ACTION PLAN FOR

REJUVENATION OF RIVER
NAGAVALI - ANDHRA PRADESH

PRIORITY - V

Approved by:

Andhra Pradesh River Rejuvenation Committee

(Constituted in compliance of order of the
Hon’ble National Green Tribunal)

Submitted to:

Central Pollution Control Board, Delhi

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 CONTENTS

1 Executive Summary 4-5

2 Introduction. 6
3 Achievable targets as per Hon’ble NGT Directions. 7-9
4 Identified Polluted River Stretches in the State. 11
5 Major Towns and Industrial Pockets in the catchment of River Nagavali 14
6 Major Drains contributing pollution into River Nagavali 15
7 National Water Quality Monitoring Programme (NWMP) along the River 16
Nagavali
8 Detailed Gap Analysis. 17
9 Monitoring of Action plan 18
River Nagavali Rejuvenation Plan. 19-27
Action Plan for management of sewage.
Action Plan for management of industrial effluents.
Action Plan for Biomedical Waste Management.
Action Plan for Construction & Demolition Waste.
Action Plan for Groundwater Quality Monitoring.
Action Plan for management of utilization of treated sewage.
Action Plan for management of solid waste.
Action Plan for management of Flood Plain Zone (FPZ).
Action Plan for management of greenery development
10 PERT Chart 28
11 Protection Phase Of River Nagavali Stretch 29
12 Improvement Phase Of River Nagavali Stretch 30
13 Conclusion 31

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 ABBREVIATIONS

S. No. Acronym Abbreviation

1 CPCB Central Pollution Control Board
2 IDA Industrial Development Area
3 MA&UD Municipal Administration and Urban Development
Department
4 NGT National Green Tribunal
5 PHED Public Health & Engineering Department
6 RRC River Rejuvenation Committee
7 RD Rural Development
8 SPCB State Pollution Control Board
9 APPCB Andhra Pradesh State Pollution Control Board
10 UTs Union Territories

S. No. Acronym Abbreviation

1. ASP Activated Sludge Process
2. BGL Below Ground Level
3. BIS Bureau of Indian Standards
4. BOD Bio-chemical Oxygen Demand
5 COD Chemical oxygen demand
6 DPR Detailed project report
7 DO Dissolved oxygen
8 ETP Effluent Treatment Plant
9 FPZ Flood Plain Zones
10 KLD Kilo Liters per Day
11 LPCD Liters per capita per day
12 MLD Million Liters per day
13 MPN Most Probable Number
14 MSW Municipal Solid Waste
15 OCEMS Online continuous effluent monitoring system
16 STP Sewage Treatment Plant
17 TPD Tons Per Day
18 TDS Total Dissolved Solids
19 TOC Total organic carbon
20 TSS Total suspended solids
21. TSDF Treatment storage and disposal facility
22. ULB Urban Local Body
23 ZLD Zero Liquid Discharge

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 Executive Summary

Executive Summary of Action Plan for Restoration of Water Quality of Nagavali River

Sr. Description of Item Details

No.
1. Name of the identified polluted river and its : Nagavali river (along Thotapally)
tributaries
2. Is river is perennial and total length of the : 68 KM in Srikakulam District and
polluted river
25 KM in Vizianagarm District.

3 Major Towns on the banks of the river with : Local Body Population
population Srikakulam 1,25,953 (2011 census).

Parvathipuram 54,070 (2011 census).

4 a. Sewage generation & Treatment in MLD : Total Expected Sewage Generation- 22MLD
Total STP Capacity- nil

b. Total no. of existing STPs and proposed : Existing: nil

STPs with total capacities in MLD Proposed:1
Proposed: 10 MLD
c. Gaps in sewage treatment in MLD : 12 MLD

5 Major industries located : M/s. KVR Paper Industry

b. No. of industries having captive ETPs : ETP with a total capacity of 300 KLD
and their treatment capacity in MLD
c. No of CETP’s and their treatment : Nil
capacity
d. Gaps in treatment of industrial effluent : Nil

Waste Management :
6 a. Solid Waste Generation & processing : Solid waste generation - 70TPD(Srikakulam) and
22.08 TPD Parvathipuram

1(dump yard) at Srikakulam Municipal

Corporation having solid waste processing
facilities and land fill. The wet Solid Waste is
Composted/Vermi Composted.About 1.5 Lakh
MTs of legacy waste is existing in the site. ULB
was instructed to investigate & analyze to take up
bio-remediation/bio-mining

AP SAC has been addressed for volumetric

analysis. Inspection is awaited and DPR will be
prepared with before January 2020.

b. Biomedical Waste Generation : 63 numbers of bedded and 64 numbers of Non

& treatment bedded Clinics/Laboratory Hospitals/ Nursing
Homes operating in Srikakulam city

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 Out of the 63 number of bedded hospital (there are 25
beds and above hospitals are 12 nos. out of which 5
HCFs are having STP

Name of the Capacity of Waste

hospital the ETP water
(Liters/day) generation
Great Eastern Medical
School & Hospital
700KLD 380KLD
(GEMS), Ragolu,
Srikakulam.
Rajiv Gandhi Institute of
Medical Sciences (RIMS)
(District Head Quarters 120KLD 100KLD
Hospital), APVVP,
Balaga Srikakulam.
KIMS Sai Seshadri
Hospital( A unit of
Arunodaya Hospital Pvt
Ltd) New Bridge 45KLD 10KLD
Road,Near Datta Temple,
P.N.Colony Junction,
Srikakulam.
M/s. Dr. Golivi Hospitals
Pvt. Ltd, Plot No.G-
5,D.No.2-1-17/8,APIIC, 30KLD 23KLD
Industrial Estate, Balaga
Rural, Srikakulam.
Baggu Sarojini Devi
Hospitals, D.No.2-2-131, 15KLD 10KLD
Illisipuram West,
Srikakulam.
7 Construction & Demolition Waste Srikakulam District: 6.0 TPD generated
Management construction and demolition wastes are used for
filling up in low lying areas.

