Lok Sabha Question No. 174 (STARRED), answered on 2023-12-14
Subject: National Water Mission
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Bhola Singh, Vinod Kumar Sonkar

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

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. *174

ANSWERED ON 14.12.2023

## NATIONAL WATER MISSION

| *174                                                 | SHRI BHOLA SINGH                                     | SHRI VINOD KUMAR SONKAR                              |
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| Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state: | Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state: | Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state: |

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (f) OF STARRED QUESTION NO. *174 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.12.2023 IN LOK SABHA REGARDING 'NATIONAL WATER MISSION'

(a) & (b) National Water Mission (NWM) was set up as per the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) which was approved by the Government of India and released by the Hon'ble Prime Minister on 30th June 2008. National Water Mission works with multiple stakeholders in Government and outside Government to fill gaps in policy and to an integrate action on strenthening water security, particularly in the context of climate change. NWM has been functioning with the main objective of 'conservation of water,  minimizing  wastage  and  ensuring  its  more  equitable  distribution  both  across  and  within  States through integrated water resources development and management' across the country including for Uttar Pradeh  and  West  Bengal.  Besides,  the  Ministry  of  Jal  Shakti  has  been  implementing  a  Central  Sector Scheme  viz.  'Research  &  Development  Programme  in  Water  Sector  and  Implementation  of  National Water  Mission  (NWM),  the  continuation  of  which  was  approved  during  the  15 th Finance  Commission period i.e. 2021-2026.

(c) As far as physical progress is concerned, it is the constant endeavour of the National Water Mission to implement the National Water Mission's scheme and monitor it on a continuous basis in coordination and  consultation  with  Central  and  State  Departments.  The  physical  progress  of  the  scheme  is  assessed from  time  to  time  in  consultation  with  Stakeholders  concerned.  The  goal-wise  physical  progress  of National Water Mission across the country, including the State of West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh, in some of the quantifiable components in the recent past is given below:

| Goal 1: Comprehensive water data base in public domain                                                                                                                         | The comprehensive water data base in public domain is hosted on India-WRIS website of DoWR, RD & GR, Ministry of Jal Shakti. The website may be seen at indiawris.gov.in.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
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| Goal 2 : Assessment of the impact of climate change on water resources                                                                                                         | Seven studies on assessment of the impact of climate change on water resources have been completed. List of the completed studies on assessment of the impact of climate change on water resources is annexed .                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
| Goal 3: Promotion of citizen and state actions for water conservation, augmentation and preservation; and focused attention to vulnerable areas including over exploited areas | NWM has been implementing Jal Shakti Abhiyan campaign since 2019 wherein more than 1.00 crore water-related works have been undertaken( about 6.75 lakh water related works in UP and about 2.28 lakh water-related works in West Bengal) along with plantation of about 130 crore saplings( more than 7 crore saplings planted in UP and about 23 lakh saplings planted in West Bengal) encompassing involvement of over 40 million youth in 3 million activities across the country. So far, 661 Jal Shakti Kendras (JSKs) |

|                                                                       | have been set up in country under Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain campaign and 518 District Water Conservation Plans have been prepared. This includes 75 JSKs in Uttar Pradesh and 23 JSKs in West Bengal. 39 districts of Uttar Pradesh have prepared District Water Conservation Plans and none of the district in West Bengal have prepared these plan. NWM has also conducted 50 Water Talks, 40 Dialogues with Districts Magistrates and various other workshops/seminars to spread awareness among public.   |
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| Goal 4: Increasing water use efficiency by 20%                        | Bureau of Water Use Efficiency has been constituted under the National Water Mission in October 2022 with the task to increase water use efficiency by 20%. NWM has also awarded Benchmarking study to The Energy and Research Institute (TERI) for water-intensive industries and 26 Baseline Studies to four institutes covering six states with the objective to evaluate water use efficiency of the completed major/medium irrigation projects.                                                                   |
| Goal 5: Promotion of basin level integrated water resource management | NWM has awarded preparation of State Specific Action Plans (SSAP) to all States/UTs with the objective to promote integrated water resource management.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |

The financial progress of the NWM scheme for the last five years is given below:

| Year    |   Revenue (in crore) |   Capital (in crore) |   Total (in crore) |
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| 2018-19 |                 5.99 |                 0    |               5.99 |
| 2019-20 |                 3.84 |                 0.5  |               4.34 |
| 2020-21 |                 5.25 |                 0.19 |               5.44 |
| 2021-22 |                10.74 |                 0    |              10.74 |
| 2022-23 |                15.71 |                 0    |              15.71 |

- (d) & (e) Goal 4 of the Mission Document of National Water Mission envisages 'Increasing Water Use Efficiency by 20%'. To achieve this goal, a dedicated organization has been set up as 'Bureau of Water Use Efficiency' (BWUE) under National Water Mission during October, 2022 to work in mission mode and  as  a  facilitator  for  promotion  of  improving  water  use  efficiency  across  various  sectors  namely irrigation, drinking water supply, power generation, industries, etc. in the country.

