Under Namami Gange Programme, a comprehensive set of interventions such as wastewater treatment, solid waste management, river front management (ghats and crematoria development), e-flow, afforestation, biodiversity conservation and Public Participation etc. have been taken up for rejuvenation of river Ganga and its tributaries. So far, a total of 363 projects have been taken up at an estimated cost of Rs. 30,841.53 Crore, out of which 177 projects have been completed and made operational. Majority of the projects pertain to creation of sewage infrastructure as the untreated domestic/industrial wastewater is the main reason for pollution in the river. 160 sewerage infrastructure projects have been taken up with a cost of Rs. 24,567.82 Crore for creation & rehabilitation of 5,024 Million Litres per Day (MLD) of Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) capacity and laying of around 5,227 KM sewerage network. Among these, 75 sewerage projects have been completed resulting in creation & rehabilitation of 1,163 MLD of STP capacity and laying of 3,807 KM sewerage network. In order to sustain the continued operation of the sewage treatment infrastructure, Hybrid Annuity based PPP mode has also been adopted.

The details of projects started and completed along with project wise details of the cost of these projects, State-wise, is at Annexure-I.

From the Financial Year 2014-15 onwards till 31st December 2021, Government of India has released Rs.11,167.02 crore, out of which, Rs.11,073.69 crore has been expended/released under various projects.

Out of the 56 projects due for completion in 2021, total of 17 Sewerage infrastructure projects have been completed in the Ganga basin since Jan 2021 in the States of Uttarakhand (4 nos.), Uttar Pradesh (7 nos.), Bihar (2 nos.), Jharkhand (1 no.) and Delhi (3 nos.). The status of balance 39 projects which are ongoing is given at Annexure-II.

In Jharkhand, 43 km Ganga river stretch is covered under Namami Gange programme. The following projects have been sanctioned in the State of Jharkhand in the fields of Sewerage Infrastructure, Ghats and Crematoria, Afforestation works etc. which are at different stages of implementation.

Sewerage Infrastructure: 3 sewerage infrastructure projects are sanctioned for the Sahibganj and Rajmahal towns along Ganga and Phusro town along river Damodar with a total sanctioned cost of Rs 217.17 crore. These schemes will install STP capacity of 30.5 MLD and 88 km sewer network.

1 project has been completed (Sahibganj sewerage network and STP)

1 project is nearing completion (Rajmahal sewerage network and STP is 96% completed) as on Dec 2021. It is expected to be completed by March, 2022.

1 project is under tendering (I&D works and STP in Phusro) with tentative date of completion as May, 2023.

Ghats and Crematoria: 4 projects are taken up at a sanctioned cost of Rs. 62.07 crore in cities like Sahibganj, Rajmahal, Kanhaiasthan for total 13 ghats and 3 crematoria (1 new+2 renovation) implemented by National Projects Construction Corporation Limited (NPCC) as well as State Government. All works completed.

Afforestation: Projects on afforestation activities are under implementation in Jharkhand at a sanctioned cost of Rs. 3.47 crore for FY 2020-21 and FY 2021-22. An expenditure of Rs 3.11 crore has been incurred till date on afforestation projects.

Against the above projects a total of Rs 244 crore has been released to the State Government by NMCG from FY 2013 till date.

This Information was given by the Minister of State for Jal Shakti, Shri Bishweswar Tudu in a written  reply in Lok  Sabha today.

