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226 BEFORE THE NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL PRINCIPAL BENCH, NEW DELHI O. A. No. 200 OF 2014 IN THE MATTER OF: M. C. Mehta ...Petitioner // Verses // Union of India & Ors. ..Respondents Supplementary Report to 2nd Quarterly Report on behalf of the National Mission for Clean Ganga with respect to revised quarterly progress report submitted by State of Bihar in the matter of O. A. No. 200 of 2014 - M. C. Mehta Vs. Union of India & Ors. NATIONAL MISSION FOR CLEAN GANGA DEPT. OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION, MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, NEW DELHI 226 TABLE OF CONTENTS Sr. No. Particulars Page No. 1. Supplementary Report to 2nd Quarterly Report on 227 - 234 behalf of NMCG 2. Annexure – I A: Consolidated status report of NMCG 235 - 266 on revised Quarterly Report from the State of Bihar 3. Annexure – II: Copy of letters dated 29.07.2020, 267 - 277 21.07.2020, 19.05.2020, and 24.04.2020 235 Annexure-I A Consolidated Status Report of NMCG on the Compliance Report along with Revised Quarterly Progress Report Submitted by the State of Bihar (As on July 2020) No. State Targets to be Targets achieved and Targets not achieved and the Action taken or suggested NMCG remarks achieved as per reasons for delay in revised timelines proposed for violation of timelines or orders dated compliance non-achieving of targets 10.12.2015, 13.07 2017 and 22.08.2019 with timelines 3. Bihar (i) Prevention of Screens of drains discharge of untreated Out of 127 Nallas in the industrial waste and Ganga towns, 124 Nallas sewage in the River has been screened. Rest Ganga and its 03Nallas screening not tributaries, including required. tapping of drains and bio-remediation, as Bio-remediation Bio-remediation Bio-remediation applicable; Bio-remediation works Further, State has invited tenders States have been directed to going on in Patna at 2 for selection of agency for in- take up bio-remediation of drains namely Rajapur & situ treatment through bio- drains from State funds in a Danapur Cantt. Trial remediation of drains joining meeting held under period has been River Ganga and its tributaries Chairmanship of Director completed. on 14.10.2019. However, bids General, NMCG dated were cancelled due to receipt of 12.9.2019. It was explained by single tender. Proposal was re- NMCG that morphology and tendered on 4.12.2019 and was flow regime of drains may be cancelled on 20.3.2020. It has technically examined to make been re-tendered 3rd time on assessment about their slopes 236 Consolidated Status Report of NMCG on the Compliance Report along with Revised Quarterly Progress Report Submitted by the State of Bihar (As on July 2020) No. State Targets to be Targets achieved and Targets not achieved and the Action taken or suggested NMCG remarks achieved as per reasons for delay in revised timelines proposed for violation of timelines or orders dated compliance non-achieving of targets 10.12.2015, 13.07 2017 and 22.08.2019 with timelines 8.5.2020 and due for opening on and quantity of flows such that 07.07.2020. it facilitates retention which is essential for effective bio- remediation using culture of micro-organisms. It was emphasized that these aspects may be evaluated before undertaking these projects. Further remarks on efficacy of bio-remediation and status are given in para 5.1 of 2nd Quarterly Report of NMCG. Compliance monitoring Compliance monitoring of of the industries the industries Bihar State Pollution Status of GPIs monitored by Control Board has CPCB under Namami Gange identified a total of 216 Project is given in Enclosure to Wastewater generating this Annexure. units, which includes a total of 53 grossly 237 Consolidated Status Report of NMCG on the Compliance Report along with Revised Quarterly Progress Report Submitted by the State of Bihar (As on July 2020) No. State Targets to be Targets achieved and Targets not achieved and the Action taken or suggested NMCG remarks achieved as per reasons for delay in revised timelines proposed for violation of timelines or orders dated compliance non-achieving of targets 10.12.2015, 13.07 2017 and 22.08.2019 with timelines polluting Industries (GPIs). Out of 216 units, 208 have functional Effluent Treatment Plants and 08 are without ETP. Out of 208 units having functional ETP, 206 have been found complying with the standards and 02 have been found non- compliant. Show cause notice has been issued to non-complying units. (ii) Installation of Status of STPs and Status of STPs and completion Status of STPs and STPs, CETPs, and completion timelines: timelines: completion timelines: making existing 2 projects have been Projects are regularly 238 Consolidated Status Report of NMCG on the Compliance Report along with Revised Quarterly Progress Report Submitted by the State of Bihar (As on July 2020) No. State Targets to be Targets achieved