India, Jan. 29 -- The Government of India has issued a release:
State
2018 Polluted Stretch
Priority (2018)
2025 Polluted Stretch
Priority (2025)
Trend/Observation
Uttarakhand
Haridwar →
IV
No PRS
-
Improved and PRS stretch removed
Uttar Pradesh
Kannauj →
IV
Bijnor → Tarighat
IV / V
Partially improved
Bihar
Buxar to
V
Bhagalpur D/S→
V
Marginal pollution remains
Jharkhand
No PRS
-
No PRS
-
-
West Bengal
Triveni →
III
Baharampore →
V
improved
Farrukhabad to Purana Rajapur, Kanpur.
Dalmau, Raebareli.
D/s Mirzapur to Tarighat, Ghazipur (except two locations namely U/s Varanasi, After confluence Gomti & U/s Ghazipur) in Uttar Pradesh.
A total of 218 number of sewerage infrastructure projects (STPs) costing Rs. 35,698 crores have been taken up for remediation of polluted river areas with treatment capacity of 6,610 Million Liters per Day (MLD). 138 STPs with a capacity of 3,977 MLD have been completed and made operational;
For industrial pollution abatement, 3 nos. of Common Effluent Treatment Plants (CETPs) have been sanctioned, i.e., Jajmau CETP (20 MLD), Banther CETP (4.5 MLD) and Mathura CETP (6.25 MLD). Two projects, Mathura CETP (6.25 MLD) and Jajmau CETP (20 MLD), have been completed;
NMCG successfully implemented the minimum e-flow norms notified in October 2018, ensuring continuous environmental flow in the river Ganga. Regular compliance is being effectively monitored by the Central Water Commission (CWC);
Biodiversity Conservation: Seven Biodiversity Parks in seven districts (Mirzapur, Bulandshahar, Hapur, Budaun, Ayodhya, Bijnore and Pratapgarh) of Uttar Pradesh and 5 priority wetlands in Uttar Pradesh (3), Bihar (1) and Jharkhand (1) have been sanctioned;
NMCG, through the State Forest Department, has implemented a forestry intervention project along the main stem of river Ganga. 33,024 hectares area have been afforested with an expenditure of about Rs. 414 crores;
A total of 160 lakhs of Indian Major Carp (IMC) fingerlings have been ranched in the Ganga since 2017 to conserve fish biodiversity and prey base for river Dolphins, and ensure the livelihood of fishers in the Ganga basin under the special project implemented by Central Inland Fisheries Research Institute (CIFRI);
Science-based species restoration programme, rescue, and rehabilitation programme for aquatic species like Dolphins, Otters, Hilsa, Turtles, and Ghariyal in collaboration with Wild Life Institute of India (WII), Dehradun and State Forest Department, have shown marked improvements in biodiversity with increased sightings of Dolphins, Otters, Hilsa, Turtles, and other riverine species.
The information was provided by THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI SHRI RAJ BHUSHAN CHAUDHARY in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
Sultanpur
Varanasi
Bhagalpur
Khalgaon D/S
Diamond Harbour
Diamond Harbour
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