The ULB had established C&D Waste collection

cell and also demarked one tractor to collect the
C&D Waste
8 Action plan includes mainly covering : • RRC has already requested the Water Resource
aspects such as Dept,Govt. of A.P for maintaining minimum E-
(Proposal for utilization of sewage, ground flows,water shed management, plantation on
water recharging or rain water harvesting,
both sides of the river and setting up of bio-
measures for regulating ground water use,
protection and management of flood plain diversity parks.
zone, maintaining minimum E-flows and • MA&UD Dept,Govt. of A.P has submitted
water shed management, plantation on both action plan for utilization of treated sewage
sides of the river, setting up of bio-diversity
parks etc., as per Hon’ble NGT Orders
dated 20.09.2018 and 19.12.2018)
9. Min. and Max. required time period for 2- 5 Years
implementation of action plans
10. Total estimated budget in crores towards : Srikakulam Municipality:
implementation of proposed action plans ( Preliminary Project Report prepared for
e.g. No. of STPs, capacity, total cost) construction of STPs with 12 MLD capacity with an

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 estimated cost of Rs.91.22 crores and submitted to
GoI to support under NRCP

Under AMRUT 10 MLD STP (Rs.29.83 cores

sanctioned) is under progress and expected to be
completed by March, 2020
11. Whether ‘River Rejuvenation Committee : Yes.
(RRC) constituted by the State Govt./UT River Rejuvenation Committee (RRC) constituted
Administration and If so, Date of vide EFS & T Dept., Govt. of AP, vide G. O. Rt.
constitution of ‘RRC’. No. 177, dated 05.12.2018.So far 5 RRC meetings
were conducted.
12. Responsible Organisation (s) for : 1. Water Resource & Irrigation Department,
implementation of proposed action plans 2. Municipal Administration & Urban
Development
3. RWS &S and Public Health Dept.
4. Forests Department.
5. AP Pollution Control Board.
13. Expected deliverables w r to achieving : 1. To achieve 100% sewage collection
Goals and treatment –by March 2022
2. To achieve 100% MSW, BMW,
E-waste, Hazardous waste, C&D waste
collection, transportation and treatment-by
March 2022.
3. Quality of river water should meet within the
B.O.D standard- water quality is meeting the
BOD standards for the year 2019

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Preamble
The present action plan has been prepared in compliance to the directions given by Hon’ble
NGT for taking remedial action for rejuvenation of polluted river stretches in Andhra Pradesh.

1.1 Current Status which led to the NGT order

The Hon’ble NGT noted that there are 351 river stretches in the country in their Order dated
28th September, 2018 in O.A. No.673/2018 regarding monitoring and restoration of water
quality of identified polluted river stretches and inter alia directed all States and Union
Territories to prepare action plans within two months for bringing all the polluted river
stretches to be fit at least for bathing purposes (i.e. BOD< 3 mg/L and FC< 500 MPN/100ml)
within six months from the date of finalization of the action plans.

In compliance of the directions of Hon’ble National Green Tribunal, Principal Bench, New
Delhi in the matter of news published in “The Hindu” authored by Shri Jacob Koshy, Titled
“More river stretches are now critically polluted CPCB”, Government of Andhra Pradesh
constituted River Rejuvenation Committee (RRC) for effective abatement of pollution,
rejuvenation, protection and management of the identified polluted River stretches for
bringing the polluted river stretches to be fit at least for bathing purposes within six months
from the date of finalization of the action plans. Due care has been taken to prepare the action
plan in accordance with the following directions given by NGT.
1.2 Hon’ble NGTs Specific Directives for preparation of action plan

The proposed plan has been prepared covering the following:

(a) Recognition phase,

(b) Restoration phase,

(c) Protection phase, and
(d) Improvement phase, with speedy, definite, or specific timelines.

An attempt has been made that the components of the action plan incorporates and addresses
to the extent possible, the points mentioned below
Identification of polluting sources and dilution of pollutants in the rivers/streams as per
prescribed norms.

• Functional status of STPs/ETPs/CETPs,

• Solid waste management and processing facilities,
• Trade and sewage generated in the catchment area
• Issues related to groundwater extraction, rainwater harvesting, groundwater recharging
• Protection and management of Flood Plain Zones (FPZs),
• Maintaining minimum environmental flow of the river
• Plantations on both sides of the river.
• Setting up of biodiversity parks on flood plains

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 • Interception and diversion of sewage carrying drains to the STPs with emphasis on
utilization of treated sewage so as to minimise extraction of ground or usage of surface
water.
• Interventions on watershed and catchment area for conservation and recharge of
rainwater.

The following five river stretches have been identified by CPCB for rejuvenation in State of
Andhra Pradesh

S. River Stretch BOD range/

No. Name Identified Stretch Max. Values in Priority
mg/l
1. Godavari Rayanpeta to Rajamendravaram 3.1-3.4 V
2. Krishna Amaravathi to Hamsala deevi 3.2 V
3. Tungabhadra Mantralayam to Bavapuram 3.2-6.7 IV
4. Kundu Nandyala to Madduru 7.7 IV
5. Nagavali Along Thotapally 3.2 V
(Source: River Stretches for Restoration of Water Quality, CPCB, New Delhi)

1.3 Achievable goal:

The objective/goal of the action plan is that the quality of river water
should meet with the required value as given under:
Quality Parameter Standard to be achieved
BOD < 3.0 mg/l.
Dissolved Oxygen (DO) More than 5.0 mg/l.
Faecal Coliform Less than 500 MPN/100ml.

