Lok Sabha Question No. 2081 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-12
Subject: PRAGATI Irrigation Projects
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Shri Bhartruhari Mahtab, Shri Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Shri Bidyut Baran Mahato, Shri Avimanyu Sethi, Dr. Nishikant Dubey, Dr. Hemant Vishnu Savara, Dr. Vinod Kumar Bind, Dr. Kalyan Vaijinathrao Kale, Shri Manish Jaiswal, Shri Praveen Patel, Shri Vijay Baghel, Shri Krishna Prasad Tenneti, Shri Kali Charan Singh, Smt. Mahima Kumari Mewar, Shri P P Chaudhary, Dr. Manna Lal Rawat, Shri Govind Makthappa Karjol, Shri Ravindra Shukla Alias Ravi Kishan, Shri Pratap Chandra Sarangi, Smt. Sanjna Jatav, Shri Captain Brijesh Chowta, Shri Anurag Sharma, Smt. Kamaljeet Sehrawat, Shri Dineshbhai Makwana, Smt. Kamlesh Jangde

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2081

ANSWERED ON 12.02.2026

## PRAGATI IRRIGATION PROJECTS

†2081.        SHRI DINESHBHAI MAKWANA:

Dr. NISHIKANT DUBEY:

SHRI VIJAY BAGHEL:

SHRI CAPTAIN BRIJESH CHOWTA:

Smt. MAHIMA KUMARI MEWAR:     Dr. MANNA LAL RAWAT:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

SHRI GOVIND MAKTHAPPA KARJOL:

SHRI P P CHAUDHARY:

Dr. KALYAN VAIJINATHRAO KALE:

Smt. SANJNA JATAV:

SHRI ANURAG SHARMA:

SHRI MANISH JAISWAL:

Dr. HEMANT VISHNU SAVARA:

SHRI KALI CHARAN SINGH:

Dr. VINOD KUMAR BIND:

SHRI RAJIV PRATAP RUDY:

SHRI AVIMANYU SETHI:

Smt. KAMLESH JANGDE:

SHRI RAVINDRA SHUKLA ALIAS RAVI KISHAN:

SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB:

Smt. KAMALJEET SEHRAWAT:

SHRI KRISHNA PRASAD TENNETI:    SHRI PRAVEEN PATEL:

SHRI PRATAP CHANDRA SARANGI:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) the total number of irrigation and water resources projects currently being tracked on the Permanent Magnet Generator (PMG) system under Department of Water Resources along with their cumulative investment  value,  sector-wise,  State/UT-wise  including  Chhattisgarh,  Karnataka  and  project  specific information for Dakshina Kannada district and Pali Lok Sabha Constituency of Rajasthan;

(b)  the  number  of  projects  reviewed  under  Pro-Active  Governance  and  Timely  Implementation (PRAGATI) platform including details of ongoing projects and commissioned projects along with their cost  implications,  State/UT-wise,  including  Chhattisgarh,  Karnataka  and  Dakshina  Kannada  district, Rajasthan particularly Rajsamand Lok Sabha Constituency, Bihar and the status of projects related to the Hazaribagh and Ramgarh districts of Jharkhand under this platform;

(c) whether there have been significant implementation bottlenecks relating to land acquisition, interState coordination, environmental clearances or fund flow and the manner in which PRAGATI-level oversight has helped to resolve them, if so, the details thereof;

(d)  the  current  status  of  resolution  of  issues/problems  identified  in  the  said  projects  such  as  land acquisition, rehabilitation and resettlement, fund release, contract management, inter-State coordination etc.  and  the  details  of  issues  resolved  so  far  under  the  projects  reviewed  on  the  PRAGATI  platform

particularly the progress made in addressing pending issues in the Hazaribagh and Ramgarh districts and in reference to Karnataka and the extent to which such resolutions have facilitated timely execution of the irrigation and water resource projects;

(e) the steps taken by the Government for the resolution of issues in the said projects;

(f) the measures adopted to expand the irrigated area, improve drought resilience and strengthen farmer water security through the outcomes of PRAGATI-enabled governance; and

(g) the details of the irrigation and water resource projects implemented in the tribal dominated Palghar district in Maharashtra and the funds allocated for the purpose during the last three years?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

## ( SHRI RAJ BHUSHAN CHOUDHARY )

(a) Total 86 projects of Department of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation (DoWR,RD&GR) are being monitored through Project Monitoring Group (PMG) portal. Their State and Sector wise details are given as Annexure-I. None of these projects belong to Dakshin Kannada district or Pali constituency of Rajasthan.

(b) Total  11  projects,  being  funded  by  DoWR,  RD&GR,  have  been  reviewed  under  Pro-Active Governance  and  Timely  implementation  (PRAGATI)  platform  till  date.  Their  Details  along  with benefitted districts are placed as Annexure-II.

(c) to (f) Given the scale, complexity, and inter-governmental coordination required for water resources projects such as land acquisition, rehabilitation and resettlement, environmental clearances, inter-state coordination,  field-level  implementation,  and  community  engagement,  several  initiatives  have  been brought under Project Monitoring Group (PMG) framework.

The framework emphasizes real time tracking of issues on PMG portal with simultaneous tracking of  physical  and  financial  progress.  Clear  responsibilities  are  assigned,  and  decisions  taken  during reviews  are  recorded  and  followed  up  until  resolution.  This  approach  shifts  project  oversight  from routine reporting to outcome-oriented governance.

