Lok Sabha Question No. 3896 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-03
Subject: Storage of Rain Water
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL

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

## LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO. 3896

ANSWERED ON 03.01 .201 9

## STORAGE OF RAIN WATE R

## 3896. SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL

## Will  the  Minister  of  WATER  RESOURCES,  RIVER  DEVELOPMENT  AND  GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that States have been urged for the implementation of the progr regard to the storage of rain water available in the cou ntry;

(b) if so, whether any assessment has been made regarding the storage capacity of rain each State; and

(c) if so, the capacity of each State for storing the rain water and the percentage wh ich is being stored at present?

## ANSWER

## THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  FOR  WATER  RESOURCES, RIVER  DEVELOPMENT  AND GANGA REJUVENATION & PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS

## ( SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHW AL )

(a) to (c)  Ministry of Water Resources, RD & GR has requested all the States/UTs to formulate State Specific Action P lan for water conservation/harvesting and also to constitute a commi under the chairmanship of Chief Secretary of States/UTs to monitor the progress in this Water  being  a  State  subject,  initiatives  on  water  conservation/water  harvesting  i ng planning/creation of artificial recharge structures etc. is primarily States' responsibility.

National Water Policy, 2012 inter - alia has the following provisions in respect of taki measures for rain water harvesting:

- ( i ) The  anticipated  increase  in variability  in  availability  of  water  because  of  clima change should be dealt with by increasing water storage in its various forms, n soil moisture, ponds, ground water, small and large reservoirs and their combi States  should  be  incentivize d  to  increase  water  storage  capacity,  which  inter - alia should include revival of traditional water harvesting structures and water bod
- ( ii ) Integrated Watershed development activities with groundwater perspectives need be taken in a comprehensive manner to increase soil moisture, reduce sediment yield and increase overall land and water productivity.  To the extent possible, programs like MGNREGA may be used by farmers to harvest rain water using farm ponds and other soil and water conservation m easures.

- ( iii ) In urban areas, rainwater harvesting and de - salinisation, wherever techno -economically  feasible,  should  be  encouraged  to  increase  availability  of  uti water. Implementation of rain water harvesting should include scientific monitoring of parameters like hydrogeology, groundwater contamination, pollution and spr discharges.

Further, Model Building Bye Laws, 2016 circulated by Ministry of Urban Developmen include provisions for Rainwater Harvesting. As per these, water har vesting through storing of water runoff including rainwater in all new buildings on plots of 100 sq.m and above mandatory.    Barring  the  States/UT  of  Manipur,  Sikkim  Mizoram  and  Lakshadweep,  all  t States/UTs have incorporated these provisions in t heir respective building bye laws. Building plans submitted to the local bodies shall indicate the system of storm water drainage a points of collection of rain water in surface reservoirs or in recharge wells. Further, having  a  minim um  discharge  of  10,000  litre  and  above  per  day  shall  have  mandatory  was water recycling systems. The recycled water shall be used for horticultural purposes.

Ministry  of  Water  Resources,  RD  &  GR  has  circulated  a  Model  Bill  (2005)  to States/UTs  to  en able  them  to  enact  suitable  ground  water  legislation  for  its  regulati development  which  includes  provision  of  rain  water  harvesting.  So  far,  15  States/UTs adopted and implemented the ground water legislation on the lines of Model bill. The Ground Water Acts in the States/ UTs of Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu a Kashmir,  Karnataka,  Kerala,  Maharashtra,  Telangana,  West  Bengal,  Chandigarh,  Dadra  a Nagar Haveli, have provision for Rain Water Harvesting.

However, Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) under the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation has prepared a conceptual document titled 'Master Plan for Artificial Recharge to Ground Water - 2013' to augment the ground water re sources. The Master Plan envisages construction of about 1.11 crore rain water harvesting and a recharge structures in urban and rural areas to harness 85 BCM (Billion Cubic Metre) of Master Plan has been circulated to the State/UT Governme nts for its implementation and also placed  in  public  domain at  the  following  URL http://cgwb.gov.in/documents/MasterPlan -2013.pdf.  State - wise details of volume of water, which may be recharged is given in Annexure .

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Annexure referred  to in reply to parts (a) to (c) of Unstarred Question No. 3896 to answered in Lok Sabha on 03.01.2019 regarding ' Storage Rain Water '

## State Wise Volume of water which may be recharged (Master Plan on Artificial Recharge to Ground Water in India, 2013)

| Sl. No.        | State                    | Volume of Water to be Recharged (MCM)   |
|----------------|--------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| 1              | Andhra Pradesh           | 1049.09                                 |
| 2              | Bihar                    | 106.27                                  |
| 3              | Chhattisgarh             | 2954.79                                 |
| 4              | Delhi                    | 39.08                                   |
| 5              | Goa                      | 534.45                                  |
| 6              | Gujarat                  | 1593.94                                 |
| 7              | Haryana                  | 866.26                                  |
| 8              | Himachal                 | 1788                                    |
| 9              | Jammu & Kashmir          | 1700                                    |
| 10             | Jharkhand                | 1461.87                                 |
| 11             | Karnataka                | 11534.73                                |
| 12             | Kerala                   | 1701.44                                 |
| 13             | Madhya Pradesh           | 15383.39                                |
| 14             | Maharashtra              | 3103.43                                 |
| 15             | NER states               | 5714.2                                  |
| 16             | Odisha                   | 1268.71                                 |
| 17             | Punjab                   | 1388                                    |
| 18             | Rajasthan                | 907.42                                  |
| 19             | Sikkim                   | 277                                     |
| 20             | Tamil Nadu               | 712.3                                   |
| 21             | Telangana                | 1374.51                                 |
| 22             | Uttar Pradesh            | 5406.18                                 |
| 23             | Uttarakhand              | 6591.67                                 |
| 24             | West Bengal              | 17897.8                                 |
| 25             | Andaman & Nicobar Island | 96.2                                    |
| 26             | Chandigarh               | 30.71                                   |
| 27             | Dadra & Nagar Haveli     | 2.94                                    |
| 28             | Daman and Diu            | 0.13                                    |
| 29             | Lakshadweep              | 0.0327                                  |
| 30             | Puducherry               | 80.27                                   |
| Total 85564.81 | Total 85564.81           | Total 85564.81                          |