Lok Sabha Question No. 2302 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-16
Subject: Revival of Ponds
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: NATUBHAI GOMANBHAI PATEL

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †2302

ANSWERED ON 16.03.2017

## REVIVAL OF PONDS

## †2302. SHRI NATUBHAI GOMANBHAI PATEL

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

(a) whether the Government has any plan for revival of ponds in the country in view of the shortage of water;

(b)  if  so,  the  States  in  which  ponds  are  being  revived  and  water  is  being  filled  in  existing ponds; and

(c) the number of ponds revived by the Government till date along with the quantum of funds spent thereon?

## ANSWER

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

## (DR. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)

(a) to (c) Works related to water resources development & management are planned, funded, executed and maintained by the State Governments themselves as per their own resources and priorities. In order to supplement the efforts of the State Governments, Government of India provides  technical  and  financial  assistance  to  State  Governments  to  encourage  sustainable development  and  efficient  management  of  water  resources  through  various  schemes  and programmes such as scheme for Repair, Renovation and Restoration (RRR) of water bodies etc.

To  revive,  restore  and  rehabilitate  the  traditional  water  bodies  a  scheme  for  Repair, Renovation and Restoration (RRR) of water bodies is under implementation with multiple objectives like Comprehensive  improvement  and  restoration  of  water bodies thereby increasing tank storage capacity, Ground Water Recharge, Increased availability of drinking water, Improvement in agriculture/horticulture productivity etc. The scheme is now a part of Har  Khet  Ko  Pani  (HKKP)  component  of  Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi  Sinchayee  Yojana (PMKSY).

Till date  12404 water bodies (1085 in pilot scheme, 10855 in XI Plan and 464 in XII Plan so far)  have  been  revived  under  this  scheme.  The  State  wise  details  are  enclosed  in  Annex-I. Central  Assistance  to  the  tune  of  Rs.4280.80  crore  (Rs.  197.30  crore  in  pilot  scheme,  Rs. 3818.83 crore in XI Plan and Rs. 264.67 crore in XII Plan so far) has been released to various States under this scheme.

## Annex-I

Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2302 to be answered on 16.03.2017 regarding 'REVIVAL OF PONDS'

## State-wise status of water bodies revived under RRR of water bodies scheme

| Sl   | State            | No of water bodies revived   | No of water bodies revived   | No of water bodies revived   | No of water bodies revived   | Funds released (in crore)   | Funds released (in crore)   | Funds released (in crore)   | Funds released (in crore)   |
|------|------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| No.  |                  | Pilot Scheme (X Plan)        | XI Plan                      | XI Plan                      | XII Plan                     | Pilot Scheme (X Plan)       | XI Plan                     | XI Plan                     | XII Plan                    |
|      |                  | Pilot Scheme (X Plan)        | Domestic support             | External Assistance          | XII Plan                     | Pilot Scheme (X Plan)       | Domestic support            | External Assistance         | XII Plan                    |
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh   | 278                          | 100                          | 854                          |                              | 33.25                       | 66.105                      | 403.10                      |                             |
| 2    | Chhattisgarh     | 10                           | 116                          |                              |                              | 1.68                        | 72.65                       |                             |                             |
| 3    | Gujarat          | 41                           | 28                           |                              |                              | 9.15                        | 10.61                       |                             |                             |
| 4    | Himachal Pradesh | 13                           |                              |                              |                              | 0.78                        |                             |                             |                             |
| 5    | Haryana          |                              | 3                            |                              |                              |                             | 9.56                        |                             |                             |
| 6    | J&K              | 22                           |                              |                              |                              | 2.29                        |                             |                             |                             |
| 7    | Jharkhand        | 60                           |                              |                              |                              | 8.55                        |                             |                             |                             |
| 8    | Karnataka        | 297                          | 424                          | 1047                         |                              | 55.1                        | 199.02                      | 336.28                      |                             |
| 9    | Kerala           | 21                           |                              |                              |                              | 2.06                        |                             |                             |                             |
| 10   | Madhya Pradesh   | 70                           | 78                           |                              | 82                           | 28.02                       | 9.95                        |                             | 37.70                       |
| 11   | Maharashtra      | 31                           | 105                          |                              |                              | 13.83                       | 80.53                       |                             |                             |
| 12   | Manipur          |                              |                              |                              |                              |                             |                             |                             | 10.36                       |
| 13   | Meghalaya        |                              | 1                            |                              |                              |                             | 2.42                        |                             | 2.52                        |
| 14   | Odisha           | 127                          | 1321                         | 168                          | 370                          | 14.12                       | 244.45                      | 381.00                      | 107.646                     |
| 15   | Rajasthan        | 5                            | 16                           |                              | 5                            | 5.21                        | 7.07                        |                             | 35.925                      |
| 16   | Tamil Nadu       | 44                           |                              | 5009                         | 7                            | 7.94                        |                             | 1781.19                     | 9.23                        |
| 17   | Telengana        |                              | 567                          | 976                          |                              |                             | 122.895                     | N/A                         | 44.88                       |
| 18   | Uttar Pradesh    |                              | 28                           |                              |                              |                             | 39.459                      |                             | 16.41                       |
| 19   | West Bengal      | 60                           |                              |                              |                              | 13.92                       |                             |                             |                             |
| 20   | Bihar            | 6                            | 14                           |                              |                              | 1.4                         | 52.54                       |                             |                             |
|      | Total            | 1085                         | 2801                         | 8054                         | 464                          | 197.30                      | 917.259                     | 2901.57                     | 264.67                      |
|      | Plan wise Total  | 1085                         | 10855                        | 10855                        | 464                          | 197.30                      | 3818.829                    | 3818.829                    | 264.67                      |