Lok Sabha Question No. 638 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-07-22
Subject: Water Resources Works in West Bengal
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Locket Chatterjee

## THE MINISTER OF JAL SHAKTI

## (SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)

(a) to  (c ) Water  resources  projects  are  planned,  funded,  executed  and  maintained  by  th Governments themselves as per their own resources and priorities. Role of Government of Indi to being catalytic, providing technical support and, in some cases p artial financial assistance in terms w the existing schemes being implemented by the Ministry of Jal Shakti.

Central  Government  is  implementing  the  ongoing  National  Aquifer  Mapping  and  Managem (NAQUIM) Programme under the Central Sector Scheme of Gr ound Water Management and Regulation (GWM&R)  throughout  the  country  including West  Bengal.  Under  the  NAQUIM  programme,  Aquifer Maps  and  Management  Plans  are  being  prepared  and  shared  with  the  State  agencies  for  su management  of  groundwater  resourc es.  During  the  last  5  years,  in  West  Bengal,  Aquifer  Maps Management  Plans  have  been  prepared  for  an  area  of  36550  sq  km.  Under  NAQUIM - Hugli,  Haora, Kolkata,  Malda,  Murshidabad,  Nadia,  North  24  Parganas,  Purba  Medinipur  and  South  24  Pa districts are covered.

Further,  as  a  part  of  Ground  Water  exploration  under  the  NAQUIM  programme,  CGWB  h constructed 155 arsenic safe wells tapping the deeper arsenic safe zones in arsenic affecte last 5 years. Under construction of arsenic safe we lls tapping the deeper arsenic safe zones in ar affected areas - Hugli, Malda, Murshidabad, Nadia, North 24 Parganas, South 24 Parganas  distr covered.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 638

## ANSWERED ON 22.07 .2021

## WATER RESOURCES WORK S IN WEST BENGAL

## 638. MS. LOCKET CHATTERJEE

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has carried out any water resources work in West Bengal during th years and if so, the details thereof;

- (b) the details of the works carried out by the Government , district - wise; and

(c) whether any new project is coming up in the State of West Bengal and if so, the details t

## ANSWER

Under  the  Flood  Management  and  Border  Areas  Programme (FMBAP)  scheme,  financial assistance  was  being  provided  to  State  Governments  for  taking  up  critical  works  relat management, flood control, anti - erosion, drainage development, anti - sea  erosion, flood proofing etc. i critical regions and restora tion of damaged flood control/ management works. The s cheme had a provision only for clearing the committed liabilities of ongoing and com pleted projects as per extant XI/ XII Plan guidelines and no new project to be included under FM component of FMBAP Scheme till the The details centr al assistance released to State of West BengalunderFlood Management Programme( FMP ) and River Management Activities & Works related to Borde r Areas ( RMBA )components of FMBAP for period 2016 - 17 to 2020- 21 is given at Annexure - I .

Under  National  Hydrology  Project  (NHP),  with  support  from  the  World  Bank,  envi establishing  a  system  for  timely  and  reliable  water  resources  data  acquisition,  st orage,  collation  and management across all States & UTs in India. The major o bjective of the project is to improve the ext quality, and accessibility of water resources information, decision support system for fl level  resource  assessment /planning  and  to  strengthen  the  capacity  of  targeted  water  re professionals  and  management  institutions  in  India.  The  scheme  is  also  being  implemented Bengal, through Department of Water Resources Investigation & Development, Govt. of West B engal (as West Bengal, Ground Water) and Irrigation and Waterways Department, Government of West Benga West Bengal, Surface Water). The total allocations to both the departments are to the tune cr oreover a period of 8 years ranging from 2016 to March, 2024. As on date, a total of Rs.19.557 cr ore has been released to the state.

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## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO IN  REPLY  TO  PART S (A) TO  (C) OF  UNSTARRED  QUESTIO N NO. 638 T O BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 22.07.2021 REGARDING ' W ATER RESOURCES WORKS IN WEST BENGAL '

The details central assistance released to State of West Bengalunder FMP and RMBA components of FMBAP for period 2016 - 2021

(in Rs. crore)

| Components of FMBAP   | Project                                                                                                                                                                   | District                                  | 2016- 17   | 2017- 18   | 2018- 19   | 2019- 20   | 2020- 21   |   Total |
|-----------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|------------|---------|
| FMP Component         | WB - 16 Reconstruction, remodeling and improvement of embankments in Sunderban and adjoining areas in districts of North and 24 Parganas, damaged severe cyclone, 'AILA'. | the south by North and south 24 Parganas  | -          | -          | 23.65      | 117.12     | -          |  140.77 |
|                       | WB - 17 Drainage Scheme for Kaliaghai - Kapaleshwari - Baghai Basin in district Madinipur (WB).                                                                           | Medinipur                                 | -          | 8.09       | -          | -          | -          |    8.09 |
|                       | WB - 18 Improvement of embankment and ancillary works in Kandi and other adjoining areas of district Murshidabad                                                          | of Murshidabad                            | 12.61      | 56.94      | -          | -          | -          |   69.55 |
| RMBA Component        | RMBA Project                                                                                                                                                              | Border Areas of Bangladesh in West Bengal | -          | -          | 65.66      | -          | -          |   65.66 |
|                       | Total                                                                                                                                                                     |                                           | 12.61      | 65.03      | 89.31      | 117.12     | -          |  284.07 |

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