Lok Sabha Question No. 3158 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-11
Subject: Water Crisis
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Dharambir Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI, DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO . †3158 ANSWERED ON 11 .0 7.2019

## WATER CRISIS

## †3158. SHRI DHARAMBIR SINGH:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) whether there is acute crisis of water in the country;

(b) if so, the steps being taken by the Government to deal with it; and

(c) the State - wise details of the projects being run in the country including Haryana to de e said problem along with the extent of work done so far?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA )

(a) & (b) The average annual water availability of any region or country is largely dependent upon hydro -meteorological and geological factors and is generally constant. However, water availabilit dependent  on  population  of  the  country  and  for  India,  per  capita  water  availability  in reducing  progressively  due to  increase  in  population.  Due  to  high  temporal  and  spatial  var precipitation, the water availability of many regions of the country is much below the na and may result in water stress / scarce conditions.

Water being a State subjec t, steps for augmentation, conservation and efficient management o resources  including  tackling  of  water  crisis  are  primarily  undertaken  by  the  resp Governments. In order to supplement the efforts of the State Governments, Central Govern ment provides technical  and  financial  assistance  to  them  through  various  schemes  and  programmes. Government has taken various steps to tackle water crisis in the country.

Ministry of Jal Shakti has been created by the Government of India, integrati ng the erstwhile Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation and the Ministry of Drinking Wat Sanitation, with an aim to integrate water resources management under one umbrella so tha relating to water are dealt with in a holistic manner.

Ministry of Jal Shakti has launched Jal Shakti Abhiyan (JSA) - a campaign for water conservation and water security. During the campaign, officers, groundwater experts and scientists from th of India will work togeth er  with  State  and  district  officials  in  India's  most  water - stressed districts for water conservation and water resource management.

Central  Government  has  formulated  a  National  Perspective  Plan  (NPP)  for  Water  Re Development  which  envisages  transfer o   water  from  water  surplus  basins  to  water  deficit  bas improve availability of water.

Through National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP), a centrally sponsored scheme, tec and  financial  assistance  are  provided  to  States  for  providing  sa fe  drinking  water  in  rural  areas.  T NRDWP has been restructured to make it more competitive, result oriented and outcome based the slippages and inefficiencies in the rural drinking water supply.

Ministry  of  Housing  and  Urban  Affairs  is  impleme nting  Atal  Mission  for  Rejuvenation  and  Urba Transformation  (AMRUT) in 500 cities with Mission components such as water supply, stor drainage, etc. The water supply component includes augmentation of existing water supply water  treatment plants;  rehabilitation  of  old  water  supply  system;  rejuvenation  of  water drinking water supply and recharging of ground water etc.

During  2016 - 17,  ninety -nine  (99)  on - going  Major/Medium  irrigation  projects  under  Pradhan  Man Krishi  Sinchayee Yojana  (PMKSY) - Accelerated  Irrigation  Benefits  Programme  (AIBP),  havi ultimate  irrigation  potential  of  76.03  lakh  ha.  and  balance  estimated  cost  of  Rs.77,59 Assistance Rs.31342.50 cr.) have been prioritized in consultation with States, f or completion in phases up to December, 2019 along with their Command Area Development & Water Management (CADWM) works. Out of these 99 prioritized projects, AIBP works of 40 prioritized projects have b be completed/almost completed.

Centr al  Ground Water Board is implementing a nationwide programme of 'National Aquifer Mapping and Management (NAQUIM)' for mapping of aquifers (water bearing formations), their characterization and  development  of  aquifer  management  plans  to  facilitate  sustaina ble  development  of  ground  water resources.  Some  of  the  initiatives/measures  taken  by  Central  Government  to  control  gr depletion and promote rain water harvesting / conservation are available at the URL:

http://mowr.gov.in/sites/default/files/Steps\_to\_control\_water\_depletion\_Jun2019.pdf

(c) State - wise  details  of  the  projects  in  water  supply  sector  under  Atal  Mission  for  Reju Urban Transfor mation (AMRUT) is given at Annexure - I .

