Lok Sabha Question No. 4220 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-08-11
Subject: Revamping of Water Resources
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: SATISH KUMAR GAUTAM

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4220

ANSWERED ON 11.08.2016

## REVAMPING OF WATER RESOURCES

## †4220. SHRI SATISH KUMAR GAUTAM

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

(a)  the  status  of  conventional  water  resources  in the  rural  areas  of  the  country  especially  Uttar  Pradesh  at present due to current drought situation there; and

(b) the details of extinct water resources which has now been revamped so far?

## ANSWER

THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  FOR  WATER  RESOURCES,  RIVER  DEVELOPMENT  &  GANGA REJUVENATION (DR. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)

(a) As per the 4 th Minor Irrigation (MI) Census (2006-07), 5,23,816 tanks, ponds and storages in India were used for Minor Irrigation Schemes under surface flow and surface lift. Out of these, 80,128 water bodies were  not  in  use  causing  a  loss  of  1.95  million  hectare  irrigation  potential  due  to  under-utilization/  nonutilization.  Out of 6879 total water bodies in U.P., 488 were not in use.

(b) Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation launched a pilot scheme for 'Repair, Renovation and Restoration (RRR) of Water Bodies directly linked to Agriculture' in January 2005 for implementation during the remaining period of Xth Plan.

Further,  the  Ministry  of  Water  Resources  launched  a  State  Sector  Scheme  for  Repair,  Renovation  & Restoration (RRR) of water bodies for implementation during XI Plan. The scheme of RRR of Water Bodies has been continued in XII Plan also.

Since X Plan, under RRR of Water Bodies scheme, total 11865 water bodies from different States including Uttar Pradesh have been completed. The State-wise details of the water bodies completed is at Annexure-I.

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## Annexure-I

Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) in respect of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.4220 on Revamping of Water Resources for answer on 11.08.2016.

## Number of water bodies completed under RRR of Water Bodies scheme since inception

| S. No   | State            | Pilot scheme (X Plan)   | XI Plan          | XI Plan   | XII Plan   |
|---------|------------------|-------------------------|------------------|-----------|------------|
| S. No   | State            | Pilot scheme (X Plan)   | External support | Domestic  | XII Plan   |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh   | 278                     | 854              | 100       | -          |
| 2       | Bihar            | 6                       | -                | 14        | -          |
| 3       | Chhattisgarh     | 10                      | -                | 109       | -          |
| 4       | Gujarat          | 41                      | -                | 28        | -          |
| 5       | Himachal Pradesh | 13                      | -                | -         | -          |
| 6       | Haryana          | -                       | -                | 3         | -          |
| 7       | Jammu &Kashmir   | 22                      | -                | -         | -          |
| 8       | Jharkhand        | 60                      | -                | -         | -          |
| 9       | Odisha           | 127                     | 168              | 1128      | 38         |
| 10      | Uttar Pradesh    | -                       | -                | 28        | -          |
| 13      | Karnataka        | 297                     | 1047             | 424       | -          |
| 14      | Kerala           | 21                      | -                | -         | -          |
| 15      | Madhya Pradesh   | 70                      | -                | 78        | 82         |
| 16      | Maharashtra      | 32                      | -                | 105       | -          |
| 17      | Meghalaya        | -                       | -                | 1         | -          |
| 18      | Tamil Nadu       | 44                      | 5009             | -         | -          |
| 19      | Rajasthan        | 5                       | -                | 16        | 5          |
| 20      | Manipur          | -                       | -                | -         | -          |
| 21      | Telangana        | -                       | 976              | 567       | -          |
| 22      | West Bengal      | 60                      | -                | -         | -          |
| Total   | Total            | 1085                    | 8054             | 2601      | 125        |