Sectoral Water and Wastewater Statistics, 2018
17.5 billion m3 of water was abstracted from resources
In 2018, municipalities, villages, manufacturing industry establishments, thermal power plants, organized industrial zones and mining establishments abstracted 17.5 billion m3 of water from the environment. Out of this amount, 56.2% was abstracted from sea, 15.1% from dams, 14% from wells, 8.7% from springs, 3.9% from rivers, 1.8% from lakes/artificial lakes and 0.2% from other resources.
14.8 billion m3 of wastewater was discharged to receiving bodies
In 2018, municipalities, villages, manufacturing industry establishments, thermal power plants, organized industrial zones and mining establishments discharged 14.8 billion m3 of wastewater to receiving bodies. Out of this amount, 77.4% was discharged to sea, 18.7% to rivers, 1.1% to dams, 0.9% to septic tanks, 0.5% to lakes and artificial lakes, 0.2% onto land and 1.2% to other receiving bodies.
81% of discharged wastewater (excluding cooling water) was treated
In 2018, out of the total amount of wastewater discharged by municipalities, villages, manufacturing industry establishments, thermal power plants, organized industrial zones and mining establishments, 62.5% was cooling water, whereas 37.5% was other wastewater excluding cooling water. 80.9% of wastewater (excluding cooling water) directly discharged to receiving bodies was treated.
