Lok Sabha Question No. 2886 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-05
Subject: Awareness for Water Conservation
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2886

## ANSWERED ON 05.08 .2021

## AWARENESS FOR WATER CONSERVATION

## 2886.      COL. RAJYAVARDHAN RATHORE

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  generate  awareness  among  farmers  on  water  conse moving to less water intensive crops as part of its Jal Shakti Abhiyan;

(b)  whether  the  Krishi  Vigyan Kalyan  melas  have  addressed  the  issue  of  water  conservation  acr country,  if  so,  the  details  thereof  along  with  the  distribution  of  melas,  State - wise  including  Rajasthan, district - wise;

(c) whether the Government has taken extra measures for water conservation sensitization in districts critical and overexploited levels of ground water, if so, the details thereof; and

(d)  the  number  of  water  conservation  and  rain  water  harvesting  structures  built  under Abhiyan, State - wiseincluding district - wise details in Rajasthan?

## ANSWER

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

## ( SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL )

(a) & (b) The focused interventions for Jal Shakti Abhiyan : Catch the Rain (JSA:CTR) campaign, which primarily  deals  with  supply  side  management,  includes  water  conservation  &  rainwater renovation of traditional and other water bodies/ tanks; watershed development; intensive a awarene ss generation. As a part of the campaign, Krishi Vigyan Kendras (KVKs) of Indian Coun Agricultural  Research  (ICAR)  are  also  conducting  activities  like  training  programs,  distr packets and saplings, awareness programs for farmers.The details of awareness generation programs/ KV melas State - wise is available at Annexure - I and for Rajasthan district - wise is available at Annexure - II .

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(c)  Government  has  been  implementing  various  measures  from  time  to  time  for  water  con sensi tisation at district and state level with critical and over -exploited levels of groundwater through ma awareness programmes (Trainings, Seminars, Workshops, Exhibitions,Trade Fares and Competitions etc.) under the information, Education & Commu nication (IEC) Scheme of DoWR, RD & GR in various parts of the Country. Public Interaction Programs are being organised at grass root disseminating the tenets under National Aquifer Mapping and Management (NAQUIM) Programme for the benefit of the stakeholders including farmers. So far, 745 such Programs have been conducted in diffe

parts of the country including o ver exploited and Critical ground water areas in which nearly 64,000 people including  farmers  have  been  sensitized  on  various  aspects  of  water  conservation  and  g management. In addition, Ministry of Jal Shakti implemented "Jal Shakti Abhiyan" in 2019 in of  256  water - stressed  di stricts  of  the  country  under  which  awareness  generation  activities conservation  were  undertaken. "Sahi  Fasal"  campaign,  launched  by  Ministry  of  Jal  Shakti  focus critical and over - exploited areas was a demand side intervention, to nudge fa rmers in the water stressed areas to grow crops which are not water intensive, but use water very efficiently; and a remunerative;  healthy  and  nutritious;  environmentally  friendly  and  suited  to  the  agro - climatic - hydro characteristics of the area. Under this campaign, workshops were organised in Amritsar, Aurangabad Kurukshetra in which large number of farmers participated. Atal Bhujal Yojana (ABHY), a Rs.6000 crore scheme  with  World  Bank  funding,  for  sustainable  management  of  ground  w ater  with  community participation is being taken up in the identified over - exploited and water stressed areas fall in the St Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.

(d) The details of progress of works of water conservation and rainwater harvesting structu under  the  Jal  Shakti  Abhiyan:  Catch  the  Rain  campaign  upto  02.08.2021  state - wise,  as  uploaded  on JSA:CTR Portal (jsactr:mowr.gov.in) by the stakeho lder Central Ministries/Departments in respect of Key Performance Indicators, is available at Annexure - III and district - wise details of Rajasthan is availa at Annexure - IV .  State  Governments  have  also  been  request  to  upload  the  information  regard ng  works undertaken by them with state and local funds under JSA:CTR campaign.

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## Annexure referre d to in reply to part (a)& (b)of Unstarred Question No. 2886 t o be answered in Lok Sabha on 05.0 8 .2021 regarding ' AWARENESS FOR WATER CONSERVATION '.