Out of 127 issues reported on PMG portal, 108 issues have been resolved so far. Further, the long outstanding issues/projects on PMG portal are brought under the PRAGATI mechanism ensuring timebound decision-making, accountability alignment, and resolution of long-pending field bottlenecks.

The PRAGATI oversight framework has been instrumental in unlocking implementation constraints such as rehabilitation and resettlement, land acquisition, inter-state coordination, field-level encumbrances  etc.  ensuring  that  critical  irrigation  and  water-resource  assets  move  steadily  toward commissioning and service delivery.

(g) No  irrigation  and  water  resources  project  in  Palghar  district  has  presently  been  funded  under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojna and Maharashtra Package Schemes of DoWR, RD & GR.

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## ANNEXURE-I

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2081  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  12.02.2026  REGARDING  'PRAGATI IRRIGATION PROJECTS'.

Details of Water Resources and Irrigation Projects of DoWR, RD & GR being monitored through Project Monitoring Group (PMG) portal

| Sl. No.   | State            | Sector              |   Number of Projects | Estimated Cost of the Project (Rs. Crore)   |
|-----------|------------------|---------------------|----------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| 1.        | Andhra Pradesh   | Irrigation          |                    3 | 57,269                                      |
| 2.        | Assam            | Irrigation          |                    1 | 567                                         |
| 3.        | Bihar            | Irrigation          |                    3 | 7,912                                       |
| 3.        | Bihar            | Pollution abatement |                    7 | 2,727                                       |
| 4.        | Chhatisgarh      | Irrigation          |                    1 | 727                                         |
| 5.        | Delhi            | Pollution abatement |                    4 | 1,707                                       |
| 6.        | Goa              | Irrigation          |                    1 | 1,051                                       |
| 7.        | Gujarat          | Irrigation          |                    2 | 40,082                                      |
| 8.        | Himachal Pradesh | Irrigation          |                    1 | 6,946                                       |
| 9.        | Jharkhand        | Irrigation          |                    2 | 12,010                                      |
| 10.       | Karnataka        | Irrigation          |                    3 | 4,062                                       |
| 11.       | Madhya Pradesh   | Irrigation          |                    7 | 6,423                                       |
| 12.       | Maharashtra      | Irrigation          |                   23 | 50,445                                      |
| 13.       | Manipur          | Irrigation          |                    1 | 1,822                                       |
| 14.       | Odisha           | Irrigation          |                    3 | 12,314                                      |
| 15.       | Punjab           | Irrigation          |                    2 | 5,177                                       |
| 16.       | Tamil Nadu       | Irrigation          |                    1 | 872                                         |
| 17.       | Telangana        | Irrigation          |                    6 | 24,817                                      |
|           | Uttar Pradesh    | Irrigation          |                    4 | 14,359                                      |
| 18.       |                  | Pollution abatement |                    8 | 3,463                                       |
| 19.       | Uttarakhand      | Irrigation          |                    1 | 2,584                                       |
| 19.       | Uttarakhand      | Pollution abatement |                    1 | 223                                         |
| 20.       | West Bengal      | Pollution abatement |                    1 | 596                                         |
| TOTAL     | TOTAL            | TOTAL               |                   86 | 2,58,155                                    |

Note: Irrigation:  Major  and  Medium  Irrigation  Projects  undertaken  under  Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi Sinchai Yojna, Maharashtra Package and other National and Special Projects.

Pollution  abatement:  River  Rejuvenation  and  Pollution  Abatement  Projects  undertaken  under National Mission on Clean Ganga.

## ANNEXURE-II

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2081  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  12.02.2026  REGARDING  'PRAGATI IRRIGATION PROJECTS'.

## Details of Projects being funded by DoWR, RD & GR reviewed under PRAGATI

|   Sl. No. | Name of Project                         | State               | Districts benefitted                                                                                                     | Estimated Cost of the Project (Rs. Crore)   |
|-----------|-----------------------------------------|---------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|         1 | North Koel Project                      | Bihar and Jharkhand | Aurangabad, Gaya, Palamau and Garhwa                                                                                     | 2,431                                       |
|         2 | Subernrekha Multipurpose Project        | Jharkhand           | West and East Singhbhum and Saraikelakharsawan                                                                           | 9,580                                       |
|         3 | Gosikhurd Irrigation Project            | Maharashtra         | Nagpur, Bhandara and Chandrapur                                                                                          | 12,770                                      |
|         4 | GosikhurdCADWM Project                  | Maharashtra         | Nagpur, Bhandara and Chandrapur                                                                                          | 744                                         |
|         5 | SulwadeJamphalKanoli Project            | Maharashtra         | Dhule                                                                                                                    | 2,408                                       |
|         6 | Lower Pedhi Project                     | Maharashtra         | Amravati and Akola                                                                                                       | 1,481                                       |
|         7 | Aruna Medium Irrigation Project         | Maharashtra         | Sindhudurg                                                                                                               | 1,472                                       |
|         8 | Bembla Irrigation Project               | Maharashtra         | Yavatmal                                                                                                                 | 2,685                                       |
|         9 | Subernrekha Irrigation Project          | Odisha              | Mayurbhanj                                                                                                               | 7,023                                       |
|        10 | Integrated Anandpur Barrage Project     | Odisha              | Keonjhar, Bhadrak                                                                                                        | 2,990                                       |
|        11 | J. Chokka Rao D. Lift Irrigation Scheme | Telangana           | Hanamkondla, Jayashankar Bhoopalpally, Jangaon, Siddipet, Yadadri, Suryapet Karimnagar, Warangal, Mahboobabad and Mulugu | 14,730                                      |

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