THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI & SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
(SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA)
(a) & (b) Cleaning of rivers is a continuous process and the Government of India is supplementing the efforts of the State Governments in addressing the challenges of pollution of river Ganga by providing financial and technical assistance.
Under Namami Gange Programme, diverse set of interventions like pollution abatement activities including sewage, industrial effluent, Solid Waste etc., River Front Management, Aviral Dhara, Rural Sanitation, Afforestation, Biodiversity Conservation, Public Participation etc. have been taken up for cleaning and rejuvenation of river Ganga.
So far, a total of 305 projects have been sanctioned at an estimated cost of Rs. 28,613.75 Crore, out of which 109 projects have been completed and made operational; rest of the projects are at various stages of implementation.
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(c) 97 cities/town have been identified along river Ganga which are estimated to discharge 2953 Million Litres per Day (MLD) (Year 2016) in the river as per Annexure-I.
(d) to (f) For Ganga stem cities/town, projects have been taken up to create 3308 MLD sewage treatment capacity against the generation of 2953 MLD (Year 2016). The sewage treatment capacity in Ganga main stem towns have now increased from 1305 MLD (Year 2014) to 1954 MLD, excluding 410 MLD sewage treatment through East Kolkata Wetland. Cleaning of rivers is a continuous process; close monitoring and efforts are being made to complete all the sanctioned projects by March 2022, creating required sewage treatment capacity.
(g) As per Detailed Progress Report (DPR) prepared by Forest Research Institute (FRI), Dehradun, an area of 1,34,106 hectares is to be brought under plantation in the five Ganga States Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal by December 2020. The DPR prescribed 43 numbers of models under four major heads namely Natural landscape, Agricultural landscape, Urban landscape and Conservation intervention.
Since the launch of Namami Gange Programme an area of 30,761 hectares has been planted/being planted during the period 2016-20.
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ANNEXURE
Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of Unstarred Question No. 1737 to be answered in Lok Sabha on 28.11.2019 regarding “Cleaning of Gnaga River”.
S. No.
Town Name Population Projected Sewage Generation (MLD)
2016 2035 2016
UTTARAKHAND
1 Gangotri 4642 12104 0.5
2 Badrinath 16100 21782 1.7
3 Uttarkashi (Budkot) 22051 28780 2.4
4 Joshimath 22696 36338 2.5
5 Chamoli-Gopeshwar 27835 31745 3.0
6 Nandprayag 2096 2400 0.2
7 Karnaprayag 9607 12424 1.0
8 Gaucher 11849 17029 1.3
9 Rudraprayag 14623 38795 1.6
10 Srinagar 23953 29921 2.6
11 Kirtinagar 1951 3091 0.2
12 Devprayag 4196 4677 0.5
13 Tapovan 0 0 0.0
14 Muni kiReti 18011 27744 1.9
15 Rishikesh 135415 181189 14.6
16 Haridwar 468070 680391 50.6
Sub-Total (UK) 783095 1128410 84.6
UTTAR PRADESH
17 Bijnor 102200 136000 11.0
18 Hastinapur 29500 40700 3.2
19 Garhmukteshwar 54600 86800 5.9
20 Anoopsahar 31840 44893 3.4
21 Babrala 20246 28010 2.2
22 Narora 24953 31720 2.7
23 Farrukhabad 306600 420600 33.1
24 Kannauj 90878 119040 9.8
25 Bithoor 12208 15111 1.3
26 Shuklaganj/
Gangaghat 91691 108170 9.9
27 Kanpur 3126497 3806650 375.2
28 Allahabad 1563759 1949735 187.7
29 Jhunsi 38790 57369 4.2
30 Mirzapur 248452 307468 26.8
31 Chunar 39000 45900 4.2
32 Ramnagar 54600 75400 5.9
33 Varanasi 1964775 2585964 235.8
34 Mughalsarai 139643 175941 15.1
35 Saidpur 25834 31518 2.8
36 Ghazipur 144893 187615 15.6
37 Ballia 108300 122700 11.7
Sub-Total (UP) 8219259 10377304 967.5
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S. No. Town Name Population Projected Sewage Generation (MLD)
2016 2035 2016
BIHAR
38 Buxar 111029 148776 12.0
39 Chapra 214748 267273 23.2
40 Danapur 241277 381421 26.1
41 Patna 1813823 2384566 217.7
42 Sonepur 40215 46658 4.3
43 Hajipur 163500 223400 17.7
44 Fatuah 57166 85452 6.2
45 Bhaktiyarpur 55924 91953 6.0
46 Barh 66067 85959 7.1
47 Barauni 75379 89509 8.1
48 Mokameh 63929 75199 6.9
49 Barahiya 45145 54733 4.9
50 Begusarai 199696 307143 21.6
51 Jamalpur 110816 128565 12.0
52 Munger 226100 274600 24.4
53 Sultanganj 62374 90531 6.7
54 Bhagalpur 431800 551800 46.6
55 Kahelgaon 38459 61126 4.2
Sub-Total (B) 4017447 5348664 455.7
JHARKHAND
56 Sahibganj 93601 115126 10.1
57 Rajmahal 25100 34700 2.7
Sub-Total (JH) 118701 149826 13
WEST BENGAL
58 Dhuliyan 107905 170225 11.7
59 Jangipur 104610 133320 11.3
60 Jiyagunj/ Azimgunj 65413 77816 7.1
61 Murshidabad 52187 69370 5.6
62 Behrampur 218600 307100 23.6
63 Katwa 87122 108048 9.4
64 Nabadwip 131314 153241 14.2
65 Gayespur 63128 78821 6.8
66 Shantipur 161249 199411 17.4
67 Chakdah 100794 116416 10.9
68 Kalyani 110301 148041 11.9
69 Bansberia 119547 130405 12.9
70 Kanchrapara 131935 153107 14.2
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S. No. Town Name Population Projected Sewage Generation (MLD)
2016
2035
2016
71 Halishahar 143857 157012 15.5
72 Naihati 238665 275730 25.8
73 Hugli- Chinsurah 188708 213222 20.4
74 Chandan Nagar 192060 224180 20.7
75 Bhatpara 447640 535107 48.3
76 Bhadreshwar 117288 136904 12.7
77 Garulia 94593 113556 10.2
78 Champadani 118496 131893 12.8
79 Baidyabati 141502 169684 15.3
80 Barrackpore 161006 186440 17.4
81 Serampore 209882 247335 22.7
82 Titagarh 126268 141195 13.6
83 Rishra 145867 167826 15.8
84 Konnagar 84465 99008 9.1
85 Khardhah 119946 131597 13.0
86 Panihati 403517 495975 43.6
87 Kamarhati 368031 411309 39.7
88 Uttarpara 168895 200431 18.2
89 Bally 312143 380935 33.7
90 Baranagar 256501 282855 27.7
91 Howrah 1130696 1334453 135.7
92 Kolkata 5479680 5797080 580.8
93 Uluberia 276395 332512 29.9
94 Maheshtala 485104 624895 52.4
95 Budge-Budge 80558 94694 8.7
96 Diamond Harbour 53362 65515 5.8
97 Haldia 235919 331110 25.5
Sub-Total (WB) 13235149 15127774 1432
Total 26373651 32131978 2953
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