Discussion on Water Management in Indian Parliament Rajya Sabha, Budget Session,& Monsoon Session, 2016

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Q.NO. Q Type Date Ministry Member Title Agriculture & Farmers Releasing of grants to Madhya Pradesh under Welfare Development of Fresh Water Aquaculture 2277 Unstarred 05.08.2016 Shri Prabhat Jha scheme Agriculture & Farmers 1458 Unstarred 06.05.2016 Welfare Shri Sanjay Raut Efficient use of water in agriculture Shri Rajkumar Adverse impact on industrial output due to 1924 Unstarred 11.05.2016 Commerce & Industry Dhoot water shortage Drinking Water & Dr. Bhushan Lal Fluoride, arsenic and other metals in drinking 1514 Unstarred 01.08.2016 Sanitation Jangde water in Chhattisgarh Drinking Water & Shri Narendra Providing safe drinking water to tribal 153 Starred 01.08.2016 Sanitation Budania households Drinking Water & Shri Ram Nath Financial assistance to States for pure drinking 1516 Unstarred 01.08.2016 Sanitation Thakur water Drinking Water & Shri C.P. Providing safe drinking water and sanitation 714 Unstarred 25.07.2016 Sanitation Narayanan facilities Drinking Water & Contaminated drinking water in Eastern and 717 Unstarred 25.07.2016 Sanitation Shri Ripun Bora North Eastern States Drinking Water & Smt. Viplove Problem of fluoride contamination in drinking 720 Unstarred 25.07.2016 Sanitation Thakur water in Himachal Pradesh Drinking Water & Smt. Viplove Establishment of water quality testing 721 Unstarred 25.07.2016 Sanitation Thakur laboratories Drinking Water & Shri M.P. Use of solar wind technology for water 727 Unstarred 25.07.2016 Sanitation Veerendra Kumar purification systems Drinking Water & 22 Unstarred 18.07.2016 Sanitation Shri Meghraj Jain Funds for drinking water and sanitation Drinking Water & Shri T.K. Providing drinking water and sanitation to 26 Unstarred 18.07.2016 Sanitation Rangarajan every village Drinking Water & Shri Parvez 1621 Unstarred 09.05.2016 Sanitation Hashmi Privatisation of drinking water supply Drinking Water & 1625 Unstarred 09.05.2016 Sanitation Dr. Chandan Mitra Supply of potable water to all villages Drinking Water & 1628 Unstarred 09.05.2016 Sanitation Smt. Rajani Patil Problem of clean drinking water in villages Drinking Water & Smt. Sarojini 1611 Unstarred 09.05.2016 Sanitation Hembram Ponds for conservation of water Drinking Water & Technical and financial assistance for supply 1612 Unstarred 09.05.2016 Sanitation Smt. Rajani Patil of pure potable water Drinking Water & 814 Unstarred 02.05.2016 Sanitation Shri Ambeth Rajan Access to quality drinking water in U.P. Drinking Water & Shri Gulam Rasool Funds for drinking water and sanitation to 816 Unstarred 02.05.2016 Sanitation Balyawi Bihar Drinking Water & Shri Bhupinder 817 Unstarred 02.05.2016 Sanitation Singh Solution of drinking water problem Drinking Water & Shri Ramdas 822 Unstarred 02.05.2016 Sanitation Athawale Availability of ground water Drinking Water & 14 Unstarred 25.04.2016 Sanitation Dr. Prabhakar Kore Access to safe drinking water Drinking Water & Shri C.P. 15 Unstarred 25.04.2016 Sanitation Narayanan Drinking water supply to rural households Drinking Water & Shri Lal Sinh 18 Unstarred 25.04.2016 Sanitation Vadodia Supply of clean drinking water to all villages Drinking Water & Shri Neeraj 19 Unstarred 25.04.2016 Sanitation Shekhar Access to safe drinking water Drinking Water & Households without toilet and drinking water 20 Unstarred 25.04.2016 Sanitation Shri P.L. Punia facilities Drinking Water & 21 Unstarred 25.04.2016 Sanitation Shri Prabhat Jha Per capita availability of drinking water Drinking Water & Shri Ram Kumar 28 Unstarred 25.04.2016 Sanitation Kashyap Contaminated drinking water in rural districts Drinking Water & Shri Mohd. Ali Problem of non availability of safe drinking 1771 Unstarred 14.03.2016 Sanitation Khan water Drinking Water & Shri Naresh 1772 Unstarred 14.03.2016 Sanitation Agrawal Availability of drinking water in Bundelkhand Drinking Water & Shri Neeraj 1774 Unstarred 14.03.2016 Sanitation Shekhar Problem of unsafe drinking water in Ballia Environment, Forests & Shri Rajeev 1523 Unstarred 01.08.2016 Climate Change Chandrasekhar Checks on lakes and waterbodies in Bengaluru Environment, Forests & 1540 Unstarred 01.08.2016 Climate Change Shri Motilal Vora Effect of rise in sea water Health & Family 248 Starred 09.08.2016 Welfare Shri Derek O Brien Fatalities from water borne diseases Health & Family Shri B.K. 268 Unstarred 19.07.2016 Welfare Hariprasad People afflicted by contaminated water 127 Unstarred 18.07.2016 Shipping Shri K.K. Ragesh Promotion of water transport Smt. Renuka 118 Unstarred 18.07.2016 Shipping Chowdhury Development of inland waterways in Goa Water Resources, River Development and Smt. Renuka 2447 Unstarred 08.08.2016 Ganga Rejuvenation Chowdhury Status of underground water Water Resources, River Development and Dr. Vinay P. 2450 Unstarred 08.08.2016 Ganga Rejuvenation Sahasrabuddhe Rain water harvesting programme Water Resources, River Development and Shri Md. Nadimul 2460 Unstarred 08.08.2016 Ganga Rejuvenation Haque Performance of improving groundwater Water Resources, River Development and Ch. Sukhram Singh Supply of water for irrigation in drought hit 163 Starred 01.08.2016 Ganga Rejuvenation Yadav areas Water Resources, River Development and 1649 Unstarred 01.08.2016 Ganga Rejuvenation Dr. Prabhakar Kore Restoration of water bodies in rural areas Water Resources, River Development and 1651 Unstarred 01.08.2016 Ganga Rejuvenation Dr. R. Lakshmanan Depleting ground water level Water Resources, River Development and Shri M.P. 1652 Unstarred 01.08.2016 Ganga Rejuvenation Veerendra Kumar Shortage of water Water Resources, River Development and 1655 Unstarred 01.08.2016 Ganga Rejuvenation Shri C.M. Ramesh CGWB assessement of ground water level Water Resources, River Development and Shri Lal Sinh 1659 Unstarred 01.08.2016 Ganga Rejuvenation Vadodia Mapping of ground water level Water Resources, River Development and Smt. Renuka Proposal to frame a law for misuse and 844 Unstarred 25.07.2016 Ganga Rejuvenation Chowdhury wastage of water Water Resources, River Development and Smt. Jharna Das 856 Unstarred 25.07.2016 Ganga Rejuvenation Baidya Supply of water to farmers Water Resources, River Development and Smt. Jharna Das 857 Unstarred 25.07.2016 Ganga Rejuvenation Baidya Legislation on commercial supply of water Water Resources, River Development and Shri Vishambhar 13 Starred 18.07.2016 Ganga Rejuvenation Prasad Nishad Funds spent for rain water harvesting Water Resources, River Development and Allocation of funds for improving water 129 Unstarred 18.07.2016 Ganga Rejuvenation Shri P.L. Punia availability Water Resources, River Development and Shri Lal Sinh Mass movement for water conservation and 135 Unstarred 18.07.2016 Ganga Rejuvenation Vadodia rain water harvesting Water Resources, River Development and Shri Mansukh L. 1740 Unstarred 09.05.2016 Ganga Rejuvenation Mandaviya Exploitation of underground water Water Resources, River Development and Smt. Wansuk 1741 Unstarred 09.05.2016 Ganga Rejuvenation Syiem Management of water resources Water Resources, River Development and Shri Darshan Singh 1746 Unstarred 09.05.2016 Ganga Rejuvenation Yadav New water security plan Water Resources, River Development and Shri Avinash Bilateral co operation with other countries on 1748 Unstarred 09.05.2016 Ganga Rejuvenation Pande water sector Water Resources, River Development and Smt. Kanak Lata 1753 Unstarred 09.05.2016 Ganga Rejuvenation Singh Rainwater harvesting Water Resources, River Development and Harnessing reservoirs and water bodies 1756 Unstarred 09.05.2016 Ganga Rejuvenation Shri Meghraj Jain through modern technology Water Resources, River Development and Shri Vijay 945 Unstarred 02.05.2016 Ganga Rejuvenation Jawaharlal Darda Water level in Marathwada and Bundelkhand Water Resources, River Development and Shri Mohd. Ali 947 Unstarred 02.05.2016 Ganga Rejuvenation Khan Water level in dams Water Resources, River Development and Shri A. W. Rabi 950 Unstarred 02.05.2016 Ganga Rejuvenation Bernard Implementation of key water related schemes Water Resources, River Development and Shri Bhupinder 951 Unstarred 02.05.2016 Ganga Rejuvenation Singh Underground water level Water Resources, River Development and 959 Unstarred 02.05.2016 Ganga Rejuvenation Shri Meghraj Jain Survey to identify reserviors and water bodies Water Resources, River Development and Shri A. W. Rabi 3 Starred 25.04.2016 Ganga Rejuvenation Bernard National Water Framework Law Water Resources, River Development and 14 Starred 25.04.2016 Ganga Rejuvenation Smt. Rajani Patil Scarcity of water Water Resources, River Development and Shri Aayanur 154 Unstarred 25.04.2016 Ganga Rejuvenation Manjunatha Availability of water Water Resources, River Development and Dr. K.V.P. Recharging of ground water level in 155 Unstarred 25.04.2016 Ganga Rejuvenation Ramachandra Rao Telangana Water Resources, River Development and Shri Ramdas Research in water management and its 157 Unstarred 25.04.2016 Ganga Rejuvenation Athawale conservation technology Water Resources, River Development and Shri Ram Kumar Prevention of polluted and toxic water flow 158 Unstarred 25.04.2016 Ganga Rejuvenation Kashyap into Ganga Water Resources, River Development and Dr. K.V.P. 1911 Unstarred 14.03.2016 Ganga Rejuvenation Ramachandra Rao Sharing of Krishna waters Water Resources, River Development and Shri Ram Kumar 1916 Unstarred 14.03.2016 Ganga Rejuvenation Kashyap Per capita availability of water

O.I.H GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, DAIRYING AND FISHERIES RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2277 TO BE ANSWERED ON 5TH AUGUST, 2016

RELEASING OF GRANTS TO MADHYA PRADESH UNDER DEVELOPMENT OF FRESH WATER AQUACULTURE SCHEME

2277. SHRI PRABHAT JHA:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that there is a provision to provide grant to Fisheries Development Agencies under the Development of Freshwater Aquaculture scheme run by the Central Government, if so, the details thereof; and

(b) whether the amount concerning the approved proposals of Government of Madhya Pradesh under this scheme is yet to be sanctioned and released, if so, the details thereof?

ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE

(SHRI SUDARSHAN BHAGAT)

(a) : No, Sir. Under the newly restructured scheme ‘Blue Revolution: Integrated Development

and Management of Fisheries’ of the Department of Animal Husbandry, Dairying and

Fisheries, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, which is being implemented from

2016-17, there is no specific provision to provide grants to Fisheries Development Agencies.

(b) : No, Sir. No proposal of Government of Madhya Pradesh under the above scheme has

been approved during 2016-17.

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH & EDUCATION

RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1458 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06/05/2016

EFFICIENT USE OF WATER IN AGRICULTURE

1458. SHRI SANJAY RAUT:

Will the Minister of AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government’s attention has been drawn towards any research report that India uses two to four times more water to produce a unit of major food crops than China and Brazil, if so, the details thereof and Government’s response thereto; and

(b) the steps taken or proposed to be taken by Government for the efficient use of water in agriculture sector, particularly in drought affected States?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE AND FARMERS WELFARE (DR. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)

(a) Yes Sir, there are some research reports published during last decade stating that India uses two to four times more water to produce a unit of major food crop than China and Brazil due to low water productivity in India. However, with adoption of modern agronomic practices like raised bed sowing, alternate furrow irrigation, sprinkler irrigation, drip irrigation, direct seeding of rice, system of rice intensification and newer practices of water usage by the Indian farmers, the water requirement for raising food crops in India is comparable with other countries.

(b) The Government advocates drought affected states for crop diversification with low water consuming crops and use of drought tolerant cultivars along with efficient methods of irrigation and water-use efficient agronomic practices. The Government has recently launched Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) by amalgamating ongoing schemes, viz; Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme, Integrated Watershed Management Programme and On Farm Water Management (including drip/sprinkler irrigation) of National Mission on Sustainable Agriculture (NMSA) aiming at ‘more crop per drop’ and ‘Har Khet ko pani’ for benefit of the farming community.

****** GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY DEPARTMENT OF INDUSTRIAL POLICY & PROMOTION

RAJYA SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1924. TO BE ANSWERED ON WEDNESDAY, THE 11TH MAY, 2016.

ADVERSE IMPACT ON INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT DUE TO WATER SHORTAGE

1924. SHRI RAJKUMAR DHOOT: SHRI D. KUPENDRA REDDY:

Will the Minister of COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that industries in the country have also been adversely affected by the shortage of water which has affected the industrial output;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF COMMERCE & INDUSTRY (SHRIMATI NIRMALA SITHARAMAN)

(a) & (b): No such study has been conducted to assess the impact of water scarcity on the industrial output in the country.

(c): The Government is aware of water stress in many parts of the country. The Government has taken several steps to augment water storage and manage ground water level in the country. Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) constituted under ‘The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986’ for the purpose of regulation and control of ground water development and management has issued advisory to States / Union Territories and Ministry of Urban Development to take necessary measures for adopting rain water harvesting / artificial recharge in all the Government buildings. Besides, 30 States / UTs have made rain water harvesting mandatory by enacting laws / formulating rules & regulations / by including provisions in building bye-laws / through suitable Government Orders, etc. Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) has also been organizing mass awareness programmes in the country to promote water harvesting. As per the Schedule-I of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), water conservation and water harvesting structures constitute a special focus area for MGNREGA works.

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RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1514 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01/08/2016

Fluoride, arsenic and other metals in drinking water in Chhattisgarh

†1514. DR. BHUSHAN LAL JANGDE:

Will the Minister of DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether drinking water quality of various settlements of Chhattisgarh is affected by fluoride, arsenic and other metals of which only 78 fluoride affected localities have adequate measures to curb the pollution; (b) whether there is no sufficient infrastructure to curb the problems of hard water in 21 localities and to curb the problem of availability of iron, mica and arsenic in 1,742 localities; and (c) whether special package would be sanctioned for providing quality drinking water in the State?

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION (SHRI RAMESH CHANDAPPA JIGAJINAGI)

(a) & (b) As reported by the Government of Chhattisgarh into the online Integrated Management Information System, as on 27/07/2016, there are 1,148 rural habitations which are yet to be provided safe drinking water. Out of these, 75 habitations are affected with excess fluoride, 1,054 habitations with excess iron, 18 habitations with excess salinity and one habitation with excess nitrate in one or more rural drinking water sources. The Government of Chhattisgarh has not reported any arsenic affected habitation as on 27/07/2016. (c) Rural water supply is a State subject. The Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Government of India assists the States technically and financially through the centrally sponsored National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP). There is a fixed inter-State allocation criteria for funding under NRDWP. For the financial year 2016-17, the Central allocation of funds under NRDWP for Chhattisgarh State is Rs 65.83 crore, of which Rs 32.44 crore has already been released. Under NRDWP, upto 67% funds allocated to the Chhattisgarh State can be utilized for coverage and tackling water quality problems. Since surface water based piped water supply schemes take a long gestation period of say 3-4 years, Government of India with the recommendation of NITI Aayog has provided Rs 1.05 crore to Chhattisgarh State, for providing community water purification plants in 50 fluoride affected habitations so that 8-10 litres per capita per day of safe water for drinking and cooking purposes is made available immediately.

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RAJYA SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 153 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2016

Providing safe drinking water to tribal households

*153. SHRI NARENDRA BUDANIA:

Will the Minister of DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether the main source of drinking water in 2011 was away from their houses for 33.6 per cent household of tribal population at the country level and this was 33.2 per cent in Chhattisgarh, 24.8 per cent in Gujarat, 42.3 per cent in Jharkhand, 41.5 per cent in Madhya Pradesh and 45.5 per cent in Jammu and Kashmir;

(b) what is being done in these and other States to provide safe drinking water to tribal people near their premises; and

ANSWER MINISTER OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION (SHRI NARENDRA SINGH TOMAR)

(a)to (c) A Statement is laid on the table of the House.

Statement referred to in reply to Rajya Sabha Starred Question No. *153 due for reply on 01-08-2016.

(a) As per Census 2011,the main source of drinking water from their houses for tribal population in the county as a whole and the States of Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh and Jammu & Kashmir is as below:

S.No. States Total rural No of rural household of ST % household of population having main ST Population drinking water source away from their house 1 All India 2,01,87,856 73,44,686 36.38 2 Chhattisgarh 16,12,124 5,54,085 34.37 3 Gujarat 15,25,331 4,23,837 27.79 4 Jharkhand 15,42,273 6,82,296 44.24 5 Madhya Pradesh 29,69,095 12,66,210 42.65 6 Jammu & Kashmir 2,43,707 1,14,765 47.09

(b) and (c) Under NRDWP, 10% of the total allocation of funds is earmarked to be used for the supply of drinking water to Scheduled Tribe (ST) dominated habitations. States have been directed to take special care for the implementation of its schemes / programmes in tribal areas and report its progress separately on the online Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) of this Ministry.

In the year 2012-13 and 2013-14, with the assistance of National Clean Energy Fund (NCEF) from the Ministry of Finance and National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP), 9623 Nos. of Solar Power Based Dual Pump Schemes have been installed in Left Wing Extremist/ Naxal affected States so that safe drinking water is made available to small rural tribal habitations in these areas through taps. In the year 2015-16,another 5004 Nos. of Solar Power Based Dual Pump Schemes have been installed across the country with funding from NRDWP and assistance from Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE).

This Ministry has prepared a Strategic Plan for the rural drinking water sector for the period 2011-2022 which stresses on extending the piped water supply to more households in the rural areas including tribal areas. The interim goal till 2017 is to cover 50% of all rural households with piped water supply and 35% of rural households with household connections. By 2022, the goal is to cover 90% of rural households with piped water supply and 80% of rural households with household connections. The funds made available to States for coverage of ST concentrated habitations in the country during the last four years and the current year is at Annexure.

