Lok Sabha Question No. 5445 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-07-25
Subject: National Water Policy
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Bidyut Baran Mahato, Sudheer Gupta, Sambhajirao Mane Dhairyasheel, Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI,

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5445

ANSWERED ON 25.07.2019

## NATIONAL WATER POLIC Y

## 5445. SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO SHRI SUDHEER GUPTA SHRI DHAIRYASHEEL SAMABHAJIRAO MANE SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) the details of the provision made in respect of taking measures for rain water harves Water Policy, 2012;

(b) whether the Government has requested all the States/UTs to formulate State specific a water conservation/harves ting and if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government has also requested the States/UTs to constitute a committee to progress of water conservation/harvesting;

- (d) if so, the details thereof and the response of the State/UT Governme nts in this regard;
- (e) whether any assessment has been made regarding the storage capacity of rain water in eac

(f) if so, the details of the capacity of each State for storing the rain water and the being stored at present?

## ANSWER

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

(a) The provisions made in National Water Policy, 2012 in respect of rain wate r harvesting are given as under:

- i . In urban and industrial areas, rainwater harvesting should be encouraged to increase avai of utilizable water. Implementation of rainwater harvesting should include scientif of parameters like hydrogeology, groundwater contamination, pollution and spring disc harges.
- ii . States should be incentivized to increase water storage capacity, which inter - alia should include revival of traditional water harvesting structures and water bodies.
- iii . To the extent possible, existing programs like MGNREGA may be used by farmers to harv water using farm ponds and other soil and water conservation measures.

(b) to (d) A meeting of the State Ministers of Water Resources and Water Supply chaired by Minister of Jal Shakti was held on 11 th June 2019 to review the steps taken by various States on water cons and the implementation of action plans to deal with the water supply situation, plan for w and conservation in convergence with other programmes. State Governments were requested to compl water conservation measures so that large - scale rain water harvesting could be possible in the upc monsoon season.

Central Ground Water Board (CGWB), Ministry of Jal Shakti, has prepared a conceptual document titled  'Master Plan for Artificial Recharge to Ground Water - 2013' which provides information about area - specific artificial recharge techniques to augment ground water resources. State -wise details are given at Annexure - I . The Master Plan has been circulated to the State Governments for implementatio

Further, Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) has issued directives to all States/UT measures to promote artificial recharge of ground water / rain wat er harvesting.

Department of Drinking Water & Sanitation has issued an advisory on 20 th May 2019 to States on water conservation and to meet the drinking water requirements of rural areas on priority, d

An 'Inter -Ministerial Committee' under the Chairmanship of Secretary (WR, RD & GR) has been constituted  to  take  forward  the  subject  of  'Push  on  water  conservation  related  activities  for  optimum utilization of monsoon rainfall'.

Department of Land Resources, Ministry of Rural Development, during the period from 20 - 10 to 2014- 15,  has  sanctioned  8214  watershed  development  projects  in  28  States  covering  an  are 39.07 million hectare under Integrated Watershed Management Pr ogramme (IWMP). The activities under the  watershed  development  projects  inter  alia  include  drainage  line  treatment,  soil conservation, rain water harvesting, etc. As per the information received from the States, harvesting struc tures including check dams were created / rejuvenated during the period from 2 - 15 to 2018- 19,. The State - wise details are given at Annexure -II .

Department of Land Resources has issued advisories to States on water conservation on and furth er on 17.05.2019 for intensive water conservation and water harvesting efforts unde Development Projects.

Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MOH&UA) has taken measures aimed at water conserv like  issuance  of  guidelines  for  Urban  Regional Development  Plan  Formulation  and  Implementation (URDPFI)  and  Model  Building  Bye -Laws  (MBBL)  for  the  Urban  Local  Bodies  (ULBs)  and  Urban Development Authorities (UDAs) to implement rain water harvesting and take other water con measures. Till date , 33 States/UTs out of 36 States/UTs have amended their Building Bye Laws (BB issued guidelines in this regard, in compliance with MBBL.

Ministry of Jal Shakti has launched Jal Shakti Abhiyan - a campaign for water conservation and water security. M oH & UA is participating actively in the Jal Shakti Abhiyan and has issued " for Urban Water Conservation" to all the States/UTs. As per the guidelines, ULBs should cons Water Harvesting Cell for effective monitoring of rain water ha rvesting in the city.

(e) & (f)  No assessment has been made regarding the storage capacity of rain water in each

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Annexure referred to in reply to part s (b) to (d) of Unstarred Question No. 5445 to be answered in Lok Sabha on 25.07.2019 regarding ' National Water Policy '.

