Lok Sabha Question No. 807 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-21
Subject: Jal Shakti Abhiyan
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: C. R. Patil

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 807 ANSWERED ON 21.07.2022

## JAL SHAKTI ABHIYAN

## 807 SHRI C.R. PATIL

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

(a) the initiatives taken by the Government since the launch of Jal Shakti Abhiyan, State-wise; and (b) the steps taken by the Government with regard to conservation of water and minimising wastage of water, State-wise?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

## ( SHRI BISHWESWAR TUDU )

(a) Jal Shakti Abhiyan -I (JSA-I) was launched in 2019 in 1592 blocks in 256 water stressed districts of  the  country  to  promote  water  conservation  and  water  resource  management  by  focusing  on accelerated  implementation  of  five  targeted  interventions  viz.  water  conservation  and  rainwater harvesting,  renovation  of  traditional  and  other  water  bodies,  reuse  of  water  and  recharging  of structures,  watershed  development  and  intensive  afforestation.  Besides,  the  special  interventions included development of Block Water Conservation Plans and District Water Conservation Plans, Krishi Vigyan Kendra Melas, Urban Wastewater Reuse and 3D contour mapping of all villages.

Later on the scope of JSA 2019 was expanded and 'Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain' (JSA:CTR) with the theme 'Catch the Rain - Where it Falls When it Falls' was taken up to cover all the blocks of  all  districts  (rural  as  well  as  urban  areas)  across  the  country  during  22nd  March  2021  to  30th November 2021 - the pre-monsoon and monsoon period. JSA:CTR 2021 campaign had five focused interventions- (1) rainwater harvesting & water conservation (2) enumerating, geo-tagging & making inventory of all water bodies; preparation of scientific plans for water conservation (3) Setting up Jal Shakti Kendras in all districts (4) intensive afforestation and (5) awareness generation.

"Jal  Shakti  Abhiyan:  Catch  the  Rain'  (JSA:CTR)  -2022,  the  third  in  the  series  of  JSAs,  has  been launched on 29.3.2022  to cover all the blocks of all districts (rural as well as urban areas) across the country during 29th March 2022 to 30th November 2022 - the pre-monsoon and monsoon period. The  targeted    interventions  of  the  campaign  in  the  current  year  are  (1)  water  conservation  and rainwater  harvesting  (2)  enumerating,  geo-tagging  &  making  inventory  of  all  water  bodies; preparation of scientific plans for water conservation based on it (3) Setting up of Jal Shakti Kendras in all districts (4) intensive afforestation and (5) awareness generation. In this campaign, additional activities/  sub-interventions  have  been  incorporated  under  the  intervention  'water  conservation  & rainwater harvesting' which include spring shed  management, protection of water catchment areas and creation/ renovation of 'amrit sarovars'.

(b) 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,  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  for  conservation  and  minimizing  wastage  of  water include  implementation  of  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme (MGNREGS), 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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