Lok Sabha Question No. 279 (STARRED), answered on 2021-12-16
Subject: Database on Water
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Nayab Singh

THE MINISTER OF JAL SHAKTI

(SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)

(a) to (d) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. †*279

ANSWERED ON 16.12.2021

## DATABASE ON WATER

†*279.         SHRI NAYAB SINGH

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  devised  any  special  scheme  for  comprehensive  database  on  water  in public sector and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has made an assessment of the impact of climate change on water resources and if so, the details thereof;

(c) the plan of the Government for focussing attention on the sensitive including over exploited areas; and (d) the details of the achievements made so far under 'Catch the Rain' initiative, State-wise along with the name of the State with the best performance thereunder?

## ANSWER

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF STARRED QUESTION NO. †*279 TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  16.12.2021  IN  LOK  SABHA  REGARDING  'DATABASE  ON WATER' ASKED BY SHRI NAYAB SINGH.

(a)   The  Central  Government  has  created  National  Water  Informatics  Centre  (NWIC),  a  subordinate organization under this Department in March, 2018 to act as a central repository with a mandate to  collect, collate,  maintain  and  disseminate  all  information  related  to  water  resources  in  the  country.  NWIC maintains  a  web  platform  with  web-link https://indiawris.gov.in in  public  domain  which  hosts  the comprehensive data related to water sector.

(b)  Ministry  of  Earth  Sciences  has  publised  a  report  in  2020  'Assessment  of  Climate  Change  over  the Indian Region,' which includes the impact on water resources. In addition, a number of research projects on the impact of climate change on water resources have been taken up through IITs, NITs etc.

(c)      Water is a State subject but the Central Government supports the States with technical and financial support.  The  Government   has  taken  a  number  of  important  measures  for  conservation,  management  of ground water and effective implementation of rain water harvesting in the country including over-exploited areas, which can be seen at

URL:http://jalshaktidowr.gov.in/sites/default/files/Steps\_to\_control\_water\_depletion\_Feb2021.pdf. Some of the important initiatives in this regard are also given at Annexure I.

In addition, a number of States have done notable work in the field of water conservation/harvesting such as 'Mukhyamantri Jal Swavlamban Abhiyan' in Rajasthan, 'Jalyukt Shibar' in Maharashtra, 'Sujalam Sufalam Abhiyan' in Gujarat, 'Mission Kakatiya' in Telangana, Neeru Chettu' in Andhra Pradesh, Jal Jeevan Hariyali in Bihar, 'Jal Hi Jeevan' in Haryana, and Kudimaramath scheme in Tamil Nadu.

(d) Ministry  of  Jal  Shakti  has  taken  up  the  'Jal  Shakti  Abhiyan:  Catch  the  Rain'  (JSA:CTR)  with  the theme 'Catch the Rain - Where it Falls When it Falls' to cover all the blocks of all districts (rural as well as urban  areas)  across  the  country  during  22nd  March  2021  to  30th  November  2021.  The  campaign  was launched by the Hon'ble Prime Minister on 22 March 2021. The details of State-wise achievements of the States is given in Annexure II.

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## ANNEXURE-I

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF STARRED QUESTION NO.†*279 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.12.2021 IN LOK SABHA REGARDING 'DATABASE ON WATER'.

## Important initiatives on management of groundwater resources

Government of India launched Jal Shakti Abhiyan (JSA) in 2019, a time bound campaign with a mission mode  approach  intended  to  improve  water  availability  including  ground  water  conditions  in  the  water stressed blocks of 256 districts in India. In this regard, teams of officers from Central Government alongwith technical officers from Ministry of Jal Shakti were deputed to visit water stressed districts and to work in close collaboration with district level officials to undertake suitable interventions.

In addition, Ministry of Jal Shakti has taken up the 'Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain' (JSA:CTR) with the theme 'Catch the Rain - Where it Falls When it Falls' to cover all the blocks of all districts (rural as well as urban areas) across the country during 22nd March 2021 to 30th November 2021. The campaign was launched by the Hon'ble Prime Minister on 22 March 2021.

Ministry of Jal Shakti, Department of Water Resources, RD & GR (DoWR, RD & GR) is implementing Atal  Bhujal  Yojana  (Atal  Jal),  a  Rs.6,000  crore  Central  Sector  Scheme,  for  sustainable  management  of ground water resources with community participation. Atal Jal is being implemented in 81 water stressed districts and 8,774 Gram Panchayats of seven States viz. Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.

Central  Ground  Water  Board  (CGWB),  in  consultation  with  States/UTs,  has  prepared  'Master  Plan  for Artificial  Recharge  to  Groundwater  -  2020'.  The  Master  Plan  -  2020  is  a  macro  level  plan  indicating various structures  for  the  different  terrain  conditions  of  the  country.   The  Master  Plan  -  2020  envisages construction of about 1.42 crore rain water harvesting and artificial recharge structures in the country to harness 185 Billion Cubic Metre (BCM).

