Lok Sabha Question No. 3026 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-21
Subject: Water Conservation in Bundelkhand
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Vishnu Dutt Sharma

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3026

## ANSWERED ON 21.12.2023

## WATER CONSERVATION IN BUNDELKHAND

## 3026. SHRI VISHNU DATT SHARMA

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  has  made  efforts  for  water  conservation  and  sustainability  in  drought  prone Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh especially in aspirational districts like Panna, Katni and Chhatarpur; (b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

## ( SHRI BISHWESWAR TUDU )

(a) to (c) Water being a State subject, the aspects related to water resources including its conservation and sustainability  are primarily States responsibility. Central Government supplements the efforts of States through technical and financial assistance. Water conservation is one of the foremost priorities of the Government. Major Steps taken by the Government for water conservation and its sustainability in the entire country, including the drought prone Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh, are as follows:

1. Central  Ground  Water  Board  (CGWB)  has  completed  the  National  Aquifer  Mapping  (NAQUIM) Project  in  the  entire  mappable  area  of  the  country  km  including  2.69  lakh  sq.  km  in  the  State  of Madhya  Pradesh  and  covering  Panna,  Katni  and  Chhatarpur  Districts.  The  Aquifer  maps  and management plans have been prepared and shared with the respective State agencies for implementation. The reports are also available at (CGWB - Publications and Media Warehouse). The management plans include various water conservation measures through recharge structures. Along with  this,  CGWB  is  carrying  out  awareness  programmes  on  various  issues  of  ground  water  and  its management  including  conservations  of  water.  CGWB  has  organized  a  total  of  8  nos.  of   Public Interaction  programmes  in  the  districts  of  Katni,  Chhatarpur  and  Panna  Districts  (6  in  Chhatarpur district, 1 Panna district and 1 Katni district). Along with this, 2 nos. of Tier II Training program in Chhatarpur district and 6 nos. of Tier-III Training program, i.e. 5 nos. in Chhatarpur district and 1 no. in Panna District have been organized by CGWB for ground water professionals. CGWB has prepared a Master Plan for Artificial Recharge to Groundwater- 2020 in consultation with States/UTs which is a macro  level  plan  indicating  various  structures  for  the  different  terrain  conditions  of  the  country including  estimated  cost.  The  Master  Plan  envisages  construction  of  about  7.2  lakh  structures  in Madhya  Pradesh.  Under  Master  Plan,  Chhattarpur  district  has  been  selected  for  implementation  of Master Plan under pilot basis in which 719 artificial recharge structures have been constructed till date by district administration.
2. The Ministry of Jal Shakti has been implementing Jal Shakti Abhiyan (JSA) since 2019 on an annual basis. JSA could not be implemented in 2020 due to Covid pandemic. In the current year, Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain 2023, 4th in the series of JSA has been launched by the Hon'ble President of India on 04.03.2023 for implementation in all the districts (rural as well as urban) of the country with the theme 'Source Sustainability for Drinking Water', including the aspirational districts Panna, Katni and Chhatarpur of Madhya Pradesh from 04.03.2023 to 30.11.2023. The details of works completed in the in the State of Madhya Pradesh, including the aspirational districts of Panna, Katni and Chhatarpur of Madhya Pradesh under JSA: CTR from 2021 to 2023 is at Annexure I .
3. Government  of  India  has  been  implementing  Atal  Bhujal  Yojana  (ATAL  JAL),  a  Central  Sector Scheme in identified  water  stressed  areas  of  8213  Gram  Panchayats  (GPs)  under  229  blocks  in  80 districts of Seven States viz. Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, including selected areas in Panna and Chhatarpur districts of Madhya Pradesh with an  aim  to  arrest  decline  in  ground  water  level  through  community  led  sustainable  groundwater management.  The  scheme  is  being  implemented  from  01.04.2020  for  a  period  of  5  years.GP  wise Water  Security  Plans  (WSPs)  having  details  about  water  budget  and  proposed  demand  side interventions  such  as  micro-irrigation,  crop  diversification,  use  of  pipelines  etc,  and  supply  side interventions including Rain Water Harvesting Structures such as check dams, farm ponds, recharge shafts and other artificial recharge / water conservation structures are prepared and executed through convergence of ongoing schemes.
4. Government has been implementing Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) since 201516 with an aim to enhance physical access of water on farm and expand cultivable area under assured irrigation,  improve  on  farm  water  use  efficiency,  introduce  sustainable  water  conservation  practices etc. Under the Surface Minor Irrigation (SMI) Scheme, 276 SMI schemes amounting to Rs. 1817.39 crore, out of which 24 schemes of Panna districts were included. Central Assistance of an amount of Rs. 987.69 crore has been released to the State Govt. of Madhya Pradesh and 29.75 Thousand Hectare Irrigation potential has been created. Further, under the Repair, Restoration and Renovation (RRR) of Water Bodies (WB) Scheme, 125 RRR of WBs schemes amounting to Rs. 183.24 crore, out of which 5 schemes of Panna and 2 schemes of Katni districts were included. Central Assistance of an amount of  Rs.  37.70  crore  has  been  released  to  the  State  Govt.  of  Madhya  Pradesh  and  11.00  Thousand Hectare Irrigation potential has been restored.
5. Government has been implementing Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) which has provisions for public works relating to Natural Resource Management that inter-alia includes construction of water conservation and water harvesting structures in the country. District  wise  details  of  water  conservation  &  water  harvesting  works  completed  and  expenditures incurred in the State of Madhya Pradesh including the aspirational districts of Chhatarpur, Katni and Panna, under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the current financial year 2023-24 (as on 16.12.2023) is at Annexure II .

