THE MINISTER OF JAL SHAKTI
(SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)
(a) to (e) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.
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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTs (a) TO (e) OF STARRED QUESTION NO. †*68 TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 06.02.2020 REGARDING “DEPLETION OF GROUND WATER LEVEL” ASKED BY SHRI UDAY PRATAP SINGH.
(a) Drinking water is a State subject and Government of India supplements the efforts of States by providing financial and technical assistance to States/UTs including Madhya Pradesh. It is the States that plan, design, approve, implement, operate and maintain water supply schemes.
The National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) was launched with the aim to provide minimum 40 litre per capita per day (lpcd) of potable drinking water. NRDWP has now been subsumed into Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM). Fund allocated under NRDWP to the State of Madhya Pradesh in the last three years and under JJM in the current FY is as under:
(Rs. in Crore)
2016-17
under NRDWP 2017-18
under NRDWP 2018-19
under NRDWP 2019-20
(as on 31.01.2020)
under JJM
Alloc. Exp. Alloc. Exp. Alloc. Exp. Alloc. Exp.
213.87 212.48 195.67 163.35 274.09 250.43 571.6 195.48
Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, through “Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT)”, supplements the efforts of the States/ Union Territories (UTs) in providing water supply, sewerage & septage management, storm water drainage etc in 500 cities/towns across India (covering about 22.50 Crore population) with a total outlay of Rs. 1,00,000 crore including Central Assistance of Rs. 35,990 crore during FY 2015-2016 to FY 2019-2020. The total State Annual Action Plans (SAAPs) approved for the entire Mission period is Rs.77,640 crore out of which Rs.39,011 crore (around 50%) has been allocated to water supply.
In the State of Madhya Pradesh, total water supply projects worth Rs.2,238 crore have been approved, of which projects worth Rs. 257.00 crore are completed and balance projects worth Rs.1,981.00 crore are under implementation.
The state-wise details on funds allocated, central funds released and utilization certificates received so far under AMRUT from 2016-17 are given at Annexure-I.
(b) Ground water levels in various parts of the Country are declining because of continuous withdrawal due to reasons such as increased demand of fresh water for various uses, vagaries of rainfall, increased population, industrialization & urbanization etc.
Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) is periodically monitoring the ground water levels throughout the Country on a regional scale, through a network of monitoring wells. In order to assess the decline in water level on a long-term basis, Pre-monsoon water level data collected by CGWB during Pre-monsoon 2019 has been compared with the decadal average (2009-2018). Analysis of water level data indicates that about 61% of the wells monitored have registered decline in ground water levels.
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(c) to (e) Water being a State subject, initiatives on water management including conservation and water harvesting in the Country is primarily States’ responsibility. However, the important measures taken by the Central Government for conservation, management of ground water and effective implementation of rain water harvesting in the country are at the following URL: http://mowr.gov.in/sites/default/files/Steps_to_control_water_depletion_Jun2019.pdf.
Further, to supplement the efforts of the State Governments, Government of India provides technical and financial assistance to encourage sustainable development and efficient management of water resources through various schemes and programmes.
In addition, a number of States have done notable work in the field of water conservation/harvesting. Of these, mention can be made of ‘Mukhyamantri Jal Swavlamban Abhiyan’ in Rajasthan, ‘Jalyukt Shibar’ in Maharashtra, ‘Sujalam Sufalam Abhiyan’ in Gujarat, ‘Mission Kakatiya’ in Telangana, Neeru Chettu’ in Andhra Pradesh, Jal Jeevan Hariyali in Bihar among others.
Government of India launched Jal Shakti Abhiyan, a time bound campaign with a mission mode approach intended to improve water availability including ground water conditions in the water stressed blocks of 256 districts in India. In this regard, teams of officers from Central Government along-with technical officers from Ministry of Jal Shakti were deputed to visit water stressed districts and to work in close collaboration with district level officials to undertake suitable interventions.
Central Government supports construction of water harvesting and conservation works primarily through Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) and Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana – Watershed Development Component (PMKSY-WDC).
The details of works taken up for Water Conservation and Water Harvesting structures under MGNREGS in various States/UTs including Madhya Pradesh during the years 2016-17 to 2019-20 are given at Annexure II.
The Repair, Renovation and Restoration (RRR) of Water Bodies Scheme under PMKSY aims at restoring irrigation potential by improvement and restoration of water bodies along with other multiple objectives such as enhancing the tank storage capacity, ground water recharge, increased availability of drinking water, improvement of catchment of tank commands etc.
