Lok Sabha Question No. 2766 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-05
Subject: Restoration of Water Bodies
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangre

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI, DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2766

ANSWERED ON 05.12 .2019

## RESTORATION OF WATER BODIES

## 2766. SHRI SUDHAKAR TUKARAM SHRANGARE

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) the total number of water bodies in the country, State - wise;

(b) whether the Government has formulated any national level guidelines for restoration of wa so, the details thereof; and

(c) the steps taken by the Government for conservation and restoration of all the vanishing w country?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI & SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA )

(a) to (c) A total of 7,98,908 water bodies (size more than 0.01 ha) have been mapped under - WRIS proj ect using Satellite Imageries . State - wise detail is enclosed as Annexure . Further, as per the 5th Min Irrigation Census conducted by this Ministry, ther e are 5,16,303 water bodies in the rural areas of the being used for irrigation.

Works  related  to  water  resources  development  &  management  are  planned,  funded,  exec maintained  by  the  State  Governments  themselves  as  per  their  own  resources and  priorities.  In  order supplement  the  efforts  of  the  State  Governments,  Government  of  India  provides  technical assistance to State Governments to encourage sustainable development and efficient manageme resources through vari ous schemes and programmes.

Central Assistance (CA) for restoration of water bodies is provided by the Ministry un of Repair, Renovation and Restoration (RRR) of Water Bodies, which is a component of Prad Krishi  Sinchayee  Yojana  (P MKSY).  The  scheme  aims  at  restoring  the  lost  irrigation  poten improvement and restoration of existing water bodies. Under the scheme, 2219 water bodies ha up  for  restoration  in  various  States  since  XII  Plan  onwards,  out  of  which  1160  wa ter  bodies  have  been reported to be completed upto March, 2019. Total Central Assistance amounting to Rs.369.11 c released to the States upto March, 2019 for these water bodies.

Works  under  the  category  'Renovation  of  Traditional  Water  Bodies'  are  also  taken  up  through MGNREGA  and  works  of  93086  water  bodies  are  reported  to  be  completed  with  an  expendit Rs.2368.19 crore during 2018 - 19.

Further, draft guidelines for Conservation and Protection of Water Bodies have been circu lated  to  the  concerned  Central  Ministries  and  States/UTs  covering  various  aspects instruments, conservation and maintenance, prevention of encroachment etc.

Annexure referre d to in reply of Parts (a) to (c) of Unstarred Question No. 2766 to be answered on 05.12.2019 in Lok Sabha regarding 'Restoration of  Water Bodies'.

State - Wise Statistics of Water bodies as per India - WRIS Portal

| Sl. No.   | State Name               | Water bodies (No.)   |
|-----------|--------------------------|----------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh           | 35472                |
| 2         | Arunanchal Pradesh       | 1212                 |
| 3         | Assam                    | 14203                |
| 4         | Bihar                    | 59599                |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh             | 104722               |
| 6         | Chandigarh               | 1                    |
| 7         | Daman & Diu              | 20                   |
| 8         | Delhi                    | 51                   |
| 9         | Dadara & Nagar Havelli   | 1                    |
| 10        | Goa                      | 419                  |
| 11        | Gujarat                  | 15254                |
| 12        | Himachal Pradesh         | 208                  |
| 13        | Haryana                  | 5524                 |
| 14        | Jharkhand                | 38740                |
| 15        | Jammu & Kashmir          | 843                  |
| 16        | Karnataka                | 53674                |
| 17        | Kerala                   | 11875                |
| 18        | Lakshadweep              | --                   |
| 19        | Meghalaya                | 25                   |
| 20        | Manipur                  | 1591                 |
| 21        | Madhya Pradesh           | 65782                |
| 22        | Maharashtra              | 39635                |
| 23        | Mizoram                  | 494                  |
| 24        | Nagaland                 | 464                  |
| 25        | Odisha                   | 90898                |
| 26        | Punjab                   | 5768                 |
| 27        | Puducherry               | 44                   |
| 28        | Rajasthan                | 43870                |
| 29        | Sikkim                   | 255                  |
| 30        | Tamil Nadu               | 73088                |
| 31        | Telangana                | 16048                |
| 32        | Tripura                  | 131                  |
| 33        | Uttarakhand              | 801                  |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh            | 15697                |
| 35        | West Bengal              | 102495               |
| 36        | Andaman & Nicobar Island | 4                    |
| Total     | Total                    | 798908               |

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