ANNUAL REPORT 2003-04 GOVERNMENT of INDIA Ministry
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ANNUAL REPORT 2003-04 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA Ministry Of Water Resources Contents Sl. No. Chapter Page No. Overview 1 1. Major / Medium Projects 8 • Acceleration Irrigation Benefit Programme (AIBP) • National Perspective Plan for Water Resources • National Water Development Agency (NWDA) 2. Command Area Development Programme 20 3. Ground Water and Minor Irrigation 25 • Central Ground Water Board • Minor Irrigation Activities 4 Eastern Rivers & Flood Control 35 • Flood Management • Brahmaputra Board • Ganga Flood Control Commission • Farakka Barrage Project 5 External Assistance for Development of Water Resources 45 6 Central Water Commission 52 7 Redressal of Inter-State River Issues 59 • Inter-State Water Disputes Act • Inter-State Water Disputes Tribunals • Board/ Authorities/Committees o Narmada Control Authority o Sardar Sarovar Construction Advisory Committee o Banasagar Control Board o Betwa River Board o Tungabhadra Board o Upper Yamuna River Board 8 International Cooperation with Neighbouring Countries 78 9 Research and Development 82 • Research Institutions o Central Soil and Materials Research Station (CSMRS) o Central Water and Power Research Station (CWPRS) o National Institute of Hydrology (NIH) 10 Undertakings of the Ministey 95 • Water and Power Consultancy Services (India) Limited (WAPCOS) • National Projects Construction Corporation Limited (NPCC) 11 Role of Women in Water Resources Management and Conservation 104 12 Progressive Use of Hindi 106 13 Administration, Welfare and Vigilance 107 14 Initiatives in the North-East 109 Annexures I Staff Strength of the Ministry of Water Resources 113 II Organisation Chart of Ministry of Water Resources 114 III List of Postal Addresses of Heads of Organisations Under 116 the Ministry of Water Resources IV List of Postal Addresses of Directors of Public Grievances/Staff 119 Grievances in the Ministry of Water Resources and its Various Organisations V Budget at a Glance 122 VI Detailed Assessment of Performance for the Year 2003-04 in Certain Organisations under Ministry of Water Resources 124 VII Audit Observations of C & AG on the Ministry's Working 130 1 OVERVIEW Water is the very essence of life. The strength of (d) Water quality assessment. water is unmatched. Without water there can be no (e) Water Laws, legislation including International life at all. In keeping with its importance societies Water Law. have always strived to manage and harness water in various ways. The Ministry of Water Resources (f) International organisations, commissions and in the Government of India looks after this nature’s conferences relating to water resources most precious gift. The Ministry is responsible for development and management, drainage and laying down policy guidelines and programmes for flood control. the development and regulation of country’s water (g) Matters relating to rivers common to India and resources. The following are its main functions:- neighbouring countries; the Joint Rivers (a) Development, conservation and Commission with Bangladesh, the Indus management of water as a national Waters Treaty 1960; the Permanent Indus resource; overall national perspective of Commission. water planning and coordination in (h) Bilateral and external assistance and relation to diverse uses of water. cooperation programmes in the field of water (b) General Policy, technical assistance, research resources development. and development training and all matters The Ministry is headed by Hon’ble Shri Arjun Charan relating to irrigation, including multi-purpose, Sethi as the Union Minister of Water Resources since major, medium, minor and emergency irrigation 29.05.2000. Hon’ble Smt. Bijoya Chakravarty is works; hydraulic structures for navigation and the Minister of State for Water Resources since hydropower; tube wells and groundwater 13.1.1999. Shri V.K. Duggal is the Secretary in the exploration and exploitation; protection and Ministry of Water Resources since 4.11.2003. Smt. preservation of ground water resources; Sushma Singh Joined the Ministry as Additional conjunctive use of surface and ground water, Secretary on 6.2.2004. The Ministry has nine wings irrigation for agricultural purposes, water namely; Administration, Finance, Policy & Planning, management, command area development; Projects, Eastern Rivers, Indus, Command Area management of reservoirs and reservoir Development & Water Management, and Ground sedimentation; flood (control) management, Water & Minor Irrigation and Coordination & drainage, drought proofing, water logging and Evaluation Wing. Each Wing is headed by an officer sea erosion problems; dam safety. of the level of Joint Secretary. To achieve its various (c) Regulation and development of inter-State rivers objectives, the Ministry is assisted by the following and river valleys. Implementation of Awards of organisations as mentioned in Table at next page, Tribunals through Schemes, River Boards. in performing the assigned functions. 