Lok Sabha Question No. 776 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-21
Subject: Revival of Lakes
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Ravneet Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI,

## DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 776

ANSWERED ON 21.07.2022

## REVIVAL OF LAKES

## 776 SHRI RAVNEET SINGH BITTU

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state: -

- (a) whether it is a fact that the Government has decided to revive seventy five lakes in every district under the Amrit Sarovar Project under Jal Shakti Abhiyan;

(b) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise, especially in Punjab along with the likely date of implementation of this project;

(c) whether the Government proposes to construct check-dams to impound the water and ensure ground water recharge in various parts of the country;

- (d) if so, the details thereof, State/UT-wise, especially in the State of Punjab; and
- (e) the details of the other measures being taken by

the Government towards water conservation and rejuvenation in the country?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

## ( SHRI BISHWESWAR TUDU )

(a)  &  (b)  Mission  Amrit  Sarovar  has  been  launched  on  24 th April,  2022  for   creation/renovation  of  at  least  75  Amrit Sarovars  (Ponds)  in  every  district  of  the  country  during  the  Amrit  Kal  from  24th  April,  2022  to  15th  August,  2023. State/UT-wise details (including Punjab) of progress of Amrit Sarovars as on 19.07.2022 are given in Annexure-I.

(c) to (e) Water being a state subject the projects are planned, funded, executed and maintained by the State Governments as per their own resources and priorities. Government of India supplements the efforts of the States through technical and financial assistance to them through various schemes and programmes.

However, Master Plan for Artificial Recharge to Groundwater- 2020 has been prepared by the Central Ground water Board which is a macro plan formulated to work out the feasibility of various structures for the different terrain conditions of the country and identifies construction of  crore rain water harvesting and artificial recharge structures including 284410 nos. of Check Dams in the Country. State-wise details of check dams envisaged in the Master Plan for Artificial Recharge to Ground Water - 2020 including that of Punjab is attached as Annexure-II . Public works relating to check dams is one of the  permissible  activities  under  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (MGNREGS).  The State/UT-wise  details  of  progress  of  check  dams   under  MGNREGS  in  the  current  year  2022-23  (as  on  18.7.2022)  are given in Annexure-III.

In addition, steps taken by the Government for water conservation and rejuvenation include implementation of Jal Shakti Abhiyan, Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY), Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT), 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, Ministry of Panchayati Raj's (MoPR) advisories to the State/UT Panchayati Raj Departments, Atal Bhujal Yojana (ATAL JAL), Central Ground Water Authority's (CGWA) guidelines for control and regulation of groundwater extraction with pan-India applicability notified on 24 September 2020, Central Pollution Control Board's (CPCB) directives under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and  The  Water  (Prevention  and  Control  of  Pollution)  Act  1974  etc.   National  Water  Policy  (2012)  also  advocates conservation, promotion and protection of water.

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) & (b)OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 776 TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK  SABHA ON 21.07.2022 REGARDING 'REVIVAL OF LAKES'.

