Lok Sabha Question No. 1333 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-03
Subject: Conservation of Water
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT, R.P. MARUTHARAJAA, RAHUL RAMESH SHEWALE, R. PARTHIPAN, C.R. CHAUDHARY, PARESH RAWAL, DIPSINH SHANKARSINH RATHOD, NAGENDRA KUMAR PRADHAN, K. C. VENUGOPAL, KAMLA DEVI PATLE, RANJANBEN BHATT

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1333

ANSWERED ON 03.03.2016

## CONSERVATION OF WATER

| 1333.   | SHRI VINAYAK BHAURAO RAUT   | SHRI R.P. MARUTHARAJAA     |
|---------|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|         | SHRIRAHUL SHEWALE           | SHRI R. PARTHIPAN          |
|         | SHRI C.R. CHAUDHARY         | SHRI PARESH RAVAL          |
|         | SHRI D.S. RATHOD            | SHRINAGENDRA KUMAR PRADHAN |
|         | SHRI K.C. VENUGOPAL         | SHRIMATI KAMLA DEVI PAATLE |
|         | SHRI MATI RANJAN BEN BHATT  |                            |

Will  the  Minister  of  WATER  RESOURCES,  RIVER  DEVELOPMENT  AND  GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of policy/schemes/programmes implemented/to be implemented by the Government for conservation, management, revival, promotion and preservation of water and its resources in the country including rural areas;
- (b)  the  year-wise  quantum  of  funds  allocated/released/utilised  by  indicating  the  details  of districts/villages  selected/to  be  selected  and  achievements  made  thereunder  so  far  during  the current plan period, State/ UT-wise;
- (c) the measures taken in place to ensure involvement of Panchayati Raj Institutions and other local bodies in leading and participating in rural water conservation efforts; and
- (d)  the  future  plan  of  the  Government  to  conserve/manage/preserve  water  and  its  resources, involve public and spread awareness amongst them and maintain the quality of water?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION

(PROF. SANWAR LAL JAT)

- (a) Yes, Madam. The Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation is implementing  various  programmes/schemes  such  as  Repair,  Renovation  and  Restoration  of  Water Bodies  (RRR),  Command  Area  Development  (CAD),  Accelerated  Irrigation  Benefits  Programme (AIBP) and recently launched Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) for conservation,

management, revival, promotion and preservation of water resources in the country including rural areas. Further,  the  Government  of  India  has  also  established  National  Water  Mission  (NWM)  with  the 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'.    In addition,  Central  Ground  Water  Board  has  implemented  509  demonstrative  rain  water  harvesting  and artificial recharge projects.

(b) Under the RRR scheme, it is envisaged to provide Central Assistance for restoration  of  about 10,000  water  bodies  with  earmarked  central  share  outlay  of  Rs.  6235  crore  during  XII  Plan,  which includes Rs 250 crore for the spill-over works in respect of water bodies taken up  during XI Plan. Out of 10,000 water bodies, 9000 water bodies are to be taken up in the rural areas and balance 1000 in urban areas.  The  year  wise/state-wise  details  of  grants  allocated,  released  and  utilized    in  respect  of  water bodies under RRR during XII plan are at Annexure-I.

(c) Various  training  and  awareness  programmes  are  being  organised  for  multiple  stakeholders including representatives from Panchayai Raj Institutions (PRIs) for promotion of water conservation. The  Goal-II  of  NWM  aims  at  'Promotion  of  citizen  and  state  action  for  water conservation, augmentation and preservation' and 'Sensitization of elected representatives of over-exploited  areas on dimensions of the problem. One of its major strategies is to orient  investment  under MNREGP towards water conservation.

NWM  has  organised  a  National  Convention  of  Water  Users  Associations  (WUA)  on  Participatory Irrigation Management (PIM) at New Delhi, and two Regional Conferences of WUAs at Ludhiana and Aurangabad to promote equitable distribution of water, create awareness about conservation of water, minimizing  wastage,  measures  to  check  depletion  of  ground  water  table  and  adopting  on-farm  water efficient techniques etc. in the command areas. 18 one day mass awareness programmes were conducted in  Rajasthan  through  Indira  Gandhi  Nahar  Project,  Govt.  of  Rajasthan  and  about  2000  farmers participated  in  all  these  programmes.  Further,  Ministry  of  Water  Resources,  River  Development  and Ganga  Rejuvenation  has  conceptualised  'Jal  Kranti  Abhiyan'  during  the  year  2015-16  in  order  to consolidate water conservation and management in the country through a holistic and integrated approach involving multiple stakeholders, including Panchayati Raj Institutions and other local bodies thereby making it a mass movement.  Jal Kranti Abhiyan has five components: Jal gram Yojana, Model Command Area Development, Pollution abatement, Mass Awareness Programme and other activities.

