Lok Sabha Question No. 3759 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-03-23
Subject: Irrigation Projects in Tamil Nadu
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: C.N. Annadurai

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3759

ANSWERED ON 23.03.2023

## IRRIGATION PROJECTS IN TAMIL NADU

## 3759. SHRI C.N. ANNADURAI

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a)  the  details  of  the  irrigation  projects  funded  by  the  Government  in  Tamil  Nadu  along  with  the project costs, project-wise;

(b) the progress made so far in these projects and the number of farmers benefitted therefrom; and (c) whether any time frame has been fixed for completion of these irrigation projects in Tamil Nadu and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI ( SHRI BISHWESWAR TUDU )

(a) to (c) Government of India provides technical support, and also  partial financial assistance under its ongoing schemes, to the State Governments for the irrigation projects. However, it is for the State Government concerned to take up planning and  implementation of irrigation projects,  as  per  their own priorities and resource availability, etc.

Launched  in  2015,  Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi  Sinchai  Yojana  (PMKSY)  is  an  umbrella  scheme, consisting  of  two  major  components  being  implemented  by  this  Ministry,  namely,  Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme (AIBP), and Har Khet Ko Pani (HKKP). HKKP, in turn, consists of four  sub-components,  being  Command  Area  Development  &  Water  Management  (CAD&WM), Surface  Minor  Irrigation  (SMI),  Repair,  Renovation  and  Restoration  (RRR)  of  Water  Bodies,  and Ground Water (GW) Development component. However, the CAD&WM sub-component of HKKP is being implemented pari-passu with AIBP.

Details  of  the  irrigation  projects  from  the  State  of  Tamil  Nadu  funded  by  this  Ministry  under PMKSY, are given below.

| Sl. No.                                                                                                      | Name of the Project                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Estimated cost (Rs. in crore)                                                                                | Physical progress %                                                                                          | Expenditure made upto Feb., 2023 (Rs. in crore)                                                              | No. of beneficiaries                                                                                         | Likely date of completion                                                                                    |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana - Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme                              | Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana - Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme                                                                                                                                     | Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana - Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme                              | Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana - Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme                              | Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana - Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme                              | Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana - Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme                              | Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana - Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme                              |
| 1                                                                                                            | Formation of flood carrier canal from Kannadian channel to drought prone area of Sathankulam, Thisaiyanvilai by interlinking Tamirabarani, Karumeniyar and Nambiyar rivers in Tirunelveli and Thoothukudi districts | 811.47                                                                                                       | 99%                                                                                                          | 808.29                                                                                                       | 93,000                                                                                                       | Sep, 2023                                                                                                    |
| Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana - Har Khet Ko Pani - Repair, Renovation and Restoration of water bodies | Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana - Har Khet Ko Pani - Repair, Renovation and Restoration of water bodies                                                                                                        | Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana - Har Khet Ko Pani - Repair, Renovation and Restoration of water bodies | Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana - Har Khet Ko Pani - Repair, Renovation and Restoration of water bodies | Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana - Har Khet Ko Pani - Repair, Renovation and Restoration of water bodies | Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana - Har Khet Ko Pani - Repair, Renovation and Restoration of water bodies | Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana - Har Khet Ko Pani - Repair, Renovation and Restoration of water bodies |
| 2                                                                                                            | Phase-I : 48 no. of tanks                                                                                                                                                                                           | 27.02                                                                                                        | Completed                                                                                                    | 25.13                                                                                                        | 1,25,400                                                                                                     | Completed                                                                                                    |
| 3                                                                                                            | Phase-II : 56 no. of tanks                                                                                                                                                                                          | 27.30                                                                                                        | Completed                                                                                                    | 25.75                                                                                                        | 68,431                                                                                                       | Completed                                                                                                    |
| 4                                                                                                            | Phase-III : 49 no. of tanks                                                                                                                                                                                         | 23.43                                                                                                        | Completed                                                                                                    | 22.38                                                                                                        | 1,59,171                                                                                                     | Completed                                                                                                    |
| 5                                                                                                            | Phase-IV : 83 no. of tanks                                                                                                                                                                                          | 46.81                                                                                                        | Completed                                                                                                    | 39.99                                                                                                        | 1,18,062                                                                                                     | Completed                                                                                                    |
| 6                                                                                                            | Phase-V : 9 no. of tanks                                                                                                                                                                                            | 4.17                                                                                                         | Varies from 90% to 10% across the cluster                                                                    | Varies from 85% to 2% across the cluster                                                                     | 2,761                                                                                                        | March, 2023                                                                                                  |
| 7                                                                                                            | Phase-VI : 115 no. of tanks                                                                                                                                                                                         | 71.89                                                                                                        | Varies from 100% to 10% across the cluster                                                                   | Varies from 87% to nil across the cluster                                                                    | 1,59,022                                                                                                     | March, 2024                                                                                                  |
| 8                                                                                                            | Phase-VII : 85 no. of tanks                                                                                                                                                                                         | 90.08                                                                                                        | Work just began/ yet to commence                                                                             | Work just began/ yet to commence                                                                             | 1,76,243                                                                                                     | March, 2025                                                                                                  |
| 9                                                                                                            | Phase-VIII : 100 no. of tanks                                                                                                                                                                                       | 92.83                                                                                                        | Work just began/ yet to commence                                                                             | Work just began/ yet to commence                                                                             | 1,48,690                                                                                                     | March, 2025                                                                                                  |

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