Annexure Annexure referred to in part (c) of Rajya Sabha Starred Question No. 153 due for answer on 1.8.2016 Status of funds released to States for coverage of tribal dominated habitations under NRDWP (Rs.in crores) S. 2016-17 (as on No. State 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 27.7.2016) 1. Andaman And Nicobar 0 0 0.09 0 0 2. Andhra Pradesh 38.71 50.07 21.05 12.76 4.35 3. Arunachal Pradesh 65.64 0 0 0.3 0 4. Assam 79.7 64.41 64.3 26.66 13.35 5. Bihar 2.05 3.29 4.5 8.58 1.18 6. Chandigarh 0 0 0 0 0 7. Chattisgarh 53.28 50.96 52.87 19.41 10.63 8. Dadra & Nagar Haveli 0 0 0 0 0 9. Daman & Diu 0 0 0 0 0 10. Goa 0 0 0 0.22 0.17 11. Gujarat 142.04 106.53 84.81 40.79 25.16 12. Haryana 0 0 0 0 0 13. Himachal Pradesh 5.28 4.85 6.82 2.93 1.76 14. Jammu And Kashmir 62.98 57.83 67.33 24.81 15.62 15. Jharkhand 73.17 70.64 47.27 22.16 12.08 16. Karnataka 66.86 73.53 46.79 19.55 11.52 17. Kerala 3.56 3.02 2.76 1.05 0.62 18. Lakshadweep 0 0 0 0 0 19. Madhya Pradesh 129.58 117.2 103.97 45.68 23.38 20. Maharashtra 74.8 84.73 99.64 40.66 21.47 21. Manipur 26.94 20.75 0 0 0 22. Meghalaya 0 0 0 1.32 0 23. Mizoram 0 0 0 0 0 24. Nagaland 0 0 0 0 0 25. Odisha 50.36 73.55 50.55 22.81 11.71 26. Puducherry 0.04 0 0 0 0 27. Punjab 0 0 0 0 0 28. Rajasthan 201.51 202.59 211 73.65 45.53 29. Sikkim 6.76 5.33 10.63 2.98 1.27 30. Tamil Nadu 11.03 5.17 6.07 6.4 0.99 31. Telangana - 24.51 12.77 5.36 32. Tripura 32.73 31.6 0 0.18 0 33. Uttar Pradesh 0.69 0.53 6.15 14.85 1.08 34. Uttarakhand 2.62 2.8 4.04 1.99 1.18 35. West Bengal 33.35 32.33 31.13 18.67 5.16 Total 1163.68 1061.71 946.28 421.18 213.57

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प्र� सं奍या 153 श्री नरेꅍद्र बुढािनया : माननीय सभापित महोदय, अनसु िचतू जनजाित के लोगⴂ को पीने का पानी उपल녍ध कराने क�, चाहे वे हℂडपंप लगाने क� हⴂ, चाहे पाइप लाइन िबछाने क� हⴂ, इनमᴂ सबसे म奍यु योजना एनआरडीडब쥍यपीू क� है। ये सारी-क�-सारी योजनाएं यपीएू के शासन क� हℂ। श्री सभापित : आप सवाल पिछए।ू श्री नरेꅍद्र बुढािनया : सभापित जी, वत셍मान सरकार को ढाई वष셍 परेू होने वाले हℂ, तो 啍या इन परानीु योजनाओ ं मᴂ तेजी लाने के िलए कोई strategy या काय셍क्रम सरकार बनाने जा रही है? श्री नरेꅍद्र िसंह तोमर : सभापित महोदय, माननीय सदय ने जन-जाितयⴂ के क쥍याण व उ न के िलए पेयजल क� उपल녍धता से संबंिधत प्र� पछाू है। इस संबंध मᴂ उनक� िचंता िनि�त �प से वािजब है और भारत सरकार लगातार आम 핍यि� को व楍छ जल क� उपल녍धता के िलए प्रयासरत है। िवशेष �प से जनजातीय �ेत्र मᴂ हमारे एनआरडीडब쥍यपीू काय셍क्रम के अंतग셍त 10 प्रितशत रािश क� सर�ाु और उसक� उपल녍धता सुिनि�त क� जाती है। इस के अित�र� जनजातीय मंत्रालय भी उपयोजना के अंतग셍त इन के िलए रािशयां सरि�तु करता है और मℂ समझता ह� ं िक उसका प�रणाम जन-जातीय �ेत्र मᴂ काफ� अ楍छा है। के ꅍ द्र सरकार के पेयजल मंत्रालय, जन-जातीय मंत्रालय के साथ-साथ रा煍यⴂ क� भी अपनी बह�त सी योजनाएं हℂ, िजन के मा鵍यम से रा煍य काम करते हℂ 啍यⴂिक पेयजल क� उपल녍धता रा煍य का ही िवषय है और के ꅍ द्र सरकार उसमᴂ उनक� मदद करती है। उस कारण इस �ेत्र मᴂ उपल녍धता और उपलि녍ध भी अ楍छी है। श्री नरेꅍद्र बुढािनया : सभापित महोदय, मℂने जानना चाहा था िक के ꅍ द्र द्वारा अनसु िचतू जन-जाित के प�रवारⴂ को पेयजल उपल녍ध कराने के िलए िकतनी धनरािश िकस-िकस प्रदेश मᴂ दी गयी है? महोदय, इꅍहⴂने अपने उ�र मᴂ िदया है और उससे पता चलता है िक ऐसा कोई प्रदेश नहĂ है, िजस मᴂ रािश कम नहĂ क� गयी हो। सभी प्रदेशⴂ मᴂ इस रािश मᴂ कटौती क� गयी है। मℂ यहां उ쥍लेख करना चाह�गां िक छ�ीसगढ़ को जहां 2013- 2014 मᴂ 53 करोड़ �पए िदए गए वहां वष셍 2015-2016 मᴂ ि स फ셍 साढ़े 19 करोड़ �पए िदए गए हℂ, गुजरात को वष셍 2012-2013 मᴂ 142 करोड़ िदए गए थे, लेिकन अब 40 करोड़ �पए िदए गए हℂ। इसी प्रकार म鵍य प्रदेश को पहले 129 करोड़ िदये गये थे, लेिकन अब 45.68 करोड़ िदए गए हℂ। महोदय, राजथान के अंदर 2012-13 मᴂ 2,001 करोड़ �पये था, लेिकन अबक� बार ि स फ셍 73.65 करोड़ �पया िदया गया है। ..(핍यवधान).. श्री सभापित : सवाल 啍या है? श्री नरेꅍद्र बढािनयाु : सभापित महोदय, मℂ इसी से संबंिधत सवाल पछू रहा ह�।ं मℂ यह जानना चाहता ह� ं और बताना भी चाहता ह� ं िक जो वाटर दिषतू बीमा�रयाँ हℂ, वे सबसे 煍यादा अनसु िचतू जनजाित के 핍यि�यⴂ और ब楍चⴂ मᴂ होती हℂ। कई बार यह भी सव� मᴂ आया है िक एक से पाँच वष셍 के ब楍चⴂ क� हर महीने, हर गाँव मᴂ दो, तीन म配यृ ु होती हℂ। िजस प्रकार से इन ब楍चⴂ क� म配यृ ु होती है, उस प्रकार से पैसा मुहैया नहĂ कराया जाता है। सभापित जी, मℂ आ प के मा鵍यम से मंत्री से जानना चाहता ह� ं िक 啍या सरकार राजथान, म鵍य प्रदेश, छ�ीसगढ़ रा煍यⴂ के िलए अित�र� रािश आवंिटत करने का कोई िवचार रखती है? श्री नरेꅍद्र िसंह तोमर : सभापित महोदय, माननीय सदय ने िजस रािश क� बात कही है, उ स के िलए मℂ उ न के सं�ान मᴂ लाना चाहता ह� ं िक िपछले िदनⴂ, जब चौदहवᴂ फायनᴂस कमीशन क� �रपोट셍 आई, और उसको सरकार ने वीकार िकया, तो रा煍यⴂ को, जो 32 प्रितशत रािश िमलती थी, वह रािश अब 42 प्रितशत उपल녍ध होती है। कᴂ द्र के पास जो रािश थी, वह िनि�त �प से कम थी। उ स के बाद नीित आयोग ने म奍यु मंित्रयⴂ क� एक सिमित बनाई, िजसक� अ鵍य�ता म鵍य प्रदेश के म奍यु मंत्री श्री िशवराज िसंह चौहान जी कर रहे थे। उꅍहᴂ यह िज륍मा स㄂पा गया था िक सभी रा煍यⴂ के म奍यु मंित्रयⴂ से बात क र के , इस काय셍 को देखᴂ िक कᴂ द्र और रा煍य के बीच िकस प्रकार से रािश क� िहसेदारी होनी चािहए, िजससे योजनाओ ं मᴂ भी उपलि녍ध आए और कᴂ द्र तथा रा煍य को िकसी प्रकार क� किठनाई नहĂ आए। इ स के कारण पेयजल और अꅍय �ेत्रⴂ मᴂ भी कहĂ पचास-पचास परसᴂट का रे�यो तय ह�आ, कहĂ साठ-चालीस परसᴂट का रे�यो तय ह�आ, लेिकन पव��रू रा煍यⴂ मᴂ न녍बे-दस का रे�यो तय ह�आ। इ स के कारण यह रािश, िजसका माननीय सदय उ쥍लेख कर रहे है, वह है, और इसी क� वजह से जो बजट पहले था, वह बजट भी इस बार 5,000 करोड़ का है, लेिकन जो वत셍मान आवंटन है, उ स के िहसाब से जो आवंटन जारी िकया है, वह उिचत है और इसमᴂ हम सभी लोग उपलि녍ध हािसल करᴂगे। श्री अमर िसंह : माननीय सभापित जी, मℂ आ प के मा鵍यम से माननीय मंत्री जी से जानना चाह�गां - वैसे तो यह प्र� ट्रायब쥍स के संबंध मᴂ पेयजल का पछाू गया है, लेिकन भारत क� पहचान आगरा से है, उ स के ताजमहल से है। इꅍहⴂने कहा है िक पेयजल रा煍य का िवषय है। मℂ इस बारे मᴂ नहĂ बोलना चाहता ह� ं िक यह Concurrent List है, State List है या central list है, लेिकन कम से कम आगरा का प्र�, जहाँ पेयजल क� इतनी बड़ी समया है, जहाँ इतने पय셍टक आते हℂ, उस आगरा के पानी को पीकर लोगⴂ क� मौतᴂ तक ह�ई हℂ। वहाँ पर कई दशकⴂ से खारे पानी क� समया है। ि स फ셍 रा煍य सरकार के संसाधन से इस समया का िनराकरण नहĂ हो सकता है। मℂ समझता ह,�ं और मℂ इस पर सदन के अꅍय सािथयⴂ का भी सहयोग चाह�गां िक आगरा ि स फ셍 उ�र प्रदेश का ही नहĂ है, बि쥍क यह देश क� पहचान है और वहाँ सबसे अिधक पय셍टक जाते हℂ। वहाँ पर पेयजल क� बड़ी गंभीर समया है, खारे पानी क� समया है, इ स के कारण मौतᴂ तक होती हℂ और पय셍टक बीमार पड़ते हℂ। ..(핍यवधान).. श्री सभापित : अमर िसंह जी, यह सवाल ट्रायबल हाउस हो쥍ड्स पर है। श्री अमर िसंह : सभापित जी, वह बात ठीक है, लेिकन यहाँ पेयजल क� बात है। यहाँ पेयजल क� बात है और मौका भी है, तो मℂ यह कह रहा ह� ं िक ट्रायबल हाउसहो쥍ड्स को भी पैसा िमलना चािहए, लेिकन पेयजल क�, ट्रायबल हाउसहो쥍ड्स से भी 煍यादा खराब अवथा आगरा क� है। 啍यⴂिक इसका संदभ셍 पीने के पानी से है, तो मℂ आपक� आ�ा से मंत्री जी से पछनाू चाहता ह� ं िक 啍या आप आगरा के पेयजल के िलए अलग से कु छ प्रावधान करᴂगे? श्री नरेꅍद्र िसंह तोमर : सभापित महोदय, जब पेयजल क� बात आती है तो िनि�त �प से गुणव�ा का 鵍यान रखना भी ज�री है। मℂ समझता ह �ं माननीय अमर िसंह जी, जो िक बह�त ही सीिनयर मे륍बर हℂ, वे उ�र प्रदेश से आते हℂ और आगरा के मामले मᴂ उꅍहⴂने जो िचंता 핍य� क� है, उ स के िलए वे अपनी जगह पर ठीक हℂ। मℂ इस मामले मᴂ आपसे एक-दो अनरोधु करना चाहता ह�ँ। एक तो आपने आगरा के मामले मᴂ िचꅍता क� है, तो आगरा शहरी िवकास मंत्रालय के अꅍतग셍त आता है, 啍यⴂिक यह एक शहरी �ेत्र है। दसराू , पानी क� जो गुणव�ा है, उसमᴂ दो-तीन चीजᴂ हℂ, िजनको लेकर िनि�त �प से सरकार िचिꅍतत है। कहĂ लोग आस�िनक से परेशान हℂ, कहĂ लोग 굍लोराइड से परेशान हℂ और खारे पानी क� समया से भी अनेक �ेत्र परेशान हℂ। िपछले िदनⴂ नीित आयोग ने खारे पानी क� समया का िनदान हो स के और उसक� गुणव�ा सधरु स के , इस �ि� से 800 करोड़ �पए क� रािश सिनि�तु क� है। वह रािश रा煍यⴂ को गई है। मℂ माननीय अमर िसंह जी से अनरोधु करना चाह�ँगा िक वे उ�र प्रदेश से बात क र के उस रािश का सदपयोगु आगरा के पानी को ठीक कराने के िलए करᴂगे, तो उिचत होगा। ...(핍यवधान)... श्री अमर िसंह : सर, ... श्री सभापित : नहĂ, नहĂ, आपका सवाल हो गया। ...(핍यवधान)... श्री अमर िसंह : सर, बस एक सवाल पूछने दीिजए। ...(핍यवधान)... श्री सभापित : नहĂ, नहĂ, ꥍलीज़। No supplementaries, Amar Singhji. ...(Interruptions)... श्री अमर िसंह : आप इतना बता दीिजए िक उ�र प्रदेश को िकतना िदया गया है? ...(핍यवधान)... MR. CHAIRMAN: You are a very senior Member, please do not do that. ...(Interruptions)... श्री अमर िसंह : सर, वे इतना ही बता दᴂ िक 800 करोड़ �पए मᴂ से उ�र प्रदेश का िहसा 啍या है? MR. CHAIRMAN: Now, Mr. Tapan Kumar Sen. ...(Interruptions)... Mr. Tapan Sen, does your question relate to tribal households? Does it or no? SHRI TAPAN KUMAR SEN: It does, Sir. MR. CHAIRMAN: All right. SHRI TAPAN KUMAR SEN: Sir, I can assure you that I will not go here and there. MR. CHAIRMAN: Thank you very much. SHRI TAPAN KUMAR SEN: Sir, I think, ensuring availability of water, particularly the drinking water, is a basic requirement of any civilized society. And, the status that we have reached after 2011 Census ...(Interruptions)... You have already given the figures. This is also very crucially linked with your another very ambitious programme, Swachh Bharat, which is closely linked with the availability of water and disposal. Only then can that programme can effectively be implemented. In this context, you have taken a target to cover 50 per cent of all rural households with piped water supply and 35 per cent of all rural households with household connections by 2017. That is your target by 2017. I am not going beyond that, though you have given a target up to 2022. Now, after spending Rs. 2,592.85, we have reached to the present level of pitiable percentage. ...(Interruptions)... MR. CHAIRMAN: You still have not reached tribal households. ...(Interruptions)... SHRI TAPAN KUMAR SEN: Sir, I am just quoting the target and the figures given by them. So, you have already spent Rs. 2,592.85 crores. And, for 2016-17, you have mentioned a figure of Rs. 213.57 crores. You have taken a target of 50 per cent of all rural households with piped water supply and 35 per cent direct household connections. Is this target at all realizable with the money that you have sanctioned? ...(Interruptions)... I think, that need to be seriously reviewed; otherwise, your target would go in public consumption. ...(Interruptions)... Finally, whatever has been released, tells a different story. ...(Interruptions)... Funds should not be only for public consumption. But, it should be ...(Interruptions)... Kindly clarify this. ...(Interruptions)... श्री नरेꅍद्र िसंह तोमर : माननीय सभापित महोदय, तपन जी ने जो बात कही, वह िनि�त �प से मह配वपण셍ू है, 啍यⴂिक सरकार ने तय िकया है िक 2022 तक प्र配येक ग्रामीण प�रवार को 70 लीटर पानी क� उपल녍धता हो। 2017 तक हम 50 प्रितशत ग्रामीण प�रवारⴂ को पाइपलाइन से और 35 प्रितशत ग्रामीण प�रवारⴂ को घरेल ू कने啍शन देकर जल क� उपल녍धता कराएँगे। 2022 तक 90 प्रितशत ग्रामीण प�रवारⴂ को पाइपलाइन से और 80 प्रितशत ग्रामीण प�रवारⴂ को घरेलू कने啍शन देकर हम लोग इस काम को पराू करᴂगे। यह बात सही है िक वत셍मान मᴂ जो उपल녍धता िदखाई देती है, वह थोड़ी कम है। लेिकन अभी हमारे पास समय है। िनि�त �प से हम इस परीू प�रयोजना को �र핍य ू करने वाले हℂ। अगर इसमᴂ और साधन बढ़ाने क� आव�यकता है, तो हम वह भी करᴂगे। मℂ आ प के मा鵍यम से माननीय सदय को बताना चाहता ह� ँ िक सामाꅍय तौर पर अगर आप देखᴂगे, तो अभी देश मᴂ लगभग 52 प्रितशत �ेत्र ऐसे हℂ, जहाँ 'नल जल योजना' लागू है और लोगⴂ को पाइप से पानी िमल रहा है। दसरीू बात यह है िक रा煍य सरकारᴂ भी इस काम को अपने तर पर कर रही हℂ। िपछले िदनⴂ राजथान ने 'जलमिण' के नाम से एक बड़ा प्रोजे啍ट िलया, िजसमᴂ उसने लाखⴂ लोगⴂ तक जल पह�ँचाने का काम िकया। तेलंगाना अभी 'भागीरथी िमशन' के �प मᴂ 40 हजार करोड़ �पए क� लागत से एक प्रोजे啍ट ले रहा है। व쥍ड셍 बℂक और अꅍय संथाओ ं के मा鵍यम से भी योजनाएँ चल रही हℂ। मℂ समझता ह� ँ िक हम लोग जो प्रय配न कर रहे हℂ, उस प्रय配न के प�रणामव�प आने वाले कल मᴂ माननीय सदय क� िचꅍता दरू हो स के ग ी । MR. CHAIRMAN: Shri Punia. You ask about tribal households. SHRI P.L. PUNIA: Yes, Sir, it is only about tribal households. माननीय सभापित जी, 7.12.2015 को मℂने एक सवाल पछाू था, सवाल सं奍या 810, िजसमᴂ मℂने अनुसिचतू जाित और जनजाित हाउसहो쥍ड्स के बारे मᴂ ही पछाू था िक पानी कब तक उपल녍ध करा िदया जाएगा। अभी माननीय मंत्री जी ने बताया िक वे 2022 तक 90 फ�सदी हाउसहो쥍ड्स को पानी क� उपल녍धता सिनि�तु करᴂगे, लेिकन िजस तरह से इ स के िलए बजट क� उपल녍धता कराई गई है, ये 1,100 करोड़ के बजाय 400 करोड़ तक आ गए हℂ और माननीय मंत्री जी ने कहा िक अभी 14th Finance Commission के बाद रा煍य सरकारⴂ को 32 परसᴂट के बजाय 42 परसᴂट, ... श्री सभापित : आपका सवाल 啍या है? श्री पी.एल. पिनयाु : मℂ सवाल ही पछू रहा ह�ँ, 42 परसᴂट धनरािश उपल녍ध होगी। इस तरह से कम धनरािश देने से ल�य पराू नहĂ होगा। मℂ यह भी बताना चाह�ँगा िक हमने जो आँकड़े देखे थे, उनमᴂ रा煍य सरकारⴂ को िजतनी उपल녍धता कराई गई है, उससे 煍यादा योजनाओ ं को काट कर उꅍहⴂने धन रािश ... श्री सभापित : देिखए, यह सवाल नहĂ है, आप supplementary पिछए।ू श्री पी.एल. पिनयाु : इसिलए मℂ अनरोधु करना चाह�ँगा, मℂ यह सवाल पछनाू चाहता ह� ँ िक जो धन रािश उपल녍ध कराई जा रही है, 啍या उ स के मा鵍यम से आपने जो टारगेट्स रखे हℂ, उꅍहᴂ आप परेू कर स कᴂ ग े ? रा煍य सरकारᴂ इसमᴂ धन उपल녍ध नहĂ करा रही हℂ।

श्री नरेꅍद्र िसंह तोमर : माननीय सभापित महोदय, मℂ समझता ह� ँ िक यहाँ बैठ कर रा煍य सरकारⴂ पर अिव�ास नहĂ करना चािहए। जो ratio तय ह�आ है, चाहे वह 50:50 का हो, 60:40 का हो या 90:10 का हो, रा煍य सरकारᴂ उन मामलⴂ मᴂ �िच ले रही हℂ। मℂ समझता ह� ँ िक बजट क� किमयⴂ को नहĂ देखना चािहए। अगर िपछली बार 10 हजार करोड़ �पये का प्रावधान था और इस बार 5 हजार करोड़ �पये का प्रावधान है, ऐसे मᴂ बजट को देखने मᴂ तो सᴂट्रल गवन셍मᴂट क� तरफ से पैसा कम िदखाई देता है, लेिकन 50 प्रितशत का प्रावधान यहाँ है और 50 प्रितशत का प्रावधान रा煍य मᴂ है, इस तरह कु ल िमला कर पेयजल क� उपल녍धता के िलए पराू का पराू पैसा लग रहा है। (समा�)

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION

RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1516 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2016

Financial assistance to States for pure drinking water

†1516. SHRI RAM NATH THAKUR:

Will the Minister of DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION be pleased to state:

(a) the names of the schemes under which Government provides financial assistance to the States for supply of pure drinking water; (b) the names of districts in Bihar which have been provided such financial assistance during the last two years; and (c) whether Government has also provided additional technical assistance along with the financial assistance?

ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR DRINKINGWATER AND SANITATION (SHRI RAMESH CHANDAPPA JIGAJINAGI)

(a)to (c) Although Water is a state subject, the Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation through National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) provides technical & financial assistance to all the States for supplying adequate & safe drinking water to the rural population of the country. Under NRDWP, funds are released to the States and in turn, they release the funds to districts. As per information entered by the State Government of Bihar on Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) of this Ministry, the details of funds (central share) released to the districts during the last two years is at Annexure.

Although under NRDWP, the execution of rural drinking water supply is in the domain of the concerned State Government, the technical assistance is provided to the States by the Ministry in the form of dissemination of knowledge through technical booklets,manuals, guidelines, sharing of best practices / technologies, innovations, organising of the workshops in this respect etc. and also through interactions / visits of technical officers of the Ministry.

(Annexure)

Annexure referred to in reply to Rajya Sabha Unstarred Q. No – 1516 to be answered on 01.08.2016

District-wise release of funds (Central share ) in Bihar (Amount in Rs. crore)

S.No. District 2014-15 2015-16

1 ARARIA 4.32 7.11 2 ARWAL 2.38 1.53 3 AURANGABAD 6.93 3.73 4 BANKA 13.83 12.37 5 BEGUSARAI 12.09 23.03 6 BHAGALPUR 33.84 22.43 7 BHOJPUR(AARA) 12.02 5.64 8 BUXAR 10.09 5.04 9 DARBHANGA 5.01 4.29 10 GAYA 14.53 9.96 11 GOPALGANJ 8.24 4.09 12 JAMUI 10.72 9.45 13 JEHANABAD 4.84 2.64 14 KAIMUR (BHABUA) 7.68 4.98 15 KATIHAR 3.78 3.22 16 KHAGARIA 3.76 3.84 17 KISHANGANJ 4.11 3.23 18 LAKHISARAI 8.11 4.75 19 MADHEPURA 5.19 3.48 20 MADHUBANI 7.32 7.83 21 MUNGER 4.61 4.66 22 MUZAFFARPUR 9.35 5.87 23 NALANDA 19.5 11.34 24 NAWADA 24.43 9.55 25 PASHCHIM CHAMPARAN 7.39 8.29 26 PATNA 14.98 6.85 27 PURBA CHAMPARAN 8.24 5.08 28 PURNIA 5.87 6.38 29 ROHTAS 14.39 6.97 30 SAHARSA 5.21 3.47 31 SAMASTIPUR 9.3 4.47 32 SARAN 14.23 5 33 SHEIKHPURA 5.56 3.19 34 SHEOHAR 10.53 1.13 35 SITAMARHI 14.42 7.04 36 SIWAN 7.39 4.74 37 SUPAUL 9.58 4.52 38 VAISHALI 8.36 2.69 TOTAL 372.13 243.88

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION

RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 714 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.07.2016

Providing safe drinking water and sanitation facilities

714. SHRI C. P. NARAYANAN:

Will the Minister of DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION be pleased to state:

(a) how many people in the country did not get safe drinking water in 2015 and how many of them in urban areas; (b) what are the main reasons therefor; (c) by when Government expects to overcome it; (d) how many people did not have satisfactory sanitation facilities at the end of 2015; and (e) how many of them would have to be provided it at Government expenses?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION (SHRI RAMESH CHANDAPPA JIGAJINAGI)

(a) to (c) This Ministry maintains data in terms of rural habitations and not in terms of population. As per data entered by States on Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) of this Ministry, as on 20.07.2016, there are 17,14,528 rural habitations in the country, out of which 71,077 habitations are quality affected where drinking water is contaminated i.e. not potable with either one or more contaminants like arsenic, fluoride, iron, nitrate, salinity etc. The main reasons for contamination are geogenic as majority of rural drinking water supply schemes are based on ground water.

