Lok Sabha Question No. 1562 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-10
Subject: Rainwater Harvesting
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Sukhbir Singh Jaunapuria

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI, DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1562

ANSWERED ON 10.02.2022

## RAINWATER HARVESTING

†1562. SHRI SUKHBIR SINGH JAUNAPURIA

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) whether rainwater harvesting programme is being implemented by the Government to address the problem of depleting ground water level;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of the programmes being implemented in this regard in Rajasthan, Delhi and Haryana;
- (d) the quantum of funds provided to the farmers for rainwater harvesting during the last four years; (e) if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

(SHRI BISHWESWAR TUDU)

- (a)  to  (c) Though Water is a State subject, Central Government has taken a number of important measures for conservation, management of ground water including effective implementation of rain water harvesting in the country, 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.

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.  The  scheme  includes innovative recharge structures including rain water harvesting structures.

Government of India launched Jal Shakti Abhiyan (JSA) in 2019 which continued during 2021 also to improve water availability including ground water conditions in the country including Rajasthan, Delhi and Haryana. Further, the campaign 'Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain' (JSA:CTR) was launched by the  Hon'ble  Prime  Minister  on  22  March  2021.  In  addition,  under  JSA:CTR,  10.65  Lakh  water conservation/rain  water  harvesting  works,  1.79  Lakh  renovation  works  of  traditional  water  bodies completed (as on 07.02.2022) in the country.

Under  JSA:CTR  the  number  of  rainwater  harvesting  related  works  completed  in  the  States  of Rajasthan, Delhi and Haryana is given below:

|   Sl No. | Name of State   |   Numbers of Water Conservation and Rainwater harvesting works completed |   Numbers of works related to renovation of traditional and other water-bodies |
|----------|-----------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Rajasthan       |                                                                   127683 |                                                                          12094 |
|        2 | Delhi           |                                                                       52 |                                                                             34 |
|        3 | Haryana         |                                                                    49136 |                                                                           8623 |

Further, the Department has also taken up some works for groundwater augmentation through artificial recharge in certain water stressed blocks of Rajasthan and Haryana.

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) to (f) Central Government generally support construction of water harvesting through Mahatma Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (MGNREGS),  Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi Sinchayee  Yojana  -  Watershed  Development  Component  (PMKSY-WDC)    and  Surface  Minor Irrigation  (SMI)  scheme  &  Repair,  Renovation  and  Restoration  (RRR)  of  Water  Bodies  Schemes. Details of funds released to States of Rajasthan, Delhi and Haryana under these schemes in the last four years are given at Annexure II .

## Annexure I

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) to (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1562 TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 10.02.2022 REGARDING 'RAINWATER HARVESTISNG'.

## 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  along-with  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.

Master  Plan  for  Artificial  Recharge  to  Groundwater-  2020  has  been  prepared  by  CGWB  in consultation with States/UTs which is a macro level plan indicating various structures for the different terrain  conditions  of  the  country  including  Rajasthan,  Haryana  and  Delhi.  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.

Ministry  of  Housing  &  Urban  Affairs  (MoHUA)  has  formulated  guidelines  for  the  States  to  adopt measures suitable  to  local  conditions,  such  as  Unified  Building  Bye  Laws  (UBBL)  of  Delhi,  2016, Model Building Bye Laws (MBBL), 2016 and Urban and Regional Development Plan Formulation and  Implementation  (URDPFI)  Guidelines,  2014,  wherein  adequate  focus  has  been  given  on requirement  of  rainwater  harvesting  and  water  conservation  measures. As  per  MBBL,  all  buildings having a plot size of 100 sq.m. or, more shall mandatorily include the complete proposal of rainwater harvesting. 33 States/ UTs have adopted the features of these Bye Laws.

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (d)  TO  (f)  OF  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1562 TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 10.02.2022 REGARDING 'RAINWATER HARVESTING'.

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| Year-wise expenditure on water related works under MGNREGA (Rs in Lakhs)** as 08.02.2022   | Year-wise expenditure on water related works under MGNREGA (Rs in Lakhs)** as 08.02.2022   | Year-wise expenditure on water related works under MGNREGA (Rs in Lakhs)** as 08.02.2022   | Year-wise expenditure on water related works under MGNREGA (Rs in Lakhs)** as 08.02.2022   | Year-wise expenditure on water related works under MGNREGA (Rs in Lakhs)** as 08.02.2022   | Year-wise expenditure on water related works under MGNREGA (Rs in Lakhs)** as 08.02.2022   |
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| Sl. No.                                                                                    | State                                                                                      | 2018-19                                                                                    | 2019-20                                                                                    | 2020-21                                                                                    | 2021-22 (as                                                                                |
| 1.                                                                                         | Rajasthan                                                                                  | 205869.34                                                                                  | 213366.81                                                                                  | 394827.74                                                                                  | 314621.84                                                                                  |
| 2.                                                                                         | Haryana                                                                                    | 6613.65                                                                                    | 6335.48                                                                                    | 10713.56                                                                                   | 7946.72                                                                                    |

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| Year-wise fund allocations under PMKSY-WDC (Rs in Cr)   | Year-wise fund allocations under PMKSY-WDC (Rs in Cr)   | Year-wise fund allocations under PMKSY-WDC (Rs in Cr)   | Year-wise fund allocations under PMKSY-WDC (Rs in Cr)   | Year-wise fund allocations under PMKSY-WDC (Rs in Cr)   | Year-wise fund allocations under PMKSY-WDC (Rs in Cr)   |
|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl no.                                                  | State                                                   | 2018-19                                                 | 2019-20                                                 | 2020-21                                                 | 2021-22 (as                                             |
| 1.                                                      | Rajasthan                                               | 299.00                                                  | 119.430                                                 | 449.896                                                 | 69.67                                                   |
| 2.                                                      | Haryana                                                 | 10.00                                                   | 7.13                                                    | 13.680                                                  | 0                                                       |

Details of Surface Minor Irrigation (SMI) & RRR of Water Bodies Schemes under PMKSY-HKKP

## RRR scheme

## (a) 32 RRR of Water Bodies Scheme in Rajasthan

Cluster  of  32  water  bodies  in  certain  districts  from  Rajasthan  was  included  in  FY  2014-15  for  the release of Central Assistance under RRR of Water Bodies scheme. Estimated cost of the scheme is ₹ 89.688 crore. So far, ₹ 35.925 crore has been released as Central Assistance (CA) till March, 2021. Scheme has been completed as reported by the state.

## (b) 36 RRR of Water Bodies Scheme (Ongoing) in Rajasthan:

Cluster  of  36  water  bodies  from  certain  distrcits  of  Rajasthan  was  included  in  FY  2017-18  for  the release of Central Assistance under RRR of Water Bodies scheme of PMKSY-HKKP. Estimated cost of the scheme is ₹ 98.1316 crore. So far, ₹ 26.26 crore has been released as Central Assistance (CA) till March, 2021 and total expenditure of ₹ 62.1818 crore has been incurred on the scheme. Work of 34 water bodies out of 36 water bodies have been completed upto March, 2021 as reported by the state.

(c) No RRR scheme under implementation in Delhi and Haryana.

## Surface Minor Irrigation (SMI) Scheme:

No scheme under implementation in Rajasthan, Delhi and Haryana.