The State wise details of the ninety - nine major/medium irrigation projects under Pradhan Mantri K Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY)-Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme (AIBP) in the country is at Annexure -II.

Details of State -wise aquifer maps and management plans prepared under 'National Aquifer Mapping and Management (NAQUIM)' is given in Annexure III .

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. †3158 to be answered on 11.07.2019 regarding 'Water Crisis'.

State-wise details of the projects in water supply sector under AMRUT.

|                        | Work Completed   | Work Completed   | Contract   | Contract       | NIT Issued   | NIT Issued   | DPR Approved   | DPR Approved   | Total   | Total     |
|------------------------|------------------|------------------|------------|----------------|--------------|--------------|----------------|----------------|---------|-----------|
| State                  | No               | Amount           | No         | Awarded Amount | No           | Amount       | No             | Amount         | No      | Amount    |
| A&N Islands            | 44               | 2.37             | 17         | 2.79           | -            | -            | 7              | 1.45           | 68      | 6.61      |
| Andhra Pradesh         | 19               | 477.65           | 53         | 1,757.46       | 1            | 81.30        | -              | -              | 73      | 2,316.41  |
| Arunachal Pradesh      | -                | -                | -          | -              | -            | -            | 1              | 33.12          | 1       | 33.12     |
| Assam                  | -                | -                | -          | -              | 2            | 403.72       | -              | -              | 2       | 403.72    |
| Bihar                  | -                | -                | 33         | 1,932.37       | 3            | 356.67       | 1              | 180.59         | 37      | 2,469.63  |
| Chandigarh             | 6                | 34.38            | 1          | 1.49           | -            | -            | -              | -              | 7       | 35.87     |
| Chhattisgarh           | 2                | 29.42            | 42         | 1,762.74       | 5            | 28.18        | -              | -              | 49      | 1,820.34  |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli | -                | -                | 1          | 41.28          | -            | -            | -              | -              | 1       | 41.28     |
| Delhi                  | 3                | 18.79            | 6          | 237.50         | -            | -            | 1              | 30.00          | 10      | 286.29    |
| Gujarat                | 44               | 338.16           | 53         | 989.45         | 15           | 180.93       | 9              | 156.78         | 121     | 1,665.32  |
| Haryana                | 1                | 30.00            | 38         | 570.12         | 1            | 33.24        | -              | -              | 40      | 633.36    |
| Himachal Pradesh       | 9                | 16.91            | 13         | 60.15          | 3            | 2.05         | -              | -              | 25      | 79.11     |
| Jammu and Kashmir      | -                | -                | 11         | 50.96          | -            | -            | -              | -              | 11      | 50.96     |
| Jharkhand              | -                | -                | 15         | 1,334.18       | -            | -            | -              | -              | 15      | 1,334.18  |
| Karnataka              | -                | -                | 41         | 2,077.41       | 2            | 142.91       | -              | -              | 43      | 2,220.32  |
| Kerala                 | 31               | 26.55            | 130        | 945.58         | 13           | 54.61        | 2              | 6.50           | 176     | 1,033.24  |
| Lakshadweep            | -                | -                | 1          | 0.36           | -            | -            | 1              | 1.02           | 2       | 1.38      |
| Madhya Pradesh         | 9                | 166.43           | 23         | 2,067.25       | -            | -            | -              | -              | 32      | 2,233.68  |
| Maharashtra            | 3                | 31.32            | 32         | 3,840.63       | 2            | 480.81       | -              | -              | 37      | 4,352.76  |
| Manipur                | -                | -                | 3          | 207.37         | -            | -            | -              | -              | 3       | 207.37    |
| Mizoram                | 2                | 19.56            | 1          | 32.12          | -            | -            | -              | -              | 3       | 51.68     |
| Nagaland               | -                | -                | 2          | 8.00           | -            | -            | -              | -              | 2       | 8.00      |
| Odisha                 | 56               | 312.85           | 74         | 1,211.83       | -            | -            | -              | -              | 130     | 1,524.68  |
| Puducherry             | -                | -                | 1          | 12.05          | 2            | 14.08        | 2              | 17.50          | 5       | 43.63     |
| Punjab                 | 2                | 70.56            | 16         | 151.84         | 11           | 933.94       | 6              | 124.68         | 35      | 1,281.02  |
| Rajasthan              | -                | -                | 30         | 973.32         | -            | -            | -              | -              | 30      | 973.32    |
| Sikkim                 | -                | -                | 2          | 5.00           | -            | -            | -              | -              | 2       | 5.00      |
| Tamil Nadu             | 1                | 52.95            | 15         | 4,722.84       | 2            | 1,777.30     | -              | -              | 18      | 6,553.09  |
| Telangana              | 14               | 549.85           | 13         | 874.24         | -            | -            | -              | -              | 27      | 1,424.09  |
| Tripura                | -                | -                | 6          | 145.19         | -            | -            | -              | -              | 6       | 145.19    |
| Uttar Pradesh          | 28               | 120.06           | 119        | 2,567.61       | 13           | 424.46       | 25             | 2,188.36       | 185     | 5,300.49  |
| Uttarakhand            | 4                | 7.20             | 23         | 236.48         | 2            | 17.33        | 2              | 16.69          | 31      | 277.70    |
| West Bengal            | -                | -                | 40         | 2,876.89       | 4            | 440.92       | 2              | 123.67         | 46      | 3,441.48  |
| Grand Total            | 278              | 2,305.01         | 855        | 31,696.50      | 81           | 5,372.45     | 59             | 2,880.36       | 1273    | 42,254.32 |

Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. †3158 to be answered on 11.07.2019 regarding 'Water Crisis'.

## State wise details of the 99 Priority projects under PMKSY-AIBP in the country

| Sl. No.   | Project Name                          | Balance cost (AIBP Component)* (Rs. In crore) as on 01.04.16   | Targeted Irrigation Potential (Th. Ha.)   |
|-----------|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|           | Andhra Pradesh                        |                                                                |                                           |
| 1         | Gundlakamma                           | 87.5                                                           | 32.4                                      |
| 2         | Tadipudi LIS                          | 91.22                                                          | 83.61                                     |
| 3         | Thotapally                            | 152.47                                                         | 48.56                                     |
| 4         | TarakaramTeertasagaram                | 285.69                                                         | 10                                        |
| 5         | Musurumilli                           | 33.86                                                          | 9.16                                      |
| 6         | Pushkara LIS                          | 84.79                                                          | 71.18                                     |
| 7         | Yerracalva                            | 27.54                                                          | 6.96                                      |
| 8         | Maddigedda (Completed)                | 1.96                                                           | 1.42                                      |
|           | Assam                                 |                                                                |                                           |
| 9         | Dhansiri                              | 152.09                                                         | 86.37                                     |
| 10        | Champamati                            | 122.61                                                         | 25                                        |
| 11        | Borolia                               | 72.64                                                          | 13.56                                     |
|           | Bihar                                 |                                                                |                                           |
| 12        | Durgawati                             | 46.76                                                          | 23.59                                     |
| 13        | Punpun                                | 269.32                                                         | 13.68                                     |
|           | Chhattisgarh                          |                                                                |                                           |
| 14        | Maniyari Tank                         | 96.04                                                          | 14.52                                     |
| 15        | Kelo                                  | 187.49                                                         | 22.81                                     |
| 16        | Kharung                               | 241.08                                                         | 10.3                                      |
|           | Goa                                   |                                                                |                                           |
| 17        | Tillari                               | 8.69                                                           | 14.52                                     |
|           | Gujarat                               |                                                                |                                           |
| 18        | SardarSarovar                         | 1385.11                                                        | 1792                                      |
|           | Jammu & Kashmir                       |                                                                |                                           |
| 19        | Tral Lift                             | 70.81                                                          | 6                                         |
| 20        | PrakachikKhows Canal                  | 18.1                                                           | 2.26                                      |
| 21        | Restoration & Mod. of Main Ravi Canal | 27.16                                                          | 50.75                                     |
| 22        | Rajpora Lift                          | 0.91                                                           | 2.43                                      |
|           | Jharkhand                             |                                                                |                                           |
| 23        | Subernarekha Multipurpose             | 2478.74                                                        | 236.85                                    |
|           | Karnataka                             |                                                                |                                           |
| 24        | Upper Tunga Irrigation Project        | 539.64                                                         | 80.49                                     |
| 25        | Sri Rameswar Irrigation               | 86.54                                                          | 13.8                                      |
| 26        | Karanja                               | 64.51                                                          | 29.23                                     |
| 27        | Bhima LIS                             | 173.12                                                         | 24.29                                     |
| 28        | NLBC System Project (New)             | 1350.84                                                        | 105                                       |
|           | Kerala                                |                                                                |                                           |
| 29        | Karapuzha                             | 55.96                                                          | 7.36                                      |
| 30        | Muvattupuzha                          | 12.56                                                          | 30.72                                     |
|           | Madhya Pradesh                        |                                                                |                                           |

