Lok Sabha Question No. 342 (STARRED), answered on 2017-08-10
Subject: Shortage of Water
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: LALLU SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES,

## RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. †*342

ANSWERED ON 10 .0 8.201 7

## SHORTAGE OF WATER

| †*342.                                                                                              | SHRI LALLU SINGH                                                                                    |
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| Will the Minister of WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state: | Will the Minister of WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state: |
| (a) whether the shortage of water still looms large despite average monsoon rainfall                | (a) whether the shortage of water still looms large despite average monsoon rainfall                |
| the last two years;                                                                                 | the last two years;                                                                                 |
| (b) if so, the details the reof and the reaction of the Government thereto; and                     | (b) if so, the details the reof and the reaction of the Government thereto; and                     |
| (c) the additional water reserves created by the Government in the country during                   | (c) the additional water reserves created by the Government in the country during                   |
| the water storage capacity of each of them?                                                         | the water storage capacity of each of them?                                                         |
| THE MINISTER OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT REJUVENATION                                     | AND GANGA                                                                                           |
| (SUSHRI UMA BHARTI)                                                                                 | (SUSHRI UMA BHARTI)                                                                                 |
| (a) to (c) A statement is laid on the table of                                                      | (a) to (c) A statement is laid on the table of                                                      |

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a) TO  (c) OF  STARRED  QUESTION NO.*342  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  10.08.2017  REGARDING  SHORTAGE  OF WATER.

(a) As per the  information  of  the  India  Meteorological  Department  (IMD),  the  normal  All  I Weighted Monsoon Rainfall is 887.5 mm. Rainfall is not evenly spread around the country. Ou of  36  metrological  sub -division  in  India,  some  receive  normal rainfall,  others  receive  either  exces deficit  rainfall.  The  Monsoon - 2015  rainfall  was  765.8  mm  which  is - 14%  departure  which  can  be disaggregated metrological sub - division wise as excess - 1,  normal - 19  and deficit - 16.  The Monsoon - 2016 rainfall was 864. 4 mm which is - 3 % departure which can be disaggregated metrological sub - division wise as excess - 4, normal - 22 and deficit - 10.

Central Water Commission (CWC) monitors live storage of 91 reservoirs of the country on w and issues weekly live stora ge bulletin on every Thursday.  As per the latest Reservoir Bulleti rd August, 2017, the region - wise overall storage position of 91 Reservoirs of the country is at Ann -I.

(b) The Central Government has taken various steps to create additiona l water storages during the last years  in  the  form  of  schemes  like  Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi  Sichai  Yojna,  Accelerated  Irrig Programme, Repair, Renovation & Restoration (RRR) of water bodies, implementation of new pro Pancheshwar Dam, Pollavaram Project, Interlinking of Rivers Project, Dam Rehabilitation & I Project,  etc.  Additionally,  non - structural  measures  have  also  been  taken  through  the  developme augmentation  of  National  Hydrology  Project,  Flood  Forecasting  Statio ns,  Hydrological  Observation Stations etc.

(c)As  per  information  available  in  the  National  Register  of  Large  Dams  (NRLD) -January,  2017 maintained by CWC, during last two years, 13 projects having gross storage capacity of 3 Cubic Metre ( MCM) and live storage capacity 30.46 MCM have been completed during 2015.

## Annexure - I

(Annexure referred to in reply to Part (a)  of the Starred Question No. †*342 to be answered on 10.08.2017 in  Lok Sabha regarding ' Shortage of Water ')

