(a) whether the Government has prepared a Master plan for artificial recharge of groundwater in India;
(b) if so, the details and the present status thereof;
(c) whether the Government has identified the
locations/areas of the country where the rain water harvesting structures are planned to be set up; and
(d) if so, the details thereof and the time by which the said work is likely to be completed?
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION & PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS
(SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL)
(a) to (d) Central Ground Water Board has prepared a conceptual document titled “Master Plan for Artificial Recharge to Ground Water” - 2013 which provides information about area specific artificial recharge techniques to augment the ground water resources based on the availability of source water and capability of subsurface formations to accommodate it. The Master Plan envisages construction of about 1.11 crore artificial recharge structures in urban and rural areas at an estimated cost of about Rs. 79178 crore. This comprises around 88 lakh recharge structures/ facilities utilizing rainwater directly from roof top and more than 23 lakh artificial recharge and rainwater harvesting structures for conserving surplus runoff to augment the ground water resources. It is estimated that annually about 85,565 MCM of surplus run-off is to be harnessed to augment the ground water. The Master Plan is available in public domain on the website of the Ministry / CGWB and has also been circulated to the State Governments for implementation. State-wise rural and urban artificial recharge structures as proposed in the Master Plan are given at Annexure. It is also pertinent to mention here that water resources is a State subject and thus respective State Government utilize the guidelines issued by the Ministry in their on-going schemes for improved ground water resources.
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ANNEXURE
Annexure referred in reply to Unstarred Q.No. 968 to be answered on 21.12.2017 in Lok Sabha regarding “Rain Water Harvesting Structures”.
State Wise Rural and Urban Artificial Recharge Structures as Proposed in Master Plan
S.No. State Rural Urban Total
Structure
(Number) Cost
(Rs. in crore) Structure
(Number) Cost
(Rs.in Crore) Structure
(Number) Cost
(Rs. in crore)
1 Andhra Pradesh (undivided) 68625 2703.15 750000 1230.00 818625 3933.15
2 Bihar 2058 128.81 100000 164.00 102058 292.81
3 Chhattisgarh 87202 1856.21 200000 309.00 287202 2165.21
4 Delhi 8 0.40 142850 1097.50 142858 1097.90
5 Goa 1393 83.58 10000 16.40 11393 99.98
6 Gujarat 18775 769.00 500000 725.00 518775 1494.00
7 Haryana 44727 1255.30 376000 1675.00 420727 2930.30
8 Himachal 102328 573.47 50000 82.00 152328 655.47
9 Jammu & Kashmir 1688 168.80 100000 145.00 101688 313.80
10 Jharkhand 26282 1733.34 200000 290.00 226282 2023.345
11 Karnataka 72985 1998.66 700000 1148.00 772985 3146.66
12 Kerala 754427 5457.72 315000 456.75 1069427 5914.47
13 Madhya Pradesh 532724 10717.61 600000 984.00 1132724 11701.60
14 Maharashtra 51157 7926.34 1605670 2765.75 1656827 10692.09
15 NER states 15250 765.90 400000 656.00 415250 1421.90
16 Odisha 5856 525.00 300000 499.50 305856 1024.50
17 Punjab 79924 2021.47 375000 1650.00 454924 3671.47
18 Rajasthan 9603 1566.07 500000 820.00 509603 2386.07
19 Sikkim 1905 54.07 5000 13.25 6905 67.32
20 Tamil Nadu 193574 9284.63 0 0.00 193574 9284.63
21 Uttar Pradesh 108945 7629.28 1200000 1968.00 1308945 9597.28
22 Uttarakhand 2900 414.75 48250 68.25 51150 483.00
23 West Bengal 97360 3450.06 300000 522.00 397360 3972.06
24 A & Nicobar Island 1640 44.02 1200 8.00 2840 52.02
25 Chandigarh 0 0.00 8700 652.50 8700 652.50
26 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 65 3.38 1000 1.50 1065 4.87
27 Daman and Diu 0 0.00 4044 4.44 4044 4.44
28 Lakshadweep 0 0.00 6100 30.50 6100 30.50
29 Puducherry 1740 61.40 1000 3.05 2740 64.45
Total 2283141 61192.41 8799814 17985.39 11082955 79177.80