Lok Sabha Question No. 1394 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-10
Subject: Water Crisis in Rajasthan
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Jaskaur Meena

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †1394

ANSWERED ON 10.02.2022

## WATER CRISIS IN RAJASTHAN

## †1394.   SHRIMATI JASKAUR MEENA

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has conducted any survey  of  the  areas  of  Rajasthan  affected  with  water crisis,  if  so,  the  details thereof, district-wise;

(b)  the  details  of  such  areas  identified  in  Dausa district of  Rajasthan;

(c)  whether  the  Government  has  formulated  any  scheme  to  resolve  water  problem  in  such  identified areas of Dausa district of Rajasthan at the earliest and if so, the  details  thereof;

(d) the details of the funds sactioned and utilised by the  Government of  Rajasthan in this regard during the last  three  years  and  the  current  year;

(e) whether the Government has set any targets in this regard  and  if  so,  the  details thereof;  and

(f) the steps being taken by the Government to achieve  the  said  targets?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

## (SHRI BISHWESWAR TUDU)

(a)  &  (b)  The  ground  water  resources  of  the  country  are  being  periodically  assessed  jointly  by Central  Ground  Water  Board  (CGWB)  and  State  Governments.  As  per  the  2020  assessment,  in Rajasthan, out of total 295 assessment units (Blocks), 203 Blocks have been categorised as 'overexploited' where the annual ground water extraction is more than annual extractable ground water resource. All the blocks in Dausa District have been categorised as 'over-exploited'.

Government of Rajasthan has informed that a detailed bench marking survey of rural areas and all urban  towns  of  Rajasthan  has  been  conducted.  It  was  further  informed  that  whole  area  of  Dausa district having 1,079 villages and 5 towns were identified for facing water crisis.

(c) to (f) Water  being  a  State subject, steps  for  augmentation,  conservation  and efficient management of water resources are primarily undertaken by the respective State Governments. In order to supplement the efforts of the State Governments, Central Government provides technical and financial assistance to them through various schemes and programmes.

Government  of  Rajasthan  (GoR)  has  informed  that  the  state  government  has  formulated  IsardaDausa  Water  Supply  Project  for  resolving  water  crisis  in  1,079  villages  and  5  towns  of  Dausa district.

GoR sanctioned  an  amount  of  Rs.  1,038.65  crore  for  construction  of  Isarda  Dam with  scheduled completion  by  February  2023  and  Rs.  3,651.05  crore  for  the  Isarda-Dausa  Water  Supply  Project with scheduled completion by March 2024. An expenditure of Rs. 255.09 crore has been made in the last three years and Rs. 89.25 crore has been spent in current financial year 2021-22 on construction of Isarda Dam.

Government  of  India,  in  partnership  with  States,  is  implementing  Jal  Jeevan  Mission  (JJM)-Har Ghar Jal which aims at providing potable water in adequate quantity of prescribed quality on regular and long-term basis to every rural household through tap water connection by 2024. Under JJM, the details of central fund allocated, released and utilized by Rajasthan from 2019-20 to 2021-22 is as under.

*(up to 07.02.2022)

| Year     | Central Fund (in crores)   | Central Fund (in crores)   | Central Fund (in crores)   |
|----------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| Year     | Allocation                 | Released                   | Utilized                   |
| 2019-20  | 1,301.71                   | 1,301.71                   | 620.31                     |
| 2020-21  | 2,522.03                   | 630.51                     | 762.04                     |
| 2021-22* | 10,180.50                  | 2,345.08                   | 495.38                     |

Government of India has launched Centrally Sponsored Scheme of AMRUT 2.0 on 1 st October, 2021 to provide universal coverage of water supply in all statutory towns in the country. Dausa city of Rajasthan is also covered under the Mission.

Central Ground Water Board has taken up Aquifer Mapping and Management Programme under the Central  Sector  Scheme  of  Ground  Water  Management  and  Regulation.  The  aquifer  mapping  is aimed  to  delineate  aquifer  disposition  and  their  characterization  for  preparation  of  aquifer/area specific ground water management plans with community participation. The management plans for Dausa  district  have  been  shared  with  the  State  Government  agencies  for  taking  appropriate measures/implementation. The management plan for Dausa district is also available in the public domain at the following URL: http://cgwb.gov.in/AQM/NAQUIM\_REPORT/Rajasthan/Dausa1.pdf

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 different terrain conditions of the country. In Dausa district, the master plan envisages construction of about 4,000  artificial  recharge  structures  to  harness  7  million  cubic  metre  (MCM)  of  monsoon  rainfall. Implementation  is  done  through  existing  schemes  only  and  no  separate  scheme/fund  has  been envisaged  for  implementation.  The  Master  Plan  for  Artificial  Recharge  to  Groundwater-  2020  is available in the public domain at the following URL: http://cgwb.gov.in/Master%20Plan%20to%20GW%20Recharge%202020.pdf

Hon'ble Prime Minister launched "Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch The Rain" on 22 nd March, 2021 with the tagline 'Catch the rain, where it falls, when it falls' in all districts (rural as well as urban areas) of the country, including all districts of Rajasthan, during the pre-monsoon and monsoon period in the  country  i.e.  from  March  2021  to  30 th November, 2021. JSA:CTR campaign had five focused interventions-(1) rainwater harvesting & water conservation (2) enumerating, geo-tagging & making inventory of all water bodies; preparation of scientific plans for water conservation (3) Setting up Jal Shakti  Kendras  in  all  districts  (4)  intensive  aforestation  and  (5)  awareness  generation.  Water conservation  &  rainwater  harvesting  included  renovation  of  traditional  and  other  water  bodies/ tanks; recharge using old bore wells and watershed development.

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