| 31   | Sindh Project Phase II                                        | 331.12   | 162.1   |
|------|---------------------------------------------------------------|----------|---------|
| 32   | Indira Sagar Project Canal Phase - I & II (km. 0 to km. 142)  | 91.53    | 62.2    |
|      | Indira Sagar Project Canal Phase - III (km. 143 to km. 206)   | 306.49   | 20.7    |
|      | Omkareshwar Project Canal Phase-IV (OSP lift)                 | 367.41   | 54.63   |
|      | Bargi Diversion Project Phase - I (km. 16 to km 63)           | 31.94    | 21.19   |
| 33   | Mahi Project                                                  | 360.87   | 33.75   |
| 34   | Barriyarpur LBC                                               | 271.3    | 43.85   |
| 35   | Bansagar Unit 2                                               | 2247.23  | 154.54  |
| 36   | Mahan Project                                                 | 122.82   | 19.74   |
| 37   | Pench Project                                                 | 1500.34  | 28.27   |
| 38   | Sagad Project                                                 | 142.64   | 17.06   |
| 39   | Singhpur Project                                              | 111.18   | 10.2    |
| 40   | Sanjay sagar (Bah) Project                                    | 178.6    | 17.81   |
| 41   | Mahuar Project                                                | 70.93    | 13.78   |
| 42   | Indira Sagar Project Canal Phase - IV (km. 206 to km. 243)    | 362.77   | 19.6    |
|      | Indira Sagar Project Canal Phase - V (Khargone Lift )         | 286.44   | 33.14   |
|      | Omkareshwar Project Canal Phase-II (RBC km. 9.70 to km 65.50) | 126.86   | 19.58   |
| 43   | Omkareshwar Project Canal Phase-III (RBC km. 65.50 to km 142) | 68.25    | 48.59   |
|      | Bargi Diversion Project Phase - II (km. 63 to km 104)         | 36.06    | 31.9    |
| 44   | Bargi Diversion Project Phase - III (km. 104 to km 154)       | 1060.17  | 26      |
|      | Bargi Diversion Project Phase - IV (km. 154 to km 197)        | 429.77   | 34      |
|      | Maharashtra                                                   |          |         |
| 45   | Waghur                                                        | 494.06   | 38.57   |
| 46   | Bawanthadi (IS)                                               | 130.71   | 27.71   |
| 47   | Lower Dudhna                                                  | 521.92   | 44.48   |
| 48   | Tillari                                                       | 311.46   | 6.57    |
| 49   | Lower Wardha                                                  | 590.84   | 63.33   |
| 50   | Lower Panzara                                                 | 131.6    | 6.79    |
| 51   | NandurMadhmeshwarPh-II                                        | 360.43   | 20.5    |
| 52   | Gosikhurd (NP)                                                | 5606.88  | 250.8   |
| 53   | Upper Pen Ganga                                               | 743.89   | 44.47   |
| 54   | Bembla                                                        | 1656.23  | 52.54   |
| 55   | Tarali                                                        | 366.34   | 14.28   |
| 56   | DhomBalaakwadi                                                | 348.35   | 18.1    |
| 57   | Arjuna                                                        | 277.37   | 5.7     |
| 58   | Upper Kundalika                                               | 106.02   | 2.8     |
| 59   | Aruna                                                         | 209.19   | 9.03    |
| 60   | Krishna Koyana Lift                                           | 1643.89  | 104.17  |
| 61   | Gadnadi                                                       | 267.39   | 3.47    |
| 62   | Dongargaon                                                    | 2.59     | 2.77    |

