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ANNUAL REPORT 2009-10 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES NEW DELHI Abbreviations ADB Asian Development Bank INCGW Indian National Committee on Ground Water AIBP Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme INCH Indian National Committee on Hydraulic Research BB Brahmaputra Board INCID Indian National Committee on Irrigation and Drainage BCB Bansagar Control Board INCOH Indian National Committee on Hydrology BRB Betwa River Board ISRO Indian Space Research Organisation CADWM Command Area Development & Water ISRWD Inter-State River Water Disputes Management CCA Culturable Command Area JBIC Japan Bank for International Cooperation CEA Central Electricity Authority JCWR Joint Committee on Water Resources CGWB Central Ground Water Board JET Joint Expert Team CSMRS Central Soil & Material Research Station JGE Joint Group of Experts cumec cubic metre per sec JRC Joint Rivers Commission cusec cubic foot per sec Kfw Kreditanstalt fur Wiederaufbau CWC Central Water Commission KWDT Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal CWPRS Central Water & Power Research Station MI Minor Irrigation CLA Central Loan Assistance MoU Memorandum of Understanding CRA Cauvery River Authority M & M Major and Medium CWDT Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal Mha million hectares DPR Detail Project report MoWR Ministry of Water Resources DSS Decision Support System NAPCC National Action Plan on Climate Change DRIP Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement NCA Narmada Control Authority Project EFC Expenditure Finance Committee NCSDP National Committee on Seismic Design Parameters ERM Extension, Renovation and Modernization NHDC Narmada Hydro-electric Development Corporation FPARP Farmers’ Participatory Action Research NLSC National Level Steering Committee Programme FBP Farakka Barrage Project NPMC National Level Programme Monitoring Committee FMP Flood Management Programme NPP National Perspective Plan FR Feasibility Report NWDT Narmada Water Disputes Tribunal FRL Full Reservoir Level NWM National Water Mission GFCC Ganga Flood Control Committee NPCC National Projects Construction Corporation Ltd GRA Grievances Redressal Authorities NWDA National Water Development Authority HP Hydrology Project NCMP National Common Minimum Programme IBRD International Bank of Reconstruction and OFD On Farm Development Development IEC Information, Education and Communication PAC Project Advisory Committee INCGECM Indian National Committee on Geotechnical PAF Project Affected Families Engineering and Construction Materials PDS Purpose Driven Studies TAC Technical Advisory Committee PIM Participatory Irrigation Management TAMC Technical Assistance and Management Consultancy PSC Permanent Standing Committee TOR Terms of Reference RMIS Rationalisation of Minor Irrigation Statistics TB Tungbhadra Board RRR Repair,Renovation and Restoration UYRB Upper Yamuna River Board R&R Rehabilitation and Resettlement WAPCOS Water And Power Consultancy Services (India) Ltd RRSSC Regional Remote Sensing Service Centre WB World Bank SS State Sector WEGWIS Web Enabled Ground Water Information System SSCAC Sardar Sorovar Construction advisory WQAA Water quality Assessment Authority Committee SAC Standing Advisory Committee WRIS Water Resources Information System SCEC Sub Committee on Embankment WUA Water User Association Construction SSP Sardar Sarovar Project ii Contents Chapter Page No. An Overview vi 1 Major Programmes ( State Sector) 1 • Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme (AIBP) 1 o Prime Minister's Package for Agrarian Distress Districts 3 o National Projects 3 o Bharat Nirman: Irrigation Sector 5 • National Project for Repair, Renovation and Restoration of Water Bodies 6 • Artificial Recharge to Ground Water through Dug Wells 6 • Command Area Development and Water Management 6 • Flood Management Programme 12 Major Programme (Central Sector) 16 • River Management Activities and Works related to Border Areas 16 • Ground Water Management & Regulation 17 • Flood Forecasting 18 • Development of Water Resources Information System 18 o Rationalisation of Minor Irrigation Statistics (RMIS) Scheme 19 • Hydrology Project –II 19 • Infrastructure Development Scheme 21 • Information, Education & Communication 22 2 Initiatives in North- East 26 3 Inter-State River Issues 33 • Inter-State River Water Disputes Act 33 • Inter-State Water Disputes Tribunals 33 • Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal 33 • Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal 34 • Vansadhara River Water Dispute 35 • Mahadayi River Water Dispute 35 • Ravi & Beas Water Tribunal 36 4 Co-operation with Neighbouring Countries 37 • Co-operation with Bangladesh 37 • Co-operation with Bhutan 38 • Co-operation with China 39 • Co-operation with Nepal 40 • Co-operation with Pakistan 