Measures Taken for Improvement in River Water Quality

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Measures Taken for Improvement in River Water Quality

Posted On: 19 DEC 2022 6:42PM by PIB Delhi

Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in association with State Pollution Control Boards (SPCBs) / Pollution Control Committees (PCCs) in different States/Union Territories (UTs), have been monitoring the water quality of rivers and other water bodies across the country through a network of monitoring stations under the National Water Quality Monitoring Programme. Based on water quality monitoring results, pollution assessment of rivers has been carried out by CPCB from time to time. As per the last report published by CPCB in September 2018, 351 polluted stretches were identified on 323 rivers based on monitoring results in terms of Bio-chemical Oxygen Demand (BOD), a key indicator of organic pollution.

Improvement in water quality has been observed in 180 out of 351 polluted river stretches (PRS) identified during year 2018. 106 river stretches out of these 180 PRS have come out of the list of polluted stretches as per details given at Annexure-I and remaining 74 have shifted to lower priority class as per details given at Annexure-II. As per the water quality monitoring carried out by CPCB for 2019 & 2021 on 279 rivers, 311 polluted river stretches have been identified.

As per the seventh schedule of Constitution of India (Article 246), ‘Water’ is a State subject, and it is the responsibility of the States/UTs to ensure the cleanliness and development of rivers within their jurisdiction. For conservation of rivers, this Ministry has been supplementing efforts of the States/UTs by providing financial and technical assistance for abatement of pollution in identified stretches of rivers in the country through the Central Sector Scheme of Namami Gange for rivers in Ganga basin, and Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National River Conservation Plan (NRCP) for other rivers. Under NRCP works relating to interception & diversion of raw sewage, construction of sewerage system, setting up sewage treatment plant (STP), low cost sanitation, river front/bathing ghat development, etc are taken up.

NRCP has so far covered polluted stretches on 36 rivers in 80 towns spread over 16 States in the country with the sanctioned cost of projects as Rs. 6,248.16 crore, and sewage treatment capacity of 2,745.7 MLD created. Under Namami Gange programme, 406 projects, including 176 projects for sewage treatment of 5,270 MLD and a sewer network of 5,214 km, have been sanctioned at a cost of Rs. 32,898 crore against which sewerage treatment capacity of 1,858 MLD has been created so far. The sewage treatment capacity created result in reducing pollution load being discharge in the various rivers.

In addition, sewerage infrastructure is created under programs like Atal Mission for Rejuvenation & Urban Transformation (AMRUT) and Smart Cities Mission of Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs.

Steps taken by the Government to stop discharge of industrial effluents into rivers inter alia, include issuance of notification of specific discharge standards, revision of the criteria for categorization of industries and issuing directions to all SPCBs/ PCCs to adopt the same, issuance of consent to establish/consent to operate by the SPCBs/PCCs, based on Comprehensive Environment Pollution Index (CEPI) identification of critically polluted areas to take necessary measures through time-targeted action plans, regular inspections of Grossly Polluting Industries (GPIs) by CPCB for compliance verification, installation of Online Continuous Effluent Monitoring System (OCEMS)for assessment of effluent quality and compliance status. In addition, the industries are encouraged to reduce their waste water generation by technological advancement, reuse/recycle of wastewater and maintain Zero Liquid Discharge (ZLD) wherever possible.

As per the provisions of Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution), Act 1974, industrial units are required to install effluent treatment plants (ETPs) and treat their effluents to comply with stipulated environmental standards before discharging into river and water bodies. Accordingly, CPCB, SPCBs and PCCs monitor industries with respect to effluent discharge standards and take punitive action for non-compliance under provisions of these Acts.

Besides, in compliance of the orders of National Green Tribunal (NGT) in Original Application No.673/2018 regarding rejuvenation of polluted river stretches in the country, States/UTs are required to implement approved action plans for restoration of the polluted stretches in their jurisdiction as identified by CPCB and published in their report of 2018, within the stipulated timelines. As per the orders of NGT, regular review on implementation of these action plans is undertaken in the States/UTs and also at Central level by Secretary, Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation, Ministry of Jal Shakti, Govt. of India.

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

ANNEXURE I

State-wise list of 106 PRS removed from the list of 351 PRS (identified during Year 2018) based on monitored data during 2019 & 2021

S No

State

River

Stretch

Priority class

during the year 2018
  1.  

