Lok Sabha Question No. 4205 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-18
Subject: Drought Advisory
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Poonamben Hematbhai Maadam

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4205

ANSWERED ON 1 8.0 7.2019

## DROUGHT ADVISORY

## 4205. SHRIMATI POONAMBEN MAADAM

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Centre had issued a 'drought advisory' to six States in India recently asking them to use water judiciously as the water storage in dams dropped to a critical level;

(b) if so, the det ails thereof;

(c) whether a delay in the arrival of monsoon has pushed the country's rainfall deficiency in June to 45 per cent and if so, the details and the facts thereof; and

(d)  whether  any  measures  are  being  or  have  been  taken  by  the  Government  to  c ombat  drought  like situation and ensure adequate water supply to affected regions/ States and if so, the details

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA )

(a)  to (b ) Based on the reservoir storage position, Central Water Commission issued advisor May to July, 2019  to 11 State Governments viz. Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Karnata Maharashtra,  Tamil  Nadu,  Telangana,  Tripura,  Uttar  Pradesh  an d  Uttrakhand  for  Judicious  use  of available water.

(c) The onset of monsoon over Kerala was delayed in the current year and occurred on 8 th June 2019 against the normal date of 1 st June. Afterwards also there was a delay in the progress of monsoon er due to weakening of monsoon current, in view of formation of a cyclonic Storm 'VAYU' in the Arabian Sea. The State - wise rainfall statistics of monsoon rainfall during 1st June to 11th July 2019 a Annexure . The rainfall deficiency for the month of June 2019 for the country as a whole is - 33% which has improved to - 12 % till 11 July 2019.

(d)  Water  being  a  State  subject,  initiatives  on  water  management,  supply  & conservation  is  primarily States'  responsibility.  Central  Government  provides  technical  and  financial  assistance  through  various schemes such as Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) and National Rural Drinking Programme (NRDWP).

Under NRDWP Rs. 5466.24 crore has been released to the States during 2018 - 19.  In  case  of water crisis, State may utilise upto 25% of NRDWP funds under Flexi component to restore water supply.

During  2016 - 17,  ninety -nine  on -going  Major  Medium  irrigation  (MMI)  projects  under PMKSY - Accelerated  Irrigation  Benefits  Programme  (AIBP),  having  ultimate  irrigation of 76.03 lakh ha and balance estimated cost of Rs . 77595 crore have be en prioritized in consultation wit States with an aim to enhance physical access of water on farm and expand cultivable area u irrigation, improve on farm water use efficiency, introduce sustainable water conservation pr

54 projec ts benefitting drought prone areas in 11 States are part of the 99 prioriti -AIBP projects. Central Government provides Central Assistance (CA) with higher funding ratio (Centre: State) to irrigation projects situated in drought prone ar eas.

A Special Package for completion of Irrigation Projects in Vidarbha, Marathwada and other chronically  drought  prone  areas  of  rest  of  Maharashtra  has  been  approved  during  2018 - 19.  Under  the Special  Package,  8  MMI  projects  and  83  surface  minor  irrigation  projects  with  a  balance 13,651.607 crore as on 01.04.2018 have been pla nned to be completed in a phased manner up to 2022 - 23. The targeted additional potential through these projects is 3.77 lakh ha. During 2018 - 19 and 2019 -20 (so far) Rs .500 crore and Rs. 160 crore respectively have been released as CA under the Special Packa ge.

Central  Government  also  supports  construction  of  water  harvesting  and  conservatio primarily through Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) aided by  PMKSY -Watershed  Development  Component  and  PMKSY -Per  Drop  More  Cr op.  Under  these Schemes,  during  the  last  three  years,  17,56,027  water  harvesting  and  conservations  works ave  been completed for which Rs. 23,435.67 crore was released as Central share.

Other  measures  taken  by  the  Central  Government  to  combat  drought  like situation,  control water depletion and promote rain water harvesting/ conservation are at URL: http://mowr.gov.in/sites/default/files/Steps\_to\_co ntrol\_water\_depletion\_Jun2019.pdf .

