GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES,
RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: 913
ANSWERED ON:27.11.2014
CLEANING OF YAMUNA RIVER
ANANT KUMAR DATTATREYA HEGDE
(a) the details of the schemes undertaken by the Government to make Yamuna River clean including the amount spent on the implementation of each of these schemes;
(b) whether any specific scheme is being implemented or proposed to be implemented by the Government to make Yamuna river clean in Delhi area;
(c) if so, the current status thereof along with the timeframe laid down to achieve the targets; and
(d) whether there is any proposal to associate a private agency or any other country for cleaning of Yamuna river and if so, the details thereof along with targets laid down?
Will the Minister of WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATIONbe pleased to state:
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES,
RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION
(PROF. SANWAR LAL JAT)
(a) Government of India has sanctioned Yamuna Action Plant(YAP)-I and YAP-II schemes for river Yamuna in Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh and YAP-III in Delhi under financial assistance from Japan International Coorperation Agency (JICA) for taking up works for sewerage/interception and diversion of drains, Sewage Treatment Plants(STPs), low cost sanitation/community toilet complexes, electric/ improved wood crematoria, etc. An expenditure of Rs. 1514.42 crore (including state share) has been incurred on YAP-I and YAP-II while YAP-III has been sanctioned at an estimated cost of Rs. 1656.00 crore. Government of India has also sanctioned two projects for Rs. 217.87 crore for pollution abatement of river Yamuna in towns of Sonepat and Panipat in Haryana. In addition, under Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) project of Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD), DJB is implementing an interceptor sewer project costing Rs. 1357.71 crore to intercept sewage flowing into river Yamuna from three major drains, namely Najafgarh, Supplementary and Shahdara in Delhi.
(b) to (d) Yes, Madam. The timeframe for completion of YAP-III scheme, being funded by JICA for Delhi, is December, 2018 and for interceptor sewer project is June, 2015.