Lok Sabha Question No. 2599 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-02
Subject: Renovation of Water Bodies
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: V. SATHYABAMA

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

## LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO. 2599

ANSWERED ON 02.0 8.201 8

## RENOVATION OF WATER BODIES

## 2599. SHRIMATI V. SATHYA BAMA

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

(a) whether the Union Government has allocated any funds to desilt, repair and raise the b bodies in Tamil Nadu;

(b) if so, the details ther eof along with the total funds allocated for the purpose during the years and if not, the reasons therefor;

(c) whether the Union Government has provided any other special component funds from bot Government and foreign financial institu tions for the said project; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

## ( SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHW AL )

(a) & (b) Works related to water resources dev lopment & management are planned, funded, executed and maintained by the State Governments themselves as per their own resources and prioriti to  supplement  the  efforts  of  the  State  Governments,  Government  of  India  provides  tec fi nancial  assistance  to  State  Governments  to  encourage  sustainable  development  and management  of  water  resources  through  various  schemes  and  programmes  such  as  Accele Irrigation Benefits Programme (AIBP) and scheme for Repair, Renovation and R estoration (RRR) of Water Bodies etc.

Under the Repair, Renovation and Restoration (RRR) of Water Bodies Scheme of PMKSY -Har Khet ko Pani, Central Assistance (CA) of Rs.5.1279 crore to Phase -I (48 water bodies) and Rs.4.0956 crore to phase -II (56 wa ter bodies) of Tamil Nadu has been released in FY 2015 - 16. Thereafter, the State  has  not  submitted  any  complete  proposal  for  release  of  CA  for  these  water  bodies guidelines of the scheme.

Further, State Government from its own resources has all ocated Rs.499.78 crore for restoratio of  water  bodies  under  the  Kudimaramath  Scheme  from  2016 - 17  to  2018 - 19(2016 - 17  Rs.  100  crore, 2017- 18 Rs.99.78 crore and 2018 - 19 Rs.300 crore).

(c)  &  (d)  ' Irrigated  Agriculture  Modernisation  and  Water  Bodies Restoration  and  Management (IAMWARM) '  Project  with  external  assistance  from  World  Bank  was  completed  by  Government  of Tamil  Nadu  in  June,  2015.  Under  this  project,  modernization,  rehabilitation  and  water works  were  taken  up  for  5009  tanks  locate d  in  61  sub - basins  spread  over  26  Districts  at  a  cost Rs.2820.93 crore benefiting an ayacut of 6.69 lakh hectare and about 5 lakh farmers.

Another project ' Tamil Nadu Irrigated Agriculture Modernisation (TNIAMP) -Projec IAMWARM II 'project is under implementation in the remaining 66 sub - basins of the State covering 29 Districts to benefit an extent of 5.43 lakh hectare over a period of 7 years starting fr outlay of Rs.2,962 crore with external assistance from World Bank.