Lok Sabha Question No. 3473 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-23
Subject: Water University
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: GOWDAR MALLIKARJUNAPPA SIDDESHWARA

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3473

ANSWERED ON 23.03.2017

## WATER UNIVERSITY

## 3473. SHRI G.M. SIDDESHWARA

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  encouraging  research  in  the  fields  of  water  management  and  its conservation technology;
- (b) if so, the details thereof along with the progress made in these fields during the last three years;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to set up a water university; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION (DR. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)

(a) & (b)  Yes, government is encouraging research in the fields of water management and its conservation technology;

Ministry of Water Resources, RD & GR is sponsoring research projects by funding the academic / research institutes through three Indian National Committees (INCs) on Surface Water, Ground Water and Climate  Change  under  its  planned  scheme  "Research  &  Development  (R&D)  Programme  in  Water Sector".

-  Under  Indian  National  Committee  on  Surface  Water  (INCSW),  presently  there  are  total  six  R&D Schemes in hand in the field of water management and its conservation technology.
-  Under Indian National Committee on Climate Change (INCCC), the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation invited research project proposals from premier academic & research institutions of the  country  for  thorough  studies  on  'impact  of  Climate  Change  in  river basins  and  downscaling  studies  for  future  predictions'  under  INCCC.  Among  the  above  invited projects, seven studies on impact of climate change on water resources and one downscaling study have already been approved by MoWR, RD&GR.
-  Under Indian National Committee of Ground Water (INCGW) at present there are 3 ongoing and 5 under completion Schemes.

The details are given in Annexure .

(c)  &  (d)  The  proposal  for  setting  up  a  water  university  is  presently  not  under  consideration  of  the Ministry.

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) & (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3473 TO BE ANSWERED ON 23.03.2017 IN LOK SABHA REGARDING 'WATER UNIVERSITY'.

| Project No.                                         | Name of the Project                                                                                                                         | Name of PI &Institute                                                                                               | Status                                                 |
|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| Indian National Committee on Surface Water (INCSW)  | Indian National Committee on Surface Water (INCSW)                                                                                          | Indian National Committee on Surface Water (INCSW)                                                                  | Indian National Committee on Surface Water (INCSW)     |
| 1                                                   | Development of an Indigenous Automated Micro Irrigations System.                                                                            | Dr. Neelam Patel (PI), WTC, IARI, New Delhi                                                                         | Ongoing                                                |
| 2                                                   | Water use efficiency studies of Mangalam Irrigation Project                                                                                 | Babu Methew, (PI), Training, Education and Extension Division, CWRDM, Kunnamangalam, Kozhikode (Kerala)             | Ongoing                                                |
| 3                                                   | Efficiency Study of Damodar Left Bank Irrigation System and Strategies for Integrated Command Area Water Management.                        | Dr. Anirban Dhar, (PI), Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur                                                    | Ongoing                                                |
| 4                                                   | Conjunctive use planning of water resources considering spatial variation in cropping pattern using remote sensing &GIS                     | Dr. Deepak Khare, (PI), IIT, Roorkee                                                                                | Ongoing                                                |
| 5                                                   | Standardization of Drip Irrigation and Fertigation Schedules with and without mulch in Fruit Crops (Apple and Apricot ) of Himalayan Region | Dr.Pardeep Kumar (PI) University of Horticulture and Forestry Nauni (Solan)                                         | Ongoing                                                |
| 6                                                   | Augmentation of water resources through water harvesting in hill areas                                                                      | Dr.Ghanshyam Agarwal (PI), Dr. Y.S. Parmar University, Solan, H.P.                                                  | Ongoing                                                |
| Indian National Committee on Climate Change (INCCC) | Indian National Committee on Climate Change (INCCC)                                                                                         | Indian National Committee on Climate Change (INCCC)                                                                 | Indian National Committee on Climate Change (INCCC)    |
| RP-1                                                | Impact Assessment of Climate Change on Hydro-meteorological processes and Water Resources of Mahanadi River Basin                           | Prof VV Srinivas, IISc Bangalore                                                                                    | The release of first Instalment of grant is in process |
| RP-2                                                | Climate Change Impact Studies for Rajasthan (Area of Inland Drainage and Mahi basin                                                         | Dr Mahendra Chaudhary (PI), & Dr Arindum Sarkar, (Co-PI), IIT Bhubneshwar                                           | The release of first Instalment of grant is in process |
| RP-4                                                | Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources of Tapi Basin                                                                                   | Dr P L Patel, (PI), SVNIT Surat, Dr Devesh Sharma (Co-PI), CUJ Ajmer &Dr B R Chahar (Co-PI), IIT Delhi              | The release of first Instalment of grant is in process |
| RP-6                                                | Effect of Climate Change and land arse/land cover changes on spatial and temporal water availability in Subarnarekha Basin                  | Dr. Ashok Mishra, (PI), IIT Kharagpur, Dr Rohit Goyal (Co- PI), MNIT, Jaipur &Dr Vishnu Prasad, Co-PI, MANIT Bhopal | The release of first Instalment of grant is in process |
| RP-7                                                | Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources of Sabarmati Basin                                                                              | Dr Vimal Mishra (PI), IIT Gandhinagar                                                                               | The release of first Instalment of grant is in process |

