Lok Sabha Question No. 3556 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-08-10
Subject: Jal Shakti Kendras in West Bengal
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Debasree Chaudhuri

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI

## DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3556

ANSWERED ON 10.08.2023

## JAL SHAKTI KENDRAS IN WEST BENGAL

## 3556. MS. DEBASREE CHAUDHURI

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that Jal Shakti Kendras (JSKs) have been set up in various States of the country and if so, the details thereof including West Bengal, district-wise;

(b) whether the Government has started any geo-tagging or inventory of all the water bodies in West Bengal and if so, the details thereof; and

(c)  the  time  by  which  the  work  of  formulating  scientific  plans  on  the  basis  of  geo-tagging  for  water conservation and the ongoing project under Jal Shakti Abhiyan would be completed in the State?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

( SHRI BISHWESWAR TUDU )

(a) Yes, Sir. The State/UT-wise details Jal Shakti Kendras (JSKs)  is annexed. All 23 districts of West Bengal have reported establishment of JSK.

(b)  &  (c)  ' Enumerating,  Geo-tagging  &  Making  Inventory  of  all  water  bodies  and  preparation  of Scientific Plans for Water Conservation based on it' is one of the focused interventions of Jal Shakti Abhiyan:  Catch  the  Rain  (JSA:CTR)  campaign.  Under  this  Campaign,  all  State  Governments/UTs including  West  Bengal  have  been  requested  to  upload  the  progress  of  works  on  JSA:CTR  portal (jsactr.mowr@gov.in).   7,47,480  water  bodies  have  been  enumerated  in  West  Bengal  in  the  First Census  of  Water  Bodies.  The  State  has  not  uploaded  any  scientific  water  conservation  plan  on JSA:CTR Portal.  JSA:CTR campaign has been undertaken across the country including West Bengal on an annual basis since 2021 and therefore the completion of projects undertaken during the campaign is  a  continuous  process.  Since  water is  a  State  subject,  the  timelines  for  the  projects  executed  under JSA:CTR  are  defined  by  the  respective  States.  However,  the  Central  Government  undertakes  MIS based  monitoring  on  JSA:CTR  portal  to  assess  the  progress  of  the  activities/projects  under  the campaign.

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3556  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  10.08.2023  REGARDING  'JAL  SHAKTI KENDRAS IN WEST BENGAL'.

## Jal Shakti Abhiyan:Catch the Rain

## National Water Mission, Ministry of Jal Shakti

Jal Shakti Kendra (As on 07.08.2023)

| S.No.   | State                                  |   No. of Jal Shakti Kendra |
|---------|----------------------------------------|----------------------------|
| 1       | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS            |                          3 |
| 2       | ANDHRA PRADESH                         |                         26 |
| 3       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH                      |                          7 |
| 4       | ASSAM                                  |                          5 |
| 5       | BIHAR                                  |                         38 |
| 6       | CHANDIGARH                             |                          1 |
| 7       | CHHATTISGARH                           |                         28 |
| 8       | DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELIANDDAMAN AND DIU |                          2 |
| 9       | DELHI                                  |                          8 |
| 10      | GOA                                    |                          2 |
| 11      | GUJARAT                                |                         33 |
| 12      | HARYANA                                |                         22 |
| 13      | HIMACHAL PRADESH                       |                         12 |
| 14      | JAMMU AND KASHMIR                      |                         17 |
| 15      | JHARKHAND                              |                         14 |
| 16      | KARNATAKA                              |                         30 |
| 17      | KERALA                                 |                         14 |
| 18      | LADAKH                                 |                          0 |
| 19      | LAKSHADWEEP                            |                          0 |
| 20      | MADHYA PRADESH                         |                         50 |
| 21      | MAHARASHTRA                            |                         36 |
| 22      | MANIPUR                                |                         12 |
| 23      | MEGHALAYA                              |                          4 |
| 24      | MIZORAM                                |                          2 |
| 25      | NAGALAND                               |                          5 |
| 26      | ODISHA                                 |                         30 |
| 27      | PUDUCHERRY                             |                          2 |
| 28      | PUNJAB                                 |                         23 |
| 29      | RAJASTHAN                              |                         33 |
| 30      | SIKKIM                                 |                          6 |
| 31      | TAMIL NADU                             |                         38 |
| 32      | TELANGANA                              |                         33 |
| 33      | TRIPURA                                |                          8 |
| 34      | UTTAR PRADESH                          |                         75 |
| 35      | UTTARAKHAND                            |                         13 |
| 36      | WEST BENGAL                            |                         23 |
| Total   | Total                                  |                        655 |

source:jsactr.mowr@gov.in

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