Lok Sabha Question No. 4240 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-18
Subject: Rain Water Harvesting Plants in Bengaluru
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: P. C. Mohan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4240

ANSWERED ON 1 8.0 7.2019

## RAIN WATER HARVESTIN G PLANTS IN BENGALUR U

## 4240. SHRI P.C. MOHAN

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) whether Niti Aayog has reported that Bengaluru will run out of ground water by 2021;

(b) if so, the details thereof along with the measures taken by the Government towards c challenge;

(c) the number of houses and buildings in Bengaluru which have Rain Water Harvesting Plants;

(d)  the  measures  taken  by  the  Government  so  far  to  ensure  efficient  implementation  of Harvesting in all houses and buildings with area of 1,200 s q. ft. and more as mandated by the Centra Ground Water Board?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (d) NITI Aayog in its report titled 'Composite Water Management Index' published in June 2018, has mentioned that 21 major cities including Bengaluru  are expected to run out of groundwa This is based on the estimates of annual ground water replenishment and it  extraction. However, it does not take into account the ground water availability in the deeper aquifers.

As  per  the  information  received  from  Bengaluru  Water  Supply  and  Sewerage  Board,  Governme Karnataka, t he number of houses installed with rain water harvesting system in Bengaluru is about 1.2 lakhs.

Further, as  per  information  received  from  Ministry  of  Housing  &  Urban  Affairs , the Model Building  Bye  Laws,  2016,  has  been  issued  for  guidance  of  the  States/UTs  which  has  a  c 'Rainwater Harvesting'.  The provisions of this chapter are applicable to all the buildings. 32 States / UTs, including  Karnataka,  have  adopted  the  rainwater  harvesting  provisions.  The  implementati rainwater harvesting policy comes within the purview of the State Government/Urban Local Body / Urban Development Authority.

Hon'ble  Prime  Minister  has  written  a  letter  to  all  Sarpanchs  on  08.06.2019  regarding  the importance of water conservation and rain harvesting and exhorted them to adopt all appropri te measures to make water conservation a mass movement.

The  issue  of  water  conservation/harvesting  was  discussed  with  the  concerned  Minis officials of the State Governments by Minister, Jal Shakti in a meeting held on 11.6.2019.

An 'Inter  Ministerial  Committee'  under  the  Chairmanship  of  Secretary  (WR, RD & GR) has been  constituted  to  take  forward  the  subject  of  'Water  Conservation  Related  Activities  for  Optimum Utilization  of  Monsoon  Rainfall'  which  meets  from  time  to  time  to  discus s  the  issue  of  water conservation.  The  Committee  includes  officers  from  different  States/UTs.  Last  meeting  of -Ministerial Committee was held on 01/05/2019.

Cabinet  Secretary  discussed  the  issue  of  water  conservation/harvesting  with  t Secretaries of the States through video - conference on 21.05.2019.

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