Question : WATER MANAGEMENT



(a) whether a Joint Committee has been constituted to consider water management between India and Nepal;

(b) if so, the level of the officer comprising this Committee and the date of its constitution;and

(c) the total number of sittings of this Committee held so far alongwith dates and the agenda decided for each of them?

Answer given by the minister


THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES AND MINORITY AFFAIRS (SHRI VINCENT H. PALA)

(a) & (b) A number of joint committees with Nepal in water resources have been constituted from time to time. The details of joint committees existing as on date, date of their constitution, team leader from India are as under:

S.N.	Name of the Committee	Date of Constitution	Team Leader	(from India)
1. Joint Ministerial level 01.12.2009 Minister (Water Resources) Commission on Water Resources (JMCWR) 2. Joint Committee on Water 20.11.2000 Secretary (Water Resources) Resources (JCWR) 3. Joint Standing Technical 26.11.2009 Chairman,Ganga Flood Committee (JSTC) Control Commission

(c) Five meetings of JCWR and two meetings of JSTC have been held so far. No meeting of JMCWR has been held till date. The dates of meetings of the above committees and the main agenda points for the respective meetings, are given below:
S.N.	Name of	Dates of meetings	Main Agenda points	Committee	held
1. Joint Ministerial level No meeting held so far Commission on Water Resources
2. Joint Committee on Water 01-03 October,2000 1. Terms of Reference of Resources (JCWR) (Before formal constitution the Joint Committee. in November, 2000) 2.Revisiting the existing committees related to Water Resources. 3. Inundation Problems in Nepal-India Border Areas. 4. Flood Control and Flood Forecasting. 5. Works to be done under the provisions of Mahakali Treaty 6. Sapta Kosi-Sun Kosi Multipurpose Project. 7. Nepal-India Power Exchange. 8. Kosi and Gandak Agreement. 9. Kamala and Bagmati Multipurpose Project 10. Identification and implementation of Hydro Power Projects. 11. Dhauli Ganga Hydro Electric Project in India.
-Do- 7-8 October, 2004 1. Mahakali Treaty including implementation of Pancheshwar Multipurpose Project. 2. Comprehensive strategy for flood management and control 3. Review of activities of various bilateral committees 4. Sapta Kosi High Dam Multipurpose Project and Sun Kosi Storage cum diversion scheme. 5. Kamala and Bagmati Multipurpose Project 6. Identification and implementation of Hydro Power Projects (including Upper Karnali) 7. Kosi Power tariff 8. Dhauli Ganga Hydro Electric Project in India. 9. Karnali Multipurpose Project.
-Do- 29.09.2008-01.10.2008 1. Review of progress on matters agreed upon in 2nd JCWR meeting. 2. Mahakai Treaty. 3. Kosi Afflux Bund Breach and related matters. 4. Saptakosi Kosi High Dam Multipurpose project including Sun Kosi Diversion cum Storage scheme. 5. Gandak Project 6. Inundation problems due to Laxmanpur Barrage and Kalkalwa bund, Rasiawal Khurd-Lotun bund and Mahalisagar. 7. Review of activities of various water and power related bilateral committees. 8. West Rapti (Naumure)Project. 9. Setting up of Joint Ministerial level Commission on Water resources. 10. Bank Protection works along Mechi river.
-Do- 12-13 March, 2009 1. Review of action Taken on decisions of 3rd meeting of JCWR. 2. Finalization of Terms of Reference of Pancheshwar Development Authority. 3. Finalization of Terms of Reference of Joint Ministerial Level Commission on Water Resources. 4. Flood Forecasting activities on rivers common to India and Nepal 5. Power Supply
-Do- 20-22 November,2009 1. Review of Action Taken on decisions taken in the 4rth meeting of JCWR. 2. terms of reference of Pancheshwar Development Authority 3. Meeting of Joint Ministerial Level Commission on Water Resources. 4. Flood Forecasting activities on rivers common to India and Nepal. 5. Power Supply. 6. Interconnection and related Power Trading Arrangements.
3. Joint Standing Technical 8-9 December,2008 1. Review of the ongoing Committee (JSTC) (Before formal constitution activities/continuation in November,2009) of existing Committees/ Sub-Committees. 2. Pre-feasibility Study of Naumure Project. 3. Visit to Mahalisagar. 4. Latest Status of Kosi Breach Closure. 5. Issue of embankments on both sides of river Mechi. 6. Gandak Barrage. 7. Restoration of damaged Transmission Lines. 8. Pancheshwar Multipurpose Project and Saptakosi High Dam Multipurpose Project & Sun Kosi Storage cum Diversion Scheme.
-Do- 30-31, March, 2010 1. Review of Action Taken on the decisions taken in 1st meeting of JSTC. 2. Review of Joint Committee on Kosi & Gandak Projects. 3. Review of Joint Committee on Inundation & Flood Management. 4. Review of Pancheshwar Multipurpose Project and Sapta Kosi High Dam Multipurpose Project & Sun Kosi Storage cum Diversion Scheme. 5. Discussion on issues to be resolved as directed by JCWR.