Question : AVAILABILITY OF DRINKING WATER NO

(a) whether there are reports that drinking water supply in some States/cities including metropolitan cities is inadequate and falls below the national average of 1.40 litres per capita per day;

(b) if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto;

(c) whether the Government has made any time bound programme to check the shortage and ensure adequate availability/supply of water/drinking water in cities/urban areas in the country; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

Answer given by the minister

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF URBAN DEVELOPMENT (SHRI SAUGATA ROY)

(a)&(b): Provision of water supply is the responsibility of the States/Urban local bodies as per the constitution of India. However, the Central Government has been providing funds as Additional Central Assistance (ACA) to supplement the efforts of the States/ULBs in providing adequate water supply. The requirement of water for various categories of cities/areas as given in the Manual on Water Supply and Treatment published by the Ministry is as follows:-


SI.	Classification of towns/cities	Recommended Maximum
No.	Water Supply Levels (Ipcd)
1.	Towns provided with piped water supply but without sewerage system	70
2.	Cities provided with piped water supply where sewerage system	135	is existing/contemplated
3.	Metropolitan and Mega cities provided with piped water supply	150	where sewerage system is existing/contemplated

Only about 30% of the urban city/towns/areas have sewerage facilities. The stated requirement of 135/150 litres per capita per day is for cities/areas fully serviced with the sewerage system and for all other areas the requirement is 70 litre per capita per day. But the quantity of supply varies seasonally and subject to availability of water resources to the cities/urban areas.

(c)&(d): There is no time bound programme with the Central Government for providing drinking water supply in cities/urban areas of the country as the responsibility lies fully with States/ULBs. However, Ministry is supplementing the efforts of State Governments/ULBs in providing water supply in urban areas under the schemes/programmes of (a) JNNURM (UIG & UIDSSMT)

(b) NERUDP (c) NLCPR (d) UIDSST etc.

Under Urban Infrastructure Development Scheme for Small & Medium Towns (UIDSSMT), a sub-component of Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JnNURM), Water supply is an admissible component. 452 water supply projects in different cities/towns of the country have been sanctioned so far with an approved cost of Rs. 889153.93 lakhs involving Central commitment of Rs. 718447.77 lakhs and Rs. 597874.29 lakhs has been released to the states.

Under Urban Infrastructure & Governance (UIG) Sub-Mission of JNNURM, Water supply is one of the admissible components of grant of Additional Central Assistance (ACA). So far 157 projects on Water Supply Sector has been approved with approved cost of Rs. 2048589.03 lakhs and ACA commitment of Rs. 1008819.48 lakhs for various Mission cities during the Mission period i.e. 2005-2012.

The Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD) is implementing the North Eastern Region Urban Development Programme (NERUDP) with the financial assistance from Asian Development Bank (ADB) covering capital cities of 5 North Eastern States viz. Ag art a la (Tripura), Aizawl (Mizoram), Gangtok (Sikkim), Kohima (Nagaland), and Shillong (Meghalaya). Under the programme water supply projects are under execution in this region as follows:


SI.	City/State	Water Supply Projects
No.	Tranche-I (Sanctioned and	Tranche-I I	under execution) ( 2009-2015)	proposed (2010-2013)
1.	Agartala	Water Supply (Rs. 6.44 cr)	Water Supply, (Rs.111.2 cr)	(Tripura) 
2.	Aizwal	Water Supply (Rs. 11.24 cr)	Water Supply, (Rs. 62.7 cr)	(Mizoram) 
3.	Gangtok	Water Supply (Rs. 23.20 cr)	Water Supply (Rs. 37.8 cr)	(Sikkim) 
4.	Kohima	Water Supply (Rs. 6.02 cr)	Water Supply (Rs. 57.0 cr)	(Nagaland)

The details of the funds sanctioned/released for Augmentation of water supply scheme under 10% Lumpsum Provision Scheme for NER including Sikkim is as under:


