Lok Sabha Question No. 324 (STARRED), answered on 2018-08-09
Subject: Drinking Water Schemes in Jammu and Kashmir
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 324 (4 th  Position)

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.08.2018

## Drinking Water Schemes in Jammu and Kashmir

## †*324. SHRI JUGAL KISHORE:

Will the Minister of DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of ongoing drinking water schemes in Jammu and Kashmir;
- (b) whether the Government has any scheme for providing clean drinking water and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  any  proposal/scheme  to  meet  the  shortage  of drinking water of the cities of Jammu and Kashmir by supplying the water of Chenab river;
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the financial allocation made/proposed to be made in this regard; and
- (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER MINISTER FOR DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION (SUSHREE UMA BHARTI)

- (a) to (e)   A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## Statement referred to in the reply to Lok Sabha Starred Question No. 324 (4 th Position) due for reply on 09.08.2018

- (a) As reported by State Government of Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) on Integrated Management  Information  System  (IMIS)  of  this  Ministry,  there  are  2,004 ongoing  Piped  Water  Supply  (PWS)  schemes  under  various  stages  of implementation as on 06.08.2018 in the State. Out of these, 786 are MultiVillage PWS schemes, 507 are Single Village PWS schemes and 711 Tube wells / Hand pumps.
- (b) Yes Madam. This Ministry supplements the efforts made by state government including J&K, technically and financially for providing safe drinking water to rural population under National Rural  Drinking  Water  Programme (NRDWP).
- (c) Urban water supply is a state subject and it is the responsibility of the State Governments / Urban Local Bodies (ULBs) to plan, design, execute, operate and  maintain  water  supply  projects.  However,  Ministry  of  Housing  and Urban  Affairs  (MoHUA)  facilitates  in  framing  broad  policies,  policies, programmes and guidelines on urban water supply and provides Additional Central Assistance (ACA) under various programmes run from time-to-time. As  per  information  received  from  MoHUA,  Government  of  India  has launched 'Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT)'  on  25th  June,  2015.  Water  supply  is  one  of  the  eligible components  for  funding  under  AMRUT.  The  Mission  covers  all  the  500 cities/towns in the Country having a population of 1 Lakh and above. Under AMRUT, 7 water  supply  projects  at  an  estimated  cost  of  Rs.  53.08  Crore have been sanctioned for Jammu & Kashmir.

However, none of the aforesaid 7 proposals derive water from Chenab River.  As  per  the  information  received  from  Government  of  Jammu  & Kashmir,  a  water  supply  project  for  Jammu  titled  'Augmentation  of  water supply  to  Jammu  City  from  surface  water  source  river  Chenab'  had  been forwarded to Government of India for considering under external assistance. This  proposal  has  been  currently  included  in  the  rolling  plan  of  JICA  for funding.

- (d) The details of 'Augmentation of water supply to Jammu City from surface water source river Chenab' with proposed costing of Rs. 624.52 Cr. are as under:
- o To  provide  135  lpcd  potable  water  supply  to  population  within  287Sq. Km. of Greater Jammu.
- o To increase Drinking Water Availability by 55 MGD to meet up the water demand up to year 2031 (Phase-I).
- (e) This does not arise.