Lok Sabha Question No. 1029 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-12-21
Subject: Modernisation of Sone Canal
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH

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

## LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO.

## †1029

ANSWERED ON 21.12.2017

## MODERNISATION OF SON E CANAL

## †1029. SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH

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

(a) whether the Government proposes to modernise the Sone canal and review the approved pr its development and if so, the details thereof;

(b)the details of the amount allocated and spent by the Government on the modernisation an work of this canal along with the construction and repairing of roads on Sone canal durin years and the current year;

(c) whether the whole a rea of land of the beneficiary farmers is not being fully irrigated canal; and

(d) if so, the effective measures taken by the Government to ensure cent -per cent irrigation of the sai land by the Sone canal and to protect the Sone canal from e ncroachment?

## ANSWER

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

## ( SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHW AL )

(a)to (d) Works related to Water resources development and management are planned, implemente and managed by the concerned S tates as per their own resources and priorities. In order to supp efforts  of  the  State  Governments,  Government  of  India  provides  technical  and  financial  a State G overnments to encourage sustainable develo pment and efficient management of water resource though various schemes and programmes such as A ccelerated  Irrigation Benefits Programme (AIBP) and schemes for Repair, Renovation and Restoration (RRR) of water bodies etc.

Sone Modernisation Irrigation P roject of Bihar State was included under Accelerated Irri Benefits Programme (AIBP) in 1998 - 99 for central assistance (CA) with estimated cost of Rs. 745 The Project was declared as completed in the year 2008 - 09.  Total CA released for the pro ject was 168.45 Cr, and total expenditure incurred (including State Share) is reported to be Rs. 635.49 Cr. 314.58 Mha has been created under AIBP. The project is benefitting Bhojpur & Rohtas distric State.

Further, a DPR of 'Restoration and lining work of Western Canal and Ara Main Canal and its System (Bihar) at an estimated cost of Rs. 3272.494 Cr for ADB funding has been received in Govt. of Bihar in September, 2016.  The proposal envisages resto ring lost irrigation potential of 35568 ha and to develop further irrigation potential of 80036.74 ha of Eastern Main Canal, Ara Ma its Branch & distribution system. The observations of CWC have been sent to the State Govt for revis of th e DPR. State Govt has not submitted the revised DPR.

State Government has intimated that they have taken up the following works from the (NABARD) in this regard: -

- ( i ) Restoration and lining work of Sone Western Parallel Link Canal & Repair of s ervice Road for Rs . 112.07 Cr.
- ( ii ) Restoration and Lining work of Sone Western link Canal for Rs.255.12 Cr.
- (iii) Restoration and Lining work of Chausa Branch Canal for Rs. 79.53 Cr.
- ( iv ) Construction metalled Road from 57.66 KM. To 122.10 KM of Patna Main Canal for Rs. 167.76 Cr.

The details of expenditure , in Cr, incurred by the State Govt for restoration of Sone canal during last three years are as under:

Year 2016 - 17: - Rs. 111.81

Year 2015 - 16: - Rs.63.84

Year 2014 - 15: - Rs.50.06

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