| 63                                                 | Sangola Branch Canal                                          | 642.63                                             | 11.29                                              |
|----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| 64                                                 | Khadakpurna                                                   | 269.08                                             | 23.86                                              |
| 65                                                 | Warna                                                         | 831.33                                             | 54.75                                              |
| 66                                                 | Morna (Gureghar)                                              | 109.09                                             | 3.08                                               |
| 67                                                 | Lower Pedhi                                                   | 544.51                                             | 17.02                                              |
| 68                                                 | Wang project                                                  | 100.4                                              | 7.07                                               |
| 69                                                 | Naradave (Mahammadwadi)                                       | 85.92                                              | 12.28                                              |
| 70                                                 | Kudali                                                        | 251.44                                             | 5.33                                               |
|                                                    | Manipur                                                       |                                                    |                                                    |
| 71                                                 | Thoubal                                                       | 332.55                                             | 29.45                                              |
| 72                                                 | Dolaithabi Barrage                                            | 153.05                                             | 7.54                                               |
|                                                    | Odisha                                                        |                                                    |                                                    |
| 73                                                 | Lower Indra(KBK)                                              | 0.84                                               | 35.87                                              |
| 74                                                 | Upper Indravati(KBK)                                          | 47.06                                              | 85.95                                              |
| 75                                                 | Rukura-Tribal                                                 | 133.57                                             | 7.65                                               |
| 76                                                 | Subernarekha                                                  | 1121.88                                            | 119.26                                             |
| 77                                                 | Anandpur Barr. Ph.-I / Integrated Anandpur Barr.              | 1197.04                                            | 8.88                                               |
| 78                                                 | RET irrigation                                                | 206.56                                             | 8.5                                                |
| 79                                                 | Kanupur                                                       | 611.87                                             | 47.74                                              |
| 80                                                 | Telengiri                                                     | 133.77                                             | 13.83                                              |
|                                                    | Punjab                                                        |                                                    |                                                    |
| 81                                                 | Kandi Canal Extension (Ph.II)                                 | 176.27                                             | 23.33                                              |
| 82                                                 | Rehabilitation of Ist Patiala Feeder and Kotla Branch Project | 57.06                                              | 68.62                                              |
|                                                    | Rajasthan                                                     |                                                    |                                                    |
| 83                                                 | Narmada Canal                                                 | 356.15                                             | 245.88                                             |
| 84                                                 | Mod. of Gang Canal                                            | 41.8                                               | 69.69                                              |
|                                                    | Telangana                                                     |                                                    |                                                    |
| 85                                                 | J. Chokha Rao LIS                                             | 2193.91                                            | 249                                                |
| 86                                                 | SriKomaramBheem project                                       | 115.78                                             | 9.92                                               |
| 87                                                 | Gollavagu Project                                             | 24.2                                               | 3.85                                               |
| 88                                                 | Rallivagu project                                             | 14.08                                              | 2.43                                               |
| 89                                                 | Mathadivagu Project                                           | 10.83                                              | 3.44                                               |
| 90                                                 | Peddavagu @Neelwai project                                    | 28.7                                               | 6.07                                               |
| 91                                                 | Palemvagu project                                             | 3.99                                               | 4.1                                                |
| 92                                                 | Peddavagu @Jagannathpur                                       | 146.47                                             | 6.07                                               |
| 93                                                 | SRSP St.II                                                    | 418.13                                             | 178.07                                             |
| 94                                                 | Rajiv Bheema L.I. Scheme                                      | 287.97                                             | 82.15                                              |
| 95                                                 | Indiramma Flood Flow Canal                                    | 2081.67                                            | 40                                                 |
|                                                    | Uttar Pradesh                                                 |                                                    |                                                    |
| 96                                                 | Bansagar Canal                                                | 197.9                                              | 150.13                                             |
| 97                                                 | Arjun sahayak                                                 | 730.42                                             | 44.38                                              |
| 98                                                 | Madhya Ganga canal PH-II                                      | 1607.47                                            | 146.53                                             |
| 99                                                 | SaryuNahar(NP)                                                | 2781.42                                            | 1312                                               |
| * The information is as per the Cabinet Note-2016. | * The information is as per the Cabinet Note-2016.            | * The information is as per the Cabinet Note-2016. | * The information is as per the Cabinet Note-2016. |

Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of LokSabha Unstarred Question No. †3158 to be answered on 11.07.2019 regarding ' Water Crisis '.

State and UT - wise areas (in km2) for which aquifer maps have been prepared and management plans have been developed since the inception of the Programme.

| S. No.   | State/UT                     |   Area for which aquifer maps and management plans been prepared (km 2 ) |
|----------|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.       | Andaman and Nicob ar Islands |                                                                      800 |
| 2.       | Andhra Pradesh               |                                                                    60442 |
| 3.       | Arunachal Pradesh            |                                                                     3399 |
| 4.       | Assam                        |                                                                    13980 |
| 5.       | Bihar                        |                                                                    25657 |
| 6.       | Chandigarh                   |                                                                      115 |
| 7.       | Chhattisgarh                 |                                                                    29616 |
| 8.       | Dadra & Nagar Haveli         |                                                                      490 |
| 9.       | Delhi                        |                                                                     1483 |
| 10.      | Goa                          |                                                                     3702 |
| 11.      | Gujarat                      |                                                                    51029 |
| 12.      | Haryana                      |                                                                    44179 |
| 13.      | HimachalPradesh              |                                                                     4940 |
| 14.      | Jammu & Kashmir              |                                                                     9506 |
| 15.      | Jharkhand                    |                                                                    29241 |
| 16.      | Karnataka                    |                                                                    90545 |
| 17.      | Kerala                       |                                                                    18166 |
| 18.      | Lakshadweep                  |                                                                       32 |
| 19.      | Madhya Pradesh               |                                                                    77970 |
| 20       | Maharashtra                  |                                                                    86863 |
| 21.      | Manipur                      |                                                                     1655 |
| 22.      | Meghalaya                    |                                                                     8678 |
| 23.      | Mizoram                      |                                                                      700 |
| 24.      | Nagaland                     |                                                                      910 |
| 25.      | Odisha                       |                                                                    24912 |
| 26.      | Pudducherry                  |                                                                      454 |
| 27.      | Punjab                       |                                                                    50368 |
| 28.      | Rajasthan                    |                                                                   183747 |
| 29.      | Sikkim                       |                                                                      280 |
| 30       | Tamil Nadu                   |                                                                    77789 |
| 31.      | Telangana                    |                                                                    48963 |
| 32.      | Tripura                      |                                                                     6757 |
| 33.      | Uttar Pradesh                |                                                                    87195 |
| 34.      | Uttarakhand                  |                                                                     7811 |
| 35.      | West Bengal                  |                                                                    31366 |
|          | Total                        |                                                                  1083740 |

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