Question : WATER MANAGEMENT



(a) whether the Government has received report of the Parekh Committee constituted for water management and ownership;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether it has been suggested in the report to reduce subsidy to check over exploitation of water and to take action at those places where water level has reduced to alarming situation;

(d) if so, the details thereof;

(e) whether the Committee has given suggestions to improve the situation of scarcity of water in drought affected areas; and

(f) if so, the steps being taken by the Government in this regard?

Answer given by the minister


THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES (SHRI JAI PRAKASH NARAYAN YADAV)

(a) to (f) The Expert Group on Ground Water Management and Ownership constituted by the Planning Commission submitted its report to Planning Commission in September, 2007. The summary of the issues highlighted in the report is at Annex.