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RECOGNITION PHASE

1.4 Introduction:

Nagavali River originates from a hill near Lakhbahal village in Thuamul Rampur block
of Kalahandi District. It touches Nakrundi, Kerpai areas of Kalahandi, Kalyansinghpur and
Rayagada of Rayagada district of Odisha and merged in Bay of Bengal near Kallepalli
village near Srikakulam after crossing by the side of Srikakulam of Andhra Pradesh.

It is an independent river with its own basin. The total length of the river is about 256
kilometers (159 mi), of which 163 kilometers (100 mi) are in Odisha and the rest in
Andhra Pradesh out of which 68 KM in Srikakulam District and 25 KM in Vizianagarm
District.

The catchment area of the basin is 9,510 square kilometers (3,670 sq mi). Nagavali is an
interstate river with 4,462 square kilometers (1,723 sq mi) and 5,048 square kilometers
(1,949 sq mi) river basin area located in Odisha and Andhra Pradesh respectively. The
river basin receives 1,000 millimeters (39 in) average rain fall annually.

The uplands of the river basin are hilly areas with predominantly tribal populated. It drains
parts of the Kalahandi, Rayagada and Koraput districts of Odisha
and Srikakulam, Vizianagaram districts of Andhra Pradesh

Vizianagaram is the main city of the Vizianagaram District of North Eastern Andhra Pradesh in
Southern India. Vizianagaram district was formed on 1 June 1979, with some parts carved from
the neighbouring districts of Srikakulam and Visakhapatnam. Vizianagaram District lies
between latitude 17°-15'-00" to 19°-15'-00" and longitude 83°00' 00" to 83° 45' 00". The
boundaries of the District are Bay of Bengal and Srikakulam District on East, Orissa state and
Visakhapatnam District on West, Orissa state on North and Visakhapatnam District on South.

Thotapalli Regulator
The existing Thotapalli Regulator is the first diversion work on Nagavali River constructed in
1908 in Andhra Pradesh territory, most of the catchment area (Total Catchment area 4455
sq.km) of the river is on Orissa State. The Nagavali River originates in Eastern Ghats in Orissa
state in "Payakapadu" village in Kalahancii Koraput District.

The Nagavali River after traversing a length of 125 Kms in Orisa state enters in Andhra
Pradesh near "CHEDEPALEM" (Village) of Komarada Mandal of Vizianagaram District and
flows further 24 Kms upto existing Thotapalli Regulator and from there onwards travels south
eastern direction and Joins in Bay of Bengal near "DIBBAPALEM" Village in Srikakulam
District.

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 The existing ayacut of 25,900 HA (64,000 AC) i.e. 8,715 Ac in 3 Mandals of Vizianagaram
District and 55,285 Ac in 4 Mandals of Srikakulam District.The Nagavalli basin mostly in hilly
and the rainfall in the catchment is erratic with high peeks of Discharge occurs in mansoon
season.

The old Thotapalli regulator was constructed across the Nagavali River with a 64,000 acres
irrigation potential. The regulator was replaced by the current barrage which has a
2.51 Tmcft storage capacity and an additional 56,000 acres irrigation potential in Vizianagaram
District, 13 Mandals and in Srikakulam District,7 Mandals) and providing drinking water
supply to 24 Villages en route of the canal by feeding 42 Nos. of tanks.

Sl.
No Salient Features of Town Data
1. Source River Nagavali (Langulya)
Thotapalli(v), Garugubilli
2. Location (M), Vizianagaram District
3. Catchment area 4455 sqkm
4. Geographic location 18° 47' 30'' N
5. 83° 25' 24'' E
Total available yield from
6. catchment area: 44.000 TMC.
Proposed yield to be utilized in 15.890 TMC
7. this Thotapalli Barrage Scheme
8. Gross Storage 3.003 TMC
2.509 TMC (71.05
9. Storage capacity of Barrage M.Cum)

Earlier Nagavali River Water sample at Thotapalli Regulator, Parvathipuram, Vizianagaram

District used to be collected on monthly basis under NWMP. Based on the data collected
from 2014-2018, the BOD value was exceeded in the May’2016 & June’2016 from the
prescribed value of 3 mg/l, the Nagavali along the Thotapalli river stretch is identified as
polluted river stretch.

1.5 Objective of the Action Plan:

To restore the quality of this priority -V polluted stretch (Nagavali river along Thotapally) to
be fit for at least bathing purposes. Accordingly of action plan was prepared as directed by
Hon'ble National Green Tribunal vide its order dated 20th September 2018 passed in the
original Application No 673/2018 in the matter of News Item Published In 'The Hindu'
Authored By Shri Jacob Koshy Titled " More River Stretches Are Now Critically
Polluted: CPCB.

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1.6 Identified Polluted River Stretch:

Based on the water quality data for the year 2016, 2017 and 2018 which was submitted
to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), in Vizianagaram District along the
Totapally Reservoir, River Nagavali has been identified as polluted river stretch based on
slight accidence of concentration of BOD.
1.7 Major Drains Contributing Pollution into River Nagavali:

There is no underground planned sewerage system in Srikakulam and similar situation exist
in other towns of the catchment of River Nagavali, thus sewage management is being done
with natural slope in open drain system leading to valleys. Means of night soil disposal is
mostly through septic tanks, two pit privies

1.8 Status of Water Quality:

National Water Quality Monitoring Programme (NWMP) along the river Nagavali:

In order to assess the water quality in the state, the A.P. Pollution Control Board in
collaboration with the Central Pollution Control Board under the National Water Quality
Monitoring Programme (NWMP) monitors 2 (two) stations in the river Nagavali, which are
monitored on a monthly basis. Groundwater quality from 03 stations is monitored in
Srikakulam on a half yearly basis. The NWMP locations with coordinates
Table 3: Water Monitoring Stations at River Nagavali and its tributaries:
Latitude &
District Monitoring Location
Longitude
Srikakulam 18˚32.391' N Nagavali River near
83˚88.414' E NH-16 Bridge, Srikakulam.