Rural Water Supply is a State subject. The States have been vested with power to plan, design and execute the schemes to provide safe drinking water. However, this Ministry supplements the efforts of the State Governments for rural drinking water supply by providing technical & financial assistance through Central Sponsored National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP). States are regularly asked to prioritise for coverage of quality affected habitations. This Ministry has prepared a strategic plan to provide safe drinking water to 90% of the rural population of the country through piped water supply schemes by the year 2022 subject to availability of funds. States have been advised to prioritize coverage of all arsenic & fluoride affected habitations with surface water based piped water supply schemes as the permanent & sustainable solution. States have also been advised to set up Community Water Purification plants as a short-term measure to provide at least 8-10 litres per capita per day (lpcd) of safe water for drinking & cooking purpose in all remaining arsenic & fluoride affected rural habitations by March, 2017.

As reported by Ministry of Urban Development, as per census -2011, out of total 7,88,65,937 urban households, 4,89,04,343 urban households are getting tap water from treated source which is around 62 %. Under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT), Ministry of Urban Development is providing financial assistance to around 500 major cities/ towns for water supply projects to achieve universal coverage in water supply.

(d) Under Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin), 92769864 (i.e. 51.05%) Households in rural areas did not have toilet as on 31.12.2015 as reported by States/UTs on online Monitoring System maintained by Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation.

(e) Under Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin), 834 lakh toilets will be constructed through Government assistance.

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Contaminated drinking water in Eastern and North Eastern States

717. SHRI RIPUN BORA:

Will the Minister of DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that almost entire eastern and north-eastern States are suffering from high level of contaminated drinking water being extracted from ground water; (b) if so, whether Government has taken any steps towards supply of safe drinking water there; and (c) the proposals of Government to diffuse contamination and/or make treated supply of drinking water there?

ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION (SHRI RAMESH CHANDAPPA JIGAJINAGI)

(a) to (c) As reported by the States into the online Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) of the Ministry, eastern States like West Bengal is suffering from excess arsenic, fluoride, salinity and iron in rural drinking water sources and Odisha is suffering from fluoride, iron, salinity and few habitations with excess nitrate in rural drinking water sources. Both Bihar and Jharkhand States are suffering from arsenic, fluoride and iron problems in rural drinking water sources with very few habitations suffering from nitrate and salinity problem. In the North-Eastern States, Assam is suffering from excess arsenic, fluoride and iron in rural drinking water sources. Tripura State is suffering with excess iron in large number of rural habitations while Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya and Nagaland have certain pockets of excess iron contamination in ground water based rural drinking water sources.

Rural drinking water supply is a State subject. The Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Government of India assists the States in providing safe drinking water in the rural areas of the country through the centrally sponsored National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP). Under this programme, upto 67% funds released to the States could be utilized for coverage and tackling water quality problems. As per the NRDWP guidelines, 10% of the total budget is allocated to North Eastern States. As per Strategy Plan of the Ministry, 90% of the rural population would be provided with safe drinking water by the year 2022 through surface water based piped water supply schemes, subject to availability of funds. However, with the recommendation of NITI Aayog, the Government of India had released Rs 800 crore in March’ 2016 to provide community water purification plants in all remaining arsenic and fluoride affected habitations by March’ 2017 so that 8-10 litres per person per day of safe drinking water is made available in these arsenic and fluoride affected habitations for drinking and cooking purposes, as large piped water supply schemes take a long gestation period for commissioning. Further, with the recommendation of NITI Aayog, Government of India had also released Rs 100 crore in March’ 2016 as one time central assistance for last mile connectivity of commissioning surface water based piped water supply schemes in arsenic affected habitations of West Bengal. GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 720 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25/7/2016

Problem of fluoride contamination in drinking water in Himachal Pradesh

720. SHRIMATI VIPLOVE THAKUR: Will the Minister of DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether the problem of fluoride contamination in drinking water has been reported in many States; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) the number of habitations affected by fluorosis in Himachal Pradesh; and (d) the steps taken by Government to mitigate the problem of contamination in drinking water?

ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION (SHRI RAMESH CHANDAPPA JIGAJINAGI)

(a) & (b) As reported by the States into the online Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) of the Ministry, as on 20/7/2016, the problem of excess fluoride in rural drinking water sources is reported by 17 States in 13,949 habitations and the State-wise number of fluoride affected habitations is annexed.

(c) As on 20/7/2016, the Government of Himachal Pradesh has not reported any fluoride problem in drinking water sources in any rural habitation,

(d) Rural drinking water supply is a State subject. The Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Government of India assists the States in providing safe drinking water in the rural areas of the country through the centrally sponsored National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP). Under this programme, upto 67% funds released to the States could be utilized for coverage and tackling water quality problems. As per the NRDWP guidelines, 10% of the total budget is allocated to North Eastern States. As per Strategy Plan of the Ministry, 90% of the rural population would be provided with safe drinking water by the year 2022 through surface water based piped water supply schemes, subject to availability of funds. However, with the recommendation of NITI Aayog, the Government of India had released Rs 800 crore in March’ 2016 to provide community water purification plants in all remaining arsenic and fluoride affected habitations by March’ 2017 so that 8-10 litres per person per day of safe drinking water is made available in the remaining arsenic and fluoride affected habitations for drinking and cooking purposes, as large piped water supply schemes take a long gestation period for commissioning. Further, with the recommendation of NITI Aayog, Government of India had also released Rs 100 crore in March’ 2016 as one time central assistance for last mile connectivity of commissioning surface water based piped water supply schemes in fluoride affected habitations of Rajasthan.

Annexure referred in the reply to Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question No. 720 due for reply on 25/7/2016

State-wise number fluoride affected rural habitations and population at risk in the country as on 20/7/2016

Sl. Fluoride Name of the State No. Habitations affected Population at risk 1 ANDHRA PRADESH 491 344134 2 ASSAM 155 69520 3 BIHAR 1087 1356585 4 CHATTISGARH 75 27669 5 GUJARAT 11 20086 6 HARYANA 200 505875 7 JHARKHAND 1000 521616 8 KARNATAKA 1065 628397 9 KERALA 73 210067 10 MADHYA PRADESH 148 52751 11 MAHARASHTRA 100 221161 12 ODISHA 70 27325 13 PUNJAB 285 339117 14 RAJASTHAN 6855 4773509 15 TELANGANA 1041 1420415 16 UTTAR PRADESH 229 345589 17 WEST BENGAL 1064 621815 Total 13949 11485631

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION

RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 721 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25/7/2016

Establishment of water quality testing laboratories

721. SHRIMATI VIPLOVE THAKUR:

Will the Minister of DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION be pleased to state: (a) the number of Water Quality Testing Laboratories (WQTLs) existing in the country, as on date, State/UT-wise; (b) whether a WQTL exists in each district of the country and if not, the steps taken by Government to set up a WQTL in each district of the country; (c) whether Government proposes to establish WQTLs in all the districts of Himachal Pradesh; and (d) if so, the details thereof and the time by which these are likely to be established?

ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION (SHRI RAMESH CHANDAPPA JIGAJINAGI)

(a) As reported by the States into the online Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) of the Ministry, as on 20/7/2016, there are 2,230 water quality testing laboratories existing in the country including 87 mobile water quality testing laboratories. State/UT-wise number of water quality testing laboratories at various levels is at Annexure.

(b) As reported by the States, there are 730 district water quality testing laboratories existing in the country and wherever such facility is not available or it is a newly formed district, the States have already been advised to set up the same using 3% Water Quality Monitoring & Surveillance funds allocated under the National Rural Drinking Water Porgramme.

(c) & (d) As reported by the State, in Himachal Pradesh every district has a water quality testing laboratory (WQTL). In all, there are 14 district water quality testing laboratories in 12 districts of Himachal Pradesh. Apart from these, the Himachal Pradesh Government reported that it has also one State level water quality testing laboratory and 28 Sub-division level water quality testing laboratories.

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Annexure referred in the reply to Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question No. 721 due for reply on 25/7/2016 State/UT-wise number of Water Quality Testing Laboratories (WQTL) set up in the country as on 20/7/2016

Mobile Labs State Labs District Labs Block Labs SubDivision (State/ District/ S.No. Name of the State/UT (without mobile (without (without mobile Labs (without Total Labs Block/ Sub- labs) mobile labs) labs) mobile labs) division Level) ANDAMAN and 1 NICOBAR 1 0 0 0 2 3 2 ANDHRA PRADESH 1 32 0 73 0 106 3 ARUNACHAL PRADESH 1 17 0 31 0 49 4 ASSAM 1 29 0 53 20 103 5 BIHAR 1 41 0 0 0 42 6 CHANDIGARH 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 CHATTISGARH 1 27 0 20 5 53 DADRA & NAGAR 8 HAVELI 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 DAMAN & DIU 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 DELHI 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 GOA 1 0 1 9 0 11 12 GUJARAT 1 32 47 0 6 86 13 HARYANA 0 21 0 21 0 42 14 HIMACHAL PRADESH 1 14 0 28 0 43 15 JAMMU AND KASHMIR 0 22 2 74 0 98 16 JHARKHAND 1 24 0 3 5 33 17 KARNATAKA 1 44 39 106 46 236 18 KERALA 1 14 0 33 0 48 19 LAKSHADWEEP 0 9 0 0 0 9 20 MADHYA PRADESH 1 51 3 106 0 161 21 MAHARASHTRA 1 44 2 140 0 187 22 MANIPUR 1 9 0 2 0 12 23 MEGHALAYA 1 7 0 22 0 30 24 MIZORAM 1 8 0 18 0 27 25 NAGALAND 0 11 0 1 2 14 26 ODISHA 1 32 0 42 0 75 27 PUDUCHERRY 0 2 0 0 0 2 28 PUNJAB 3 22 8 0 1 34 29 RAJASTHAN 1 33 163 0 0 197 30 SIKKIM 0 2 0 0 0 2 31 TAMIL NADU 1 34 0 49 0 84 32 TELANGANA 1 19 0 56 0 76 33 TRIPURA 1 8 7 6 0 22 34 UTTAR PRADESH 1 76 3 2 0 82 35 UTTARAKHAND 0 28 1 14 0 43 36 WEST BENGAL 1 18 0 201 0 220 Total 27 730 276 1110 87 2230

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION

RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 727 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25/7/2016

Use of solar/wind technology for water purification systems

727. SHRI M. P. VEERENDRA KUMAR:

Will the Minister of DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION be pleased to state: (a) whether Government proposes to use natural energy viz. solar/wind technology for water purification systems; (b) if so, the details thereof; and (c) the details of Water Quality Testing Laboratories set up to enhance availability of more purified drinking water to the public along with their current operational status in the country including Maharashtra, State/UT-wise?

ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION (SHRI RAMESH CHANDAPPA JIGAJINAGI)

(a) & (b) In the year 2012-13 and 2013-14, with the help of National Clean Energy Fund (NCEF) from the Ministry of Finance and National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP), 9,623 solar based dual pumps have been installed by States in Left Wing Extremist/ naxal affected States so that safe drinking water is made available to small rural tribal habitations through taps. With the scheme getting very popular and liked by the remote rural population, another 5,004 solar based dual pumps have been installed in the year 2015-16 with funding from NRDWP and subsidy for solar panels from Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE). As power to sanction water supply projects including water purification systems has already been delegated to the States, they may also take up natural energy (solar/wind) based water purification systems, if they desire so.

(c) As reported by the States into the online Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) of the Ministry, as on 20/7/2016, there are 2,230 water quality testing laboratories existing in the country including 87 mobile water quality testing laboratories. State/UT-wise number of water quality testing laboratories at various levels including Maharashtra State is at Annexure.

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Annexure referred in the reply to Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question No. 727 due for reply on 25/7/2016 State/UT-wise number of Water Quality Testing Laboratories (WQTL) set up in the country as on 20/7/2016

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.22 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.07.2016

FUNDS FOR DRINKING WATER ANDSANITATION

†22.SHRI MEGHRAJ JAIN:

Will the Minister of DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION be pleased to state:

(a) the details of drinking water and sanitation schemes started in the country during the last three years; (b) the State/region-wise details of funds released under these schemes during that period; (c) whether any time-limit has been fixed for completion of these schemes; and (d) if so, the details thereof?

ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION (SHRI RAMESH CHANDAPPA JIGAJINAGI)

(a) & (b) Rural drinking water supply is a State subject. Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation through National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) supplements the efforts of States to provide drinking water to rural population by providing technical & financial assistance. The State Governments are vested with powers to select, plan, approve and implement drinking water supply schemes. Drinking water schemes / projects prepared by the States do not come to the Central Government for approval. The States have a State Level Scheme Sanctioning Committee (SLSSC) which approves the rural drinking water supply projects. As per the information entered by the States in the Integrated Information Management System (IMIS) of the Ministry as on 14.07.2016, the year wise details of scheme sanctioned and commenced during last three years are at Annexure-I. Further, State-wise details of achievements (coverage of habitations with availability of 40 litres per capita per day (lpcd) safe drinking water) made during the last three years are given in Annexure-II. State-wise details of funds released during the last three years are given in Annexure-III. The Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) {SBM-G} has been launched on 2nd October, 2014. The SBM (G) aims at attaining Swachh Bharat by 2nd October, 2019 by accelerating sanitation coverage in the rural areas. Under SBM (G), there is provision of incentives for the construction of Individual household latrine (IHHL) of Rs.12000 for all Below Poverty Line (BPL) households and to identified Above Poverty Line (APL) households (all SCs /STs, small and marginal farmers, landless labourers with homestead, physically handicapped and women-headed households). The focus of the scheme is on behavior change and usage of toilets. Community based collective behavior change is mentioned as preferred approach, although the States are free to choose their approach. The State/UT-wise central share released during last 3 years under Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) is at Annexure-IV.

(c )& (d) Yes Sir. The Ministry has prepared a strategic plan to provide safe drinking water to 90% of the rural population of the country through piped water supply schemes by the year 2022, subject to availability of funds. However, States have been advised to provide 8 to 10 lpcd safe drinking water through Community Water Purification Plants or surface water based piped water supply schemes in all remaining arsenic & fluoride affected habitations by March 2017. The SBM (G) aims at attaining Swachh Bharat by 2nd October, 2019.

Annexure-I Annexure referred to in part (a) of Rajya Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 22 to be answered on 18.7.2016 In Last 3 Years Sanctioned & commenced Schemes as on 14/07/2015 S. State Name Total 2013-2014 2014-2015 2015-2016 No. Sanctioned Commenced Sanctioned Commenced Sanctioned Commenced Sanctioned Commenced ANDAMAN and 1 NICOBAR 8 16 8 16 0 0 0 0 2 ANDHRA PRADESH 12342 19118 6525 12303 4549 5671 1268 1144 3 ARUNACHAL PRADESH 1129 1883 500 1075 444 445 185 363 4 ASSAM 28343 29995 9529 11268 13430 11470 5384 7257 5 BIHAR 15428 16198 6285 7002 6919 6791 2224 2405 6 CHANDIGARH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 CHATTISGARH 78489 79773 26430 27299 33203 33466 18856 19008 DADRA & NAGAR 8 HAVELI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 DAMAN & DIU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 DELHI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 GOA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 GUJARAT 16299 16127 7526 7460 5334 5501 3439 3166 13 HARYANA 2209 2257 776 790 369 348 1064 1119 14 HIMACHAL PRADESH 3237 3276 1436 1719 1352 1097 449 460 15 JAMMU AND KASHMIR 7488 7169 1574 1320 3616 3553 2298 2296 16 JHARKHAND 64288 62309 22587 22797 30137 28858 11564 10654 17 KARNATAKA 155772 156220 71354 71665 50898 50709 33520 33846 18 KERALA 272 315 224 256 43 27 5 32 19 LAKSHADWEEP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 MADHYA PRADESH 106995 107747 43710 44279 34422 34283 28863 29185 21 MAHARASHTRA 31491 32231 11514 11796 14030 14180 5947 6255 22 MANIPUR 651 783 269 449 250 204 132 130 23 MEGHALAYA 300 996 129 735 46 237 125 24 24 MIZORAM 113 112 41 41 65 65 7 6 25 NAGALAND 1283 1153 179 53 535 515 569 585 26 ODISHA 127672 127754 44302 45335 49521 48789 33849 33630 27 PUDUCHERRY 72 72 12 12 30 33 30 27 28 PUNJAB 3909 3805 1181 1892 1767 1344 961 569 29 RAJASTHAN 12580 13038 7040 7650 4354 4267 1186 1121 30 SIKKIM 674 683 624 618 50 65 0 0 31 TAMIL NADU 28820 28796 13376 13367 15287 15254 157 175 32 TELANGANA 5450 14803 3495 10321 799 2942 1156 1540 33 TRIPURA 13472 13338 4119 4848 7611 6539 1742 1951 34 UTTAR PRADESH 163490 164325 86440 87811 54917 55782 22133 20732 35 UTTARAKHAND 2114 2492 779 1171 1004 949 331 372 36 WEST BENGAL 72982 71635 7919 8824 44256 44096 20807 18715 Total 957372 978419 379883 404172 379238 377480 198251 196767

Annexure - II Annexure referred to in part (a) of Rajya Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 22 due for answer on 18.07.2016 State-wise achievements made during last three years in terms of coverage of habitations under NRDWP. Achievement (Nos. of habitations) S. No State Name 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 1 Andaman and Nicobar 0 0 0 2 Andhra Pradesh 6378 2819 1905 3 Arunachal Pradesh 369 214 143 4 Assam 6552 6399 1659 5 Bihar 12787 12236 7189 6 Chandigarh 0 0 0 7 Chhattisgarh 11832 12173 3670 8 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 0 0 0 9 Daman & Diu 0 0 0 10 Goa 0 0 0 11 Gujarat 4085 2509 1193 12 Haryana 702 523 317 13 Himachal Pradesh 2587 2560 1536 14 Jammu And Kashmir 901 642 233 15 Jharkhand 12546 9185 1868 16 Karnataka 17522 15398 19791 17 Kerala 356 221 432 18 Lakshadweep 0 0 0 19 Madhya Pradesh 13858 12378 11478 20 Maharashtra 4064 3747 1566 21 Manipur 260 224 80 22 Meghalaya 549 285 242 23 Mizoram 57 51 28 24 Nagaland 155 190 168 25 Odisha 18447 20521 15224 26 Puducherry 0 0 0 27 Punjab 1227 570 251 28 Rajasthan 4244 3513 2763 29 Sikkim 87 128 81 30 Tamil Nadu 5742 8622 1390 31 Telangana -- 2143 1669 32 Tripura 1120 1538 938 33 Uttar Pradesh 22666 10461 4300 34 Uttarakhand 988 976 479 35 West Bengal 3347 5891 5295 Total 153428 136117 85888

Annexure -III Annexure referred to in part (b) of Rajya Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 22 due for answer on 18.07.2016 State-wise details of funds (Rs. in crore) released during last three years under NRDWP 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 S. State Release Release Release No. 1 Andaman and Nicobar 0.09 0.81 0.16 2 Andhra Pradesh 631.52 377.78 170.05 3 Arunachal Pradesh 237.32 109.83 65.40 4 Assam 514.98 545.87 214.11 5 Bihar 338.95 340.48 202.73 6 Chandigarh 0 0 0.00 7 Chhattisgarh 135.2 150.74 60.83 8 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 0 0 0.00 9 Daman & Diu 0 0 0.00 10 Goa 0 0 1.66 11 Gujarat 515.07 405.58 238.91 12 Haryana 229.52 277.98 122.65 13 Himachal Pradesh 130.81 120.89 64.38 14 Jammu And Kashmir 414.82 474.41 192.12 15 Jharkhand 243.29 175.18 82.09 16 Karnataka 897.29 563.91 278.08 17 Kerala 212.04 124.1 48.05 18 Lakshadweep 0 0 0.00 19 Madhya Pradesh 474.95 440.18 193.73 20 Maharashtra 690.27 748.23 330.88 21 Manipur 55.3 88.54 27.92 22 Meghalaya 103.4 69.5 31.24 23 Mizoram 44.89 34.5 17.32 24 Nagaland 61.07 101.44 38.53 25 Odisha 317.07 230.67 103.19 26 Puducherry 0.06 0 0.00 27 Punjab 147.95 97.38 42.79 28 Rajasthan 1332.49 1304.64 526.75 29 Sikkim 26.56 31.7 12.05 30 Tamil Nadu 387.11 382.46 182.35 31 Telangana 212.24 97.71 32 Tripura 89.93 68.31 31.68 33 Uttar Pradesh 794.93 1036.3 450.31 34 Uttarakhand 87.61 111.48 60.06 35 West Bengal 485.83 431.09 216.85 Total 9600.32 9056.22 4104.58

Annexure-IV Statement referred in part (b) of the reply to Rajya Sabha Un-starred Question No.22 due for reply on 18-07-2016 State/UT-wise, Central share released during last 3 years under SBM(G) (Rs. in Crore) State/UT 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16

A & N ILANDS 0 0 3.40 ANDHRA PRADESH 145.24 116.10 234.17 ARUNACHAL PRADESH 5.19 14.61 38.71 ASSAM 41.81 185.78 474.27 BIHAR 0.00 0.00 221.55 CHHATTISGARH 0.00 28.12 144.72 D & N HAVELI 0.00 0.00 0.00 GOA 0.00 0.00 1.05 GUJARAT 52.64 156.07 478.22 HARYANA 131.18 5.93 32.76 HIMACHAL PRADESH 30.50 130.17 4.37 JAMMU & KASHMIR 39.57 103.08 4.05 JHARKHAND 0.00 23.05 97.32 KARNATAKA 65.95 312.57 450.77 KERALA 43.01 33.97 8.50 MADHYA PRADESH 660.39 0.00 374.33 MAHARASHTRA 36.46 236.11 567.45 MANIPUR 0.00 9.18 44.19 MEGHALAYA 103.04 0.00 35.65 MIZORAM 8.06 0.00 3.32 NAGALAND 0.00 20.87 10.83 ODISHA 0.00 65.84 571.50 PUDUCHERRY 0.00 2.00 4.40 PUNJAB 0.00 0.00 38.70 RAJASTHAN 0.00 271.57 938.73 SIKKIM 8.25 3.89 6.12 TAMIL NADU 311.92 205.12 78.94 TELANGANA 0.00 105.62 128.39 TRIPURA 14.01 50.65 38.89 UTTAR PRADESH 376.32 237.99 565.39 UTTARAKHAND 5.28 40.52 49.37 WEST BENGAL 111.47 371.52 712.92 2190.28 2730.33 6362.96

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.26 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.07.2016 Providing drinking water and sanitation to every village

26. SHRI T. K. RANGARAJAN:

Will the Minister of DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION be pleased to state:

(a) the number of villages in the country where drinking water and sanitation facilities are yet to be provided, State-wise; and

(b) what are the proposals of Government to provide 100 per cent drinking water and sanitation facilities to every village? ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION (SHRI RAMESH CHANDAPPA JIGAJINAGI)

(a) This Ministry maintains the data in terms of habitations. As reported by State / UTs on online portal Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) of the Ministry, as on 14.07.2016, out of 17,14,528 rural habitations, 3,35,687 nos. habitations (which is 19.58%) are partially covered i.e. getting drinking water supply less than 40 litres per capita per day (lpcd) and 70,893 nos. habitations (4.13%) are not getting potable drinking water due to various contaminants like arsenic, fluoride, iron, nitrate and salinity. The State-wise details of partially covered and quality affected habitations are at Annexure-I.

