Lok Sabha Question No. 2520 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-05
Subject: Water Conservation and Rejuvenation of Rivers
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Rajan Baburao  Vichare

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †2520 ANSWERED ON 0 5.0 3.2020

## WATER CONSERVATION A ND REJUVENATION OF R IVERS

## †2520. SHRI RAJAN VICHARE

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  has  any  scheme  for  water  conservation  and  rejuvenation  of  ri country; and

(b) if so, the details thereof and the number of rivers conserved and rejuvenated so fa r, Stat - wise?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA

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( a) & (b) Government of India is supplementing the effort of States Government/Union territori financial and technical assistance under various Central Sector Schemes/Programmes for conservat water as follows :

- i . Atal  Bhujal  Yojana  (ATAL  JAL)  with  World  Bank  funding  has  been  launched  for  sustai management of ground water in community participation in overexploite d and water stressed areas of 7 States viz. Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, T Karnataka and Tamilnadu.
- ii . Central  Ground  Water  Board  is  implementing  innovative  schemes  for  Aquifer  Rejuvenat selected overexploit ed blocks of the aspirational districts on pilot basis.
- iii . Jal  Shakti  Abhiyan,  a  time  bound  campaign  has  been  launched  with  a  mission  mode  a intended  to  improve  water  availability  including  ground  water  conditions  in  the  wa blocks.
- iv . Rainwater  harvesting  under  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Sche (MGNREGS)  Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi  Sinchayee  Yojana -Watershed  Development  Component (PMKSY - WDC).
- v. National Water Mission has launched the 'Sahi Fasal' campaign on 14.11.2019 at Amri tsar which is a step to nudge the Indian agriculture in a direction that promotes crops which use efficiently, has nutritional quality and have economically profitable to the farmers.
- vi . National  Water  Policy  (2012)  advocates  conservation,  pro motion  and  protection  of  water.    The Policy  has  been  forwarded  to  all  States/UTs  and  concerned  Ministries/Departments  o Government for adoption.

- vii . A Model Bill has been circulated to all the States/UTs to enact suitable ground water regulation  of  its  development  and  for  rain  water  harvesting.  15  States/UTs  have  a implemented the ground water legislation on the lines of Model Bill.
- viii . Master Plan for Artificial Recharge to Ground Water to augment ground water resources for construction of about 1.11 crore artificial recharge/rainwater harvesting structure
- ix . Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) has issued directives t o all States/UTs to take measures to promote/adopt artificial recharge to ground water /rain water harvesting. It grants of  ground  water  with  mandatory  conditions  for  conservation,  augmentation  and  effici ground water.
- x. Training programs activities for capacity building and awareness creation of stakeholders aspects  of  water  conservation,  rainwater  harvesting  in  augmenting  the  ground  water preventing water pollution and safe use of contaminated water.
- xi . A  nati onwide  programme  of  'National  Aquifer  Mapping  and  Management  (NAQUIM)'  for mapping  of  aquifers,  their  characterization  and  development  of  aquifer  management sustainable development of ground water resources.
- xii . Model Bui l dingB ye Laws (MBBL) , 2016include p r ovis i ons for R ainwater H arv est i ng and it has been shared with all the States .  32 States / UTs have adopted the provisions of rainwater ha of MBBL - 2016.
- xiii . All Ministries/Departments have been requested to construct rainwater harvesting str uctu es and to install water saving aerators on water taps in the buildings under their administrative
- xiv . Workshops and water talks are organised for sensitisation of stakeholders for water con

Under  the  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of  National  River  Conservation  Plan  (NRCP),  v pollution abatement works are being undertaken.  Presently, NRCP (excluding Ganga and its covers polluted stretches of 34 rivers spread over 16 States.  G overnment of India has launched Namami Gange Programme in 2015 for conservation of river Ganga and its tributaries.  State -wise detail of rivers covered under NRCP and Namami Gange Programme is annexed. States/Union Territories also hav own schemes/programmes for water conservation and river rejuvenation.

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## Annexure refe rred to in reply to parts (a) & (b) of Unstarred Question No. † 2520 t o be answered in Lok Sabha on 05 .0 3 .2020 regarding ' Water Conservation and Rejuvenation of Rivers ' .

## State - wise details of rivers covered under National River Conservation Plan and Namami Gange Programme

|   S. No. | State             | Rivers covered                                    |
|----------|-------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh    | Godavari                                          |
|        2 | Telangana         | Godavari & Musi                                   |
|        3 | Jammu & Kashmir   | Devika & Tawi                                     |
|        4 | Jharkhand         | Subarnarekha                                      |
|        5 | Gujarat           | Sabarmati, Mindola & Tapi                         |
|        6 | Goa               | Mandovi                                           |
|        7 | Karnataka         | Tunga, Bhadra, Tungabhadra, Cauvery Pennar        |
|        8 | Maharashtra       | Godavari, Tapi, Krishna, Panchganga Mula Mutha.   |
|        9 | Madhya Pradesh    | Wainganga, Narmada & Tapti.                       |
|       10 | Manipur           | Nambul                                            |
|       11 | Odisha            | Brahmini, Mahanadi Coastal Area                   |
|       12 | Punjab            | Ghaggar, Beas & Satluj                            |
|       13 | Tamil Nadu        | Adyar, Cooum, Vaigai, Vennar, Cauvery Tamrabarani |
|       14 | Kerala            | Pamba                                             |
|       15 | Sikkim            | Rani Chu                                          |
|       16 | Nagaland          | Diphu and Dhansiri                                |
|       17 | Uttarakhand       | Ganga and its tributaries                         |
|       18 | Uttar Pradesh     | Ganga and its tributaries                         |
|       19 | Bihar             | Ganga and its tributaries                         |
|       20 | Jharkhand         | Ganga and its tributaries                         |
|       21 | West Bengal       | Ganga and its tributaries                         |
|       22 | Haryana           | Ganga and its tributaries                         |
|       23 | Delhi             | Ganga and its tributaries                         |
|       24 | Himanchal Pradesh | Ganga and its tributaries                         |

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