(a) whether the Government is organising or has organised any awareness training programmes to encourage the common citizens including women about water conservation and management and if so, the details thereof;
(b) the details of such programmes organised during each of the last three years and the current year, State/UT-wise including Chhattisgarh; and
(c) the number of the participants imparted training in the country during the said period, State/UT-wise?
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION & PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS
(SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL)
(a) to (c) Yes, Madam. A number of training programmes are organized about water conservation and management by Central Ground Water Board (CGWB), Central Water Commission (CWC) and North Eastern Regional Institute of Water and Land Management (NERIWALM) under this Ministry. The details are given below:
National Ground Water Training & Research Institute (NGWTRI), the training wing of Central Ground Water Board (CGWB), of MoWR, RD & GR, is organizing block level training (Tier-III) programmes through various Regional Offices of CGWB for the public including women to educate them on water conservation and ground water management issues. The details of such training programmes for the recent years showing the total numbers of participants including women are given in table below:
No. of Tier III trainings No. of women participants Total no. of participants
2014-15 35 830 4930
2015-16 46 2498 7437
2016-17 34 1168 5132
2017-18 (until 28.02.2018) 47 1674 6418
The State wise and year wise details of the training programme are given in Annexure I.
The Central Water Commission has also organized various training programmes. CWC launched “Jal Kranti Abhiyan” in June 2015. The main aim of the Abhiyan is to consolidate water conservation and management in the country through a holistic and integrated approach involving all stakeholders making it a mass movement. The Jal Kranti Abhiyan will continue upto March 2018. There are four components under Jal Kranti Abhiyan namely, Jal Gram Yojana, Model Command Area, Pollution Abatement and Mass Awareness Programme. Out of which, Jal Gram Yojana and Mass Awareness Programme in 21 States/UTs are to be coordinated by CWC.
Under the Jal Gram Component of the Abhiyan, two water stressed villages are to be selected in each district of the country as Jal Grams for ensuring optimal and sustainable provision of water with effective involvement of stakeholders. In addition to above, Ministry has also decided to select 100 Dalit dominated villages as Jal Gram in the country. The State-wise details of identification of Jal Grams are given in Annexure II. 21 States/UTs, coordinated by CWC, 727 villages have been identified as Jal Grams. In addition 13 Dalit dominated villages have also been identified.
The number of participants attending Workshop / Training under Jal Kranti Abhiyan/ other programs on water conservation during the said period is 3657. The detailed information is attached as Annexure-III.
The North Eastern Regional Institute of Water and Land Management (NERIWALM), Tezpur, an Institute under the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, has also conducted awareness programmes related to Water Conservation and Water Management for common citizen including women is given in Annexure IV.
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Annexure I
Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (c) of Unstarred Q.No. † 2127 to be answered in Lok Sabha on 08.03.2018 regarding “Awareness Programme for Water Conservation”.
State/UT wise number of block level training (Tier-III ) conducted by NGWTRI (CGWB) under the HRD&CB scheme for the public
State/UT
2014-15
2015-16
2016-17
2017-18(till Feb2018)
No. of Tier- III
Trainings No of Women