(d) To  conserve/manage/preserve  water  and  its  resources,  Government  of  India  has,  in-principle, agreed to set up and autonomous body called National Bureau of Water Use Efficiency (NBWUE) under the Environment  (Protection) Act, 1986  during XII Plan period.  Water  Management  Training Programmes are conducted under Jal Kranti Abhiyan 2015-16 for capacity building.

Further, the Ministry of Water Resources has also implemented many   programmes for conservation, management, revival, promotion and preservation of water resources, which include:-

1. India  Water  Week-2015  was  organised  in  New  Delhi  during  13-17 th January  2015  at  Vigyan Bhawan  /  Pragati  Maidan  with  the  theme  'Water  Management  for  Sustainable  Development' focusing on better water management across all sectors. India Water Week-2016 has been  planned to be held during 4 th -8 th April, 2016 on the theme 'Water for all: Striving together' .
2. One day workshop on 'HAMARA JAL-HAMARA JEEWAN' was taken up during organization of India Water Week-2015 in various districts where Scientists, Engineers, PRIs, Officials of Public Health  Engineering  and  Agriculture  Departments,  NGOs  and  other  stakeholders  deliberated  on issues of water conservation.
3. A Painting Competition for School children on Water Conservation was also organized last year in which 17.34 lakh students from 18,500 schools participated.
4. Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation had erected a pavilion in the  35 th Edition  of India  International  Trade  Fair in  Pragati  Maidan  during    14 th to  27 th November,  2015.    The  pavilion  carried  different  exhibitory  materials  viz.    Physical  models  of various  projects/activities,  banners,  posters  etc.  depicting  various  activities,  programmes  and projects undertaken by the ten organizations under this Ministry. The theme of the pavilion for the year was: 'JAL KRANTI ABHIYAN' with focus on Water Conservation, Water Use Efficiency and Ganga Cleaning.

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## STATE-WISE DETAILS OF GRANT RELEASED AND UTILIZED  IN RESPECT OF WATER BODIES UNDER

| Sl. No.   | State                                                 | 2012-13        | 2012-13   | 2013-14        | 2013-14   | 2014-15        | 2014-15   | 2015-16        | 2015-16   |
|-----------|-------------------------------------------------------|----------------|-----------|----------------|-----------|----------------|-----------|----------------|-----------|
| Sl. No.   | State                                                 | Grant released | Utilized  | Grant released | Utilized  | Grant released | Utilized  | Grant released | Utilized  |
| 1         | Odisha                                                |                |           |                |           | 27.00          | 27.00     | 54.7460        |           |
| 2         | Karnataka                                             |                |           |                |           |                |           |                |           |
| 3         | Andhra Pradesh                                        |                |           |                |           |                |           |                |           |
| 4         | Bihar                                                 | 27.5400        | 30.6000   |                |           |                |           |                |           |
| 5         | U.P.(Bundelkhand)                                     | 10.3790        | 11.5322   |                |           |                |           | 15.3610        |           |
| 6         | M.P.(Bundelkhand)                                     |                |           |                |           |                |           |                |           |
| 7         | Meghalaya Umiam Lake (cost related to irrigation only |                |           |                |           |                |           |                |           |
| 8         | Maharashtra                                           |                |           | 35.7250        | 35.7250   |                |           |                |           |
| 9         | Gujarat                                               |                |           |                |           |                |           |                |           |
| 10        | Chhattisgarh                                          |                |           | 37.9700        | 37.9700   |                |           |                |           |
| 11        | Rajasthan                                             |                |           |                |           |                |           | 35.9250        |           |
| 12        | Haryana                                               | 2.5200         | 2.8000    |                |           |                |           |                |           |
|           | Total                                                 | 40.4390        | 44.9322   | 37.97          | 35.7250   | 27.00          | 0.0000    | 106.0320       |           |