National Aquifer Mapping and Management program (NAQUIM) is being implemented by CGWB as part of Ground Water Management and Regulation (GWM & R) Scheme, a Central Sector scheme. NAQUIM envisages  mapping  of  aquifers  (water  bearing  formations),  their  characterization  and  development  of Aquifer  Management  Plans  to  facilitate  sustainable  management  of  groundwater  resources  in  the country. NAQUIM outputs are shared with States/UTs for suitable interventions.

Government  of  India  generally  supports  artificial  groundwater  recharge/water  harvesting  works  in  the country  through  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (MGNREGS)  and Prime Minister Krishi Sinchayee Yojana - Watershed Development component (PMKSY-WDC), 'Surface Minor  Irrigation  (SMI)  and  Repair,  Renovation  and  Restoration  (RRR)  of  Water  Bodies  schemes'  a component of PMKSY.

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (d)  OF  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.†*279 TO  BE ANSWERED ON 16.12.2021 IN LOK SABHA REGARDING 'DATABASE ON WATER'.

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| S.N.                                                                               | State                                                                              | Completed or Ongoing                                                               | Water Conservation and Rain Water Harvesting                                       | Status as Renovation of Traditional Water Bodies                                   | per uploaded Reuse and Recharge Structures                                         | on the Watershed Development                                                       | portal Intensive Afforestation                                                     | Jal Shakti Kendra                                                                  | https://jsactr.mowr.gov.in Training Programmes/ Kisan Melas                        |
| 1                                                                                  | ANDAMAN AND                                                                        | Completed                                                                          | 48                                                                                 | 879                                                                                | 56                                                                                 | 12                                                                                 | 899874                                                                             | 3                                                                                  | 22                                                                                 |
|                                                                                    | NICOBAR ISLANDS                                                                    | Ongoing                                                                            | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  |
| 2                                                                                  | ANDHRA                                                                             | Completed                                                                          | 89656                                                                              | 15482                                                                              | 1157                                                                               | 22454                                                                              | 799231                                                                             | 13                                                                                 | 695                                                                                |
|                                                                                    | PRADESH                                                                            | Ongoing                                                                            | 86481                                                                              | 16657                                                                              | 731                                                                                | 18354                                                                              | 61015                                                                              | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  |
| 3                                                                                  | ARUNACH AL                                                                         | Completed                                                                          | 268                                                                                | 8                                                                                  | 77                                                                                 | 182                                                                                | 692                                                                                | 1                                                                                  | 353                                                                                |
|                                                                                    | PRADESH                                                                            | Ongoing                                                                            | 415                                                                                | 10                                                                                 | 94                                                                                 | 261                                                                                | 973                                                                                | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  |
| 4                                                                                  |                                                                                    | Completed                                                                          | 9729                                                                               | 1505                                                                               | 82                                                                                 | 10428                                                                              | 524947                                                                             | 1                                                                                  | 664                                                                                |
|                                                                                    | ASSAM                                                                              | Ongoing                                                                            | 7708                                                                               | 647                                                                                | 8                                                                                  | 7233                                                                               | 7077                                                                               | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  |
|                                                                                    |                                                                                    | Completed                                                                          | 29214                                                                              | 6053                                                                               | 27545                                                                              | 18079                                                                              | 41096717                                                                           | 38                                                                                 | 691                                                                                |
| 5                                                                                  | BIHAR                                                                              | Ongoing                                                                            | 14887                                                                              | 2089                                                                               | 9454                                                                               | 6950                                                                               | 48329                                                                              | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  |
| 6                                                                                  | CHANDIGA                                                                           | Completed                                                                          | 65                                                                                 | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 231802                                                                             | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  |
|                                                                                    | RH                                                                                 | Ongoing                                                                            | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  |
|                                                                                    | CHHATTISGA                                                                         | Completed                                                                          | 36231                                                                              | 8857                                                                               | 4674                                                                               | 26054                                                                              | 738504                                                                             | 3                                                                                  | 1312                                                                               |
| 7                                                                                  | RH                                                                                 | Ongoing                                                                            | 13826                                                                              | 4642                                                                               | 2860                                                                               | 10645                                                                              | 5123                                                                               | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  |
| 8                                                                                  | DADRA                                                                              | Completed                                                                          | 93                                                                                 | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 354402                                                                             | 2                                                                                  | 5                                                                                  |
|                                                                                    | NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND DIU                                                     | Ongoing                                                                            | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  |
