Lok Sabha Question No. 755 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-07
Subject: Water Supply Projects
Ministry: HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS
Asked by: Gaurav Gogoi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 755

TO BE ANSWERED ON DECEMBER 07, 2023

## WATER DEMAND IN KAMRUP DISTRICT

NO. 755.

SHRI GAURAV GOGOI:

Will the Minister of HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  projects  implemented  by  the  Guwahati  Metropolitan  Development Authority  (GMDA)  and  operated  and  maintained  by  the  Jal  Board  has  the capacity to meet the water demands of Kamrup Metropolitan district;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor;
- (c) the present status of the four major water supply projects under GMDA;
- (d) whether regular monitoring of groundwater extraction takes place in Kamrup Metropolitan district;
- (e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
- (f) the details of No Objection Certificates issued under the Assam Groundwater Control and Regulation Rules, 2022 in the financial year 2022-23 along with initiatives  taken  to  ensure  sustainable  extraction  of  groundwater,  districtwise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOUSING AND URBAN AFFAIRS

## (SHRI KAUSHAL KISHORE)

- (a) to (c): Water and Sanitation is a State/ Urban Local Body (ULB) Subject. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) plays supportive role through schematic  interventions  and  advisories.  It  provides  technical  &  financial support to States/ Union Territories (UTs). As per the information received

from  State  of  Assam,  there  are  three  major  Water  Supply  Projects  being implemented in Kamrup Metropolitan District. Once completed these projects along with existing water supply will be sufficient to meet the water demands  of  citizens  of  Guwahati  City  under  Kamrup  Metropolitan  district. Details of the projects along with present status of the above projects is at ANNEXURE-I.

(d) & (e): The  Government  of  Assam  has  reported  that  presently,  regular monitoring  of  ground  water  extraction  in  Kamrup  Metropolitan  district  is looked  after  by  Central  Ground  Water  Authority  (CGWA),  North-EasternRegion, Guwahati for the following categories: (i) Industrial (ii) Infrastructure and (iii) Mining.

Central  Ground  Water  Board  (CGWB)  keeps  an  eye  on  water  table fluctuation, estimation of dynamic ground water resources and determining stage of abstraction of ground water at administrative block level in yearly manner.

(f): As per the information received from the State, No NOC (No Objection Certificate)  could  be  issued  under  the  Assam  Ground  Water  Control  and Regulation Rules,  2022 by The Assam  State  Ground  Water  Authority (ASGWA), as the said Authority was constituted in April 2023. The process of granting NOC by the ASGWA will commence only after the finalization of the Draft Guidelines for Control and Regulation of Groundwater.

The  details  of  the  NOC  granted  by  CGWA,  North-Eastern-Region, Guwahati  for  the  various  sectors  in  the  different  districts  of  Assam  is  at ANNEXURE-II.

Further,  initiatives  for  ensuring  sustainability  extraction  of  Ground Water are currently being undertaken by CGWB and River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation under Ministry of Jal Shakti.

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ANNEXURE-I  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  to  (c) OF UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  755  REGARDING  'WATER  DEMAND  IN KAMRUP  DISTRICT',  DUE  FOR  ANSWER  IN  THE  LOK  SABHA  ON  07 DECEMBER, 2023.

## DETAILS OF WATER SUPPLY PROJECTS IN KAMRUP DISTRICT

| S.No.   | Title                                                     |   Capacity (in MLD*) | Potential nos. of Households to be connected   | Physical Progress (in %)         |
|---------|-----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| 1       | JICA Assisted South Central Guwahati Water Supply Project |                  191 | 1,10,000                                       | 80                               |
| 2       | South West Guwahati Water Supply Project                  |                  107 | 30,000                                         | 72                               |
| 3       | South East Guwahati Water Supply Project                  |                   98 | 67,000                                         | Project is Under Appraisal Stage |
| Total   | Total                                                     |                  396 | 2,07,000                                       |                                  |

* MLD - Million Liters Per Day

ANNEXURE II REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (f) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION  NO.  755  REGARDING  'WATER  DEMAND  IN  KAMRUP DISTRICT', DUE FOR ANSWER IN THE LOK SABHA ON 07 DECEMBER, 2023.

## NOC Issued by CGWA during 2022-23

|       |       |               | NOC issued during 2022-23   | NOC issued during 2022-23   | NOC issued during 2022-23   |
|-------|-------|---------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| S.No. | State | District      | Industry                    | Infrastructure              | Mining                      |
| 1     | Assam | Baksa         | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           |
| 2     | Assam | Barpeta       | 4                           | 0                           | 0                           |
| 3     | Assam | Bongaigaon    | 1                           | 0                           | 0                           |
| 4     | Assam | Cachar        | 8                           | 0                           | 0                           |
| 5     | Assam | Chirang       | 1                           | 0                           | 0                           |
| 6     | Assam | Darrang       | 6                           | 1                           | 0                           |
| 7     | Assam | Dhemaji       | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           |
| 8     | Assam | Dhubri        | 2                           | 0                           | 0                           |
| 9     | Assam | Dibrugarh     | 21                          | 0                           | 0                           |
| 10    | Assam | Dima Hasao    | 1                           | 0                           | 0                           |
| 11    | Assam | Goalpara      | 5                           | 0                           | 0                           |
| 12    | Assam | Golaghat      | 10                          | 0                           | 0                           |
| 13    | Assam | Hailakandi    | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           |
| 14    | Assam | Jorhat        | 7                           | 6                           | 0                           |
| 15    | Assam | Kamrup        | 30                          | 6                           | 0                           |
| 16    | Assam | Kamrup Metro  | 20                          | 55                          | 0                           |
| 17    | Assam | Karbi Anglong | 2                           | 1                           | 1                           |
| 18    | Assam | Karimganj     | 1                           | 0                           | 0                           |
| 19    | Assam | Kokrajhar     | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           |
| 20    | Assam | Lakhimpur     | 1                           | 7                           | 0                           |
| 21    | Assam | Marigaon      | 0                           | 0                           | 0                           |
| 22    | Assam | Nagaon        | 12                          | 0                           | 0                           |
| 23    | Assam | Nalbari       | 3                           | 0                           | 0                           |
| 24    | Assam | Sivasagar     | 8                           | 1                           | 0                           |
| 25    | Assam | Sonitpur      | 12                          | 4                           | 0                           |
| 26    | Assam | Tinsukia      | 10                          | 1                           | 2                           |
| 27    | Assam | Udalguri      | 5                           | 0                           | 0                           |
| TOTAL | TOTAL | TOTAL         | 170                         | 82                          | 3                           |

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