Under Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin), State-wise no. of households without toilets facilities as on 11.7.2016 are at Annexure-II

(b)The Ministry has prepared a strategic plan to provide safe drinking water to 90% of the rural population of the country through piped water supply schemes by the year 2022 subject to availability of funds. States have been advised to prioritize coverage of all remaining arsenic and fluoride affected habitations with surface water based piped water supply schemes as the permanent and sustainable solution. As a short-term measure, States have been advised to set up Community Water Purification plants to provide 8-10 lpcd of safe water for drinking and cooking purpose in all remaining arsenic and fluoride affected rural habitations by March, 2017.

The Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) has been launched on 2nd October, 2014, which aims at attaining Swachh Bharat by 2nd October 2019. Under this programme, the States are provided technical and financial assistance to accelerate rural sanitation coverage, including reduction in Open Defecation and promotion of solid and liquid waste management. The focus of the scheme is on behavior change and usage of toilets. Under Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin), there is a provision of an incentive of Rs. 12,000 for the construction of Individual household latrine (IHHL) to all Below Poverty Line (BPL) households and to identified Above Poverty Line (APL) households (all SCs /STs, small and marginal farmers, landless labourers with homestead, physically handicapped and women-headed households).

Annexure-I Annexure referred to in part (a) of Rajya Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 26 due for reply on 18.07.2016 State-wise details of Quality Affected Habitations under NRDWP No. of Fully No. of No of Total No of covered Partially Quality S.No. State Habitations habitations covered Affected habitations Habitations 1 ANDMAN and NICOBAR 400 324 76 0 2 ANDHRA PRADESH 48342 32502 15269 571 3 ARUNACHAL PRADESH 7577 2824 4696 57 4 ASSAM 88099 55719 23539 8841 5 BIHAR 110234 64311 40321 5602 6 CHANDIGARH 18 0 18 0 7 CHHATTISGARH 74647 70493 3006 1148 8 DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI 70 0 70 0 9 DAMAN & DIU 21 0 21 0 10 GOA 347 345 2 0 11 GUJARAT 36066 36034 7 25 12 HARYANA 7948 7485 254 209 13 HIMACHAL PRADESH 53604 40950 12654 0 14 JAMMU AND KASHMIR 15958 8688 7265 5 15 JHARKHAND 120067 112776 430 6861 16 KARNATAKA 60220 23647 34437 2136 17 KERALA 11883 3396 7831 656 18 LAKSHADWEEP 9 0 9 0 19 MADHYA PRADESH 128067 127814 60 193 20 MAHARASHTRA 100066 87923 11747 396 21 MANIPUR 2868 2165 703 0 22 MEGHALAYA 10475 1653 8812 10 23 MIZORAM 738 440 298 0 24 NAGALAND 1530 623 864 43 25 ODISHA 156468 124064 29603 2801 26 PUDUCHERRY 266 153 113 0 27 PUNJAB 15384 9726 1867 3791 28 RAJASTHAN 121648 54616 46137 20895 29 SIKKIM 2084 721 1363 0 30 TAMIL NADU 100204 90803 9050 351 31 TELANGANA 24582 12796 10298 1488 32 TRIPURA 8723 4158 524 4041 33 UTTAR PRADESH 260801 259343 1054 404 34 UTTARAKHAND 39209 21386 17805 18 35 WEST BENGAL 105905 50070 45484 10351 Total 1714528 1307948 335687 70893

Annexure-II Statement referred in part (a) of the reply to Rajya Sabha Un-starred Question No.26 due for reply on 18-07-2016 The State/UT-wise, number of households without toilet facilities as on 11.7.2016

S.N. State/UT Name Households without toilets as on 11.7.2016 1 A & N ILANDS 20979 2 ANDHRA PRADESH 4121752 3 ARUNACHAL PRADESH 55551 4 ASSAM 2536811 5 BIHAR 16027057 6 CHHATTISGARH 2113058 7 GOA 44587 8 GUJARAT 1733334 9 HARYANA 398405 10 HIMACHAL PRADESH 67034 11 JAMMU & KASHMIR 1121620 12 JHARKHAND 3103906 13 KARNATAKA 3597577 14 KERALA 190806 15 MADHYA PRADESH 6583062 16 MAHARASHTRA 4425914 17 MANIPUR 89438 18 MEGHALAYA 77735 19 MIZORAM 17718 20 NAGALAND 87976 21 ODISHA 6281707 22 PUDUCHERRY 45134 23 PUNJAB 691309 24 RAJASTHAN 4976763 25 SIKKIM 56 26 TAMIL NADU 3611626 27 TELANGANA 2675446 28 TRIPURA 203540 29 UTTAR PRADESH 16419811 30 UTTARAKHAND 260777 31 WEST BENGAL 3691836 Total 85272325

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1611 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.05.2016

Ponds for conservation of water 1611. SHRIMATI SAROJINI HEMBRAM:

Will the Minister of DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION be pleased to state: (a) whether Government is planning to make more number of ponds in different parts of the country to meet the demands of drinking water and to overcome the problem of scarcity of water; (b) if so, the details thereof; and (c) the various steps taken in this regard, so far?

ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION (SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV)

(a) to (c) Rural water supply is a State subject. This Ministry supplements the efforts of the States to provide drinking water supply by rendering technical and financial assistance under the centrally sponsored National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) in rural areas of the country.

The States have been advised to achieve the sustainable water storage capacity by shifting from over dependence on ground water to improving traditional surface water sources which includes ponds, rivers, dams, lakes, streams, canals, and irrigation channels.

Further, under NRDWP 10% of the allocation is for Sustainability component to be used exclusively to achieve drinking water security by adopting conjunctive use of surface water, rain water and ground water and construction of water recharging structures with major emphasis on water quality affected areas, overexploited, critical and semi-critical areas as specified by Central Ground Water Board (CGWB), and any other area that the State Government has identified as water stressed area. In a recent direction to the Chief Secretaries of States which are facing drinking water scarcity due to drought the Ministry has asked them to formulate an Integrated State Action Plan and conserve as much rainwater as possible in the coming monsoon to ease the conditions of drought in the affected areas by pooling resources from flagship programmes like Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme (AIBP) , Repair , Restoration and renovation (RRR) , Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojna (PMKSY) , Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme (MGRGA) , National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM) , Integrated Watershed management Programme (IWMP) and National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) . GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1612 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.05.2016

Technical and financial assistance for supply of pure potable water

1612. SHRIMATI RAJANI PATIL: SHRI K.C. TYAGI:

Will the Minister of DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION be pleased to state: (a) the details of schemes under which financial assistance is provided to the States for supply of pure potable water by Government; (b) the names of districts of Maharashtra which have been provided such financial assistance during the last two years; and (c) whether apart from the financial assistance, Government has also provided technical assistance for this purpose?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION (SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV)

(a) to (b) Rural water supply is a State subject. Under the centrally sponsored National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) this Ministry supplements the efforts of the States to provide drinking water to the rural population. The financial assistance to States is based on pre-approved criteria of allocation funds under NRDWP in order to supply pure potable water to rural population by State government.

This Ministry releases funds directly to State Governments. However, the States in turn allocate the funds to their districts. As per the data entered by the State Government of Maharashtra on Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) of the Ministry, the details of funds released to districts during last two years by the State Government in the State is at Annexure.

(c) Yes, Sir. The technical assistance provided to States is in the form dissemination of new technologies in the water and sanitation sector , preparation of guidelines/ manuals with regard to different aspects of the programme , examination of detailed project reports (DPRs) of States seeking external financial assistance etc.

Annexure Annexure referred to part (b) of the Rajya Sabha unstarred Q.N. 1612 to be answered on 09.05.2016 District wise allocation of funds (central share) in Maharashtra (Rs. in crores) 2014-15 2015-16 S. No. District Funds released Funds released 1 Ahmednagar 72.65 25.6 2 Akola 5.15 7.72 3 Amravati 8.59 11.33 4 Aurangabad 31.85 13.9 5 Beed 20.42 2.92 6 Bhandara 7.32 4.98 7 Buldana 126.36 38.78 8 Chandrapur 11.32 8.4 9 Dhule 4.85 4.1 10 Gadchiroli 7.49 6.1 11 Gondia 13.25 9.58 12 Hingoli 7.15 1.64 13 Jalgaon 20.95 16.49 14 Jalna 9.55 12.64 15 Kolhapur 40.82 25.21 16 Latur 16.41 10.48 17 Nagpur 21.04 17.55 18 Nanded 29.67 34.59 19 Nandurbar 2.77 2.75 20 Nashik 35.61 16.88 21 Osmanabad 8.64 6.02 22 Palghar 26.64 12.67 23 Parbhani 18.44 8.07 24 Pune 26.63 30.02 25 Raigad 25.75 18.74 26 Ratnagiri 13.87 3.8 27 Sangli 37.5 29.86 28 Satara 35.15 22.4 29 Sindhudurg 8.21 10.41 30 Solapur 39.38 34.79 31 Thane 17.94 11.63 32 Wardha 10 11.58 33 Washim 11.63 3.15 34 Yavatmal 20.19 7.35 TOTAL 793.19 482.13

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1621 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.05.2016

Privatisation of drinking water supply

1621. SHRI PARVEZ HASHMI:

Will the Minister of DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION be pleased to state: (a) whether Government has any plan to improve drinking water supply efficiency through its privatisation; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) how the proposed plans are going to bridge the demand-supply gap; (d) whether privatisation would solve the problem of the country; and (e) if so, from where private companies would get water to fulfil the requirement of States?

ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION (SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV)

(a) & (b) There is no such proposal of privatizing drinking water supply sector. The execution of rural drinking water works is done by the State Governments. However, as per the National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) guidelines, States are allowed to enter into public private partnership (PPP) with skilled operators, service providers, etc. like service contracts, management contracts, lease contracts (mainly for existing systems) and build, operate and transfer contracts (mainly for new systems) for setting up of drinking water plants / projects. All PPP models should be drawn with transparent, objective, non- discretionary provisions to bring transparency in service deliverables and clearly lay out the roles, responsibilities, performance indicators, customer accountability with incentives and disincentives for the operator.

(c) & (d) The Rural Drinking Water sector requires enormous investments to provide assured and safe drinking water supply with higher norms of service delivery , to meet the rising expectations of rural people and to improve the standard of living. Projects taken up under PPP mode would fill in certain gaps in the overall mission of providing safe drinking water to the rural people.

(e) The State Governments are vested with powers to select, plan, approve and implement drinking water supply schemes. States have been allowed to go for PPP model depending upon their specific requirements. The availability of source of water for such a model would be the existing available sources. GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1625 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.05.2016

Supply of potable water to all villages

1625. DR. CHANDAN MITRA:

Will the Minister of DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION be pleased to state:

(a) the total number of villages provided quality drinking water by laying pipelines during 2014-15 vis a vis target set, Statewise; (b) the reasons for very slow pace of work in this regard; (c) the reasons for delay in achieving the target of establishing water testing labs in each State; and (d) the steps taken by Government to achieve the target of potable water supply in all the villages in the country by 2022?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION (SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV)

(a) State-wise details of total number of habitations which have been provided quality drinking water through piped water supply during 2014-15 are at Annexure. (b) Providing drinking water supply to the rural population is a dynamic and continuous process. This is a State Subject. However, under the National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP), Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation provides financial and technical assistance to State Governments for rural drinking water supply. States Governments are competent to plan, design, approve and implement rural drinking water supply schemes. The pace of coverage of rural water supply in general and through pipes in particular varies from State to State depending upon the terrain / geographical conditions of the State and their absorbing capacity. However, in order to review the pace of NRDWP, every year between February and April, AAP meetings are held with the Departments of State Governments dealing with rural drinking water supply, wherein the progress achieved under different components of NRDWP are reviewed and targets for the next financial year are fixed. Officers of the Ministry are also deputed to States for field visits and review the progress of implementation. Further, Area Officers are nominated for all States and they participate in the State level Scheme Sanctioning Committees (SLSSC) so as to ensure that the project proposals are as per the mutually agreed Action Plan. National Target set during 2014-15 had been met. (c) There is no delay in achieving the target of establishing water testing labs in each States. As per information provided by States on this Ministry’s online portal Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) there are 2224 numbers of water testing labs (including State level labs, District level labs, Sub-Divisional and Mobile labs) in the country. Whenever a new district is formed, State is advised to form district level labs using 3% of NRDWP-WQM&S (Water Quality Monitoring & Surveillance) funds.

(d) This Ministry has prepared a Strategic Plan for providing drinking water supply in rural areas of the country for the period 2011-2022. The interim goal till 2017 is to cover 50% of all rural households with piped water supply. By 2022, the goal is to cover 90% of rural households with piped water supply. The achievements of the targets is subject to the availability of financial resources available in the sector. States have been advised to prioritize coverage of all remaining arsenic and fluoride affected habitations with surface water based piped water supply schemes as the permanent and sustainable solution. States have been advised to set up Community Water Purification plants as a short-term measure to provide 8-10 lpcd of safe water for drinking and cooking purpose in all remaining arsenic and fluoride affected rural habitations by March, 2017.

Annexure Annexure referred to in part (a) of Rajya Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 1625 for answer on 9.5.2016 Covered during Target in 2014-15 S.No. State 2014-15 (Nos. of (Nos. of habitations) habitations) 1. ANDAMAN and NICOBAR 2 0 2. ANDHRA PRADESH 2763 2390 3. ARUNACHAL PRADESH 202 194 4. ASSAM 5282 1751 5. BIHAR 227 154 6. CHANDIGARH 0 0 7. CHATTISGARH 42 1758 8. DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI 0 0 9. DAMAN & DIU 0 0 10. GOA 0 0 11. GUJARAT 1715 2494 12. HARYANA 415 436 13. HIMACHAL PRADESH 2431 2533 14. JAMMU AND KASHMIR 763 624 15. JHARKHAND 1784 1656 16. KARNATAKA 10077 14262 17. KERALA 985 221 18. LAKSHADWEEP 0 0 19. MADHYA PRADESH 2200 2687 20. MAHARASHTRA 3803 3391 21. MANIPUR 191 222 22. MEGHALAYA 342 256 23. MIZORAM 81 50 24. NAGALAND 120 190 25. ODISHA 1775 2328 26. PUDUCHERRY 0 0 27. PUNJAB 489 379 28. RAJASTHAN 4031 2405 29. SIKKIM 93 16 30. TAMIL NADU 4527 8530 31. TELANGANA 1779 1605 32. TRIPURA 927 981 33. UTTAR PRADESH 3604 3614 34. UTTARAKHAND 828 972 35. WEST BENGAL 4952 4865 Total 56430 60964

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1628 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.05.2016

Problem of clean drinking water in villages

1628. SHRIMATI RAJANI PATIL: SHRI RAMDAS ATHAWALE:

Will the Minister of DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION be pleased to state: (a) the number of villages in the country where potable water is not available; (b) the action plan being implemented by Government to provide potable water in such villages; (c) the funds provided by Government during the last one year to implement the above-mentioned action plan, State-wise; and (d) whether Government would provide potable water as per the criteria to the villages facing the problem of clean drinking water, within next one year?

ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION (SHRI RAM KRIPALYADAV)

(a) The Ministry monitors the coverage of rural habitations with drinking water supply in terms of habitations and not in terms of villages. As reported by various States/UTs on the online monitoring portal of the Ministry i.e. Integrated Management Information System (IMIS), as on 31.03.2016, there are 17,13,303 rural habitations in the country , out of which 58,778 habitations are quality affected where drinking water is contaminated i.e. not potable , with either one or more chemical contaminants like arsenic , fluoride , iron , nitrate and salinity. (b) to (d) Rural Drinking Water Supply is a State subject. This Ministry assists the States technically and financially for providing every rural household a minimum of 40 liters per capita per day (LPCD) of safe drinking water on sustainable basis through the Centrally sponsored National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP).

The Ministry has prepared a strategic plan to provide safe drinking water to 90% of the rural population of the country through piped water supply schemes by the year 2022 subject to availability of funds. States have been advised to prioritize coverage of all remaining arsenic and fluoride affected habitations with surface water based piped water supply schemes as the permanent and sustainable solution. States have been advised to set up Community Water Purification plants as a short-term measure to provide 8-10 lpcd of safe water for drinking and cooking purpose in all remaining arsenic and fluoride affected rural habitations by March, 2017. For this purpose, one time assistance to the tune of Rs. 800 crores has been provided to the states by the NITI Aayog in the month of March, 2016. In addition to this, Rs. 100 Crores each has also been given by NITI Aayog to the state of West Bengal and Rajasthan for last mile connectivity in Piped Water Supply for mitigation of Arsenic and Fluoride contamination. The state wise breakup of above said Rs. 1000 Crore released by NITI Aayog is at Annexure-I.

In addition to this, the States can utilize up to 67% of their allocation under NRDWP for coverage of quality affected habitations. The State / UT wise details of funds provided under NRDWP during last one year i.e. 2015-16 are at Annexure-II.

Annexure-I Annexure referred to in part (c & d) of Rajya sabha US Q.No. 1628 for answer on 09.05.2016 S. No. Name of States Amount released (Rs. in crore)

1 Assam 11.57 2 Andhra Pradesh 21.26 3 Bihar 22.83 4 Chhattisgarh 1.05

5 Gujarat 0.89 6 Haryana 2.66

7 Jammu & Kashmir 0.47 8 Jharkhand 1.50 9 Karnataka 59.90 10 Kerala 19.73 11 Madhya Pradesh 15.85

12 Maharashtra 24.08 13 Odisha 2.00 14 Punjab 39.35

15 Rajasthan 431.29 16 Telangana 94.58 17 Uttar Pradesh 13.39 18 Uttarakhand 0.62 19 West Bengal 236.98 Total 1000.00

Annexure-II Annexure referred to in part (c) of Rajya sabha US Q.No. 1628 for answer on 09.05.2016 S.No. State/UT Release (Rs. in Crores) in 2015-16 1 Andaman and Nicobar 0.16 2 Andhra Pradesh 170.05 3 Arunachal Pradesh 65.4 4 Assam 214.11 5 Bihar 202.73 6 Chandigarh 0 7 Chhattisgarh 60.83 8 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 0 9 Daman & Diu 0 10 Goa 1.66 11 Gujarat 238.91 12 Haryana 122.65 13 Himachal Pradesh 64.38 14 Jammu And Kashmir 192.12 15 Jharkhand 82.09 16 Karnataka 278.08 17 Kerala 48.05 18 Lakshadweep 0 19 Madhya Pradesh 193.73 20 Maharashtra 330.88 21 Manipur 27.92 22 Meghalaya 31.24 23 Mizoram 17.32 24 Nagaland 38.53 25 Odisha 103.19 26 Puducherry 0 27 Punjab 42.79 28 Rajasthan 526.75 29 Sikkim 12.05 30 Tamil Nadu 182.35 31 Telangana 97.71 32 Tripura 31.68 33 Uttar Pradesh 450.31 34 Uttarakhand 60.06 35 West Bengal 216.85 Total 4104.58

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION

RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 814 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2/5/2016

Access to quality drinking water in U.P.