Under the RRR scheme, 2219 water-bodies with an estimated cost of Rs. 1910 crore have been taken up since 12th plan onwards. Central Assistance (CA) of Rs. 369 crore has been released to States upto March, 2019. One cluster of 125 water bodies has been taken up in the state of Madhya Pradesh with an estimated cost of Rs 183.24 Cr; CA of Rs 37.70 Cr has been released in this regard.
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As per Ministry of Rural Development, Department of Land Resources, they have sanctioned 8214 watershed development projects in States/UTs from 2009-10 to 2014-15 under Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP)/PMKSY-WDC. The activities being undertaken through these projects inter alia include ridge area treatment, drainage line treatment, soil and moisture conservation, rain water harvesting, nursery raising, afforestation, horticulture, pasture development, livelihoods for assetless persons, etc. The State wise details of projects sanctioned, area covered by the projects and funds released as Central share to States under WDC-PMKSY are given at Annexure-III.
Government of India has approved Atal Bhujal Yojana (Atal Jal), a Rs. 6000 Crore Central Sector Scheme, for sustainable management of ground water resources with community participation in water stressed blocks of Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. The scheme is being implemented with the financial assistance of World Bank with a sharing pattern of 50:50 between Government of India and World Bank.
Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) has been constituted under Section 3(3) of the ‘Environment (Protection) Act, 1986’ for the purpose of regulation and control of ground water development and management in the Country. CGWA is regulating ground water withdrawal by industries / infrastructure/ mining projects in the country for which guidelines/ criteria have been framed, which are modified from time to time. The current guidelines, effective from 15.11.2015 are available on the website http://cgwa-noc.gov.in.
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ANNEXURE-I
Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Starred Question No. †*68 to be answered in Lok Sabha on 06.02.2020 regarding “Depletion of groundwater level”.
Statement Showing State- wise Allocation, year-wise Central Assistance Released and Utilisation certificate received from 2016-17 to till date for projects under AMRUT Mission.
(Amount In Rs.crore)
Sl. No. Name of State / UT Central Assistance Allocation 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20
Fund released UC received Fund released UC received Fund released UC received Fund released UC received
1 Andaman & Nicobar Island 10.82 0.64 0.64 0.72 0.72 0.81 0.81 4.32 1.76
2 Andhra Pradesh 1,056.62 70.32 70.32 397.90 397.90 91.39 91.39 246.69 0.00
3 Arunachal Pradesh 126.22 8.40 8.40 0.00 0.00 9.48 9.48 17.63 0.00
4 Assam 591.42 70.16 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
5 Bihar 1,164.80 77.52 77.52 89.02 89.02 136.98 118.32 0.00 0.00
6 Chandigarh 54.09 6.61 6.61 4.21 4.21 16.13 16.13 26.32 5.12
7 Chhattisgarh 1,009.74 61.72 61.72 84.94 84.94 205.95 205.95 145.67 18.35
8 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 10.82 0.72 0.72 0.00 0.00 0.76 0.76 4.27 0.00
9 Daman & Diu 18.03 0.00 0.00 2.06 1.61 1.54 0.00 0.00 0.00
10 Delhi 802.31 53.15 53.15 62.70 12.30 0.00 0.00 151.55 0.00
11 Goa 104.58 6.96 0.46 8.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
12 Gujarat 2,069.96 119.84 119.84 181.30 181.30 104.78 104.78 1074.58 928.59
13 Haryana 764.51 50.88 50.88 58.22 58.22 0.00 0.00 289.71 117.77
14 Himachal Pradesh 274.07 18.24 18.24 20.69 20.69 30.58 24.31 60.23 0.00
15 Jammu & Kashmir 533.72 35.52 35.52 198.86 179.67 0.00 0.00 154.35 0.00
16 Jharkhand 566.17 33.16 33.16 52.48 52.48 84.00 54.30 135.22 0.00
17 Karnataka 2,318.79 154.32 154.32 325.09 325.09 544.01 544.01 710.54 123.36
18 Kerala 1,161.20 77.28 77.28 97.36 97.36 0.00 0.00 194.74 93.73
19 Lakshadweep 3.61 0.38 0.38 0.35 0.35 0.00 0.00 0.69 0.00
