Lok Sabha Question No. 2692 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-17
Subject: Rejuvenation of Dry Ponds
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Devendra (Alias) Bhole Singh Singh

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2692

ANSWERED ON 17.03.2022

## REJUVENATION OF DRY PONDS

†2692.  SHRI DEVENDRA SINGH BHOLE

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is formulating any action plan for rejuvenation of dry ponds, puddles and wells in the country and if so, the details thereof; and
- (b) the details of efforts made by the Government for revival and recharge of ground water, State-wise?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

(SHRI BISHWESWAR TUDU)

- (a) Water being a State subject, it is for the State Governments to take up rejuvenation of water bodies, including  formulation  of  action  plan  for  rejuvenation  of  dry  ponds,  puddles  and  wells  in  their jurisdiction. Role of Government of India is limited to being catalytic, providing technical support and in some cases partial financial assistance in terms with the existing schemes under implementation.

However, in order to supplement the efforts of the State Governments, many initiatives have been taken by Government of India in this regard. Some of the key measures taken recently in this regard are listed below:

1.  Government  of  India  is  providing  financial  assistance  to  the  identified  schemes  under  Repair, Renovation and Restoration of Water Bodies component of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) - Har Khet Ko Pani (HKKP).
2.  In 2019, Jal Shakti Abhiyan was launched by the Government. This was followed in 2021, by 'Jal Shakti  Abhiyan:  Catch  The  Rain'  (JSA:CTR)  campaign.  Focused  interventions  under  these  annual campaigns  taken  up  by  the  Government  of  India  and  the  State  Governments,  inter-alia,  include renovation of traditional and other water bodies/ tanks, enumeration, geo-tagging and making inventory of all water bodies, and removal of encroachments of tanks/ lakes, and de-silting of tanks.
3. Government has launched the first Census of Water bodies in convergence with the Sixth round of Minor Irrigation Census (reference  year 2017-18), under the Centrally Sponsored Scheme- 'Irrigation Census'.  The  objective  of  the  Census  of  Water  bodies  is  to  develop  a  national  database  of  all  water bodies in the country. 4.  Rejuvenation  of  water  bodies  is  also  a  component  under  Water  Supply  sector  of  Atal  Mission  for Rejuvenation  and  Urban  Transformation  (AMRUT)  Scheme  under  Ministry  of  Housing  &  Urban Affairs. Such projects having total estimated cost of Rs.1878.19 crore are ongoing/completed, with 106 number of  water  bodies  have  been  rejuvenated  under  this  scheme.  Further,  AMRUT  2.0  launched  in October, 2021, with a total outlay targets to promote circular economy of water through development of city water balance plan for each city focusing on recycle/reuse of treated sewage, rejuvenation of water bodies and water conservation 5.  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (MNREGS)  has  provisions  for public  works  relating  to  natural  resource  management,  water  conservation  and  water  harvesting structures  to  augment  and  improve  ground  water  like  underground  dykes,  earthen  dams,  stop  dams, check dams and roof top rain water harvesting structures in public buildings. (b) Water being a State subject, it is for the State Governments concerned to take up programmes and schemes for revival and recharge of ground water. However, in order to supplement the efforts of State Governments,  Government  of  India  has  taken  up  a  number  of  important  measures  for  conservation, management of ground water, effective implementation of rain water harvesting including increasing the at
4. groundwater level in the country, which can be seen http://jalshaktidowr.gov.in/sites/default/files/Steps\_to\_control\_water\_ depletion\_Feb2021.pdf.

Further,  under  Ground  Water  development  component  of  Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi  Sinchayee  Yojana  Har Khet Ko Pani (PMKSY-HKKP), financial assistance is being given to States for assured  ground water irrigation in favorable areas to small and marginal farmers. State-wise details in this regard, are at annexure-I

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY OF PART (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. +2692 TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 17/3/2022 REGARDING 'REJUVENATION OF DRY PONDS'

## STATUS OF PMKSY-HKKP-GWI FUND RELEASED TO STATES SO FAR

| Sl. No   | State                      | Cost of propos al Rs. in Cr   |   Centra l assista nce (CA) entitled Rs. in Cr. | Farmers to be benefitt ed   | Target Irrigat ion (Hecta re)   |   CA release d Rs. in Cr | Comma nd area created in Hectare   | Farmers benefitt ed   |   Cumula tive expendit ure Rs. in Cr |
|----------|----------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------------------|
| 1        | Assam phase-I              | 246.07                        |                                          221.46 | 19,643                      | 19,116                          |                   164.77 | 18,896                             | 19,408                |                               162.67 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh phase-I  | 45.30                         |                                           40.77 | 3,350                       | 1,785                           |                    37.62 | 1,785                              | 3,350                 |                                42.16 |
| 3        | Nagaland                   | 18.15                         |                                           16.25 | 264                         | 667                             |                     9.75 | 533                                | 211                   |                                10.83 |
| 4        | Tripura phase-I            | 13.31                         |                                           11.91 | 851                         | 339                             |                     8.34 | 171                                | 405                   |                                 8.12 |
| 5        | Mizoram                    | 16.04                         |                                           14.44 | 411                         | 553                             |                     8.66 | 41                                 | 39                    |                                 5.9  |
| 6        | Arunachal Pradesh phase-II | 44.95                         |                                           40.25 | 3,633                       | 1,957                           |                    32.2  | 1,372                              | 2,558                 |                                35.78 |
| 7        | Manipur                    | 61.68                         |                                           55.51 | 1,445                       | 2,057                           |                    44.41 | 2,020                              | 1,320                 |                                39.47 |
| 8        | Assam Phase-II             | 292.01                        |                                          262.81 | 17,216                      | 19,680                          |                   157.68 | 7,800                              | 9,520                 |                                72.24 |
| 9        | Tripura phase-II           | 48.34                         |                                           43.51 | 1,639                       | 2,670                           |                    26.1  | 250                                | 97                    |                                 6.74 |
| 10       | Gujarat                    | 163.29                        |                                           97.48 | 3,655                       | 3,768                           |                    34.5  | 359                                | 450                   |                                10.56 |
| 11       | Tamil Nadu                 | 9.13                          |                                            5.48 | 1,233                       | 610                             |                     5.28 | 374                                | 866                   |                                 6.1  |
| 12       | Uttar Pradesh              | 46.37                         |                                           27.82 | 15,252                      | 28,085                          |                    16.69 | 15,910                             | 12,418                |                                18.72 |
| 13       | Uttarakhand                | 15.89                         |                                           14.3  | 1,075                       | 1,030                           |                     8.58 | 55                                 | 79                    |                                 7.2  |
|          | Total                      | 1,020.5 30                    |                                          851.99 | 69,667                      | 82,317                          |                   554.57 | 49,566                             | 50,721                |                               426.49 |

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