Lok Sabha Question No. 5485 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-04-03
Subject: Lower Panzara Irrigation Project
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Dr. Bachhav Shobha Dinesh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5485

ANSWERED ON 03.04.2025

## LOWER PANZARA IRRIGATION PROJECT

## 5485. DR. BACHHAV SHOBHA DINESH

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) the details of the irrigation projects on which work is under progress under the Centrally Sponsored Schemes in Maharashtra along with the estimated cost involved therein including the Central and State share prescribed for the purpose, location-wise;

(b) the details of the Lower Panzara Irrigation Project including funds sanctioned, released and utilized along with land acquisition status, current status of implementation and expected timeline for completion of the project;

(c)  whether there have been any delays in the implementation of the Panzara Irrigation Project, if so, the reasons therefor;

(d)  the  steps  taken/being  taken  by  the  Government  to  address  these  delays  and  expedite  the  completion  of  the project;

(e) whether the Government has received any proposals from the State Government of Maharashtra for irrigation in Dhule during the last five years and the current year; and

(f) if so, the details thereof and the action taken by the Union Government thereon?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

## ( SHRI RAJ BHUSHAN CHOUDHARY )

(a) There are two Centrally Sponsored Schemes (CSS) under implementation for irrigation projects in Maharashtra. Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojna (PMKSY) and Special Package scheme for completion of irrigation projects to address  agrarian  distress  in  Vidarbha  and  Marathwada  and  other  chronically  drought  prone  areas  of  rest  of Maharashtra (Maharashtra Package). Further, two components of PMKSY namely Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme (AIBP) and Command  Area Development and Water Management (CAD&WM)  are  under implementation in Maharashtra.

Details of irrigation projects along with their approved estimated cost, eligible central assistance and State share along with districts benefitted are given at Annexure.

(b) to (d) Lower   Panzara   Irrigation   Project was  included   under   AIBP   during   2009-10   and subsequently brought under the umbrella of PMKSY-AIBP and CAD&WM during 2015-16. Both the components of the project have been declared as completed by Government of Maharashtra. Central assistance provided to the project is Rs. 133.49 crore under AIBP and Rs. 8.64 crore under CAD&WM.

(e) & (f) Sulwade Jamphal Kanoli Project, benefitting Dhule district is being implemented under Maharashtra Package.

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## ANNEXURE

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5485 TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 03.04.2025 REGARDING 'LOWR PANZARA IRRIGATION PROJECT'

## a. Details of Ongoing Projects under PMKSY-AIBP in Maharashtra

## Rs. in crore

|   S. No. | Name of Project        | Approved Cost of the Project under PMKSY (AIBP)   | Eligible Central Assistance (CA) (CA released before 03/2016 + CA eligible since 04/2016)   | State Share   | Districts benefitted         |
|----------|------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|------------------------------|
|        1 | Aruna Project          | 1,472.14                                          | 70.542                                                                                      | 1,401.598     | Sindhudurg, Ratnagiri        |
|        2 | BodwadParisar Project  | 694.87                                            | 278.62                                                                                      | 416.25        | Jalgaon, Buldhana            |
|        3 | Gosikhurd Project      | 12,770.09                                         | 4,031.156                                                                                   | 8,738.934     | Bhandara, Nagpur, Chandrapur |
|        4 | JiheKathapur Project   | 647.69                                            | 247.34                                                                                      | 400.35        | Satara                       |
|        5 | Lower Pedhi Project    | 1,480.7                                           | 257.435                                                                                     | 1,223.265     | Amravati, Akola              |
|        6 | Lower Wardha Project   | 2,915.61                                          | 482.265                                                                                     | 2,433.345     | Wardha, Amravati             |
|        7 | Upper Penganga Project | 1,511.83                                          | 570.074                                                                                     | 941.756       | Yavatmal, Hingoli, Nanded    |
|        8 | Waghur Project         | 1,758.5                                           | 798.116                                                                                     | 960.384       | Jalgaon, Bhusawal            |