Srikakulam 18°26.714'N Nagavali River near Water

83°91.304'E pump house (Killipalem),
Downstream of Srikakulam.

Parvathipuram, N: 18.78360 & E: Nagavali River Water

Vizianagaram 83.50055 sample at Thotapalli
District Regulator

Kuneru, N: 18.95950 & E: Nagavali River Water

Vizianagaram 83.44495 sample at Shivalayam,
District Kuneru village (AP-Orissa
border),

There are no major polluting industries in Srikakulam that discharges effluents to cause
contamination of river Nagavali.

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 Therefore, the main source of pollution is due to domestic waste and municipal sewage
which is being dumped and flows into the nullahs & river. All sorts of waste and
untreated sewage are released into the Nagavali River. The details of the River Nagavali
are as follows:
Table 5: The average BOD & DO at upstream and downstream of River Nagavali for
the year 2019
(April to October).
River Nagavali
Sl. Up stream of Downstream of
No. Year Parameter of annual
Srikakulam, Srikakulam, after
average value
before confluence of confluence of town
town Sewage (4346) sewage (4347)
2019 Dissolved Oxygen (mg/l) 6.8 5.8
1. (April to
Biochemical Oxygen Demand
October) 1.9 2.14
(mg/l)

River Nagavali

l. Parameters of annual average Downstrea

Year Upstrea
No value m
m
(Thotapalli
(Kuneru)
Regulator)

Dissolved Oxygen (mg/l) -- 6.2

1 2016 Biological Oxygen Demand
(mg/l) -- 2.1

Dissolved Oxygen (mg/l) -- 6.9

2 2017 Biological Oxygen Demand
(mg/l) -- 1.8

Dissolved Oxygen (mg/l) -- 6.1

3 2018 Biological Oxygen Demand
(mg/l) -- 1.4

Dissolved Oxygen (mg/l) 5.9 6.9

4 2019 Biological Oxygen Demand
(mg/l) 1.9 1.7

All the Stations in Srikakulam District the BOD has reported below 3.0 mg/l. As stated
by the designated best use, BOD should be below 3mg/l however, the discharge of
domestic wastewater/sewage mostly in untreated form and the municipal waste thrown

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directly into the water bodies/nullahs/drains has been identified as prime source for this
contaminates. The other reason for high BOD level may be due to increased runoff from
urban and agricultural fields.
The water analysis data for all the stations along the river Nagavali
Table 6: Water Analysis Report showing Average Value of different
parameters during the year 2019 (April-October) is given below:

Sl. STATION CODE

PARAMETERS
No. 4346 4347
1 Dissolved Oxygen (mg/l) 6.8 5.8
2 pH 8.0 7.84
3 Conductivity (µS/cm) 433.7 640.1
4 BOD (mg/l) 1.9 2.14
5 Nitrate- Nitrogen (mg/l) 0.84 3.51
6 Turbidity (NTU) 12.04 14.29
7 Phenolphthalein Alkalinity (mg/l) 8.5 12.00
8 Total Alkalinity (mg/l) 136.5 181.71
9 Chloride (mg/l) 49.7 89.71
10 Chemical Oxygen Demand (mg/l) 9.1 10.85
11 Ammonia Nitrogen (mg/l) 0.03 0.035
12 Total Hardness (mg/l) 152 202.85
13 Calcium Hardness (mg/l) 106.2 106.8
14 Magnesium Hardness (mg/l) 45.7 96
15 Total Dissolved Solids (mg/l) 221.14 403.42
16 Total Suspended Solids(mg/l) 24.57 33.42
17 Phosphate (mg/l) 0.05 0.311
18 Boron (mg/l) 0.016 0.021
19 Potassium (mg/l) 3.71 11.0
20 Fluoride (mg/l) 0.38 0.55

Monitoring frequency:

Station Location District Latitude Longitude Monitoring

Code frequency
Nagavali River near NH-16
Bridge, Up stream of Srikakulam
4346 83˚88.414' E Monthly
Srikakulam, before cofluence
18˚32.391' N
of town Sewage.
Nagavali River near Water 18°26.714'
pump house (Killipalem),
4347 Downstream of Srikakulam, Srikakulam N 83°91.304'E
after confluence of town
sewage Monthly

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 Fig 1: Topo Map showing the Nagavali stretch(along Thotapally)

1.9 Major Towns and Industrial Pockets in the Catchment of River Nagavali:

The major towns located on the catchment of River Nagavali parts of the districts of
Kalahandi, Rayagada, Koraput of Odisha State and Vizianagaram and Srikakulam districts
of Andhra Pradesh State.

There are no major industrial areas along the catchment of River Nagavali, however,
isolated industries are present in the catchment areas. The water polluting industry along the
catchment of River Nagavali is the M/s. KVR Paper Industry which has an ETP with a total
capacity of 300 KLD and most of the treated water is being recycled in the process and
remaining is utilized for irrigation/gardening. Industrial effluents are not discharging into the
River Nagavali.

