Lok Sabha Question No. 701 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2023-12-07
Subject: Data of Water Bodies
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Sujay Radhakrishna Vikhepatil, Shrikant Eknath Shinde, Heena Vijaykumar Gavit, Rita Bahuguna Joshi, Krishna Pal Singh Yadav

701.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 701

ANSWERED ON 07.12.2023

## DATA OF WATER BODIES

DR. SUJAY RADHAKRISHNA VIKHE PATIL

DR. HEENA VIJAYKUMAR GAVIT

DR. KRISHNA PAL SINGH YADAV

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  has  data  of  all  water-bodies,  both  natural  and  man-made  in  the  States  of Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh and if so, the detail thereof;

(b) whether the Government has data of all the water-bodies separately in urban and rural areas in the States of Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh and if so, the details thereof; and

(c) whether the Government plans to ensure that the rural areas in the State of Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh continue their reliance on water conservation schemes and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

( SHRI BISHWESWAR TUDU )

(a) & (b) The Ministry of Jal Shakti conducted the first census of water bodies in collaboration with the states  and   in  convergence  with  the  sixth  minor  irrigation  census  (reference  year  2017-18),  under  the centrally sponsored scheme - 'Irrigation Census' with the objective of developing a national database for all  water  bodies.  The  information on important aspects of the water bodies like type, condition, status of encroachments, use, storage capacity etc. were captured by the states during the census and the report was published in March 2023. Information on number of natural and man-made water bodies in rural and urban areas in the States of Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh as available from the first census of water bodies is given in the Annexure I .

(c) Water is a State subject and planning, funding, execution and maintenance of water bodies, including their restoration, rejuvenation and conservation, is addressed by the State Government concerned. Central Government  supplements  the  efforts  of  the  States  through  technical  and  financial  support.  Central Assistance to States are being provided in the area of water conservation through various Government of India  programmes  like  Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi  Sinchayee  Yojana  (PMKSY),  Mahatma  Gandhi  National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MNREGS), Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) 2.0, 'Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch The Rain' (JSA:CTR) campaign, Mission Amrit Sarovar etc.

DR. SHRIKANT EKNATH SHINDE

PROF. RITA BAHUGUNA JOSHI

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  &  (b)  OF  UNSTARRED  QUESTION NO.701 TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 07.12.2023 REGARDING 'DATA OF WATER BODIES'.

Number of natural and man-made water bodies in rural and urban areas reported in the first Census of Water bodies

| State         | No. of water Bodies   | No. of water Bodies   | No. of water Bodies   | No. of water Bodies   | No. of water Bodies   | No. of water Bodies   | No. of water Bodies   | No. of water Bodies   | No. of water Bodies   |
|---------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|               | Natural               | Natural               | Natural               | Man made              | Man made              | Man made              | Total                 | Total                 | Total                 |
|               | Rural                 | Urban                 | Total                 | Rural                 | Urban                 | Total                 | Rural                 | Urban                 | Total                 |
| Maharashtra   | 565                   | 9                     | 574                   | 95778                 | 710                   | 96488                 | 96343                 | 719                   | 97062                 |
| Madhya        | 16600                 | 493                   | 17093                 | 64412                 | 1138                  | 65550                 | 81012                 | 1631                  | 82643                 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 218639                | 4511                  | 223150                | 21500                 | 437                   | 21937                 | 240139                | 4948                  | 245087                |

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