The details of the funds allocated in the last three Financial Year from 2013-14 to 2015-16 (till 28.02.2017) are given below:-

 

National Mission for Clean Ganga
Funds allocated for Ganga Rejuvenation in the FY from 2013-14 to 2015-16(Rs. In crore)
FY	BE	RE
2013-14	355.00	309.00
2014-15	2,137.00	2,053.00
2015-16	2,750.00	1,650.00

 

           

The four stretches of river Ganga where Biological Oxygen Demand (BOD) levels are more than permissible limits, as monitored by CPCB, is given in table below:-

 

State	Stretch	identified Length of stretch (km)	BOD range/ max value (mg/l)
Uttarakhand	Haridwar to Sultanpur Adampur	10	4.2-5.8
Uttar Pradesh	Kannauj to Varanasi	450	3.8-16.9
Bihar	Buxar to Bhagalpur	40	7.8-27
West Bengal	Tribeni to Diamond Harbour	50	3.1-5.8

 

 

In other stretches, BOD levels are within permissible limit i.e = <3mg/l. However, as per monitoring reports of CPCB, entire stretch of river Ganga has high levels of faecal coilform against the prescribed standard. 

 

 This information was given by Union Minister of State for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Shri Vijay Goel in a written reply in Lok Sabha today. 

 

Samir/jk

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