Question : AVAILABILITY OF WATER RESOURCES

(a) whether the Government have estimated available water resources in each State in the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the estimated per-capita availability of water, State-wise?

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES (SMT. BIJOYA CHAKRAVARTY)

(a) to (c) Availability of water is assessed river basin- wise. As per the assessment of Central Water Commission in 1993, the average annual flow in the river-systems of the country is assessed at 1869 BCM, out of which 1122 BCM is utilisable comprising of about 690 BCM as surface water and 432 BCM as replenishable ground water. River basin-wise water availability and the estimated per capita availability of water is given at Annex.

ANNEX - I


RIVER BASINWISE WATER AVAILABILITY AND PER CAPITA AVAILABILITY

S.L. No.River Basin Average Annual SurPer Capita Water
1 Indus 73.31 1482
2 Ganga-Brahmaputra-Barak
a. Ganga 525.02 1239
b. Brahmaputra & Barak 585.6 14057
3 Godavari 110.54 1734
4 Krishna 78.12 1088
5 Cauvery 21.36 619
6 Pennar 6.32 550
East Flowing Rivers
7 a. Between Mahanadi and Pennar 22.52 808
8 b. Between Pennar and Kanyakumari 16.46 311
9 Mahanadi 66.88 2131
10 Brahmani and Baitarni 28.48 2463
11 Subarnrekha 12.37 1118
12 Sabarmati 3.81 307
13 Mahi 11.02 888
14 West Flowing Rivers of Kutchh, 15.1 579
15 Narmada 45.64 2628
16 Tapi 14.88 853
West Flowing Rivers
17 a. Tapi to Tadri 87.41 2870
18 b. Tadri to Kanyakumari 113.53 2950
19 Area of Inland Drainage in Rajastha Neg.
20 Minor Rivers Basins Draining into B 31.00 12500
Total 1869.35 1869
Note: Totals may not tally due to rounding off.