Lok Sabha Question No. 274 (STARRED), answered on 2021-12-16
Subject: Restoration of Water Bodies
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Ramesh Bidhuri, Jayant Sinha

*274.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *274

ANSWERED ON 16.12.2021

## RESTORATION OF WATER BODIES

SHRI RAMESH BIDHURI

SHRI JAYANT SINHA

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state: (a)  whether  any  projects  have  been  carried  out  or  are  proposed  to  be  carried  out  under  Renovation, Rejuvenation and Restoration (RRR) of water bodies in the country including NCR region and Jharkhand and if so, the details thereof; (b) the details of funds allocated and utilized under RRR of water bodies scheme in the country including NCR region and Jharkhand; (c) the details of projects on cleaning of traditional water bodies in the country including NCR region and Jharkhand completed and expenses incurred for the same from 2016, year-wise; and (d) the steps taken by the Government for prevention of encroachment of water bodies across the country

- including NCR region and Jharkhand?

## THE MINISTER OF JAL SHAKTI

(SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)

(a) to (d) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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## ANSWER

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d)  OF  STARRED  QUESTION NO.*274 TO BE ANSWERED ON 16.12.2021 IN LOK SABHA REGARDING 'RESTORATION OF  WATER  BODIES'  ASKED  BY  SHRI  RAMESH  BIDHURI  AND  SHRI  JAYANT  SINHA, HON'BLE M.P., LOK SABHA.

(a)  &  (b) A  scheme  titled  Repair,  Renovation  and  Restoration  (RRR)  of  Water  Bodies  is  being implemented  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi  Sinchayee  Yojana  -  Har  Khet  Ko  Pani  (PMKSY  -  HKKP). Objectives of the scheme include expanding cultivable area under assured irrigation by improvement and restoration  of  water  bodies  thereby  increasing  the  tank  storage  capacity  and  revival  of  lost  irrigation potential, improving water use efficiency, ground water recharge, increased availability of drinking water, improvement of catchment of tank commands, and development of tourism & cultural activities, etc.

From XIIth Plan onwards, 2,218 water bodies with an estimated cost of about Rs. 1,910 crore have been included under RRR of water bodies scheme from various States. Total expenditure reported on these projects  till  March,  2021  is  Rs.  963.82  crore,  for  which  central  assistance  of  Rs.469.68  crore  has  been released  during  this  period.  Out  of  these  2,218  water  bodies,  works  in  1,591  water  bodies  have  been completed till March, 2021.

However,   no  proposal  for  projects  pertaining  to  NCR  or  Jharkhand  have  been  received  for inclusion under the scheme.

(c) Water being a State subject, it is for the State Governments concerned to take up schemes related to water  bodies,  including  those  for  cleaning  of  traditional  water  bodies.  Role  of  Government  of  India  is limited  to  providing  technical  support  and,  in  some  cases,  partial  financial  assistance  under  the  existing schemes. In order to supplement the efforts of State Governments in this regard, Government of India has taken up a number of measures.

Under RRR of water bodies scheme under Har Khet Ko Pani, work in some of the projects also includes cleaning of traditional water bodies.  For the period  April 2016 to March, 2021,  a 924 projects have been included for repair, renovation and restoration of water bodies, under the scheme. Rs. 279.14 crore has been spent on these projects during April 2016 to March, 2021, against which central assistance of Rs.178.1 crore has been released during this period. Out of these, work for RRR of 428 water bodies has been completed during April, 2016 to March, 2021. However, none of these projects pertains to NCR or Jharkhand.

Rejuvenation of water bodies, including cleaning of traditional water bodies, is also a component under water supply sector of Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) scheme under Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs. Such projects with total estimated cost of Rs. 1,878.19 crore are ongoing/completed and 106 water bodies have been rejuvenated under this scheme. While there is no project under AMRUT from NCR, details of projects from Jharkhand under this scheme, are as below:

| Sr. No.   | Name of City                   |   Project Title | Cost (Rs. in crore)   |   Mile Stone |   No of Water Bodies Rejuvenated |
|-----------|--------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|--------------|----------------------------------|
| Ranchi    | Ranchi Water Supply (Ph-I)     |          266.15 | Ongoing               |            4 |                                1 |
| Adityapur | Adityapur Water Supply Project |          326.55 | Ongoing               |            3 |                                2 |
| Chas      | Chas Water Supply Project      |          129.29 | Ongoing               |            3 |                                3 |
| Giridih   | Giridih Water Supply Project   |           36.32 | Completed             |            3 |                                4 |
| Dhanbad   | Dhanbad Water Supply (Ph-I)    |          159.31 | Ongoing               |            7 |                                5 |
| Hazaribag | Hazaribag Water Supply Project |          416.56 | Ongoing               |            4 |                                6 |

(d) Water being a State subject, it is for the State Governments concerned to take up programmes and schemes  for  prevention  of  encroachment  of  its  water  bodies.  However,  in  order  to  supplement  the efforts of State Governments, Government of India has taken up a number of important measures in this regard.

In 2019, Jal Shakti Abhiyan was launched by the Government. This was followed in 2021, by 'Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch The Rain' (JSA: CTR) campaign, taken up in all districts of the country, including NCR and Jharkhand. Focused interventions under these annual campaigns taken up by the Government of  India and the State Governments, inter-alia, include renovation of traditional and other water bodies/ tanks, enumeration, geo-tagging and making inventory of all water bodies, and removal of encroachments of tanks/ lakes, and de-silting of tanks.

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