1. Revised Action Plan for 9 Rivers in Mizoram
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1 Contents Page No. 1. Mizoram at a glance…………………………………………………………………………………………1 2. Water Resources of Mizoram………………………………………………………………………………3 3. Major rivers of Mizoram and status of quality…………………………………………………………..5 4. Identified polluted rivers by CPCB………………………………………….......................................12 5. Directions of National Green Tribunal on identified 351 polluted rivers……..............................15 6. Status of compliance of the NGT Order on O.A NO. 673/2018………………………………………16 7. Current status of water quality of the identified polluted rivers……………………………………..18 8. Formulating action plan for conservation of 9 rivers of Mizoram…………………………………..22 8.1 Action Plan for Conservation of Tiau river…………………………………………………30 8.2 Action Plan for Conservation of Tlawng river……………………………………………..39 8.3 Action Plan for Conservation ofTuipui river……………………………………………….51 8.4 Action Plan for Conservation of Tuivawl river…………………………………………….62 8.5 Action Plan forConservationofChite stream……………………………………………….71 8.6 Action Plan forConservation of Mat river…………………………………………………..83 8.7 Action Plan forConservation of Saikah stream…………………………………………….92 8.8 Action Plan forConservation of Tuikual stream………………………………………… 101 8.9 Action Plan for Tuirial river…………………………………………………………………111 8.10 Executive summary of the Action Plan for conservation of nine (9) rivers of Mizoram………………………………………………………….……….122 List of Figures Page No Figure1 : Map depicting major rivers in Mizoram……………………………......................................6 Figure 2 : Map showing all the existing water quality monitoring stations under NWMP (76)in Mizoram……………………………………………………………………8 Figure 3 : Map showing Polluted river stretches with identified Polluted locations in Mizoram………………………………………………………………….14 Figure 4 : Map of Tiaurivershowing catchment area, proposed location for STP and Plantation area………………………………………………………….31 Figure 5 : Catchment area for treatment along Tiau river………………………………………………34 Figure 6 : Map of Tlawngrivershowing catchment area, proposed location for STP and Plantation area………………………………………………………….40 Figure 7 : Catchment area for treatment along Tlawng river…………………………………………..46 Figure 8 : Map of Tuipuirivershowing catchment area, proposed location for STP and Plantation area………………………………………………………….52 Figure 9 : Catchment area for treatment alongTuipui river…………………………………………...57 Figure 10: Map of Tuivawlrivershowing catchment area andarea for Plantation……..63 Figure 11: Catchment area for treatment alongTuivawl river………………………………………….66 Figure 12: Map of Chitestreamshowing catchment area,proposedlocation for STP and Plantation area……………………………………………………………….72 Figure 13: Catchment area for treatment along Chite stream………………………………………….78 Figure 14: Map of Mat rivershowing catchment area, proposed location for STP and Plantation area……………………………………………………………….84 Figure 15: Catchment area for treatment along Mat river………………………………………………87 Figure 16: Map of Saikahstreamshowing catchment area and area for Plantation……93 Figure 17: Catchment area for treatment alongSaikahstream………………………………………....96 Figure 18: Map of Tuikual stream showing catchment area, proposed location for STP and Plantation area…………………………………………………………….102 Figure 19: Catchment area for treatment along Tuikual stream…………………………………….107 Figure 20: Map of Tuirialrivershowing catchment area and area for Plantation…….112 Figure 21: Catchment area for treatment along Tuirial river………………………………………117 List of Tables Page No Table 1 : Location details of water quality monitoring stations in Mizoram under NWMP……………………………………………………………………10 Table 2 : Priority wise Number of Polluted River Stretches in India……………………………...13 Table 3 : Polluted River Stretches- Priority III, IV &V in Mizoram with B.O.D Levels……….15 Table 4 : Re-prioritization of Polluted river stretches in Mizoram as per CPCB’s new draft criteria……………………………………………………………18 Table 5 : Monthly BOD data of 9 identified polluted rivers for 2017-2018……………………...20 Table 6 : Summary of the action plan for conservation of Tiau river…………………36 Table 7 : Existing water polluting industries in in the catchment area of River Tlawng………………………....................................................................43 Table 8 : Summary of the action plan for conservation of Tlawng river……………..48 Table 9 : Existing water polluting industries in the catchment area of River Tuipui …………………………………………………………………………55 Table 10 : Summary of the action plan for conservation of Tuipui river…………59 Table 11 : Summary of the action plan for conservation of Tuivawl river……..........68 Table 12 : Existing water polluting industries in the catchment area of Chite stream ………………………………………..75 Table 13 : Summary of the action plan for conservation of