GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE
RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION N0. 349
TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.02.2015
Polluted river stretches in Telangana
349. SHRIMATI GUNDU SUDHARANI:
Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FORESTS AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:
(a) whether it is a fact that CPCB has identified some of the polluted river stretches in
Telangana based on the Bio- Chemicals Oxygen Demand levels;
(b) if so, the details of river stretches that have been identified in Telangana; and
(c) the efforts that the Ministry is making to reduce pollution in the above stretches?
ANSWER
MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT, FORESTS
AND CLIMATE CHANGE
(SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)
(a) to (c) The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) is monitoring the water quality of aquatic resources in the country under National Water Quality Monitoring
Programme (NWMP). The data obtained are analysed statistically and compared with the water quality criteria. The river stretches not meeting with the criteria are identified as polluted stretches and categorised in five priority classes. As the level of
Bio-chemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) varies widely in river, stretches are prioritized in five categories based on BOD concentration consistently exceeding BOD levels >
30 mg/l, BOD between 20 & 30 mg/l, BOD between 10 & 20 mg/l, BOD between 6 -
10 mg/l and BOD between 3 & 6 mg/l. Based on the monitoring conducted and 7 river stretches have been identified as polluted in the state of Telangana. The details of these 7 stretches in Telangana are enclosed at Annexure.
The study initiated by CPCB on river Musi and Nakkavagu for comprehensive assessment of sources of pollution and formulation of action plan for improvement of water quality of these rivers indicate contribution from both the industrial as well as domestic sources. The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change and
State Government have put up facilities for treatment of sewage, while the industrial effluents are being treated by the individual industries.

Further, the following steps are being taken to control water pollution include:
•
Industrial pollution control measures taken under the provision of Water
(Prevention and Control of Pollution), Act, 1974;
•
Special Drives: 17 categories of industries with zero liquid discharge, wherever feasible;
•
Intensive monitoring of industries discharging effluent into rivers and lakes;
•
Promotion of Common Effluent Treatment Plants (CETP) for cluster of Small
Scale Industrial units;
•
Identified urban centres are being considered under various River Action Plans for interception, diversion and development of treatment facilities;
•
With respect to industrial effluents, consent management for compliance of standards is being enforced by SPCBs/PCCs to improve the water quality of the rivers;
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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (A) TO (C) OF RAJYA SABHA
UNSTARED QUESTION NO. 349 DUE FOR REPLY ON 26.02.2015 REGARDING
‘POLLUTED RIVER STRETCHES IN TELANGANA
BY SHRIMATI GUNDU
SUDHARANI:
Polluted river stretches in Telangana
S.n
2
3
4
River
Name
1 GODAVARI
KRISHNA
MANJEERA
MUSI
Stretch
Identified
KAMALAPUR TO
BURGAMPAHAD
THANGADIGI TO
WADAPALLY
GOWDICHARLA
TO NAKKAVAGU
HYDRABAD TO
SURYAPET
Approx length of the stretch
(in
Km)
BOD
Range/
Max. value
Priority
Class
100
80
110
150
3.6-26
6.0-2.4
3.2-4.6
8.6-165
II
II
V
I
Source/
Towns
Basar,
Mancherial,
Manthan,
Kamalapur,
Boorgampaha d
Thangadigi,
Guntur,
Vijaywada
Gowdicharla
Hyderabad,
Rangareddy,
Nalgonda
5
NAKKAVAG
U
6
7
SABARI
MANER
PATANCHERU
TO
GOWDICHARLA
PALANCHU TO
BURGAMPAHAD
WARANGAL TO
SOMNAPALLI
50
50
150
64
3.7
25-27
I
I
II
Medak,
Bachugudam
Khammam
Warangal,
Karimnagar
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