| RP-8                                              | Impact of Climate Change on Wat Resources in River Basins from Tadri to Kanyakumari                                                                          | Prof T I Eldoh (PI), IIT Mumbai& Dr. P L Patel (Co-PI), SVNIT Surat                                                                                                                                                                                                         | The release of first Instalment of grant is in process   |
|---------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
| RPD-1                                             | Statistical Downscaling for hydro climatic projections with CMIP5 Simulations to assess Impact of Climate Change                                             | Dr Subimal Ghosh (PI), IIT Mumbai, Prof A Mahesha (Co-PI), NIT Surakthal, Dr V P Dineshan (Co-PI), CWRDMKozhikode, Dr A K Sharma (Co-PI), IIT Guwahati, Dr PP Majumdar (Co- PI) IISc Bangalore, Dr Vimal Mishra (Co-PI) IIT Gandhinagar, &Dr Ashu Jain, (Co-PI), IIT Kanpur | The release of first Instalment of grant is in process   |
| Indian National Committee on Ground Water (INCGW) | Indian National Committee on Ground Water (INCGW)                                                                                                            | Indian National Committee on Ground Water (INCGW)                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | Indian National Committee on Ground Water (INCGW)        |
| 1.                                                | Ground water behaviour in Connate water areas and hard rock terrain of Orissa with respect to different schedules of pumping and varied draw-down conditions | Chief Engineer &Director, DGWS&I, Deptt. of Water Resources, Govt. of Orissa, Bhubaneshwar& Regional Director, CGWB, SER, Bhubaneshwar,                                                                                                                                     | Under Completion Draft Final Report submitted            |
| 2.                                                | Spatio-temporal modelling of ground water quality using artificial neural network                                                                            | Dr. K.P. Sudheer, Associate Prof., Dept. of Civil Engg., IIT Madras, Chennai                                                                                                                                                                                                | Under Completion Draft Final Report submitted            |
| 3.                                                | Assessment of hydrogeochemical impacts of shrimp farming on coastal watershed                                                                                | Dr. NilaRekha, Senior Scientist, Central Institute of Brackish Water Aquaculture, Chennai                                                                                                                                                                                   | Under Completion Draft Final Report submitted            |
| 4.                                                | Development of Nanofiltration Membrane Technology for Drinking Water Purification and Water Reclamation for Industrial Use                                   | Dr. Paramita Ray, Scientist, Central Salt &Marine Chemicals Research Institute, Bhavnagar, Gujarat                                                                                                                                                                          | Under Completion Draft Final Report submitted            |
| 5.                                                | Vulnerability assessment and ground water management studies in aquifers of Pondicherry                                                                      | Dr. S. Chidambaram, Associate Professor, Dept. of Earth Sciences, Annamalai University,Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu,                                                                                                                                                             | Under Completion .Draft Final Report submitted           |
| 6.                                                | Developing a Methodology for Evaluating the Impact of Rain water harvesting in Urban Areas                                                                   | Dr. G. Ravi Kumar, Asstt. Prof. in Civil Engg, Deptt. of Chemical Engg., AC Tech Anna University, Chennai                                                                                                                                                                   | Ongoing                                                  |
| 7.                                                | Study and Investigations on the Marble Waste Material (Marble Slurry) to remove the Arsenic from Ground Water                                                | Dr. R.N. Yadav, Lecturer, Govt. R.R. (PG) Autonomous College, Alwar,Rajasthan                                                                                                                                                                                               | Ongoing                                                  |
| 8.                                                | Estimation of Aquifer Potential in Jharia Coal Mining Region with suitable techniques to improve the recharge                                                | Dr. P.K. Singh, Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Science &Engg., Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad                                                                                                                                                            | Ongoing                                                  |