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AnnualAnnual ReportReport 2001-20022001-2002 Government of India Ministry of Water Resources Contents 1 Functions and Organisational Set Up of the Ministry ............................................................... 2 2 National Water Policy......................................................................................................... 6 3 Development of Irrigation Facilities ..................................................................................... 12 4 Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme ........................................................................... 22 5 Command Area Development Programme ........................................................................... 31 6 External Assistance for Development of Water Resources ...................................................... 37 7 International Cooperation .................................................................................................. 50 8 Inter-State Water Disputes and Tribunal ............................................................................... 56 9 Progressive Use of Hindi and Other Miscellaneous Activities ................................................. 63 10 Central Water Commission ................................................................................................ 72 11 Central Ground Water Board .......................................................................................... 119 12 Central Soil & Materials Research Station .......................................................................... 148 13 Central Water & Power Research Station .......................................................................... 173 14 Farakka Barrage Project ................................................................................................ 215 15 Ganga Flood Control Commission .................................................................................... 219 16 National Water Development Agency ............................................................................... 226 17 National Institute of Hydrology ......................................................................................... 234 18 Narmada Control Authority ............................................................................................. 245 19 Sardar Sarovar Construction Advisory Committee .............................................................. 257 20 Brahmaputra Board ........................................................................................................ 267 21 Betwa River Board........................................................................................................... 276 22 Bansagar Control Board .................................................................................................. 279 23 Tungabhadra Board ........................................................................................................ 285 24 Water and Power Consultancy Services (India) Limited ........................................................ 290 25 National Projects Construction Corporation Limited ............................................................ 306 ANNEXURES ANNEXURE-I Staff Strength of the Ministry of Water Resources ................................. 311 ANNEXURE-II Organisational Chart of the Ministry of Water Resources ...................... 313 ANNEXURE-III List of Postal Addresses of Heads of Organisations under the Ministry of Water Resources ......................................................... 314 ANNEXURE - IV List Showing Budget Estimates/ Revised Estimates of various schemes and programmes of the Ministry for 2001- 2002 .................... 316 ANNEXURE – V List of Postal Addresses of Directors of Public/ Staff Grievances in the Ministry of Water Resources and its various Organisations ......... 319 ANNEXURE - VI Detailed Assessment of performance for the year 2001-2002 in respect of the autonomous organisations under the Ministry of Water Resources........................................................................... 322 2001-2002 FUNCTIONS AND ORGANISATIONAL SET UP OF THE MINISTRY HIGHLIGHTS ● Shri Arjun Charan Sethi is the Union Minister of Water Resources since 29.05.2000. ● Smt. Bijoya Chakravarty is the Union Minister of State for Water Resources since 13.10.1999. ● Shri B.N. Navalawala took over as Secretary (Water Resources) on 31.03.2001. ● Smt. Radha Singh took over as Additional Secretary (Water Resources) on 01.11.2001. 1 2001-2002 CHAPTER 1 FUNCTIONS AND ORGANISATIONAL SET UP OF THE MINISTRY FUNCTIONS AND SET UP centrally sponsored schemes in these areas. The Ministry of Water Resources is responsible for laying down policy (f) Overall planning for the development guidelines and programmes for the of ground water resources, development and regulation of country's establishment of utilisable resources and water resources. The Ministry formulation of policies of exploitation, is responsible for the following func- overseeing of and support to the State tions :- level activities in ground water development. (a) Overall planning, policy formulation, coordination and guidance in the sector (g) Formulation of the national water of water resources. development perspective and determination of the water balance of (b) Technical guidance, scrutiny, clearance different basins/ sub-basins for possible and monitoring of the irrigation, flood inter-basin transfers. control and multi-purpose projects (major/ medium) of the States. (h) Coordination, mediation and facilitation in regard to the resolution of differences (c) Infrastructural, technical and research or disputes relating to inter-state rivers support for sectoral development at the and overseeing of the implementation State level. of inter-state projects. (d) Providing special central financial (i) Operation of the central network for assistance for specific projects and flood forecasting and warning on assistance in obtaining external inter-state rivers, the provision of assistance from the World Bank and central assistance for some State other agencies. schemes in special cases and preparation of flood control master (e) Overall policy formulation, planning plans for the Ganga and the and guidance in respect of minor Brahmaputra river systems. irrigation and command area development, and also the (j) Negotiations with the neighbouring administration and monitoring of the countries, like Bangladesh, Nepal and 2 2001-2002 Pakistan, in regard to river waters, redressal of public grievances and water resources development projects monitoring the implementation of the and the operation of the Indus Water reservation policy for Scheduled Castes/ Treaty. Scheduled Tribes, OBCs and physically handicapped persons, security matters, staff THE MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES welfare activities and matters relating to general administration. Shri Arjun Charan Sethi is the Union Minister of Water Resources since 29.05.2000. Smt. FINANCE WING Bijoya Chakravarty is the Minister of State for Water Resources since 13.10.1999. Shri B.N. The Finance Wing is mainly responsible for Navalawala is the Secretary in the Ministry monitoring expenditure on various plan/ non- of Water Resources since 31.03.2001. plan schemes, giving advice on financial proposals, preparation of budget, revised The work of the Ministry is divided among the estimates, performance budget, work eight wings ; namely, Administration, Finance, measurement studies and audit objections etc. Policy and Planning, Project, Eastern Rivers, Indus, Command Area Development, and The accounting set up of the Ministry is headed Water Management & Minor Irrigation. Each by the Controller of Accounts and comprises Wing is headed by an officer of the level of the Principal Accounts Office with six Pay & Joint Secretary. The functions of these wings Accounts Offices, three located in New Delhi are as follows :- and one each in Faridabad, Pune and Farakka. The Controller of Accounts is assisted ADMINISTRATION WING by two Deputy Controllers of Accounts and seven Pay & Accounts Officers. The Administration Wing is responsible for cadre management of the Central Water The Controller of Accounts office compiles the Engineering (Group 'A') Service, cadre complete monthly account on computer. All management of CSS/ CSCS/ CSSS posts statements like the expenditure statement, in the Ministry as well as its attached offices, Appropriation Accounts, Finance Accounts, matters concerning personnel in the Central SCT etc. and a booklet "Accounts at a Glance" Ground Water Board, matters relating to All of the Ministry are prepared on computer. The India Service officers in the Ministry, training monthly salary bills of the staff are also of officers and staff, all matters relating to generated on computer. Further, this office is ground water development, annual report also equipped with new computers in the field and annual action plan of the Ministry, of accounts working on LAN & ORACLE in Information Technology, Parliamentary the new software CONTACT. Now mostly Consultative Committee, Implementation of all the accounting job work including the Bank the Official Language Act, vigilance, Module is done in the new software and 3 2001-2002 accordingly reports are being generated. Programme are also looked after by this wing. POLICY AND PLANNING WING EASTERN RIVERS WING All policy matters relating to the development This Wing deals with matters relating to the of water resources, preparation of five year Ganga and Brahmaputra