Lok Sabha Question No. 3465 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-23
Subject: Use of Water in Industrial Sector
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: K. KAMARAAJ

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3465

ANSWERED ON 23.03.2017

## USE OF WATER IN INDUSTRIAL SECTOR

## 3465. DR. K. KAMARAJ

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

(a) whether water can be preserved by rationalizing the use of water in Industrial sector and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether any assessment has been made by the Government in this regard and if so, the quantum of water estimated to be preserved every year;

- (c) the quantum of water used in Industrial sector in the country in a year; and

(d) the efforts made/proposed to be made by the Government for preservation of water?

## ANSWER

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

(DR. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)

## (a) to (c) Yes, Madam.

The Central Government has formulated National Water Policy, 2012 which inter-alia recommends that industrial processes should be made more water efficient. Recycle and reuse of water, after treatment to specified standards, should also be incentivized through a properly planned tariff system.

Total  water  requirement  of  the  country  for  different  uses  for  High  Demand  scenario  has  been assessed by National Commission on Integrated Water Resources Development (NCIWRD) in the Year 1999. As per the assessment of NCIWRD, the water requirements for industrial development estimated by the Commission are 37 billion cubic meters (BCM), 67 BCM and 81 to 103 BCM for the years 2010, 2025 and 2050 respectively.

Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) constituted under Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 is regulating  ground  water  withdrawal  by  Industries/  mining  projects  in  non-Notified  areas  for  which guidelines  /  criteria  have  been  framed.  No  Objection  Certificate  for  withdrawal  of  ground  water  is granted subject to implementation of ground water recharge measures and various other conditions like metering of tube-wells for usage monitoring, recycle and reuse of water etc.

As per the latest assessment of dynamic ground water resources of India (as on 31 st March 2013) carried out jointly by Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) and State Ground Water Departments, the annual ground water draft is 253 BCM out of which about 90% i.e. 228 BCM is for irrigation use and 10% i.e. 25 BCM is for domestic and industrial uses.

(d) Water being a State subject, steps for augmentation, conservation and efficient management to ensure sustainability  of  water  resources  are  undertaken  by  the  respective  State  Governments.  In  order  to supplement  the  efforts  of   the   State   Governments,  Central   Government   provides   technical   and

financial  assistance  to  State  Governments  to  encourage  water  conservation,  sustainable  development, efficient management of water resources etc. through various schemes/programmes, namely, Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme (AIBP)' and 'Repair, Renovation and Restoration (RRR) of Water Bodies, Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchaee Yojna (PMKSY) etc.

Central Government has launched the National Water Mission with the objective of conservation of water, minimizing wastage and ensuring its more equitable distribution both across and within States through integrated water resources development and management. One of the goals of National Water Mission is increasing water use efficiency by 20%.

Government of India is presently implementing the Scheme for RRR of water bodies which has multiple objectives like comprehensive improvement and restoration of water bodies thereby increasing tank storage capacity, ground water recharge, increased availability of drinking water, improvement in agriculture/horticulture productivity, improvement of catchment areas of tank commands, environmental benefits through improved water use efficiency; by promotion of conjunctive use of surface and ground water, community participation and self-supporting system for sustainable management for each water body,  capacity  building  of  communities  in  better  water  management  and  development  of  tourism, cultural activities, etc.

Central  Water  Commission  (CWC)  under  this  Ministry  has  prepared  "General  Guidelines  for Water Audit & Water Conservation" in December, 2005 as conceptual guidelines to cover broadly three main  sectors  of  water  use  viz.  irrigation,  domestic  and  industrial.  The  aims  and  objectives  of  these guidelines are to introduce, standardize and popularize the water audit system for conservation of water in all sectors of water use and improve the water use efficiency. These guidelines were circulated among all  the  State  Governments for facilitating formulation of their own region, project, system and service specific  guidelines.  CWC  has  subsequently  also  prepared  "Guidelines  for  Improving  Water  Use Efficiency in Irrigation, Domestic & Industrial Sectors", in 2014.

CGWB  has  prepared  a  conceptual  document  entitled  'Master  Plan  for  Artificial  Recharge  to Ground  Water  in  India'  during  2013,  involving  ground  water  scientists/experts.  The  Master  Plan envisages  construction  of  1.11  crore  rain  water  harvesting  and  artificial  recharge  structures  in  the Country at an estimated cost of Rs. 79,178 crores to harness 85 BCM (Billion Cubic Meter) of water. The augmented ground water resources will enhance the  availability  of  water  for  drinking,  domestic, industrial  and  irrigation  purpose.  The  Master  Plan  has  been  circulated  to  all  State  Governments  for implementation.

Water  conservation  and  artificial  recharge  to  ground  water  are  being  undertaken  by  the  States/ Union  Territories  under  various  schemes  including  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment Guarantee  Act  (MGNREGA),  Watershed  Development  Component  (WDC)  of  the  Pradhan  Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) etc.

Besides, CGWA has issued directives to the Chief Secretaries of all States and the Administrators of all UTs to take measures to promote/adopt artificial recharge to ground water / rain water harvesting. 30 States and  UTs have made rainwater harvesting compulsory. 30 States/UTs have made rain water harvesting mandatory by enacting laws or by formulating rules & regulations or by including provisions in Building bye-laws or through suitable Government Orders.

CGWB has taken up Aquifer Mapping and Management programme during XII Plan, under the scheme  of  Ground  Water  Management  and  Regulation.  The  Aquifer  Mapping  is  aimed  to  delineate aquifer  disposition  and  their  characterization  for  preparation  of  aquifer/area  specific  ground  water management plans including the supply side intervention like artificial recharge.