42 iii 5 External Assistance in Water Resources Sector 43 6 Research and Development 49 7 Organisations and Institutions 53 • Attached Offices o Central Water Commission 53 o Central Soil and Materials Research Station (CSMRS) 67 • Sub-ordinate Offices o Central Ground Water Board 68 o Central Water and Power Research Station (CWPRS) 71 o Ganga Flood Control Commission 72 o Farakka Barrage Project 74 o Sardar Sarovar Construction Advisory Committee 78 o Banasagar Control Board 81 o Upper Yamuna River Board 84 • Registered Societies o National Water Development Agency (NWDA) 85 o National Institute of Hydrology (NIH) 90 • Statutory Bodies o Brahmaputra Board 92 o Narmada Control Authority 94 o Betwa River Board 96 o Tungabhadra Board 97 8 Public Sector Enterprises 99 • Water and Power Consultancy Services (India)Limited (WAPCOS) 99 • National Projects Construction Corporation Limited (NPCC) 100 9 Trainings 103 10 Transparency 105 11 Role of Women in Water Resources Management 107 12 Progressive Use of Hindi 108 iv 13 Staff Welfare 109 14 Vigilance 111 15 Appointment of Disabled Persons 112 Annexures 113 I Organisational Chart of Ministry of Water Resources 114 II Staff Strength of Ministry of Water Resources and its Organisations 116 III List of Addresses of Heads of Organisations under the Ministry 118 of Water Resources IV Budget at a Glance 120 V List of Appellate Authorities/ CPIOs appointed under the RTI Act 123 VI List of Addresses of Directors of Public Grievances/ Staff 126 Grievances in the Ministry of Water Resources and its Organisations v AN OVERVIEW Ministry of Water Resources, Government of India is responsible for development, conservation and management of water as a national resource; overall national perspective of water planning and coordination in relation to diverse uses of water; general policy, technical assistance, research and development, training and matters relating to irrigation and multi-purpose projects, ground water management; conjunctive use of surface and ground water, command area development, flood management including drainage, flood-proofing, water logging and sea erosion and dam safety. The Ministry has also been allocated the subject of regulation and development of inter-State rivers, implementation of awards of Tribunals, water quality assessment, bilateral and external assistance and cooperation programmes in the field of water resources and matters relating to rivers common to India and neighbouring countries. The above functions of the Ministry are carried out through its two attached offices, seven subordinate offices, seven statutory bodies, two autonomous bodies (societies) and two public sector enterprises. The Ministry is headed by Hon’ble Shri Pawan Kumar Bansal as the Union Minister of Water Resources since 18th June, 2009 with Hon’ble Shri Vincent H. Pala as the Minister of State for Water Resources. Shri U.N. Panjiar functioned as the Secretary in the Ministry with Shri S. Manoharan as the Special Secretary. The organisation chart of the Ministry is at Annexure- I. The staff strength of the Ministry and its organizations is at Annexure-II. The list of head of organizations under the Ministry of Water Resources is at Annexure-III. There are 12 Wings in the Ministry, namely, Administration, Coordination, Integrated Finance & Accounts, Policy & Planning, Projects, Brahmaputra & Barak, Ganga, Indus, Command Area Development & Water Management, Ground Water, Minor Irrigation Statistics and External Assistance. The Ministry is implementing and monitoring 5 State Sector and 15 Central Sector Schemes. The State Sector Schemes implemented and monitored by the Ministry during 2009-10 include Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme (AIBP), Flood Management Programme (FMP), Command Area Development and Water Management (CADWM), Repair, Renovation and Restoration (RRR) of Water Bodies and Artificial Recharge to Ground Water through Dugwells. The Central Sector Schemes implemented by the Ministry during 2009-10 include the Development of Water Resources Information System, Hydrology Project, Investigation of Water Resources Development Schemes, Research and Development, Information, Education and Communication, Infrastructure Development, Ground Water Management and Regulation, Dam Safety Studies and Planning, Flood Forecasting, River Management Activities in Border Areas and Farakka Barrage Project. In addition, works related to National Water Academy and Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Training and Research were also carried out. Consultations with the concerned State Governments were continued for implementing the schemes of River Basin Organisation for Mahanadi and Godavari river basins and for expediting Pagladia Project. The budget at a glance, indicating the plan and non- plan actuals and budget estimates of various schemes, is at Annexure-IV. vi