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3026 TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 21.12.2023 REGARDING 'WATER CONSERVATION IN BUNDELKHAND'.

## Works completed in the States of Madhya Pradesh under JSA: CTR

| Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain                                                                                                    | Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain                                                                                                    | Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain                                                                                                    | Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain                                                                                                    | Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain                                                                                                    | Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain                                                                                                    | Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain                                                                                                    | Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain                                                                                                    |
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| National Water Mission, Ministry of Jal Shakti Intervention-Wise Status Report, Madhya Pradesh (Status From 22.03.2021 to 15.12.2023) | National Water Mission, Ministry of Jal Shakti Intervention-Wise Status Report, Madhya Pradesh (Status From 22.03.2021 to 15.12.2023) | National Water Mission, Ministry of Jal Shakti Intervention-Wise Status Report, Madhya Pradesh (Status From 22.03.2021 to 15.12.2023) | National Water Mission, Ministry of Jal Shakti Intervention-Wise Status Report, Madhya Pradesh (Status From 22.03.2021 to 15.12.2023) | National Water Mission, Ministry of Jal Shakti Intervention-Wise Status Report, Madhya Pradesh (Status From 22.03.2021 to 15.12.2023) | National Water Mission, Ministry of Jal Shakti Intervention-Wise Status Report, Madhya Pradesh (Status From 22.03.2021 to 15.12.2023) | National Water Mission, Ministry of Jal Shakti Intervention-Wise Status Report, Madhya Pradesh (Status From 22.03.2021 to 15.12.2023) | National Water Mission, Ministry of Jal Shakti Intervention-Wise Status Report, Madhya Pradesh (Status From 22.03.2021 to 15.12.2023) |
| S.No.                                                                                                                                 | Years                                                                                                                                 | Water Conservation and Rain Water Harvesting                                                                                          | Renovation of Traditional Water Bodies                                                                                                | Reuse and Recharge Structures                                                                                                         | Watershed Development                                                                                                                 | Intensive Afforestation                                                                                                               | Training Programmes/ Kisan Melas                                                                                                      |
| 1.                                                                                                                                    | 2023                                                                                                                                  | 36487                                                                                                                                 | 7031                                                                                                                                  | 15751                                                                                                                                 | 39284                                                                                                                                 | 15422                                                                                                                                 | 15                                                                                                                                    |
| 2.                                                                                                                                    | 2022                                                                                                                                  | 229649                                                                                                                                | 6942                                                                                                                                  | 25909                                                                                                                                 | 65403                                                                                                                                 | 512076                                                                                                                                | 1297                                                                                                                                  |
| 3.                                                                                                                                    | 2021                                                                                                                                  | 106484                                                                                                                                | 3812                                                                                                                                  | 19225                                                                                                                                 | 97822                                                                                                                                 | 1513665                                                                                                                               | 2805                                                                                                                                  |
| Total                                                                                                                                 | Total                                                                                                                                 | 372620                                                                                                                                | 17785                                                                                                                                 | 60885                                                                                                                                 | 202509                                                                                                                                | 2041163                                                                                                                               | 4117                                                                                                                                  |
| Total Water Related Works                                                                                                             | Total Water Related Works                                                                                                             | 6,53,799                                                                                                                              | 6,53,799                                                                                                                              | 6,53,799                                                                                                                              | 6,53,799                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                       |

