Lok Sabha Question No. 288 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-11-30
Subject: Watershed Development Projects
Ministry: RURAL DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Venkatesh Netha Borlakunta, Dayakar Pasunoori, Gaddam Ranjith Reddy, Kavitha Malothu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## DEPARTMENT OF LAND RESOURCES

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 288 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.11.2021

## Watershed Development Projects

## 288      SHRI VENKATESH NETHA BORLAKUNTA:

SHRI PASUNOORI DAYAKAR:

DR. G. RANJITH REDDY:

SHRIMATI KAVITHA MALOTHU

Will the Minister of Rural Development be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is true that 330 watershed development projects have been sanctioned for Telangana under PM Krishi Sinchayee Yojana, if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether  it  is  true  that  more  than  200  projects  are  pending  for  completion,  if  so, details thereof, district-wise;
- (c) the  reasons  for  delay  in  completing  the  projects  and  efforts  being  made  by  the Ministry to complete the left out projects; and
- (d) the details of amount so far spent on the above projects, district-wise?

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF RURAL DEVELOPMENT

## ANSWER (SHRI FAGGAN SINGH KULASTE)

- (a) to (d) The  Department  of  Land  Resources  (DoLR)  has  sanctioned  330  watershed development  projects to Telangana  covering an area of about 13.99 lakh hectare during  the  period  2009-10  to  2014-15  under  the  erstwhile  Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP). Subsequently IWMP was amalgamated as a Watershed Development  Component  of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee  Yojana  (WDC-PMKSY)  in  2015-16.  A  total  number  of  54 projects in preparatory stage were transferred to State in 2018 to implement them from their own budget. Therefore, DoLR has been financially supporting only 276 projects in State of Telangana.

Out of these, 276 projects, 191 projects have been reported as completed by State of Telangana. Remaining 85 projects are in advanced stage of completion.

Due to uncertainty posed by the pandemic COVID-19, State has not been able to complete planned activities. The State has got Rs. 67.26 crore unspent balance (as on  06.11.2021)  which  will  be  utilized  for  the  completion  of  these  projects  by March, 2022. DoLR is regularly reviewing the progress of implementation of the scheme  with  Telangana.  D.O.  letters  to  Chief  Secretary  /  Secretary  have  been written. Video Conferences with CEO, State Level Nodal Agency (SLNA), their officers  and  field  visits  to  State  by  Senior  Officers  of  the  Department  are  also undertaken. During these reviews, completion of these projects have always being emphasized.

As per information received from State of Telangana,  the district-wise details of projects sanctioned, projects completed and funds spent is given at Annexure.

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## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 288 for answer on 30.11.2021

## District-wise details of number of projects, sanctioned, completed and funds spent for the projects in Telangana

| Sl. No.   | Districts              | No of Projects sanctioned   |   No of projects completed |   Funds spent ( Rs. in lakh) |
|-----------|------------------------|-----------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------------|
| 1         | Adilabad               | 22                          |                         10 |                      7572.2  |
| 2         | Bhadradri Kothagudem   | 19                          |                          6 |                      5027.37 |
| 3         | Jangaon                | 3                           |                          0 |                       230.59 |
| 4         | Jogulamba Gadwal       | 12                          |                          9 |                      2022.38 |
| 5         | Khammam                | 7                           |                          1 |                      1092.94 |
| 6         | Kumaram Bheem Asifabad | 19                          |                         10 |                      6435.89 |
| 7         | Mahabubabad            | 18                          |                         11 |                       366.26 |
| 8         | Mahabubnagar           | 3                           |                          0 |                      4386.94 |
| 9         | Mancherial             | 11                          |                          7 |                      3147.13 |
| 10        | Medak                  | 11                          |                          5 |                      3483.71 |
| 11        | Mulugu                 | 7                           |                          0 |                       648.91 |
| 12        | Nagarkurnool           | 30                          |                         18 |                      6482.2  |
| 13        | Nalgonda               | 29                          |                         22 |                      8701.69 |
| 14        | Narayanpet             | 15                          |                          8 |                      2669.32 |
| 15        | Nirmal                 | 7                           |                          6 |                      2414.09 |
| 16        | Rajanna Sirsilla       | 1                           |                          0 |                         0.09 |
| 17        | Rangareddy             | 28                          |                         19 |                      6826.43 |
| 18        | Sangareddy             | 20                          |                         17 |                      6490.01 |
| 19        | Siddipet               | 9                           |                          3 |                      1520.32 |
| 20        | Suryapet               | 8                           |                          7 |                      2366.91 |
| 21        | Vikarabad              | 25                          |                         17 |                      8974.77 |
| 22        | Wanaparthy             | 12                          |                          9 |                      2582.85 |
| 23        | Hanamkonda             | 2                           |                          0 |                         3.95 |
| 24        | Warangal               | 1                           |                          0 |                       354.3  |
| 25        | Yadadri Bhuvangiri     | 11                          |                          6 |                      1815.97 |
| Total     | Total                  | 330*                        |                        191 |                     85617.2  |

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