MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRI NAMO NARAIN MEENA)
(a) The scheme of National River Conservation Plan (NRCP) is under implementation since 1995 to cover pollution abatement works in 158 towns along the polluted stretches of 32 rivers spread over 19 States at a total approved cost of Rs. 4704 crore including Central and State share. The objective of the NRCP is to improve the water quality of the rivers through the implementation of the following pollution abatement works.
1) Interception and diversion works to capture the raw sewage flowing into the river through open drains and divert them for treatment;
2) Sewage treatment plant for treating the diverted sewage
3) Low cost sanitation works to prevent open defecation on river banks;
4) Electric and improved wood based crematoria to conserve the use of wood and help in ensuring proper cremation of bodies brought to the burning ghat;
5) River front development works such as improvement of bathing ghats, etc.
6) Other miscellaneous works like Afforestation, Public Participation etc.
Out of 915 number of projects sanctioned under NRCP, 519 projects have been completed so far.
(b) There are 396 number of ongoing projects under the said project. The State-wise details are as under:
Sl STATE Ongoing Sl STATE Ongoing Sl. STATE Ongoing
No. Projects No. Projects No. Projects
I Andhra Pradesh 13 VIII Madhya Pradesh 12 XIV Haryana 12
II Bihar 4 IX Orissa 17 XV Uttar Pradesh 42
III Jharkhand 10 X Punjab 26 XVI Uttranchal 24
IV Gujarat 2 XI Rajasthan 2 XVII West Bengal 147
V Goa 5 XII Tamilnadu 42 XVIII Kerala 6
VI Karnataka 20 XIII Delhi 0 XIX Sikkim 1
VII Maharastra 11
(c) to (f) The Chambal river project was included in the National River Conservation Plan for Pollution abatement of river Chambal from Kota and Keshoraipatan towns for which an amount of Rs. 13.21 crore was approved by the Government. The State Government had submitted detailed project reports for Rs. 1.16 crore against which an amount of Rs. 0.94 crore was released for implementation of schemes in Kota and Keshoraipatan. In Kota town 3 schemes i.e. low cost sanitation (LCS), river front development (RFD) and crematoria (CRE) were sanctioned by National River Conservation Directorate (NRCD) which have since been completed. In Keshoraipatan town 4 schemes i.e. LCS, RFD, CRE, interception and diversion (I&D) and Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) were sanctioned by NRCD out of which I&D and STP are currently under implementation. Others have since been completed.
Funding pattern under NRCP was modified with effect from January, 2002 from 100% Central funding to 70:30 cost sharing between the Central and the State Governments to bring in more involvement of the State Governments.