2.1 Gap Analysis:

Detail gap analysis with regard to sewage, waste (Municipal Solid Waste,
Biomedical Waste, Plastic Waste, Construction and Demolition Waste) waste
management are detailed below:
SEWAGE MANAGEMENT:

The Srikakulam town attributing to River Nagavali is the main contributor of

pollution load. Srikakulam town has a total population of about 125953 (2011

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 census). Main source of water supply for this city is river Nagavali, groundwater
supply i.e. ring wells and bore wells. Sewage generation of Srikakulam town is
about 22 MLD.
Srikakulam Municipal Corporation has taken up the construction of 10 MLD
capacity STP to treat about 40% of sewage being discharged into the river Nagavali,
which is expected to complete by March 2020. One more STP of 12 MLD capacity
is proposed with estimated cost of Rs. 91.22 Crs and report submitted to GoI to
support under NRCP.

MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT:

Srikakulam town is the major town in the catchment area of river Nagavali. The
Srikakulam Municipal Corporation is the authority for collection, handling and
disposal of municipal solid waste. There are 50 (Fifty) wards under the Srikakulam
Municipal Corporation.

Table 08: Detail of the waste generation

Existing treatment
Total solid waste facility
Population Expected generation (at
Total no. of
Sl. 0.35 kg per head
Town or City (2011 population Treatment Total GAP
No. census) (in 2035) per day) in TPD
facilities capacity

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1 Srikakulam 125953 --- 70TPD 1(dump yard) --
TPD

M/s. Jindal Urban Waste Management Ltd., is establishing a Waste to Energy Plant at
Visakhapatnam to operate the same with solid waste generated in Visakhapatnam,
Vizianagaram, Srikakulam and Nellimarla municipal corporations / municipalities as fuel.
The plant is expected to be commissioned by Aug, 2020

About 1.5 Lakh MTs of legacy waste is existing in the site. ULB is in the process of
investigation & analysis to take up bio-remediation/bio-mining. As per the information
from Srikakulam Municipal Corporation, AP SAC has been addressed for volumetric
analysis. Inspection is awaited and DPR will be prepared before April, 2020.
BIOMEDICAL WASTE MANAGEMENT:

There are about 63 numbers of bedded and 64 numbers of Non bedded Clinics/Laboratory
Hospitals/ Nursing Homes operating in Srikakulam city. It is estimated that about 210
Kg/day biomedical waste is generated from these healthcare facilities

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Out of the 63 number of bedded hospital, 12 hospitals have capacity of 25 beds and above.
Out of 12 HCFs, 5 HCFs provided STPs to treat the waste water generated.
Table 09: List of Hospitals with Effluent Treatment Plant.
Sl. No Capacity of the Waste water
Name of the hospital
ETP (Liters/day) generation
Great Eastern Medical School &
1 Hospital (GEMS), Ragolu, 700KLD 380KLD
Srikakulam.
Rajiv Gandhi Institute of
Medical Sciences (RIMS)
2 (District Head Quarters 120KLD 100KLD
Hospital), APVVP, Balaga
Srikakulam.
KIMS Sai Seshadri Hospital( A
unit of Arunodaya Hospital Pvt
3 Ltd) New Bridge Road,Near 45KLD 10KLD
Datta Temple, P.N.Colony
Junction, Srikakulam.
M/s. Dr. Golivi Hospitals Pvt.
Ltd, Plot No.G-5,D.No.2-1-
4 30KLD 23KLD
17/8,APIIC, Industrial Estate,
Balaga Rural, Srikakulam.
Baggu Sarojini Devi Hospitals,
5 D.No.2-2-131, Illisipuram West, 15KLD 10KLD
Srikakulam.

Srikakulam District is having 19 Government Hospitals, 80 Primary Health Centers and

around 321 Private Hospitals are functioning. Further, 21 Veterinary Hospitals are
functioning in the District. All the Government and Private Health Care facilities have
made agreement with Common Bio Medical Waste Facility owned by M/s. Rain bow
Industries located at PathaKunkam (V), Laveru (M), Srikakulam District for the transport,
treatment and disposal of Bio - Medical Waste.
Vizianagaram District There are no Bio Medical Waste i.e. from wastage from local
hospitals is not mixing in the regular domestic wastage. However all the hospitals and
clinics in the Parvathipuram Municipality are informed that they should not mix their
wastage to the domestic wastage and should prepare own plans for disposal the same

CONSTRUCTION & DEMOLITION WASTE:

Srikakulam District: In Srikakulam district the generation of C&D waste is very

minimum i.e., about 6.0 TPD.
Vizianagaram District: Construction and Demolition waste generated at present is being
used for filling up in low lying areas. The ULB has established C&D Waste collection cell
and provided one tractor to collect the C&D Waste. The ULBs have to identify land for

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disposing off the construction and demolition waste

GROUNDWATER QUALITY MONITORING:

APPCB is monitoring ground water quality at 3 locations in the District under National
Water Qual`ity Monitoring Programme (NWMP) regularly twice a year, April (before
monsoon) and October (after monsoon). No significant organic or inorganic pollution due
to anthropogenic activities was observed from the results. At certain locations higher
concentrations of TDS, Hardness, Fluoride, Nitrate, etc. was observed, and this could be
attributed to soil chemical composition. The number of ground water quality monitoring
stations have been increased from 18 to 33 since April, 2019 under NWMP.
The details of the sampling station along with location and the annual average value of
different parameters are provided

Table 10: The list of NWMP stations monitoring the ground water quality is
given below:
Station
Location District Type
Code
1522 Open Well, Ponnada (V), Srikakulam W
Etcherla(M), Srikakulam District.
3092 Borewell at Arinam Akkivalasa, Srikakulam W
Srikakulam
4350 Borewell at Z,P.High School, Srikakulam W
Amalapadu (V), Vajarapu
Kotturu(M), Srikakulam District.

