Lok Sabha Question No. 117 (STARRED), answered on 2023-07-27
Subject: Rejuvenation of Traditional Water Bodies
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Ramesh Chand Bind

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *117

ANSWERED ON 27.07.2023

## REJUVENATION OF TRADITIONAL WATER BODIES

| *117                                                                                                  | SHRIRAMESH CHAND BIND                                                                                 |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:                                                  | Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:                                                  |
| (a) the total number of traditional water bodies rejuvenated by the                                   | (a) the total number of traditional water bodies rejuvenated by the                                   |
| the last three years, district-wise;                                                                  | the last three years, district-wise;                                                                  |
| (b) whether the Government has allocated any funds during the current financial year for rejuvenation | (b) whether the Government has allocated any funds during the current financial year for rejuvenation |
| traditional water bodies in Uttar Pradesh; and                                                        | traditional water bodies in Uttar Pradesh; and                                                        |
| (c) if so, the details thereof?                                                                       | (c) if so, the details thereof?                                                                       |
| THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI                                                                  | THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI                                                                  |
| (a) to (c) : A statement is laid on the Table of the House.                                           | (a) to (c) : A statement is laid on the Table of the House.                                           |
| ( SHRI BISHWESWAR TUDU )                                                                              | ( SHRI BISHWESWAR TUDU )                                                                              |

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *117 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.07.2023 REGARDING 'REJUVENATION OF TRADITIONAL WATER BODIES'.

(a): Water being a State subject, it is for the State Government concerned, including Uttar Pradesh, to take up rejuvenation of water bodies. The details regarding number of such works undertaken  in  different  years,  in  the  various  districts  of  their  respective  State,  are  also maintained by the State Governments themselves. However, some of the measures taken by Government of India to supplement the efforts of the State Governments, are given below.

1. Government of India is providing financial assistance to the State Governments under Repair,  Renovation  and  Restoration  of  Water  Bodies  (RRR  of  WBs)  component  of Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi  Sinchayee  Yojana  (PMKSY)-Har  Khet  Ko  Pani  (HKKP). However, during last three years, no proposal for rejuvenation of water body has been received from Government of Uttar Pradesh, for funding under the scheme.
2. Focused interventions under Jal Shakti Abhiyan 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  &  making  inventory  of  all  water  bodies, removal  of  encroachments  of  tanks/  lakes,  and  de-silting  of  tanks.  Number  of traditional water bodies rejuvenated in various districts of Uttar Pradesh under the Jal Shakti Abhiyan during the last three years is annexed herewith.
3. Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) has provisions for public works relating to natural resource management, water conservation  and  water  harvesting  structures  to  augment  and  improve  ground  water like underground dykes, earthen dams, stop dams, check dams and roof top rain water harvesting structures in public buildings.
4. (b) & (c): Government of Uttar Pradesh has been allocated an amount of  Rs 5,040 crore for MGNREGS during the  current  financial  year,  a  substantial  part  of  which  can  be  used  for rejuvenation of traditional water bodies under Jal Shakti Abhiyan, Amrit Sarovar, MGNREGS, etc.

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION NO. *117 TO BE ANSWERED ON 27.07.2023 'REJUVENATION OF TRADITIONAL WATER BODIES'

