Lok Sabha Question No. 336 (STARRED), answered on 2018-08-09
Subject: Irrigation Projects
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN, GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR

*336.

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *336

ANSWERED ON 0 9.0 8.2018

## IRRIGATION PROJECTS

SHRI ASHOK SHANKARRAO CHAVAN SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR

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

(a) the number of minor and major irrigation projects on which work is under progress u Centrally  Sponsored  Schemes  in  Maharashtra  along  with  the estimated  cost  involved  therein including the Central/State share prescribed for the purpose, location - wise;

(b)  whether  the  Government  has  decided  to  grant  special  package  for  completion  of  ir projects to address agrarian distress in Vidarbha and M athwada and other chronically drought prone areas of Maharashtra and if so, the details thereof;

(c)  whether  the  Government  also  proposes  to  extend  the  said  special  package  to  other distress/drought prone areas of the country and if so, the details thereof along with which the decision is likely to be taken in this regard; and

(d )  if  not,  the  reasons  therefor  along  with  the  corrective  measures  taken/being  tak Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION , ROAD TRANSPORT  &  HIGHWAYS AND SHIPPING

( SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

( a) to (d) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT  REFERRED TO IN  REPLY  TO  PART s (a)  TO  (d)  OF  STARRED QUESTION NO. *336. TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 09.08.2018 REGARDING 'IRRIGATION PROJECTS'  ASKED BY SHRI ASHOK  SHANKARRAO CHAVAN & SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR , HON'BLE MPs

- (a) Water  Resources  Projects  are  planned,  funded,  executed  and  maintained  by  the Governments  themselves  as  per  their  own  resources  and  priority.  In  order  to  suppleme efforts, Government of India provides technical and financial assistance to State Gover encourage sustainable development and efficient management of water resources through v schemes  and  programmes  such  as  Accelerated  Irrigation  Benefits  Pr ogramme (AIBP),  Surface Minor Irrigation (SMI) etc. under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY).

Ninety - nine (99) on -going Major/Medium Irrigation (MMI) projects (including 26 irrigati projects of Maharashtra) under PMKSY - AIBP, having ultimate irrigation potential of 76.03 lakh ha. and balance estimated cost of Rs. 77595 cr. have been prioritized in consultation wit completion  in  phases  up  to  December,  2019  along  with  their  Command  Area  Development Water Management (CADWM) works. Funding mechanism through NABARD has been approved by the Government for both Central and State share. Details of the 26 projects in Maharas Annexure .

Norms of Central Assistance as per the guidelines for PMKSY - AIBP are given below: -

| MMI                                                                                                       | Central :State   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|
| For North - Eastern and Hilly States                                                                      | 90:10            |
| For area under Drought Prone Area Programme(DPAP)/ Development Programme (DDP) area and National Projects | Desert 60:40     |
| For General Category State                                                                                | 25:75            |

However, 20% cost escalation on approved cost (AIBP component) of project as on Marc 2012 is allowed for providing central assistance (CA). Rest of cost is to be borne by States.

Further, no proposal has been received from the State Government under SMI component of PMKSY.

- (b) Special package for 83 SMI projects and 8 MMI projects in Vidarbha, Marathwada and o drought prone areas of Maharashtra having balance potential of 3.77 Lha. and balance co 13651.61 cr. has been approved by the Gov ernment on 18.07.2018. Central assistannce component is Rs. 3831.41 cr. Rest of cost is to be borne by the State.
- (c) & (d) The above mentioned special package is for Vidarbha, Marathwada and other drou prone areas of Maharashtra only, keeping in view of their peculiar conditions. However, 59 project benefitting drought prone areas in 11 States, having Ultimate Irrigation Potential (UI Lha.  and  balance  estimated  cost  of  Rs.    30407.62  Cr.  (AIBP  component)  are  part  of prioritized PMKSY - AIBP projects.

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## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Starred Q.No. *336 to be answered in Lok Sabha on 09.08.2018 regarding 'Irrigation Projects'

## Details of 26  Priority projects of Maharashtra

|   Sl. No. | ProjectName              |   Balance cost (Rs. In crore) as on 01.04.16 | Disticts Benefitted          |
|-----------|--------------------------|----------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
|         1 | Waghur                   |                                      648.34  | Jalgaon                      |
|         2 | Bawanthadi (IS)          |                                      241.542 | Bhandara                     |
|         3 | Lower Dudhna             |                                      699.848 | Parbhani, Jalna              |
|         4 | Tillari                  |                                      337.742 | Sindhudurg                   |
|         5 | Lower Wardha             |                                      844.172 | Wardha                       |
|         6 | Lower Panzara            |                                      158.74  | Dhule                        |
|         7 | Nandur Madhmeshwar Ph-II |                                      442.43  | Aurangabad                   |
|         8 | Gosikhurd (NP)           |                                     6610.08  | Nagpur, Bhandara, Chandrapur |
|         9 | Upper Pen Ganga          |                                      904.898 | Yavatmal, Parbhani, Nanded   |
|        10 | Bembla                   |                                     1866.4   | Yavatmal                     |
|        11 | Tarali                   |                                      423.444 | Satara                       |
|        12 | Dhom Balaakwadi          |                                      380.87  | Pune,Satara                  |
|        13 | Arjuna                   |                                      300.186 | Ratnagiri                    |
|        14 | Upper Kundalika          |                                      117.22  | Beed                         |
|        15 | Aruna                    |                                      245.298 | Sindhudurg                   |
|        16 | Krishna Koyana Lift      |                                     2060.56  | Solapur, Sangli              |
|        17 | Gadnadi                  |                                      281.282 | Ratnagiri                    |
|        18 | Dongargaon               |                                       13.654 | Chandrapur                   |
|        19 | Sangola Branch Canal     |                                      687.782 | Solapur                      |
|        20 | Khadakpurna              |                                      364.536 | Buldhana                     |
|        21 | Warna                    |                                     1050.33  | Kolhapur, Sangli             |
|        22 | Morna (Gureghar)         |                                      121.39  | Satara                       |
|        23 | Lower Pedhi              |                                      612.602 | Amravati, Akola              |
|        24 | Wang project             |                                      128.672 | Satara                       |
|        25 | Naradave (Mahammadwadi)  |                                      135.048 | Sindhudurg                   |
|        26 | Kudali                   |                                      272.748 | Satara                       |

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