(f) Besides the physical progress of the NWM outlined in the reply to part (c) of the question, other steps taken by the Government regarding achieving the objectives of the National Water Mission are as follows:

- i. First Census Report has been released by the Ministry of Jal Shakti on 25.04.2023. The objective of the Census of the Water Bodies was to develop a national data base for all water bodies for informed decision making and availability of authentic water data in the public domain.
- ii. The  Dynamic  Ground  Water  Resources  of  India  is  periodically  assessed  by  Central  Ground Water Board (CGWB) jointly with the State / UT level agencies.
- iii. National Aquifer Mapping and Management Programme have been initiated to characterize the quantity, quality and sustainability of ground water in aquifers.
- iv. Central Water Commission (CWC) has a network of hydrological observation stations in all river basins  for  water  resource  planning  and  flood  forecasting.  The  water  data  monitored  above  is uploaded to India-Water Resource Information System (WRIS) with the aim of dissemination of data in public domain.
- v. Under Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project (DRIP), Design Flood Review Studies of dams is conducted as part of hydrological safety review of the dam.
- vi. NWM has identified 75 water heritage sites to create awareness among citizens regarding the cultural  significance  of  Water  Heritage  Structures  and  how  preservation/  renovation  of  such structures can be a crucial step for water conservation. Details of these 75 structures are available in public domain on the ' Jal Itihas ' portal (https://indiawris.gov.in/wris/#/jalitihaas) sub-portal under India-WRIS portal.
- vii. For generating awareness amongst the citizens especially in youth and children and to increase the  public  outreach  of  the  programmes/  schemes  of  the  Government,  National  Water  Mission undertakes intensive Information, Education & Communication (IEC) activities which includes organizing workshops/ webinars/ seminars, disseminating the message of water through films/ jingles/ songs, holding nukkad nataks/ slogans/ wall writings etc. through Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan. In the current year, NWM collaborated with concerned Ministries for broadcast of 'Just Junior' series on television, promotion of 'Mission LIFE', Vinyl Wrapping of Trains etc.

## ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA  STARRED QUESTION  NO.  *174 TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  14.12.2023  REGARDING  'NATIONAL WATER MISSION'

## List of completed studies on assessment of impact of climate change on water resources

|   SL No | Name of the Scheme                                                                                                         | State/institution             |
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|       1 | Impact Assessment of Climate Change on Hydro- meteorological processes and Water Resources of Mahanadi River Basin         | IISC Bangalore (Lead Instt.)  |
|       1 | Impact Assessment of Climate Change on Hydro- meteorological processes and Water Resources of Mahanadi River Basin         | IIT Bhubaneshwar              |
|       2 | Climate change impact studies for Rajasthan Area of inland drainage and Mahi basin                                         | MNIT Jaipur (Lead Instt.)     |
|       2 | Climate change impact studies for Rajasthan Area of inland drainage and Mahi basin                                         | CU Ajmer Rajasthan            |
|       2 | Climate change impact studies for Rajasthan Area of inland drainage and Mahi basin                                         | IIT Delhi                     |
|       3 | Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources of Tapi Basin                                                                  | SVNIT Surat (Lead Inst/.)     |
|       3 | Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources of Tapi Basin                                                                  | MNIT Jaipur                   |
|       3 | Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources of Tapi Basin                                                                  | MANIT Bhopal                  |
|       4 | Effects of Climate Change and land use/land cover changes on spatial and temporal water availability In Subarnarekha Basin | IIT Kharagpur                 |
|       5 | Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources of Sabarmati Basin                                                             | IIT Gandhinagar (Lead Instt.) |
|       5 | Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources of Sabarmati Basin                                                             | SVNIT Surat                   |
|       6 | Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources in River                                                                       | IIT Mumbai (Lead Instt.)      |
|       6 | Basins from Tadri to Kanyakumari                                                                                           | NIT Surathkal                 |
|       6 | Impact of Climate Change on Water Resources in River                                                                       | CWRDMKozhikode                |
|       7 | Statistical Downscaling for Hydro-climatic Projections with CMIPS Simulations to Assess Impact of Climate Change           | IIT Mumbai (Lead Instt.)      |
|       7 | Statistical Downscaling for Hydro-climatic Projections with CMIPS Simulations to Assess Impact of Climate Change           | IIT Guwahati                  |
|       7 | Statistical Downscaling for Hydro-climatic Projections with CMIPS Simulations to Assess Impact of Climate Change           | IISc Bangalore                |
|       7 | Statistical Downscaling for Hydro-climatic Projections with CMIPS Simulations to Assess Impact of Climate Change           | IIT Gandhinagar               |
|       7 | Statistical Downscaling for Hydro-climatic Projections with CMIPS Simulations to Assess Impact of Climate Change           | IIT Kanpur                    |