SI.	Name of Project	Sanction	Sanctionr	GOI	Fund
No.	ing Yea	ed Cost	Share	released	(in lakh)	(in lakh)	(in lakh)
1	Augmentation of water	2009-10	815.29	733.76	244.59	supply at Soreng	Town, Sikkim
2	Augmentation of water	2009-10	1018.53	916.67	611.12	supply at Chakung	Town, Sikkim
3	Augmentation of water	2009-10	449.52	404.57	269.72	supply at Ravangla Bazar,	South Sikkim
4	Augmentation of Water	2004-05	696.88	627.19	627.19	Supply at Jairampur,	Arunachal Pradesh
5	Augmentation of water	2004-05	278.47	250.62	250.62	supply for Namsai Town,	Arunachal Pradesh
6	Providing water supply to	2004-05	949.48	854.53	854.53	Tawang Township
7	Augmentation of Water	2005-06	918.00	826.20	826.20	Supply to Seppa Town,	Arunachal Pradesh
8	Water Supply Scheme	2010-11	2240.45	2016.40	201.64	at Longding Township,	Arunachal Pradesh
9	Kakching water	2002-03	120.69	108.62	108.62	supply scheme at	Manipur
10	Mayang water supply	2010-11	2319.21	2087.29	118.03	scheme, Manipur
11	Renewal and	2010-11	2070.20	1863.18	186,31	Augmentation of	greater Saiha water	supply scheme, Mizoram
12	Augmentation and	2010-11	441.00	396.90	39.69	renewal of Tlabung	water supply scheme, Mizoram
13	Augmentation of Water	2003-04	4673.09	2911.56	1941.04	Supply to Kohima Town,	Nagaland
14	Providing gravity water	2004-05	1679.78	1511.80	1007.88	supply to Tuensang	Town, Nagaland
15	Water Supply scheme	2001-02	428.60	385.74	385.74	to Tourist Centre at	Chemchey, Sikkim
16	Augmentation of	2001-02	843.97	759.57	759.57	Gangtok water supply	system, Ph-I, Sikkim
17	Improvement of	2002-03	101.09	90.98	90.98	Thoubal water supply	scheme, Manipur
18	Improvement of	2002-03	71.11	64.00	63.40	existing distribution	system Imphal City,	Manipur
19	Improvement of	2002-03	93.28	83.95	83.95	Nighthem Pukhri water	supply scheme,	Manipur
20	Upgradation of old	2002-03	86.56	77.90	77.90	treatment plant at	Chinga, Manipur
21	Greater Khawzawl	2011-12	2497	2447.30	224.73	Water Supply Scheme,	Mizoram
22	Action Plan for	2001-02	379.36	341.42	307.28	Integration of	Municipal Sources for	Supply of Water in	Shillong, Meghalaya
23	Action Plan for	2002-03	42.77	38.49	38.49	Integration of	Municipal Sources for	Supply of Water in	Shillong, Meghalaya

The details of the funds sanctioned/released for Augmentation of water supply scheme under Urban Infrastructure Development Scheme in Satellite Towns around seven mega-cities is as under:


SI.	Name of Project	Sanction	Sanction	GOI Share	Fund released
No.	ing Year	ed Cost	(in lakh)	(in lakh)	(in lakh)
1	Re-organization of water supply	2009-10	2167.55	1734.04	1322.70	Scheme for Pilkhuwa	Town, Uttar Pradesh
2	Augmentation of Water Supply	2010-11	6958.00	5566.40	1391.6	for Sonepat by Ranney	Well, Haryana
3	Water Supply Improvement	2010-11	7009.00	5607.20	1402.00	Scheme, Vikarabad,	Andhra Pradesh
4	Water Supply System	2010-11	3320.86	2656.69	664.17	of Sanand Town,	Gujarat
5	Comprehensive Water	2011-12	4071.00	3256.80	814.20	Supply Scheme for	Sriperumbedur

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