(a) whether the Central Ground Water Board organize the
Mass Awareness Programme to create awareness on various
aspects of Ground Water Investigation, exploration,
development and management; and
(b) if so, the details of such programmes organized in the
States during the last three years, year-wise?
THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR HEAVY INDUSTRIES, PUBLIC ENTERPRISES AND WATER ESOURCES (SHRI SONTOSH MOHAN DEV)
(a) Yes, Sir. The Central Ground Water Board (CGWB), a
subordinate office of the Ministry of Water Resources,
organizes Mass Awareness Programmes throughout the country
to create awareness on various aspects relating to ground
water such as prevailing ground water situation in an area
and management, needs including conservation, rain water
harvesting and artificial recharge to ground water.
(b) The State-wise details of Mass awareness Programmes
organized by the CGWB during the last three years are given
in the Annexure.
ANNEXURE
(REFERENCE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 649 DATED
28.11.2005)
STATE-WISE DETAILS OF MASS AWARENESS PROGRAMMES ORGANIZED BY
THE CGWB DURING THE LAST THREE YEARS
Sl. State/UTs 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 No.
1. Andhra Pradesh 2 3 3 2. Arunachal 1 - 1 Pradesh 3. Assam 1 1 1 4. Bihar 1 1 3 5. Chandigarh - - 2 6. Chhattisgarh 2 3 3 7 Delhi 2 3 3 8. Gujarat 1 3 3 9. Haryana 1 2 1 10. Himachal Pradesh 1 3 2 11. Jammu & Kashmir 1 - 3 12. Jharkhand 1 2 - 13. Karnataka 2 3 3 14. Kerala 2 3 3 15. Madhya Pradesh 2 3 3 16. Maharashtra 2 3 3 17. Meghalaya - 1 1 18. Orissa 2 3 3 19. Pondicherry - 1 - 20. Punjab 1 1 - 21. Rajasthan 2 3 2 22. Tamil Nadu 2 2 3 23. Tripura - 1 - 24. Uttar Pradesh 1 2 1 25. Uttaranchal 1 2 2 26. West Bengal 2 3 3 GRAND TOTAL 33 52 52