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Lok Sabha Question No. 4284 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-19
Subject: Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Udan Akademi
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Dibyendu Adhikari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL A VIATION LOK SABHA

(To be answered on the March 2020)

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: : 4284

## INDIRA GANDHI RASHTRIYA UDAN AKADEMI

4284.

SHRI DIBYENDU ADHIKARI

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Government has only commercial training institute namely Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Udan Akademi (IGRUA);\_
- (c) whether the Government proposes to privatise IGRUA by 2022 if s0, the details of process plan thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?
- (b) if s0, the present status Of trainee and trainers and the per student income and expenditure towards their training during last three years; and

## ANSWER

Minister of State (IC) in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Hardeep Singh Puri)

- (a) Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Akademi (IGRUA) is a flying training institute established in 1986 with a view to meet the industry requirement for commercial pilots. The Akademi is an autonomous body managed by the Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Uran Society registered under the Societies Registration (Act XXI of 1860). It functions under the administrative control of Ministry of Civil Aviation (MoCA) Government of India through its Governing Council.
- (b) The present status of the trainee and the trainers and per student income and expenditure towards their training during the last three years is as under:
- (2) Number of Trainers as on Ist March 2020 11
- (1) Number of Trainees as on Ist March 2020
- (3) Per Student Income (Training Fee) during last three years: Year Amount (Rs. in lakhs)
- Per Student Expenditure (Training) during last three years:
- (4) Year Amount (Rs. in lakhs)

- (i) 2016-17 32.5

- (ii)  2017-18 32.5

- (iii) 2018-19

38.0

- @) 2016-17 46.5

- 47.1

- (iii) 2018-19 46.1

(c) A consultant cum transaction advisor was appointed to evaluate the option 0r engaging a private party for operation\_management and development o IGRUA O1g a Public Private Partnership (PPP) basis for a stipulated period: The draft report from the consultant cum transaction advisor has been received; The consultant cum transaction advisor recommended to go for the was held on 22.11.2019.
Lok Sabha Question No. 4282 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-19
Subject: Connectivity Projects within National Capital Region
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Manish Tewari

be pleased to state:

- (a) the steps taken to improve connectivity within the National Capital Region especially between Delhi and Gurugram in view of the traffic snarls that commuters face everyday;
- (b) whether the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has finalized a proposal for two roads connecting Gurugram and Delhi through Aravali Biodiversity Park and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether the environmentalists have raised concerns on passing of these roads through a biodiversity park and if so, the details thereof along with the remedial measures being taken in this regard; and
- (d) the present status of the aforementioned roads and the time by which these are likely to be completed ?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

- (a) The projects namely Eastern Peripheral Expressway (EPE) and Delhi-Meerut Expressway have been taken up through National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) for improving connectivity in National Capital Region. The EPE project has been completed. Various other projects for connectivity between Delhi and Gurugram have also been taken up such as construction of underpasses at IFFCO Chowk, Signature Tower and Rajiv Chowk on Delhi - Gurugram road which have been completed. Some other projects i.e. Dwarka Expressway, Improvement of T-Junction near Dhaula Kuan Metro Station & improvement of TJunction near Defence Area on NH-48, Construction of Flyover and Underpass at Hero Honda Chowk on Delhi - Gurugram road, Construction of Grade Separated U Turn on NH-48 near Ambience Mall and Grade separated U Turn near DLF Phase II etc. have also been initiated. The Detailed Project Report (DPR) for Western  Airport  Connectivity  from  Dwarka  Expressway  through  tunnel  and  Rangpuri  Bypass  has  been initiated. Moreover, the DND-Faridabad-Ballabgarh project has also been conceptualized in this National Capital Region.
- (b) to (d) The feasibility study has been initiated. The environmentalists have raised concerns in this regard.  The  alignment  of  this  road  has  not  been  finalized  and  the  same  is  envisaged  for  finalization  in consultation with all the stakeholders including State Governments.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4282

ANSWERED ON 19 TH   MARCH, 2020

## CONNECTIVITY PROJECTS WITHIN NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION

## 4282.  SHRI MANISH TEWARI:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री
Lok Sabha Question No. 4281 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-19
Subject: Relaxation in Plinth Area in Government Quarters
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Kaushal Kishore

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4281 TO BE ANSWERED ON MARCH 19, 2020

## RELAXATION IN PLINTH AREA IN GOVERNMENT QUARTERS

NO. 4281. SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE  :

Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) Whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  the  fact  that  it  was requested  through  previous  Resident  Welfare  Associations (RWAs) and several other people/bodies for giving relaxation in Plinth Area for the demand of additional room keeping in view the  need  of  many  big  families  living  in  Government  colonies including Aram Bagh Government Quarters;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, colony-wise particularly in Aram Bagh area; and
- (c) the  manner  in  which  the  Government  is  likely  to  fulfil  this request through the concerned planning and mapping department?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

(SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a) to (c)   Providing  of  additional  room in  Government quarters at Aram Bagh has not been found feasible.  At present there is no proposal to relax extant Plinth Area Norms.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4280 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-19
Subject: Four-Laning Project
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Deepak Baij

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4280

ANSWERED ON 19 TH  MARCH, 2020

## FOUR-LANING PROJECT

## 4280.   SHRI DEEPAK BAIJ:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  and  the  present  status  of  four-laning  project  on  National  Highway-30  from Raipur to Jabalpur;
- (b) the target fixed for construction of this highway along with the work completed so far; and
- (c) whether the Government proposes to make a bypass on Keshkal Ghati, Bastar on this route and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a)  & (b)  Only one four-laning project on NH-30 from Raipur to Jabalpur namely '4/6 Laning of Raipur-Simga Section of NH-200 (New NH-30) from Km 0+000 to Km 48+580 (Pkg-I) on EPC Mode' having length of 48.58 km for Rs. 513.00 Crores is under implementation with so far completed length of 41.6 km and targeted for completion by June, 2020.

- (c) Yes sir, Keshkal bypass of length 11.38 km is a part of the under implementing project work  'Rehabilitation  and  up-gradation  of  NH-43  from  Km.130.00  to  180.000  (Kanker  to Bedma)  to  two  lane  with  paved  shoulders  under  NHDP-IV  on  EPC  basis'  in  the  State  of Chhattisgarh.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4278 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-19
Subject: PMAY-U Houses in Tamil Nadu
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: S. Venkatesan

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4278 TO BE ANSWERED ON MARCH 19, 2020 PMAY-U HOUSES IN TAMIL NADU

NO. 4278. SHRI S. VENKATESAN :

Will  the  Minister  of  HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a) the  number  of  houses  provided  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Awas Yojana-Urban (PMAY-U) to the poor people of the Madurai district of  Tamil  Nadu  during  the  last  three  years  and  the  details  of expenditure incurred thereon, year-wise;
- (b) whether any proposal has been received with regard to providing accommodation to poor people of Madurai district of Tamil Nadu under PMAY-U and if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the decision taken by the Government in this regard so far and if not, the reasons therefor ?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

(SHRI HARDEEP SINGH PURI)

- (a) Under  Pradhan  Mantri  Awas  Yojana-Urban  [PMAY  (U)],  27,959 houses have been sanctioned for the poor people of the Madurai district of Tamil Nadu during the last three years. The details of expenditure incurred thereon during the last three years, yearwise, are as under:
- (b) &  (c)  Based  on  the  project  proposals  received  from  the  State Government  of  Tamil  Nadu,  74  projects  for  construction  of 34,943 houses involving central assistance of Rs. 496.65 crore have  been  sanctioned  under  PMAY  (U)in  Maduraidistrict.  In addition, interest subsidy of Rs. 21.86 crore has been disbursed to  1,148  beneficiaries  in  Madurai  under  the  Credit  Linked Subsidy Scheme of PMAY (U).

| Financial year   |   Central Assistance released /incurred ( Rs. in crore ) |
|------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
| 2016-17          |                                                    29.53 |
| 2017-18          |                                                    42.55 |
| 2018-19          |                                                    67.25 |

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4276 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-19
Subject: Removal of Traffic Snarls at Toll Gates
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Sushil Kumar Singh

be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  a  lot  of lanes  at  the  toll  gates  are  often  closed causing  traffic snarls especially  on NH-19;
- (b)  if  so,  the  steps  being  taken  to  address  such issues  and  to  penalize  the  toll-operators  for such inefficiency;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  initiated  a  process  to  compensate  for  the  loss  of  time  of public/commuters due  to  traffic  snarls  at  toll  gates;
- (d)  whether  the  Government  has  received  any complaints  against  toll  operators  and  if  so,  the details thereof  along  with  the  action  taken  thereon;
- (e)  whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  action against any toll operator  for not operating the tollgates properly  during  the  last  three  years;  and
- (f)  if  so,  the details  thereof  and  if  not,  the  reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a) to(c) Toll plaza operators (Concessionaire in case of BOT (Toll) plazas and user fee collecting agencies in case of Public Funded plazas) are mandated to operate all lanes at all times except for maintenance and repair requirements. All the lanes of the fee plaza on NH-19 (NH2 old) are open for tollable traffic, however, during maintenance some lanes are closed for short period.

