Lok Sabha Question No. 234 (STARRED), answered on 2016-12-01
Subject: Check Dams
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: NEELAM SONKER

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. † *234

ANSWERED ON 01.12.2016

## CHECK DAMS

| †*234.                                                                                                                                                             | SHRIMATI NEELAM SONKER                                                                                                                                             |
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| Will the Minister of WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND REJUVENATION be pleased to state:                                                                      | GANGA                                                                                                                                                              |
| (a) whether the Government has formulated schemes for construction of small check dams and so, the details thereof;                                                | (a) whether the Government has formulated schemes for construction of small check dams and so, the details thereof;                                                |
| (b) whether these dams have been or are likely to be constructed through Panchayats and Non-                                                                       | (b) whether these dams have been or are likely to be constructed through Panchayats and Non-                                                                       |
| Governmental Organizations and if so, the details thereof; and (c) the State-wise number of such dams constructed during the last three years and the current year | Governmental Organizations and if so, the details thereof; and (c) the State-wise number of such dams constructed during the last three years and the current year |
| ANSWER                                                                                                                                                             | ANSWER                                                                                                                                                             |
| THE MINISTER OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA                                                                                                       | THE MINISTER OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA                                                                                                       |
| (a) to (c) A                                                                                                                                                       | statement is laid on the Table of the House.                                                                                                                       |

## STATEMENT REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF STARRED QUESTION NO. *234  ANSWERED ON 01.12.2016 IN LOK SABHA REGARDING 'CHECK DAMS' ASKED BY SHRIMATI NEELAM SONKER, HON'BLE M.P :

(a)  to  (c)  Central  Ground  Water  Board  (CGWB)  has  prepared  a  conceptual  document  entitled 'Master  Plan  for  Artificial  Recharge  to  Ground  Water  in  India'  during  2013,  which  envisages construction  of  different  types  of  artificial  recharge  structures  including  Check  Dams  in  the Country. The Master Plan envisages construction of 1.11 crore structures including 7, 01,818 Check Dams  in  the  Country.    The  Master  Plan  has  been  circulated  to  all  State  Governments  for implementation.

Further,  as  per  the  information  available,  as  on  28.11.2016,  7108  Check  Dams  were  constructed from  2013-14  onwards  at  an  expenditure  of  Rs.  45210.94  lakhs  under  the  scheme  of  NRDWP (National Rural Drinking Water Programme) of Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation.  Statewise details are given at Annexure-I.

In  addition  to  above,  144876  Check  Dams  have  also  been  constructed  under  Mahatma  Gandhi National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Act  (MGNREGA)  from  2013-14.  State-wise  details  of number of check dams constructed under MGNREGA from the year 2013-14 onwards are given at Annexure-II. State-wise  details  of  expenditure  incurred  on  Natural  Resources  Management  of MGNREGA  under  which  works  like  check  dams,  contour  trenches,  terracing,  contour  bunds, boulder check, gabion structures,  micro/minor irrigation works, desilting of irrigation tanks/water bodies  etc,  are  taken  up  is    given  at Annexure-III. The construction  of  Check  Dams  is  being undertaken by States Governments.

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Annexure  referred  in  reply  to  Part  (a)  to  (c)  of  the  Lok  Sabha  Starred  Q.No.  234  dated 01.12.2016 regarding 'Check Dams'

No. of Check Dams (2013-14 onwards) as on 28/11/2016

| S. No.   | State Name         |   Check Dams |   Estimated Cost in Lakhs |   Expenditure in Lakhs |
|----------|--------------------|--------------|---------------------------|------------------------|
| 1        | ANDAMANand NICOBAR |            0 |                      0    |                   0    |
| 2        | ANDHRA PRADESH     |            0 |                      0    |                   0    |
| 3        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH  |          183 |                   1461.27 |                 709.27 |
| 4        | ASSAM              |            0 |                      0    |                   0    |
| 5        | BIHAR              |            0 |                      0    |                   0    |
| 6        | CHATTISGARH        |          314 |                   2786.65 |                 816.99 |
| 7        | GUJARAT            |          212 |                   6142.74 |                  32.52 |
| 8        | HARYANA            |            0 |                      0    |                   0    |
| 9        | HIMACHAL PRADESH   |           93 |                    995.47 |                 369.85 |
| 10       | JAMMU AND KASHMIR  |          114 |                   2784.22 |                 908.71 |
| 11       | JHARKHAND          |           17 |                   2186.51 |                2131.8  |
| 12       | KARNATAKA          |         2253 |                  18985.1  |                4951.05 |
| 13       | KERALA             |            9 |                   2394.26 |                 176.33 |
| 14       | MADHYAPRADESH      |         1574 |                   9345.52 |                5529.18 |
| 15       | MAHARASHTRA        |          639 |                   3502.25 |                1529.67 |
| 16       | MANIPUR            |            4 |                     66.5  |                  51.26 |
| 17       | MEGHALAYA          |            0 |                      0    |                   0    |
| 18       | MIZORAM            |            0 |                      0    |                   0    |
| 19       | NAGALAND           |            0 |                      0    |                   0    |
| 20       | ODISHA             |           11 |                     81.98 |                   8.61 |
| 21       | PUDUCHERRY         |            0 |                      0    |                   0    |
| 22       | PUNJAB             |            0 |                      0    |                   0    |
| 23       | RAJASTHAN          |            3 |                   1491.29 |                  82.25 |
| 24       | SIKKIM             |            0 |                      0    |                   0    |
| 25       | TAMIL NADU         |         1287 |                  10876.1  |                9405.53 |
| 26       | TELANGANA          |            0 |                      0    |                   0    |
| 27       | TRIPURA            |            1 |                      1    |                   1    |
| 28       | UTTAR PRADESH      |          348 |                  28549.9  |               18491.5  |
| 29       | UTTARAKHAND        |           46 |                     71.31 |                  15.39 |
| 30       | WEST BENGAL        |            0 |                      0    |                   0    |
| Total    | Total              |         7108 |                  91722.1  |               45210.9  |

