Lok Sabha Question No. 4039 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-08-10
Subject: Utilisation of Water Resources
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI

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

## LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO. 4039

## ANSWERED ON 10 .0 8.201 7

## UTILISATION OF WATER RESOURCES

## 4039. SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH JOSHI

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

(a) whether the Government intends to evolve a long term comprehensive policy and plann ensure judicious and efficient utilisation of water resource s of the Ganga river and its tributarie and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether any authentic and comprehensive database is available currently in the count after usage of water for irrigation, drinking and hydroelectric power, etc. in the Ganga basin a d if so, the details thereof; and

(c) whether the Government intends to make sustained all out efforts for accelerating t implementation of the storage creation in Nepal taking due note of the gravity of the a situation in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

## (DR. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)

( a) The National Water Policy (2012) formulated by MoWR,RD & GR , inter - alia, advocates conservation, promotion and protection and efficient utilisation of water. A comprehensi River Basin Management Plan has been formulated by a consortium of seven Indian Institu Technology  (IIT)  for  effective  abatement of  pollution  and  conservation  of  river  Ganga.  IIT -Consortium continues to provide scientific support in implementation and dynamic evolu the  Ganga  River  Basin  Management  Plan.  Further,  Ministry  is  supporting  a  consultan 'Strategic Basin Planning For Ganga River Basin In India' with key objectives as under:

- ( i ) To significantly strengthen the capability of relevant central and state government undertake comprehensive evidence - based strategic basin planning for the Ganga River basin,
- ( ii ) To  de velop,  document  and  disseminate  (through  detailed  analytical  work  and  stakeh engagement) a set of plausible scenarios that balance significantly improving the hea river and maintaining an acceptable level of economic productivity, and

( iii )To  build  stronger  and  more  accessible  information  and  knowledge  base  to  guide  on dialogue around management of the Ganga River basin

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( b) Comprehensive data base on hydrological parameters at important locations on river Ganga and its tribut aries is maintained by CWC, which is used for planning and formulation of v water resources projects, utilizing the available data on water usage.

(c) Long - term solution to the problem of flood lies in construction of multi - purpose projects with flood cushion in the upper reaches of the rivers in order to attenuate high flood int suitable sites to locate dams lie in Nepal, the construction of projects on these river agreement with Government of Nepal. Government of Indi a is having continuous dialogue with the Government of Nepal at various levels to mitigate devastation caused by the flood havoc rivers coming from Nepal. Broad outcome of the dialogue mechanism are given below:

- i ) PancheshwarDevelopment Authority (PDA) has been set up jointly by India and Nepal execution,  operation  and  maintenance  of  the  Pancheshwar  Multipurpose  Project  on Sharda. The draft final DPR of the project has been prepared by M/s WAPCOS Limited.
- ii ) Survey an d investigation including preparation of DPRs of SaptaKosi High Dam Project Sun Kosi Storage - cum - Diversion scheme proposed in the SaptaKosi basin in Nepal has bee undertaken jointly by India and Nepal.

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