ANDHRA PRADESH

GODAVARI

RAYANPETA TO RAJAHMUNDRI

V
  1.  

KRISHNA

AMRAVATHI TO HAMSALA DEEVI

V
  1.  

KUNDU

NANDYAL TO MADDURU

IV
  1.  

NAGAVALI

ALONG THOTAPALLI

V
  1.  

TUNGABHADRA

MANTHRALAYAM TO BAVAPURAM

IV
  1.  

ASSAM

BARAK

PANCHGRAM TO SILCHAR

V
  1.  

BAROI

DOWNSTREAM OF BRIDGE AT NH-52

V
  1.  

BEKI

BARPETA ROAD TO JYOTI GAON

V
  1.  

BHOGDOI

JORHAT TO DULIAGAON

V
  1.  

BOGINADI

LAKHIMPUR TO DIBRUGARH

V
  1.  

BORSOLA

ALONG SARABBHATTI, GUWAHATI

I
  1.  

BRAHAMPUTRA

KHERGHAT TO DHUBRI

IV
  1.  

DIKHOW

NAGINI MORA TO DIKHOMUKH

V
  1.  

DIKRONG

ALONG BANDARDEWA

V
  1.  

DISANG

DILLIGHAT TO GUNDAMGHAT

V
  1.  

GABHARU

ALONG TUMIUKI, SONITPUR

V
  1.  

JHANJI

JORHAT TO CHAWDANG

V
  1.  

JIA BHARALI

ALONG SONITPUR

V
  1.  

KAPILI

NAGAON TO KAMPUR TOWN

V
  1.  

KILLING

ALONG MOREGAON

V
  1.  

KOHORA

KOHORA TO MOHPARA

V
  1.  

KOLONG

NAGAON TO MORI KALONG

V
  1.  

PANCHNAI

ORANG TO BORSALA

III
  1.  

PUTHIMARI

ALONG PUTHIMARI

V
  1.  

RANGA

ALONG GERAMUKH

V
  1.  

SANKOSH

ALONG GOLAKGANJ

V
  1.  

SONAI

SONAI TO DAKSHIN MOHANPUR

V
  1.  

GOA

ASSONORA

ASSONORA TO SIRSAIM

V
  1.  

BICHOLIM

BICHOLIM TO CURCHIREM

V
  1.  

CHAPORA

PERNEM TO MORJIM

V
  1.  

SINQUERIM

ALONG CANDOLIM

V
  1.  

TALPONA

ALONG CANACONA

IV
  1.  

TIRACOL

ALONG TIRACOL

V
  1.  

VALVANT

SANKLI – BICHOLIM TO PORIEM

V
  1.  

GUJARAT

AMRAVATI

ALONG DADHAL, ANKALESHWAR

IV
  1.  

ANAS

DAHOD TO FATEHPURA

V
  1.  

BALEHWAR KHADI

PANDESARA TO KAPLETHA

V
  1.  

KIM

SAHOL BRIDGE TO HANSOL

V
  1.  

KOLAK

KIKARLA TO SALVAV

IV
  1.  

MESHWA

ALONG SHAMLAJI

V
  1.  

NARMADA

GARUDESHWAR TO BHARUCH

V
  1.  

TRIVENI/ HIRAN

TRIVENI SANGAM TO BADALPARA

III
  1.  

HIMACHAL PRADESH

BEAS

KULLU TO DEHRAGOPIPUR

V
  1.  

JAMMU & KASHMIR

CHENAB

JAL PATAN TO PARGAWAL

V
  1.  

SINDH

ALONG DUDERHAMA

V
  1.  

JHARKHAND

KONAR

ALONG TILAYA AND KONAR

V
  1.  

NALKARI

ALONG PATRATU

V
  1.  

SANKH

KONGSERABASAR TO BOLBA

IV
  1.  

KARNATAKA

KALI

HASAN MAAD (WEST COAST PAPER MILL) TO BOMMANAHALLI RESERVOIR

IV
  1.  

KUMARDHARA

ALONG UPPINANGADI

V
  1.  

MALPRABHA

KHANAPUR TO DHARWAD

III
  1.  

YAGACHI

ALONG YAGACHI, HASSAN

V
  1.  

KERALA

BHARATHAPUZHA

ALONG PATAMBI

IV
  1.  

BHAVANI

ALONG ELACHIVAZHY

V
  1.  

