Lok Sabha Question No. 860 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-17
Subject: Live Storage Status of Reservoirs
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, DNV Senthilkumar. S., Supriya Sadanand Sule, Manickam Tagore B, Kuldeep Rai Sharma

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 860

ANSWERED ON 17.09.2020

## LIVE STORAGE STATUS OF RESERVOIRS

860. DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE DR. DNV SENTHILKUMAR S SHRI MANICKAM TAGORE B

DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE SHRIMATISUPRIYA SULE SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a)whether the Government monitors live storage position/status of reservoirs of the country and if so, the details and the current status thereof, State/UT - wise especially in Tamil Nadu;
- (b) whether the Central Water Commission(CWC) has announced that reservoirs have one hundred f percent more water as compared to that of 2019;
- (c) if so, the details of States which have highest live storage of all the States;
- (d) Whether the Government has taken steps to raise storage capacity of reservoirs to reduce t on monsoon rains and if so, the details thereof;
- (e)whether  the  Government  proposes  to  construct  new  reservoirs  in  the  country  and  if  so, thereof; and
- (f) the details of steps taken by the Government for improving ground water level in the count

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA )

(a) Central Water Commission monitors on weekly basis the live storage status of 123 reserv cumulative storage capacity of 171.090  BCM (Billion Cubic Meter) which is about 66.36% of 257.812 BCM , being the total storage capacity estimated to have been created in the country. The - wise current  status,  comparative  position  and  other  details, including  of  Tamil  Nadu,  are  available  a URL http://www.cwc.gov.in/reservoirs - storage - bulletin . As per reservoir storage bulletin dated 10.09.2 live storage available in these reservoirs is 142.234 BCM.

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The total live storage available in six reservoirs being monitored in Tamil Nadu is 71% of tot l l storage capacity of these reservoirs as per bulletin dated 10.09.2020.

(b) In Weekly Bulletins, Central Water Commission (CWC) furnishes the comparative status of current l storage in 123 reservoirs with last year live storage available for the corresponding period of last l0 years live storage. As per the Wee kly Bulletins issued by CWC, during January 2020 till d percentage of current year's storage to that of last year has gone up to 155% percent as compared to that of 2019 during 16.01 .2020 to 13.02.2020, 27 .02.2020 to 09.07.2020 and on 23.07.2020.

( c) States having highest live storage as per CWC bulletins are M.P., Karnataka, Gujarat, M Orissa, A.P. & Telangana and Himachal Pradesh as on 25.06.2020.

( d) & (e) Water being a state subject, States have the primary responsibility to augment storage capacity of reservoirs either by building new storage structures or by enhancing the capacity of existing respective States. The role of Government of India is to provide technical and financial support to projects, as and when the y are referred by States from time to time under various schemes of DoWR, RD & GR, Ministry of Jal Shakti.

(f)  During  July  2019,  Ministry  of  Jal  Shakti aunched  Jal  Shakti  Abhiyan,  an  intensive  time  bou programme in mission mode, for promoting a water cons rvation campaign built on citizen participatio facilitate  Rain  Water  Harvesting,  Renovation  of  traditional  water  bodies,  Watershed  de Afforestation and creating Public Awareness in around 1500 Blocks that are drought affected, w essed or over - exploited falling in 256 districts of the country. Further, Atal Bhujal Yojana (ATAL assistance scheme from World Bank for facilitating sustainable ground water management, is being taken up in 8353 water stressed Gram Panchayat s of Haryana, Gujarat, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharasht Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.

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