## Details of State - wise Awareness Programmes and Krishi Vigyan Kendra Melas

## organised under Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain campaign as on 03.08.2021

|       | S.No.State                  | Awareness Programs/ Kisan Melas by KVKs   | Awareness Programs/ Kisan Melas by KVKs   |
|-------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|       |                             | Number                                    | Participants                              |
| 1     | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS | 14                                        | 91                                        |
| 2     | ANDHRA PRADESH              | 141                                       | 6767                                      |
| 3     | ARUNACHAL PRADESH           | 99                                        | 2414                                      |
| 4     | ASSAM                       | 136                                       | 4325                                      |
| 5     | BIHAR                       | 80                                        | 2592                                      |
| 6     | CHHATTISGARH                | 252                                       | 13939                                     |
| 7     | DELHI                       | 1                                         | 30                                        |
| 8     | GOA                         | 17                                        | 513                                       |
| 9     | GUJARAT                     | 321                                       | 15081                                     |
| 10    | HARYANA                     | 57                                        | 2964                                      |
| 11    | HIMACHAL PRADESH            | 41                                        | 1064                                      |
| 12    | JAMMU AND KASHMIR           | 15                                        | 258                                       |
| 13    | JHARKHAND                   | 54                                        | 1500                                      |
| 14    | KARNATAKA                   | 30                                        | 13340                                     |
| 15    | KERALA                      | 4                                         | 351                                       |
| 16    | LADAKH                      | 22                                        | 47                                        |
| 17    | MADHYA PRADESH              | 454                                       | 25586                                     |
| 18    | MAHARASHTRA                 | 497                                       | 14051                                     |
| 19    | MANIPUR                     | 52                                        | 1246                                      |
| 20    | MEGHALAYA                   | 40                                        | 875                                       |
| 21    | MIZORAM                     | 55                                        | 2318                                      |
| 22    | NAGALAND                    | 60                                        | 1526                                      |
| 23    | ODISHA                      | 19                                        | 854                                       |
| 24    | PUDUCHERRY                  | 3                                         | 34                                        |
| 25    | PUNJAB                      | 167                                       | 3777                                      |
| 26    | RAJASTHAN                   | 101                                       | 12046                                     |
| 27    | SIKKIM                      | 9                                         | 232                                       |
| 28    | TAMIL NADU                  | 210                                       | 11132                                     |
| 29    | TELANGANA                   | 62                                        | 1927                                      |
| 30    | TRIPURA                     | 23                                        | 796                                       |
| 31    | UTTAR PRADESH               | 265                                       | 69488                                     |
| 32    | UTTARAKHAND                 | 48                                        | 1346                                      |
| 33    | WEST BENGAL                 | 59                                        | 1875                                      |
| Total | Total                       | 3408                                      | 214385                                    |

Source: jsactr.mowr.gov.in

## Annexure referre d to in reply to part (a)& (b)of Unstarred Question No. 2886 t o be answered in Lok Sabha on 05.0 8 .2021 regarding ' AWARENESS FOR WATER CONSERVATION '.

## Details of Awareness Programmes and Krishi Vigyan Kendra Melas organised district - wise in Rajasthan under Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain campaign as on 03.08.2021

| S.No.   | District       | Awareness Programs/ Kisan Melas by KVKs   | Awareness Programs/ Kisan Melas by KVKs   |
|---------|----------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|         |                | Number                                    | Participants                              |
| 1       | AJMER          | 5                                         | 56                                        |
| 2       | ALWAR          | 1                                         | 26                                        |
| 3       | BARAN          | 1                                         | 43                                        |
| 4       | BARMER         | 2                                         | 56                                        |
| 5       | CHITTORGARH    | 1                                         | 27                                        |
| 6       | CHURU          | 4                                         | 1248                                      |
| 7       | DAUSA          | 25                                        | 6446                                      |
| 8       | DHOLPUR        | 2                                         | 70                                        |
| 9       | DUNGARPUR      | 2                                         | 104                                       |
| 10      | GANGANAGAR     | 2                                         | 23                                        |
| 11      | HANUMANGARH    | 5                                         | 282                                       |
| 12      | JAISALMER      | 12                                        | 808                                       |
| 13      | JHALAWAR       | 13                                        | 1571                                      |
| 14      | JHUNJHUNU      | 1                                         | 86                                        |
| 15      | JODHPUR        | 2                                         | 103                                       |
| 16      | KARAULI        | 6                                         | 310                                       |
| 17      | KOTA           | 1                                         | 66                                        |
| 18      | PRATAPGARH     | 2                                         | 118                                       |
| 19      | RAJSAMAND      | 1                                         | 21                                        |
| 20      | SAWAI MADHOPUR | 1                                         | 54                                        |
| 21      | SIROHI         | 2                                         | 64                                        |
| 22      | TONK           | 10                                        | 464                                       |
| Total   | Total          | 101                                       | 12046                                     |

Source:jsactr.mowr.gov.in

Annexure referre d to in reply to part (d ) of Unstarred Question No. 2886 t o be answered in Lok Sabha on 05.0 8 .2021 regarding ' AWARENESS FOR WATER CONSERVATION '.

