(a) the status of conventional water resources in the rural areas of the country especially Uttar Pradesh at present due to current drought situation there; and
(b) the details of extinct water resources which has now been revamped so far?
(a) the status of conventional water resources in the rural areas of the country especially Uttar Pradesh at present due to current drought situation there; and
(b) the details of extinct water resources which has now been revamped so far?
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION
(DR. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)
(a) As per the 4th Minor Irrigation (MI) Census (2006-07), 5,23,816 tanks, ponds and storages in India were used for Minor Irrigation Schemes under surface flow and surface lift. Out of these, 80,128 water bodies were not in use causing a loss of 1.95 million hectare irrigation potential due to under-utilization/ non-utilization. Out of 6879 total water bodies in U.P., 488 were not in use.
(b) Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation launched a pilot scheme for “Repair, Renovation and Restoration (RRR) of Water Bodies directly linked to Agriculture” in January 2005 for implementation during the remaining period of Xth Plan.
Further, the Ministry of Water Resources launched a State Sector Scheme for Repair, Renovation & Restoration (RRR) of water bodies for implementation during XI Plan. The scheme of RRR of Water Bodies has been continued in XII Plan also.
Since X Plan, under RRR of Water Bodies scheme, total 11865 water bodies from different States including Uttar Pradesh have been completed. The State-wise details of the water bodies completed is at Annexure-I.
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Annexure-I
Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) in respect of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.4220 on Revamping of Water Resources for answer on 11.08.2016.
Number of water bodies completed under RRR of Water Bodies scheme since inception
S. No State Pilot scheme
(X Plan) XI Plan
XII Plan
External support Domestic
1 Andhra Pradesh 278 854 100 -
2 Bihar 6 - 14 -
3 Chhattisgarh 10 - 109 -
4 Gujarat 41 - 28 -
5 Himachal Pradesh 13 - - -
6 Haryana - - 3 -
7 Jammu & Kashmir 22 - - -
8 Jharkhand 60 - - -
9 Odisha 127 168 1128 38
10 Uttar Pradesh - - 28 -
13 Karnataka 297 1047 424 -
14 Kerala 21 - - -
15 Madhya Pradesh 70 - 78 82
16 Maharashtra 32 - 105 -
17 Meghalaya - - 1 -
18 Tamil Nadu 44 5009 - -
19 Rajasthan 5 - 16 5
20 Manipur - - - -
21 Telangana - 976 567 -
22 West Bengal 60 - - -
Total 1085 8054 2601 125