Lok Sabha Question No. 772 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-21
Subject: Irrigation Facilities in Nashik
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Bharti Pravin Pawar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI,

DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES,

RIVER DEVELOPMENT &

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †772

ANSWERED ON 21.11 .2019

## IRRIGATION FACILITIE S IN NASHIK

## †772. DR. BHARATI PRAVIN PAWAR

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) the efforts made by the Government to arrange irrigation facility through the rivers si and backward areas of Maharashtra particularly Nashik district of Maharashtra;

(b) the exten t to which irrigation facilities have been provided in remote and tribal areas o through these efforts; and

(c) the work proposed by the Government to provide irrigation facility in tribal areas of Nas

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA )

(a)  to  (c) The  Water  Resources  Projects  are  planned,  funded,  executed  and  maintained  by  th Governments themselves as per their own resources and priority. In order to supplement t Government  of  India  provides  technical  and  financial  assistance  to State  Governments  to  encourage sustainable  development  and  efficient  management  of  water  resources  through  various  sche programmes such as Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme (AIBP) etc. under Pradhan MantriKrishi SinchayeeYojana (PMKSY).

66  Projects  of  Maharashtra  including  two  inter - state  projects  have  been  included  under Accelerated  Irrigation  Benefit  programme  (AIBP)  since  its  launch  during  1996 - 97.  Total  Cen tral Assistance (CA) of Rs. 11634.26 cr has been provided for these projects upt March, 2019 and a potential of 8.40 lakh ha. has been created upto March, 2019  through these projects.

Out of the above projects taken up under AIBP (now PMKSY - AIBP), 2 projects benefit Nashik District. Total CA of Rs. 356.37 crore has been provided t o these projects and potential of 34.60 th ha been created through them.

Further,  a  special  package  for  completion  of  8  MMI  and  83  Surface  Minor  Irrigatio projects in drought prone districts in Vidarbha and Marathwada and rest of Maharashtra, having estimated balance cost of Rs.13,651.61 crore as on 01.04.2018,  has been approved during 2018 - 19. CA component amounts to Rs.3831.41 crore. The targeted additional potential through these projects is 3.7 Rs.795 crore has been released to the Government of Maharashtra under this package so far.

GANGA REJUVENATION

Further, as per the information received from the Government of Maharashtra, 2 Major, 4 55  Minor  irrigation  projects  and  3  KT  Weirs  benefitting  tribal  zone  in  Nashik district  have  been completed.   An Irrigation potential of 61.6 Th. ha has been created through these projects.   In addit above, 01 Major (Punad) and 04 Minor ongoing Irrigation projects benefit tribal areas of Na Potential of 10.82 T.ha has been created  through Punad project against target of 12.66 T.ha.  Ta potential of 04 ongoing MI scheme is 1242 ha.

Further, State Government has planned Nar Par Girna River Linking project and Dompada Irrigation projects having Irrigat ion potential of 41226 ha. and  2669 ha respectively to provide i facilities in tribal areas of Nashik district.

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