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of Un starred Question No.4205 to be answered in Lok Sabha on 18.07.2097 on ' Drought Advisory '

State - Wise Rainfall (mm) statistics from 1st June to 11th July 2019

|                         | States                    | Period:                 | 01.06.2019              | to                      | 30.06.2019              |
|-------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
| S. No.                  |                           | Actual                  | Normal                  | % Dep.                  | Category                |
| East & North East India | East & North East India   | East & North East India | East & North East India | East & North East India | East & North East India |
| 1                       | Arunachal Pradesh         | 310.3                   | 490.7                   | - 37%                   | Deficient               |
| 2                       | Assam                     | 314.2                   | 418.3                   | - 25%                   | Deficient               |
| 3                       | Meghalaya                 | 615.7                   | 792.8                   | - 22%                   | Deficient               |
| 4                       | Nagaland                  | 190.7                   | 282.8                   | - 33%                   | Deficient               |
| 5                       | Manipur                   | 155.1                   | 425.3                   | - 64%                   | Large Deficient         |
| 6                       | Mizoram                   | 273.9                   | 435.5                   | - 37%                   | Deficient               |
| 7                       | Tripura                   | 316.7                   | 460.1                   | - 31%                   | Deficient               |
| 8                       | Sikkim                    | 486.0                   | 425.4                   | 14%                     | Normal                  |
| 9                       | West Bengal               | 162.4                   | 316.7                   | - 49%                   | Deficient               |
| 10                      | Jharkhand                 | 89.6                    | 199.9                   | - 55%                   | Deficient               |
| 11                      | Bihar                     | 98.7                    | 167.7                   | - 41%                   | Deficient               |
| North West India        | North West India          | North West India        | North West India        | North West India        | North West India        |
| 1                       | Uttar Pradesh             | 37.3                    | 94.8                    | - 61%                   | Large Deficient         |
| 2                       | Uttarakhand               | 84.3                    | 177.8                   | - 53%                   | Deficient               |
| 3                       | Haryana                   | 18.9                    | 47.5                    | - 60%                   | Large Deficient         |
| 4                       | Chandigarh (UT)           | 24.8                    | 130.2                   | - 81%                   | Large Deficient         |
| 5                       | Delhi                     | 6.6                     | 62.1                    | - 89%                   | Large Deficient         |
| 6                       | Punjab                    | 25.0                    | 50.4                    | - 50%                   | Deficient               |
| 7                       | Himachal Pradesh          | 54.2                    | 100.5                   | - 46%                   | Deficient               |
| 8                       | Jammu & Kashmir           | 79.2                    | 73.9                    | 7%                      | Normal                  |
| 9                       | Rajasthan                 | 45.7                    | 50.2                    | - 9%                    | Normal                  |
| Central India           | Central India             | Central India           | Central India           | Central India           | Central India           |
| 1                       | Odisha                    | 146.4                   | 217.7                   | - 33%                   | Deficient               |
| 2                       | Madhya Pradesh            | 70.4                    | 120.9                   | - 42%                   | Deficient               |
| 3                       | Gujarat                   | 84.8                    | 113.6                   | - 25%                   | Deficient               |
| 4                       | Dadra & Nagar Haveli (UT) | 364.7                   | 349.1                   | 4%                      | Normal                  |
| 5                       | Daman & Diu (UT)          | 236.8                   | 280.6                   | - 16%                   | Normal                  |
| 6                       | Goa                       | 781.7                   | 898.3                   | - 13%                   | Normal                  |
| 7                       | Maharashtra               | 155.3                   | 207.6                   | - 25%                   | Deficient               |
| 8                       | Chhatisgarh               | 129.4                   | 193.5                   | - 33%                   | Deficient               |
| South Peninsula         | South Peninsula           | South Peninsula         | South Peninsula         | South Peninsula         | South Peninsula         |
| 1                       | A & N Island (UT)         | 662.2                   | 413.7                   | 60%                     | Large Excess            |
| 2                       | Andhra Pradesh            | 61.1                    | 91.0                    | - 33%                   | Deficient               |
| 3                       | Telangana                 | 86.3                    | 132.0                   | - 35%                   | Deficient               |
| 4                       | Tamilnadu                 | 33.6                    | 54.1                    | - 38%                   | Deficient               |
| 5                       | Puducherry (UT)           | 30.5                    | 73.0                    | - 58%                   | Deficient               |
| 6                       | Karnataka                 | 152.8                   | 199.3                   | - 23%                   | Deficient               |
| 7                       | Kerala                    | 358.5                   | 643.0                   | - 44%                   | Deficient               |
| 8                       | Lakshadweep (UT)          | 243.5                   | 330.3                   | - 26%                   | Deficient               |
| Country As a Whole      | Country As a Whole        | 112.1                   | 166.9                   | - 33%                   |                         |

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