## State - wise details of water conservation and rain water harvesting structures completed under Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain

As on 02.08.2021

| o.    | State             |   Water Conservation and Rain Water Harvesting |
|-------|-------------------|------------------------------------------------|
| 1     | ANDHRA PRADESH    |                                          44497 |
| 2     | ARUNACHAL PRADESH |                                             25 |
| 3     | ASSAM             |                                           3288 |
| 4     | BIHAR             |                                          15710 |
| 5     | CHANDIGARH        |                                              4 |
| 6     | CHHATTISGARH      |                                          26807 |
| 7     | GUJARAT           |                                           2060 |
| 8     | HARYANA           |                                           2277 |
| 9     | HIMACHAL PRADESH  |                                           3982 |
| 10    | JAMMU AND KASHMIR |                                          10153 |
| 11    | JHARKHAND         |                                          23065 |
| 12    | KARNATAKA         |                                          33426 |
| 13    | KERALA            |                                          17355 |
| 14    | LADAKH            |                                            253 |
| 15    | LAKSHADWEEP       |                                             24 |
| 16    | MADHYA PRADESH    |                                          42341 |
| 17    | MAHARASHTRA       |                                           1467 |
| 18    | MANIPUR           |                                            546 |
| 19    | MEGHALAYA         |                                            297 |
| 20    | MIZORAM           |                                           2219 |
| 21    | NAGALAND          |                                             45 |
| 22    | ODISHA            |                                           6151 |
| 23    | PUNJAB            |                                            296 |
| 24    | RAJASTHAN         |                                          17066 |
| 25    | SIKKIM            |                                           7669 |
| 26    | TAMIL NADU        |                                         120703 |
| 27    | TELANGANA         |                                         105353 |
| 28    | TRIPURA           |                                           7944 |
| 29    | UTTAR PRADESH     |                                          20789 |
| 30    | UTTARAKHAND       |                                           3503 |
| 31    | WEST BENGAL       |                                          41083 |
| Total | Total             |                                         560398 |

Source: jsactr.mowr.gov.in

## Annexure referre d to in reply to part (d ) of Unstarred Question No. 2886 t o be answered in Lok Sabha on 05.0 8 .2021 regarding ' AWARENESS FOR WATER CONSERVATION '.

## District - wise details of water conservation and rain water harvesting structures completed in Rajasthan

## under Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain

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as on 02.08.2021

| No.   | District Name   |   Water Conservation and Rain Water Harvesting |
|-------|-----------------|------------------------------------------------|
| 1     | AJMER           |                                            417 |
| 2     | ALWAR           |                                            285 |
| 3     | BANSWARA        |                                            312 |
| 4     | BARAN           |                                            132 |
| 5     | BARMER          |                                           7749 |
| 6     | BHARATPUR       |                                             52 |
| 7     | BHILWARA        |                                            363 |
| 8     | BIKANER         |                                            286 |
| 9     | BUNDI           |                                             61 |
| 10    | CHITTORGARH     |                                             61 |
| 11    | CHURU           |                                            439 |
| 12    | DAUSA           |                                             48 |
| 13    | DHOLPUR         |                                              7 |
| 14    | DUNGARPUR       |                                            320 |
| 15    | GANGANAGAR      |                                            279 |
| 16    | HANUMANGARH     |                                            291 |
| 17    | JAIPUR          |                                            135 |
| 18    | JAISALMER       |                                            461 |
| 19    | JALORE          |                                            172 |
| 20    | JHALAWAR        |                                            492 |
| 21    | JHUNJHUNU       |                                             29 |
| 22    | JODHPUR         |                                            802 |
| 23    | KARAULI         |                                            120 |
| 24    | KOTA            |                                            115 |
| 25    | NAGAUR          |                                           1682 |
| 26    | PALI            |                                            468 |
| 27    | PRATAPGARH      |                                            268 |
| 28    | RAJSAMAND       |                                            142 |
| 29    | SAWAI MADHOPUR  |                                            440 |
| 30    | SIKAR           |                                            203 |
| 31    | SIROHI          |                                             61 |
| 32    | TONK            |                                            158 |
| 33    | UDAIPUR         |                                            216 |
| Total | Total           |                                          17066 |

Source: jsactr.mowr.gov.in