Lok Sabha Question No. 4240 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-19
Subject: Irrigation Potential
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Hemant Patil, Shrikant Eknath Shinde, Unmesh Bhaiyyasaheb Patil, Sambhajirao Mane Dhairyasheel, Sujay Radhakrishna Vikhepatil

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4240

ANSWERED ON 1 9.0 3.2020

## IRRIGATION POTENTIAL

4240. SHRI HEMANT SRIRAM PATIL DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE SHRI UNMESH BHAIYYASAHEB PATIL SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMBHAJIRAO MANE DR. SUJAY RADHAKRISHNA VIKHE PATIL

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) whether only 21 percent of the irrigation potential generated fr om the five national projects is actually b utilized;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c) whether none of the five projects under implementation had any proposal for command area d works sent to the Union Water Commission for approval;
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor; and
- (e) the details of measures taken by the Government to ensure last mile connectivity through construc distributaries, project - wise?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA )

- (a) & (b) Out of 16 National Projects, five projects namely Polavaram Irrigation Project (Andhr Saryu Nahar Pariyojana (Uttar Pradesh), Gosikhurd Irrigation Project (Maharashtra), Teesta Bar (West Bengal) & Shahpurkandi Dam Project (Punjab) ha ve been taken up for execution after the concer State Governments obtained the necessary approvals as per the guidelines of the scheme. Details of potential created and utilized in the five national projects under implementation as per the latest inf mation received from CWC/State Government/available in Department are as under:

| Project      |   Ultimate Potential (Th. Ha.) | Potential Created (Th. Ha.)   | Utilization (Th. Ha.)   |
|--------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------|
| Saryu Nahar  |                        1404    | 1096                          | 615.84 *                |
| Gosikhurd    |                         250.8  | 103.203                       | 58.224                  |
| Polavaram    |                         291    | 121                           | 118                     |
| Shahpurkandi |                          37.17 | -                             | -                       |
| Teesta       |                         527    | 197                           | 104                     |

(c)  to  (e) Saryu  Nahar  Pariyojna  and  Gosikhurd  Irrigation  Project  with  target  Culturable  Comma (CCA) of 4.80 LHa and 1.76 LHa respectively have been included under CADWM programme under Prad Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana -Har Khet Ko Pani (PMKSY - HKKP). W orks of Teesta Barrage project are a standstill due to issues related to Land Acquisition (LA) and the State has not sent any proposal As informed by the State Government, tenders have been called for Detailed Project Report (DP w orks for Polavaram project.  Further, the Government of Jammu & Kashmir has been requested to implement  requisite  infrastructure  and  CAD  works  in paripassu manner  separately  in  additional  command proposed to be irrigated with the water from Shahpu rkandi Dam Project.

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