Question : POLLUTION IN MULA MUTHA RIVER

(a) whether the Union Government has received any project report on abatement of pollution in Mula-Mutha river from the State Government of Maharashtra;

(b) if so, the salient features of the detailed project report along with the response of the Union Government thereto;

(c) the details of the compliance note submitted to the Union Government by the Commissioner of Pune Municipal Corporation;

(d) the action taken/proposed to be taken on the said compliance note; and

(e) the details of other rivers in Maharashtra to be cleansed under the National River Conservation Plan?

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT AND FORESTS (SHRIMATI JAYANTHI NATARAJAN)

(a)& (b) This Ministry has received the proposal and Detailed Project Report (DPR) for abatement of pollution in Mula-Mutha river from the State Government of Maharashtra at an estimated cost of Rs. 638.65 crore. The major components of the project include laying of trunk sewers and sewage network, construction of Intermediate Pumping Stations, installation of additional sewage treatment capacity of 364 MLD.

(c) & (d) This Ministry observed certain technical matters during appraisal of DPR, which have been complied by the Municipal Corporation of Pune.

(e) DPRs for the pollution abatement works for Nag river at Nagpur, Krishna river at Wai, Godavari river at Paithan, Panchganga River at Ichalkaranji, Koyna River at Malkapur have been received by this Ministry from Government of Maharashtra.