Note: W – (ring well & borewell)

Table 11: Groundwater analysis report showing Average Value of different parameters during
the year 2019 (Jan to June) is given below:

STATION CODE IS 10500:

2012
Sl PARAMETERS norms for
No 1522 3092 4350 drinking
water
Dissolved Oxygen (mg/l) 4.5 4.8 6.3 -
1
2 pH 8.35 8.4 7.05 6.5-8.5

1200.0
3 Conductivity (µS/cm) 597 967.0 -
0

4 BOD (mg/l) 1.4 1.3 0.06 -

Nitrate- Nitrogen 0.28 8.10 10.98 -

5 (mg/l)

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 6 Turbidity (NTU) 0.78 4.0 7.20 1

Phenolphthalein Nil Nil Nil -

7 Alkalinity (mg/l)
8 Total Alkalinity (mg/l) 232.0 232.0 260.0 200

9 Chloride (mg/l) 68 245.0 152.0 250

Chemical Oxygen Demand 16 12.0 8.0 -

10 (mg/l)
Ammonia Nitrogen (mg/l) 0.02 0.02 0.02 0.5
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12 Total Hardness (mg/l) 268 320.0 292.0 200

Calcium Hardness (mg/l) 132 200.0 148.0 75

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Magnesium Hardness (mg/l) 136 120.0 144.0 30
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Total Dissolved Solids 388 780.0 620.0 -
15 (mg/l)
Total Suspended 3 29.0 5.0 500
16 Solids(mg/l)
17 Phosphate (mg/l) 0.01 0.02 0.03

18 Boron (mg/l) 0.04 0.03 0.22 0.5

19 Potassium (mg/l) 6.0 7.9 12.43

20 Fluoride (mg/l) 0.21 0.48 0.60 1.0

The groundwater quality in comparison with the drinking water norms IS 10500; 2012
shows that most of the parameters monitored/analyzed are within the permissible limit.

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 4.0 RIVER NAGAVALI REJUVENATION PLAN

Action Plan for Management of Sewage:

Sewage Treatment Plants (STP) for each related drains should be properly designed with
the interception and diversion plan.

Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) and its design should be based on its full utilization
capacity and ensuring simultaneous house connections to sewers as applicable to each
drain and town.

Sewage Treatment Plan should also consider treatment and disposal of sewage from
Villages including discharges from toilets constructed under Swachh Bharat Abhiyan.

Hotels/Restaurants particularly located on road-side should not dispose untreated sewage

and solid waste into nearby public drain or rivers. Directions will be issued to install a
captive ETP and such establishments which do not comply will be regulated and levied
with fines in case of any violation

Treated sewage will be utilized for irrigation or agricultural or industrial cooling or

construction activities purposes once the STPs become operational in the catchment of
river Nagavali Treated water channel may also linked with irrigation network in order to
reduce ground water consumption for irrigation uses.

ACTION PLAN: Srikakulam Municipality

S.No Action Plans for Achievable Time present Remarks Budget

Restoration of Target Targets status and (Rs)
identified Polluted for or
River Stretches in Complian pendency in
State ce terms of %
1 Commissioning of 40% of the 31-03- 80% DPR has to be
STPS with State of town with 10 2021 prepared for the
Art technologies MLD STP balance 60% of
including flow under the town. It
measuring devices AMRUT costs about Rs. 30.00
at all salient points programme 30 Crores
being
executed by
the PHMED
2 Laying of new There is no 31-03- 100% DPR has to be
Sewerage pipelines sewerage 2022 prepared for the
& House system in the baalance 60% of 200.00
connections corporation. the town. It costs
DPR has to be about Rs. 200

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 prepared for Crores
comprehansiv
e sewerage
system in the
corporation
3 STP Sludge Covered under 31-03- 100% Axellary
management 10 MLD STP 2021 programmes
being have to be
10.00
executed by proposed after
the PHMED completion of
STP
4 septage Covered under 31-03- 100% This activity is
management 10 MLD STP 2021 included in the
being on going 10 0.00
executed by MLD STP
the PHMED
5 Utilization of Programme 31-03- 100% Axellary
treated sewage will be started 2021 programmes
after have to be
completion of proposed after 10.00
10 MLD STP completion of
i.e. 31-03- STP
2021
6 Ensuring proper The SPT of 10 31-03- 100% Operation and
operation and MLD as 2021 maintenennce for
maintenance of proposed a period o f7
STPS under the years is included
programme of in the
AMRUT programmeof 10 0.00
includes 7 MLS STP
years of O&M
after
completion of
construction.
7 Maintenance of 100% Under 0% It is a regular
drains and sewage regular activity being
0.00
network including maintenan done in the
periodic cleaning ce corporation
8 Awareness and 100% Regular 0% It is a regular
training for the awareness activity being
concerned and done in the
authorities training corporation
programm
es being 0.00
conducted
at the level
of ward
secretarate
s
Source: Action plan submitted by MA&UD Dept. Gov.t of A.P

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 2. Action Plan for Management Of Industrial Effluents

There are no major industrial areas along the catchment of River Nagavali, however,
isolated industries are present in the catchment areas. The water polluting industry along
the catchment of River Nagavali is the M/s. KVR Paper Industry which has an ETP with
a total capacity of 300 KLD and most of the treated water is being recycled in the process
and remaining is utilized for irrigation/gardening.

ACTION PLAN:

Sl. Action Plans for Achievable Time Present Status Remarks

No Restoration of Target Targets for and or pendency
Identified Polluted Compliance in terms of %
River Stretches in
States/UTs

Industrial Effluent Management

1 The Board has not --- Ongoing nil Total capacity of 300
given any consent for KLD and most of the
direct discharges into treated water is being
River Nagavali recycled in the
process and
remaining is utilized
for
irrigation/gardening.

