Third Interim Report of the Monitoring Committee Appointed by the Hon’ble National Green Tribunal Vide order Dated 26th July 2018 Shailaja Chandra B.S. Sajwan th Dated 5 February, 2020. THIRD INTERIM REPORT OF THE MONITORING COMMITTEE For the REJUVENATION OF THE RIVER YAMUNA & ABATEMENT OF POLLUTION List of Abbreviations BOD - Biochemical Oxygen Demand CCTV - Closed-Circuit Television CETPs - Common Effluent Treatment Plants CPCB - Central Pollution Control Board CSE - Centre for Science and Environment CWC - Central Water Commission DDA - Delhi Development Authority DJB - Delhi Jal Board DM - District Magistrates DMC-Delhi Municipal Corporation(Includes North, South and East) DO - Dissolved Oxygen DPCC - Delhi Pollution Control Committee DSIIDC - Delhi State Industrial and Infrastructure Development Corporation DTTDC - Delhi Tourism and Transportation Development Corporation DWS &SD - Delhi Water Supply and Sewage Disposal Undertaking EPCA - Environment Pollution Control Authority GPS - Global Positioning System GSDL - Geospatial Delhi Limited HPCB - Haryana State Pollution Control Board I&FCD – Irrigation & Flood Control Department IIT - Indian Institutes of Technology INTACH - Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage MC - Monitoring Committee MGD - Million Gallons per Day MLD - Million Litres Per Day MoEF &CC - Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change i MoWR, RD&GR - Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation MSW - Municipal Solid Waste NMCG-National Mission for Clean Ganga NEERI - National Environmental Engineering Research Institute NGO - Non Governmental Organization NGT – National Green Tribunal NIC - National Informatics Centre PWD – Public Works Department RWA - Resident Welfare Association SMP - Sewerage Master Plan SOP - Standard Operating Procedures STP - Sewage Treatment Plants UYRB - Upper Yamuna River Board ZLD- Zero liquid discharge ii Table of Contents Volume 1 List of Abbreviations…………………………………………………………………………………...i Overview .......................................................................................................... 1 Chapter 1: Environmental Flow......................................................................... 6 Chapter 2: DDA and Demarcation of the Flood Plains and Conservation Activities .......................................................................................... 9 Chapter 3: Quality of River water ................................................................... 17 Chapter 4: Sewage Treatment Plants ............................................................. 19 Chapter 5: Interceptor Sewer Project (ISP) .................................................... 26 Chapter 6: Repair and maintenance of Drains ................................................ 28 Chapter 7: Industrial Pollution and CETPs ....................................................... 36 Chapter 8: Sewage and Faecal Sludge Management ...................................... 39 Chapter 9: Online Monitoring of STPs, CETPs and Yamuna ............................ 46 Chapter 10: Use of treated Waste Water ........................................................ 51 Chapter 11: Idol Immersion ............................................................................ 57 Chapter 12: State of Haryana and pollution of the Yamuna. .......................... 63 Chapter 13: State of Uttar Pradesh and Pollution of the River. ...................... 77 Chapter 14: Creating Public Awareness Through Information Dissemination Strategies ............................................................ 83 iii Volume 2 LIST OF ANNEXURES Chapter 1: Environmental Flow Annexure C-1/1: Comments of CGWA……………………………………………………………………..1 Annexure C-1/2: Minutes of Presentation…………………………………………………………………3 Annexure C-1/3: Minutes of meeting of CPCB…………………………………………………………10 Annexure C-1/4: Minutes of meeting of NMCG………………………………………………………14 Annexure C-1/5: Summary & conclusions………………………………………………………………..18 Chapter 2: DDA and Demarcation of the Flood Plains and Conservation Activities Annexure C-2/1: Response of DDA…………………………………………………………………………20 Annexure C-2/2: Report of DDA on conservation activities…………………………………….23 Annexure C-2/3: Report of DDA on conservation activities (Demolition) ……………….25 Chapter 3: Quality of River water Annexure C-3/1: Comparative Data for 2017, 2018 & 2019…………………………………...28 Chapter 4: Sewage Treatment Plants Annexure C-4/1 : MOM regarding timelines of Coronation STP…………………………...30 Annexure C-4/2 : MOM to new projects of DJB & IFCB………………………………………...34 Annexure C-4/3 : 6 Monthly mile stones for Kondli Ph-1……………………………………...54 Annexure C-4/3a : 6 Monthly mile stones for Kondli Ph-II………………………………………56 Annexure C-4/3b : 6 Monthly mile stones for Kondli Ph-III……………………………………..58 Annexure C-4/4 : 6 Monthly mile stones for Rithala…………………………………….