Annexure referred in reply to Part (a) to (c) of the Lok Sabha Starred Q.No. 234 dated 01.12.2016 regarding 'Check Dams'

MGNREGA No. of Check Dams constructed

|       |                     | Completed Works (in Nos.)   | Completed Works (in Nos.)   | Completed Works (in Nos.)   | Completed Works (in Nos.)   |
|-------|---------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| S No. | States              | 2013-14                     | 2014-15                     | 2015-16                     | 2016-17*                    |
| 1     | ANDHRA PRADESH      | 8                           | 50                          | 59                          | 58                          |
| 2     | ARUNACHAL PRADESH   | 2                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           |
| 3     | ASSAM               | 33                          | 19                          | 25                          | 15                          |
| 4     | BIHAR               | 1019                        | 369                         | 523                         | 264                         |
| 5     | CHHATTISGARH        | 1358                        | 1184                        | 836                         | 1481                        |
| 6     | GOA                 | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           |
| 7     | GUJARAT             | 826                         | 1266                        | 844                         | 1033                        |
| 8     | HARYANA             | 105                         | 48                          | 57                          | 18                          |
| 9     | HIMACHAL PRADESH    | 788                         | 607                         | 660                         | 562                         |
| 10    | JAMMU AND KASHMIR   | 356                         | 176                         | 408                         | 215                         |
| 11    | JHARKHAND           | 695                         | 489                         | 624                         | 1295                        |
| 12    | KARNATAKA           | 6651                        | 5549                        | 6737                        | 3421                        |
| 13    | KERALA              | 898                         | 931                         | 595                         | 184                         |
| 14    | MADHYAPRADESH       | 13215                       | 8088                        | 4691                        | 4363                        |
| 15    | MAHARASHTRA         | 3216                        | 5246                        | 5540                        | 6166                        |
| 16    | MANIPUR             | 51                          | 17                          | 28                          | 5                           |
| 17    | MEGHALAYA           | 173                         | 216                         | 386                         | 157                         |
| 18    | MIZORAM             | 5                           | 9                           | 12                          | 0                           |
| 19    | NAGALAND            | 28                          | 14                          | 103                         | 28                          |
| 20    | ODISHA              | 2135                        | 1436                        | 1552                        | 2748                        |
| 21    | PUNJAB              | 6                           | 2                           | 5                           | 1                           |
| 22    | RAJASTHAN           | 2435                        | 2796                        | 2636                        | 4142                        |
| 23    | SIKKIM              | 3                           | 2                           | 1                           | 3                           |
| 24    | TAMIL NADU          | 627                         | 789                         | 826                         | 626                         |
| 25    | TELANGANA           | 94                          | 244                         | 452                         | 4908                        |
| 26    | TRIPURA             | 2352                        | 3003                        | 1352                        | 490                         |
| 27    | UTTAR PRADESH       | 2132                        | 1903                        | 3258                        | 1626                        |
| 28    | UTTARAKHAND         | 602                         | 305                         | 419                         | 261                         |
| 29    | WEST BENGAL         | 1009                        | 1000                        | 877                         | 720                         |
| 30    | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           |
| 31    | DADRA &NAGARHAVELI  | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           |
| 32    | DAMAN &DIU          | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           |
| 33    | LAKSHADWEEP         | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           |
| 34    | PUDUCHERRY          | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           |
|       | Total               | 40822                       | 35758                       | 33506                       | 34790                       |

