Lok Sabha Question No. 284 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-17
Subject: Dams under Construction
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: GOPAL CHINAYYA SHETTY

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 284

ANSWERED ON 17.11.2016

## DAMS UNDER CONSTRUCTION

## 284. SHRI GOPAL SHETTY

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

- (a) the number of dams under construction in the country as on date, State-wise;
- (b) the year of start of their construction along with expenditure to be incurred thereon including the time by which the construction work of these dams is proposed to be completed;
- (c)  the  names  of  these  dams  and  the  places  where  these  are  situated  along  with  the  extent  of amount spent so far by the Union as well as the State Governments; and

(d) the percentage of work executed with regard to their completion?

## ANSWER

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

(DR. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)

(a) As  per  National  Register  of  Large  Dams  (NRLD)  maintained  by  Central  Water Commission, there are 313 large dams under construction in the country as per list enclosed in ANNEXURE-I.

(b) to (d) 'Water' being a State subject, planning, execution, operation and maintenance of water resources projects including dams and canals are undertaken by the concerned State Governments as per their own resources and priorities. In order to supplement the Governments,  Central  Government  provides  technical  and  financial  assistance  to  encourage sustainable development and efficient management of water resources through various schemes and programmes viz. Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) etc.

The  information  on  the  year  of  start  of  the  construction,  percentage  of  work  completed, completion of construction,  and the amount spent on these dams is maintained by the respective State Governments/implementing Authorities, such as NHPC.

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## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) in respect of LokSabhaUnstarred Question No.284 on Dams under Construction for answer on 17.11.2016.

## Number of  under  construction  large  dams  state  wise  as  per  National  Register  of  Large Dams (NRLD)

| Sl.No.   | Name of state     |   No. of Dams as per NRLD |
|----------|-------------------|---------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    |                        25 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh |                         3 |
| 3        | Assam             |                         1 |
| 4        | Bihar             |                         2 |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      |                        10 |
| 6        | Gujarat           |                        13 |
| 7        | Himachal Pradesh  |                         1 |
| 8        | Jammu &Kashmir    |                         3 |
| 9        | Jharkhand         |                        29 |
| 10       | Karnataka         |                         1 |
| 11       | Kerala            |                         1 |
| 12       | Madhya Pradesh    |                         8 |
| 13       | Maharashtra       |                       152 |
| 14       | Manipur           |                         1 |
| 15       | Mizoram           |                         1 |
| 16       | Odisha            |                         5 |
| 17       | Punjab            |                         2 |
| 18       | Rajasthan         |                        10 |
| 19       | Telangana         |                        20 |
| 20       | Uttara Pradesh    |                        15 |
| 21       | Uttarakhand       |                         9 |
| 22       | West Bengal       |                         1 |
|          | TOTAL             |                       313 |