(a) whether the Government has formulated any scheme for cleaning, desilting and deepening of the Daha river as well as for transportation of concrete in the urban areas of Siwan district;
(b) if so, the details thereof along with the time by which it is likely to be implemented; and
(c) the time by which the water conservation project and sewer line work under Namami Gange Programme is likely to be started in Siwan district of Bihar?
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI & SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
(SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA)
(a) & (b) Daha River originates from kuchaikote near Gopalganj in Bihar and traverses through Siwan district and finally discharges to river Ghaghara. The total length of the river is 96 km and the distance it travels after passing through Siwan town is about 24 km before discharging to Ghaghara River. The river further traverses another 42 km through Ghaghara River to meet river Ganga downstream of Chapra town. From the Namami Gange projects are concerned, the initial focus has been on main stem towns of river Ganga and to tributaries which are bringing high pollution load to river Ganga. As of now, Daha River has not been notified by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) as a polluted stretch.
As informed by Water Resources Department, Government of Bihar, at present, no scheme has been proposed for cleaning, desilting and deepening of Daha River in Siwan district.
(c) National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) has not received any proposal from State Government of Bihar regarding “the water conservation project and sewer line work” under Namami Gange Programme in Siwan district of Bihar.
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