(d) to(f) Complaints are received in field offices of National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) against  toll  operators  regarding  misbehaviour,  charging  excess  fee,  etc.  and  action  is  taken  by concerned officer as per the Contract Agreement.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4276

ANSWERED ON 19 TH  MARCH, 2020

## REMOVAL OF TRAFFIC SNARLS AT TOLL GATES

## 4276.  SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4274 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-19
Subject: Ranking of NHs on Safety
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: Parvatagouda Chandanagouda Gaddigoudar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4274 ANSWERED ON 19 TH  MARCH, 2020

## RANKING OF NHs ON SAFETY

## 4274. SHRI P.C. GADDIGOUDAR:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  any  proposal  is  under  consideration  of  the  Government  for  ranking  National Highways (NHs) on safety in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the time by which it is likely to be implemented?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a)  to  (c)  The  rating  of  bituminous  pavement  based  on  surface  defects  has  been  specified  in Indian Road Congress code IRC:82-2015. The rating values correspond to poor, fair and good condition  of  the  road.  Nowadays  pavement  condition  are  also  measured  through  technology based Network Survey Vehicle. Moreover, to minimize road accidents and save precious lives, this Ministry has issued instructions/ guidelines to take up various road safety measures such as identification  and  rectification  of  black  spots,  road  safety  audit,  installation  of  crash  barriers, traffic calming measures etc.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4271 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-19
Subject: Central Road and Infrastructure Fund
Ministry: ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
Asked by: P.P. Chaudhary

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4271 ANSWERED ON 19 TH  MARCH, 2020

## CENTRAL ROAD AND INFRASTRUCTURE FUND

## 4271. SHRI P.P. CHAUDHARY:

## Will the Minister of ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## सड़क परिवहन औि िाजमार्ग मंत्री

be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has allowed utilisation of funds under the Central Road and Infrastructure Fund (CRIF) to build road infrastructure in the States;

(b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;

(c) whether the Government proposes to utilise CRIF to upgrade State Highways in Rajasthan into National Highways; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF ROAD TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS

## (SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)

(a) to (d) With  the  amendment  to  the  Central  Road  Fund  (CRF)  Act,  2000  by  the Finance Act, 2018 the earlier Act has been replaced by the Central Road and Infrastructure Fund (CRIF) Act, 2000. The CRIF is earmarked for various infrastructure sectors such as Transport (Road and Bridges, Ports, Shipyards, Inland Waterways, Airports, Railways, Urban Public  Transport),  Energy,  Water  and  Sanitation,  Communication,  Social  and  Commercial Infrastructure.  The  funds  for  various  infrastructure  sectors  are  to  be  earmarked  as  per  the provisions  of  the  above-mentioned  Act.  As  per  amendment  to  the  Government  of  India (Allocation  of  Business)  Rules,  1961  on  26.07.2018,  the  subject  matter  pertains  to  the Ministry of Finance.

This Ministry is primarily responsible for development and maintenance of National Highways (NHs).

The Ministry keeps on receiving proposals from various State Governments/ Union Territories (UTs), including from the State Government of Rajasthan, for declaration of State roads, including State Highways (SHs), as new NHs. The Ministry considers declaration of some State roads,  including  SHs,  as  new  NHs  from  time  to  time  based  on  requirement  of connectivity, inter-se priority and availability of funds.

Development  and  maintenance  of NHs,  including newly declared NHs,  is a continuous process. Works on NHs are taken up accordingly as per inter-se priorities, traffic density and availability of funds to keep the NHs in traffic worthy condition.

Various  sources  of  fund  for  development  of  NHs  are  CRIF,  Toll  Remittances, monetization of NH stretches on Toll-Operate-Transfer (TOT) mode, budgetary allocation, Internal  and  Extra  Budgetary  Resources  (IEBR)  of  National  Highways  Authority  of  India (NHAI), private sector financing, etc.

The Ministry also allocates funds for State  Roads under CRF/ CRIF and Economic Importance & Inter State Connectivity (EI&ISC) schemes as per the provisions of the CRF Act, 2000 amended by the Finance Act from time to time.

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Lok Sabha Question No. 4269 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-19
Subject: Cancelled Flights
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: A.K.P. Chinraj

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4269 (To be answered on the March 2020)

## CANCELLED FLIGHTS

## 4269\_ SHRI A.KP: CHINRAJ

## Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state: -

- (a) the total number of flights cancelled/diverted due to severe cold prevailed in northern part of India particularly in Delhi;
- flights and late departures and arrivals; and (c) if S0, the details thereof?
- (b) whether any passengers were given any compensation for cancellation of

## ANSWER

## Minister of State (IC) in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Hardeep Singh Puri)

(a).As per information provided by airport operators viz Airports Authority %f India(AAD)and Delhi Internationai Airport Ltd (DIAL) 4 total of 284 flights were diverted due to bad weather/\_poor visibility in the Northern Region of India from 15 Nov 2019 to 15 Feb 2020.