814. SHRI AMBETH RAJAN:

Will the Minister of DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that there are nearly 1,500 habitations which are yet to get quality drinking water in Uttar Pradesh; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) whether Government has formulated any scheme and earmarked any fund to make these habitations get quality drinking water supply in the coming years; (d) if so, the details thereof; and (e) if not, the reasons therefor?

ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION (SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV)

(a) & (b) As reported by the Uttar Pradesh State Government into the online Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) of the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, as on 31/3/2016, there were 251 water quality affected habitations which are yet to be provided safe drinking water. Out of these 251 habitations, 99 are fluoride affected, 36 are arsenic affected23 are iron affected, 92 are salinity affected and one habitation is nitrate affected in one ore more rural drinking water sources. (c) to (e) Rural drinking water supply is a State subject. The Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation assists the States technically and financially in providing safe drinking water through the centrally sponsored National Rural Drinking Water Programme. Upto 67% of funds provided to Uttar Pradesh State can be utilized for coverage and tackling water quality problems with priority to arsenic and fluoride affected habitations. In addition, the State also receives certain funds under the 5% Water Quality earmarked funds. In addition, NITI Aayog has provided funds to the tune of Rs 13.39 crore for providing community water purification plants in all remaining arsenic and fluoride affected habitations as a short term immediate measure so that 8-10 litres of safe water is made available to every rural person in a day for drinking and cooking purposes.

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RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 816 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.05.2016

Funds for drinking water and sanitation to Bihar

816. SHRI GULAM RASOOL BALYAWI:

Will the Minister of DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION be pleased to state:

(a) the funds given by the Central Government to Bihar Government during the last three years and the current year for drinking water and sanitation respectively; (b) whether these funds were inadequate; and (c) if so, how much work still remains to be done in Bihar in the field of drinking water and sanitation?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION (SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV)

(a) The details of funds given by the Central Government to Bihar under National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) during the last three years and the current year is as under: (Rs. in crores) Financial Year Funds released to Bihar 2013-14 338.95 2014-15 340.48 2015-16 202.73 2016-17 (Upto 28.04.2016) 45.93

The central share released to Bihar under Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) during last three years and current is as under:

S.N. Year Fund release (Rs. in crore) 1 2013-14 0 2 2014-15 0 3 2015-16 221.55 4 2016-17 (Upto 28.4.2016) 0

(b) No Sir.

Under NRDWP, the Government provides financial and technical assistance to States to supplement their efforts to provide adequate safe drinking water to the rural population. The adequacy of the funds under the programme depends on the annual allocation of funds made to the Programme at the beginning of the financial year which in turn is distributed to the States on the basis of a pre- approved criteria.

Fund during 2013-14 and 2014-15 could not be released to Bihar under SBM(G) due to high unspent balance.

(c) As per the information reported by States into this Ministry’s Integrated Management Information System (IMIS), 42,120 rural habitations (which is 38.24% of total rural habitations) are covered with less than 40 litre per capita per day (lpcd) drinking water and 2,008 rural habitations (which is 4.76% of total rural habitations) are water quality affected.

As per Baseline Survey conducted in 2012-13, 1,68,16,311 households were without toilets in Bihar. After Baseline Survey in 2012-13, 7,54,141 Individual household latrines have been constructed in Bihar. As on 1.4.2016, 1,60,62,170 households are without toilets in Bihar.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 817 TO BE ANSWERED ON 2.5.2016

Solution of drinking water problem †817. SHRI BHUPINDER SINGH:

Will the Minister of DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION be pleased to state: (a) whether Government is aware of drinking water problems in the country; (b) whether any survey has been conducted by the Government in this regard; (c) which are the States in the country where the situation is alarming, the details, State-wise; (d) what are the immediate and long term solution to tackle the drinking water problem; and (e) the details of measures taken so far? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE FOR DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION (SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV)

(a) and (b) Yes Sir. The status of the rural drinking water supply is entered by the States into this Ministry’s online Integrated Management of Information System (IMIS) with regard to coverage of rural habitations with drinking water supply and other aspects related to the implementation of the National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP). This Ministry reviews the status and focuses on the areas where progress is lacking.

(c) As reported by the States into IMIS, there are 3,39,836 rural habitations which are covered with less than 40 Liter Per Capita per Day (LPCD) and 59,040 rural habitations are water quality affected habitations . Out of these quality affected habitations 10,801 habitations are affected with Fluoride, 1,306 habitations are affected with Arsenic, 29,976 habitations are affected with Iron, 14,853 habitations are affected with Salinity and 2,104 habitations are affected with Nitrate contamination. The state-wise details of partially covered and quality affected rural habitations are at Annexure.

(d) This Ministry has advised all the States to provide community water purification plants as a short term immediate solution in the arsenic and fluoride affected habitations. The States are advised to make the data entries in IMIS regularly to enable this Ministry to monitor the status in this regard.

(e) As a long term solution, this Ministry has directed the States to cover the rural households with Piped Water Supply. This Ministry has prepared a Strategic Plan for providing drinking water supply in rural areas of the country for the period 2011-2022. The interim goal till 2017 is to cover 50% of all rural households with piped water supply. By 2022, the goal is to cover 90% of rural households with piped water supply Annexure Referred to part of the Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question No. 817 to be answered on 02.05.2016 Status Of Rural Habitation With Respect To Drinking Water Supply As On (31/03/2016) Partially Quality Affected Habitations S.No. State Covered Habitations Fluoride Arsenic Iron Salinity Nitrate Total Andaman and 1 Nicobar 76 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Andhra Pradesh 17561 391 0 18 141 8 558 3 Arunachal Pradesh 5006 0 0 75 0 0 75 4 Assam 29846 109 279 8326 0 0 8714 5 Bihar 42120 349 34 1625 0 0 2008 6 Chandigarh 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 Chhattisgarh 2284 19 0 1473 21 0 1513 Dadra & Nagar 8 Haveli 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 Daman & Diu 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 Goa 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 Gujarat 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 Haryana 335 10 0 1 2 0 13 13 Himachal Pradesh 11991 0 0 0 0 0 0 Jammu and 14 Kashmir 7134 1 0 3 0 0 4 15 Jharkhand 3346 10 0 23 0 0 33 16 Karnataka 23452 607 4 201 80 322 1214 17 Kerala 8394 74 0 454 108 39 675 18 Lakshadweep 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 Madhya Pradesh 187 228 0 89 26 0 343 20 Maharashtra 9186 129 0 48 151 138 466 21 Manipur 707 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 Meghalaya 8952 0 0 31 0 0 31 23 Mizoram 438 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 Nagaland 799 0 0 23 0 3 26 25 Odisha 51053 101 0 3786 566 7 4460 26 Puducherry 115 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 Punjab 2189 254 175 1211 18 169 1827 28 Rajasthan 31214 6577 0 11 13366 1280 21234 29 Sikkim 1366 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 Tamil Nadu 8890 0 0 300 50 1 351 31 Telangana 9012 852 0 43 170 132 1197 32 Tripura 464 0 0 4043 0 0 4043 33 Uttar Pradesh 1123 99 36 23 92 1 251 34 Uttarakhand 17552 1 0 18 0 3 22 35 West Bengal 44922 990 778 8151 62 1 9982 Total 339836 10801 1306 29976 14853 2104 59040

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION

RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 822 TO BE ANSWERED ON 02.05.2016

Availability of ground water

822. SHRI RAMDAS ATHAWALE: SHRI DARSHAN SINGH YADAV: SHRI K.C. TYAGI: SHRIMATI RAJANI PATIL:

Will the Minister of DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION be pleased to state: (a) whether it is a fact that availability of ground water in various parts of the country is negligible due to continuous drought; (b) if so, whether Government has chalked out any plan to fulfil life-related demand of the people in view of the prevailing drought in most of the States of the country; and (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION (SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV)

(a) As reported by Central Ground Water Board, the latest Assessment of the ground water resource (as in 2011) of the country jointly carried out by Central Ground Water Board and State Ground Water Department, the Annual Replenishable Ground Water Resource of the country is 433 Billion Cubic Meters (BCM), the Net Annual Ground Water Availability is 398 BCM. The Annual Ground Water Draft is 245 BCM and the Stage of Ground Water Development is 62%. In some parts of the country there are long term decline in ground water level due to indiscriminate withdrawal of ground water in excess of Net Annual Ground Water Availability. As per the Ground Water Resources Assessment of 2011, there were 1071 ‘Over-exploited’ assessment units, where Stage of Ground Water Development is more than 100% and there is significant decline in long term water level either pre-monsoon or post- monsoon water level or both. Further, there are 217 ‘Critical’ assessment units, where stage of ground water development is between 90% and 100% and there is long term decline in water level in both pre-monsoon as well as post monsoon water level. In addition there are 697 ‘Semi-critical’ assessment units, where stage of ground water development is between 70% and 100% and there are showing significant decline in long term trend of ground water level in other pre- monsoon or post-monsoon. The details are given in Annexure –I. (b) and (c) In view of water shortage in Marathwada & Bundelkhand Region, the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation has deputed technical teams comprising officers of Central Water Commission and Central Ground Water Board for on the spot study of water situation and interaction with the State Government. They have proposed various short and long term measures including excavation of borewells, artificial recharge to ground water and rainwater harvesting and mass awareness programmes on water conservation etc. CGWB has prepared a conceptual document entitled “Master Plan for Artificial Recharge to Ground Water in India” during the year 2013, which envisages construction of different types of Artificial Recharge and Rainwater Harvesting structures in the Country including Bundelkhand and Marathwada region by harnessing surplus monsoon runoff to augment ground water resources. The Master Plan has been circulated to all State Governments for implementation. It has also been circulated to Hon’ble Members of Parliament for implementation in their respective constituencies. Further, CGWB has prioritized Bundelkhand and parts of Marathwada region for Aquifer Mapping and Management Program. The aquifer mapping is aimed to delineate aquifer disposition and their characterization along with quantification and for preparation of aquifer/ area specific ground water management plans. On completion of program, management plans will be shared with the respective State Government for taking necessary measures and its implementation. Annexure - I CATEGORIZATION OF BLOCKS/ MANDALS/ TALUKAS IN INDIA (As on March 2011)

Annexure referred to in part (a) of Rajya Sabha Unstarred Q.No. 822 for answer on 02.05.2016 Sl. States / Union Total Safe Semi- Critical Over- Saline No. Territories No. of critical exploited Assessed Nos. % Nos % Nos. % Nos % Nos. % Units States 1 Andhra Pradesh 662 534 81 42 6 7 1 41 6 38 6 2 Arunachal Pradesh 11 11 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Assam 27 27 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Bihar 533 522 98 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Chattisgarh 146 125 86 18 12 2 1 1 1 0 0 6 Delhi 27 2 7 5 19 2 7 18 67 0 0 7 Goa 20 20 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 Gujarat 223 171 77 13 6 5 2 24 11 10 4 9 Haryana 116 23 20 7 6 15 13 71 61 0 0 10 Himachal Pradesh 8 5 63 0 0 2 25 1 13 0 0 11 Jammu & Kashmir 14 14 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 Jharkhand 210 199 95 5 2 0 0 6 3 0 0 13 Karnataka 270 152 56 34 13 21 8 63 23 0 0 14 Kerala 152 126 83 23 15 2 1 1 1 0 0 15 Madhya Pradesh 313 218 70 67 21 4 1 24 8 0 0 16 Maharashtra 353 325 92 16 5 2 1 10 3 0 0 17 Manipur 8 8 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 Meghalaya 7 7 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 Mizoram 22 22 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 Nagaland 8 8 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 Orissa 314 308 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2 22 Punjab 138 22 16 2 1 4 3 110 80 0 0 23 Rajasthan 243 25 10 20 8 24 10 172 71 2 1 24 Sikkim 4 4 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 Tamil Nadu 1129 437 39 235 21 48 4 374 33 35 3 26 Telengana 448 343 77 55 12 8 2 42 9 0 0 27 Tripura 39 39 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 Uttar Pradesh 820 559 68 82 10 68 8 111 14 0 0 29 Uttaranchal 18 11 61 5 28 2 11 0 0 0 0 30 West Bengal 271 217 80 53 20 1 0.37 0 0 0 0 Total States 6554 4484 68 693 11 217 3 1069 16 91 1 Union Territories 1 Andaman & Nicobar 36 36 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Chandigarh 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Dadra & Nagar 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Haveli 4 Daman & Diu 2 0 0 1 50 0 0 1 50 0 0 5 Lakshdweep 9 6 67 3 33 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Pondicherry 4 2 50 0 0 0 0 1 25 1 25 Total Uts 53 46 87 4 8 0 0 2 4 1 2 Grand Total 6607 4530 69 697 11 217 3 1071 16 92 1

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 14 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.04.2016

Access to safe drinking water

14. DR. PRABHAKAR KORE:

Will the Minister of DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that India is among top 10 countries in the world with the largest number of people living without access to safe water;

(b) if so, the number of people living without access to safe water in the country, State- wise; and

ANSWER MINISTER OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION (SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV)

(a) & (b) As per the report of Water Aid released on World Water Day i.e. 22nd March, 2016, India is among top 10 countries in the world with the largest absolute number of people living without access to safe water. However, the said report envisages the comprehensive details of the whole country i.e. including rural and urban population of the country. In percentage terms, the report says that 5.9 % of total population in India is without access to safe drinking water. However, as per information provide by States on online portal i.e. Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) of this Ministry, 328.77 Lakhs rural population or about 3.64 % of the rural population in the country do not have access to safe drinking water. The State-wise details of population without access of safe drinking water are at Annexure.

(c) Rural Drinking Water Supply is a State subject. The States are vested with power to select, design, approve, execute and monitor drinking water supply facilities for providing safe drinking water to their rural populace. Under National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP), this Ministry provides financial & technical assistance to States to supplement their efforts to improve the drinking water supply to rural population. This Ministry has also prepared a strategic plan to provide safe drinking water to 90% of the rural population of the country through piped water supply schemes by the year 2022, subject to availability of funds. This Ministry is exerting joint efforts with States towards providing every rural household minimum of 40 liters per capita per day (LPCD) of safe drinking water on sustainable basis under National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP). Every year between February and April Annual Action Plan (AAP) meetings are held with the Departments of the State Governments dealing with rural drinking water supply, wherein the progress achieved under different components of NRDWP are reviewed and targets for the next financial year are fixed. The physical & financial progress of NRDWP is also monitored in National / Regional / State level review meetings, conferences and video conferences. Officers of the Ministry are also deputed to States to make field visits and review the progress of implementation. Further, Area Officers are nominated for all States and they participate in the State level Scheme Sanctioning Committees (SLSSC) so as to ensure that the project proposals are as per the mutually agreed Action Plan. Monitoring of drinking water supply to the rural population is a dynamic and continuous process.

Annexure Annexure referred to in part (a) & (b) of Rajya Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 14 for answer on 25.4.2016 Status Of Rural Habitation With Respect To Drinking Water Supply As On (31/03/2016) No of Quality Affected Total No of Habitations S. Habitations State No. Total Total Population (in Total Total Population lakh) 1 Andman and Nicobar 400 2.65 0 0 2 Andhra Pradesh 48206 367.23 558 4.14 3 Arunachal Pradesh 7730 12.83 75 0.2 4 Assam 89910 300.05 8714 32.38 5 Bihar 110140 992.69 2013 12.02 6 Chandigarh 18 1 0 0 7 Chhattisgarh 73848 197.7 1513 4.54 8 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 70 2.16 0 0 9 Daman & Diu 21 0.84 0 0 10 Goa 347 7.31 0 0 11 Gujarat 34846 366.14 0 0 12 Haryana 7958 181.06 13 0.57 13 Himachal Pradesh 53604 66.66 0 0 14 Jammu and Kashmir 15798 101.49 4 0.11 15 Jharkhand 119667 267.4 33 0.05 16 Karnataka 59945 400.02 1219 7.64 17 Kerala 11883 268.75 676 15.29 18 Lakshadweep 9 0.51 0 0 19 Madhya Pradesh 127552 530.31 353 1.24 20 Maharashtra 100639 661.07 466 11.62 21 Manipur 2870 23.26 0 0 22 Meghalaya 10487 26.65 31 0.17 23 Mizoram 760 5.38 0 0 24 Nagaland 1530 17.27 26 0.57 25 Odisha 157158 358.84 4460 11.44 26 Puducherry 266 4.38 0 0 27 Punjab 15395 179.93 1827 19.13 28 Rajasthan 121683 508.46 21707 85.06 29 Sikkim 2084 4.59 0 0 30 Tamil Nadu 100018 395.58 351 1.68 31 Telangana 24802 236.65 1197 16.29 32 Tripura 8723 44.92 4043 17.61 33 Uttar Pradesh 260801 1687.69 251 2.49 34 Uttarakhand 39309 73.28 22 1.03 35 West Bengal 104826 744.19 9982 83.5 Total 1713303 9038.94 59534 328.77

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RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 15 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.04.2016

Drinking water supply to rural households

15. SHRI C.P. NARAYANAN:

Will the Minister of DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION be pleased to state:

(a) how far Central and State Governments have been successful in ensuring drinking water to all rural households and institutions;

(b) in how many States lack of resource prevents it;

(d) if so, in how many places it has been successful and if not, whether Government intends to do it anywhere? ANSWER

MINISTER OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION (SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV)

(a) & (b) Water is a State subject. The Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation assists the States through National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP), a Centrally Sponsored Programme, to provide drinking water facility in the rural areas of the country. Under NRDWP, funds are allocated & released to all the States for strengthening of rural water supply. States are vested with power to select, design, approve, execute and monitor drinking water supply facilities for providing safe drinking water to the rural population.

As per information provided by States / UTs on online monitoring portal Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) of the Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation, as on 01.04.2011, out of total rural habitations in the country, 70% habitations were fully covered with the availability of 40 Litres per capita per day (lpcd), whereas as on 20.04.2016, 76.64% of total rural habitations have been fully covered with availability of 40 lpcd. Improvement is happening regularly / gradually.

(c) & (d) Through the NRDWP guidelines, States have been advised to make full use of available water sources including groundwater, surface water, rainwater and reused / recycled water after requisite treatment. However, the Ministry does not maintain specific data about reuse / recycling of water by States. GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 18 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.04.2016

Supply of clean drinking water to all villages

†18. SHRI LAL SINH VADODIA:

Will the Minister of DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that Government is considering to supply clean drinking water to all villages;

(b) if so, whether Government has taken any steps in this direction, so far; and

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE FOR DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION (SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV)

(a) to (c) Yes Sir. Drinking Water is a State subject. This Ministry is assisting the States technically and financially towards providing every rural household, a minimum of 40 liters per capita per day (LPCD) of safe drinking water on sustainable basis under the Centrally sponsored National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP). Every year between February and April, Annual Action Plan (AAP) meetings are held with the Departments of State Governments dealing with rural drinking water supply, wherein the progress achieved under different components of NRDWP are reviewed and targets for the next financial year are fixed. The physical and financial progress of NRDWP is also reviewed in National / Regional / State level review meetings, conferences and video-conferences. Officers of the Ministry are also deputed to States for field visits and review the progress of implementation. Further, Area Officers are nominated for all States and they participate in the State Level Scheme Sanctioning Committees (SLSSC) so to ensure that the project proposals are as per the mutually agreed Annual Action Plan. Monitoring of drinking water supply to the rural population is a dynamic and continuous process. The Ministry has also prepared a strategic plan to provide safe drinking water to 90% of the rural population of the country through piped water supply schemes by the year 2022 subject to availability of funds. However, States have been advised to set up Community Water Purification plants as a short-term measure to provide 8-10 lpcd of safe water for drinking and cooking purpose in all remaining arsenic and fluoride affected rural habitations by March, 2017. However, States have been advised to prioritize coverage of all remaining arsenic and fluoride affected habitations with surface water based piped water supply schemes as the permanent and sustainable solution. The data related to different components of the programme as entered by the states on the Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) of the Ministry are available in public domain.

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 19 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.04.2016

Access to safe drinking water

19. SHRI NEERAJ SHEKHAR:

Will the Minister of DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether, as per report released by Water Aid on World Water Day, 2016, India has the world's largest number of people, about 7.6 crore people, without access to safe water;

(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;

(d) the details of habitations which have been provided access to safe and uncontaminated drinking water during 2014-15 and 2015-16, State-wise and year-wise?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION (SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV)

(a) Yes Sir.

(b) The report, however, encompasses drinking water situation for the whole country i.e. both rural and urban population of the country. This Ministry, however, deals with rural drinking water supply only. As per information provide by States on online portal, Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) of this Ministry, the State / UT wise details of habitations with unsafe drinking water along with population as on 31.03.2016 are at Annexure-I.

As per this, about 3.64 % of the rural population in the country inhabiting water quality affected habitations are using unsafe water.

(c) This Ministry has prepared a Strategic Plan for the rural drinking water sector for the period 2011 to 2022, which is as under:-

By 2017: Ensure that at least 50% of rural households are provided with piped water supply; at least 35% of rural households have piped water supply with a household connection.

By 2022: Ensure that at least 90% of rural households are provided with piped water supply; at least 80% of rural households have piped water supply with a household connection.

(d) State-wise and year-wise details of habitations which have been provided access to safe and uncontaminated drinking water during 2014-15 and 2015-16 are at Annexure-II.

