Lok Sabha Question No. 5009 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-25
Subject: Financial Assistance for Potable Water Availability
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Bhagirath Chaudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †5009

ANSWERED ON 25 .03 .2021

## FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR POTABLE WATER AV AILABILITY

## †5009. SHRI BHAGIRATH CHOUDHARY

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Central Water Commission has forwarded a proposal to the Government in Dece seeking financial assistance from outside to make potable and irrigation water available in thirteen distric Rajasthan including Jhalawar, Kota, Bundi, Baran, Sawai Madhopur, Tonk, Ajmer, Jaipur, Kara Bharatpur, Dausa and Dhaulpur under the Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c)whether  the  Government  is  considering  early  implementation  of  the  aforesaid  project  wi making adequate water available in potable water crisis facing districts of Rajasthan;

(d) if so, the details thereof; and

(e) if not, the reasons therefor ?

## ANSWER

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

(a) & (b) For a water resources project, proposal for Financial Assistance through this Minist up only once the Detailed Project Report (DPR) of the project is appraised and accepted by the Committee of this Ministry on Irrigation, Flood Control & Multipurpose Projects (Advisory Com

In  case  of  Eastern  Rajasthan  Canal  Project  (ERCP),  appraisal  by  Central  Water  C (CWC)  revealed  that  against  the  prevailing  norms  of  planning  a  project  for  water  avail dependability,  Government  of  Rajasthan  has  carried  out  the  plannin g  with  water  availability  at  5 dependability in case of ERCP.

Also,  as  is  the  norms  for  all  projects  proposed  on  inter - state  rivers,  the  other  co - basin  State(s), which in this case is Madhya Pradesh, are to be taken on board. Government of Madhya Prade sh has so far refrained from issuing No Objection to the project, on account of planning being at lower dep

In  view  of  the  impact  the  project  would  have  in  the  water - s r ssed  eastern  part  of  Rajasth Ministry of Jal Shakti is seized of the issue. Alternative methods for augmenting the water for the pr being  explored,  in  consultation  with  both  the  State  Governments.  Further,  this  Ministry frequent  consultation  with  the  two  Governments,  to  seek  convergence.  Also,  a  Wo rking  Group  has  been formulated recently under Member (Water Projects & Planning), CWC for this purpose.

However, techno - economic appraisal followed by acceptance by the Advisory Committee, w an essential pre - requisite for forwarding proposal for any financial assistance through this Ministry, taken up only once the above issues are resolved.

(c) to (e) Water resources projects are planned, funded, executed and maintained by the State themselves as per their own resources and priorities. Role of Government of India is limited providing technical support and in some cases pa rtial financial assistance in terms with the existin being implemented by the Ministry of Jal Shakti. Further, techno - economic clearance of medium and major irrigation projects on inter - state river systems, is required to be appraised by Central W ater Commission under this Ministry.