KARUVANNUR

ALONG KARUVANNUR

V
  1.  

KAVVAI

ALONG KAVVAI

V
  1.  

KEECHERI

PULIYANNOR TO KECHERY

IV
  1.  

KUPPAM

THALIPARAMBA TO VELICHANGOOL

V
  1.  

KUTTIYADY

ALONG KUTTIYADY

V
  1.  

MOGRAL

ALONG MOGRAL

V
  1.  

PERUVAMBA

ALONG PERUVAMBA

V
  1.  

PUZHACKAL

OLARIKKARA TO PUZHACKAL

V
  1.  

RAMAPURAM

ALONG RAMAPURAM

V
  1.  

MADHYA PRADESH

CHOUPAN

ALONG VIJAIPUR

V
  1.  

GOHAD/ VAISHALI

GOHAD DAM TO GORMI

IV
  1.  

KATNI

ALONG KATNI

V
  1.  

KOLAR

SURAJNAGAR TO SHIRDIPURAM

IV
  1.  

SIMRAR

ALONG KATNI

V
  1.  

TONS

CHAKGHAT TO CHAPPAR

V
  1.  

WAINGANGA

CHINDWARA TO BALAGHAT

V
  1.  

MAHARASHTRA

PANCHAGANGA

SHIROL TO KOLHAPUR

V
  1.  

MIZORAM

MAT

ALONG SERCHHIP

V
  1.  

SAIKAH

ALONG LAWNGTLAI

V
  1.  

TIAU

ALONG CHAMPHAI

III
  1.  

TLAWNG

ALONG ZOBAWK, SAIRANG TO BAIRABI

IV
  1.  

TUIPUI

ALONG CHAMPHAI

IV
  1.  

TUIRIAL

ALONG TUIRIAL, AIZWAL

V
  1.  

TUIVAWL

ALONG KEIFANG

IV
  1.  

NAGALAND

CHATHE

MEDZIPHEMA TO, DIMAPUR

IV
  1.  

DZUCHA

ALONG KOHIMA

V
  1.  

ODISHA

BHEDEN

ALONG BHEDEN

V
  1.  

BUDHABALANGA

MAHULIA TO BARIPADA

V
  1.  

KUSUMI

ALONG ANGUL TALCHER

V
  1.  

MAHANADI

SAMBALPUR TO PARADEEP

V
  1.  

NAGAVALLI

JAYKAYPUR TO RAYAGADA

V
  1.  

NANDIRAJHOR

D/S TALCHER

III
  1.  

NUNA

ALONG BIJIPUR, PURI

V
  1.  

RATNACHIRA

ALONG BHUBHNESHWAR, PURI

V
  1.  

RUSHIKULYA

PRATAPPUR TO GANJAM

V
  1.  

SABULIA

ALONG JAGANNATHPATNA, RAMBHA

V
  1.  

PUDUCHERRY

ARASALAR

ALONG KARAIKAL

IV
  1.  

PUNJAB

BEAS

ALONG MUKERIAN

V
  1.  

SIKKIM

MANEY KHOLA

ADAMPOOL TO BURTUKK

V
  1.  

RANGIT

DAM SITE (NHPC) TO TREVENI

V
  1.  

RANICHU

NAMLI TO SINGTAM

V
  1.  

TEESTA

MELLI TO CHUNGTHANG

V
  1.  

TRIPURA

BURIGAON

ALONG BISHALGARH

V
  1.  

GUMTI

TELKAJILA TO AMARPUR

V
  1.  

JURI

ALONG DHARMANAGAR

V
  1.  

KHOWAI

ALONG TELIAMURA

V
  1.  

MANU

ALONG KAILASHAHAR

V
  1.  

UTTARAKHAND

GANGA

HARIDWAR TO SULTANPUR

IV
  1.  

WEST BENGAL

KALJANI

BITALA TO ALIPURDWAR

V
  1.  

KAROLA

JALPAIGURI TO THAKURER KAMAT

V
  1.  

MAYURAKSHI

SURI TO DURGAPUR

V
  1.  

