Lok Sabha Question No. 6439 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-05
Subject: Repairing of Reservoirs
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: RAJU ALIAS DEVAPPA ANNA SHETTI

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

## LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO. †6439

ANSWERED ON 05.0 4.201 8

## REPAIRING OF RESERVO IRS

## †6439. SHRI RAJU SHETTY

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

(a)  whether  any  proposals  for  repair  of  reservoirs  have  been  received  from  certain  St Government during the last three years;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

- (c) whether the Government has conducted any study in this regard and if so, the details th

(d) the action taken by the Government on the proposals received from the States?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR WATER RES OURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION & PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS

## ( SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHW AL )

(a),  (b)  &  (d)  Works  related  to  water  resources  development  & management  are  planned,  funded, executed and maintained by the State Governments themselves as per their own resources and In order to supplement the efforts of the State Governments, Government of India provides t financial  assis tance  to  State  Governments  to  encourage  sustainable  development  and  eff management  of  water  resources  through  various  schemes  and  programmes  such  as  Accele Irrigation Benefits Programme (AIBP) and scheme for Repair, Renovation and Restoration ( RR) of Water Bodies etc.

The details of proposals received under Repair, Renovation and Restoration (RRR) of Wate Scheme  during  2015 - 16  to  2017 - 18  and  funds  released  for  the  same  are  given  at Annexure - I to Annexure - III .

(c) In India - WRIS Project, Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenat in association with NRSC has mapped a total of 7,98,908 water bodies with water spread ar than 0.01 ha. in the country.  Further, as per the 4 th Mino r Irrigation Census conducted by this Ministr there are 5,23,816 water bodies in rural areas and used for minor irrigation.  Out of these bodies were in use and 80,128 water bodies were not in use.

In addition, Governmen t of India initiated Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project ( with the financial assistance of the World Bank in April, 2012.  Under DRIP, 198 dam proj seven  States  namely,  Jharkhand,  Karnataka,  Kerala,  Madhya  Pradesh,  Odisha,  Tamil  Nad u  and Uttarakhand have been taken for rehabilitation and improvement.  It is a State Sector Sch total  project  cost  is  shared  in  the  ratio  of  80:20  by  World  Bank  (loan)  and  respe Implementing Agency.  The Central Water Commission (CW C) acts as the Central Project Monitorin Unit (CPMU) for implementation of DRIP.  The project is planned to be completed in June, 20

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Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to part s (a) (b) & (d)  ofUnstarred  Q.No. †6439 to  be answered in Lok Sabha on 05.04.2018 regarding ' Repairing of Reservoirs '.

## Status of proposals received under RRR of Water Bodies Scheme during the year 2015 - 16:

| Sl. No   | State         | No. of water bodies   | Central Assistance Released (in Rs. crore)   | Remarks                                 |
|----------|---------------|-----------------------|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| 1        | Rajasthan     | 32                    | 35.925                                       |                                         |
| 2        | Uttar Pradesh | 8                     | 15.361                                       |                                         |
| 3        | Uttar Pradesh | 12                    | 1.0477                                       |                                         |
| 4        | Odisha        | 760                   | 54.746                                       |                                         |
| 5        | Tamil Nadu    | 49                    | 5.1279                                       |                                         |
| 6        | Tamil Nadu    | 56                    | 4.0956                                       |                                         |
| 7        | Telangana     | 182                   | 44.876                                       |                                         |
| 8        | Uttrakhand    | 5                     | --                                           | CA could not be due to paucity of funds |
| TOTAL    |               |                       | 161.179                                      |                                         |

## Annexure - II

Annexure referred to in reply to part s (a)(b) &(d) of Unstarred Q.No. †6439 to be answered in Lok Sabha on 05.04.2018 regarding ' Repairing of Reservoirs '.

Status of proposals received under RRR of Water Bodies Scheme during the year 2016 -17:

|   Sl. No | State     |   No. of water bodies | Central Assistance Released (in Rs. crore)   | Remarks                                                               |
|----------|-----------|-----------------------|----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Rajasthan |                    32 | --                                           | Fund could not be released due to non availability funds under scheme |

## Annexure - III

Annexure referred to in reply to part s (a)(b) &(d) of Unstarred Q.No. †6439 to be answered in Lok Sabha on 05.04.2018 regarding ' Repairing of Reservoirs '.

Status of proposals received under RRR of Water Bodies Scheme during the year 2017 -18:

| Sl. No   | State     | No. of water bodies   | Central Assistance Released (in Rs. crore)   | Remarks                         |
|----------|-----------|-----------------------|----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1        | Meghalaya | 9                     | 2.663                                        |                                 |
| 2        | Odisha    | 103                   | 3.00                                         |                                 |
| 3        | Rajasthan | 36                    | 14.3026                                      |                                 |
| 4        | Rajasthan | 32                    | --                                           | There was shortfall expenditure |
| 5        | Telangana | 176                   | 21.6887                                      |                                 |
| 6        | Telangana | 147                   | 28.900                                       |                                 |
| 7        | Telangana | 70                    | 9.0946                                       |                                 |
| 8        | Mizoram   | 1                     | --                                           | Proposal was incomplete         |
| 9        | Bihar     | 47                    | --                                           | State share not by the State    |
| TOTAL    |           |                       | 79.6489                                      |                                 |