Lok Sabha Question No. 968 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-21
Subject: Rain Water Harvesting Structures
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: R. GOPALAKRISHNAN

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

## LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO. 968

ANSWERED ON 21.12.2017

## RAIN WATER HARVESTIN G STRUCTURES

## 968. SHRI R. GOPALAKRISHNAN

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

- (a) whether the Government has prepared a Master plan for artificial recharge of groundwate
- (b) if so, the details and the present status ther eof;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  identified  the  locations/areas  of  the  country  where  the harvesting structures are planned to be set up; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the time by which the said work is likely to be complete

## ANSWER

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

( SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHW AL )

(a) to (d) Central Ground Water Board has prepared a conceptual document titled 'Master Plan for Artificial Recharge to Ground Water' - 2013 which provides information about area specific artif recharge techniques to augment the ground water resources based on the availability of sour capability of subsurface formations to accommodate it. The Ma s er Plan envisages construction of abou 1.11 crore artificial recharge structures in urban and rural areas at an estimated cost of crore. This comprises around 88 lakh recharge structures/ facilities utilizing rainwater dire f top and more than 23 lakh artificial recharge and rainwater harvesting structures for cons runoff  to  augment  the  ground water  resources. It  is  estimated  that  annually  about  85,565  MCM  o surplus run - off is to be harnessed to augment the gr ound water.The Master Plan isavailable in public domain on the website of the Ministry / CGWB and has also been circulated to the State Government s for implementation. State - w iserural and u rbanartificial r echargestructures as p roposed in theMaster Planaregiven a t Annexure . It is also pertinent to mention here that water resources is a St and thus respective State Government utilize the guidelines issued by the Ministry in t -going schemes for improved ground water resources.

*****

Annexure referredin reply to Unstarred Q.No. 968 to be answered on 21.12.2017 in Lok Sabha regarding 'Rain Water Harvesting Structures' .

## State Wise Rural and Urban Artificial Recharge Structures as Proposed in Master Plan

| S.No.   | State                      | Rural              | Rural               | Urban              | Urban              | Total              | Total               |
|---------|----------------------------|--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
| S.No.   | State                      | Structure (Number) | Cost (Rs. in crore) | Structure (Number) | Cost (Rs.in Crore) | Structure (Number) | Cost (Rs. in crore) |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh (undivided) | 68625              | 2703.15             | 750000             | 1230.00            | 818625             | 3933.15             |
| 2       | Bihar                      | 2058               | 128.81              | 100000             | 164.00             | 102058             | 292.81              |
| 3       | Chhattisgarh               | 87202              | 1856.21             | 200000             | 309.00             | 287202             | 2165.21             |
| 4       | Delhi                      | 8                  | 0.40                | 142850             | 1097.50            | 142858             | 1097.90             |
| 5       | Goa                        | 1393               | 83.58               | 10000              | 16.40              | 11393              | 99.98               |
| 6       | Gujarat                    | 18775              | 769.00              | 500000             | 725.00             | 518775             | 1494.00             |
| 7       | Haryana                    | 44727              | 1255.30             | 376000             | 1675.00            | 420727             | 2930.30             |
| 8       | Himachal                   | 102328             | 573.47              | 50000              | 82.00              | 152328             | 655.47              |
| 9       | Jammu & Kashmir            | 1688               | 168.80              | 100000             | 145.00             | 101688             | 313.80              |
| 10      | Jharkhand                  | 26282              | 1733.34             | 200000             | 290.00             | 226282             | 2023.345            |
| 11      | Karnataka                  | 72985              | 1998.66             | 700000             | 1148.00            | 772985             | 3146.66             |
| 12      | Kerala                     | 754427             | 5457.72             | 315000             | 456.75             | 1069427            | 5914.47             |
| 13      | Madhya Pradesh             | 532724             | 10717.61            | 600000             | 984.00             | 1132724            | 11701.60            |
| 14      | Maharashtra                | 51157              | 7926.34             | 1605670            | 2765.75            | 1656827            | 10692.09            |
| 15      | NER states                 | 15250              | 765.90              | 400000             | 656.00             | 415250             | 1421.90             |
| 16      | Odisha                     | 5856               | 525.00              | 300000             | 499.50             | 305856             | 1024.50             |
| 17      | Punjab                     | 79924              | 2021.47             | 375000             | 1650.00            | 454924             | 3671.47             |
| 18      | Rajasthan                  | 9603               | 1566.07             | 500000             | 820.00             | 509603             | 2386.07             |
| 19      | Sikkim                     | 1905               | 54.07               | 5000               | 13.25              | 6905               | 67.32               |
| 20      | Tamil Nadu                 | 193574             | 9284.63             | 0                  | 0.00               | 193574             | 9284.63             |
| 21      | Uttar Pradesh              | 108945             | 7629.28             | 1200000            | 1968.00            | 1308945            | 9597.28             |
| 22      | Uttarakhand                | 2900               | 414.75              | 48250              | 68.25              | 51150              | 483.00              |
| 23      | West Bengal                | 97360              | 3450.06             | 300000             | 522.00             | 397360             | 3972.06             |
| 24      | A & Nicobar Island         | 1640               | 44.02               | 1200               | 8.00               | 2840               | 52.02               |
| 25      | Chandigarh                 | 0                  | 0.00                | 8700               | 652.50             | 8700               | 652.50              |
| 26      | Dadra & Nagar Haveli       | 65                 | 3.38                | 1000               | 1.50               | 1065               | 4.87                |
| 27      | Daman and Diu              | 0                  | 0.00                | 4044               | 4.44               | 4044               | 4.44                |
| 28      | Lakshadweep                | 0                  | 0.00                | 6100               | 30.50              | 6100               | 30.50               |
| 29      | Puducherry                 | 1740               | 61.40               | 1000               | 3.05               | 2740               | 64.45               |
|         | Total                      | 2283141            | 61192.41            | 8799814            | 17985.39           | 11082955           | 79177.80            |