2 NATIONAL WATER POLICY Ø Water is a precious natural resource, a basic human need and precious national asset and The Ministry adopted National Water Policy in 1987 its planning, development and management and same was subsequently revised. The revised should be governed by national perspectives. policy was adopted by the National Water Resources Council in its 5th meeting held on 1st April 2002. Ø A well developed information system for water Recognising water as a precious national asset, the related data at national/state level should be National Water Policy - 2002 embodies the Nation’s established with a net-work of data banks and resolve that planning, development and data bases integrating and strengthening the management of water resources would be governed existing Central and State level agencies. by National Perspectives. The policy recognizes Ø Planning for water resources to be on the basis the drainage basin as the basic unit of planning, of the hydrological unit such as a river basin development and management of water resources or sub-basin. Appropriate river basin and calls for appropriate measures to optimise organisations should be established for the utilisation of this resource. The salient features of planned development and management of the the National Water Policy –2002 are as under: Hon’ble Union Minister of Water Resources Shri Arjun Charan Sethi flagging off the Jal Yatra at India Gate, New Delhi 3 MAJOR ACHIEVEMENTS DURING 2003-04 • An amount of Rs.3128.5 crore was released as CLA under AIBP. • The Command Area Development Programme has been restructured and renamed as Command Area Development and Water Management (CADWM) Programme. • An amount of Rs.141.45 crore has been released to the States as Central Assistance for implementing CAD Programme. • The height of Sardar Sarovar Dam was raised to EL 100 m from EL 95 m in June, 2003 and permission for further raising the height from EL 100 to EL 110.64 m was accorded. • Pagladiya Multipurpose Project with irrigation benefits to 54 thousand hectares and flood protection to 40 thousand hectares taken up for execution. • Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal constituted. • Drilled 1339 tube wells for ground water exploration, out of which 98 wells were high yielding. • Year 2003 celebrated as “Fresh Water Year’ and many mass awareness programmes organized. • Prepared 500 district ground water user maps which can be used by common persons. The maps depicts present situation of ground water development and future prospects. TABLE Organizations and Bodies under the Ministry of Water Resources 1. Central Water Commission. 2. Central Soil and Materials Research Station. 3. Central Ground Water Board. /Central Ground Water Authority. 4. Central Water & Power Research Station. 5. Farakka Barrage Project. 6. Ganga Flood Control Commission. 7. Sardar Sarovar Construction Advisory Committee. 8. Brahmaputra Board. 9. Narmada Control Authority. 10. Betwa River Board. 11. National Institute of Hydrology. 12. National Water Development Agency. 13. Bansagar Control Board. 14. Tungabhadra Board. 15. Upper Yamuna River Board. 16. Water and Power Consultancy Services (India) Ltd. 17. National Projects Construction Corporation Limited. 4 river basins as a whole or sub-basins, wherever Ø Private sector participation should be necessary. encouraged in planning, development and Ø Water should be made available to water short management of water resources projects for areas by transfer from other areas including diverse uses, wherever feasible. transfer from one river basin to another, after Ø Both surface water and ground water should taking into account the requirements of the be regularly monitored for quality. Effluents areas/basins. should be treated to acceptable levels and Ø Planning of water resources development standards before discharging them into natural projects should, as far as possible, be for multi- streams. Minimum flow should be ensured in purpose projects with an integrated and multi- the perennial streams for maintaining ecology. disciplinary approach having regard to human Ø Efficiency of utilization should be improved in and ecological aspects including those of all the diverse uses of water and conservation disadvantaged sections of the society. consciousness promoted through education, Ø In the allocation of water, first priority should regulation, incentives and disincentives. be given for drinking water, followed by Ø There should be a Master Plan for flood control irrigation, hydro-power, ecology, agro- and management for each flood prone basin.