## Renovation of number of water bodies in the State of Uttar Pradesh

|   Sr. No. | District            | Rejuvenation of water bodies completed under Jal Shakti Abhiyan upto 22.03.2021 to 25.07.2023   |
|-----------|---------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Agra                | 422                                                                                             |
|         2 | Aligarh             | 574                                                                                             |
|         3 | Ambedkar Nagar      | 224                                                                                             |
|         4 | Amethi              | 389                                                                                             |
|         5 | Amroha              | 1,005                                                                                           |
|         6 | Auraiya             | 676                                                                                             |
|         7 | Azamgarh            | 400                                                                                             |
|         8 | Baghpat             | 1,705                                                                                           |
|         9 | Bahraich            | 10                                                                                              |
|        10 | Ballia              | 549                                                                                             |
|        11 | Balrampur           | 807                                                                                             |
|        12 | Banda               | 423                                                                                             |
|        13 | Bara Banki          | 411                                                                                             |
|        14 | Bareilly            | 2,048                                                                                           |
|        15 | Basti               | 558                                                                                             |
|        16 | Bhadohi             | 1937                                                                                            |
|        17 | Bijnor              | 141                                                                                             |
|        18 | Budaun              | 980                                                                                             |
|        19 | Bulandshahr         | 299                                                                                             |
|        20 | Chandauli           | 325                                                                                             |
|        21 | Chitrakoot          | 436                                                                                             |
|        22 | Deoria              | 314                                                                                             |
|        23 | Etah                | 227                                                                                             |
|        24 | Etawah              | 338                                                                                             |
|        25 | Faizabad            | 2,444                                                                                           |
|        26 | Farrukhabad         | 292                                                                                             |
|        27 | Fatehpur            | 1,505                                                                                           |
|        28 | Firozabad           | 275                                                                                             |
|        29 | Gautam Buddha Nagar | 5                                                                                               |
|        30 | Ghaziabad           | 32                                                                                              |
|        31 | Ghazipur            | 508                                                                                             |
|        32 | Gonda               | 656                                                                                             |
|        33 | Gorakhpur           | 1006                                                                                            |
|        34 | Hamirpur            | 493                                                                                             |
|        35 | Hapur               | 106                                                                                             |
|        36 | Hardoi              | 1,646                                                                                           |

| Sr. No.   | District        | Rejuvenation of water bodies completed under Jal Shakti Abhiyan upto 22.03.2021 to 25.07.2023   |
|-----------|-----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 37        | Hathras         | 73                                                                                              |
| 38        | Jalaun          | 462                                                                                             |
| 39        | Jaunpur         | 649                                                                                             |
| 40        | Jhansi          | 445                                                                                             |
| 41        | Kannauj         | 168                                                                                             |
| 42        | Kanpur Dehat    | 360                                                                                             |
| 43        | Kanpur Nagar    | 434                                                                                             |
| 44        | Kasganj         | 943                                                                                             |
| 45        | Kaushambi       | 224                                                                                             |
| 46        | Kheri           | 1,777                                                                                           |
| 47        | Kushinagar      | 476                                                                                             |
| 48        | Lalitpur        | 1,659                                                                                           |
| 49        | Lucknow         | 264                                                                                             |
| 50        | Mahoba          | 1,001                                                                                           |
| 51        | Mahrajganj      | 416                                                                                             |
| 52        | Mainpuri        | 891                                                                                             |
| 53        | Mathura         | 419                                                                                             |
| 54        | Mau             | 1,035                                                                                           |
| 55        | Meerut          | 351                                                                                             |
| 56        | Mirzapur        | 403                                                                                             |
| 57        | Moradabad       | 880                                                                                             |
| 58        | Muzaffarnagar   | 262                                                                                             |
| 59        | Pilibhit        | 2,381                                                                                           |
| 60        | Pratapgarh      | 2,641                                                                                           |
| 61        | Prayagraj       | 776                                                                                             |
| 62        | Rae Bareli      | 2,003                                                                                           |
| 63        | Rampur          | 1,538                                                                                           |
| 64        | Saharanpur      | 680                                                                                             |
| 65        | Sambhal         | 462                                                                                             |
| 66        | SantKabir Nagar | 799                                                                                             |
| 67        | Shahjahanpur    | 573                                                                                             |
| 68        | Shamli          | 111                                                                                             |
| 69        | Shrawasti       | 256                                                                                             |
| 70        | Siddharthnagar  | 928                                                                                             |
| 71        | Sitapur         | 1,146                                                                                           |
| 72        | Sonbhadra       | 778                                                                                             |
| 73        | Sultanpur       | 543                                                                                             |
| 74        | Unnao           | 860                                                                                             |
| 75        | Varanasi        | 209                                                                                             |
|           | Total           | 54,442                                                                                          |

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