participents No. of
participants No. of Tier- III
Trainings No of Women
participents No. of
participants No. of Tier- III
Trainings No of Women
participents No. of
participants No. of Tier- III
Trainings No of Women
participents No. of
participants
1. Punjab 1 6 103 1 0 102 1 52 745 2 50 210
2. Haryana 1 6 215 1 17 130 1 65 112 1 49 125
3. Chandigarh
4. Rajasthan 3 45 412 3 145 1301 1 19 129 3 139 404
5. Gujurat 1 6 130 2 27 340 1 26 115 2 4 240
6. Daman & Diu 1 34 95
7. Chhattisgarh 1 52 136 2 238 329 2 73 227 3 11 356
8. Maharashtra 1 12 163 3 78 360 1 6 130 3 76 442
9. Dadra & Nagar Haveli 1 45 140
10. Uttar Pradesh 13 310 1907 4 293 1002 2 13 561 2 116 558
11. Bihar 1 46 140 1 87 140 1 40 130 2 78 277
12. Jharkhand 1 24 153 2 69 260 1 23 134 1 45 126
13. West Bengal 1 6 123 3 126 336 1 21 114 2 43 212
14. Sikkim
15. Andaman Nicobor Islands 1 25 123 1 35 103
16. Assam 1 47 106 4 188 492
17. Meghalaya 1 55 140
18. Manipur 1 58 98 1 100 125
19. Mizoram 1 31 93 1 18 56
20. Nagaland 1 53 123
21. Tripura 1 50 100 1 70 122
22. Arunachal Pradesh 1 30 79 1 45 130
23. Odisha 2 94 213 2 69 203 2 83 245
24. Andhra Pradesh 1 24 113 2 126 250 1 59 121 2 57 260
25. Telengana 1 40 127 2 139 237 1 27 106 2 53 287
26. Karnataka 1 60 147 1 48 135 1 53 130 3 76 371
27. Goa 1 25 137
28. Kerala 2 140 240 1 89 135 2 104 237
29. Lakshadweep 1 68 125 1 63 120
30. Himachal Pradesh 1 27 98 1 66 122 1 56 118
31. Jammu & Kashmir 0 2 32 248 1 103 112
32. Tamilnadu 1 32 214 2 102 313 1 65 253 3 73 445
33. Puducherry 1 12 130
34. Madhya Pradesh 5 83 648 3 116 415 2 46 286 2 24 452
35. Uttarakhand 2 303 425 2 39 227 1 48 98
36. Delhi 1 20 120
All India total 35 830 4930 46 2498 7437 34 1168 5132 47 1674 6418
Annexure II
Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (c) of Unstarred Q.No. † 2127 to be answered in Lok Sabha on 08.03.2018 regarding “Awareness Programme for Water Conservation”.
State-wise status of Jal Grams/Dalit Jal Gram Identified and Integrated Water Security Plan Prepared/Approved in 21 States /UTs Coordinated by Central Water Commission
Sr. No. State No. of Districts Jal Gram Integrated Water Security Plan Dalit Jal Gram
Jal Gram to be Identified Jal Gram Identified Jal Gram (Balance) Integrated Water Security Plan Prepared Integrated Water Security Plan Approved Integrated Water Security (Balance) Dalit Jal Gram to be Identified Dalit Jal Gram Identified Dalit Jal Gram (Balance)
1 Andhra Pradesh 13 26 26 0 0 0 26 10 0 10
2 Arunachal Pradesh 20 40 40 0 0 0 40 NA NA NA
3 Bihar* 38 76 30 46 0 0 76 NA NA NA
4 Gujarat 33 66 50 16 8 0 58 NA NA NA
5 Haryana 21 42 42 0 4 0 38 NA NA NA
6 Himachal Pradesh 12 24 24 0 12 0 12 NA NA NA
7 Jammu & Kashmir 22 44 44 0 0 0 44 NA NA NA
8 Jharkhand 24 48 48 0 39 39 9 10 3 7
9 Karnataka 30 60 60 0 1 0 59 10 10 0
10 Madhya Pradesh 51 102 53 49 0 0 102 10 0 10
11 Meghalaya 11 22 22 0 22 22 0 NA NA NA
12 Mizoram 8 16 14 2 0 0 16 NA NA NA
13 Odisha 30 60 60 0 60 0 0 10 0 10
14 Sikkim 4 8 8 0 0 0 8 NA NA NA
15 Telangana* 10 20 18 2 18 0 2 10 0 10
16 Uttar Pradesh 75 150 150 0 0 0 150 10 0 10
17 Uttarakhand 13 26 26 0 19 0 7 NA NA NA
18 Chandigarh* 1 2 0 2 0 0 2 NA NA NA
19 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 1 2 2 0 0 0 2 NA NA NA
20 Daman & Diu 2 4 4 0 0 0 4 NA NA NA
21 NCT of Delhi* 9 18 6 12 0 0 18 NA NA NA
Total 428 856 727 129 183 61 673 70 13 57
Note : *The respective States have indicated that Jal Grams cannot be selected in 06(12 Jal Grams) districs of Bihar, 01 District (02 Jal Grams)of Chandigarh , 06 Districts (12 Jal Grams) of NCT of Delhi and 01 Districts(02 Jal Grams) of Telangana due to various reasons. So , the total Balance Jal Grams which can be identified are 101(129-28).
Annexure-III
Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (c) of Unstarred Q.No. † 2127 to be answered in Lok Sabha on 08.03.2018 regarding “Awareness Programme for Water Conservation”.