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Annexure-I

Details of the cost of these projects, State-wise

S. No.	Type of Project		No of Projects Sanctioned	Total Sanctioned Cost (Rs., Cr.)	No of Projects Completed
1	Sewerage Projects	Uttarakhand	36	1,373.19	32
		Uttar Pradesh	53	10,563.17	28
		Bihar	30	5,530.65	4
		Jharkhand	3	217.17	1
		West Bengal	24	4,099.88	3
		Haryana	2	217.87	2
		Delhi	10	2,295.84	3
		Himachal Pradesh	1	11.57	1
		Rajasthan	1	258.48	0
		Total	160	24,567.82	74
2	River front, Ghats and Crematoria		89	1541.33	64
3	Ghats Cleaning & River Surface Cleaning		5	85.16	1
4	Industrial Pollution Abatement		15	1,267.37	0
5	Afforestation and Biodiversity conservation		41	634.55	26
6	Rural Sanitation		1	1,421.26	0
7	Bioremediation & Modular STP Decentralized		14	645.89	2
8	Ganga Knowledge & Monitoring Center		8	192.46	2
9	Composite Ecological Task Force and Ganga Mitra		5	199.29	3
10	R&D, Public Outreach & Support to District Ganga Committee		25	286.40	5
	Grand Total		363	30841.53	177

 

Annexure-II

“PROGRESS OF CLEAN GANGA MISSION”.

Sl. No	State	Project	Progress
1	Uttarakhand	Joshimath- Interception and Diversion (I&D)with STP	70%
2	Uttarakhand	Muni ki Reti – Slude management	90%
3	Uttarakhand	Rispana and Bindal – I&D works	45%
4	Uttar Pradesh	Allahabad – HAM at Naini, Phaphmau and Jhunsi	64%
5	Uttar Pradesh	Varansi - Rehabilitation of trunk sewer	98%
6	Uttar Pradesh	Pankha Kanpur	77%
7	Uttar Pradesh	Unnao - I&D works	64%
8	Uttar Pradesh	Shuklaganj – I&D works	18%
9	Uttar Pradesh	Mathura – Rehabilitation of sewerage scheme	99%
10	Uttar Pradesh	Sultanpur – I&D with STP	60%
11	Uttar Pradesh	Kasganj – I&D with STP	99%
12	Uttar Pradesh	Jaunpur – I&D with STP	80%
13	Uttar Pradesh	Baghpat – I&D with STP	75%
14	Uttar Pradesh	Etawah – sewerage scheme	95%
15	Bihar	Patna Beur – sewerage system	88%
16	Bihar	Begusarai – sewer network, SPS and STP	46%
17	Bihar	Hajipur – sewer network , SPS and STP	13%
18	Bihar	Saidpur sewerage network	86%
19	Bihar	Patna Pahari STP	97%
20	Bihar	Patna Karmalichak – sewerage system	85%
21	Bihar	Pahari Zone V sewerage network	60%
22	Bihar	Patna Maner – I&D and STP	3%
23	Bihar	Patna Mokama – I&D and STP works	88%
24	Bihar	Patna Barh – I&D and STP	96%
25	Bihar	Sultanganj – I&D and STP	99%
26	Bihar	Naugachia	92%
27	Bihar	Sonepur – I&D and STP works	96%
28	Bihar	Chappra – I&D and STP works	69%
29	Jharkhand	Rajmahal – STP	96%
30	West Bengal	Halishahar – STP and sewerage scheme	97%
31	West Bengal	Budge Budge – STP and sewerage system	96%
32	West Bengal	Barrackpore – sewerage system	96%
33	West Bengal	Rejuvenation of STPs at Naihati - Gurulia- Titagarh-Panihati- Khardah	70%
34	West Bengal	Kancharapara	58%
35	West Bengal	Nabadwip – I&D works	95%
36	West Bengal	Rejuventation of existing STPs at Chandanagar, Bansberia, Uttarpara- Kortuga – Konnagar, Baidyabati, Bhadreshwar, Serampore, Champdani	Uttarpara- Kortuga – Konnagar, Baidyabati – 82%   Chandanagar, Bansberia – 54%   Baidyabati, Bhadreshwar, Serampore, Champdani – 74%
37	Delhi	Delhi – YAP III- Kondli (K1)	96%
38	Delhi	Delhi – YAP III-Rithala (R1a)	94%
39	Delhi	Coronation Pillar	96%

 

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