(a) the schemes through which the Government is encouraging to build tanks and water harvesting structures for water harvesting in desert and non-desert districts of the country;
(b) whether the Government proposes to make it mandatory to construct water harvesting and tanks by providing grants and if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the State-wise details of the funds released by the Government under this head during the last five years?
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI & SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
(SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA)
(a) & (b) Water being a State subject, initiatives on sustainable 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, 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, ‘Jal Hi Jeevan’ in Haryana among others.
As per information received from Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs, the Model Building Bye Laws, 2016, has been issued for guidance of the States/UTs which has a chapter on ‘Rainwater Harvesting’. The provisions of this chapter are applicable to all the buildings. 33 States / UTs have adopted the rainwater harvesting provisions. The implementation of the rainwater harvesting policy comes within the purview of the State Government/Urban Local Body / Urban Development Authority.
In order to regulate the Over-exploitation and consequent depletion of ground water, the Ministry has circulated a Model Bill to all the States/UTs to enable them to enact suitable ground water legislation for regulation of its development, which includes provision of rain water harvesting. So far, 15 States/UTs have adopted and implemented the ground water legislation on the lines of Model Bill.
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(c) Central Government supports construction of water harvesting and conservation works primarily through Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS), Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana – Watershed Development Component (PMKSY-WDC).
The State wise details of projects sanctioned, area covered by the projects and funds released as Central share to States under PMKSY-WDC are given at Annexure.
As per information received from Ministry of Rural Development, the expenditure on Water conservation & Water Harvesting under MGNREGS during last 5 years as uploaded by the States/UTs are as under:
Water conservation & Water Harvesting
Years Expenditure in Crore (Rs.)
2018-19 10328.5
2017-18 6843.085
2016-17 7943.917
2015-16 5621.353
2014-15 4722.494
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ANNEXURE
Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. †2393 to be answered on 05.03.2020 on ‘Water Harvesting Structures’.
State-wise details of number of projects sanctioned, area covered by the projects and funds released during last five years and current year as Central share 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 2014-15 to 2019-20#)
Total no.
of Projects Area of the
projects
1 Andhra Pradesh 432 1.810 749.97
2 Arunachal Pradesh 156 0.467 125.62
3 Assam 372 1.577 222.30
4 Bihar 123 0.612 172.44
5 Chhattisgarh 263 1.195 177.91
6 Gujarat 610 3.103 526.73
7 Haryana 88 0.362 70.88
8 Himachal Pradesh 163 0.840 106.27
9 Jammu & Kashmir 159 0.652 192.55
10 Jharkhand 171 0.911 66.51
11 Karnataka 571 2.569 694.67
12 Kerala 83 0.423 102.06
13 Madhya Pradesh 517 2.937 1101.95
14 Maharashtra 1186 5.128 1077.40
15 Manipur 102 0.491 59.37
16 Meghalaya 96 0.236 83.55
17 Mizoram 89 0.373 161.40
18 Nagaland 111 0.476 391.07
19 Odisha 310 1.700 642.47
20 Punjab 67 0.314 15.91
21 Rajasthan 1025 5.764 1464.45
22 Sikkim 15 0.066 7.70
23 Tamil Nadu 270 1.368 434.72
24 Telangana 330 1.399 327.65
25 Tripura 65 0.213 110.35
26 Uttarakhand 65 0.346 108.55
27 Uttar Pradesh 612 3.045 272.70
28 West Bengal 163 0.693 214.65
Total 8214 39.07 9681.80
@ 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 has not been taken up in any Union Territories( J&K and Laddakh have been created as UTs quite recently).
2) There is no sanctioned project in Goa.
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