Lok Sabha Question No. 780 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-20
Subject: Decrease in Water Bodies
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: OM BIRLA

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

## LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO. 780

ANSWERED ON 20 .0 7.201 7

## DECREASE IN WATER BO DIES

## 780. SHRI OM BIRLA

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

- (a)  whether  there  is  a  considerable  decrease  in  number  of  water  bodies  due  to  encro unplanned  urbanization,  industrialization,  heavy  siltation,  de f ciency  in  proper  management  of water bodies, change in land use patterns in many States, if so, the details thereof, Sta - wise;
- (b) whether the Government has done any separate study exclusively on water bodies re their  condition,  increase/decre ase  in  their  number,  their  status  of  encroachment,  etc.,  if details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; (c) whether there are any current Central database on water bodies, if so, the details th ation on water bodies covering such aspects as their to number, increase/decrease, their status in terms of shrinkage, dried/vanished, change in
- (d) whether this database compile inform catchment areas of water bodies and encroachment etc. on regular basis; and (e) if so, the deta ils thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(DR. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)

(a)to (e) As per the 4 th Minor Irrigation Census conducted by this Ministry, there are 5,23 water bodies in the rural areas being used for minor irrigation. Of these 4,43,688 water bodies were in use and 80,128 were not i n use. Reasons given by states for water bodies not bei ng in use are; encroachments,  urbanisation,  polluted  water,  non  availability  of  water  due  to  less  a rainfall, siltation etc. State wise details are at Annexure .

Minor Irrigation Census are carried out from time to time.

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## Annexure

Annexure referred to in reply to Part (a) to (e) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 780 to be answered on 20.07.2017 regarding 'Decrease in Water Bodies'.

State wise list of Water Bodies (Surface Flow Schemes -Reservoirs, Tanks, Other Storages) (Surface Lift Schemes -Lift on Tanks/Ponds)

## NUMBER OF WATER BODIES,

| S. No   | State Name           | Water bodies (with Not - in use MI schemes)   | Water bodies (with In -Use MI schemes)   | Total Water bodies (with MI scheme)   |
|---------|----------------------|-----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 1       | ANDHRA PRADESH       | 22877                                         | 49123                                    | 72000                                 |
| 2       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH    | 16                                            | 68                                       | 84                                    |
| 3       | ASSAM                | 129                                           | 885                                      | 1014                                  |
| 4       | BIHAR                | 966                                           | 4243                                     | 5209                                  |
| 5       | CHHATTISGARH         | 6955                                          | 40864                                    | 47819                                 |
| 6       | GOA                  | 29                                            | 711                                      | 740                                   |
| 7       | GUJARAT              | 1927                                          | 6341                                     | 8268                                  |
| 8       | HARYANA              | 0                                             | 261                                      | 261                                   |
| 9       | HIMACHAL PRADESH     | 33                                            | 812                                      | 845                                   |
| 10      | JAMMU & KASHMIR      | 168                                           | 4720                                     | 4888                                  |
| 11      | JHARKHAND            | 5316                                          | 38128                                    | 43444                                 |
| 12      | KARNATAKA            | 14918                                         | 14563                                    | 29481                                 |
| 13      | KERALA               | 167                                           | 8218                                     | 8385                                  |
| 14      | MADHYA PRADESH       | 1493                                          | 54654                                    | 56147                                 |
| 15      | MAHARASHTRA          | 517                                           | 88214                                    | 88731                                 |
| 16      | MANIPUR              | 0                                             | 9                                        | 9                                     |
| 17      | MEGHALAYA            | 59                                            | 98                                       | 157                                   |
| 18      | MIZORAM              | 12                                            | 479                                      | 491                                   |
| 19      | NAGALAND             | 60                                            | 106                                      | 166                                   |
| 20      | ODISHA               | 5567                                          | 34339                                    | 39906                                 |
| 21      | PUNJAB               | 0                                             | 205                                      | 205                                   |
| 22      | RAJASTHAN            | 1573                                          | 2399                                     | 3972                                  |
| 23      | SIKKIM               | 0                                             | 0                                        | 0                                     |
| 24      | TAMIL NADU           | 11039                                         | 26135                                    | 37174                                 |
| 25      | TRIPURA              | 19                                            | 515                                      | 534                                   |
| 26      | UTTAR PRADESH        | 488                                           | 6391                                     | 6879                                  |
| 27      | UTTARAKHAND          | 2479                                          | 6145                                     | 8624                                  |
| 28      | WEST BENGAL          | 3292                                          | 53672                                    | 56964                                 |
| 29      | ANDAMAN & NICOBARS   | 29                                            | 1347                                     | 1376                                  |
| 30      | CHANDIGARH           | 0                                             | 0                                        | 0                                     |
| 31      | DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI | 0                                             | 31                                       | 31                                    |
| 32      | DAMAN & DIU          | -                                             | -                                        | -                                     |
| 33      | DELHI                | 0                                             | 10                                       | 10                                    |
| 34      | LAKSHADWEEP          | -                                             | -                                        | -                                     |
| 35      | PUDUCHERRY           | 0                                             | 2                                        | 2                                     |
|         | Total                | 80128                                         | 443688                                   | 523816                                |

## Note

1. Water bodies cover all natural or artificial units with some or no masonry work used for storing water for m irrigation. These are usually of various types known by different names like tank, reservoir, pond.
2. In MI Census information is collected for villages/ rural areas only.
3. The above data pertains to only those Water Bodies where some minor irrigation scheme(s) (either in - use or not - in use) is/are installled or those water bodies which function as surface flow schemes.
4. 4th Minor Irrigation Census not conducted in Lakshadweep and Daman & Diu.
5. Andhra Pradesh including Telangana.