Lok Sabha Question No. 544 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-04
Subject: Construction of New Dams
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: S. Ramalingam

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 544 ANSWERED ON 04.02.2021

## CONSTRUCTION OF NEW DAMS

## 544. SHRI RAMALINGAM S.

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Union Government has constructed any new dams in the country during the years and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Union Government has any data with regard to co nstruction of new dams by any State Governments across the country during the last three years;
- (c) if so, the details thereof; and

(d) the details of total number of dams comes under the direct control of Union Government?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI & SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA )

(a)    DamSafetyOrganization (DSO) in the CentralWater Commission compiles and maintains nation - wide register ofLargeDams (NRLD) asperinput/ information providedby dam owners.Latest edition of NRLD was published in June 2019.As perNRLD 2019,the countryhas 5334 completed largedams and 411 under - construction largedams. As per NRLD 2019, Union Government has not constructed any new largedam in the countryduring thelast 5 years.

However, Union Government is providingassistance to StateGovernments for irrigation projects through variousschemes for harnessingdesiredoutcome/ benefit i.e . Irrigation Potential creation/utilization. Details areplaced at Annexure - I.

(b) &(c) As per NRLD 2019,13 Large dams have been constructed since2016.Details are as per Annexure II.

(d)   As waterisa State Subject, ownershipand operation of dams lies with theStateGovernments, StatePSUs and a few Hydro power GeneratingCentralPSUs. As per NRLD 2019, No largedam comes underthedirect and exclusive control oftheUnion Government.

## ANNEXURE - I

## Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (a)  of  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred Question  No.544  to  be answered on 04.02.2021 on ' CONSTRUCTION OF NEW DAMS '.

The Union Government had launchedAccelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme (AIBP) in 199697 to expeditethe implementation of ongoing Major,Medium Irrigation Projects which arein advance stageof construction and for which StateGovernment is facingfinancial resource crunch.Since the inception of Accelerated Irrigation  Benefit Programme (AIBP), 297  MMI projects have been benefitted. 143 projects have been completed, whereas 5 projects have been deferred from the AIBP due to their inadequate performanceand non- submission of subsequent proposals  for seekingCentralAssistance (CA) under AIBP. 149 projects were ongoing under AIBP as on March 2015.During 2015- 16, Pradhan MantriKrishiSinchayeeYojana (PMKSY) was conceivedby theCentralGovernment with an aim to enhance physical accessof water on farm and expand cultivable areaunder assuredirrigation, improve on farm wateruse efficiency, introduce sustainable water conservation practices etc toproduceperdrop morecrop, thusbringing much desired rural prosperity. The programmes as beingimplementedby theGovt. of India, viz. AcceleratedIrrigation BenefitsProgrammes (AIBP); Repair, Renovation and Restoration (RRR) and Command Area Development and Water Management (CADWM) have been subsumed in PMKSY. With the visionof extendingthe coverageof irrigation 'Har Khet ko pani' and improving water use efficiency 'More crop per drop' the scheme has been formulatedunder PMKSY in a focusedmanner with end to end solution on source creation, distribution, management, fieldapplication and extensionactivities. The schemes 'Surface Minor Irrigation (SMI) & RRR of water bodies' are now part of PMKSY (Har Khet ko pani, HKKP). Under the PMKSY - AIBP, 99 priority projects have been identified out of ongoing 149 major / medium irrigation projectsunder AIBP with a dedicatedfunding mechanism to completethem in a time bound manner.44 priority projects have been completed as on 31st March 2020 and the remaining  are  targeted to be completed  soon. In addition, Government of Indiahas sanctioned a special  package forcompletionof Irrigation Projects to addressagrarian distress in Vidarbhaand Marathwada and otherchronically droughtproneareas of Rest of Maharashtraduring July,2018. The package consists of 8 Major and Medium Irrigation (MMI) Projects approved by TAC of MoWR, RD & GR and 83 SurfaceMinor Irrigation (SMI) Projects.

## Annexure referred to in reply to parts (b) & (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.544 to answered on 04.02.2021 on ' CONSTRUCTION OF NEW DAMS '.

LargeDams Constructed since 2016 (AsperNRLD 2019)

|   Sr. No | PIC         | Nam e of Dam                     | State           | Latitud e   | Longitude   |   Year of Complet io n | River Basin       | River       | Near east City   |
|----------|-------------|----------------------------------|-----------------|-------------|-------------|------------------------|-------------------|-------------|------------------|
|        1 | GJ04VH0 630 | Sardar Sarover                   | Gujarat         | 21°49 ' 47" | 73°45 ' 5"  |                   2017 | Narmada           | Narmada     | Rajpipla         |
|        2 | JK30MH0 016 | KISHANG ANGA DAM                 | Jammu & Kashmir | 34°30 ' 51" | 74°45 ' 10" |                   2018 | IndusUp to Border | Mod Nadi    | Bandip ora       |
|        3 | MH09MH 2417 | Kinkhed                          | Maharashtra     | 20°24 ' 30" | 77°30 ' 15" |                   2016 |                   |             | Karanja          |
|        4 | MH09MH 2418 | Dahegaon                         | Maharashtra     | 20°11 ' 31" | 78°42 ' 5"  |                   2016 | Godavari          | Local Nalla | Ralegao n        |
|        5 | MH09MH 2419 | Kohal                            | Maharashtra     | 20°33 ' 17" | 70°49 ' 4"  |                   2016 | Godavari          | Local Nalla | Ner              |
|        6 | MH09MH 2420 | Hosur Barrage                    | Maharashtra     | 18°8 ' 19"  | 76°56 ' 48" |                   2016 | Godavari          | Manjra      | Latur            |
|        7 | MH09MH 2421 | Gunjarga K T Weir                | Maharashtra     | 18°3 ' 0"   | 76°49 ' 10" |                   2016 | Godavari          | Terna       | Nilanga          |
|        8 | MH09MH 2422 | Dahegaon                         | Maharashtra     | 20°11 ' 31" | 78°42 ' 5"  |                   2016 | Godavari          | Local Nalla | Ralegao n        |
|        9 | ML47MH 0009 | New Umtru Hydro Electric Project | Meghalaya       | 26°0 ' 26"  | 91°48 ' 42" |                   2017 | Brahmaputr a      | Umtru       | Guwa hati..      |
|       10 | MZ47HH0 001 | Tuirial Dam                      | Mizorum         | 27°21 ' 23" | 92°53 ' 9"  |                   2017 | Barakand Others   | Turial      | Silchar          |
|       11 | RA11MH 0192 | BHANWA R SEMLA                   | Rajasthan       | 24°0 ' 48"  | 74°43 ' 36" |                   2016 | Mahi              | Arav        | Pratapgarh       |
|       12 | RA11HH0 212 | Kalisindh Dam Phase- I           | Rajasthan       | 24°29 ' 30" | 76°13 ' 30" |                   2017 | Ganga             | Kalisin dh  | Jhalawa r        |
|       13 | WB30HH 0030 | TEESTA LOW DAM -IV               | West Bengal     | 26°55 ' 42" | 88°27 ' 21" |                   2016 | Brahmaputr a      | Teesta      | Siliguri         |

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