(a) whether the Government is aware that five star hotels in metros and State capitals including the national capital are wasting billions of litres of water; and
(b) if so, the steps taken by the Government for preventing use of ground water and reuse of waste water by these hotels and compulsory implementation of measures for rainwater conservation?
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION (PROF.SANWAR LAL JAT)
(a) & (b)As per the information received from the Government of NCT of Delhi, they are aware of this issue and the following steps have been taken to prevent misuse and promote recycling of used water as well as implementation of measures for rainwater harvesting including:
i. signing of a MoU with 33 Hotels in Delhi to complete the task of installation of Rain Water Harvesting System; installation of STP, Solar Water Heating System, Organic Waste Converter and Reuse of treated effluent leading to Zero discharge.
ii. the hotels have also been asked to obtain permission from Delhi Jal Board(DJB) for ground water extraction.
iii. constitution of Committee consisting of the officials from Department of Environment, Delhi Pollution Control Committee (DPCC), academicians of IIT and JamiaMiliaIslamia University to review the progress of compliance by these hotels from time to time relating to Green Hotels Guidelines. The said committee is reviewing the progress of compliance by these hotels. All these 33 Hotels have installed Rain Water Harvesting structures and have installed STPs to treat and reuse the waste water.