(a) whether the Government had sanctioned Rs. 487.42 crore in the budget for 2000-01 for water sector;
(b) if so, the amount utilised so far for the purpose; and
(c) the over-all performance in the water sector during the said period?
(a) whether the Government had sanctioned Rs. 487.42 crore in the budget for 2000-01 for water sector;
(b) if so, the amount utilised so far for the purpose; and
(c) the over-all performance in the water sector during the said period?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES (SMT. BIJOYA CHAKRAVARTY)
(a) The Budgetary Outlay for the financial year 2000-01 for the Ministry
of Water Resources was Rs.705.52 crore.
(b) Against the approved outlay, the expenditure incurred by the
Ministry of Water Resources during the financial year 2000-01 was
Rs.602.04 crore. The actual utilisation at the end-points of
grants/assistance given by the Ministry has to await completion of the
prescribed gestation period of 18 months.
(c) As ‘Water’ is a State subject, the responsibility for planning,
execution and funding for water resources projects primarily rests with
the State Governments. However, the implementation of various central
sector schemes by the Ministry of Water Resources during 2000-01 has
yielded the following benefits:
(1) Hydrological observation at 907 Sites, with monitoring of Water
quality at 319 sites; (2) 6443 flood forecasts issued during 2000-01 with
97.02% accuracy and flood forecasting network with neighbouring
countries upgraded and modernized; (3) 1.90 lakh Sq. Km. covered under
District Ground Water Development and Management studies by Central
Ground Water Board; (4) drilling of 546 wells under scientific programme
of ground water exploration completed; (5) monitoring of ground water
level at 14930 stations; (6) completion of 81 water supply investigations
for Defence, Public Health Engineering Divisions and Irrigations
Departments; (7) completing construction of the National Water Academy
at Pune; (8) studies on various aspects of river morphology and
sedimentation through Remote Sensing Technique; (9) construction of
Pagladia Dam Project in Assam started etc. In addition, under the
Centrally Sponsored “Command Area Development Programmeâ€, Ministry of
Water Resources provided grants to the State Governments,
being 50% share of the total expenditure and thereby 115.14 th.ha.
additional area brought under field drains, 382.85 th.ha additional area
brought under field channels, 260.43 th. ha. covered under Warabandi and
13.83 th. ha covered under land leveling and shaping. Under the
scheme “ Artificial Recharge of Ground Water†funds had been released to
Regional offices of Central Ground Water Board for execution of 43
recharge schemes by various implementing agencies including the State
Governments on cost deposit basis, which are progressing satisfactorily.
A new Centrally Sponsored Scheme, viz. “Critical Anti-Erosion Works in
Ganga Basin Statesâ€, was launched during the year and funds amounting to
Rs. 20 crore were released to 3 States viz. U.P., Bihar and West Bengal
to take up anti-erosion schemes of critical natural as identified by the
State to prevent loss of land and public-utility-structures due to
erosion of Ganga in these States.