A Panoramic View of Krishna Raja Sagara Dam, Karnataka GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION NEW DELHI ANNUAL REPORT 2019-20 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION NEW DELHI Content Sl. No. CHAPTER PAGE NO. 1. OVERVIEW 1-14 2. WATER RESOURCES SCENARIO 17-20 3. MAJOR PROGRAMMES 23-64 4. INTER-STATE RIVER ISSUES 67-71 5. INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION 75-81 6. EXTERNAL ASSISTANCE IN WATER RESOURCES SECTOR 85-96 7. ORGANISATIONS AND INSTITUTIONS 99-170 8. PUBLIC SECTOR ENTERPRISES 173-184 9. INITIATIVES IN NORTH EAST 187-194 10. ADMINISTRATION, TRAINING AND GOVERNANACE 197-202 11. TRANSPARENCY 205 12. ROLE OF WOMEN IN WATER RESOURCES MANAGEMENT 206 13. PROGRESSIVE USE OF HINDI 207-208 14. STAFF WELFARE 211-212 15. VIGILANCE 213 16. APPOINTMENT OF PERSONS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS 214 Annexures Sl. No. ANNEXURES PAGE NO. I. ORGANISATION CHART 217 II. STAFF IN POSITION AS ON 31.12.2019 218 III. LIST OF NAMES & ADDRESSES OF SENIOR OFFICERS & HEADS 219-222 OF ORGANISATIONS UNDER THE DEPARTMENT IV. BUDGET AT GLANCE 223-224 V. 225-226 COMPLETED/ ALMOST COMPLETED LIST OF PRIORITY PROJECTS (AIBP WORKS) REPORTED VI. CENTRAL ASSISTANCE & STATE SHARE DURING RELEASED 227 PMKSY 2016-20 FOR AIBP WORKS FOR 99 PRIORITY PROJECTS UNDER VII. CENTRAL ASSISTANCE & STATE SHARE RELEASED DURING 228 UNDER PMKSY 2016-20 FOR CADWM WORKS FOR 99 PRIORITY PROJECTS VIII. 229 UNDER FMP COMPONENT OF FMBAP STATE/UT-WISE DETAILS OF CENTRAL ASSISTANCE RELEASED IX. 230 UNDER FLOOD MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME DURING 11TH & STATE-WISE AREA PROTECTED AND POPULATION BENEFITTED 12TH PLAN SURVEY & INVESTIGATION’ AND PREPARATION OF DETAILED X. PROJECT REPORTS OF MULTIPURPOSE PROJECTS BY 231-232 BRAHMAPUTRA BOARD XI. LIST OF CENTRAL PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICERS / 233-236 APPELLATE AUTHORITIES IN THE VARIOUS SECTIONS/WINGS XII. LIST OF POSTAL ADDRESSES OF PUBLIC/STAFF GRIEVANCE 237-238 OFFICERS AND ITS VARIOUS ORGANISATIONS Abbreviations 239-245 CHAPTER-1 OVERVIEW DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION 1. Overview 1.0 Introduction trans-boundary water issues; bilateral and multi-lateral cooperation; general Water is a natural resource policy, guidelines and programmes for fundamental to life, livelihood, food assessment, development and regulation security and sustainable development. of the country’s water resources; water quality assessment; rejuvenation of development, conservation and River Ganga and its tribuatries and also It is also a finite resource. Therefore, management of water resources are conservation and abatement of pollution crucial especially for developing economy of other rivers. like India where the demands are rising rapidly due to increase in population, The Department is also allocated urbanization and industrialisation. the subjects pertaining to regulation and development of inter-State rivers; The Department of Water implementation of awards of Tribunals; Resources, River Development and Ganga technical guidance, scrutiny, clearance and Rejuvenation (DoWR, RD & GR) is responsible for laying down policy and multi-purpose projects; ground guidelines and programmes for the monitoring of the irrigation, flood control development, conservation and logging; sea erosion and dam safety. management of water as a national water management; flood proofing; water resource; overall national perspective of The Department performs its water planning and coordination in relation functions with the support of its specialized to diverse uses of water; water-laws and legislations; addressing inter-State and (Central Water Commission and Central Soilagencies and consisting Materials of twoResearch attached Station); offices 1 organization chart of the Department is Ground Water Board, Central Water and at Annexure-I. The present staff strength eight sub-ordinate offices (Central Power Research Station, Ganga Flood of the Department is given at Annexure- Control Commission, Farakka Barrage II Project, Sardar Sarovar Construction Organizations under the Department . The list of Senior Officers & Heads of Advisory Committee, Bansagar Control along with their addresses is at Annexure- Board, Upper Yamuna River Board and III. National Water Informatics Centre); At present there are 14 wings in twelve Registered Societies / Autonomous the Department, namely, Brahmaputra Bodies/ Statutory Bodies etc.