MINISTER OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT
(DR. RAGHUVANSH PRASAD SINGH)
(a) &(b): As per water quality survey conducted by States and reported in their Bharat
Nirman Action Plan as on 1/4/2006, there were 1,95,813 habitations affected with various
chemical contamination in excess of permissible standards in drinking water sources in
the rural area of the Country. State-wise & contamination-wise details is given at
Annexure-I.
(c) & (d): Government of India has also brought out guideline on `Revised Sub-Mission
on Water Quality` to tackle water quality problems in the rural areas of the Country. As
per these guidelines, the State Level Scheme Sanctioning Committees have to be formed
to consider and approve projects for tackling water quality problems.
(e): Bharat Nirman Action Plan, envisages to address all water quality affected
habitations by March, 2009.
Annexure - I
Annexure referred to in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question 1265 due for repl
Water Quality habitations as on 01.04.2006 as reported by State Govts.
State/UT Habitations Affected by Fluo- Sali- Iron Arsenic Nitrate Mult- Total ride nity iple
Andhra Pradesh 1497 1058 0 0 0 0 2555
Bihar 383 0 21540 794 2000 0 24717
Chattisgarh 17 61 4932 11 0 0 5021
Goa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gujarat 2563 1528 0 0 838 0 4929
Haryana 119 72 0 0 0 145 336
Himachal Pradesh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jharkhaand 1159 0 129 18 1 41 1348
Jammu & Kashmir 0 0 47 0 0 67 114
Karnataka 5000 0 6633 0 4077 4460 20170
Kerala 34 86 564 0 78 105 867
Madhya Pradesh 3282 279 105 0 33 153 3852
Maharashtra 2748 1424 2491 0 4552 0 11215
Orissa 794 651 26136 0 0 435 28016
Punjab 588 1289 164 0 0 0 2041
Rajasthan 6992 4428 131 0 7693 12639 31883
Tamilnadu 452 61 68 0 104 735 1420
Uttaranchal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Uttar Pradesh 2077 612 2375 0 11 1302 6377
West Bengal 665 811 11883 5408 0 0 18767
A & N Islands 0 0 16 0 0 10 26
D & N Haveli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Daman & Diu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Delhi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lakshadweep 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pondicherry 0 65 17 0 0 0 82
Chandigarh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 28370 12425 77231 6231 19387 20092 163736
NE States
Arunachal Pradesh 0 0 353 0 0 213 566
Assam 660 0 23841 730 0 2950 28181
Manipur 0 0 37 0 0 0 37
Meghalaya 0 0 124 0 0 0 124
Mizoram 0 0 26 0 0 0 26
Nagaland 0 0 136 0 0 0 136
Sikkim 0 0 76 0 0 0 76
Tripura 0 0 2653 106 0 172 2931
Total 660 0 27246 836 0 3335 32077
Grand Total 29030 12425 104477 7067 19387 23427 195813