……...60 Annexure C-4/5 : 6 Monthly mile stones for Okhla………………………………………….……62 Annexure C-4/6 : 6 Monthly mile stones for Coronation Pillar…………………………......66 Chapter 5: Interceptor Sewer Project (ISP) Annexure C-5/1: MOM for review of various projects of DJB……………………………….....67 Annexure C-5/2: Timelines for trapping of sewage of 204 drains………………………….…77 Chapter 6: Repair and maintenance of Drains Annexure C-6/1: MOM followed by inspections. ……………………………………….……………79 Annexure C-6/2: MOM to discuss the reports………………………………………………………….89 Annexure C-6/3: Status of drains on CPCB report…………………………………….………………91 iv Chapter 7: Industrial Pollution and CETPs Annexure C-7/1: MOM to review functioning of OLMS…………………………………………..94 Annexure C-7/2: MOM to review functioning of CETPs…………………………………………..98 Chapter 10: Use of treated Waste Water Annexure C-10/1: MOM regarding sealing of bore-wells in parks………………………...104 Chapter 11: Idol Immersion Annexure C-11/1: Revised directions of DPCC……………………………………………………….114 Chapter 12: State of Haryana and pollution of the Yamuna Annexure C-12/1: MOM with Chief Secretary, Haryana………………………………………..121 Annexure C-12/2: Analysis of Samples……………………………………………………………..…..129 Annexure C-12/3: Details of new STPs…………………………………………………………………..131 Annexure C-12/4: Details of new CETPs………………………………………………………………..132 Chapter 13: State of Uttar Pradesh and Pollution of the River Annexure C-13/1: MOM on the drains in and around Ghaziabad………………………...133 Annexure C-13/3: ATR of UP…………………………………………………………………………….....137 Annexure C-13/3: ATR of UP on Industries…………………………………………………………..140 Chapter 14: Creating Public Awareness Through Information Dissemination Strategies Annexure C-14/1: Action Plan of EDU. Department……………………………………………...144 Annexure C-14/2: MOM on building Public Awareness………………………………………...149 Annexure C-14/3: MOM held with Hon’ble Deputy CM…………………………………………155 Annexure C-14/4: Action Plan of EDU. Department……………………………………………...159 Annexure C-14/5: Follow up on efforts made to build public awareness……………….163 v Overview The Hon’ble National Green Tribunal (NGT) appointed a two member Yamuna Monitoring Committee (YMC) to monitor the execution of the Tribunal’s orders -starting with the latest order dated 26.7.18 which encapsulated earlier orders and enunciated the mandate of the YMC. The focus of the monitoring was directed to be on the abatement of pollution in the River Yamuna, the drains flowing into it from within Delhi, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh and equally on the rejuvenation of the river. The YMC started functioning from 4.8.18 and began by reviewing the status of implementation of commitments made to the NGT and the directions given by the Tribunal. After reviewing the status with 16 stakeholders what needed to be done was presented in an Action Plan dated 22.10.18. This was submitted to the NGT and approved for implementation. Based on the Action Plan continuous review meetings were held with the Departments and Authorities concerned with the pollution and rejuvenation aspects of the river. The monitoring was done vis- a- vis measurable targets set out in the Action plan which had been accepted by the implementing agencies during discussion and were minuted. Records of all meetings held were put on the website of the YMC. The present report is the third in the series of interim reports and chiefly responds to specific directions given by the NGT in the order dated 11.9.19. In terms of an overview the developments over the last 15 months since the YMC started functioning have shown several positive achievements which have brought better coordination in dealing with multifarious problems that beleaguer the cleaning of the river. The rejuvenation aspects have begun to be accorded high priority, particularly as efforts to build public awareness depend also on the degree of interest and ownership evinced by citizens. For proper rejuvenation of the river it requires a certain minimum level of uninterrupted flow for supporting aquatic biodiversity and socio-cultural needs of the riparian communities. NGT in its judgment dated 13.1.15 and subsequent orders had directed that an E- flow study for the river Yamuna has to be taken up and measures like creation of off river reservoirs along the 1 river’s floodplains pursued. These directions had seen no forward movement from 2015. It was only when YMC took up the matter with the Ministry of Jal Shakti, NMCG and the NCT Delhi and underscored the necessity for a study to determine the E- flow that the study was ordered. YMC also pursued the Irrigation Department to undertake a pilot project for creating off the river reservoirs to augment ground water and help recharge the river during the lean