Lok Sabha Question No. 1475 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-02-10
Subject: Research Relating Water Resources Management
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Vishnu Dayal Ram

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

## REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1475

ANSWERED ON 10.02.2022

## RESEARCH RELATING WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT

1475.  SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the research and development initiatives relating to water resources management taken up by the Government;
- (b) the details of funds allocated for research and development on water resources management during the last three years;
- (c) whether the Government is aware of any research being conducted on the viability of the use of water resources to generate energy; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

(SHRI BISHWESWAR TUDU)

- (a) The details of research and development initiatives relating to water resources management taken up by the Government are as under:
-  A  large  volume  of  research  work  mostly  of  applied  nature  is  being  carried  out  in  the  various organisations  of  Department  of  Water  Resources,  River  Development  and  Ganga  Rejuvenation (DoWR,RD&GR), Ministry of Jal Shakti namely  CWPRS, CSMRS, CWC & NIH. Publications brought  out  by  these  organisations  in  the  form  of  technical  reports,  research  papers,  brochures, leaflets, state-of-art reports etc.  are widely circulated to various user agencies in India as well as abroad,  enriching  literature  and  knowledge  in  the  field  of  water  resources  management  and development.
-  Under the scheme 'Research and Development Programme in Water Sector and Implementation of National Water Mission', financial assistance by way of grants is also provided to academicians/ experts  in  the  Universities,  IITs,  recognized  R&D  Laboratories/Institutes,  Water  Resources/ Irrigation  Research  Institutes  of  the  Central  and  State  governments  and  NGOs  for  conducting research in Water Sector.
-  Under  the  Ground  Water  Management  &  Regulation  Scheme,  Central  Ground  Water  Board (CGWB)  is  conducting  Research  &  Development  projects  on  ground  water  management  like Sustainability  of  Aquifer,  Ground  Water  Modelling,  Stable  isotope  investigations,  Movement  of Arsenic in ground water Sea water intrusion in coastal areas, etc.
-  Under the Namami Gange Programme, Research & Development works have been carried out on different  aspects  of  river  rejuvenation.   These  research  projects  cover  the  historical  part,  cultural part, ecological part as well as scientific and technological part.
-  Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation provides financial support to young entrepreneurs, Start-ups, R&D institutions, innovators, academia and researchers etc. working in water sector to

carry  out  research,  field  validation  and  demonstrations  to  provide  cost-effective  solutions  for implementation of activities of Jal Jeevan Mission.

-  Department of Science and Technology (DST) emphasize problem solving approach and focuses on applications research in view of urgency of the solutions required. Community managed projects have been mounted in areas facing low per capita availability of water with sustainable options such as  integrated  augmentation  of  groundwater  through  recharge  measures,  rainwater  harvesting  and conservation etc.
-  Indian  Council  of  Agricultural  Research  (ICAR)  through  Indian  Institute  of  Water  Management (IIWM),  Bhubaneswar,  and  Centres  of  All-India  Coordinated  Research  Projects(AICRP)  on Irrigation  Water  Management  (IWM)  and  Consortia  Research  Platform  (CRP)  on  Water  with different centres located at various State Agricultural Universities (SAUs) is addressing issues of agricultural water management ensuring higher crop productivity in the country
-  The  Ministry  of  Power  is  promoting  Research  and  Development  (R&D)  for  the  Hydro  Power Sector through Central Power Research Institute (CPRI) through various R&D schemes.

(b)  The details of funds allocated under various ministries during the last three years is enclosed as Annexure .

(c)  &  (d)   Hydropower  or  hydroelectric  power  is  a  renewable  energy  generated  by  harnessing  the power  of  moving  water  to  produce  electricity.  Water  is  also  an  important  input  for  thermal  power plants.  The details of some important research being conducted in this area are as under:

-  The Excellence Enhancement Centre for Indian Power Sector, New Delhi has conducted the study 'Survey  &  Studies  for  Development  of  Guidelines  for  Optimisation  of  Water  &  Waste  Water Usage in Coal Based Thermal Power Plants'. The study aimed to identify the areas in which the water consumption can be reduced in Thermal Power Plants and also to identify the possibility of its  alternate  use  within  the  plant  such  as  additional  capacity  addition  (which  otherwise  is  not feasible  due  to  non-availability  of  new  water  linkages)  or  through  other  alternative  uses  in  the nearby region.
-  CWPRS is engaged in conducting client sponsored site specific applied research in the field of river valley development, hydro power, irrigation studies.

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  1475  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  10.02.2022  REGARDING  'RESEARCH RELATING TO WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT'

Details of funds allocated under various ministries during the last three years for research and development initiatives relating to water resources management

(All figures in Rs crore)

| No.   | Department/Ministry                                                                             | 2018-19   | 2019-20   | 2020-21   |
|-------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|-----------|-----------|
| 1.    | Department of Water Resources, River Development &Ganga Rejuvenation                            |           |           |           |
| (a)   | Research and Development Programme in Water Sector and Implementation of National Water Mission | 45.00     | 45.00     | 24.32     |
| (b)   | Namami Gange Programme                                                                          | 400.00    | 400.00    | 400.00    |
| 2.    | Department of Drinking Water &Sanitation                                                        | -         | 0         | 1.29      |
| 3.    | Department of Science and Technology (DST)                                                      | 61.75     | 27.70     | 41.74     |
| 4.    | Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR)                                                  | 6.98      | 6.86      | 9.76.     |

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