and Targets not achieved and the Action taken or suggested NMCG remarks achieved as per reasons for delay in revised timelines proposed for violation of timelines or orders dated compliance non-achieving of targets 10.12.2015, 13.07 2017 and 22.08.2019 with timelines CETPs functional and completed. i.e. River Ganga monitored by NMCG at the enhance the capacities, Karmalichak STP (37 ● 18 sewerage infrastructure highest level to ensure that so assessed and MLD) and Beur STP (43 projects are under various stages completion timelines are monitoring of the MLD). of implementation with invariably met and shortfalls, if standards before completion timelines as below. any, are duly reported. NMCG discharge of water into i. i. Beur Sewerage Network – ensures that technical hand- Ganga River; Dec 2020, holding, assistance prior to ii. ii. Saidpur STP & Adjoining grounding of project and Network – June 2020 during implementation is also iii. iii. Saidpur Sewerage Network provided by field monitoring – December 2020 and supervision visits of iv. iv. Karmalichak Sewerage PMCs. Network – December 2020 River Ganga v. v. Pahari STP – November 2020 i. Karmalichak STP – vi. vi. Pahari Zone-IV A (South) – Completed in November December 2020 2019. Trial run in progress. vii. vii. Pahari Zone V – December ii. Beur STP – Completed. 2020 Trial run in progress. viii. viii. Sultanganj – December Given the physical progress, 239 Consolidated Status Report of NMCG on the Compliance Report along with Revised Quarterly Progress Report Submitted by the State of Bihar (As on July 2020) No. State Targets to be Targets achieved and Targets not achieved and the Action taken or suggested NMCG remarks achieved as per reasons for delay in revised timelines proposed for violation of timelines or orders dated compliance non-achieving of targets 10.12.2015, 13.07 2017 and 22.08.2019 with timelines 2020 expected completion dates for ix. ix. Mokama – December 2020 following projects are x. x. Sonepur – December 2020 Bakhtiyarpur – Sept’2021 xi. xi. Barh – December 2020 Maner – July’2021 xii. xii. Naugachhiya- December 2020 Given the fact that bids are yet xiii. xiii. Bakhtiyarpur – August to be finalized by State, 2020 expected date of completion of xiv. xiv. Maner – September 2020 these projects will be - xv. Digha – July 2022 (Munger – Aug’2022, Hajipur xvi. xv. Kankarbagh – July2022 – July’2022, Bhagalpur – Sept’2022, Khagaria – xvii. xvi. Begusarai – February Sept’2021, Fatuah – Aug’2021, 2022 Danapur – Aug’2021, xviii. xvii. Chappra – September Phulwarishariff – Aug’2021, 2021 Buxor – Sept’2022) • 09 projects are under tendering stages (Munger, Hajipur, CA&FS studies are required to Bhagalpur, Khagaria, Barahiya, be undertaken by State Kahelgaon, and Fatuah, government to evaluate the gap Danapur, Phulwarishariff in one in sewage generation and 240 Consolidated Status Report of NMCG on the Compliance Report along with Revised Quarterly Progress Report Submitted by the State of Bihar (As on July 2020) No. State Targets to be Targets achieved and Targets not achieved and the Action taken or suggested NMCG remarks achieved as per reasons for delay in revised timelines proposed for violation of timelines or orders dated compliance non-achieving of targets 10.12.2015, 13.07 2017 and 22.08.2019 with timelines package): treatment capacity including Expected date of completion capacity to handle faecal December 2021- (Munger, sludge through septic tanks as Hajipur, Bhagalpur, Barahiya & well as impact of sewage from Kahelgaon). these towns on river Ganga Expected date of completion water quality. Other June 2021 – (Khagaria, Fatuah, alternatives for management of Danapur, Phulwarishariff in one sewage have to be explored by package) State including Faecal Sludge and Septage management ● 1 project of Buxar– Tender to be (FSSM) schemes for smaller floated. Expected date of completion December 2021 towns with population less than 50000. Most of towns in these River Punpun tributaries have much lesser A scheme comprising, I&D and population. STP of 7 MLD capacity has been approved for Rs. 35.49 Cr. AA Accordingly, state must &ES has been obtained. The explore Feacal Sludge scheme will cater all Nallas. management and Septage Expected date of completion June management option for these 2021. small towns on 12 tributaries. 241 Consolidated Status Report of NMCG on the Compliance Report along with Revised Quarterly Progress Report Submitted by the State of Bihar (As on July 2020) No. State Targets to be Targets achieved and Targets not achieved and the Action taken or suggested NMCG remarks achieved as per reasons for delay in revised timelines proposed for violation of timelines or orders dated compliance non-achieving of targets 10.12.2015, 13.07 2017 and 22.08.2019 with timelines State has been advised accordingly also. River Ramrekha DPR for tapping of all drains under-preparation. Project to be completed by June 2021.