## Annexure referred in reply to Part (a) to (c) of the Lok Sabha Starred Q.No. 234 dated 01.12.2016 regarding 'Check Dams'

|       |                     | Public Works Relating To Natural Resources Management Expenditure onNRM Works (Takenup)   | Public Works Relating To Natural Resources Management Expenditure onNRM Works (Takenup)   | Public Works Relating To Natural Resources Management Expenditure onNRM Works (Takenup)   | Public Works Relating To Natural Resources Management Expenditure onNRM Works (Takenup)   |
|-------|---------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No. | State               | 2013-14                                                                                   | 2014-15                                                                                   | 2015-16                                                                                   | 2016-17 as on 25/11/2016                                                                  |
| 1     | Andaman And Nicobar | 0.00                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                      |
| 2     | Andhra Pradesh      | 56003.81                                                                                  | 83119.04                                                                                  | 219432.52                                                                                 | 189981.93                                                                                 |
| 3     | Arunachal Pradesh   | 98.22                                                                                     | 399.54                                                                                    | 1868.42                                                                                   | 2557.24                                                                                   |
| 4     | Assam               | 9758.91                                                                                   | 11433.52                                                                                  | 18665.37                                                                                  | 38223.79                                                                                  |
| 5     | Bihar               | 40169.25                                                                                  | 33835.59                                                                                  | 61890.80                                                                                  | 57977.07                                                                                  |
| 6     | Chhattisgarh        | 37116.44                                                                                  | 65617.32                                                                                  | 67409.62                                                                                  | 114121.39                                                                                 |
| 7     | Goa                 | 43.99                                                                                     | 141.35                                                                                    | 102.46                                                                                    | 61.69                                                                                     |
| 8     | Gujarat             | 8966.14                                                                                   | 11585.08                                                                                  | 21996.53                                                                                  | 27798.67                                                                                  |
| 9     | Haryana             | 13161.48                                                                                  | 8310.48                                                                                   | 8366.58                                                                                   | 12505.24                                                                                  |
| 10    | Himachal Pradesh    | 25923.62                                                                                  | 19775.22                                                                                  | 17392.75                                                                                  | 14260.47                                                                                  |
| 11    | Jammu And Kashmir   | 8744.96                                                                                   | 7219.05                                                                                   | 19881.00                                                                                  | 10137.48                                                                                  |
| 12    | Jharkhand           | 26845.20                                                                                  | 33504.56                                                                                  | 47635.36                                                                                  | 64774.43                                                                                  |
| 13    | Karnataka           | 63559.02                                                                                  | 53394.09                                                                                  | 66917.40                                                                                  | 73188.61                                                                                  |
| 14    | Kerala              | 63726.45                                                                                  | 96234.91                                                                                  | 85322.61                                                                                  | 87527.47                                                                                  |
| 15    | Lakshadweep         | 21.34                                                                                     | 16.26                                                                                     | 5.12                                                                                      | 0.00                                                                                      |
| 16    | Madhya Pradesh      | 62363.71                                                                                  | 71975.88                                                                                  | 63030.27                                                                                  | 77220.00                                                                                  |
| 17    | Maharashtra         | 23765.64                                                                                  | 58760.03                                                                                  | 71854.35                                                                                  | 57118.64                                                                                  |
| 18    | Manipur             | 1774.11                                                                                   | 6857.71                                                                                   | 8190.30                                                                                   | 14817.83                                                                                  |
| 19    | Meghalaya           | 2876.07                                                                                   | 5535.52                                                                                   | 5948.88                                                                                   | 15608.11                                                                                  |
| 20    | Mizoram             | 1301.22                                                                                   | 5271.73                                                                                   | 18758.93                                                                                  | 3214.07                                                                                   |
| 21    | Nagaland            | 1645.17                                                                                   | 1002.40                                                                                   | 5017.35                                                                                   | 13390.84                                                                                  |
| 22    | Odisha              | 20831.79                                                                                  | 43189.39                                                                                  | 78241.99                                                                                  | 79490.56                                                                                  |
| 23    | Puducherry          | 740.40                                                                                    | 465.00                                                                                    | 804.47                                                                                    | 759.38                                                                                    |
| 24    | Punjab              | 6644.96                                                                                   | 9063.86                                                                                   | 13969.24                                                                                  | 20517.96                                                                                  |
| 25    | Rajasthan           | 60465.18                                                                                  | 127798.51                                                                                 | 162566.90                                                                                 | 165193.72                                                                                 |
| 26    | Sikkim              | 2717.34                                                                                   | 2000.17                                                                                   | 3013.84                                                                                   | 3563.56                                                                                   |
| 27    | Tamil Nadu          | 273071.92                                                                                 | 247359.05                                                                                 | 383893.37                                                                                 | 299741.51                                                                                 |
| 28    | Telangana           | 75.23                                                                                     | 41262.74                                                                                  | 89834.18                                                                                  | 60227.42                                                                                  |
| 29    | Tripura             | 45119.33                                                                                  | 48183.66                                                                                  | 75173.24                                                                                  | 51531.31                                                                                  |
| 30    | Uttar Pradesh       | 41211.54                                                                                  | 57814.94                                                                                  | 122144.42                                                                                 | 188714.19                                                                                 |
| 31    | Uttarakhand         | 9293.70                                                                                   | 8320.78                                                                                   | 13238.56                                                                                  | 15272.69                                                                                  |
| 32    | West Bengal         | 103911.95                                                                                 | 165325.65                                                                                 | 213617.76                                                                                 | 227503.12                                                                                 |
|       | Total               | 1011948.09                                                                                | 1324773.03                                                                                | 1966184.59                                                                                | 1987000.39                                                                                |