## State Wise Rural and Urban Artificial Recharge Structures as Proposed in Master Plan

| S No.   | State                      | Rural              | Rural               | Urban              | Urban              | Total              | Total               | Volume of Water to be recharged   |
|---------|----------------------------|--------------------|---------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------------|-----------------------------------|
| S No.   | State                      | Structure (Number) | Cost (Rs. in crore) | Structure (Number) | Cost (Rs.in Crore) | Structure (Number) | Cost (Rs. in crore) | (mcm)                             |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh (undivided) | 68625              | 2703.15             | 750000             | 1230.00            | 818625             | 3933.15             | 2423.3                            |
| 2       | Bihar                      | 2058               | 128.81              | 100000             | 164.00             | 102058             | 292.81              | 106.27                            |
| 3       | Chhattisgarh               | 87202              | 1856.21             | 200000             | 309.00             | 287202             | 2165.21             | 2954.79                           |
| 4       | Delhi                      | 8                  | 0.40                | 142850             | 1097.50            | 142858             | 1097.90             | 38.48                             |
| 5       | Goa                        | 1393               | 83.58               | 10000              | 16.40              | 11393              | 99.98               | 534.45                            |
| 6       | Gujarat                    | 18775              | 769.00              | 500000             | 725.00             | 518775             | 1494.00             | 1593.94                           |
| 7       | Haryana                    | 44727              | 1255.30             | 376000             | 1675.00            | 420727             | 2930.30             | 866.26                            |
| 8       | Himachal                   | 102328             | 573.47              | 50000              | 82.00              | 152328             | 655.47              | 1788                              |
| 9       | Jammu & Kashmir            | 1688               | 168.80              | 100000             | 145.00             | 101688             | 313.80              | 1700                              |
| 10      | Jharkhand                  | 26282              | 1733.34             | 200000             | 290.00             | 226282             | 2023.345            | 1461.87                           |
| 11      | Karnataka                  | 72985              | 1998.66             | 700000             | 1148.00            | 772985             | 3146.66             | 11534.73                          |
| 12      | Kerala                     | 754427             | 5457.72             | 315000             | 456.75             | 1069427            | 5914.47             | 1701.44                           |
| 13      | Madhya Pradesh             | 532724             | 10717.61            | 600000             | 984.00             | 1132724            | 11701.60            | 15383.39                          |
| 14      | Maharashtra                | 51157              | 7926.34             | 1605670            | 2765.75            | 1656827            | 10692.09            | 3103.43                           |
| 15      | NER states                 | 15250              | 765.90              | 400000             | 656.00             | 415250             | 1421.90             | 5714.2                            |
| 16      | Odisha                     | 5856               | 525.00              | 300000             | 499.50             | 305856             | 1024.50             | 1268.71                           |
| 17      | Punjab                     | 79924              | 2021.47             | 375000             | 1650.00            | 454924             | 3671.47             | 1388                              |
| 18      | Rajasthan                  | 9603               | 1566.07             | 500000             | 820.00             | 509603             | 2386.07             | 907.42                            |
| 19      | Sikkim                     | 1905               | 54.07               | 5000               | 13.25              | 6905               | 67.32               | 277                               |
| 20      | Tamil Nadu                 | 193574             | 9284.63             | 0                  | 0.00               | 193574             | 9284.63             | 712.3                             |
| 21      | Uttar Pradesh              | 108945             | 7629.28             | 1200000            | 1968.00            | 1308945            | 9597.28             | 5406.18                           |
| 22      | Uttarakhand                | 2900               | 414.75              | 48250              | 68.25              | 51150              | 483.00              | 6591.67                           |
| 23      | West Bengal                | 97360              | 3450.06             | 300000             | 522.00             | 397360             | 3972.06             | 17897.8                           |
| 24      | A & Nicobar Island         | 1640               | 44.02               | 1200               | 8.00               | 2840               | 52.02               | 96.2                              |
| 25      | Chandigarh                 | 0                  | 0.00                | 8700               | 652.50             | 8700               | 652.50              | 30.71                             |
| 26      | Dadra & Nagar Haveli       | 65                 | 3.38                | 1000               | 1.50               | 1065               | 4.87                | 2.94                              |
| 27      | Daman and Diu              | 0                  | 0.00                | 4044               | 4.44               | 4044               | 4.44                | 0.13                              |
| 28      | Lakshadweep                | 0                  | 0.00                | 6100               | 30.50              | 6100               | 30.50               | 0.0327                            |
| 29      | Puducherry                 | 1740               | 61.40               | 1000               | 3.05               | 2740               | 64.45               | 80.27                             |
|         | Total                      | 2283141            | 61192.41            | 8799814            | 17985.39           | 11082955           | 79177.80            | 85563.91                          |

Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part s (b)  to  (d) of  UnstarredQuestion  No.  5445 to  be answered inLok Sabha on 25.07.2019 regarding ' National Water Policy '.

State - wise details of Water Harvesting Structures (WHS) created/rejuvenated under WDC - PMKSY during 2014 - 15 to 2018 -19.

| Sl. No   | State             |   WHS created/Rejuvenated ( in Nos.) |
|----------|-------------------|--------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh**  |                               186532 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh |                                  564 |
| 3        | Assam             |                                 6152 |
| 4        | Bihar             |                                 3818 |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      |                                 7069 |
| 6        | Gujarat           |                                18480 |
| 7        | Haryana           |                                 2892 |
| 8        | Himachal Pradesh  |                                 8836 |
| 9        | Jammu & Kashmir   |                                 3438 |
| 10       | Jharkhand         |                                 3134 |
| 11       | Karnataka         |                                28132 |
| 12       | Kerala            |                                17725 |
| 13       | Madhya Pradesh    |                                24851 |
| 14       | Maharashtra       |                                10043 |
| 15       | Manipur           |                                10264 |
| 16       | Meghalaya         |                                 2335 |
| 17       | Mizoram           |                                 7531 |
| 18       | Nagaland          |                                 2465 |
| 19       | Odisha            |                                20974 |
| 20       | Punjab            |                                  316 |
| 21       | Rajasthan         |                                99309 |
| 22       | Sikkim            |                                  169 |
| 23       | Tamil Nadu        |                                49971 |
| 24       | Telangana         |                                19353 |
| 25       | Tripura           |                                 2383 |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh     |                                22696 |
| 27       | Uttarakhand       |                                16962 |
| 28       | West Bengal       |                                10686 |
|          | Total             |                               587080 |

Note: Provisional and subject to change (As per information received from States). **inclu achievements in convergence with MGNREGA in watershed area.

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