(a) the total number of water bodies in the country, State-wise;
(b) whether the Government has formulated any national level guidelines for restoration of water bodies and if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the steps taken by the Government for conservation and restoration of all the vanishing water bodies in the country?
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI & SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
(SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA)
(a) to (c) A total of 7,98,908 water bodies (size more than 0.01 ha) have been mapped under India- WRIS project using Satellite Imageries. State-wise detail is enclosed as Annexure. Further, as per the 5th Minor Irrigation Census conducted by this Ministry, there are 5,16,303 water bodies in the rural areas of the country being used for irrigation.
Works related to water resources development & management are planned, funded, executed and maintained by the State Governments themselves as per their own resources and priorities. In order to supplement the efforts of the State Governments, Government of India provides technical and financial assistance to State Governments to encourage sustainable development and efficient management of water resources through various schemes and programmes.
Central Assistance (CA) for restoration of water bodies is provided by the Ministry under the scheme of Repair, Renovation and Restoration (RRR) of Water Bodies, which is a component of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY). The scheme aims at restoring the lost irrigation potential by improvement and restoration of existing water bodies. Under the scheme, 2219 water bodies have been taken up for restoration in various States since XII Plan onwards, out of which 1160 water bodies have been reported to be completed upto March, 2019. Total Central Assistance amounting to Rs.369.11 crore has been released to the States upto March, 2019 for these water bodies.
Works under the category “Renovation of Traditional Water Bodies” are also taken up through MGNREGA and works of 93086 water bodies are reported to be completed with an expenditure of Rs.2368.19 crore during 2018-19.
Further, draft guidelines for Conservation and Protection of Water Bodies have been prepared and circulated to the concerned Central Ministries and States/UTs covering various aspects such as legal instruments, conservation and maintenance, prevention of encroachment etc.
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ANNEXURE
Annexure referred to in reply of Parts (a) to (c) of Unstarred Question No. 2766 to be answered on 05.12.2019 in Lok Sabha regarding “Restoration of Water Bodies”.
State-Wise Statistics of Water bodies as per India-WRIS Portal
Sl. No. State Name Water bodies (No.)
1 Andhra Pradesh 35472
2 Arunanchal Pradesh 1212
3 Assam 14203
4 Bihar 59599
5 Chhattisgarh 104722
6 Chandigarh 1
7 Daman & Diu 20
8 Delhi 51
9 Dadara & Nagar Havelli 1
10 Goa 419
11 Gujarat 15254
12 Himachal Pradesh 208
13 Haryana 5524
14 Jharkhand 38740
15 Jammu & Kashmir 843
16 Karnataka 53674
17 Kerala 11875
18 Lakshadweep --
19 Meghalaya 25
20 Manipur 1591
21 Madhya Pradesh 65782
22 Maharashtra 39635
23 Mizoram 494
24 Nagaland 464
25 Odisha 90898
26 Punjab 5768
27 Puducherry 44
28 Rajasthan 43870
29 Sikkim 255
30 Tamil Nadu 73088
31 Telangana 16048
32 Tripura 131
33 Uttarakhand 801
34 Uttar Pradesh 15697
35 West Bengal 102495
36 Andaman & Nicobar Island 4
Total 798908
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