3. Action Plan for Management of Solid Waste:

• Implementation of Door-to-Door collection.

• Source segregation as biodegradable and non-biodegradable wastes.
• Identification of suitable site for setting up common waste processing and secure
landfill facility.
• Transportation, disposal and treatment facilities of municipal solid wastes generated from
town in accordance of provisions of the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016.
• Restriction on illegal disposal of solid waste along the river bank and flood plain
zones.
• Prohibition on burning of solid wastes.
• Development of integrated solid waste management facility (provision of segregation,
treatment,

• compost, pellets making as well as sanitary landfill with leachate treatment provision in

accordance with solid waste management rules, 2016

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 • Bio-mining and capping of existing municipal dumpsite in accordance with the Solid
Waste Management Rules, 2016.
ACTION PLAN: Srikakulam Municipality

Sl. Action Plans Achievable Time Present Remarks Budget

No for Target Targets for Status and
Restoration of Compliance or pendency
Identified in terms of
Polluted River %
Stretches in
States/UTs
Solid Waste Management
100% 31-03-2021 60% Regular door
to door
collection and
sagergation is
being done.
Partially dry
waste is being
commissioning collected
of integrated through MRF
waste facility. Wet
Management wast is being
Facilities or processed
5.00
1 sanitary Land through bio
Fills or Bio gas, vermi
Manure or composting,
pellets making wind row
or waste to composting.
Energy plants Wast to
energy will be
initiated after
completion
waste to
energy plant in
Visakhaptnam.

100% 31-03-2021 0% DPR is

prepared for a
value of Rs.
15.00 Crores
Bio-mining and for bio mining
capping of treatment 15.00
2
existing dump
project to clear
sites
legacy waste
lying in extent
of 19.35
Acres. Further

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 ther was one
leachet noticed
londe time ago
and cleared in
full shape.

Leachate 100% 31-03-2021 0%

Management
including
3 Ground water
remediation in
the vicinity of
existing dumps
Remediation of NA NA NA NA
any
contaminated
0.00
4 site in the
catchment of
polluted river
strech
Source: Action plan submitted by MA&UD Dept. Gov.t of A.P

4. Action Plan For Management of Drains & Flood Plain Zone (FPZ):

Department of Water Resources should identify /demarcate Flood Plain Zone and regulate the
activities. Such regulations would also cover the following
• Plantation in Flood Plain Zone (FPZ).
• Checking and removal of encroachments periodically.
• Prohibition of disposal of municipal and bio-medical waste particularly in drains;
• Notification of the Flood Plain Zones
ACTION PLAN:

Sl. Proposed Action Plans Proposed Achievable Proposed Present Remarks

No for Restoration of Target Time Targets Status and or
Identified Polluted for pendency in
River Stretches in Compliance terms of %
States/UTs

1 Bioremediation of Not applicable

Drains

2 Restoration of natural
storm water drains for Not applicable
ensuring natural flow.

3 Adoption of Good Performing optimum utilization of Water to existing ayacut under Irrigation
Irrigation Practices Projects duly adopting good Irrigation practices.

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4 Flood Plain Zone Flood banks at venerable reaches are being formed along Nagavali River to
Protection and its protect the existing ayacut lands and surrounding villages from inundation and
management submersion of flood waters.

5 Rain water harvesting/

ground water recharge Not applicable
aspects

6 Maintaining E-flows and

watershed management Not applicable

7 Removal of
encroachments to
maintain natural flow in No encroachments are identified on Nagavali River
drains

Action plan for E-Waste Management:

S.No Action Plans for Achievable Time targets for Present Remarks
Restoration of Target Compliance Status and
Identified Polluted or
River Stretches in pendency
States/UTs in terms of
%

1 Inventory APPCB Completed - completed inventory,

(Assessment, assessment,
quantification quantification and
characterization of E-
and characterization) Waste & Plastic waste
on E- Waste in 2018.
2 Development of Srikakula Ongoing - A one collection and
collection and m dismantling center
dismantling centers Municipal exists in the district
Corporati for collection and
on dismantling of e-
waste.
3 Inventory Completed - At present
(Assessment, considerable quantity
quantification of e-waste is not being
generated however
and characterization) various unserviceable
on E- Waste & Plastic e-waste material like
waste cell phones, charges,
computer monitors
etc., collected to the
tune of 50 Kgs., from
schools and private
schools and colleges
under Swatchh
Survection 2020

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 Programme
Heavy regular
penalities are being
imposed on plastic
sellers and user
venders by special
team regularly.

ACTION PLAN PUBLIC SANITATION:

S.No Action Plans for Achievable Time targets for Present Remarks
Restoration of Target Compliance Status and
Identified Polluted or
River Stretches in pendency in
States/UTs terms of %

1 Construction ofSrikakul Completed

community toilets -
at vulnerable areas. under Swachh
am Bharat Mission
Municip (Urban)
al constructed
Corporat Community
ion toilets

ACTION PLAN FOR MANAGEMENT OF GREENERY DEVELOPMENT:

Action Plans for Achievable Time Targets Present Status and or Remarks
Sl. Restoration of Target for pendency in terms of %
No Identified Polluted Compliance
River Stretches in
States/UTs

1 Greenery or plantation on
Afforestation Forest Department -
both side of the river on both sides
of the river
and in the
private land
and individual
land owner
2 Area to be covered under Dec 2021 Plantation at Public Health Engg. Dept
plantation at STPs STPs.

ACTION PLAN FOR GROUND WATER

The APPCB follows the Monitoring Protocol as recommended by the Central Pollution Control
Board and the Results are referred according to the Indian Standard Drinking Water
Specification (Second Revision), BIS 10500:2012.

