As per information made available by the State Government of Madhya Pradesh, five sewage projects comprising six Sewage Treatment Plants (STPs) with a total capacity of 23.85 MLD under various Government schemes like SBM 2.0 etc. are at various stages of implementation in major towns under the Shahdol Lok Sabha Constituency, including Shahdol, Anuppur, Kotma and Manpur.

Under AMRUT in ShahdolLok Sabha Constituency for Katni city 02 sewerage/septage management projects worth Rs. 121.5 crore have been approved.

Under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) 2.0, the proposal of the State for one sewerage/septage management project worth ₹38.5 crore in Murwara (Katni City) and 27 water body rejuvenation projects worth ₹21.33 in Shahdol Lok Sabha Constituency have been approved. The details of the projects are enclosed as Annexure.

Cleaning of rivers is an ongoing process. This Ministry along with other Union Ministries and associated agencies supplements the efforts of State Governments in river conservation and pollution abatement activities.

CPCB identifies polluted river stretches in the rivers across the country in association with State Pollution Control Boards (SPCB) and Pollution Control Committees (PCCs) under National Water Quality Monitoring Programme. Central Pollution Control Board/State Pollution Control Board (CPCB/SPCB) monitors river water quality to ensure compliance of the provisions of the Environment Protection Act, 1986 and Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974.

To reduce the environmental pollution, including, water pollution and the land degradation, caused by coal mining activities, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) has notified the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) Notification, 2006 under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, which deals with the process of granting Environmental Clearance (EC) after having comprehensive analysis of EIA reports prepared by the coal companies. The coal mining projects are required to obtain the prior Environment Clearance under the EIA, Notification 2006.

Environmental standards have been prescribed for the coal mines. The respective SPCBs/PCCs issue the Consent to Operate under the provisions of Air (Prevention and Control of Air Pollution) Act, 1981 and Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 to oversee the compliance of emissions/effluent standards and take action against violators under the provision of said Water and Air Acts.

The State prepares the action plan for rejuvenation of polluted river stretches in compliance with the directions of the National Green Tribunal (NGT). These action plans are monitored periodically by the State River Rejuvenation Committee (SRRC) and Central Monitoring Committee (CMC).

The information was provided by THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI SHRI RAJ BHUSHAN CHOUDHARY in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.

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(Lok Sabha US Q882)

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