Lok Sabha Question No. 4468 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-27
Subject: Parvan Water Supply for Baran and Jhalawar
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Shri Dushyant Singh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4468

ANSWERED ON 27.03.2025

## PARVAN WATER SUPPLY FOR BARAN AND JHALAWAR

## 4468. SHRI DUSHYANT SINGH

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a)  the  status  of  inclusion  of  over  900  villages  in  Baran  and  134  villages  in  Jhalawar  under  the  Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project (ERCP);

(b) the steps taken/being taken by the Government to expedite their inclusion;

(c)  the  time  by  which  the  residents  of  these  villages  can  expect  to  receive  water  under  the  Parvan  River Project along with the key remaining milestones for Phase-1;

(d) whether the Phase-1 being crucial for Baran and Jhalawar districts has progressed slowly (40 per cent completed) while Phase-2 for benefiting other districts, has reached to 80 per cent of its completion and if so, the reasons therefor;

(e)  the  reasons  behind  the  diversion  of  water  to  power  projects  instead  of  prioritizing  supply  to  affected villages along with the corrective measures taken/being taken by the Government in this regard; and

(f) the manner in which the delay is impacting the farmers and residents in terms of irrigation and drinking water along with the steps proposed to ensure equitable economic and social development in these regions?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

## ( SHRI RAJ BHUSHAN CHOUDHARY )

(a) to (f) As informed by the Government of Rajasthan, the said number of villages of Baran and Jhalawar districts are already covered under the ParwanAkawad Water Supply project.

The Phase-I of Parwan Project comprises excavation and lining of 141.35 Km long canals with canal structures at intermediate locations as per requirement, laying of pipe lines within the 1.31 lakh hectares (Ha) of  command  area  with  all  necessary  accessories  for  irrigation  facilities  development  and  construction  of diggies, pump house, etc. The substantial portion of excavation of canal and major pipe laying works have been completed and the key remaining milestones are lining of canal, diggies, pump house, etc.

Further  as  informed  by  the  State  Government,  the  Phase-I  of  the  project  has  almost  double  the Culturable Command Area (CCA) as compared to the Phase-II of the project. Present progress of works of the  Phase-I  is  53%  and  that  of  the  Phase-II  is  81%.,  while  the  overall  progress  of  the  Parwan  Project  is around 78%.

As intimated by the Government of Rajasthan, the usable capacity of the Parwan Dam is 462 Million Cubic Metre (MCM), out of which, 50 MCM has been reserved for drinking water, 79 MCM for industry (includes water for thermal power projects), 16 MCM for wildlife and 317 MCM for irrigation.

Further, the Government of Rajasthan has informed that the project has been delayed due to various reasons, that, inter alia ,  include the works affected during the COVID-19 pandemic, some land acquisition issues in respect of canal and diggies, obtaining necessary permissions from the concerned organizations in respect  of  various  road  and  railways   crossings,  gas  and  petroleum  pipe  line  crossings,  etc.  This  has eventually caused  delay in delivery of the intended irrigation benefits to the farmers of the villages that are coming under the CCA of the Project. However, the drinking water benefit is not affected due to delay in Phase-I  and  Phase-II  of  the  project,  as  the  water  will  be  drawn  directly  from  the  Parwan  dam  by  the concerned organization of the Government of Rajasthan, by developing the necessary infrastructural facilities for drinking water supply.

As  informed,  the  progress  of  the  project  is  regularly  reviewed  by  the  Government  of  Rajasthan  to ensure an expedited completion of the project, while the issues raised by the project affected persons and farmers, also addressed regularly, so as to ensure equitable economic and social development in the region.

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