Lok Sabha Question No. 2674 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-02
Subject: Conservation of Water
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: KUNWAR HARIBANSH SINGH, GAJANAN CHANDRAKANT KIRTIKAR, SUDHEER GUPTA, BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO, ANTO  ANTONY, T. RADHAKRISHNAN, S. RAJENDRAN, VIJAY KUMAR S.R.

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

## LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO. 2674

ANSWERED ON 02.0 8.201 8

## CONSERVATION OF WATE R

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

(a) whether the people's movement for water conservation has been intensified in the country and if so, the details thereof;

(b)  whether  the  Government  has  launched  a  video  contest  titled  'Jal  Bachao,  Video  Banao, Puruskar Pao' recently;

(c) if so, the details there of;

(d) whether the Government has set up National Water Mission (NWM) for conservation of w and minimizing its wastage and if so, the details thereof and the success achieved in th far; and

(e) the other steps taken/being taken by the Government for conservation of water and mini its wastage in the country?

## ANSWER

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

( SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHW AL )

( a) A number of  State Governments and a number of Non - Govt.  Organizations have taken steps to make water conservation as people's movement.  Some of the examples include Sufalam Sujalam Jal Abhiyan in Gujarat, Mukhya Mantri Jal Swavlamban Ab hiyan in Rajasthan , Mission Kakatiyain Telanga na etc.

(b)&  (c)  In  an  attempt  to  engage  with  the  people  of  India  on  the  important  issues conservation and water management, the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development Ganga Rejuvenation has la unched a video contest titled 'Jal Bachao, Video Banao, Puruskar Pao'.

The Ministry has joined hands with MyGov portal of the Government of India to ru contest. Three winners will be chosen every fortnight.

In the contest, any Indian citizen can upload their video entries on YouTube and publicly accessible link on the Video link section of MyGov contest page www.mygov.in .

The  participants  will be  judged  on  the  basis  of  elements  of  creativity,  origina composition, technical excellence, artistic merit, quality of video, content and visual prize  amount  is  Rs  25,000/ - ,  Rs  15,000/ - and  Rs  10,000/ - for  first,  second  and  third  positio ns respectively.

(d)& (e)The Government of India has set up National Water Mission under National Action on Climate Change (NAPCC) to ensure integrated water resource management of the country.

The main objective of the National Water Mission is 'c onservation of water, minimizing wastage  and  ensuring  its  more  equitable  distribution  both  across  and  within  States. identified  goals  of  the  Mission  are:  (a)  comprehensive  water  data  base  in  public  do assessment of impact of climate change on water resource; (b) promotion of citizen and state ac for water conservation, augmentation and preservation; (c) focused attention to vulner including over - exploited areas; (d) increasing water use efficiency by 20%, and (e) promo basin level integrated water resources management.

The main activities undertaken by NWM to achieve its goal include (i) studies or i climate change in 7 river basin (ii) capacity building & training  of stake  holders ( e line studies for i mproving water use efficiency (iv) benchmarking studies for water use in certa of industries (v) preparation of state specific plans for water sector etc.

Other steps :

Water being a State subject, initiatives on water management including conservat rainwater harvesting/artificial recharge to ground water is primarily States' responsibility. However, steps  taken  by  the  Central  Government  for  conservation  of  ground water  are  available  at  the following URLhttp://mowr.gov.in/sites/default/files/MeasuresForGW - Depletion 2pdf.

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