| 13    | Sikkim         | Rani Chu                                          |                           181.09 |
| 14    | Nagaland       | Diphu &Dhansiri                                   |                            82.8  |
|       | Total          |                                                   |                          4517.84 |

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