| REGION WISE STORAGE POSITION OF 91 RESERVOIRS OF THE COUNTRY UNDER CWC MONITORING AS ON 03.08.2017   | REGION WISE STORAGE POSITION OF 91 RESERVOIRS OF THE COUNTRY UNDER CWC MONITORING AS ON 03.08.2017   | REGION WISE STORAGE POSITION OF 91 RESERVOIRS OF THE COUNTRY UNDER CWC MONITORING AS ON 03.08.2017   | REGION WISE STORAGE POSITION OF 91 RESERVOIRS OF THE COUNTRY UNDER CWC MONITORING AS ON 03.08.2017   | REGION WISE STORAGE POSITION OF 91 RESERVOIRS OF THE COUNTRY UNDER CWC MONITORING AS ON 03.08.2017   | REGION WISE STORAGE POSITION OF 91 RESERVOIRS OF THE COUNTRY UNDER CWC MONITORING AS ON 03.08.2017   | REGION WISE STORAGE POSITION OF 91 RESERVOIRS OF THE COUNTRY UNDER CWC MONITORING AS ON 03.08.2017   | REGION WISE STORAGE POSITION OF 91 RESERVOIRS OF THE COUNTRY UNDER CWC MONITORING AS ON 03.08.2017   | REGION WISE STORAGE POSITION OF 91 RESERVOIRS OF THE COUNTRY UNDER CWC MONITORING AS ON 03.08.2017   | REGION WISE STORAGE POSITION OF 91 RESERVOIRS OF THE COUNTRY UNDER CWC MONITORING AS ON 03.08.2017   | REGION WISE STORAGE POSITION OF 91 RESERVOIRS OF THE COUNTRY UNDER CWC MONITORING AS ON 03.08.2017   |
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| REGION                                                                                               | NO. OF RESERVOIRS MONITORED                                                                          | LIVE CAPACITY AT FRL (BCM)                                                                           | LIVE STORAGE (BCM)                                                                                   | LIVE STORAGE (BCM)                                                                                   | LIVE STORAGE (BCM)                                                                                   | STORAGE AS PERCENTAGE OF CAPACITY AT FRL                                                             | STORAGE AS PERCENTAGE OF CAPACITY AT FRL                                                             | STORAGE AS PERCENTAGE OF CAPACITY AT FRL                                                             | % departure from last year                                                                           | % departure from 10 years avg.                                                                       |
| REGION                                                                                               | NO. OF RESERVOIRS MONITORED                                                                          | LIVE CAPACITY AT FRL (BCM)                                                                           | CURRENT YEAR                                                                                         | LAST YEAR                                                                                            | LAST 10 YRS. AVG.                                                                                    | CURRENT YEAR                                                                                         | LAST YEAR                                                                                            | LAST 10 YRS. AVERAGE                                                                                 | % departure from last year                                                                           | % departure from 10 years avg.                                                                       |
| NORTHERN REGION                                                                                      | 6                                                                                                    | 18.01                                                                                                | 11.34                                                                                                | 7.77                                                                                                 | 9.13                                                                                                 | 63                                                                                                   | 43                                                                                                   | 51                                                                                                   | 46                                                                                                   | 24                                                                                                   |
| EASTERN                                                                                              | 15                                                                                                   | 18.83                                                                                                | 7.47                                                                                                 | 6.96                                                                                                 | 6.76                                                                                                 | 40                                                                                                   | 37                                                                                                   | 36                                                                                                   | 7                                                                                                    | 11                                                                                                   |
| WESTERN                                                                                              | 27                                                                                                   | 27.07                                                                                                | 14.74                                                                                                | 11.63                                                                                                | 12.62                                                                                                | 54                                                                                                   | 43                                                                                                   | 47                                                                                                   | 27                                                                                                   | 17                                                                                                   |
| CENTRAL                                                                                              | 12                                                                                                   | 42.30                                                                                                | 19.85                                                                                                | 23.18                                                                                                | 17.11                                                                                                | 47                                                                                                   | 55                                                                                                   | 40                                                                                                   | - 14                                                                                                 | 16                                                                                                   |
| SOUTHERN                                                                                             | 31                                                                                                   | 51.59                                                                                                | 14.28                                                                                                | 15.58                                                                                                | 23.88                                                                                                | 28                                                                                                   | 30                                                                                                   | 46                                                                                                   | - 8                                                                                                  | - 40                                                                                                 |
| COUNTRY AS A WHOLE                                                                                   | 91                                                                                                   | 157.80                                                                                               | 67.68                                                                                                | 65.11                                                                                                | 69.51                                                                                                | 43                                                                                                   | 41                                                                                                   | 44                                                                                                   | 4                                                                                                    | - 3                                                                                                  |