| State/UT-wise details (including Punjab) of progress of Amrit Sarovars as on 19.07.2022   | State/UT-wise details (including Punjab) of progress of Amrit Sarovars as on 19.07.2022   | State/UT-wise details (including Punjab) of progress of Amrit Sarovars as on 19.07.2022   | State/UT-wise details (including Punjab) of progress of Amrit Sarovars as on 19.07.2022   | State/UT-wise details (including Punjab) of progress of Amrit Sarovars as on 19.07.2022   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.                                                                                    | State                                                                                     | Identified Sites for Amrit Sarovar                                                        | Work Started against identified Sites                                                     | Work Completed                                                                            |
| 1                                                                                         | ANDAMAN &NICOBAR                                                                          | 266                                                                                       | 9                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         |
| 2                                                                                         | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                            | 2852                                                                                      | 1797                                                                                      | 156                                                                                       |
| 3                                                                                         | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                                         | 1561                                                                                      | 410                                                                                       | 11                                                                                        |
| 4                                                                                         | ASSAM                                                                                     | 3416                                                                                      | 1854                                                                                      | 14                                                                                        |
| 5                                                                                         | BIHAR                                                                                     | 3226                                                                                      | 1729                                                                                      | 87                                                                                        |
| 6                                                                                         | CHHATTISGARH                                                                              | 2588                                                                                      | 1328                                                                                      | 6                                                                                         |
| 7                                                                                         | D&NANDD&D                                                                                 | 16                                                                                        | 9                                                                                         | 6                                                                                         |
| 8                                                                                         | GOA                                                                                       | 101                                                                                       | 5                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         |
| 9                                                                                         | GUJARAT                                                                                   | 2733                                                                                      | 2103                                                                                      | 186                                                                                       |
| 10                                                                                        | HARYANA                                                                                   | 6712                                                                                      | 1432                                                                                      | 42                                                                                        |
| 11                                                                                        | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                          | 1303                                                                                      | 922                                                                                       | 30                                                                                        |
| 12                                                                                        | JAMMU &KASHMIR                                                                            | 2221                                                                                      | 332                                                                                       | 53                                                                                        |
| 13                                                                                        | JHARKHAND                                                                                 | 2278                                                                                      | 344                                                                                       | 9                                                                                         |
| 14                                                                                        | KARNATAKA                                                                                 | 3666                                                                                      | 1474                                                                                      | 90                                                                                        |
| 15                                                                                        | KERALA                                                                                    | 905                                                                                       | 35                                                                                        | 0                                                                                         |
| 16                                                                                        | LADAKH UT                                                                                 | 107                                                                                       | 18                                                                                        | 1                                                                                         |
| 17                                                                                        | LAKSHADWEEP                                                                               | 71                                                                                        | 0                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         |
| 18                                                                                        | MADHYA PRADESH                                                                            | 5869                                                                                      | 4288                                                                                      | 1068                                                                                      |
| 19                                                                                        | MAHARASHTRA                                                                               | 3363                                                                                      | 1062                                                                                      | 487                                                                                       |
| 20                                                                                        | MANIPUR                                                                                   | 504                                                                                       | 118                                                                                       | 6                                                                                         |
| 21                                                                                        | MEGHALAYA                                                                                 | 820                                                                                       | 33                                                                                        | 2                                                                                         |
| 22                                                                                        | MIZORAM                                                                                   | 896                                                                                       | 285                                                                                       | 87                                                                                        |
| 23                                                                                        | NAGALAND                                                                                  | 290                                                                                       | 192                                                                                       | 3                                                                                         |
| 24                                                                                        | ODISHA                                                                                    | 2993                                                                                      | 1711                                                                                      | 33                                                                                        |
| 25                                                                                        | PUDUCHERRY                                                                                | 31                                                                                        | 1                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         |
| 26                                                                                        | PUNJAB                                                                                    | 1719                                                                                      | 637                                                                                       | 1                                                                                         |
| 27                                                                                        | RAJASTHAN                                                                                 | 4710                                                                                      | 3018                                                                                      | 28                                                                                        |
| 28                                                                                        | SIKKIM                                                                                    | 240                                                                                       | 125                                                                                       | 2                                                                                         |
| 29                                                                                        | TAMIL NADU                                                                                | 3396                                                                                      | 946                                                                                       | 23                                                                                        |
| 30                                                                                        | TELANGANA                                                                                 | 3451                                                                                      | 2399                                                                                      | 29                                                                                        |
| 31                                                                                        | TRIPURA                                                                                   | 848                                                                                       | 6                                                                                         | 0                                                                                         |
| 32                                                                                        | UTTARAKHAND                                                                               | 1478                                                                                      | 896                                                                                       | 6                                                                                         |
| 33                                                                                        | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                             | 10176                                                                                     | 5741                                                                                      | 29                                                                                        |
| 34                                                                                        | WEST BENGAL                                                                               | 55                                                                                        | 7                                                                                         | 2                                                                                         |
|                                                                                           | Total                                                                                     | 74,861                                                                                    | 35,266                                                                                    | 2497                                                                                      |

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) to (e) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 776 TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK  SABHA ON 21.07.2022 REGARDING 'REVIVAL OF LAKES'.

## Number of Check Dams Envisages in the Master Plan for Artificial Recharge to Groundwater 2020

| S.No   | State/UTs                   |   Check Dams |
|--------|-----------------------------|--------------|
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh              |        13143 |
| 2      | Bihar                       |          122 |
| 3      | Chhattisgarh                |            0 |
| 4      | Delhi                       |           12 |
| 5      | Goa                         |            0 |
| 6      | Gujarat                     |         3985 |
| 7      | Haryana                     |          335 |
| 8      | Himachal Pradesh            |         2290 |
| 9      | Jharkhand                   |        36062 |
| 10     | Karnataka                   |        50527 |
| 11     | Kerala                      |         1260 |
| 12     | Madhya Pradesh              |        76002 |
| 13     | Maharashtra                 |        19243 |
| 14     | NE States                   |        18821 |
| 15     | Odisha                      |         1292 |
| 16     | Punjab                      |           85 |
| 17     | Rajasthan                   |        32744 |
| 18     | Sikkim                      |          380 |
| 19     | Tamilnadu                   |         7180 |
| 20     | Telangana                   |        11552 |
| 21     | Uttar Pradesh               |         5582 |
| 22     | Uttarakhand                 |         2870 |
| 23     | West Bengal                 |          453 |
| 24     | UT-Lakshadweep              |            0 |
| 25     | UT-Puducherry               |           71 |
| 26     | UT-DNH                      |           49 |
| 27     | UT-Chandigarh               |            0 |
| 28     | UT-Jammu &Kashmir           |            0 |
| 29     | UT-Ladakh                   |            0 |
| 30     | UT-Andaman &Nicobar Islands |          350 |
| 31     | UT-DIU& Daman               |            0 |
|        | Total                       |       284410 |

