Lok Sabha Question No. 1406 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-24
Subject: Digging of Wells for Water Conservation
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: BHAGWANTH KHUBA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1406

ANSWERED ON 24.11.2016

## DIGGING OF WELLS FOR WATER CONSERVATION

## 1406.       SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA

Will  the  Minister  of  WATER  RESOURCES,  RIVER  DEVELOPMENT  AND  GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government is planning any new scheme pertaining to digging of wells, canals, ponds etc. for water conservation in the country including Karnataka, if so, the details thereof; and

(b) the number of districts likely to be covered thereunder in each State?

## ANSWER

THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  FOR  WATER  RESOURCES,  RIVER  DEVELOPMENT  & GANGA REJUVENATION (Dr. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)

(a)  &  (b)    A  scheme  on  Repair,  Renovation  and  Restoration  (RRR)  of  water  bodies  has  been undertaken  (since  2008)  for  improvement  of  catchment  areas  of  water  bodies,  command  area development, increase in the capacity of the water bodies, ground water recharge, improvement in  agriculture/horticulture  productivity,  development  of  tourism,  cultural  activities,  increase availability of drinking water.

This  Ministry  has  recently  launched  Jal  Kranti  Abhiyan  (2015-16  to  2017-18)  in  order  to consolidate water conservation and management in the country through a holistic and integrated approach involving all stakeholders, making it a mass movement.  The State-wise coverage is Annexed.

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Annexure referred in the reply to the part (a) & (b) of Unstarred Question No. 1406 to be answered in Lok Sabha on 24.11.2016 regarding 'Digging of Wells for Water Conservation'.

The current status of Jal Grams identified under Jal Gram Yojana in different States:

| S.No.   | State                |   Total No. of Districts |   Total No. of Jal Grams to be identified |   No. of Jal Grams identified as on date |
|---------|----------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| 1.      | Andhra Pradesh       |                       13 |                                        26 |                                       26 |
| 2.      | Arunachal Pradesh    |                       20 |                                        40 |                                       40 |
| 3.      | Assam                |                       32 |                                        54 |                                       27 |
| 4.      | Bihar                |                       38 |                                        76 |                                       27 |
| 5.      | Chhattisgarh         |                       27 |                                        54 |                                       54 |
| 6.      | Goa                  |                        2 |                                         4 |                                        3 |
| 7.      | Gujarat              |                       33 |                                        66 |                                       49 |
| 8.      | Haryana              |                       21 |                                        42 |                                       42 |
| 9.      | Himachal Pradesh     |                       12 |                                        24 |                                       24 |
| 10.     | Jammu & Kashmir      |                       22 |                                        44 |                                       44 |
| 11.     | Jharkhand            |                       24 |                                        48 |                                       48 |
| 12.     | Karnataka            |                       30 |                                        60 |                                       60 |
| 13.     | Kerala               |                       14 |                                        28 |                                       28 |
| 14.     | Madhya Pradesh       |                       51 |                                       102 |                                       51 |
| 15.     | Maharashtra          |                       36 |                                        72 |                                       59 |
| 16.     | Manipur              |                        9 |                                        18 |                                        9 |
| 17.     | Meghalaya            |                       11 |                                        22 |                                       22 |
| 18.     | Mizoram              |                        8 |                                        16 |                                       14 |
| 19.     | Nagaland             |                       11 |                                        22 |                                       13 |
| 20.     | Orissa               |                       30 |                                        60 |                                       60 |
| 21.     | Punjab               |                       22 |                                        44 |                                       29 |
| 22.     | Rajasthan            |                       33 |                                        66 |                                       65 |
| 23.     | Sikkim               |                        4 |                                         8 |                                        8 |
| 24.     | Tamilnadu            |                       32 |                                        64 |                                       62 |
| 25.     | Telangana            |                       10 |                                        20 |                                       18 |
| 26.     | Tripura              |                        8 |                                        16 |                                        8 |
| 27.     | Uttar Pradesh        |                       75 |                                       150 |                                      150 |
| 28.     | Uttarakhand          |                       13 |                                        26 |                                       26 |
| 29.     | West Bengal          |                       20 |                                        40 |                                        0 |
| 30.     | Andaman & Nicobar    |                        3 |                                         6 |                                        6 |
| 31.     | Chandigarh           |                        1 |                                         2 |                                        0 |
| 32.     | Dadra & Nagar Haveli |                        1 |                                         2 |                                        2 |
| 33.     | Daman &Diu           |                        2 |                                         4 |                                        4 |
| 34.     | Lakshadweep          |                        1 |                                         2 |                                        2 |
| 35.     | Delhi                |                        9 |                                        18 |                                        6 |
| 36.     | Puducherry           |                        4 |                                         6 |                                        4 |
|         | Total                |                      682 |                                      1352 |                                     1090 |