Rs 1,515 crore spent on Yamuna conservation: Minister Satya Pal Singh

Cleaning of Yamuna is a part of the Namami Gange Mission and the central government has been supplementing the efforts of the states in checking the level of pollution of river Yamuna, a tributary of river Ganga, by providing financial assistance to Haryana, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh in a phased manner since 1993 under the Yamuna Action Plan (YAP).

"Total expenditure incurred on the conservation of river Yamuna under the YAP Phase — I and II is Rs 1,514.70 crore, " said Union Minister of State for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Dr Satya Pal Singh in a written reply in Lok Sabha on Thursday.

The cleaning of the river is a continuous process and the government has so far sanctioned 17 projects for the Yamuna river under Namami Gange at an estimated cost of Rs 3,941.73 crore, for creation and rehabilitation of STP capacity of approximately 1,772 MLD.

Out of these 17 projects, 2 projects of Panipat and Sonipat in Haryana have been completed, which has resulted in the creation of new sewage treatment capacity of 70 MLD and rehabilitation of existing STPs of 75 MLD capacity. The rest 15 projects are at different stages of implementation, the minister said.