( National & Barak, Indus, State Projects, Finance, Mission for Clean Ganga, National Water Administration, River Development & Mission, National Institute of Hydrology, Public Policy, International Cooperation National Water Development Agency, and Ground Water, National Mission North Eastern Regional Institute of Water for Clean Ganga, National Water and Land Management, Narmada Control Mission,Command Area Development and Authority, Brahmaputra Board, Betwa Water Management, Economic Advisory, River Board, Tungabhadra Board, Krishna Flood Management, Minor Irrigation River Management Board, Godavari Statistics and National River Conservation River Management Board and Polavaram Directorate. Project Authority) and two public sector enterprises (WAPCOS Limited and National Finance Wing: The Budgetary Projects Construction Corporation allocations are essential to undertake any Limited). activity of the schemes and programmes of the Government. No expenditure can be The Department is under the incurred from the public treasury except Ministry of Jal Shakti headed by the with the sanction of the Parliament. The Hon’ble Union Minister Shri Ganjendra annual budget is accordingly presented Singh Shekhawat, who has assumed charge by the Government in the Parliament. on 31st May, 2019 and Hon’ble Minister of The Parliament, after deliberations on the State Shri Rattan Lal Kataria who assumed Demand for Grants of various Ministries, charge on the same day. Shri U.P. Singh passes the Annual Financial Statement. is the Secretary of the Department. The Different Wings of the Department Brahmaputra & Barak Brahmaputra Indus Projects State Finance Administration & Public Development River Policy & Cooperation International Water Ground Rejuvenation Ganga Ganga Clean National Mission for Development Command Area Management & Water Advisory Economic Flood Management Statistics Minor Irrigation Conservation National River Directorate 2 The Government gets authority to dissolved with effect from 7.10.2016, incur expenditure only after the Annual consequent to the constitution of National Financial Statement and Appropriation Council for Rejuvenation, Protection and Bill passed by the Parliament get the Management of River Ganga (referred as assent of the President. The Budget section, after compiling the information no. S.O. 3187(E) dt. 7-10-2016 under EPA, received from Subject Matter Divisions, 1986.National Ganga Council) vide notification prepares Detailed Demands for Grants and Statement of Budget Estimates and sends at national, state and district level to take to the Ministry of Finance for incorporation measures The Actfor envisagesprevention, five tiercontrol structure and of the same in the Annual Budget. abatement of environmental pollution The Actual Expenditure of the in river Ganga and to ensure continuous Department on net basis in F.Y. 2018-19 was Rs. 7422.08 Cr. The budget outlay of the river Ganga as below: adequate flow of water so as to rejuvenate the Department for FY 2019-20-Budget • National Ganga Council under Estimates (B.E.) was Rs.8245.25 Cr. on Chairmanship of Hon’ble Prime net basis which has been reduced to Rs. Minister of India, 7518.21 Cr. in the Revised Estimates (R.E.). • Empowered Task Force (ETF) on The actual expenditure till 31.12.2019 was river Ganga under Chairmanship of Rs. 5815.33 Cr. The scheme-wise Budget Hon’ble Union Minister of Jal Shakti, at a glance of the Department showing • NMCG, Actual Expenditure in F.Y. 2018-19, B.E. 2019-20, R.E. 2019-20 and expenditure • State Ganga Committees, and up to 31.12.2019 is given at Annexure-IV. • District Ganga Committees in every 2.0 Major Schemes and Ganga and its tributaries in the states,specified district abutting river Programmes of the Ministry Some of the activities and NMCG has a two tier management achievements of the Department under structure and comprises of Governing various schemes are summerised below Council and Executive Committee. with further details covered under Both of them are headed by Director Chapter -3. General, NMCG. Executive Committee has been authorized to accord approval 2.1 National Mission for Clean Ganga for all projects up to Rs.1000 crore. (NMCG) NMCG has signed Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) with various NMCG was registered as a society on Central Ministries such as Ministry of 12.8.2011 under the Societies Registration Human Resources Development, Ministry Act, 1860. It acted as implementation arm of Rural Development, Ministry of of National Ganga River Basin Authority Railways, Ministry of Shipping, Ministry (NGRBA) which was constituted under the of Tourism, Ministry of Ayush, Ministry of provisions of the Environment Protection Petroleum, Ministry of Youth Affairs and Act (EPA), 1986. NGRBA has since been 3 Sports, Department of Drinking Water & by the Central Government so that Sanitation and Ministry of Agriculture for overall interest rate for State share effective implementation and success of its comes to about 6%, so as to make multi-disciplinary programme. it attractive for the States and