20 Madhya Pradesh 2,592.86 172.56 172.56 211.61 211.61 952.71 682.92 925.00 0.00
21 Maharashtra 3,534.08 235.20 235.20 288.63 200.39 825.71 328.21 0.00 0.00
22 Manipur 162.28 10.80 10.53 12.40 12.09 63.75 63.75 0.00 0.00
23 Meghalaya 72.12 4.80 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
24 Mizoram 126.22 8.40 8.40 9.54 9.54 49.21 49.21 0.00 0.00
25 Nagaland 108.19 7.20 7.20 0.00 0.00 8.14 6.14 12.03 0.00
26 Odisha 796.97 53.04 53.04 295.48 295.48 78.25 78.25 312.83 92.79
27 Puducherry 64.91 4.32 4.32 4.87 4.87 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
28 Punjab 1,204.47 80.16 80.16 0.00 0.00 96.96 41.01 0.00 0.00
29 Rajasthan 1,541.95 105.22 105.22 111.27 111.27 419.13 419.13 143.91 30.99
30 Sikkim 36.06 2.40 2.40 2.39 2.39 0.00 0.00 5.30 0.00
31 Tamil Nadu 4,756.58 316.56 316.56 360.27 360.27 735.43 735.43 0.00 0.00
32 Telangana 832.60 55.44 55.44 70.23 70.23 135.49 135.49 178.82 149.30
33 Tripura 133.43 8.88 4.94 11.21 3.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
34 Uttar Pradesh 4,922.46 327.60 327.60 375.08 375.08 260.00 213.00 226.03 0.00
35 Uttarakhand 533.72 35.52 35.52 44.49 44.49 42.74 78.42 49.21 0.00
36 West Bengal 1,929.32 128.40 128.40 146.98 125.34 445.14 380.37 153.30 0.00
Total 35,989.70 2,402.32 2,316.65 3,528.36 3,331.91 5,339.07 4,381.58 5,222.93 1,561.76
ANNEXURE-II
Annexure referred to in reply to parts (c) to (e) of Starred Question No. †*68 to be answered in Lok Sabha on 06.02.2020 regarding “Depletion of groundwater level”.
Details of water conservation and water harvesting works undertaken under MGNREGS in various States/UTs.
Water Conservation and Water Harvesting works
Completed Ongoing
Number of works Expenditure in Rs. lakhs Number of works Expenditure in Rs. lakhs
All States/UTS 2019-20 295194 316733.38 668076 758782
2018-19 303164 642107.14 648270 390698.2
2017-18 370511 581602.86 494260 102712.8
2016-17 541527 757622.88 486447 36760.96
Madhya Pradesh 2019-20 16257 32763.03 59938 89835.78
2018-19 18858 62362.32 54643 35473.66
2017-18 19654 42215.04 29828 7089.05
2016-17 24172 51979.21 22745 2803.81
ANNEXURE-III
Annexure referred to in reply to parts (c) to (e) of Starred Question No. †*68 to be answered in Lok Sabha on 06.02.2020 regarding “Depletion of groundwater level”.
State wise details of watershed projects sanctioned, area covered by the projects and funds released as Central share to States under WDC-PMKSY
(Area in million ha, Amount in Rs. crore)
Sl.
No
State Sanctioned
(from 2009-10 to 2014-15)@ Central share released
(from 2009-10 to 2019-20#)
Total no.
of Projects Area of the
projects
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12 Andhra Pradesh 432 1.810 1107.13
2 Arunachal Pradesh 156 0.467 300.04
3 Assam 372 1.577 492.75
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Bihar 123 0.612 203.04
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3 Chhattisgarh 263 1.195 330.35
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Gujarat 610 3.103 1288.64
7 Haryana 88 0.362 101.94
8 Himachal Pradesh 163 0.840 283.58
9 Jammu & Kashmir 159 0.652 230.82
10 Jharkhand 171 0.911 191.52
11 Karnataka 571 2.569 1894.70
12 Kerala 83 0.423 128.69
13 Madhya Pradesh 517 2.937 1631.15
14 Maharashtra 1186 5.128 2413.95
15 Manipur 102 0.491 149.10
16 Meghalaya 96 0.236 174.22
17 Mizoram 89 0.373 275.06
18 Nagaland 111 0.476 636.85
19 Odisha 310 1.700 1041.85
20 Punjab 67 0.314 60.42
21 Rajasthan 1025 5.764 2534.70
22 Sikkim 15 0.066 22.08
23 Tamil Nadu 270 1.368 924.94
24 Telangana* 330 1.399 590.30
25 Tripura 65 0.213 210.96
26 Uttarakhand 65 0.346 131.08
27 Uttar Pradesh 612 3.045 808.49
28 West Bengal 163 0.693 271.02
Total 8214
39.07
18429.37
@ Sanctioned under the erstwhile Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP), which has been amalgamated as the Watershed Development Component (WDC) of the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) with effect from 2015-16.
# As on 31.12.2019 including releases under the erstwhile IWMP.
Note: 1) WDC-PMKSY is not operational in the Union Territories.
2) There is no sanction project in Goa.
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