(b) & (c) As per the monthly submission of traffic data received from the scheduled domestic the compensation details for the month of November 2019, December and January 2020 for cancellations and delay of flights includes the following:

Region wise data for cancellation of flights is not maintained by airport operators or Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) However; aS per monthly traffic data received in DGCA from scheduled domestic airlines, a total of 144 flights were cancelled due to bad weather at Delhi from 30th November, 2019 to 9th March, 2020.

Month

Due to cancellation  Due to flight delays

Nov 2019

Rs. 50.73 lakhs

Rs. 199.97 lakhs

Dec 2019

Rs. 103.68 lakhs

Rs. 288.94 lakhs

Jan 2020

Rs. 46.73 lakhs

Rs. 180.01 lakhs.
Lok Sabha Question No. 4268 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-19
Subject: Airports in Kuppam and Madanapalle
Ministry: CIVIL AVIATION
Asked by: Reddeppa Nallakonda Gari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CIVIL AVIATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO: : 4268

(To be answered on the March 2020) 19th

## AIRPORTS IN KUPPAM AND MADANAPALLE

4268. SHRI N. REDDEPPA

Will the Minister of CIVIL AVIATION

be pleased to state:-

- (a) whether the Union Government plans to approve proposals received to construct and develop airports in Kuppam and Madanapalle in Chittoor district;
- (c) the present status of construction and operationalization of the Kuppam greenfield airstrip approved by the Union Government in 2018; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not; the reasons therefor;\_
- (d) the details of the funds allocated, released and utilized s0 far for the Kuppam airstrip, year and headwise?

## ANSWER

Minister 0f State (IC) in the Ministry of CIVIL AVIATION

(Shri Hardeep Singh Puri)

(a) & (b): Presently, Government of India; Ministry of Civil Aviation has not received any proposal from the State Government for development of airports at Kuppam and Madanapalle in Chittoor district as per Greenfield Airport Policy: However, Government of Andhra Pradesh (GoAP) had earlier submitted proposal for development of greenfield airport at Kuppam in Chittoor district but subsequently withdrew the proposal:

(c) & (d): State Government has an Administrative Airstrip at Kuppam but have not taken up its construction work However, GoAP had allocated an amount of Rs. 20 crore towards land acquisition out of which Rs.16.34 crore has been released and utilized: In addition; an amount of Rs. 60.00 lakhs was also allocated by the State Government towards development works at Kuppam airstrip which was not utilized.
Lok Sabha Question No. 4267 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-19
Subject: Draft National Water Policy
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Raksha Nikhil Khadse

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI,

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4267

ANSWERED ON 1 9.0 3.2020

## DRAFT NATIONAL WATER POLICY

## 4267. SHRIMATI RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) whether the States are having their own water policies applicable within their working the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government proposes to draft new fourth National Water P olicies (NWPs) to address the water crisis which is not getting any better and if so, the details thereof;

(c) the details of the goals achieved and process done for the third NWP; and

(d) the details of formation of the fourth NWP, goals and target to a ddress the water crisis issues?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA )

(a)  to (d)  Central  Government  formulated  the  National  Water  Policy  in  1987,  which  was  subs reviewed and revised in the year 2002 and 2012. The National Water Policy has been sent t UTs for appropriate action. As per available information, 16 St es/UT have formulated and adopted thei State Water Policies.

Some of the actions taken by the Central Government in accordance with the principles indicated thethird National Water Policy (2012) are as follows:

- The  Inter - State  River  Water  Disputes  (Amendment)  Bill,  2019  was  introduced  in  Lok  Sab 25.07.2019 and was subsequently passed by Lok Sabha.
- Ministry of Jal Shakti has prepared a draft National Water Framework Bill and draft Management Bill, 2018, which have been circulated to States / UTs for comments.
- Dam Safety Bill, 2019 was prepared and introduced in Lok Sabha on 29 th July, 2019. The bill was subsequently passed by Lok Sabha.
- National Water Informatics Centre has been established under N ational Hydrology Project.
- Central  Water  Commission  has  completed  a  study  titled  'Reassessment  of  Water  Availability  in India using Space Inputs'.
- Central Ground Water Board has prepared a conceptual document titled 'Master Plan for Artificial Recharge to Ground Water in India' during the year 2013, which envisages construction of different types of artificial recharge and rainwater harvesting structures in the country.
- A web based Water Resources Information System (India WRIS) has been set up and all uncl assified data of Central Water Commission and Central Ground Water Board have been uploaded o website.

Since the adoption of National Water Policy 2012, many challenges including water sca emerged  significantly  in  water  sector.  With  a  goal to  address  the  present  challenges  in  water  se revision of National Water Policy 2012 has been envisaged by the Department of Water Resour Development  and  Ganga  Rejuvenation,  Ministry  of  Jal  Shakti  and  a  drafting  committee  h constitute d on 5 th November, 2019 to revise the National Water Policy.