Lok Sabha Question No. 1532 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-09
Subject: World Bank Report on Availability of Water
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: R.P. MARUTHARAJAA

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1532

ANSWERED ON 09.03.2017

## WORLD BANK REPORT ON AVAILABILITY OF WATER

## 1532.       SHRI R.P. MARUTHARAJAA

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

- (a)  whether  the  World  Bank  has  recently  conducted  a  study  on  the  water  resources  sector  of  the  country including Tamil Nadu, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether availability of water may not be sufficient enough due to excessive exploitation of ground water as per the said report, if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  World  Bank  has  provided  financial  assistance  for  certain  projects  in  the  water  resources sector of the country; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof, State/ project-wise?

## ANSWER

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

(DR. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)

(a)  &  (b)  World  Bank  undertakes  studies  on  many  aspects  which  may  include  water  resources  sector.

However, no such recent study on water resources sector of the country including Tamil Nadu has been made available to this Ministry by the World Bank.

- (c) & (d) There are four ongoing World Bank Aided Projects in water resources sector (mainly in irrigation sector). List of these projects along with the status/progress is at Annexure-I . A list of the completed and closed World Bank Aided Projects in water sector is at Annexure-II .

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## Annexure-I

(Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  Parts  (c)  &  (d)  of  the  Unstarred  Question  No.1532  to  be  answered  on  09.03.2017  in  the  Lok  Sabha regarding 'World Bank Report on Availability of Water')

## Status of ongoing World Bank Aided Projects in water resources (irrigation) sector

As on February, 2017

72.

|   S. No. | Funding Agency   | Name of State              | Name of Project                                                           | Agreement date/ Closing date   |   Project cost US $ In Million | Loan amount US$/X in mill   | Loan amount US$/X in mill   | State Govt. share US$ in mill   | Cumulative disbursement US$/XDR in mill   |
|----------|------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|        1 | WB               | Andhra Pradesh & Telangana | 7897-IN: Water Sector Improvement Project                                 | 14.08.2010/ 28.07.2018         |                         988.97 | IBRD                        | 450.60 (USD)                | 529                             | 255.51 (USD)                              |
|        2 | WB               | Madhya Pradesh             | 7943-IN: Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project                       | 18.04.2012 30.06.2018          |                         279.3  | IBRD                        | 139.65 (USD)                | 72. 73                          | 0.44 (USD)                                |
|        2 | WB               | Madhya Pradesh             | 4787-IN: Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project                       | 18.04.2012 30.06.2018          |                         279.3  | IDA                         | 93.02 (XDR)                 | 72. 73                          | 41.70 (XDR)                               |
|        3 | WB               | West Bengal                | 8090-IN: West Bengal Accelerated Development of Minor Irrigation Project  | 19.03.2012/ 31.12.2017         |                         205    | IBRD                        | 30 USD                      | 50                              | 1.22 (USD)                                |
|        3 | WB               | West Bengal                | 5014-IN : West Bengal Accelerated Development of Minor Irrigation Project | 19.03.2012/ 31.12.2017         |                         205    | IDA                         | 78.20 (XDR)                 | 50                              | 36.23 (XDR)                               |
|        4 | WB               | Uttar Pradesh              | 5298 IN : Uttar Pradesh Water Sector Restructuring Project, Phase-II      | 10.12.2013/ 31.10.2010         |                         515    | IDA                         | 239.40 (XDR)                | 155                             | 57.17 (XDR)                               |

## Annexure-II

(Annexure referred to in reply to Parts (c) & (d) of the Unstarred Question No.1532 to be answered on 09.03.2017 in the Lok Sabha regarding 'World Bank Report on Availability of Water')

## List of the completed & closed World Bank Aided Projects in water resources (mainly irrigation) sector

|   Sl. No. | Funding Agency   | Name of State             | Name of the Project                                                                               | Agreement date / Closing date   | Cost of Project US $ in million   | Loan amount US $ in million   |
|-----------|------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|         1 | WB               | Madhya Pradesh            | Madhya Pradesh Water Sector Restructuring Project                                                 | 30.11.2004/ 30.06.2015          | 412.50 USD                        | 378.40 USD                    |
|         2 | WB               | Maharashtra               | Maharashtra Water Sector Improvement Project                                                      | 19.08.2005/ 28.03.2014          | 394 USD                           | 298.28 USD                    |
|         3 | WB               | Multi-state               | Multi-State Hydrology Project-II                                                                  | 19.1.2006/ 31.12.2014           | 631 INR                           | 91.58 USD                     |
|         4 | WB               | Rajasthan                 | Rajasthan Water Sector Restructuring Project                                                      | 15.03.2002/ 31.03.2013          | -                                 | 105.80 USD                    |
|         5 | WB               | Odisha                    | Odisha Community Tanks Management Project                                                         | 27.01.2009/ 30.06.2016          | 76.39 USD                         | 56.59 USD                     |
|         6 | WB               | Tamil Nadu                | Tamil Nadu Irrigated Agriculture Modernization and Water-bodies Restoration &Management Project-I | 12.02.2007/ 30.06.2015          | 566 USD                           | 485 USD                       |
|         7 | WB               | Andhra Pradesh& Telangana | Andhra Pradesh &Telangana Community Based Tank Management Project                                 | 08.06.2007/ 31.07.2016          | 217.80 USD                        | 87 USD                        |