SILABATI

GHATAL TO NISCHINDIPUR

V

ANNEXURE II

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1385 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 19TH DECEMBER, 2022 REGARDING ‘CONTAMINATION OF RIVERS’

State wise list to 74 polluted river stretches (PRS) shifted in lower priority class in 2022 from the identified stretches of 2018

S NO

RIVER

STATE

PRIORITY

CLASS DURING

THE

YEAR 2018

PRIORITY

CLASS DURING

THE

YEAR 2022

1

GODAVARI

MAHARASHTRA

I

II

2

MULA

MAHARASHTRA

I

II

3

SARABANGA

TAMIL NADU

I

II

4

SUSWA

UTTARAKHAND

I

II

5

VINDHADHARI

WEST BENGAL

I

II

6

DAMANGANGA

DAMAN, DIU AND DADRA NAGAR HAVELI

I

III

7

KARAMANA

KERALA

I

III

8

KSHIPRA

MADHYA PRADESH

I

III

9

KUNDALIKA

MAHARASHTRA

I

III

10

MORNA

MAHARASHTRA

I

III

11

NIRA

MAHARASHTRA

I

III

12

DHANSIRI

NAGALAND

I

III

13

CAUVERY

TAMIL NADU

I

III

14

KALU

MAHARASHTRA

I

IV

15

VEL

MAHARASHTRA

I

IV

16

BHOGAVO

GUJARAT

I

V

17

INDRAYANI

MAHARASHTRA

II

III

18

WAINGANGA

MAHARASHTRA

II

III

19

WARDHA

MAHARASHTRA

II

III

20

NAKKAVAGU

TELANGANA

II

III

21

KICHHA

UTTARAKHAND

II

III

22

DEVIKA

JAMMU & KASHMIR

II

IV

23

BETWA

MADHYA PRADESH

II

IV

24

NAMBUL

MANIPUR

II

IV

25

MARKANDA

HIMACHAL PRADESH

II

V

26

MANJEERA

TELANGANA

II

V

27

BANGANGA

JAMMU & KASHMIR

III

IV

28

TUNGABHADRA

KARNATAKA

III

IV

29

SONE

MADHYA PRADESH

III

IV

30

MOR

MAHARASHTRA

III

IV

31

PEDHI

MAHARASHTRA

III

IV

32

PENGANGA

MAHARASHTRA

III

IV

33

PURNA

MAHARASHTRA

III

IV

34

URMODI

MAHARASHTRA

III

IV

35

VENNA

MAHARASHTRA

III

IV

36

WENA

MAHARASHTRA

III

IV

37

GANGA

WEST BENGAL

III

IV

38

DIGBOI

ASSAM

III

V

39

SAL

GOA

III

V

40

LAKSHMANTIRTHA

KARNATAKA

III

V

41

KOLAR

MAHARASHTRA

III

V

42

DZUNA

NAGALAND

III

V

43

KATHAJODI

ODISHA

III

V

44

KARAKAVAGU

TELANGANA

III

V

45

DWARKA

WEST BENGAL

III

V

46

KHARSANG

ASSAM

IV

V

47

PAGLDIA

ASSAM

IV

V

48

HASDEO

CHHATTISGARH

IV

V

49

MAHANADI

CHHATTISGARH

IV

V

50

MANDOVI

GOA

IV

V

51

DAMAN GANGA

GUJARAT

IV

V

52

TAPI

GUJARAT

IV

V

53

GAWKADAL

JAMMU & KASHMIR

IV

V

54

GARGA

JHARKHAND

IV

V

55

CAUVERY

KARNATAKA

IV

V

56

KABINI

KARNATAKA

IV

V

57

KAGINA

KARNATAKA

IV

V

58

KRISHNA

KARNATAKA

IV

V

59

KADAMBAYAR

KERALA

IV

V

60

MANIMALA

KERALA

IV

V

61

PAMBA

KERALA

IV

V

62

TAPI

MADHYA PRADESH

IV

V

63

BINDUSAR

MAHARASHTRA

IV

V

64

BORI

MAHARASHTRA

IV

V

65

HIWARA

MAHARASHTRA

IV

V

66

KHARKHALA/ KYRHUKHLA

MEGHALAYA

IV

V

67

NONBAH

MEGHALAYA

IV

V

68

UMTREW

MEGHALAYA

IV

V

69

DZU

NAGALAND

IV

V

70

KALI BEIN

PUNJAB

IV

V

71

BHAVANI

TAMIL NADU

IV

V

72

KINNERSANI

TELANGANA

IV

V

73

GANGA

UTTAR PRADESH

IV

V

74

DAMODAR

WEST BENGAL

IV

V

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