Lok Sabha Question No. 4200 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-18
Subject: Water Crisis in Karnataka
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: D.K. Suresh, B. Y. Raghavendra, Nalin Kumar Kateel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI,

DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES,

RIVER DEVELOPMENT &

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4200

## ANSWERED ON 1 8.0 7.2019

## WATER CRISIS IN KARN ATAKA

## 4200. SHRI D.K. SURESH SHRI B.Y. RAGHAVENDRA SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is aware that Karnataka has been suffering from worst crisis of water;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government is aware that standing crop sown in hundreds of hectare of land b are on the verge of failure due to this and if so, the details and the facts thereof; and

(d) whether the Government is contemplating to take any long term measures to put an end to water crisis and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA )

(a)  to  (c) Central  Water  Commission  monitors  live  storage  status  of  91  reservoirs  of  the  c weekly basis. Out of these, there are 14 reservoirs in Karnataka under CWC monitoring which live storage capacity of 23.49 BCM. As per Reservoir Storage B ulletin dated 11.07.2019, the total li storage available in these reservoirs is 6.18 BCM which is 26% of total live storage cap reservoirs. The storage during corresponding period of last year was 45% and average storag years d uring corresponding period was 29% of live storage capacity of these reservoirs. Th during current year is less than the storage of last year and is also less than the average years during the corresponding period.

The Dynamic Ground Water Resources of the country are being periodically assessed jo Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) and State Governments. In Karnataka, as per the 2017 asses out of total 176 taluks, 45 taluks have been categorized as 'Over Exploited' where Annual Ground Water Extraction is more than Annual Extractable Ground Water Resource.

(d) Water being a State subject, steps for augmentation, conservation and efficient manageme resources including tackling of water crisis are primarily undertaken by the respective Stat In order to supplement the efforts of the State G overnments, Central Government provides technical an financial assistance to them through various schemes and programmes.

GANGA REJUVENATION

Central Government has launched Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) in 201516 which aims to enhance physical access of water on farm and expand cultivable area und irrigation,  improve  farm  water  use  efficiency,  introduce  sustainable  water  conservation  p During  2016 - 17,  99  on -going  Major/Me dium  irrigation  projects  under  PMKSY - Accelerated  Irrigation Benefits  Programme  (AIBP)  having  ultimate  irrigation  potential  of  76.03  lakh  hectares prioritized in consultation with States, for completion in phases up to December, 2019. In the State of Karnataka, f ive Major & Medium ongoing irrigation projects have been prioritized in consulta State Government for completion in phases by December, 2019 under PMKSY - AIBP.

Central Government has formulated a National Perspective Plan (NPP) fo r Water Resources Development  which  envisages  transfer  of  water  from  water  surplus  basins  to  water  defici improve availability of water.

Government of India has launched the Jal Shakti Abhiyan which is a time bound campai a mission mode approach intended to improve water availability including ground water conditio water stressed blocks.

Some  of  the  initiatives/measures  taken  by  Central  Government  to  control  groun depletion and promote rain water harvesting/ conservatio n are available at the URL: http://mowr.gov.in/sites/default/files/Steps\_to\_control\_water\_depletion\_Jun2019.pdf

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