(a) whether schemes are lying pending for harvesting the rain water of the rivers of Rajasthan, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh;
(b) if so, the schemes formulated for harvesting the rain water to save Rajasthan from drought and make available water in the State; and
(c) the time by which the Indira Jalothan Yojana is likely to be cleared?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES (SMT. BIJOYA CHAKRAVARTY)
(a) There is one proposal of construction of Earthen
Dam and ponds in Chirwara Block of Jhunjhunu district of
Rajasthan pending with the Central Ground Water Board.
(b) The Central Ground Water Board is implementing a
Central Sector Scheme on “Studies on Artificial Recharge of
Ground Water†on pilot basis with a view to assess the
efficacy of various recharge structures in some ‘Over-
exploited’ and ‘Dark’ blocks of the country. The Government
has earmarked an amount of Rs. 25.00 crore during the IX
Five Year Plan for the scheme. Under this scheme, the
Central Ground Water Board has formulated and approved 11
schemes of rain water harvesting and artificial recharge of
ground water for the State of Rajasthan. The Department of
Agriculture and Cooperation is implementing a Centrally
Sponsored Scheme namely, Macro Management Scheme in the
States covering Rajasthan, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh.
Construction of water harvesting structure is one of the
component of this scheme.
(c) The information is being collected and will be
laid on the Table of the house.