Question : Construction of Dams under PMKSY

(a) whether irrigation coverage of certain States especially Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh is much lower than the national average of about 45% despite having a large number of dams and if so, the details thereof along with the reasons therefor;
(b) the details of dams being constructed under the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) in these State along with the cost thereof;
(c) whether the Government is aware and has received complaints on the poor quality of construction of some of these dams including Nardave dam, Sindhudurg and if so, the details thereof;
(d) whether the Government has conducted any inquiry or is considering an inquiry in the quality of construction of these dams and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
(e) the manner in which the Government is likely to monitor the construction quality of these dams?

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION & PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS

(SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL)

(a) As per the land use statistics available at website of Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, State-wise details of agricultural land, net sown and net irrigated area are at Annexure-I. As per these statics, Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra States have irrigation coverage of 87% and 19% respectively against National average of about 49%. The less irrigation coverage in some States is mainly due to typical topography, inadequate provision of funds by concerned States, local issues etc.
(b) During 2016-17, ninety-nine (99) on-going Major/Medium irrigation projects under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY)-Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme (AIBP), having ultimate irrigation potential of 76.03 lakh ha. and balance estimated cost of Rs.77595 cr. have been prioritized in consultation with States, for completion in phases up to December, 2019 along with their Command Area Development & Water Management (CADWM) works. Funding mechanism through NABARD has been approved by the Government for both Central and State share. State-wise details of these 99 projects are at Annexure-II.
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(c) Sh. Vinayak Raut, Hon’ble Member of Parliament vide letter dated 13.03.2018 has mentioned that construction of Nardave dam is not as per approved design and is of poor quality.

(d) & (e) The quality control aspect of projects comes under the purview of State Government. The above said letter was forwarded to State Government. The State Government has informed that the design of all components of above dam has been approved by CDO and works are executed as per approved design and quality control norms. Further, the construction quality of this dam is being monitored by Construction Wing as well as Quality Control Wing of Water Resources Department, Government of Maharashtra. The necessary quality control tests are carried out taken by Quality Control subdivision, Phondaghat and results are reported to be satisfactory.



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Annexure-I
Annexure-I referred to in reply to part (a) of Unstarred Question No. 2637 to be answered in Lok Sabha on 02.08.2018 regarding “Construction of Dams under PMKSY”.


State-wise details of Agricultural Land, Net Area Sown and Net Irrigated Area for the year 2014-15 (latest available)

States/Uts Agricultural Land (Th. Ha.) Net area Sown (NAS) (Th. Ha.) Net Irrigated Area (NIA) (Th. Ha.)
ANDHRA PRADESH 9047 6236 2927
ARUNACHAL PRADESH 423 225 56
ASSAM 3364 2827 296
BIHAR 6579 5278 2987
CHHATTISGARH 5558 4681 1466
GOA 197 129 39
GUJARAT 12661 10302 4233
HARYANA 3656 3522 2974
HIMACHAL PRADESH 812 550 113
JAMMU & KASHMIR 1075 758 331
JHARKHAND 4343 1385 207
KARNATAKA 12827 10044 3589
KERALA 2266 2043 414
MADHYA PRADESH 17252 15351 9584
MAHARASHTRA 21099 17345 3244
MANIPUR 390 383 69
MEGHALAYA 1056 286 81
MIZORAM 367 145 16
NAGALAND 694 384 97
ORISSA 6784 4474 1259
PUNJAB 4285 4119 4118
RAJASTHAN 25511 17521 7882
SIKKIM 97 77 12
TAMIL NADU 8112 4819 2726
TELANGANA 6877 4377 1726
TRIPURA 272 255 79
UTTARAKHAND 1549 700 330
UTTAR PRADESH 18939 16598 14389
WEST BENGAL 5655 5238 3102
ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS 28 15 0
CHANDIGARH 1 1 0
DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI 24 19 4
DAMAN & DIU 3 3 0
DELHI 53 22 22
LAKSHADWEEP 2 2 0
PONDICHERRY 29 16 13
ALL INDIA 181886 140130 68383
Note:''0'' relates to the area below 500 Hectares
Source: Directorate of Economics & Statistics, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare.




Annexure-II



Annexure-II referred to in reply to part (b) of Unstarred Question No. 2637 to be answered in Lok Sabha on 02.08.2018 regarding “Construction of Dams under PMKSY”.


Details of 99 Priotitized Projects

Sl. No. State No. of Projects Balance cost as on 01.04.16 (Rs. In Crore) Ultimate Irrigation Potential (Th. Ha.)
1 Andhra Pradesh 8 1818 263
2 Assam 3 832 125
3 Bihar 2 459 37
4 Chhattisgarh 3 715 48
5 Goa 1 44 14.5
6 Gujarat 1 8107 1792
7 J & K 4 356 61.4
8 Jharkhand 1 3426 236.8
9 Karnataka 5 3185 252.8
10 Kerala 2 220 38.1
11 Madhya Pradesh 14 11732 872.6
12 Maharashtra 26 19950 850.8
13 Manipur 2 602 37
14 Odisha 8 4628 327.7
15 Punjab 2 363 92
16 Rajasthan 2 1564 315.6
17 Telangana 11 7666 585.1
18 Uttar Pradesh 4 11929 1653
TOTAL 99 77595 7603