Lok Sabha Question No. 1614 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-02-11
Subject: Encroachment of Water Bodies
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Sudhakar Tukaram Shrangre

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1614 ANSWERED ON 11 .02.2021

## ENCROACHMENT OF WATE R BODIES

## 1614. SHRI SUDHAKAR TUKARAM SHRANGARE

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is aware that a large number of water bodies in the country have been and diverted for use for other purposes;

(b) if so, the details thereof, State - wise particul arly in Maharashtra; and

(c) the steps taken by the Government for identification and conservation of such water bodies i manner?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI & SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA )

(a)Works related to enumeration of water bodies, their protection from encroachment, or diversio other purposes, comes under the purview of State Government concerned. However, from time to t Ministry  conducts  census  of  minor  irrigation schemes  in  the  country,  which  captures  data  regarding  wa bodies  in  rural  areas  associated  with  irrigation.  As  per  the  5 th Minor  Irrigation  Census  conducted  by  this Ministry with reference year 2013 - 14, there are 5,16,303 water bodies in the rural areas of the country which are  being  used  for  minor  irrigation,  out  of  which  53,396  are  not  in  use  for  various  reasons -availability of water, siltation, salinity etc.

(b) State - wise details of water bodies in the rural areas being used for minor i rrigation, including Maharashtra, are placed at Annexure .

(c)  Works  related  to  water  resources  development  &  management  are  planned,  funded,  execut maintained  by  the  State  Governments  themselves,  as  per  their  own  resources  and  priorities. f Government of India is limited to technical support and financial assistance under the existing the guidelines. For water bodies, a scheme titled Repair, Renovation and Restoration (RRR) of Wa being implemented by this Minist ry, under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) -Har Khet Ko Pani (HKKP).From XIIth Plan onwards, 2,219 water bodies costing Rs.1910 crore have been include this scheme from various States, and central assistance of Rs.469.68 crore has bee n released. Out of these 2,219 water bodies, works in 1,465 water bodies have been reported to be completed.

Further, from time to time this Ministry has been sensitising the State Governments re importance  of  water  bodies  for  socio  economic  de velopment  and  sustainable  water  security  to  the  lo population.  Need  for  taking  necessary  steps  for  keeping  all  the  water  bodies  encroachment  f inclusion of water bodies in land records and making them integral part of town planning process strict action for the encroachers, etc. is also being emphasised to the State Governments by this Ministry, fro

## Annex ure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1614 for reply on 11.2.2021 regarding ' Encroachment of Water Bodies '.

| S. No   | State             |   No. of Water bodies (with Not - in use MI schemes) |   No. of Water bodies (with In - Use MI schemes) |   TotalNo. 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 mino r 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 o nly those Water Bodies where some minor irrigation scheme(s) (either in - use or not - in - use) is/are installed or those water bodies which function as surface flow schemes.

Note

5th Minor Irrigation Census not conducted in Lakshadweep, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu

4: -

Reasons for not 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, destroyed beyond repair, d nking