## ANNEXURE-III

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) to (e) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 776  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK   SABHA  ON  21.07.2022  REGARDING  'REVIVAL  OF LAKES'.

| State/UT-wise details of progress of check dams under MGNREGS in the current year 2022-23 (as on 18.7.2022)   | State/UT-wise details of progress of check dams under MGNREGS in the current year 2022-23 (as on 18.7.2022)   | State/UT-wise details of progress of check dams under MGNREGS in the current year 2022-23 (as on 18.7.2022)   | State/UT-wise details of progress of check dams under MGNREGS in the current year 2022-23 (as on 18.7.2022)   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S No.                                                                                                         | State                                                                                                         | Ongoing                                                                                                       | Completed                                                                                                     |
| 1                                                                                                             | ANDHRA PRADESH                                                                                                | 15196                                                                                                         | 61                                                                                                            |
| 2                                                                                                             | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                                                                                             | 32                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                             |
| 3                                                                                                             | ASSAM                                                                                                         | 4025                                                                                                          | 296                                                                                                           |
| 4                                                                                                             | BIHAR                                                                                                         | 8057                                                                                                          | 274                                                                                                           |
| 5                                                                                                             | CHHATTISGARH                                                                                                  | 9584                                                                                                          | 70                                                                                                            |
| 6                                                                                                             | GOA                                                                                                           | 6                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                             |
| 7                                                                                                             | GUJARAT                                                                                                       | 8727                                                                                                          | 392                                                                                                           |
| 8                                                                                                             | HARYANA                                                                                                       | 92                                                                                                            | 2                                                                                                             |
| 9                                                                                                             | HIMACHAL PRADESH                                                                                              | 2649                                                                                                          | 613                                                                                                           |
| 10                                                                                                            | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                                                                                             | 3172                                                                                                          | 22                                                                                                            |
| 11                                                                                                            | JHARKHAND                                                                                                     | 1808                                                                                                          | 78                                                                                                            |
| 12                                                                                                            | KARNATAKA                                                                                                     | 41640                                                                                                         | 2382                                                                                                          |
| 13                                                                                                            | KERALA                                                                                                        | 4891                                                                                                          | 130                                                                                                           |
| 14                                                                                                            | LADAKH                                                                                                        | 176                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                             |
| 15                                                                                                            | MADHYA PRADESH                                                                                                | 54399                                                                                                         | 4732                                                                                                          |
| 16                                                                                                            | MAHARASHTRA                                                                                                   | 6610                                                                                                          | 434                                                                                                           |
| 17                                                                                                            | MANIPUR                                                                                                       | 169                                                                                                           | 27                                                                                                            |
| 18                                                                                                            | MEGHALAYA                                                                                                     | 2513                                                                                                          | 61                                                                                                            |
| 19                                                                                                            | MIZORAM                                                                                                       | 36                                                                                                            | 22                                                                                                            |
| 20                                                                                                            | NAGALAND                                                                                                      | 56                                                                                                            | 7                                                                                                             |
| 21                                                                                                            | ODISHA                                                                                                        | 6987                                                                                                          | 638                                                                                                           |
| 22                                                                                                            | PUNJAB                                                                                                        | 107                                                                                                           | 2                                                                                                             |
| 23                                                                                                            | RAJASTHAN                                                                                                     | 42594                                                                                                         | 838                                                                                                           |
| 24                                                                                                            | SIKKIM                                                                                                        | 15                                                                                                            | 12                                                                                                            |
| 25                                                                                                            | TAMIL NADU                                                                                                    | 13314                                                                                                         | 1527                                                                                                          |
| 26                                                                                                            | TELANGANA                                                                                                     | 1022                                                                                                          | 122                                                                                                           |
| 27                                                                                                            | TRIPURA                                                                                                       | 3162                                                                                                          | 272                                                                                                           |
| 28                                                                                                            | UTTAR PRADESH                                                                                                 | 18789                                                                                                         | 236                                                                                                           |
| 29                                                                                                            | UTTARAKHAND                                                                                                   | 2685                                                                                                          | 17                                                                                                            |
| 30                                                                                                            | WEST BENGAL                                                                                                   | 5670                                                                                                          | 62                                                                                                            |
| 31                                                                                                            | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR                                                                                           | 1                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                             |
| 32                                                                                                            | DN HAVELI AND DD                                                                                              | 2                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                             |
| 33                                                                                                            | LAKSHADWEEP                                                                                                   | 1                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                             |
| 34                                                                                                            | PUDUCHERRY                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                             | 0                                                                                                             |
|                                                                                                               | Total                                                                                                         | 2,58,187                                                                                                      | 13,329                                                                                                        |