Details of Workshop and Trainings held under Jal Kranti Abhiyan/Water Conservation Programme by CWC
Sl. No. Name of State/UT Workshop on JKA Venue No. of Participants Training Remarks
1. J &K 17.12.2015 At Jammu at Conference Hall of Agriculture Department 80 ___
2. J &K ------ At Jammu at Institution of Engineering Hall 50 15.03.2016
3. Chandigarh 18.03.2016 At Chandigarh at CITCO Parkview Hotel Hall 75 ____
4. Haryana 19.03.2016 At Kurukshetra, at HIRMI Auditorium 188 ____
5. Haryana ____ At Yamuna Nagar at DC office Conference Hall 77 14.03.2016
6. Himachal Pradesh 19.03.2016 At Shimla at DC office Bachat Bhawan 130 _____
7. Himachal Pradesh ---- At Dharamshala at DC office Bachat Bhawan. 90 29.03.2016
8. Delhi 10.03.2016 Conference Hall,CWC, Kalindi Bhawan 119 ____
9. Bihar ------- Hotel Ashoka Patliputra, Patna 65 28.03.2016
10. Bihar 11.01.2016 Hotel Ashoka Patliputra, Patna 100 ---------
11. Uttar Pradesh 18.03.2016 Lucknow, UP 120 ---------
12. Uttar Pradesh ………… Varanasi, UP 50 29.03.2016
13. Uttarakhand 29.03.2016 Dehradun, Uttrakhand 60 ……..
14. Uttarakhand …….. Dehradun, Uttrakhand 40 21.03.2016
15. Jharkhand -------- Kishan Bhawan, Murhu Block, District Khunti , Jharkhand 66 18.03.2016
16. Karnataka -------- 167 13.02.2017
17. Meghalaya 29.01.2016 Nongsder, Meghalaya 80 --------
18. Meghalaya ------- Upper Shillong, Meghlaya 19 28.03.2016
19. Telangana 06.11.2015 Zilla Parishad HIgh School, Vaspula Village, Midjil Mandal, Mahbub Nagar District, Telangana. 500
20. Andhra Pradesh 10.03.2016 Water & Land Management Training Research Institute, Hyderabad 150 _____
21. Andhra Pradesh
-------- National Institute of Hydrology, Kakinada, East Godavari District, Andhara Pradesh 44 17.03.16
22. Andhra Pradesh 28.03.2016 LAM Farm, Guntur, Andhara Pradesh 134 -------
23. Telangana 30.03.2016 Meeting Hall, District collectorate office, Nalgonda, Telangana 125 --------
24. Andhra Pradesh 29.06.2016 Jal Gram – Venkatpur Village, Kalwakurthy Mandal Mahbub Nagar District, Telangana. 120 ---------
25. Arunachal Pradesh 11.03.2016 Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh 150 --------
26. Arunachal Pradesh ---------- Itanagar 50 18.03.2016
27. Mizoram 22.03.2016 Aizwal 150 ---------
28. Daman & Diu 16.03.2016 Agricultural Training & Farmers Training Centre, Silvassa. 60 -------
29. Odisha 12.01.2016 The Institution of Engineers (India),Bhubneshwar 300 -------
30. Odisha ….. M&ERO, Conference Hall , Mahanadi Bhawan, Bhubneshwar 25 17.03.2016
31. Madhya Pradesh 18.03.2016 WALMI, Bhopal 128 ………
32. Gujarat 28.02.2016 H.T. PAREKH Hall, Amavastratur, Ahemdabad 97 ……..
33. Gujarat …….. WALMI Campus , sector -8 Gandhi Nagar, Gujarat 48 19.03.2016
Total 3657
Annexure IV
Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (c) of Unstarred Q.No. † 2127 to be answered in Lok Sabha on 08.03.2018 regarding “Awareness Programme for Water Conservation”.
Training Programme organized by NERIWALAM, Tejpur
Sl. No. Title of programmes Date Venue No. of Participant Male Female
1 Water Conservation and Water management 13th October,2017 Tezpur, Assam 33 -- 33
2 Water Conservation and Water Management 28-29 December,2017 Tezpur, Assam 31 -- 31
3 Water Conservation and Water Management 2nd February,2018 Namsai, Arunachal Pradesh 38 -- 38
4 Demonstration of Micro irrigation using solar pump 3rd February ,2018 Namsai, Arunachal Pradesh 20 13 07
5 Demonstration of Micro irrigation using solar pump 21st Feb2018 Dhekiajuli, Assam 47 19 28
Total 169 32 137
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