|                                                                                    |                                                                                    | Completed                                                                          | 52                                                                                 | 34                                                                                 | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 3452775                                                                            | 7                                                                                  | 5                                                                                  |
| 9                                                                                  | DELHI                                                                              | Ongoing                                                                            | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  |
| 10                                                                                 |                                                                                    | Completed                                                                          | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 7                                                                                  | 1                                                                                  | 1                                                                                  | 69                                                                                 |
|                                                                                    | GOA                                                                                | Ongoing                                                                            | 9                                                                                  | 16                                                                                 | 15                                                                                 | 35                                                                                 | 42                                                                                 | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  |
|                                                                                    |                                                                                    | Completed                                                                          | 11821                                                                              | 6351                                                                               | 912                                                                                | 15086                                                                              | 169760                                                                             | 4                                                                                  | 1405                                                                               |
| 11                                                                                 | GUJARAT                                                                            | Ongoing                                                                            | 6145                                                                               | 4738                                                                               | 13423                                                                              | 13989                                                                              | 20525                                                                              | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  |
|                                                                                    |                                                                                    | Completed                                                                          | 48651                                                                              | 8389                                                                               | 25548                                                                              | 5715                                                                               | 14292256                                                                           | 21                                                                                 | 26828                                                                              |
| 12                                                                                 | HARYANA                                                                            | Ongoing                                                                            | 562                                                                                | 937                                                                                | 676                                                                                | 1395                                                                               | 508                                                                                | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  |
| 13                                                                                 | HIMACHAL                                                                           | Completed                                                                          | 7104                                                                               | 1297                                                                               | 618                                                                                | 19425                                                                              | 263678                                                                             | 7                                                                                  | 158                                                                                |
|                                                                                    | PRADESH                                                                            | Ongoing                                                                            | 5468                                                                               | 957                                                                                | 337                                                                                | 15736                                                                              | 2312                                                                               | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  |
| 14                                                                                 | JAMMU                                                                              | Completed                                                                          | 13241                                                                              | 3380                                                                               | 1041                                                                               | 27110                                                                              | 3695                                                                               | 5                                                                                  | 85                                                                                 |
|                                                                                    | AND KASHMIR                                                                        | Ongoing                                                                            | 7010                                                                               | 1542                                                                               | 580                                                                                | 13743                                                                              | 1829                                                                               | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  |
|                                                                                    | JHARKHAN                                                                           | Completed                                                                          | 35936                                                                              | 542                                                                                | 18139                                                                              | 133604                                                                             | 65786                                                                              | 0                                                                                  | 416                                                                                |
| 15                                                                                 |                                                                                    |                                                                                    | 22879                                                                              | 501                                                                                |                                                                                    |                                                                                    |                                                                                    | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  |
|                                                                                    | D                                                                                  | Ongoing                                                                            |                                                                                    |                                                                                    | 11400                                                                              | 119860                                                                             | 85282                                                                              |                                                                                    |                                                                                    |
|                                                                                    | KARNATAK                                                                           | Completed Ongoing                                                                  | 110109 67361                                                                       | 10565 10923                                                                        | 143171                                                                             | 112739 100349                                                                      | 721866                                                                             | 0 0                                                                                | 119 0                                                                              |
| 16                                                                                 | A                                                                                  |                                                                                    |                                                                                    |                                                                                    | 103067                                                                             |                                                                                    | 113306                                                                             |                                                                                    |                                                                                    |