Annexure-I Annexure referred to in part (b) of Rajya Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 19 for answer on 25.4.2016 Status of Rural Habitation With Respect To Drinking Water Supply As On (31/03/2016) No of Quality Affected Total No of Habitations Habitations S. State Total No. Total Population Total Population Total (in lakh) (in lakh) 1 Andman and Nicobar 400 2.65 0 0 2 Andhra Pradesh 48206 367.23 558 4.14 3 Arunachal Pradesh 7730 12.83 75 0.2 4 Assam 89910 300.05 8714 32.38 5 Bihar 110140 992.69 2013 12.02 6 Chandigarh 18 1 0 0 7 Chhattisgarh 73848 197.7 1513 4.54 8 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 70 2.16 0 0 9 Daman & Diu 21 0.84 0 0 10 Goa 347 7.31 0 0 11 Gujarat 34846 366.14 0 0 12 Haryana 7958 181.06 13 0.57 13 Himachal Pradesh 53604 66.66 0 0 14 Jammu and Kashmir 15798 101.49 4 0.11 15 Jharkhand 119667 267.4 33 0.05 16 Karnataka 59945 400.02 1219 7.64 17 Kerala 11883 268.75 676 15.29 18 Lakshadweep 9 0.51 0 0 19 Madhya Pradesh 127552 530.31 353 1.24 20 Maharashtra 100639 661.07 466 11.62 21 Manipur 2870 23.26 0 0 22 Meghalaya 10487 26.65 31 0.17 23 Mizoram 760 5.38 0 0 24 Nagaland 1530 17.27 26 0.57 25 Odisha 157158 358.84 4460 11.44 26 Puducherry 266 4.38 0 0 27 Punjab 15395 179.93 1827 19.13 28 Rajasthan 121683 508.46 21707 85.06 29 Sikkim 2084 4.59 0 0 30 Tamil Nadu 100018 395.58 351 1.68 31 Telangana 24802 236.65 1197 16.29 32 Tripura 8723 44.92 4043 17.61 33 Uttar Pradesh 260801 1687.69 251 2.49 34 Uttarakhand 39309 73.28 22 1.03 35 West Bengal 104826 744.19 9982 83.5 Total 1713303 9038.94 59534 328.77

Annexure-II Annexure referred to in part (d) of RS US Q.No. 19 for answer on 25.04.2016

Achievement in terms of coverage of Habitations 2014-15 2015-16 S. No. State Partially Quality Partially covered Quality Affected covered Affected

1 ANDAMAN and NICOBAR 0 0 0 0 2 ANDHRA PRADESH 1557 218 743 35 3 ARUNACHAL PRADESH 177 16 83 7 4 ASSAM 4293 1929 636 263 5 BIHAR 8173 3205 4363 1506 6 CHANDIGARH 0 0 0 0 7 CHATTISGARH 6196 1938 1680 328 8 DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI 0 0 0 0 9 DAMAN & DIU 0 0 0 0 10 GOA 0 0 0 0 11 GUJARAT 188 242 2 21 12 HARYANA 50 4 27 0 13 HIMACHAL PRADESH 2022 0 1155 0 14 JAMMU AND KASHMIR 578 2 123 2 15 JHARKHAND 107 3 40 0 16 KARNATAKA 7879 1062 8597 1146 17 KERALA 102 49 240 75 18 LAKSHADWEEP 0 0 0 0 19 MADHYA PRADESH 339 903 304 300 20 MAHARASHTRA 3351 305 1389 143 21 MANIPUR 100 0 29 0 22 MEGHALAYA 238 19 123 0 23 MIZORAM 38 0 4 0 24 NAGALAND 99 22 99 40 25 ODISHA 15394 1367 10819 519 26 PUDUCHERRY 0 0 0 0 27 PUNJAB 158 1 67 23 28 RAJASTHAN 876 1631 550 547 29 SIKKIM 71 0 65 0 30 TAMIL NADU 5733 65 1339 1 31 TELANGANA 1133 231 890 145 32 TRIPURA 89 941 44 507 33 UTTAR PRADESH 1 154 0 167 34 UTTARAKHAND 725 7 407 5 35 WEST BENGAL 1752 1265 1939 1447 35757 Total 61419 15579 7227 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.20 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.04.2016

Households without toilet and drinking water facilities

20. SHRI P.N.PUNIA :

Will the Minister of DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION be pleased to State:

(a) the number of households without toilet facilities within their living premises category-wise e.g. Rural and Urban, SC, ST and others for each State/UT ;

(b) the number of households without drinking water facility within their living premises, categy- wise e.g. Rural and Urban, SC, ST and others for each State/UT; and

ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION (SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV)

(a) State/UT, number of households without toilet facilities within premises category-wise e.g. Rural and Urban, SC, ST and others as per Census 2011 is at Annexure-1.

(b) This Ministry does not maintain the category-wise data for SC, ST and others. Also this Ministry is responsible for rural areas only. State-wise data in respect of number of rural households without drinking water facility within their living premises is at Annexure-2.

(c) The Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) has been launched on 2nd October, 2014, which aims at attaining Swachh Bharat by 2nd October 2019. Under this programme, the States are provided technical and financial guidance to accelerate rural sanitation coverage, including reduction in Open Defecation and promotion of solid and liquid waste management. The focus of the scheme is on behavior change and usage of toilets. Since the launch of SBM(G), there is a spurt in the progress made under the programme. Against the expected outcome of 50 lakh for individual latrines for the year 2014-15, 58,54,987 latrines were constructed, which is an achievement of 117% of the target. More importantly, 49.49 lakh household latrines were constructed after launch of Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin), indicating more than 446% increase in construction of toilets after the launch of SBM(G) as compared to pre-SBM period of 2014-15. During 2015- 16, 127.41 lakh toilets have already been constructed as on 31.03.2015. Since the launch of Swachh Bharat Mission(Gramin) on 2nd October, 2014, 176.90 lakh toilets have already been constructed upto 31.03.2016. A baseline survey was conducted in 2012-13 by the States, as per which, the rural sanitation coverage was 38.81%. This has increased to 51.80% as on 31.03.2016. Also, 13 districts, 178 blocks, 23045 Gram Panchayats and 54732 villages have been declared Open Defecation Free (ODF) as on 31.03.2016. The State/UT wise, total and SCs/STs wise rural Sanitation Coverage as reported by States/UTs on Integrated Management Information System of Ministry as on 31.3.2016 is at Annexure-3

Under Swachh Bharat Mission in the urban areas, against the target of constructing 25 lakh individual household latrines (IHHLs) upto March 2016, work has commenced on around 23.25 lakh IHHLs and 10.28 lakh have been completed. Against the target of constructing 1 lakh community and public toilet seats in Urban areas upto March 2016, work has commenced on 1.34 lakh seats and 35,216 have been constructed. In the area of Municipal Solid Waste Management (MSWM), against the target of achieving 100% door to door collection in 50 % of the wards and processing of 30% of the waste upto March 2016, 43.92% of the wards have door to door collection and 17.97 % of the waste is being processed.

In respect of rural water supply; Rural Drinking Water is a State subject. This Ministry is exerting collective efforts with states towards providing every rural household, a minimum of 40 liters per capita per day (LPCD) of safe drinking water on sustainable basis under National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP). This Ministry supplements the efforts of the States by providing them with technical and financial assistance under this scheme. States are vested with power to select, design, approve, execute and monitor drinking water supply facilities for providing safe drinking water to their rural populace. Funds allocated to the States and the achievement thereof under NRDWP during last two years are as under:

Funds allocated Coverage of Rural Habitations Year (Rs. in crores) (in Nos.) 2014-15 9,250 1,36,117 2015-16 4,373 75,760

The Ministry has also prepared a strategic plan to provide safe drinking water to 90% of the rural population of the country through piped water supply schemes by the year 2022, subject to availability of funds.

Annexure-1 Statement referred in part (a) of the reply to Rajya Sabha Un-starred Question No.20 due for reply on 25-04-2016 Number of households without toilet facility within the premises as per Census 2011 Rural Urban States/UTs SCs STs Others Total SCs STs Others Total ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS 894 22596 23490 17 4419 4436 ANDHRA PRADESH 2213026 1188033 6259630 9660689 231806 67387 640649 939842 ARUNACHAL PRADESH 68592 23992 92584 3388 3526 6914 ASSAM 213211 498080 1461637 2172928 12597 5243 44596 62436 BIHAR 2754133 351451 10842767 13948351 141667 14072 469303 625042 CHANDIGARH 220 595 815 9856 18373 28229 CHHATTISGARH 552244 1410296 1784581 3747121 100068 78609 314346 493023 DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI 186 24494 1339 26019 490 3237 3318 7045 DAMAN & DIU 161 1243 4796 6200 272 860 5816 6948 GOA 1449 9085 25717 36251 1809 4418 22997 29224 GUJARAT 343461 1297742 2888577 4529780 83550 92731 489971 666252 HARYANA 395313 907581 1302894 75198 101920 177118 HIMACHAL PRADESH 131497 33997 272499 437993 6144 929 10992 18065 JAMMU & KASHMIR 136916 187637 594443 918996 14976 4679 45140 64795 JHARKHAND 591951 1484599 2252126 4328676 102947 91507 296610 491064 KARNATAKA 1262698 599907 3767057 5629662 203353 68198 529302 800853 KERALA 75835 37713 163799 277347 26816 1232 64998 93046 LAKSHADWEEP 48 1 49 125 62 187 MADHYA PRADESH 1684760 2812560 5165844 9663164 282631 128022 580498 991151 MAHARASHTRA 1197784 1477052 5394962 8069798 634326 233001 2239505 3106832 MANIPUR 2271 30087 14681 47039 870 637 5741 7248 MEGHALAYA 4386 174739 15585 194710 299 3468 1172 4939 MIZORAM 112 15710 354 16176 63 1529 124 1716 NAGALAND 83505 4183 87688 4285 1924 6209 NCT OF DELHI 6619 12141 18760 119932 211105 331037 ODISHA 1398541 1978709 3620210 6997460 147296 101725 285308 534329 PUDUCHERRY 22557 35446 58003 10017 27035 37052 PUNJAB 556783 424864 981647 84193 54727 138920 RAJASTHAN 1500469 1643710 4481737 7625916 187178 48017 320504 555699 SIKKIM 1123 6042 7511 14676 226 440 1055 1721 TAMIL NADU 2107298 207123 5028685 7343106 664565 44111 1510640 2219316 TRIPURA 6500 93530 12696 112726 1840 3123 4963 UTTAR PRADESH 5668186 300768 13960236 19929190 401729 30066 826428 1258223 UTTARAKHAND 194343 32580 418530 645453 14415 1522 22117 38054 WEST BENGAL 2374699 911782 4019553 7306034 291930 50808 609152 951890 INDIA 25398732 16961708 73890951 116251391 3853059 1084263 9766496 14703818

Annexure-2 Statement referred in part (b) of the reply to Rajya Sabha Un-starred Question No.20 due for reply on 25.04.2016 Household having house S. No. State Total Households connections as on (21/04/2016) 1 Andaman and Nicobar 65096 6604 2 Andhra Pradesh 9152254 1099337 3 Arunachal Pradesh 228822 6685 4 Assam 5868910 100449 5 Bihar 17829552 44760 6 Chandigarh 21378 0 7 Chattisgarh 4313293 213368 8 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 42716 0 9 Daman & Diu 17663 0 10 Goa 161459 0 11 Gujarat 6323672 2999203 12 Haryana 3329184 1532507 13 Himachal Pradesh 1343358 604081 14 Jammu and Kashmir 1638806 423007 15 Jharkhand 4979781 54305 16 Karnataka 8181636 2922283 17 Kerala 5722485 711398 18 Lakshadweep 10147 0 19 Madhya Pradesh 10936587 1035215 20 Maharashtra 13798072 4953790 21 Manipur 436549 13405 22 Meghalaya 473266 2869 23 Mizoram 108131 3578 24 Nagaland 330836 8095 25 Odisha 8173296 112612 26 Puducherry 81694 7568 27 Punjab 3358995 1282364 28 Rajasthan 9307800 1003690 29 Sikkim 88686 46542 30 Tamil Nadu 9863246 2413116 31 Telangana 5738472 1827850 32 Tripura 858342 15700 33 Uttar Pradesh 26097576 117582 34 Uttarakhand 1534241 150581 35 West Bengal 16236026 98211 Total 17,66,52,027 2,38,10,755 Annexure-3 Statement referred in part (c) of the reply to Rajya Sabha Un-starred Question No.20 due for reply on 25-04-2016 State/UT-wise, SCs and STs wise Rural Sanitation Coverage as on 31.3.2016 Rural States/UTs SCs STs Total A & N ILANDS 0 99.24 53.77 ANDHRA PRADESH 40.77 23.38 43.32 ARUNACHAL PRADESH 57.22 65.63 68.08 ASSAM 53.12 51.83 54.35 BIHAR 24.85 20.68 24.93 CHHATTISGARH 48.52 52.76 50.05 GOA 13.79 28.40 76.08 GUJARAT 66.99 73.05 72.87 HARYANA 85.20 101.77 86.80 HIMACHAL PRADESH 93.55 93.83 95.26 JAMMU & KASHMIR 24.55 27.29 33.27 JHARKHAND 37.82 41.22 37.63 KARNATAKA 48.23 44.41 56.91 KERALA 93.09 90.51 96.32 MADHYA PRADESH 46.34 43.22 43.04 MAHARASHTRA 60.19 51.19 63.58 MANIPUR 71.54 76.72 77.09 MEGHALAYA 62.59 84.85 80.19 MIZORAM 90.19 83.82 83.41 NAGALAND 77.27 67.22 66.07 ODISHA 23.31 28.33 28.11 PUDUCHERRY 15.95 22.63 50.01 PUNJAB 75.15 80.80 77.85 RAJASTHAN 51.04 36.06 54.08 SIKKIM 81.86 100.84 99.90 TAMIL NADU 61.48 58.32 62.00 TELANGANA 34.28 18.95 38.11 TRIPURA 71.90 74.52 73.95 UTTAR PRADESH 43.95 51.12 42.20 UTTARAKHAND 68.19 67.42 80.87 WEST BENGAL 75.08 57.44 74.35 Total 50.71 47.32 51.80

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 21 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.04.2016

Per capita availability of drinking water

†21. SHRI PRABHAT JHA:

Will the Minister of DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether per capita availability of drinking water is decreasing continuously;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Central Government's mission to provide potable drinking water to everyone is getting affected due to expansion of packaged drinking water market continuously; and

(d) if so, the details thereof ?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION (SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV)

(a) & (b) No Sir. As per information provided by States / UTs on on-line monitoring portal Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) of Ministry of Drinking water & Sanitation, as on 01.04.2011, out of total rural habitations in the country, 70% habitations were fully covered with the availability of 40 litres per capita per day (lpcd), whereas as on 20.04.2016, 76.64% of total rural habitations have been fully covered with availability of 40 lpcd of potable water.

(c) and (d) No Sir. Rural Water Supply is a State subject. Under National Rural Drinking Water Programme, this Ministry provides financial & technical assistance to States to supplement their efforts to provide adequate safe drinking water to rural population only, whereas the market of packaged drinking water is emerging mostly in the urban areas of the country.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION

RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 28 TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.04.2016

Contaminated drinking water in rural districts

28. SHRI RAM KUMAR KASHYAP:

Will the Minister of DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION be pleased to state:

(a) the details of rural districts where drinking water is contaminated with arsenic, fluoride, iron, nitrate and salinity along with the number of people residing in the water quality affected areas;

(b) what are the ill effects of consumption of contaminated water along with the number of persons died during the last three years due to consumption of contaminated water;

(d) the steps taken to provide safe and pure drinking water in water quality affected areas?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION (SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV)

(a): As reported by the State Governments into the online Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) of the Ministry, as on 20/04/2016, the number of rural districts along with number of habitations and affected population at risk due to presence of excess arsenic, fluoride, iron, nitrate and salinity in drinking water sources is at Annexure. However, it may be noted that the State Departments dealing with rural drinking water supply are updating their data for 2015-16 into the online IMIS. Therefore, actual number of water quality affected habitations may vary.

(b): Prolonged consumption of excess arsenic in drinking water may lead to diseases such as keratosis and melanosis; prolonged consumption of fluoride in drinking water may lead to dental, skeletal and non-skeletal fluorosis; prolonged consumption of excess nitrate in drinking water may lead to methaemoglobinemia (blue baby syndrome) especially in infants. Excess iron and salinity in drinking water are not palatable for human consumption beyond a threshold limit. Disease and death surveillance is not the mandate of this Ministry. However, the Ministry has not received information from any of the State Departments dealing with rural drinking water supply regarding deaths occurred due to consumption of the above said contaminations in drinking water.

(c) & (d): The State Governments have been advised to provide drinking water through surface water based piped water supply schemes in water quality affected habitations, with priority to arsenic and fluoride affected habitations, as a permanent sustainable solution. However, since commissioning of these projects may take about 3-4 years and that the population cannot be put to risk, the NITI Aayog, Government of India has provided Rs.800 crores for commissioning of community water purification plants in all remaining arsenic and fluoride affected habitations in the country, as a short-term solution for providing 8-10 litres per capita per day (LPCD) for drinking and cooking purposes. Further, NITI Aayog has also provided Rs.100 crores each to Rajasthan and West Bengal States for last mile connectivity of piped water supply schemes covering fluoride and arsenic affected habitations respectively.

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Annexure referred to in reply to Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question No. 28 due for reply on 25.04.2016 State-wise number of districts, rural habitations and population affected with water quality problems which are yet to be provided safe drinking water as on 20/4/2016

Sl.no Name of the State/UT Total Number Total Arsenic Fluoride Iron Salinity Nitrate of Districts affected Habitations Population Habitations Population Habitations Population Habitations Population Habitations Population Habitations Population 1 ANDAMAN and NICOBAR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 ANDHRA PRADESH 12 558 413709 0 0 391 280090 18 10788 141 119301 8 3530 3 ARUNACHAL PRADESH 4 75 20174 0 0 0 0 75 20174 0 0 0 0 4 ASSAM 26 8714 3238280 279 98604 109 50645 8326 3089031 0 0 0 0 5 BIHAR 20 2013 1202309 34 65007 349 207658 1630 929644 0 0 0 0 6 CHANDIGARH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 DAMAN & DIU 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 GOA 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 GUJARAT 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 HARYANA 3 13 57379 0 0 10 35185 1 6705 2 15489 0 0 12 HIMACHAL PRADESH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 13 JAMMU AND KASHMIR 3 4 10699 0 0 1 6227 3 4472 0 0 0 0 14 KARNATAKA 27 1219 764486 4 7424 611 380709 201 114382 81 34115 322 227856 15 KERALA 14 676 1529294 0 0 74 212645 455 1004517 108 215368 39 96764 16 MADHYA PRADESH 7 355 126036 0 0 230 84438 99 23880 26 17718 0 0 17 MAHARASHTRA 26 466 1162234 0 0 129 356769 48 157298 151 249262 138 398905 18 LAKSHADWEEP 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 MANIPUR 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 MEGHALAYA 1 31 16521 0 0 0 0 31 16521 0 0 0 0 21 MIZORAM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 NAGALAND 9 26 57158 0 0 0 0 23 47581 0 0 3 9577 23 ODISHA 28 4460 1144499 0 0 101 20436 3786 956680 566 164284 7 3099 24 PUDUCHERRY 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 PUNJAB 21 1827 1913017 175 210349 254 309242 1211 1199313 18 13344 169 180769 26 RAJASTHAN 33 21707 8505831 0 0 6782 4254565 13 9882 13609 3137509 1303 1103875 27 SIKKIM 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 28 TAMIL NADU 2 351 167926 0 0 0 0 300 147166 50 20468 1 292 29 TRIPURA 8 4043 1760710 0 0 0 0 4043 1760710 0 0 0 0 30 UTTAR PRADESH 19 251 249399 36 53572 99 97354 23 42231 92 53075 1 3167 31 WEST BENGAL 18 9982 8350425 778 1209946 990 576770 8151 6487881 62 75085 1 743 32 CHATTISGARH 21 1513 454259 0 0 19 4236 1473 433559 21 16464 0 0 33 JHARKHAND 8 33 4967 0 0 10 1975 23 2992 0 0 0 0 34 UTTARAKHAND 1 22 102582 0 0 1 8126 18 81646 0 0 3 12810 35 TELANGANA 9 1197 1628669 0 0 852 1175928 43 41540 170 240780 132 170421 Total 320 59536 32880563 1306 1644902 11012 8062998 29994 16588593 15097 4372262 2127 2211808

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1771 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.3.2016

Problem of non-availability of safe drinking water

1771. SHRI MOHD. ALI KHAN:

Will the Minister of DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether the hand-pumps have become defunct in many parts of the country and do not work well also and if so, the details thereof; (b) whether the problem of non-availability of safe drinking water continues in many States and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor, State/UT-wise; (c) the funds sanctioned/spent for this purpose in each State/UT during each of the last three years and the current year; and (d) whether Government is working on a Mission to provide clean tap water for drinking purposes and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

ANSWER

MINISTER FOR DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION (SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV) (a) As per data entered by the States on the Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) of the Ministry, the status of hand pumps installed and the one which are damaged or non-functional is given at Annexure-I. Repair of non-functional hand pumps can be carried out by the State Governments from the funds provided to the States under the Operations and Maintenance (O&M) component of the National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP).

(b) and (c) Water is a State subject. The Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation assists the States through Centrally Sponsored Programme, NRDWP to improve the drinking water facility in the rural areas of the country. Under NRDWP, funds are allocated and released to States / UTs for strengthening of rural water supply. States are vested with power to select, design, approve, execute and monitor drinking water supply facilities for providing safe drinking water to their rural populace. As per data entered by the States on IMIS of the Ministry, the State / UT wise details of water Quality Affected habitations as on 10.03.2016 is at Annexure – II. Up to 67% of the Programme funds under NRDWP has been allowed for tackling water quality problems to enable rural communities to have access to potable drinking water. The State / UT wise details of funds sanctioned/released and spent for this purpose during the last three years and the current year is at Annexure – III.

