Lok Sabha Question No. 1863 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-10
Subject: Water Treatment Plants
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: RAHUL KASWAN

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1863 TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.12.2015

Water Treatment Plants

†1863. SHRI RAHUL KASWAN: Will the Minister of DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has set up or proposes to set up water treatment plants for drinking water in the country; (b) if so, the details thereof along with the number of water treatment plants set up during the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise; (c) the expenditure involved in setting up such water treatment plants as well as cost involved for treatment of water per litre; and various  States  across  the  country  during  the  said  period,  State/UT-wise

(d)  the  number  of  people  benefited  from  such  water  treatment  plants  in including Rajasthan?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

(SHRI  RAM KRIPAL YADAV)

(a): The Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Government of India has prepared  a  Strategy  Plan  to  provide  drinking  water  through  surface  water based piped water supply schemes to 90% of the rural population by the year 2022, subject to availability of funds.  However, since large number of water supply  schemes  have  a  reasonable  gestation  period  for  commissioning  and that the community cannot be put to risk, the State Governments have been advised  to  provide  drinking  water  through  community  water  purification plants  in  all  remaining  fluoride  and  arsenic  affected  habitations  by  March 2017.

(b): At the national level, data pertaining to number of various water supply schemes  are  maintained  while  the  data on  water  treatment  plants is maintained  by  the  respective  State  /  Union  Territory  Departments  dealing with rural drinking water supply.  The States / UTs have not entered full data on community water purification plants.  The data collected till date during various discussions, reviews, video conferencing and on Integrated Management  Information System (IMIS) of the Ministry, State-wise is annexed. (c): The Capital Cost on setting up of water treatment plant depends upon the contaminants  to  be  removed,  type  of  water  source,  capacity  of  the  plant, technology  to  be  adopted,  etc.    Therefore,  no  generalized  cost  could  be provided.  However, based on experience of the Ministry, for setting up of a 1000 liter per hour capacity reverse osmosis (RO) plant, the capital cost of the plant alone is about Rs.8 to 10 lakhs and the cost of production of water is about ten paisa per liter of treated water. (d): Whenever any water treatment plant is sanctioned and commissioned, it is aimed to cover 100% of the targeted population.  Schemes specific data and UTs

their beneficiaries are maintained by the respective States / Governments, including Rajasthan.

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## Annexure-referred in the reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1863 due for reply on 10/12/2015

State-wise number of Community Water Purification Plants reported by States during discussions, reviews, video conferencing and IMIS

| S.No:   | Name of the State   |   No: of Community water purification plants installed |
|---------|---------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| 1       | Kerala              |                                                     27 |
| 2       | Puducherry          |                                                     24 |
| 3       | Jharkhand           |                                                    100 |
| 4       | Punjab              |                                                   1824 |
| 5       | Karnataka           |                                                   1502 |
| 6       | Haryana             |                                                    121 |
| 7       | Gujarat             |                                                    126 |
| 8       | Andhra Pradesh      |                                                     26 |
| 9       | Telangana           |                                                    938 |
| 10      | Rajasthan           |                                                    850 |
| 11      | Tamil Nadu          |                                                     17 |
| 12      | Maharashtra         |                                                    180 |
| 13      | Madhya Pradesh      |                                                   1278 |
| 14      | Uttar Pradesh       |                                                      4 |
| 15      | Chhattisgarh        |                                                      5 |
| 16      | West B engal        |                                                    330 |
| 17      | Bihar               |                                                      1 |
| 18      | Assam               |                                                     15 |
|         | Total               |                                                   7368 |