Lok Sabha Question No. 4115 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-12
Subject: Rainwater Harvesting
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Mahendrabhai Kalubhai Munjpara, Sukanta Majumdar, Shankar Lalwani, Jayanta Kumar Roy, Raja Amareshwara Naik, Bhola Singh, Bharatiben Dhirubhai Shyal, Sangeeta Kumari Singh Deo

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI,

DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES,

RIVER DEVELOPMENT &

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4115

ANSWERED ON 12

## .12 .2019

## RAINWATER HARVESTING

4115. DR. MUNJPARA MAHENDRABHAI KALUBHAI DR. SUKANTA MAJUMDAR SHRI SHANKAR LALWANI DR. JAYANTA KUMAR ROY SHRI RAJA AMARESHWARA NAIK SHRI BHOLA SINGH:

DR. BHARATIBEN DHIRUBHAI SHIYAL SHRIMATI SANGEETA KUMARI SINGH DEO

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is implementing any water harvesting schemes in the country and details thereof, State - wise;

(b)  whether  the  Government  is  running  any  scheme/programme  for  converting  rainwater  into water,  if  so,  the  details  t hereof  and  the  extent  to  which  the  rainwater  is  being  harvested,  St - wise including Gujarat;

(c) the expenditure incurred by the Government for rainwater harvesting to tide over water the last two years;

(d)  whether  any  special  measures  h ave  been  taken/are  being  taken  by  the  Government  for  rainwa harvesting at village and town level during the said period and if so, the details thereof; a (e) the other steps being taken by the Government in this regard?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI & SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

## (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA )

(a)  to  (e)  Government  of  India  launched  Jal  Shakti  Abhiyan  which  is  a  time  bound  campai mission mode approach intended to improve water availability including ground water conditions in the water stressed blocks of 256 districts in India. In this regard, teams of officers from Cen along - with technical officers from Ministry of Jal Shakti were deputed to visit water stresse to work in close collaboration with district level officials to undertake suitable interventi

Water being a State subject, efforts to conserve and manage ground water is prima responsibility. A number of States have done notable work in this regard.  Of these, mention of  'Mukhyamantri  Jal  Swavlamban  Abhiyan'  in  Rajasthan,  'Jalyukt  Shibar'  in  Maharashtra,  'Sujalam Sufalam Abhiyan' in Gujarat, 'Mission Kakatiya' in Telangana, 'Neeru Chettu' in Andhra Pradesh among others.

GANGA REJUVENATION

Central  Government  supports  construction  of  water  harvesting  and  conservation primarily through Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) and Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana -Watershed Development Component (PMKSY- WDC).

As per Ministry of Rural Development, 672835 water conservation and water harve sting works have  been  completed  in  different  States  under  MGNREGS  during  the  last  two  financial (Annexure- I) with cumulative expenditure of Rs 11772.86 Cr as uploaded by the States in Mana Information System.

Also, as per Ministry of Rural Development, Department of Land Resources, 6.08 Lakh water harvesting structures have been created/rejuvenated in different states under PMKSY - WDC  component during the period 2014 -15  to  2019 - 20  (upto  September  2019) Further,  as  on  31.10.2019,  Rs. 17916.27 crore has been released to States as Central share for implementation of Watershed Developme from 2009 - 10 to 2019 - 20 (Annexure- II) .

In  addition,  Water  being  a  State  subject,  initiatives  on  water  management conservation and ar tificial recharge to ground water in the Country is primarily States' responsibility. The important measures taken by the Central Government for conservation, management of ground wa effective implementation of rain water harvesting in the are country at the following URL: http://mowr.gov.in/sites/default/files/Steps\_to\_control\_water\_depletion\_Jun2019.pdf .

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Annexure  referred  to in  reply  to  part s (a)  to  (e)  of  Unstarred  Question  No.  4115  to  be answered in Lok Sabha on 12.12.2019 regarding 'RAINWATER HARVESTING'.