(d) Yes. The Ministry has prepared a strategic plan to provide safe drinking water to 90% of the rural population of the country through piped water supply schemes by the year 2022 subject to availability of funds. The interim goal of the plan till 2017 is to cover 50% of all rural households with piped water supply. Annexure - I Annexure referred to part (a) of Rajya Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 1771 to be answered on 14.03.2016. S.No. State No. of Hand pumps No. of Non Functional Hand pumps 1 ANDAMAN and NICOBAR 1 0 2 ANDHRA PRADESH 231823 0 3 ARUNACHAL PRADESH 375 3 4 ASSAM 23722 5653 5 BIHAR 364017 4079 6 CHANDIGARH 0 0 7 CHATTISGARH 225720 10722 8 DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI 0 0 9 DAMAN & DIU 0 0 10 GOA 0 0 11 GUJARAT 5510 101 12 HARYANA 130 74 13 HIMACHAL PRADESH 17459 184 14 JAMMU AND KASHMIR 9826 6 15 JHARKHAND 345769 7819 16 KARNATAKA 64520 18334 17 KERALA 57 2 18 LAKSHADWEEP 0 0 19 MADHYA PRADESH 602941 54341 20 MAHARASHTRA 50636 1549 21 MANIPUR 207 1 22 MEGHALAYA 336 35 23 MIZORAM 22 0 24 NAGALAND 9 0 25 ODISHA 458972 36410 26 PUDUCHERRY 0 0 27 PUNJAB 1994 410 28 RAJASTHAN 107840 8233 29 SIKKIM 0 0 30 TAMIL NADU 130775 5400 31 TELANGANA 173852 2 32 TRIPURA 17536 1941 33 UTTAR PRADESH 2432345 350 34 UTTARAKHAND 2454 24 35 WEST BENGAL 378710 20170 Total 5647558 175843

Annexure - II Annexure referred to part (b & c) of Rajya Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 1771 to be answered on 14.03.2016. S.No. State Total No of Habitations No of Quality Affected Habitations 1 Andman and Nicobar 400 0 2 Andhra Pradesh 48206 561 3 Arunachal Pradesh 7730 75 4 Assam 89910 8720 5 Bihar 110140 2106 6 Chandigarh 18 0 7 Chhattisgarh 73848 1525 Dadra & Nagar 8 Haveli 70 0 9 Daman & Diu 21 0 10 Goa 347 0 11 Gujarat 34846 9 12 Haryana 7958 13 13 Himachal Pradesh 53604 0 14 Jammu and Kashmir 15798 4 15 Jharkhand 119667 33 16 Karnataka 59945 1295 17 Kerala 11883 694 18 Lakshadweep 9 0 19 Madhya Pradesh 127552 411 20 Maharashtra 100639 517 21 Manipur 2870 0 22 Meghalaya 10487 31 23 Mizoram 760 0 24 Nagaland 1530 63 25 Odisha 157158 4473 26 Puducherry 266 0 27 Punjab 15395 1833 28 Rajasthan 121683 21707 29 Sikkim 2084 0 30 Tamil Nadu 100018 351 31 Telangana 24802 1202 32 Tripura 8723 4191 33 Uttar Pradesh 260801 382 34 Uttarakhand 39309 23 35 West Bengal 104826 9983 Total 1713303 60202

Annexure - III Annexure referred to part (b & c) of Rajya Sabha Unstarred Q. No. 1771 to be answered on 14.03.2016. Details of funds sanctioned and spent by States under NRDWP. Rs. in Crores 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 as on 10.03.2016 Opening S.No. State Balance Release Expenditure OB Release Exp. OB Release Exp. OB Release Exp. 1 Andaman and Nicobar 0 0.78 0 0.78 0.09 0.64 0.28 0.81 0.43 0.67 0.16 0 2 Andhra Pradesh 301.3 485.14 672.82 113.62 631.52 662.4 82.74 377.78 427.08 33.44 155.68 136.02 3 Arunachal Pradesh 9.46 223.22 220.65 17.99 237.32 230.97 25.77 109.83 119.5 16.09 56.69 47.27 4 Assam 127.51 659.21 594.02 199.82 514.98 635.18 82.71 545.87 586.88 43.2 244 116.9 5 Bihar 285.65 224.3 293.09 217.82 338.95 307.43 249.34 340.48 381.9 207.92 175.74 276.87 6 Chandigarh 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 Chattisgarh 80.82 148.64 162.85 67.61 135.2 172.38 31.56 150.74 165.22 17.08 60.83 41.33 8 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 Daman & Diu 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 Goa 5.91 0.03 0 5.95 0 2.22 3.73 0 0 3.73 1.66 0 11 Gujarat 327.59 717.47 797.93 247.13 515.07 627.95 134.24 405.58 491.44 48.38 179.69 203.05 12 Haryana 43.98 313.41 275.54 85.59 229.52 301.15 13.96 277.98 228.82 63.13 96.25 87.01 13 Himachal Pradesh 61.94 129.9 124.06 67.78 130.81 153.33 45.27 120.89 120.18 45.97 64.38 52.79 14 Jammu And Kashmir 147.04 474.5 488.09 141.95 414.82 499.79 59.11 474.41 458.03 75.49 190.31 153.9 15 Jharkhand 74.31 243.43 204.87 122.36 243.29 277.96 92.27 175.18 206.88 79.27 123.65 94.37 16 Karnataka 213.14 869.24 874.78 256.64 897.29 928.81 237.76 563.91 622.37 179.31 209.55 193.77 17 Kerala 16.08 249.04 193.62 93.31 212.04 265.1 40.87 124.1 131.86 33.11 48.05 53.68 18 Lakshadweep 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 Madhya Pradesh 32.54 539.56 430.27 143 474.95 483.98 133.97 440.18 399.94 174.38 171.71 261.4 20 Maharashtra 320.1 846.48 612.61 553.97 690.27 657.46 587.39 748.23 901.96 433.66 326.18 433.21 21 Manipur 17.72 66.21 55.54 28.66 55.3 57.17 27.09 88.54 92.25 23.38 27.92 34.05 22 Meghalaya 36.83 97.61 101.44 34.12 103.4 114.81 22.89 69.5 81.02 11.6 26.68 25.07 23 Mizoram 5.9 47.92 33.88 24.78 44.89 33.37 36.3 34.5 39.81 30.99 17.32 14.58 24 Nagaland 1.1 110.2 108.56 3.69 61.07 52.38 12.38 101.44 86.45 27.37 34.53 27.32 25 Odisha 84.34 210.58 249.39 67.61 317.07 288.08 106.02 230.67 257.29 87.41 91.18 115.13 26 Puducherry 0 0.88 0 0.88 0.06 0 0.94 0 0 0.98 0 0 27 Punjab 3 144.27 121.22 26.04 147.95 159.05 14.94 97.38 90.23 22.1 36.28 35.83 28 Rajasthan 397 1411.36 1417.01 389.85 1332.49 1572.96 199.22 1304.64 1386.79 117.07 515.76 388.69 29 Sikkim 49.71 32.36 38.89 44.95 26.56 71.25 1.31 31.7 32.03 0.98 10.4 6.94 30 Tamil Nadu 240.27 570.17 625 185.44 387.11 527.57 44.97 382.46 432.39 5.48 135.38 110.23 31 Telangana 0 212.24 189.25 22.99 85.31 87.84 32 Tripura 4.03 100.59 99.36 6.27 89.93 94.19 3.4 68.31 64.81 8.18 27.5 34.4 33 Uttar Pradesh 159.9 980.06 600.77 539.18 794.93 858.5 475.62 1036.3 1146.18 365.74 457.41 432.36 34 Uttarakhand 239.27 74.28 147.99 174.27 87.61 138.59 124.32 111.48 152.94 82.87 60.06 82.99 35 West Bengal 417.1 502.36 536.43 398.59 485.83 757.11 143.68 431.09 480.72 96.94 199.76 258.34 Total 3703.54 10473.2 10080.68 4259.65 9600.32 10931.78 3034.05 9056.22 9774.65 2358.9 3830.02 3805.34

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1772 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.3.2016

Availability of drinking water in Bundelkhand

1772. SHRI NARESH AGRAWAL:

Will the Minister of DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that drinking water is not available to the people of Bundelkhand even today and the available resources of water there such as wells and ponds have dried up; (b) if so, the action plan drawn up by Government till now to revive water bodies and ensuring availability of water through rivers and canals; and (c) if not, the details of availability of drinking as well as irrigational water in Bundelkhand throughout the year?

ANSWER

MINISTER FOR DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION (SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV)

(a) No Sir. Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation monitors the coverage of habitations in terms of Fully Covered [getting at least 40 litres per capita per day (lpcd)], Partially Covered (getting less than 40 lpcd), Quality affected (one or more sources is affected by chemical contaminants). As reported by States on the online monitoring portal of this Ministry i.e. Integrated Management Information System (IMIS), out of 19375 habitations in Bundelkhand region, 19292 habitations are fully covered, 70 are partially covered and 13 habitations are Quality affected.

(b) & (c) Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and & Ganga Rejuvenation is operating a scheme titled ‘Repair, Renovation and Restoration (RRR) of Water Bodies’ from Xth Plan period throughout India. Irrigation potential is created through this scheme. At present, funding in RRR scheme is done under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY). Till date, Rs.15.86 cr. has been released in 2015-16 for 8 Nos. of water bodies in Bundelkhand region. Moreover, under National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) of Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation, construction of ground water recharge structure is being done under the sustainability component. Availability of irrigational water is not monitored by this Ministry. GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION

RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1774 TO BE ANSWERED ON 14.03.2016

PROBLEM OF UNSAFE DRINKING WATER IN BALLIA

1774. SHRI NEERAJ SHEKHAR:

Will the Minister of DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION be pleased to state:

(a) the details of number of persons who have died due to arsenic contamination in drinking water in the country. State-wise during the last two years;

(b) whether Government is aware that Ballia district in Uttar Pradesh is facing acute problem of unsafe drinking water and arsenic contamination;

(c) if so, the details thereof along with the details of funds allocated, released and utilized during 2015-16, State-wise; and

(d) the fresh measures Government would take to provide safe drinking water in Gangetic belt where arsenic is more than 100 per cent higher than the permissible limits prescribed by WHO?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION (SHRI RAM KRIPAL YADAV)

(a) Disease and death monitoring & surveillance including deaths due to consumption of excess arsenic in drinking water is not in the mandate of the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation. Ministry of Health & Family Welfare (PH-II Division) has informed that intake of Arsenic contaminated drinking water leads to various clinical complications and at times causing death. These clinical complications may also arise because of other reasons as well. Due to these obvious difficulties, data is not maintained centrally for cases and deaths on account of consumption of arsenic contaminated water. (b) The Government is aware that Ballia district is one of the districts of Uttar Pradesh which has reported excess arsenic in rural drinking water sources. As on 8/3/2016, 12 arsenic affected habitations are yet to be provided with safe drinking water, as reported by the Government of Uttar Pradesh into the online Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) of the Ministry.

(c) Details of funds allocated, released and expenditure incurred under the centrally sponsored National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) during the year 2015-16, State-wise is at Annexure.

(d) The Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Government of India has informed all the States to provide alternate safe drinking water through piped water supply preferably from surface water bodies to all arsenic affected habitations, including Uttar Pradesh, as the long term sustainable solution. However, as a short term immediate measure, States have advised to provide community water purification plants in all remaining arsenic and fluoride affected habitations so as to provide at least 8-10 lpcd (liters per capita per day) of safe water for drinking and cooking purposes. For this purpose, NITI Aayog has already allocated Rs 800 crore to 19 arsenic and fluoride affected States. In addition, about Rs.200 crore is also earmarked by NITI Aayog to provide last mile connectivity for commissioning piped water supply schemes covering arsenic and fluoride affected habitations in West Bengal and Rajasthan respectively.

****** Annexure referred in para-(c) of the reply to Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1774 due for reply on 14/03/2016

Allocation, Release and Expenditure incurred in State-wise under the National Rural Drinking Water Programme during the year 2015-16 till 9/3/2016 (in Rs Crores)

Expenditure Reported Sl. No. Name of the State Allocation Release as on 9/3/2016 1 ANDAMAN and NICOBAR 0.38 0.16 0 2 ANDHRA PRADESH 156.69 155.68 136.02 3 ARUNACHAL PRADESH 58.08 56.69 47.27 4 ASSAM 251.72 254 114.85 5 BIHAR 229.6 175.74 276.87 6 CHANDIGARH 0 0 0 7 CHATTISGARH 63.69 60.83 41.33 8 DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI 0 0 0 9 DAMAN & DIU 0 0 0 10 GOA 2.08 1.66 0 11 GUJARAT 230.67 179.69 203.05 12 HARYANA 97.65 96.25 87.01 13 HIMACHAL PRADESH 59.58 64.38 52.79 14 JAMMU AND KASHMIR 199.4 190.31 153.9 15 JHARKHAND 126.85 123.65 87.23 16 KARNATAKA 307.62 209.55 189.13 17 KERALA 52.78 48.05 53.68 18 LAKSHADWEEP 0 0 0 19 MADHYA PRADESH 181.76 171.71 258.21 20 MAHARASHTRA 344.16 326.18 433.21 21 MANIPUR 28.98 27.92 34.05 22 MEGHALAYA 30.52 26.68 24.53 23 MIZORAM 17.71 17.32 14.58 24 NAGALAND 35.27 34.53 27.32 25 ODISHA 96.9 92.91 115.13 26 PUDUCHERRY 0.72 0 0 27 PUNJAB 39.77 36.28 35.83 28 RAJASTHAN 547.18 515.76 375.53 29 SIKKIM 10.64 10.4 6.94 30 TAMIL NADU 137.5 135.38 103.15 31 TELANGANA 88.77 85.31 87.84 32 TRIPURA 28.08 27.5 29.4 33 UTTAR PRADESH 487.69 447.41 432.36 34 UTTARAKHAND 63.57 60.06 82.99 35 WEST BENGAL 199.68 199.76 258.34 36 Total 4175.68 3831.75 3762.54

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1523 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2016

Checks on lakes and waterbodies in Bengaluru

1523. SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR:

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

(a) whether given that under Section 4 of the Solid Waste Management Rules, solid waste dumping and discharge of untreated wastes and effluents is prohibited, the Regulatory Authority has conducted any recent checks and received appropriate response from the Karnataka Government on lakes and waterbodies in Bengaluru;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) further, as required under Section 4(4) of the Rules, whether the State has carried out classification and detailed Environmental Impact Assessment of wetlands as required; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE (SHRI ANIL MADHAV DAVE)

(a) to (d) Discharge of untreated wastes and effluent from industries, cities and towns as well as dumping of solid waste in wetlands is prohibited under Rule 4(iv) and (v) of the Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2010. Also, as per the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016, no landfill is to be permitted within any wetland. The Karnataka Lake Conservation and Development Authority has identified 34 wetlands in Bengaluru city, however, no specific Environmental Impact Assessment study has been conducted by them for these wetlands.

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OIH GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1540 TO BE ANSWERED ON 01.08.2016

Effect of rise in sea water

1540. SHRI MOTILAL VORA:

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government has paid attention to the Global Environment Report of United Nations, according to which Mumbai and Kolkata would be most affected due to rise in sea level due to climate change and it could pose danger to nearly 4 crore people; (b) if so, whether Government is formulating any plan to deal with this situation; and (c) if so, by when this plan would be prepared?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

(SHRI ANIL MADHAV DAVE)

(a) United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) published a report titled “Global Environment Outlook GEO-6: Regional Assessment for Asia and the Pacific”, in 2016. It has indicated that by the 2050, some Asian cities including Kolkata and Mumbai will be at risk due to sea level rise affecting about 40 million people in India.

(b) & (c) Government is implementing the National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) which includes National Missions in several areas including solar energy, enhanced energy efficiency, sustainable habitat, water, sustaining Himalayan ecosystems, forestry (Green India Mission), agriculture and strategic knowledge for climate change. The National Mission on Sustainable Habitat includes, inter alia, scheme on smart cities. NAPCC also includes initiative on coastal zone management.

The Coastal Regulation Zone Notification was published in 2011. Its aim is to protect livelihoods, preserve ecology and promote economic activity in coastal areas. Further, the Government with the assistance of the World Bank, has initiated a project titled ‘Integrated Coastal Zone Management Plan’ for mapping of hazard line along the coastal areas of the country taking into account the sea level rise due to climate change and other non-climatic parameters such as, shoreline change, tides and wave. *** GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

RAJYA SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 248 TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 09TH AUGUST, 2016 FATALITIES FROM WATER-BORNE DISEASES

*248. SHRI DEREK O' BRIEN:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) the number of people who have contracted water-borne diseases over the last three years, State-wise and year-wise;

(b) the number of such cases that have been fatal;

(d) the funds allocated and disbursed for these efforts in the last three years?

ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA)

(a) to (d): A statement is laid on the Table of the House STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO RAJYA SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 248* FOR 09TH AUGUST, 2016

(a) & (b) Diseases such as Cholera, Acute Diarrhoeal Diseases (Dysentery and Diarrhea), Enteric Fever (Typhoid) and Viral Hepatitis A & E are caused by consumption of contaminated drinking water. State/UT wise details of number of cases and deaths reported due to these diseases during 2013-15, as per data compiled by the Central Bureau of Health Intelligence (CBHI), are indicated in Annexure.

(c) Provision of safe drinking water and health services falls within the remit of the State/UT Governments. However, the Government of India has taken steps both for facilitating availability of safe drinking water and also for ensuring effective surveillance of outbreaks of such diseases and their prevention and management. As informed by the Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation, all States have been informed to commission surface water based piped water supply schemes in all habitations as a long term sustainable solution. However, since these projects have a long gestation period (say 3-5 years) and the rural people cannot be put to the risk of consuming contaminated water, all States have also been advised to install community water purification plants, especially in arsenic and fluoride affected habitations. This has been done with the objective of providing 8-10 litres of safe water per capita per day for drinking and cooking purposes only. Besides, the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, through its Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme, helps the States/UTs to effectively detect and respond to disease outbreaks including water borne diseases by providing additional manpower, strengthening of laboratories, Information & Communication Technology (ICT), equipment and funds. The National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) also helps the States/UTs through surveillance, investigation, laboratory and other facilities. It also helps States in capacity building through training & developmental activities. (d) The Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation has informed that funds amounting to Rs. 22,761.12 crore were released to the States against the allocation of Rs. 22,233.75 crore during financial years 2013-14 to 2015-16. Besides, NITI Aayog has also provided funds to the tune of Rs. 800.00 crore during financial year 2015-16 for commissioning community water purification plants in all remaining arsenic and fluoride affected habitations as a short term/immediate measure. Utilization of resources optimally by the State Governments is critical for effectively reducing the incidence of water-borne diseases. Annexure State-wise Cases & Deaths Due to Cholera in India 2013 – 2015 Sl No State / U.T. 2013 2014 2015 (Prov.) Cases Deaths Cases Deaths Cases Deaths 1 Andhra Pradesh 31 0 0 0 0 0 2 Arunachal Pradesh 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Assam 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 Bihar 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Chhattisgarh 2 0 20 0 46 0 6 Goa 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 Gujarat 327 1 158 0 52 0 8 Haryana 16 0 7 0 0 0 9 Himachal Pradesh 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 J & K 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 Jharkhand 9 0 0 0 36 0 12 Karnataka 200 0 32 0 14 2 13 Kerala 23 0 3 0 0 0 14 Madhya Pradesh 8 0 17 0 104 0 15 Maharashtra 293 1 252 2 289 1 16 Manipur 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 Meghalaya 0 0 1 1 0 0 18 Mizoram 0 0 0 0 26 0 19 Nagaland 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 Odisha 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 Punjab 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 Rajasthan 5 0 56 0 54 0 23 Sikkim 0 0 0 0 0 0 24 Tamil Nadu 42 3 14 0 15 0 25 Telangana NA NA NA NA 0 0 26 Tripura 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 Uttarakhand 1 0 0 0 0 0 28 Uttar Pradesh 0 0 0 0 47 0 29 West Bengal 120 0 173 0 131 0 30 A & N Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 Chandigarh 0 0 15 0 5 0 32 D & N Haveli 25 0 28 1 10 1 33 Daman & Diu 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 Delhi 25 0 65 1 59 0 35 Lakshadweep 0 0 0 0 0 0 36 Puducherry 3 0 3 0 1 0 Total 1130 5 844 5 889 4 Source: National Health Profile brought out by CBHI, Dte.GHS Note : 1. 2014: Andhra Pradesh Excludes data of 10 districts of Telangana from July 2014. 2. 2015: Data is different for different reference period. 3. NA stands for Not Available. State-wise Cases and Deaths due to Acute Diarrhoeal Diseases reported during 2013 – 2015 State / U.T. 2013 2014 2015 (Prov.) Sl. No. Cases Deaths Cases Deaths Cases Deaths 1 Andhra Pradesh 1855496 110 1332145 10 1019612 4 2 Arunachal Pradesh 30756 3 12657 5 7062 4 3 Assam 105876 147 83373 73 128392 121 4 Bihar 550281 24 550038 24 438314 36 5 Chhattisgarh 104966 37 115561 32 131956 13 6 Goa 16485 0 16097 4 13204 1 7 Gujarat 427523 8 504857 3 567123 3 8 Haryana 168527 27 197898 8 187770 4 9 Himachal Pradesh 349904 56 350459 52 334168 69 10 J & K 591231 1 515013 0 472843 2 11 Jharkhand 81045 4 81451 17 71887 0 12 Karnataka 545794 81 810781 12 827942 13 13 Kerala 372440 12 402106 9 428837 2 14 Madhya Pradesh 535012 89 768021 112 728261 74 15 Maharashtra 527115 0 664014 4 822737 27 16 Manipur 25333 37 29954 32 29159 23 17 Meghalaya 186023 12 197024 29 75641 20 18 Mizoram 13518 12 14201 10 14215 11 19 Nagaland 21672 0 22301 0 11050 0 20 Odisha 656838 217 767575 190 692484 79 21 Punjab 183533 13 170438 22 179211 37 22 Rajasthan 545293 18 676832 17 767794 13 23 Sikkim 42410 1 39983 2 25283 0 24 Tamil Nadu 278701 23 250264 14 310734 8 25 Telangana NA NA NA NA 963573 20 26 Tripura 92826 17 80388 22 70300 4 27 Uttarakhand 84792 12 90428 14 108974 6 28 Uttar Pradesh 828367 272 754582 301 774832 320 29 West Bengal 1830310 302 1896182 200 1663793 166 30 A & N Islands 29391 0 23947 2 20841 0 31 Chandigarh 44664 2 39277 29 45284 47 32 D & N Haveli 62259 0 63337 0 50907 4 33 Daman & Diu 8615 2 12831 0 13261 2 34 Delhi 129367 62 120618 77 148734 82 35 Lakshadweep 7496 0 6750 0 4029 0 36 Puducherry 79751 28 87248 11 83172 1 Total 11413610 1629 11748631 1337 12233379 1216 Source: National Health Profile brought out by CBHI, Dte.GHS Note : 1. 2014: Andhra Pradesh Excludes data of 10 districts of Telangana from July 2014. 2. 2015: Data is different for different reference period. 3. NA stands for Not Available. State-wise Cases and Deaths due to Enteric Fever (Typhoid) reported during 2013– 2015

