PARLIAMENT QUESTIONS: DRAINAGE CONNECTIVITY WITH TOILETS

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Under Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen), for disposal of human excreta, use of safe and eco-friendly onsite sanitation technologies such as twin leach pit toilets are encouraged for most parts of the country.

As per information provided by Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Public health and sanitation is a State subject. However, Government of India supplements the efforts of the States and Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) in providing infrastructure for basic services such as sewerage infrastructure in urban areas through its various flagship Missions, such as Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) and AMRUT 2.0. Sewerage and Septage Management Sector is one of the components under AMRUT. Under sewerage and septage management sector, 890 projects worth ₹34,504.93 crore have been grounded of which work worth ₹32,356.24 crore have been physically executed.

Till date, 149 lakh sewer/ septage connections (including households covered through FSSM) have been provided through AMRUT & convergence against targeted 145 lakh sewer/ septage connections respectively. List is attached at below. Under AMRUT 2.0, Sewerage and septage management sector, so far 592 projects worth ₹67,607.67 crore covering 154.69 lakhs new/service sewer connection attached at below is approved by Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs.

This information was provided by THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI, SHRI V. SOMANNA in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.

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STATE-WISE COVERAGE THROUGH SEWERAGE / SEPTAGE UNDER AMRUT

S.No Name of States/UTs Sewer connections and HH covered under septage management – AMRUT & Convergence
1 A&N Islands
2 Andhra Pradesh 3,99,916
3 Arunachal Pradesh 16,000
4 Assam
5 Bihar
6 Chandigarh 1,76,434
7 Chhattisgarh 3,65,217
8 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 25,464
Daman & Diu 4,134
9 Delhi 21,55,226
10 Goa 1,982
11 Gujarat 30,84,726
12 Haryana 3,85,076
13 Himachal Pradesh 38,920
14 Jammu & Kashmir 3,32,292
15 Jharkhand 33,000
16 Karnataka 7,08,638
17 Kerala 3,79,976
18 Ladakh 1,620
19 Lakshadweep
20 Madhya Pradesh 4,02,139
21 Maharashtra 4,44,966
22 Manipur 4,000
23 Meghalaya 31,000
24 Mizoram
25 Nagaland 30,520
26 Odisha 4,14,177
27 Puducherry 15,954
28 Punjab 1,21,218
29 Rajasthan 6,15,048
30 Sikkim 17,400
31 Tamil Nadu 25,20,304
32 Telangana 87,570
33 Tripura 600
34 Uttar Pradesh 18,62,868
35 Uttarakhand 74,914
36 West Bengal 1,84,215
  Total 1,49,35,514

 

AMRUT 2.0 State Wise Proposed SEWER Connections

 

State/UT New/Serviced Connections approved under AMRUT 2.0
ANDHRA PRADESH 6,43,865
ASSAM 4,363
BIHAR 9,24,366
CHANDIGARH 3,05,162
CHHATTISGARH 0
DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND DIU 16,722
DELHI 4,74,209
GOA 112
GUJARAT 9,17,837
HARYANA 3,45,673
HIMACHAL PRADESH 4,707
JAMMU AND KASHMIR 93,172
JHARKHAND 1,58,665
KERALA 1,14,377
LADAKH 8,817
MADHYA PRADESH 27,37,446
MAHARASHTRA 35,68,168
MIZORAM 9,335
NAGALAND 49,477
PUDUCHERRY 480
PUNJAB 18,23,535
RAJASTHAN 8,37,118
TAMIL NADU 5,78,838
TELANGANA 7,65,919
UTTAR PRADESH 9,22,813
WEST BENGAL 1,64,244
Grand Total 1,54,69,420

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