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 NWMP
S. No. Code year pH TDS Nitrate Hardness F
Station
2013 -14 7.2 547 2.6 210 1.9
2014 -15 7.7 597 1.05 365 0.62
Open well at
2015 -16 7.8 521 1.5 300 0.56
Peddanuvvi,
2016-17 Ponnada (V), 7.3 321 0.8 200 0.45
1522
1 Srikakulam,
2017-18 Srikakulam
district. 7.6 433 1.9 245 0.59
2018-19 7.5 354 1.0 197 0.28
2019-20 7.7 1128 5.3 608 0.32
2013 -14 Bore well at 7.6 587 4.5 290 0.7
2014 -15 Arinama 7.7 265 2.27 265 0.77
2015 -16 Akkivalasa, 7.7 424 0.36 255 0.78
2016-17 Ranastalam 7.7 467 4.1 340 0.75
2 3092
2017-18 (M), 7.8 621 4.3 385 0.94
2018-19 Srikakulam, 7.4 670 4.3 320 0.53
Srikakulam
2019-20 district 7.9 743 9.3 304 0.57
New station:

S. No. Code year NWMP Station pH TDS Nitrate Hardness F

Borewell at ZP High
2018-19 School, Uddanam
region,amalapadu (V),
1 4350
(New Vajrapukotturu
station (M),Srikakulam
) District. 7.9 904 10 520 0.18

Sl. Action Plans for Achievable Time Present Status and Remarks
No Restoration of Target Targets for or pendency in
Identified Polluted Complianc terms of %
River Stretches in e
States/UTs

1 Capping of contaminated
Ground water sources –
Hand pumps, Tube wells
and alternate water No
Not
-- -- contamination
supply arrangements for required
of ground water
drinking purpose in GW
affected areas

3 Latest water quality –

River, tributaries, drains Details
and groundwater mentione On Nil -
characteristics in the d in the going
catchment. report

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 3.5
3.2 Monthly BOD values for 2016-19
3
3

m 2.5
g
2.5 2.4 2.4
/ 2.2 2.2
2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1
l 2 2 2
2 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.9 2016
1.8 1.8
1.8 1.81.8
1.7 1.7 1.7 2017
1.6
1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5
1.5 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4
1.4 2018
1.3 1.3 1.3
1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 2019
1.1
1.1
1
1
0.6
0.5

0
JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL AUG SEP OCT NOV DEC

2 Average BOD values in River Nagavali

1.8 1.8
1.8

1.6
1.4
1.4

1.2
1 1
mg/l

0.8 Thotapally (9999)

0.6

0.4

0.2

0
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Year wise

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 8 Average DO values in River Nagavali
7
7
6.2
6
6 5.7
5.5

5
mg/l

4
Thotapally (9999)
3

0
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Year wise

45 Average F.Coli in River Nagavali

42

40

35

30
26
MPN/100 ml

25
22
20
20 Thotapally (9999)
15
15

10

0
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
Year wise

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 12.PERT Chart: Timelines for Action Plan Implementation after the Approval of
Action Plan

Action Plan March June Sep- Dec March June- Sep- Dec March-
- May - Nov 2020 - May Aug Nov 2021- May
2020 Aug 202 - Feb 2021 2021 2021 Feb 2022
2020 0 2021 2022
Identification
of location for
proposed STPs
Preparation of
DPR
Tender
finalizationand
award of work
Set up of STPs
Water Quality
sampling after
set up of STPs
Preparation of
final report
after the
implementation
of the action
plan

13. PROTECTION PHASE OF RIVER NAGAVALI STRETCH

After the implementation of the action plan, certain measures need to be undertaken to
ensure that the health of the watershed is maintained and ensures smooth functioning of
the identified solutions. The protection measures to be undertaken are as follows:

• Regular follow up on the compliance of the implemented action plan by various

Stakeholder departments
• To ensure smooth functioning of the proposed STPs and river rejuvenation
• Assessment of the increase in sewage load to the STPs if any
• Assessment of the health of the population (frequency of diseases) before and
after the implementation of the action plan (restoration phase)
• Awareness through Educational Institutions for protection and improvement of
surrounding environment
• Awareness programmes by the State Government at each level in the towns and
villages about the protection of the environment

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 • Rehabilitation of slums along the river stretch Frequent checking of
encroachments of the catchment areas around the freshwater lakes/ Cleaning of
the storm water drains before meeting the River
• Checking of constructions on flood plains and reallocation of all the settlements
on the flood plain zone
• Plantation along the banks of the polluted river stretch
• Involvement of the public, private and Industrial sector in maintaining the river
water quality
• Inspection on the proper management of the waste management to avoid public
health problems
14. IMPROVEMENT PHASE OF RIVER TUGHABHADRA STRETCH

The improvement phase involves up-gradation/modification of the implemented

measures in all sectors of the identified problems. The improvement phase includes
the following:
• Community mobilization and stakeholder consultations on continuous basis
• Formation of river community management groups
• Creation of public spaces, jogging track along the river stretch
• Improvement in the river water quality to match the outdoor bathing
standards
• Plantation of indigenous species to restore the soil quality and enhance the
water adsorption capacity and control soil erosion
• Approved Action plans are proposed to be placed on website to involve
educational and other institutions and the public at large.
15. CONCLUSION:

As per the NWMP data for the years from 2014-19, it was observed that F.Coli levels are
less than 500 MPN/100 ml. The BOD levels recorded are less than 3 mg/l except in the
month of June, 2016. As the BOD and F. Coli levels are within the outdoor bathing
standards during the years 2017, 2018 & 2019, it is requested that Nagavali River Stretch
may be deleted from the list of 351 Polluted River Stretches identified.

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