(a) the total number of projects undertaken by the National Ganga
River Basin Authority (NGRBA) in various towns and cities since its
inception and the present status thereof;
(b) whether a large number of projects have not even started till date;
(c) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
(d) whether any studies have been conducted to assess the impact
of NGRBA projects on the pollution levels; and
(e) if so, the details thereof?
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND
FORESTS (SHRIMATI JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)
(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.226 to be answered on Monday, the 10th December, 2012 on
“Projects under NGRBA†by Shri Partap Singh Bajwa & Shri Bhartruhari Mahtab.
(a) Since inception of the National Ganga River Basin Authority (NGRBA)
programme, 53 schemes in 43 towns in Ganga States have been sanctioned at
a total cost of Rs. 2600 crore. Against this, Rs. 779 crore have been
released by the Centre including the matching share of the States so far
and a total expenditure of Rs. 506 crore has been incurred till October,
2012 for implementation of the projects. The present status is as below:
Rs. in crore
S. State Total STP Total Total No. Sanctioned capacity release Expenditure costs (in mld) of fund till October, (GoI & 12 State) till Nov, 12
1 Uttarakhand 155.6 31.3 43.43 22.39 (15 projects in 11 towns)
2 Uttar Pradesh 1341.6 313 447.18 321.61 (7 projects in 5 towns)
3 Bihar(4 441.86 82 50.52 33.46 projects in 4 towns)
4 West Bengal 659.41 44.23 237.84 128.10 (27 projects in 23 towns)
TOTAL 2598.47 470.53 778.97 505.56 Say, Say, Say, 2600.00 779.00 506.00