Chite stream……………..80 Table 14 : Summary of the action plan for conservation of Mat river………………….89 Table 15 : Summary of the action plan for conservation of Saikah stream……………98 Table 16 : Existing water polluting industries in the catchment area of Tuikual stream …………………………………………………………………………………105 Table 17 : Summary of the action plan for conservation of Tuikual stream…………..109 Table 18 : Existing water pollutingindustriesin the catchment area of River Tuirial………………………………………………………………………………..115 Table 19 : Summary of the action plan for conservation of Tuirial river…………..119 List of Annexures Page No Annexure 1 (a) : The annual average of water quality data generated from the NWMP stations in Mizoram………………………………………………………………………...123 Annexure 1 (b) : Underground water quality data w.r.t. general and core parameters………………………….141 Annexure 1 (c) : Underground water quality data w.r.t. heavy metals…………………………………………….149 Annexure 2 : The state-wise numbers of Polluted river stretches in India………………………….………..150 Annexure 3(i) : Copy of the 1stmeeting minute of RRC……………………………………………………………151 Annexure 3(ii) : Copy of the 2nd meeting minute of RRC……………………………………………………………155 Annexure 4 : The village-wise population and number of householdsin the catchmentareaofTiau river……………………………………………………………………….158 Annexure 5 : The village-wise population and number of households in the catchmentareaofTlawng river….........................................................................................159 Annexure 6 :The village-wise population and number of households in the catchmentareaofTuipui river……………………………………………………………………..161 Annexure 7 : The village-wise population and number of households in the catchmentareaofTuivawl river…………………………………………………………………...162 Annexure 8 : The village-wise population and number of households in the catchmentareaofChite stream…………………………………………………………………….163 Annexure 9 : The village-wise population and number of households in the catchmentareaof Mat river………………………………………………………………………..164 Annexure 10 : The village-wise population and number of households in the catchmentareaofSaikah stream…………………………………………………………………..165 Annexure 11 : The village-wise population and number of households in the catchmentareaofTuikualstream………………………………………………………………….166 Annexure 12 : The village-wise population and number of households in the catchment area of Tuirial river…………………………………………………………………….167 1. MIZORAM AT A GLANCE Mizoram is one of the Northeast States of India. Mizoram means “Land of the Mizos”. Flanked by Bangladesh on the west and Myanmar on the east and south, Mizoram occupies an important strategic position having a long international boundary of 722 Kms. Perching on the high hills of North Eastern corner, Mizoram is a storehouse of natural beauty with its endless variety of landscape, hilly terrains, meandering streams deep gorges, rich wealth of flora and fauna. World-renowed for their hospitality, Mizos are a close-knit society with no class distinction and no discrimination on grounds of sex. As per the 2011 Census of India, the population of Mizoram was10,97,206 persons comprising of 555,339 males and 541,867 females. Population of Mizoram forms only about 0.09 % of the total population in India. Of this, 525435live in rural areas and 571771 live in urban areas. Figures show almost an equal distribution of population in the rural and urban areas in the State. The urban and rural population registered an increase of 52.11% and 47.89%, respectively in the last10years. Mizoram is a mountainous region which became the 23rd State of the Union in February 1987. It was one of the districts of Assam till 1972 when it became Union Territory. Sandwiched between Myanmar in the east and south and Bangladesh in the west, Mizoram occupies an area of great strategic importance in the north-eastern corner of India. It has a total of 630 miles boundary with Myanmar and Bangladesh. The geographical area of Mizoram is 21,087 sq. km. and the state lies between 21058’ – 24035’ N latitude and 92015’ – 93029’ E longitude, straddling the Tropic of Cancer. The territory stretches over 277 km in a north-south direction, while the east-west width extends over 121 km. Mizoram is bounded by the State of Manipur and the Cachar District of Assam on the north, the Chin Hills of Myanmar on east, by the Arakan Hill ranges of Myanmar to the South and by Tripura State and the Chittagong Hills of Bangladesh on the west. The interstate border with Assam is 123 km in length, with Tripura, 66 km and with Manipur, 95 km. The international border with Bangladesh extents 318 km and with Myanmar, 404 km. Mizoram has the most variegated hilly terrain in the eastern part of India. The hills are steep and are separated by rivers which flow either to the north or the south creating deep gorges between