Lok Sabha Question No. 1725 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-29
Subject: Revival of conventional Water Bodies
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Vivek Narayan Shejwalkar

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †1725

ANSWERED ON 29 .07 .2021

## REVIVAL OF CONVENTIO NAL WATER BODIES

## †1725 SHRI VIVEK NARAYAN SHEJWALKAR

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Union Government proposes to revive/repair the conventional water bodies in for rain water harvesting and if so, the details thereof;

(b) whether any survey has been conducted with the participation of the States Governments; a (c) if so, the details thereof, State - wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI & FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## ( SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL )

(a)It  is  for the  State  Governments  concerned  to  undertake  enumeration,  protection  and  manage including revival and repair, of water bodies in their respective States. Role of Governme limited to providing technical support, and partial financial supp ort in some cases, as per the norms of t existing schemes being implemented by Government of India.

Central assistance for restoration of water bodies is provided by this Ministry unde 'Repair, Renovation and Restoration (RRR) of Water Bodies', which is a component of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana -Har Khet Ko Pani (PMKSY - HKKP). The scheme aims at restoring the lost irrigation potential by improvement and restoration of existing water bodies.

Under the RRR of Water Bodies scheme, XII Plan onwards a total of 2,228 water bodies wi an estimated cost of Rs.1,914.86 crore, have been taken up for restoration in various State 2021, central assistance of Rs.469.69 crore has been released to the States under the schem in this period RRR of 1,549 water bodies has been completed.

(b) & (c) It is for the State Governments concerned to undertake enumeration, protection and ma of water bodies in their respective States. However, this Ministry undertakes census of m inor irrigation schemes from time to time, with the participation of the State Governments. The census al information pertaining to certain specific water bodies in the country. As per the latest th census of minor irrigation sche mes with reference year 2013 - 14, there are 5,16,303 water bodies in t rural areas of the country, which are being used for minor irrigation. Out of these, 53,396 not in use for various reasons such as non - availability of water, siltation , salinity, etc. State - wise details are annexed herewith.

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Annex ure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (b)  &  (c)  of  Unstarred  Question  No. †1725 to  be answered in Lok Sabha on 29.07.2021 regarding 'Revival of conventional Water Bodies' .

| S. No   | State             |   No. of Water bodies (with Not -in use MI schemes) |   No. of Water bodies(with In-Use MI schemes) |   Total No. of Water bodies(with MI scheme) |
|---------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| 1       | Andaman & Nicobar |                                                   7 |                                           973 |                                         980 |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh    |                                                9038 |                                         32171 |                                       41209 |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh |                                                  12 |                                            55 |                                          67 |
| 4       | Assam             |                                                 144 |                                          2080 |                                        2224 |
| 5       | Bihar             |                                                 150 |                                          2407 |                                        2557 |
| 6       | Chandigarh        |                                                   0 |                                             0 |                                           0 |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh      |                                                  25 |                                          9272 |                                        9297 |
| 8       | Delhi             |                                                   0 |                                             0 |                                           0 |
| 9       | Goa               |                                                   5 |                                           735 |                                         740 |
| 10      | Gujarat           |                                                 901 |                                         38432 |                                       39333 |
| 11      | Haryana           |                                                   2 |                                           168 |                                         170 |
| 12      | Himachal Pradesh  |                                                  11 |                                          1930 |                                        1941 |
| 13      | Jammu & Kashmir   |                                                   2 |                                            89 |                                          91 |
| 14      | Jharkhand         |                                               10235 |                                         37909 |                                       48144 |
| 15      | Karnataka         |                                                1463 |                                         38281 |                                       39744 |
| 16      | Kerala            |                                                 131 |                                         10754 |                                       10885 |
| 17      | Madhya Pradesh    |                                                 254 |                                         26259 |                                       26513 |
| 18      | Maharashtra       |                                                 753 |                                        114235 |                                      114988 |
| 19      | Manipur           |                                                   1 |                                            23 |                                          24 |
| 20      | Meghalaya         |                                                  18 |                                           243 |                                         261 |
| 21      | Mizoram           |                                                  11 |                                           356 |                                         367 |
| 22      | Nagaland          |                                                   3 |                                           288 |                                         291 |
| 23      | Odisha            |                                                2512 |                                         33024 |                                       35536 |
| 24      | Puducherry        |                                                   2 |                                           193 |                                         195 |
| 25      | Punjab            |                                                   0 |                                            96 |                                          96 |
| 26      | Rajasthan         |                                                 445 |                                         11851 |                                       12296 |
| 27      | Sikkim            |                                                   0 |                                             0 |                                           0 |
| 28      | Tamil Nadu        |                                                3754 |                                         28354 |                                       32108 |
| 29      | Telangana         |                                               17851 |                                         19163 |                                       37014 |
| 30      | Tripura           |                                                   0 |                                            17 |                                          17 |
| 31      | Uttarakhand       |                                                3748 |                                          7544 |                                       11292 |
| 32      | Uttar Pradesh     |                                                 961 |                                          7382 |                                        8343 |
| 33      | West Bengal       |                                                 957 |                                         38623 |                                       39580 |
|         | Total :           |                                               53396 |                                        462907 |                                      516303 |

Note 1: Water Bodies cover all natural or artificial units with some or no masonry work used for storing water for minor irrigation . These are usually of various types known by different names like Tank, Reservoir, Pond.

Note 2: In MI census, information is collected for villages/ rural areas only.

Note 3: The above data pertains to only those water bodies where some minor irrigati on scheme(s) (either in - use or not - in - use) is/are installed or those water bodies which function as surface flow schemes.

Note 4: 5th Minor Irrigation Census was not conducted in Lakshadweep, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu.

Note 5: Reasons for n ot in - use as minor irrigation schemes are non - availability of adequate power/fuel, mechanical breakdown, less discharge of water, storage not filled up fully, siltation of storage, salinity, dried up, d Repair, Due To Sinking