| Water conservation & Water harvesting works under MGNREGS   | Water conservation & Water harvesting works under MGNREGS   | Water conservation & Water harvesting works under MGNREGS   | Water conservation & Water harvesting works under MGNREGS   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No                                                      | States                                                      | 2018-19                                                     | 2017-18                                                     |
| 1                                                           | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR                                         | 3                                                           | 6                                                           |
| 2                                                           | ANDHRA PRADESH                                              | 27107                                                       | 11933                                                       |
| 3                                                           | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                           | 30                                                          | 104                                                         |
| 4                                                           | ASSAM                                                       | 2581                                                        | 2058                                                        |
| 5                                                           | BIHAR                                                       | 5457                                                        | 6649                                                        |
| 6                                                           | CHHATTISGARH                                                | 20694                                                       | 19462                                                       |
| 7                                                           | GOA                                                         | 0                                                           | 2                                                           |
| 8                                                           | GUJARAT                                                     | 7700                                                        | 7854                                                        |
| 9                                                           | HARYANA                                                     | 750                                                         | 737                                                         |
| 10                                                          | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                            | 9485                                                        | 6306                                                        |
| 11                                                          | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                                           | 1825                                                        | 3090                                                        |
| 12                                                          | JHARKHAND                                                   | 14241                                                       | 49660                                                       |
| 13                                                          | KARNATAKA                                                   | 17267                                                       | 20812                                                       |
| 14                                                          | KERALA                                                      | 19930                                                       | 29067                                                       |
| 15                                                          | LAKSHADWEEP                                                 | 0                                                           | 0                                                           |
| 16                                                          | MADHYA PRADESH                                              | 18823                                                       | 19644                                                       |
| 17                                                          | MAHARASHTRA                                                 | 19036                                                       | 15216                                                       |
| 18                                                          | MANIPUR                                                     | 647                                                         | 223                                                         |
| 19                                                          | MEGHALAYA                                                   | 657                                                         | 926                                                         |
| 20                                                          | MIZORAM                                                     | 1499                                                        | 822                                                         |
| 21                                                          | NAGALAND                                                    | 213                                                         | 441                                                         |
| 22                                                          | ODISHA                                                      | 2225                                                        | 5521                                                        |
| 23                                                          | PUDUCHERRY                                                  | 41                                                          | 37                                                          |
| 24                                                          | PUNJAB                                                      | 238                                                         | 238                                                         |
| 25                                                          | RAJASTHAN                                                   | 8775                                                        | 10905                                                       |
| 26                                                          | SIKKIM                                                      | 223                                                         | 152                                                         |
| 27                                                          | TAMIL NADU                                                  | 25428                                                       | 10185                                                       |
| 28                                                          | TELANGANA                                                   | 20749                                                       | 65284                                                       |
| 29                                                          | TRIPURA                                                     | 4777                                                        | 7254                                                        |
| 30                                                          | UTTAR PRADESH                                               | 29543                                                       | 32303                                                       |
| 31                                                          | UTTARAKHAND                                                 | 5846                                                        | 6434                                                        |
| 32                                                          | WEST BENGAL                                                 | 36688                                                       | 37032                                                       |
|                                                             | Total                                                       | 302478                                                      | 370357                                                      |

Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part s (a)  to  (e )  of  Unstarred  Question  No. 4115  to  be answered in Lok Sabha on 12.12.2019 regarding 'RAINWATER HARVESTING'.

State wise details of watershed projects sanctioned, area covered by the projects, completed and funds released as Central share to States under WDC -PMKSY

(Area in million ha, Amount in Rs. crore)

| Sl. No   | State             | Sanctioned (from 2009 -10 to 2014 - 15) @   | Sanctioned (from 2009 -10 to 2014 - 15) @   | No of projects completed **   | Central share released (from 2009 -10 to 2019-20 # )   |
|----------|-------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No   | State             | Total no. of Projects                       | Area of the projects                        | No of projects completed **   | Central share released (from 2009 -10 to 2019-20 # )   |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh*   | 432                                         | 1.810                                       | 158                           | 1060.68                                                |
| 12 2     | Arunachal Pradesh | 156                                         | 0.467                                       | 13                            | 244.33                                                 |
| 3        | Assam             | 372                                         | 1.577                                       | 143                           | 492.75                                                 |
| 4        | Bihar             | 123                                         | 0.612                                       | 0                             | 151.31                                                 |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      | 263                                         | 1.195                                       | 112                           | 330.35                                                 |
| 3 6      | Gujarat           | 610                                         | 3.103                                       | 292                           | 1288.64                                                |
| 7        | Haryana           | 88                                          | 0.362                                       | 0                             | 101.94                                                 |
| 8        | Himachal Pradesh  | 163                                         | 0.840                                       | 0                             | 283.58                                                 |
| 9        | Jammu & Kashmir ^ | 159                                         | 0.652                                       | 0                             | 230.82                                                 |
| 10       | Jharkhand         | 171                                         | 0.911                                       | 30                            | 191.52                                                 |
| 11       | Karnataka         | 571                                         | 2.569                                       | 304                           | 1894.70                                                |
| 12       | Kerala            | 83                                          | 0.423                                       | 26                            | 128.69                                                 |
| 13       | Madhya Pradesh    | 517                                         | 2.937                                       | 204                           | 1497.49                                                |
| 14       | Maharashtra       | 1186                                        | 5.128                                       | 598                           | 2413.95                                                |
| 15       | Manipur           | 102                                         | 0.491                                       | 5                             | 149.10                                                 |
| 16       | Meghalaya         | 96                                          | 0.236                                       | 47                            | 173.03                                                 |
| 17       | Mizoram           | 89                                          | 0.373                                       | 32                            | 259.89                                                 |
| 18       | Nagaland          | 111                                         | 0.476                                       | 61                            | 539.15                                                 |
| 19       | Odisha            | 310                                         | 1.700                                       | 127                           | 1004.31                                                |
| 20       | Punjab            | 67                                          | 0.314                                       | 0                             | 60.42                                                  |
| 21       | Rajasthan         | 1025                                        | 5.764                                       | 377                           | 2534.70                                                |
| 22       | Sikkim            | 15                                          | 0.066                                       | 0                             | 22.08                                                  |
| 23       | Tamil Nadu        | 270                                         | 1.368                                       | 112                           | 924.94                                                 |
| 24       | Telangana*        | 330                                         | 1.399                                       | 121                           | 590.30                                                 |
| 25       | Tripura           | 65                                          | 0.213                                       | 20                            | 210.96                                                 |
| 26       | Uttarakhand       | 65                                          | 0.346                                       | 5                             | 131.08                                                 |
| 27       | Uttar Pradesh     | 612                                         | 3.045                                       | 225                           | 808.49                                                 |
| 28       | West Bengal       | 163                                         | 0.693                                       | 0                             | 197.08                                                 |
|          | Total             | 8214                                        | 39.07                                       | 3012                          | 17916.2 7                                              |

Note:   There is no sanctioned project in Goa .

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