| 17                                                       | KERALA                                                   | Completed                                                | 24863     | 8937      | 20253     | 64228     | 372006    | 13   | 42    |
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| 17                                                       |                                                          | Ongoing                                                  | 12196     | 4988      | 12741     | 39861     | 7478      | 0    | 0     |
| 18                                                       | LADAKH                                                   | Completed                                                | 646       | 5         | 2         | 596       | 49        | 0    | 37    |
| 18                                                       |                                                          | Ongoing                                                  | 478       | 17        | 7         | 592       | 22        | 0    | 0     |
|                                                          | LAKSHADW                                                 | Completed                                                | 2         | 1         | 0         | 0         | 1486      | 0    | 150   |
|                                                          | EEP                                                      | Ongoing                                                  | 0         | 0         | 0         | 0         | 1         | 0    | 0     |
|                                                          | MADHYA                                                   | Completed                                                | 97037     | 3362      | 14957     | 84283     | 1510999   | 22   | 2805  |
|                                                          | PRADESH                                                  | Ongoing                                                  | 56724     | 3086      | 33439     | 71428     | 18432     | 0    | 0     |
|                                                          | MAHARASHT                                                | Completed                                                | 3767      | 1090      | 6940      | 6197      | 17763     | 12   | 2119  |
|                                                          | RA                                                       | Ongoing                                                  | 2529      | 523       | 15562     | 3630      | 59006     | 0    | 0     |
|                                                          | MANIPUR                                                  | Completed                                                | 2381      | 649       | 28        | 725       | 57962     | 2    | 169   |
|                                                          |                                                          | Ongoing                                                  | 3165      | 870       | 10        | 1098      | 2579      | 0    | 0     |
|                                                          | MEGHALA                                                  | Completed                                                | 1022      | 257       | 50        | 1187      | 146837    | 0    | 204   |
|                                                          | YA                                                       | Ongoing                                                  | 1955      | 274       | 110       | 2000      | 2494      | 0    | 0     |
|                                                          |                                                          | Completed                                                | 5044      | 340       | 833       | 3017      | 1358      | 1    | 206   |
|                                                          | MIZORAM                                                  | Ongoing                                                  | 730       | 35        | 166       | 532       | 107       | 0    | 0     |
|                                                          | NAGALAN                                                  | Completed                                                | 150       | 11        | 6         | 49        | 1560411   | 0    | 182   |
|                                                          | D                                                        | Ongoing                                                  | 166       | 25        | 31        | 182       | 1061      | 0    | 0     |
| 26                                                       |                                                          | Completed                                                | 30177     | 3644      | 6567      | 35320     | 1909313   | 1    | 132   |
| 26                                                       | ODISHA                                                   | Ongoing                                                  | 38405     | 8690      | 3683      | 44620     | 37540     | 0    | 0     |
|                                                          | PUDUCHE                                                  | Completed                                                | 3         | 50        | 0         | 1         | 36030     | 1    | 9     |
|                                                          | RRY                                                      | Ongoing                                                  | 3         | 411       | 0         | 1         | 0         | 0    | 0     |
| 28                                                       |                                                          | Completed                                                | 581       | 2236      | 618       | 3763      | 5218      | 0    | 740   |
| 28                                                       | PUNJAB                                                   | Ongoing                                                  | 856       | 3424      | 571       | 5268      | 3481      | 0    | 0     |
|                                                          | RAJASTHA                                                 | Completed                                                | 122327    | 11244     | 665       | 62915     | 2336599   | 12   | 400   |
|                                                          | N                                                        | Ongoing                                                  | 43451     | 6807      | 822       | 9515      | 10800     | 0    | 0     |
|                                                          |                                                          | Completed                                                | 761       | 7         | 131       | 932       | 465219    | 2    | 29    |
|                                                          | SIKKIM                                                   | Ongoing                                                  | 153       | 8         | 202       | 724       | 697       | 0    | 0     |
| 31                                                       | TAMIL                                                    | Completed                                                | 164690    | 9477      | 141213    | 69901     | 2735058   | 1    | 1178  |
| 31                                                       | NADU                                                     | Ongoing                                                  | 34231     | 4445      | 40083     | 24711     | 8954      | 0    | 0     |
|                                                          | TELANGAN                                                 | Completed                                                | 3802      | 4882      | 9559      | 6690      | 283043298 | 33   | 801   |
|                                                          | A                                                        | Ongoing                                                  | 3263      | 5380      | 937       | 4429      | 47292     | 0    | 0     |
|                                                          |                                                          | Completed                                                | 20925     | 661       | 1128      | 20133     | 133526    | 4    | 213   |
|                                                          | TRIPURA                                                  | Ongoing                                                  | 9331      | 247       | 451       | 15925     | 9578      | 0    | 0     |
|                                                          | UTTAR                                                    | Completed                                                | 37300     | 16806     | 16166     | 164031    | 5304335   | 56   | 989   |
|                                                          | PRADESH                                                  | Ongoing                                                  | 40305     | 16579     | 17636     | 185830    | 88759     | 0    | 0     |
|                                                          | UTTARAKHA                                                | Completed                                                | 8807      | 2965      | 1174      | 22423     | 279095    | 13   | 242   |
|                                                          | ND                                                       | Ongoing                                                  | 6453      | 1096      | 882       | 13199     | 3994      | 0    | 0     |
|                                                          | WEST                                                     | Completed                                                | 75437     | 36043     | 31952     | 44581     | 2250057   | 0    | 151   |
|                                                          | BENGAL                                                   | Ongoing                                                  | 35413     | 16374     | 2931      | 23354     | 201157    | 0    | 0     |
|                                                          |                                                          | Completed                                                | 991940    | 166009    | 475262    | 981867    | 365782605 | 279  | 43625 |
| Sub total                                                | Sub total                                                | Ongoing                                                  | 522558    | 116938    | 272909    | 755449    | 849753    | 0    | 0     |
| Total                                                    | Total                                                    | Total                                                    | 1514498   | 282947    | 748171    | 1737316   | 366632358 | 279  | 43625 |
| Grand Total of Completed and Ongoing Water Related Works | Grand Total of Completed and Ongoing Water Related Works | Grand Total of Completed and Ongoing Water Related Works | 42,82,932 | 42,82,932 | 42,82,932 | 42,82,932 |           |      |       |

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