Lok Sabha Question No. 323 (STARRED), answered on 2018-08-09
Subject: Incomplete Irrigation Projects
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: SADASHIV KISAN LOKHANDE

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. †*323

ANSWERED ON 0 9.0 8.2018

## INCOMPLETE IRRIGATIO N PROJECTS

| †*323.                                                                               | SHRI SADASHIV LOKHANDE                                                                            |
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| Will the REJUVENATION                                                                | Minister of WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA be pleased to state:                     |
| (a) the number of incomplete irrigation projects which were started a decade - wise; | (a) the number of incomplete irrigation projects which were started a decade - wise;              |
| (b) the reasons for not completing the said projects ;                               | (b) the reasons for not completing the said projects ;                                            |
| (c) the current stage/status of these projects;                                      | (c) the current stage/status of these projects;                                                   |
| (d) the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government for early completion      | (d) the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government for early completion                   |
| to avoid time and cost overruns?                                                     | to avoid time and cost overruns?                                                                  |
| ANSWER                                                                               | ANSWER                                                                                            |
| THE REJUVENATION                                                                     | MINISTER OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA , ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS AND SHIPPING |
| ( SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)                                                         | ( 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. †*323 TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 09.08.2018 REGARDING ' INCOMPLETE IRRIGATION PROJECTS' ASKED BY SHRI SADASHIV LOKHANDE , HON'BLE MP.

( a) to (c) Water  Resources  Projects are planned,  funded, executed and maintained by t he State Governments themselves as per their own resources and priority.

Normal gestation period of a major irrigation project is about 15 - 20  years  and  that  of  a medium irrigation project is about 5 - 10 years. Delay in completion of irrigation projects occurs due to various reasons such as paucity of funds, interstate issues, delay in land acquisit environment and forest clearance process, change in design, rehabilitation and resettlem contractual litigations, local disputes etc.

As per the Report of the 'Working Group on Major & Medium Irrigation and Command Area Development for the XII Five Year Plan', 326 projects were indicated as ongoing at the end of XI th Plan out of which 250 projects were started before 2008.  State -wise d etails of 250 projects are at Annexure .

(d)In order to supplement the efforts of the States, Government of India provides tech financial  assistance  to  State  Governments  to  encourage  sustainable  development  and  e management  of  water  resou rces  through  various  schemes  and  programmes  such  as  Accelerated Irrigation  Benefits  Programme  (AIBP)  etc.  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi  Sinchayee  Yo (PMKSY).

Out of above mentioned 250 projects, 104 projects were included under AIBP for Ce ass istance. Out of these 104 projects, 23 projects have been reported to be completed, 1 have been reported by the States to be almost complete/closed/taken out of purview of AI one project namely Polavaram Project has been declared as Nati onal Project as per Andhra Pradesh R eorganization Act and balance 61 projects have been prioritized during 2016 - 17 under PMKSY AIBP for completion in phases by December, 2019 along with other 38 projects, in consu with States.

The ninety -nine ( 99) projects prioritized during 2016 - 17 have ultimate irrigation potential of  76.03  lakh  ha.  and  balance  estimated  cost  of  Rs.77595  cr.  Funding  mechanism  th NABARD  has  been  approved  by  the  Government  for  both  Central  and  State  share.States  h report ed that AIBP works of 31 prioritized projects have been completed/almost completed a of projects are planned to be completed in phases by Dec., 2019.

Annexure referred to in reply to part s ( ) to (c) of Starred Question No. †* 323 to be answered in Lok Sabha on 09.08.2018 regarding 'Incomplete Irrigation Projects'

## State - wise details of 250 projects ( Ongoing at the end of 11 th 5 year plan, started before 2008)

| Sr. No   | State          |   No. of Projects | Taken under AIBP   | Completed Projects under AIBP   | Reported Almost complete/closed/ta ken out of purview of AIBP   | Prioritized under PMKSY -AIBP for completion by Dec., 2019   |
|----------|----------------|-------------------|--------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh |                36 | 11                 | 1                               | -                                                               | 9                                                            |
| 2        | Assam          |                 3 | 3                  | -                               | -                                                               | 3                                                            |
| 3        | Bihar          |                 7 | 3                  | -                               | 1                                                               | 2                                                            |
| 4        | Chhattisgarh   |                 6 | 3                  | -                               | 1                                                               | 2                                                            |
| 5        | Goa            |                 1 | 1                  | -                               | -                                                               | 1                                                            |
| 6        | Gujarat        |                 8 | 3                  | 2                               | -                                                               | 1                                                            |
| 7        | Haryana        |                 2 | -                  | -                               | -                                                               | -                                                            |
| 8        | Jharkhand      |                 7 | 1                  | -                               | -                                                               | 1                                                            |
| 9        | Karnataka      |                20 | 5                  | -                               | 3                                                               | 2                                                            |
| 10       | Kerala         |                 4 | 2                  | -                               | -                                                               | 2                                                            |
| 11       | Madhya Pradesh |                19 | 10                 | 1                               | 2                                                               | 7                                                            |
| 12       | Maharashtra    |               108 | 41                 | 19                              | 3                                                               | 19                                                           |
| 13       | Manipur        |                 2 | 2                  | -                               | 1                                                               | 1                                                            |
| 14       | Odisha         |                17 | 10                 | -                               | 3                                                               | 7                                                            |
| 15       | Punjab         |                 3 | 3                  | -                               | 1                                                               | 2                                                            |
| 16       | Uttar Pradesh  |                 5 | 4                  | -                               | 2                                                               | 2                                                            |
| 17       | West Bengal    |                 2 | 2                  | -                               | 2                                                               | -                                                            |
| Total    | Total          |               250 | 104                | 23                              | 19                                                              | 61*                                                          |

Note * In addition, Polavaram project declared as National project as per Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act.

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