Lok Sabha Question No. 3013 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-07
Subject: Rainwater Harvesting and Artificial Recharge Structures
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Ms. S Jothimani

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3013

ANSWERED ON 07.08.2025

## RAINWATER HARVESTING AND ARTIFICIAL RECHARGE STRUCTURES

3013. MS. S JOTHIMANI

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a)  the  number  of  rainwater  harvesting  and  artificial  recharge  structures  proposed  and  completed  in Karur, Viralimalai, Manapparai, Krishnarayapuram, Aravakurichi and Vedasandur assemblies under the Master Plan for Artificial Recharge to Groundwater - 2020;

(b) the status of implementation including pending projects and the reasons for delays, if any;

(c) whether any impact assessment has been conducted on groundwater levels and agricultural benefits in the above said assemblies and if so, the details thereof; and

(d) the funds allocated and utilised for groundwater recharge projects in these assemblies during each of the last three years and the current year?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

## ( SHRI RAJ BHUSHAN CHOUDHARY )

(a) & (b) Water being a State subject, the aspects related to water resources including its conservation are  studied,  planned,  funded  and  executed  by  the  State  Governments  themselves  as  per  their  own resources and priorities. The Central Government supplements the measures and efforts being taken up by the State Governments.

The  Central  Ground  Water  Board  (CGWB)  prepared  a  'Master  Plan  for  Artificial  Recharge  to Ground Water in India' in consultation with States and Union Territories (UTs) to assess the feasibility of various recharge structures suited to the diverse terrain conditions across the country. However, the responsibility for implementing the guidelines outlined in the Master Plan rests with the respective State Governments. The Master Plan-2020 is prepared considering Blocks as a unit and recharge structures are proposed Block-wise.  The number and type of rainwater harvesting and artificial recharge structures as  proposed in Master Plan-2020 in Karur, Viralimalai, Manapparai, Krishnarayapuram, Aravakurichi and Vedasandur assemblies are provided at Annexure.

The Master Plan for Artificial Recharge to Ground Water - 2020 compiled by CGWB has been shared  with  all  the  line  departments  for  effective  implementation.   Further,  the  block  wise  data  of feasible  Artificial  Recharge  Structures  have  been  shared  with  the  Tamil  Nadu  Water  Resources

Information & Management System (TNWRIMS) portal of Government of Tamil Nadu which includes Water  Conservation  Planning  Module  for  wide  reach  &  publicity  among  the  line  departments  for effective implementation.

Further, as reported by the State of Tamil Nadu, no Artificial Recharge structures were proposed and  completed  under  Master  Plan  for  Artificial  Recharge  to  Groundwater  in  Karur,  Viralimalai, Manapparai, Krishnarayapuram, Aravakurichi and Vedasandur assemblies for the year 2020.

(c) Water being a State subject, the aspects related to water resources including its conservation are studied, planned, funded and executed by the State Governments themselves as per their own resources and  priorities.  The  Central  Government  supplements  the  measures  and  efforts  being  taken  up  by  the State Governments. As reported by the State of Tamil Nadu , no studies related to impact assessment on groundwater level have been carried out in these assemblies.

(d) Water being a State subject, it is mainly the responsibility of the State Governments to manage, conserve  and  develop  water  resources  using  their  own  funds  and  plans.  The  Central  Government supports and assists the States in these efforts.

The recharge structures recommended in Master Plan-2020 are implemented through  convergence of  existing  schemes  of  the  respective  State/Central  Government  such  as  MGNREGS,  Atal  Bhujal, CAMPA  and  15th  Finance  Commission,  etc  and  no  separate  scheme/fund  has  been  envisaged  for implementation.

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ANNEXURE ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) & (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3013  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  07.08.2025  REGARDING  'RAINWATER HARVESTING AND ARTIFICIAL RECHARGE STRUCTURES'.

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| S.                                                                                             | District                                                                                       | Block                                                                                          | Percolation Check Recharge                                                                     | Percolation Check Recharge                                                                     | Percolation Check Recharge                                                                     | Recharge Others                                                                                | Recharge Others                                                                                |
| No.                                                                                            |                                                                                                |                                                                                                | Pond                                                                                           | Dam Nala bund                                                                                  | / Shaft Recharge Borewell                                                                      | / Trench (km)                                                                                  | Farm pond / Recharge Pit                                                                       |
| 1                                                                                              | DINDIGUL                                                                                       | VEDASANDUR                                                                                     | 5                                                                                              | 14                                                                                             | 150                                                                                            | 0                                                                                              | 14                                                                                             |
| 2                                                                                              | KARUR                                                                                          | ARAVAKURICHI                                                                                   | 7                                                                                              | 20                                                                                             | 214                                                                                            | 1                                                                                              | 20                                                                                             |
| 3                                                                                              | KARUR                                                                                          | KARUR                                                                                          | 4                                                                                              | 11                                                                                             | 118                                                                                            | 0                                                                                              | 11                                                                                             |
| 4                                                                                              | KARUR                                                                                          | KRISHNARAYAPURAM5                                                                              |                                                                                                | 15                                                                                             | 164                                                                                            | 1                                                                                              | 15                                                                                             |
| 5                                                                                              |                                                                                                | PUDUKKOTTAIVIRALIMALAI                                                                         | 14                                                                                             | 41                                                                                             | 439                                                                                            | 1                                                                                              | 41                                                                                             |
| 6                                                                                              | TRICHY                                                                                         | MANAPPARAI                                                                                     | 5                                                                                              | 15                                                                                             | 157                                                                                            | 0                                                                                              | 15                                                                                             |

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