Lok Sabha Question No. 1859 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-27
Subject: Revival of Ponds
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: NATUBHAI GOMANBHAI PATEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO. †1859

ANSWERED ON 27 .0 7.201 7

## REVIVAL OF PONDS

## †1859. SHRI NATUBHAI GOMANBHAI PATEL

Will the Minister of WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has started or proposes to start revival of ponds in the count in view the scarcity of water;

(b) if so, the details thereof along with the States in which ponds are being reconstructed an ponds are being revived; and

(c) the number of the ponds revived and the expenditure incurred thereon so far?

## ANSWER

## THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  FOR  WATER  RESOURCES,  RIVER  DEVELOPMENT  AND GANGA REJUVENATION

(DR. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)

(a)  to  (c)  Works  related  to  water  resources  development  &  management  are  planned,  f executed  and  maintained  by  the  State  Governments  the mselves  as  per  their  own  resources  and priorities.    In  order  to  supplement  the  efforts  of  the  State  Governments,  Government provides  technical  and  financial  assistance  to  State  Governments  to  encourage  sus development  and  efficient  managem ent  of  water  resources  through  various  schemes  and programmes such as scheme for Repair, Renovation and Restoration (RRR) of water bodies et

Till date 12404 water bodies (1085 in pilot scheme, 10855 in XI plan and 464 in X have been revived unde r the scheme of Repair, Renovation and Restoration (RRR) of water bodi The State wise details are enclosed in Annexure . Central Assistance to the tune of Rs. 4280.8 crore (Rs. 197.30 crore in pilot scheme, Rs. 3818.83 crore in XI Plan and Rs. 264.67 cr ore in XII Plan) has been released to various States under this scheme till date.

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## Annexure

Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (c) of Unstarred Question No. 1859 to be answered in Lok Sabha on 27.07.2017 regarding "REVIVAL OF PONDS"

## State - wise status of water bodies revived under RRR of water bodies scheme

| Sl. No.   |                  | State No. of water    | State No. of water   | State No. of water   | State No. of water   | Funds released (in crore)   | Funds released (in crore)   | Funds released (in crore)   |          |
|-----------|------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|----------|
| Sl. No.   |                  | Pilot Scheme (X Plan) | XI Plan              | XI Plan              | XII Plan             | Pilot Scheme (X) Plan       | XI Plan                     | XI Plan                     | XII Plan |
| Sl. No.   |                  | Pilot Scheme (X Plan) | Domestic Support     | External Assistance  | XII Plan             | Pilot Scheme (X) Plan       | Domestic Support            | External Assistance         | XII Plan |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh   | 278                   | 100                  | 854                  |                      | 33.25                       | 66.105                      | 403.1                       |          |
| 2         | Chhattisgarh     | 10                    | 116                  |                      |                      | 1.68                        | 72.65                       |                             |          |
| 3         | Gujarat          | 41                    | 28                   |                      |                      | 9.15                        | 10.61                       |                             |          |
| 4         | Himachal Pradesh | 13                    |                      |                      |                      | 0.78                        |                             |                             |          |
| 5         | Haryana          |                       | 3                    |                      |                      |                             | 9.56                        |                             |          |
| 6         | J & K            | 22                    |                      |                      |                      | 2.29                        |                             |                             |          |
| 7         | Jharkhand        | 60                    |                      |                      |                      | 8.55                        |                             |                             |          |
| 8         | Karnataka        | 297                   | 424                  | 1047                 |                      | 55.1                        | 199.02                      | 336.28                      |          |
| 9         | Kerala           | 21                    |                      |                      |                      | 2.06                        |                             |                             |          |
| 10        | Madhya Pradesh   | 70                    | 78                   |                      | 82                   | 28.02                       | 9.95                        |                             | 37.70    |
| 11        | Maharashtra      | 31                    | 105                  |                      |                      | 13.83                       | 80.53                       |                             |          |
| 12        | Manipur          |                       |                      |                      |                      |                             |                             |                             | 10.36    |
| 13        | Meghalaya        |                       | 1                    |                      |                      |                             | 2.42                        |                             | 2.52     |
| 14        | Odisha           | 127                   | 1321                 | 168                  | 370                  | 14.12                       | 244.45                      | 381.00                      | 107.646  |
| 15        | Rajasthan        | 5                     | 16                   |                      | 5                    | 5.21                        | 7.07                        |                             | 35.925   |
| 16        | Tamil Nadu       | 44                    |                      | 5009                 | 7                    | 7.94                        |                             | 1781.19                     | 9.23     |
| 17        | Telangana        |                       | 567                  | 976                  |                      |                             | 122.895                     | N/A                         | 44.88    |
| 18        | Uttar Pradesh    |                       | 28                   |                      |                      |                             | 39.459                      |                             | 16.41    |
| 19        | West Bengal      | 60                    |                      |                      |                      | 13.92                       |                             |                             |          |
| 20        | Bihar            | 6                     | 14                   |                      |                      | 1.4                         | 52.54                       |                             |          |
|           | Total            | 1085                  | 2801                 | 8054                 | 464                  | 197.30                      | 917.259                     | 2901.57                     | 264.671  |
|           | Plan wise Total  | 1085                  | 10855                | 10855                | 464                  | 197.30                      | 3818.83                     | 3818.83                     | 264.67   |