## b. Details of ongoing Projects under CAD&WM

## Rs. in crore

|   Sl. No. | Name of the Project          |   Estimated Cost of CAD&WM component |   Eligible Central Share |   State Share | Districts benefitted         |
|-----------|------------------------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------|---------------|------------------------------|
|         1 | Bawanthadi Project           |                                15.63 |                     7.41 |          8.22 | Bhandara                     |
|         2 | Bembla Project               |                               157.43 |                    61.67 |         95.76 | Yavatmal                     |
|         3 | Gosikhurd Project            |                               743.73 |                   354.09 |        389.64 | Bhandara, Nagpur, Chandrapur |
|         4 | Khadakpurna Project          |                                35.43 |                    13.78 |         21.65 | Buldhana                     |
|         5 | Lower Dudhana Project        |                               139.66 |                    72.26 |         67.4  | Parbhani, Jalna              |
|         6 | Lower Pedhi Project          |                                43.88 |                    20.5  |         23.38 | Amravati, Akola              |
|         7 | Lower Wardha Project         |                               163.76 |                    81.57 |         82.19 | Wardha, Amrawati             |
|         8 | Nandur Madhmeshwar Project   |                                93.49 |                    56.9  |         36.59 | Nashik, Aurangabad           |
|         9 | Upper Penganga Project       |                                69.62 |                    34.83 |         34.79 | Yavatmal, Hingoli, Nanded    |
|        10 | Waghur Project               |                                78.04 |                    39.02 |         39.02 | Jalgaon, Bhusawal            |
|        11 | Arjuna Project               |                                28.94 |                    11.18 |         17.76 | Ratnagiri                    |
|        12 | Aruna Project                |                                20.26 |                     9.6  |         10.66 | Sindhudurg, Ratnagiri        |
|        13 | Gadnadi Project              |                                19.13 |                     6.1  |         13.03 | Ratnagiri                    |
|        14 | KKLIS Project                |                               132.69 |                    67.38 |         65.31 | Sangli                       |
|        15 | Sangola Branch Canal Project |                                32.45 |                    13.83 |         18.62 | Solapur                      |
|        16 | Tarali Project               |                                53.64 |                    25.25 |         28.39 | Satara                       |
|        17 | Tillari Project              |                                32.43 |                    16.1  |         16.33 | Sindhudurg                   |

- c. Details of Projects under Special Package of Maharashtra

Rs. in crore

| Sl. No.                                                                                             | Name of the Project                                                                                 | Estimated cost of the project under Special package Eligible Central Share                          | Estimated cost of the project under Special package Eligible Central Share                          | State Share                                                                                         | Districts benefitted                                                                                |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Major and Medium Irrigation Projects                                                                | Major and Medium Irrigation Projects                                                                | Major and Medium Irrigation Projects                                                                | Major and Medium Irrigation Projects                                                                | Major and Medium Irrigation Projects                                                                | Major and Medium Irrigation Projects                                                                |
| 1                                                                                                   | Jigaon Project                                                                                      | 4821.5                                                                                              | 1205.38                                                                                             | 3616.13Buldana,                                                                                     | Akola                                                                                               |
| 2                                                                                                   | Purna-2 Project                                                                                     | 261.89                                                                                              | 65.47                                                                                               | 196.42                                                                                              | Akola                                                                                               |
| 3                                                                                                   | Shelgaon Barrage Project                                                                            | 596.34                                                                                              | 149.09                                                                                              | 447.26                                                                                              | Jalgaon                                                                                             |
| 4                                                                                                   | SulwadeJamphalKanoli Project                                                                        | 2072.47                                                                                             | 518.12                                                                                              | 1554.35Dhule                                                                                        |                                                                                                     |
| 5                                                                                                   | Urmodi Project                                                                                      | 468.01                                                                                              | 117.00                                                                                              | 351.01                                                                                              | Satara                                                                                              |
| 6                                                                                                   | Varkhede Londhe Project                                                                             | 405.27                                                                                              | 101.32                                                                                              | 303.95                                                                                              | Jalgaon                                                                                             |
| Surface Minor Irrigation (SMI) Projects (Out of package of 83 SMI projects, 60 have been completed) | Surface Minor Irrigation (SMI) Projects (Out of package of 83 SMI projects, 60 have been completed) | Surface Minor Irrigation (SMI) Projects (Out of package of 83 SMI projects, 60 have been completed) | Surface Minor Irrigation (SMI) Projects (Out of package of 83 SMI projects, 60 have been completed) | Surface Minor Irrigation (SMI) Projects (Out of package of 83 SMI projects, 60 have been completed) | Surface Minor Irrigation (SMI) Projects (Out of package of 83 SMI projects, 60 have been completed) |
| 1                                                                                                   | VIDC (66 SMI)                                                                                       | 3692.099                                                                                            | 923.02                                                                                              |                                                                                                     | 2769.07Wardha, Amarvathi, Yavtmal, Buldhana, Akola &Washim                                          |
| 2                                                                                                   | GMIDC (17 SMI)                                                                                      | 1123.054                                                                                            | 280.76                                                                                              | 842.29                                                                                              | Nanded, Beed, Latur, Jalna & Aurangabad                                                             |

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