Lok Sabha Question No. 3693 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-18
Subject: Encroachment of Water Bodies
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangre

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI,

## DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3693

ANSWERED ON 1 8.03 .2021

## ENCROACHMENT OF WATE R BODIES

## 3693. SHRI SUDHAKAR TUKARAM SHRANGARE

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is aware that a large number of water bodies in the country have b and diverted for use for other purposes;

- (b) if so, the details thereof, State - wise particul arly in Maharashtra; and

(c) the steps taken by the Government for identification and conservation of such water bodie manner?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI & SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA )

(a) Works related to enumeration of water bodies, their protection from encroachment, or diver other purposes, comes under the purview of State Government concerned. However, from time t Ministry  conducts  census  of  minor  irrigation schemes  in  the  Country,  which  captures  data  regarding bodies  in  rural  areas  associated  with  irrigation.  As  per  the  5 th Minor  Irrigation  Census  conducted  by  t Ministry with reference year 2013 - 14, there are 5,16,303 water bodies in the rural areas of the Country which are  being  used  for  minor  irrigation,  out  of  which  53,396  are  not  in  use  for  various  reas -availability of water, siltation, salinity etc.

- (b)State - wise details of water bodies in the rural areas being used for minor irrigation, incl are placed at Annexure .

(c)Works  related  to  water  resources  development  &  management  are  planned,  funded,  exec maintained  by  the  S tate  Governments  themselves,  as  per  their  own  resources  and  priorities. Government of India is limited to technical support and financial assistance under the existi the guidelines. For water bodies, a scheme titled Repair, Re novation and Restoration (RRR) of Water Bodies being implemented by this Ministry, under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) -Har Khet Ko Pani (HKKP). From XIIth Plan onwards, 2,219 water bodies costing Rs.1910 crore have been inc this scheme from various States, and central assistance of Rs.469.68 crore has been released. water bodies, works in 1,465 water bodies have been reported to be completed.

Further,  from  time  to  time  this  Ministry  has  been  sen sitising  the  State  Governments  regarding importance  of  water  bodies  for  socio  economic  development  and  sustainable  water  security population.  Need  for  taking  necessary  steps  for  keeping  all  the  water  bodies  encroachmen -free,  such  as inclu sion of water bodies in land records and making them integral part of town planning proce for the encroachers, etc. is also being emphasised to the State Governments by this Ministry,

## Annex ure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 3693 for reply on 18.3.2021 regarding 'Encroachment of Water Bodies'

| S. No   | State             |   Water bodies (with Not -in use MI schemes) |   Water bodies (with In -Use MI schemes) |   Total Water bodies (with MI scheme) |
|---------|-------------------|----------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| 1       | ANDAMAN & NICOBAR |                                            7 |                                      973 |                                   980 |
| 2       | ANDHRA PRADESH    |                                         9038 |                                    32171 |                                 41209 |
| 3       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH |                                           12 |                                       55 |                                    67 |
| 4       | ASSAM             |                                          144 |                                     2080 |                                  2224 |
| 5       | BIHAR             |                                          150 |                                     2407 |                                  2557 |
| 6       | CHANDIGARH        |                                            0 |                                        0 |                                     0 |
| 7       | CHHATTISGARH      |                                           25 |                                     9272 |                                  9297 |
| 8       | DELHI             |                                            0 |                                        0 |                                     0 |
| 9       | GOA               |                                            5 |                                      735 |                                   740 |
| 10      | GUJARAT           |                                          901 |                                    38432 |                                 39333 |
| 11      | HARYANA           |                                            2 |                                      168 |                                   170 |
| 12      | HIMACHAL PRADESH  |                                           11 |                                     1930 |                                  1941 |
| 13      | JAMMU & KASHMIR   |                                            2 |                                       89 |                                    91 |
| 14      | JHARKHAND         |                                        10235 |                                    37909 |                                 48144 |
| 15      | KARNATAKA         |                                         1463 |                                    38281 |                                 39744 |
| 16      | KERALA            |                                          131 |                                    10754 |                                 10885 |
| 17      | MADHYA PRADESH    |                                          254 |                                    26259 |                                 26513 |
| 18      | MAHARASHTRA       |                                          753 |                                   114235 |                                114988 |
| 19      | MANIPUR           |                                            1 |                                       23 |                                    24 |
| 20      | MEGHALAYA         |                                           18 |                                      243 |                                   261 |
| 21      | MIZORAM           |                                           11 |                                      356 |                                   367 |
| 22      | NAGALAND          |                                            3 |                                      288 |                                   291 |
| 23      | ODISHA            |                                         2512 |                                    33024 |                                 35536 |
| 24      | PUDUCHERRY        |                                            2 |                                      193 |                                   195 |
| 25      | PUNJAB            |                                            0 |                                       96 |                                    96 |
| 26      | RAJASTHAN         |                                          445 |                                    11851 |                                 12296 |
| 27      | SIKKIM            |                                            0 |                                        0 |                                     0 |
| 28      | TAMIL NADU        |                                         3754 |                                    28354 |                                 32108 |
| 29      | TELANGANA         |                                        17851 |                                    19163 |                                 37014 |
| 30      | TRIPURA           |                                            0 |                                       17 |                                    17 |
| 31      | UTTARAKHAND       |                                         3748 |                                     7544 |                                 11292 |
| 32      | UTTAR PRADESH     |                                          961 |                                     7382 |                                  8343 |
| 33      | WEST BENGAL       |                                          957 |                                    38623 |                                 39580 |
|         | Total :           |                                        53396 |                                   462907 |                                516303 |

- Note 1: -Water bodies cover all natural or artificial units with some or no masonry work   used for stor for mino r irrigation. These are usually of various types known by different names like tank, reserv pond.
- Note 2: -In MI Census information is collected for villages/ rural areas only .
- Note 3: -The above data pertains to o nly those Water Bodies where some minor irrigatio n scheme(s) (either in -use or not -in - use) is/are installled or those water bodies which function as surface flow schemes.
- Note 4: -5th Minor Irrigation Census not conducted in Lakshadweep, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu

Reasons for not in -use as minor irrigation schemes are non -availability of adequate power/fuel, mechanical break down, less discharge of water, storage not filled up fully, siltation of storage,salinity, dried up,destr repair,due to sinking

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