Lok Sabha Question No. 267 (STARRED), answered on 2015-12-17
Subject: Rain Water Harvesting
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: ARJUNLAL MEENA

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. †*267

ANSWERED ON 17.12.2015

## RAIN WATER HARVESTING

| †*267.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | SHRI ARJUN LAL MEENA                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
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| Will the Minister of WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state: (a) whether adequate measures have been undertaken for effective implementation of rain water harvesting programmes, if so, the details thereof; | Will the Minister of WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state: (a) whether adequate measures have been undertaken for effective implementation of rain water harvesting programmes, if so, the details thereof; |
| ANSWER                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | ANSWER                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| THE HON'BLE MINISTER FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION                                                                                                                                                                   | THE HON'BLE MINISTER FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION                                                                                                                                                                   |
| (d) whether the Government proposes to implement any new technique for rain water harvesting and if so, the details thereof?                                                                                                                         | (d) whether the Government proposes to implement any new technique for rain water harvesting and if so, the details thereof?                                                                                                                         |
| (SUSHRIUMA BHARTI)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | (SUSHRIUMA BHARTI)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| (a) to (d)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | A statement is laid on the Table of the House.                                                                                                                                                                                                       |

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  TO  (d)  OF  STARRED QUESTION  NO.  †*267 TO  BE ANSWERED  ON  17.12.2015  IN  LOK  SABHA REGARDING  'RAIN  WATER  HARVESTING'  ASKED  BY  SHRI  ARJUN  LAL MEENA, HON'BLE M.P, LOK SABHA:

(a)   Government has taken several steps emphasizing rain water harvesting measures in various parts of the Country:

- Ministry of Water Resources, RD & GR has circulated a Model Bill to all the States/UTs to enable  them  to  enact  suitable  ground  water  legislation  for  its  regulation  and  development which includes provision of rain water harvesting. So far, 15 States/UTs have adopted and implemented the ground water legislation on the lines of Model bill.
- Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) has prepared a conceptual document entitled 'Master Plan for Artificial Recharge to Ground Water in India' during 2013, involving ground water scientists/experts.    The  Master  Plan  envisages  construction  of  1.11  crore  rain  water harvesting and artificial recharge structures in the Country at an estimated cost of Rs. 79,178 Crores to harness 85  BCM (Billion Cubic Metre) of water.  The augmented ground water resources  will  enhance  the  availability  of  water  for  drinking,  domestic,  industrial  and irrigation  purpose.    The  Master  Plan  has  been  circulated  to  all  State  Governments  for implementation.
- As  per  Schedule-I  of  the  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Act (MGNREGA), the  water  conservation  and  water  harvesting  structures  to  augment  ground water  constitute  a  special  focus  area  for  MGNREGA  works  and  about  2/3 rd of the expenditure is directly related to construction of water harvesting structures.
- Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) has issued directives to the Chief Secretaries of all States and the Administrators of all UTs to take measures to promote/adopt artificial recharge to  ground  water  /  rain  water  harvesting.    30  States/UTs  have  made  rain  water  harvesting mandatory by enacting laws or by formulating rules & regulations or by including provisions in Building bye-laws or through suitable Government Orders.
- Ministry of Urban Development in its Draft Model Building Bye-laws(2015) has incorporated a Chapter on Provision of Rain Water Harvesting.
- CGWB has been organizing  mass  awareness  programmes  in  the  Country  to  promote  rain water harvesting and artificial recharge to ground water.

(b)  CGWB had undertaken the Demonstrative Rain Water Harvesting and Artificial Recharge Projects  during  XI  Plan  under  the  Scheme  of  'Ground  Water  Management  &  Regulation'  in priority  areas.  The  project  aimed  at  facilitating  State  Governments  for  replicating  recharge projects  in  similar  hydrogeological  environment.    During  the  XI  Plan,  133  demonstrative recharge  projects  costing  Rs.  99.87crore  were  approved  for  construction  of  artificial  recharge structures in 22 States including Rajasthan, where an amount of Rs. 107.702 lakh was released during the last three years.  The scheme has been discontinued during the XII Plan period, except for release of funds for approved projects which spilled over during XII Plan.  State-wise, yearwise funds released during last three years are given at Annexure .  No funds have been released during current year.

(c) & (d) The existing techniques for rain water harvesting are percolation tanks, check dams, cement  plugs,  roof  top  rain  water  harvesting  structures  etc.  Further,  Geographic  Information System (GIS) technology, a map based advance tool integrating various thematic information to evolve solutions for management of water resources is being used for rain water harvesting.  As per  the  information  received  from  the  State  Governments,  Chhattisgarh,  Tripura,  Meghalaya, Telangana,  Tamil  Nadu,  West  Bengal  have  adopted  GIS  based  technology  for  harvesting rainwater.

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Annexure referred in reply to Part(b) of Lok Sabha Starred Question No.267 for 17.12.2015 regarding 'Rain Water Harvesting'

State-wise & Year-wise Fund Released

| S.No.   | Name of States/UTs   | Spill Over 2 nd Installment Released during 2012-13 (Rs. in Lakh)   | Spill Over 2 nd Installment Released during 2013-14 (Rs. in Lakh)   | Spill Over 2 nd Installment Released during 2014-15 (Rs. in Lakh)   |
|---------|----------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh       |                                                                     |                                                                     |                                                                     |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh    | 83.730                                                              |                                                                     |                                                                     |
| 3       | Bihar                |                                                                     | 28.8                                                                |                                                                     |
| 4       | Chandigarh           |                                                                     | 231.3                                                               |                                                                     |
| 5       | Chahattisgarh        |                                                                     | 108.45                                                              |                                                                     |
| 6       | Delhi                |                                                                     | 13.029                                                              |                                                                     |
| 7       | Gujarat              | 44.859                                                              |                                                                     | 20.423                                                              |
| 8       | Himachal Pradesh     |                                                                     | 83.352                                                              | 1.53                                                                |
| 9       | Jammu &Kashmir       |                                                                     | 16.659                                                              | 28.76                                                               |
| 10      | Jharkhand*           |                                                                     | 67.0665                                                             | 4.9470                                                              |
| 11      | Karnataka            | 33.4560                                                             | 107.615                                                             |                                                                     |
| 12      | Kerala               | 4.050                                                               |                                                                     |                                                                     |
| 13      | Madhya Pradesh       |                                                                     | 38.754                                                              | 60.75                                                               |
| 14      | Maharashtra          |                                                                     |                                                                     |                                                                     |
| 15      | Nagaland             | 82.800                                                              |                                                                     |                                                                     |
| 16      | Orissa               |                                                                     |                                                                     | 139.32                                                              |
| 17      | Punjab               |                                                                     |                                                                     |                                                                     |
| 18      | Rajasthan            | 10.282                                                              | 38.8                                                                | 58.62                                                               |
| 19      | Tamil Nadu           | 12.000                                                              |                                                                     |                                                                     |
| 20      | Telengana            | 135.712                                                             |                                                                     |                                                                     |
| 21      | Uttar Pradesh        |                                                                     |                                                                     | 451.684                                                             |
| 22      | West Bengal          |                                                                     |                                                                     |                                                                     |
| TOTAL   | TOTAL                | 406.889                                                             | 733.82545                                                           | 766.034                                                             |

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