Rs. 4680 crore Incurred on National River Conservation Plan

Rs. 4680 crore Incurred on National River Conservation Plan

Ministry of Water Resources31-July, 2014 15:15 

Rs. 4680 crore Incurred on National River Conservation Plan

The Centrally Sponsored Scheme of National River Conservation Plan (NRCP) is being implemented by the National River Conservation Directorate, Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India, jointly with the State Governments on a cost-sharing basis. The pollution abatement works under NRCP include all rivers except main stem Ganga river, which is being handled by National Ganga River Basin Authority. The NRCP presently cover identified polluted stretches of 40 major rivers in 121 towns spread over 19 States in the country. The sanctioned cost of the projects under NRCP is Rs.5334.97 crore, against which expenditure of Rs.4680.30 crore has been incurred so far and sewage treatment capacity of 3729.49 million litres per day (mld) has been created.     Inclusion of new rivers under NRCP is a continuous process based upon prioritised proposals received from the States, funds availability, degree of pollution, etc.               As per information provided by MoEF, the details of proposals received for inclusion under NRCP are as below: Sl. No. Proposals Estimated Cost (Rs. in crore) Status 1.        Pollution abatement of river Mula-Mutha in Pune, Maharashtra. 683.66 Submitted to Ministry of Finance for Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) assistance. 2.        Pollution abatement of river Nag in Nagpur, Maharashtra. 126.3 Sent to the independent appraisal agency. 3.        Pollution abatement of Sal River in and around Navelim, Goa 65.11 -do-                           This was stated by Union Minister of State for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Shri Santosh Kumar Gangwar in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.