| S No.   | Name of District   |   *Water Conservation and Rain Water Harvesting |   *Renovation of Traditional Water Bodies |   *Reuse and Recharge Structure s |   *Watershed Development |   *Intensive Afforestation |   Training Programmes/ Kisan Melas |
|---------|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|------------------------------------|
| 1       | CHHATARP UR-2023   |                                            2521 |                                       125 |                               545 |                     2529 |                        211 |                                  0 |
|         | CHHATARP UR-2022   |                                            1822 |                                        78 |                               620 |                     2682 |                       4425 |                                 16 |
|         | CHHATARP UR-2021   |                                            2828 |                                        72 |                               235 |                     3240 |                      10305 |                                 41 |
|         | Total              |                                            7171 |                                       275 |                              1400 |                     8451 |                      14941 |                                 57 |
| 2       | KATNI-2023         |                                             488 |                                       173 |                               404 |                      929 |                        125 |                                  0 |
|         | KATNI-2022         |                                             854 |                                       121 |                              1812 |                     3023 |                        181 |                                 11 |
|         | KATNI-2021         |                                            1210 |                                       181 |                               520 |                     3668 |                      15852 |                                 43 |
|         | Total              |                                            2552 |                                       475 |                              2736 |                     7620 |                      16158 |                                 54 |
| 3       | PANNA- 2023        |                                             528 |                                       264 |                                89 |                      544 |                        261 |                                  0 |
|         | PANNA- 2022        |                                             850 |                                       152 |                               262 |                     2440 |                        895 |                                  0 |
|         | PANNA- 2021        |                                             758 |                                        69 |                                47 |                     1974 |                       2554 |                                 43 |
|         | Total              |                                            2136 |                                       485 |                               398 |                     4958 |                       3710 |                                 43 |

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3026 TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 21.12.2023 REGARDING 'WATER CONSERVATION IN BUNDELKHAND'.

| District wise details of water conservation &water harvesting works completed and expenditures incurred in the State of Madhya Pradesh under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the current financial year 2023-24 (as on 16.12.2023)   | District wise details of water conservation &water harvesting works completed and expenditures incurred in the State of Madhya Pradesh under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the current financial year 2023-24 (as on 16.12.2023)   | District wise details of water conservation &water harvesting works completed and expenditures incurred in the State of Madhya Pradesh under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the current financial year 2023-24 (as on 16.12.2023)   | District wise details of water conservation &water harvesting works completed and expenditures incurred in the State of Madhya Pradesh under Mahatma Gandhi NREGS during the current financial year 2023-24 (as on 16.12.2023)   |
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| No.                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Completed                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Completed                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| S.                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | District                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Number of works                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Chhatarpur                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | 2279                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 2460.29                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 2                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Damoh                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 764                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 2453.83                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 3                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Datia                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 391                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 269.95                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 4                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Panna                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 766                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 1568.63                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| 5                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Sagar                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 775                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 472.77                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 6                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Tikamgarh                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | 1640                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 704.3                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| 1                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Katni                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | 913                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | 1321.89                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |

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