Lok Sabha Question No. 2621 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-02
Subject: Loss of Potable Water
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: KAUSHAL KISHORE

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

## LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO. 2621

ANSWERED ON 02.0 8.201 8

## LOSS OF POTABLE WATE R

## 2621. SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE

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

- (a) whether the Government has conducted any study to assess the total loss of potable wa wastage in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereo f;
- (c)  whether  any  new  initiatives  have  been  taken  by  the  Government  to  encourage conservation in the country; 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)No,  Madam.  No  such  study  has  been  conducted  by  Ministry  of  Water  Resources,  Riv Development and Ganga Rejuvenation.
- (b) In view of (a ) above, does not arise.
- (c) &  (d) Water  being  a  State  subject,  s teps  for  augmentation,  conservation  and  efficien management of water resources are primarily undertaken by the respective State Governme order to supplement their efforts, Central Government provides technical and financial as them throu gh various schemes and programmes. The s teps taken by the Central Government to encourage water conservation is annexed .

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTs  (c)  &  (d)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2621 TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 02.08.2018 REGARDING ' LOSS OF POTABLE WATER '

- ( i ) Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation (MoWR, RD & GR) has launched a fortnightly contest 'Jal Bachao, Video Banao, Puraskar Pao' on 10 th July, 2018. In the contest, any Indian citi zen can upload their video entries on YouTube and enter  the  publicly  accessible  link  on  Video  link  section  of  MyGov  contest  p www.mygov.in.  The  videos  should  capture  the  efforts,  significant  contributions practices in the field of water conserv ation, optimum water utilization and Water Resources, Development and  Management  in  different parts  of  the  country.  Any  innovat advertisement / commercial on water conservation is also welcome.
- ( ii ) Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs has brought out Model Building Bye Laws (MBBL), 2016  which  have  the  provision  for  Rainwater  Harvesting.  As  per  MBBL -2016,  it  is mandatory to have rainwater harvesting provision for all plots with more than 100 area.  As per MBBL - 2016, rainwater harvesting has been made m andatory for all the public and commercial buildings. These model building bye - laws have been shared with the States for adoption. 32 States / UTs have adopted rainwater harvesting feature of MBBL -2016.
- ( iii ) The Government has launched National Water Mission with the objective of conservati water,  minimizing  wastage  and  ensuring  its  more  equitable  distribution  both  acr within States through integrated water resources development and management.
- ( iv ) W ater conservation and water harvesting structures to augment ground water const special  focus  area  for  MGNREGA  works  and  about  2/3rd  of  the  expenditure  is  dire related to construction of such structures.
- ( v) Central Government has launched Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY) with the vision of extending the coverage of irrigation 'Har Khet ko Pani' and improving water use efficiency 'More crop per drop' in a focused manner with end to end solution on source creation, distribution, managemen t, field application and extension activities. Minist Agriculture is promoting efficient water conveyance and precision water application like drips, sprinklers, pivots, construction of micro - irrigation structures, etc.
- ( vi ) Some  other  initiatives /measures  taken  by  the  Central  Government  for  conservation  an improvement of availability of ground water are as under:

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- Central  Ground  Water  Board  (CGWB)  has  prepared  a  conceptual  document  title 'Master Plan for Artificial Recharge to Ground Water in India' during the year 2013 envisaging  construction  of  1.11  Crore  Rainwater  Harvesting  and  Artificial  Rec structures  in  the  country  to  harness  85  Billion  Cubic  Meters  (BCM)  of  water augmented ground water resources will enh anc  the availability of water for various purposes.  The  Master  Plan  has  been  circulated  to  all  State  Governments implementation.
- CGWB has taken up Aquifer Mapping and Management programme (NAQUIM) under the scheme of Ground Water Management and Regulation. The Aquifer Mapping is aimed  to  delineate  aquifer  disposition  and  their  characterization  for  prepa aquifer/area specific ground water management plans, with community participatio
- 'Atal  Bhujal  Yojana',  envisaging  sustainable management  of  ground  water  with emphasis on demand side management through community participation in identifi over - exploited and ground water stressed areas in priority States of Haryana, Rajasthan,  Uttar  Pradesh,  Madhya  Pradesh,  Maharashtra  an d  K rnataka  has  been proposed.
- This Ministry has circulated a Model Bill to all the States/UTs to enable them suitable  ground  water  legislation  for  its  regulation  and  development  which  i provision  of  rain  water  harvesting.  So  far,  15  Stat es/UTs  have  adopted and implemented the ground water legislation on the lines of Model Bill.
- Central  Ground  Water  Authority  (CGWA),  constituted  under  'The  Environment (Protection)  Act,  1986'  for  the  purpose  of  regulation  and  control  of  ground  water develo pment  and  management  in  the  country,  has  so  far  notified  162  areas  in country for the purpose of regulation of ground water.

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