Lok Sabha Question No. 1438 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-09
Subject: Digging of Ponds for Recharging Ground Water Resources
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES,

## RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1438 ANSWERED ON 09.03.2017

## DIGGING OF PONDS FOR RECHARGING GROUND WATER RESOURCES

## 1438.   SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL:

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

(a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  expedite  digging  more  ponds  in  order  to  recharge  the ground water resources in the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof including the number of ponds excavated during the last three years and proposed to be dug during the current year in the country, State/ UT-wise;

(c) the total budgetary allocation to the States including Madhya Pradesh for the same during the said period and the targets achieved in this regard so far, State/ UT-wise; and

(d) the further steps to be taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## THE4  MINISTER  OF  STATE  FOR  WATER  RESOURCES,  RIVER  DEVELOPMENT  AND GANGA REJUVENATION

(DR. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)

(a)  to  (c) In  current  financial  year,  2016-17,  a  national  target  of  constructing  5  lakh  farm  ponds under  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Act  (MGNREGA)  was  kept. Against this, States/ UTs in their annual labour budget and shelf of works for the year 2016-17 have kept a target of 8,82,325 farm ponds, out of which 487054 have been completed as on 6 th March, 2017.

State/UT-wise details including the number of ponds excavated during the last three years and the current year in the Country are given at Annexure-I & II respectively .

The quantum of financial assistance granted under MGNREGA, is not work/ project-wise.

(d) The  Ministry  of  Rural  Development  in  consultation  and  agreement  with  the  Ministry  of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation and the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare has issued 'Mission Water Conservation Guidelines' to be implemented by all the States  for  scientific  planning  and  execution  of  water  management  works  with  the  use  of  latest technology. The  thrust  is  on  Planning  and  Monitoring  Framework  for  Natural  Resource Management (NRM) related works under MGNREGA in convergence with Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY),  Integrated  Watershed  Management  Programme  (IWMP)  and Command Area and Water Management (CAD&WM) schemes.  This will lead to better outcomes of water conservation and water harvesting measures.

Annexure  referred  in  reply  to Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  1438 dated 09.03.2017 regarding 'Digging of Ponds for Recharging Ground  Water Resources'

## Number of Ponds Excavated (During Last Three Years)

| S.No.   | State/UT            |   Completed Works (2015-2016) |   Completed Works (2014-2015) |   Complete Works (2013-2014) |
|---------|---------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|------------------------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh      |                         13368 |                          7901 |                        12491 |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh   |                             4 |                             1 |                           13 |
| 3       | Assam               |                           368 |                           259 |                          354 |
| 4       | Bihar               |                          1983 |                          1733 |                         4301 |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh        |                          2191 |                          2223 |                         2339 |
| 6       | Goa                 |                             2 |                             0 |                            1 |
| 7       | Gujarat             |                          1534 |                           303 |                         2499 |
| 8       | Haryana             |                           183 |                           234 |                          306 |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh    |                          7777 |                         11220 |                        13269 |
| 10      | Jammu And Kashmir   |                           777 |                           387 |                          862 |
| 11      | Jharkhand           |                          7687 |                          7260 |                         9702 |
| 12      | Karnataka           |                         10300 |                          8019 |                         6384 |
| 13      | Kerala              |                          2452 |                          2803 |                         1873 |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh      |                         15462 |                         48042 |                        46684 |
| 15      | Maharashtra         |                          5896 |                          4853 |                         4936 |
| 16      | Manipur             |                           124 |                            82 |                           72 |
| 17      | Meghalaya           |                           169 |                            97 |                          180 |
| 18      | Mizoram             |                           100 |                            33 |                           42 |
| 19      | Nagaland            |                            18 |                             1 |                           22 |
| 20      | Odisha              |                          9988 |                          5867 |                        11675 |
| 21      | Punjab              |                            11 |                            16 |                            6 |
| 22      | Rajasthan           |                         15289 |                         22997 |                        24315 |
| 23      | Sikkim              |                             9 |                            42 |                            2 |
| 24      | Tamil Nadu          |                          7321 |                         14853 |                        11390 |
| 25      | Telangana           |                            94 |                            82 |                          610 |
| 26      | Tripura             |                          4932 |                          8480 |                         6831 |
| 27      | Uttar Pradesh       |                         11783 |                          5184 |                         9351 |
| 28      | Uttarakhand         |                           453 |                           371 |                          502 |
| 29      | West Bengal         |                         33181 |                         31745 |                        19993 |
| 30      | Andaman And Nicobar |                             7 |                            13 |                           31 |
| 31      | Dadra &Nagar Haveli |                             0 |                             0 |                            0 |
| 32      | Daman &Diu          |                             0 |                             0 |                            0 |
| 33      | Lakshadweep         |                             0 |                             0 |                            0 |
| 34      | Puducherry          |                             4 |                             3 |                            0 |
|         | Total               |                        153467 |                        185104 |                       191036 |

Annexure  referred  in  reply  to Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  1438 dated 09.03.2017 regarding 'Digging of Ponds for Recharging Ground Water Resources'

Details of Farm Ponds constructed during the current year (2016-17) (As on 6.3.2017)

| S.No.   | States/UTs          |   Target (2016-17) |   Completed |
|---------|---------------------|--------------------|-------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh      |             250000 |      254246 |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh   |               1108 |         264 |
| 3       | Assam               |              13239 |         209 |
| 4       | Bihar               |              15000 |        1439 |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh        |              55000 |        7076 |
| 6       | Goa                 |                  0 |           0 |
| 7       | Gujarat             |              27516 |        2491 |
| 8       | Haryana             |                 61 |         232 |
| 9       | Himachal Pradesh    |              10361 |        7328 |
| 10      | Jammu And Kashmir   |               1885 |         406 |
| 11      | Jharkhand           |             128132 |       85772 |
| 12      | Karnataka           |             111340 |       13342 |
| 13      | Kerala              |               5000 |        1714 |
| 14      | Madhya Pradesh      |              50000 |       14003 |
| 15      | Maharashtra         |               1000 |        5050 |
| 16      | Manipur             |               2724 |         226 |
| 17      | Meghalaya           |                300 |         182 |
| 18      | Mizoram             |               2131 |         326 |
| 19      | Nagaland            |                603 |           3 |
| 20      | Odisha              |              20340 |       12571 |
| 21      | Punjab              |               1581 |           5 |
| 22      | Rajasthan           |              25000 |       20968 |
| 23      | Sikkim              |                  0 |           0 |
| 24      | Tamil Nadu          |              17500 |        2418 |
| 25      | Telangana           |              25000 |       19840 |
| 26      | Tripura             |              18700 |        1206 |
| 27      | Uttar Pradesh       |               5705 |        9105 |
| 28      | Uttarakhand         |               3814 |         677 |
| 29      | West Bengal         |              88948 |       25952 |
| 30      | Andaman &Nicobar    |                307 |           0 |
| 31      | Dadra &Nagar Haveli |                  0 |           0 |
| 32      | Daman &Diu          |                  0 |           0 |
| 33      | Lakshadweep         |                  0 |           0 |
| 34      | Puducherry          |                  5 |           3 |
|         | Total               |             882325 |      487054 |

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