Sl. No. State / U.T. 2013 2014 2015 (Prov.) Cases Deaths Cases Deaths Cases Deaths 1 Andhra Pradesh 256458 6 186446 5 131657 0 2 Arunachal Pradesh 7359 4 4512 3 3563 10 3 Assam 6521 0 5328 29 10049 0 4 Bihar 261791 2 283679 4 251818 1 5 Chhattisgarh 27457 2 32617 1 47838 1 6 Goa 355 0 573 0 1603 1 7 Gujarat 22962 1 29505 0 35362 1 8 Haryana 27115 0 29990 1 31559 0 9 Himachal Pradesh 37128 2 48786 6 40630 6 10 J & K 70859 0 57537 1 52359 0 11 Jharkhand 24806 7 36663 7 26333 4 12 Karnataka 61485 9 92959 1 85376 1 13 Kerala 4325 3 2269 0 2860 0 14 Madhya Pradesh 114578 28 155190 25 124244 8 15 Maharashtra 81458 1 102299 0 128839 0 16 Manipur 10927 17 10636 10 5422 0 17 Meghalaya 9134 1 10395 8 3665 0 18 Mizoram 2765 3 2758 4 2804 0 19 Nagaland 12736 0 11604 0 5701 0 20 Odisha 60337 56 90363 39 80658 38 21 Punjab 35136 5 34651 1 34867 3 22 Rajasthan 65331 5 83540 4 68323 0 23 Sikkim 186 0 716 0 174 0 24 Tamil Nadu 31440 1 29937 0 41125 0 25 Telangana NA NA NA NA 163747 0 26 Tripura 12849 1 10553 0 4022 1 27 Uttarakhand 25956 0 28939 14 32034 10 28 Uttar Pradesh 224748 161 225829 203 280746 217 29 West Bengal 108695 39 90086 42 107949 24 30 A & N Islands 1501 3 881 0 803 0 31 Chandigarh 3251 0 6021 0 12447 52 32 D & N Haveli 4323 0 2439 0 1406 0 33 Daman & Diu 888 0 167 0 158 0 34 Delhi 32691 29 27339 14 24069 15 35 Lakshadweep 3 0 3 0 29 0 36 Puducherry 2591 1 1477 3 1738 0 Total 1650145 387 1736687 425 1845977 393 Source: National Health Profile brought out by CBHI, Dte.GHS Note : 1. 2014: Andhra Pradesh Excludes data of 10 districts of Telangana from July 2014. 2. 2015: Data is different for different reference period. 3. NA stands for Not Available. State-wise Cases and Deaths due to Viral Hepatitis (All Causes) reported during 2013 – 2015

Sl. No. State / U.T. 2013 2014 2015 (Prov.) Cases Deaths Cases Deaths Cases Deaths

1 Andhra Pradesh 8739 34 3716 1 2531 11 2 Arunachal Pradesh 588 0 378 6 267 1 3 Assam 466 0 2033 13 917 7 4 Bihar 6736 2 20670 3 25808 2 5 Chhattisgarh 670 5 548 4 532 6 6 Goa 173 0 182 0 156 0 7 Gujarat 3676 6 4808 7 3736 0 8 Haryana 1307 1 1934 13 5020 3 9 HP 2023 14 2808 9 1739 1 10 J & K 6307 0 5110 0 4028 0 11 Jharkhand 1444 65 1052 1 1230 1 12 Karnataka 5415 16 6402 8 6478 21 13 Kerala 7034 8 5567 4 3894 3 14 Madhya Pradesh 14055 11 16145 18 12938 25 15 Maharashtra 5851 13 6753 13 8386 9 16 Manipur 258 0 443 0 88 0 17 Meghalaya 518 0 643 0 253 0 18 Mizoram 419 10 194 0 138 3 19 Nagaland 119 0 113 0 57 0 20 Odisha 3743 90 5069 39 4309 21 21 Punjab 3099 6 4525 4 9330 8 22 Rajasthan 2384 10 9719 3 3305 0 23 Sikkim 692 1 556 0 43 0 24 Tamil Nadu 1868 0 880 0 1066 1 25 Telangana NA NA NA NA 1735 1 26 Tripura 205 1 177 1 130 1 27 Uttarakhand 8619 11 9243 9 10242 15 28 Uttar Pradesh 9079 17 16037 50 11088 62 29 West Bengal 4967 91 4444 63 3865 81 30 A & N Islands 231 11 262 9 80 1 31 Chandigarh 424 1 766 21 1249 27 32 D & N Haveli 90 2 32 0 48 6 33 Daman & Diu 184 7 65 0 64 2 34 Delhi 8290 131 6965 98 8362 76 35 Lakshadweep 5 0 16 0 10 0 36 Puducherry 447 10 299 3 503 2 Total 110125 574 138554 400 133625 397 Source: National Health Profile brought out by CBHI, Dte.GHS Note : 1. 2014: Andhra Pradesh Excludes data of 10 districts of Telangana from July 2014. 2. 2015: Data is different for different reference period. 3. NA stands for Not Available.

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Q. No. 248 SHRI DEREK O'BRIEN: Sir, we have finished eight questions; it is a record. Sir, before I put my supplementary, I would like to congratulate the new Minister. Sir, the question is on the National Rural Drinking Water Programme. The Budget has only shown a marginal increase from Rs. 4400 crores to Rs. 5,000 crores, and the Smart City AMRUT's Budget is about Rs. 7,000 crores. So, my question to the Minister is: In drawing up this Water Programme, why are we only focusing or seem to focus, as shown in the Budget allocations, on exogenous sources? My question is: how does she plan to develop and manage local water resources, besides bothering about the exogenous sources? SHRIMATI ANUPRIYA PATEL: Sir, the question relates to the fatalities on account of the water borne diseases and, the hon. Member has asked, as to why we are not focusing on developing the local water resources. Sir, provision of safe drinking water is primarily the subject of the State and the Central Government is also supplementing the efforts of the State Governments. We have the Ministry of Drinking water and Sanitation which is advising the States to provide surface based water supply scheme in all the rural areas, and apart from that, these kinds of projects have a long gestation period of three to five years. So, we also have advised the States to commission the community water purification plants in the rural areas for which the NITI Aayog has given Rs. 800 crores to the States. This is how we are trying to set up the local water supply. We are trying to supplement the efforts of the States so that local water is ensured. Another is the community- based water purification plant. We intend to provide eight to ten litres of water for drinking and cooking purposes per capita, that means to every person. SHRI DEREK O'BRIEN: Sir, I hate to say this, but when it becomes convenient then, the matter goes to States. But anyway, since the Finance Minister is also here; maybe in the answer, I will get some assurance, and we hope to get some assurance from the Finance Minister also. MR. CHAIRMAN: Isn't that the 'name of the game', anyway? SHRI DEREK O'BRIEN: Yes, Sir; we all have to go to him, but she has a better chance than I and Shri Nadda is also here. So, they have a double chance to reach out to him. So, the question, Sir, is, given the situation not only in Delhi, but in also many other cities, this Budget of National Rural Drinking Water seems to me too small to solve any of these problems. This Budget should be in the range of about Rs. 8,000 to Rs. 9,000 crores. So, to reach these rural drinking water goals, do the Minister and the Union Minister have a specific plan in mind as to what is the overall Budget so that they can resolve this very basic issue which people need, that is, potable drinking water. SHRIMATI ANUPRIYA PATEL: Sir, as I have already said, the provision of safe drinking water falls within the remit of the State Governments. The Central Government is only supplementing the efforts of the State Governments to ensure the availability of safe drinking water in the rural and urban areas. For the rural areas, I have already specified the two schemes and there is a heavy Budget that has been given. We have already released Rs. 22,761.12 crores to the States for surface-based piped water supply and the NITI Aayog is also giving Rs. 800 crores for the community-based water purification plants. And, about the AMRUT Mission,... MR. CHAIRMAN: I am afraid, Question Hour is over.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.268 TO BE ANSWERED ON 19TH JULY, 2016 PEOPLE AFFLICTED BY CONTAMINATED WATER

268. SHRI B. K. HARIPRASAD:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that of the 1.42 million villages in India, 1,95,813 are affected by chemical contamination of water; and

(b) whether 37.7 million people, over 75 per cent of whom are children, are afflicted by water borne diseases every year, if so, Government's reaction thereto?

ANSWER THE MINISTER OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI JAGAT PRAKASH NADDA)

(a): As reported by the States on the Integrated Management Information System (IMIS) of the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation as on 01.04.2006, out of 1.42 million habitations in the country, 1,95,813 habitations are affected by contaminated water by excess levels of various chemical like Arsenic, Fluoride, Iron, Salinity etc. However, there are only 71,077 habitations affected by the above contaminants as on 01.4.2016.

(b): As per the provisional 2015 data furnished by Central Bureau of Health Intelligence (CBHI), the total reported number of cases of Cholera, Acute Diarrhoeal Diseases, Enteric Fever (Typhoid), and Viral Hepatitis are 1,42,13,890. Separate data is available for men and women but not for children.

Provision of safe drinking water is the main strategy to control diseases caused by drinking of contaminated water. Rural water supply is a State subject. Government of India supplements the efforts of the States by providing technical and financial assistance under the centrally sponsored National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) for providing safe and adequate drinking water supply facilities in rural areas of the country.

The National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Delhi provides technical assistance to State/UT Governments on prevention and control of water-borne diseases in carrying out investigation of outbreaks of such diseases under Integrated Disease Surveillance Programme (IDSP). At the National level, NCDC also coordinates laboratory support for outbreak investigations, besides conducting regular training courses for development of trained manpower. Health System Strengthening support being given to the State Governments under National Health Mission (NHM) also enhances capacity of the Health Institutions, up to the district level, to treat and manage water borne diseases. GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF SHIPPING

RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.127 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18th JULY, 2016

PROMOTION OF WATER TRANSPORT 127. SHRI K.K. RAGESH:

Will the Minister of SHIPPING be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government has done any detailed study on the present state of water transport in India through rivers and other inland waterways; (b) if so, the details of the steps taken by Government to promote water transport in India; and (c) whether the Centre is planning to provide any financial assistance to cities towards promoting water transport in India? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SHIPPING (SHRI PON RADHAKRISHNAN)

(a) :Studieson Inland/ National Waterways (NWs) are undertaken from time to time. Some of the recent studies are given below.

i) Under the Jal Marg Vikas Project for augmentation of capacity of National Waterways (NW) -1 from Allahabad to Haldia, Detailed feasibility/ detailed engineering for ancillary works; Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) Study including Environment Management Plan (EMP) and Resettlement Action Plan (RAP); IWT Sector Development Strategy and Market Development study.

ii) DPR for development of the National Waterways-4 & 5 were completed in 2010. The DPR for NW - 5 was updated in 2014.

iii) Techno-economic feasibility studies on rivers in Goa, Narmada, Kosi, Gandak, Ghagra and Barak as part of development of 106 new NWs.

(b): To promote water transport in the country, the following five waterways were declared as NWs over the period 1986 to 2014. (i) Ganga-Bhagirathi-Hooghly river system (Allahabad-Haldia-1620 km) as NW-1. (ii) River Brahmaputra (Dhubri-Sadiya – 891 km) as NW-2. (iii) West Coast Canal (Kottapuram-Kollam) as NW-3. (iv) Kakinada- Puducherry canals along with Godavari and Krishna rivers (1078 km) as NW-4. (v) East Coast Canal integrated with Brahmaniriver and Mahanadi delta rivers (588 km) as NW-5.

Thereafter, 106 new NWs have been declared under the National Waterways Act, 2016. (c): The Government of India has launched the Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transform-ation (AMRUT) for basic infrastructure development of 500 cities/ towns across the country. Under the Mission, urban transport is eligible for coverage. In the urban transport sector, ferry vessels for inland waterways is an eligible activity.

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RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.118 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18th JULY, 2016

DEVELOPMENT OF INLAND WATERWAYS IN GOA

118. SHRIMATI RENUKA CHOWDHURY: Will the Minister of SHIPPING be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government plans to develop inland waterways in Goa by dredging six of its rivers; (b) if so, the details thereof; and (c) the steps taken by Government to protect the marine ecology of the rivers from impact of dredging? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF SHIPPING (SHRI PON RADHAKRISHNAN)

(a)&(b):The following six waterways in Goa have been declared as National Waterways (NWs) underthe National Waterways Act, 2016:-

i) Mandovi River (NW-68) – from Bridge at Usgoan to confluence of Mandovi River with Arabian Sea at Reis Magos (41 km).

ii) Zuari River (NW-111) – from Sanvordem Bridge to Marmugao Port (50 km). iii) Chapora River (NW-25) – from Bridge at State Highway No. 124 (1 km from Maneri village) to confluence of Chaporariver with Arabian Sea at Morjim (33 km). iv) Cumberjua Canal (NW-27) – from Confluence of Cumberjua and Zuari rivers near Cortalim ferry terminal to confluence of Cumberjua and Mandovi rivers near Sao MartiasVidhanParishad (17 km). v) Mapusa River (NW-71) – from Bridge on National Highway – 17 at Mapusa to confluence point of Mapusa and Mandovi Rivers at Porvorim (27 km). vi) Sal River (NW-88) – from OrlimDeusa Bridge to confluence with Arabian Sea at Mobor (14 km).

Development of these NWs is undertaken through various measures including dredging based on the recommendations in feasibility/ Detailed Project Reports (DPRs). These reports for NWs on Mandovi and Zuari rivers have been completed.

(c): To minimize the adverse impact of developmental works on the marine ecology, if any, the recommendations of detailed Environment Impact Assessment (EIA)/ Environment Management Plan (EMP)/ Coastal Regulation Zone (CRZ) and Wild Life Clearance studies commissioned for NW-68 and NW-111 would be taken into account. *****

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2447 ANSWERED ON 08.08.2016

STATUS OF UNDERGROUND WATER

2447. SHRIMATI RENUKA CHOWDHURY

Will the Minister of WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government has conducted underground water mapping in certain States; (b) if so, the details thereof, along with the status of underground water in such States; and (c) the steps taken by Government to take concrete steps for recharging the water table in the States where water table has reached a critical level?

ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION (DR. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)

(a) & (b) Yes, Sir. Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) under the Ministry of Water Resources, RD & GR is implementing a Central Sector Scheme ‘Ground Water Management & Regulation’ in which aquifer mapping is a component during the XII Plan Period. The aim of the Aquifer Mapping is to delineate aquifer disposition on a scale of 1:50000 in 3D and their characterization along with area specific ground water management plans. As on March 2016, mapping of 2.28 lakh sq.km area has been achieved. State-wise details are given at Annexure-I. Status of ground water resources as per the groundwater resources assessment (2011) carried out jointly by CGWB and State Ground Water Departments is given at Annexure – II.

i. “Master Plan for Artificial Recharge to Ground Water in India” has been prepared, which envisages construction of different types of Artificial Recharge and Rainwater Harvesting structures in the Country. The Master Plan has been circulated to all State Governments for implementation.

ii. Special focus is given through Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) for water conservation and water harvesting structures to augment ground water. In addition, priority has been given for construction of farm ponds in the year 2016-17 to harvest rain water. iii. One of the major activities under the Watershed Development Component of the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchaai Yojana (PMKSY), inter-alia, includes rainwater harvesting. iv. CGWB has undertaken the Demonstrative Rain Water Harvesting and Artificial Recharge Projects during XI Plan under the Scheme of “Ground Water Management & Regulation”, in priority areas.

v. The Ministry has circulated a Model Bill to all the States/UTs to enable them to enact suitable ground water legislation for its regulation and development which includes provision of rain water harvesting. So far, 15 States have adopted and enacted suitable legislations in line of Model Bill. vi. This Ministry has also launched ‘Jal Kranti Abhiyan’ (2015-16 to 2017-18) in order to consolidate water conservation and management in the Country through a holistic and integrated approach involving all stakeholders, making it a mass movement. ‘Jal Gram Yojana’ component of ‘Jal Kranti Abhiyan’ envisages selection of two villages in every district, preferably ‘over-exploited’ or facing acute water scarcity, as ‘Jal Grams’ to ensure optimum and sustainable utilization of water.

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ANNEXURE - I

Annexure referred in reply to Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2447 to be answered on 08.08.2016 regarding “Status of Underground Water”

Aquifer Mapping and Management Plan Preparation S.No. State/UT Achievements as on 31st March 2016 (Area in Km2) 1. Haryana 37369 2. Punjab 23734 3. Rajasthan 50033 4. Gujarat 22731 5. Karnataka 11175 6. Tamil Nadu 10764 7. Telangana 11041 8. Bihar 4886 9. Chhattisgarh 4984 10. Jammu & Kashmir 3000 11. Kerala 720 12. Madhya Pradesh 2179 13. Maharashtra 12165 14. Odisha 2977 15. West Bengal 8008 16. Uttar Pradesh 17893 17. Delhi 1483 Pilot Study Areas ( In parts of 18. Bihar, Rajasthan, Karnataka, 3006 Tamilnadu and Maharashtra) Grand Total 228148

ANNEXURE - II

Annexure referred in reply to Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2447 to be answered on 08.08.2016 regarding “Status of Underground Water”

State-Wise Ground Water Resources Availability, Utilization And Stage Of Development (As on March, 2011) Sl. States / Union Annual Natural Net Annual Annual Ground Water Draft Stage of Ground No. Territories Replenishable Discharge Ground Irrigation Domestic Total Water Ground Water during non- Water and Development Resource monsoon Availability industrial (%) season uses 1. Telangana 15.098 1.4138 13.6844 6.9103 0.5919 7.502 55 2. Bihar 29.3350 2.4705 26.8645 10.2550 1.6960 11.9509 44 3. Chhattisgarh 12.4200 0.7900 11.6300 3.4300 0.6200 4.0500 35 4. Delhi 0.3105 0.0234 0.2871 0.1402 0.2519 0.3922 137 5. Gujarat 18.5686 0.9832 17.5854 10.7477 1.1074 11.8551 67 6. Haryana 10.7800 0.9900 9.7900 12.3500 0.7100 13.0500 133 7. Jammu & Kashmir 4.2512 0.4251 3.8261 0.1988 0.6077 0.8065 21 8. Karnataka 17.0266 2.2154 14.8112 8.5916 0.8198 9.4114 64 9. Kerala 6.6864 0.6134 6.0730 1.3046 1.5310 2.8355 47 10. Madhya Pradesh 35.0406 1.7520 33.2886 17.4809 1.3527 18.8335 57 11. Maharashtra 33.9474 1.7955 32.1519 16.1460 1.0293 17.1754 53 12. Odisha 17.7768 1.0859 16.6909 3.8126 0.9162 4.7288 28 13. Punjab 22.5300 2.2100 20.3200 34.1700 0.7100 34.8800 172 14. Rajasthan 11.9414 1.1125 10.8290 13.1332 1.7098 14.8430 137 15. Tamil Nadu 21.5326 2.1533 19.3793 13.1688 1.7638 14.9326 77 16. Uttar Pradesh 77.1900 5.5300 71.6600 48.7400 4.0400 52.7800 74 17. West Bengal 29.2511 2.6688 26.5823 9.7195 0.9731 10.6926 40

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2450 ANSWERED ON 08.08.2016

RAIN WATER HARVESTING PROGRAMME

†2450. DR. VINAY P. SAHASRABUDDHE

Will the Minister of WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government has launched any new programme in a systematic way to harvest rain water in Vidarbha and Marathwada region of Maharashtra for permanent solution of water crisis occurred recently in that region; (b) the district-wise details of strict decisions taken by earlier Governments on the rules framed earlier for harvesting rain water; and (c) whether Government has any data regarding the extent of loss of life and property in the regions facing water crisis? ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION (DR. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)

(a) In order to ensure sustainability of ground water resources in the Country, during the XII Plan Period, Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) under the Ministry of Water Resources, RD & GR is implementing a Central Sector Scheme ‘Ground Water Management & Regulation’ in which aquifer mapping is a component. The aquifer mapping programme covers 56 water stressed Talukas of Maharashtra. These include 9 Talukas of Marathwada Region and 23 Talukas of Vidarbha Region. One of the component of the aquifer mapping and preparation management plan is to suggest strategies for rain water harvesting and artificial recharge to ground water.

Further, under ‘Jal Kranti Abhiyan’ of this Ministry, water security plans for 17 Jal Grams in Vidharbha Region and 16 Jal Grams in Marathwada Region are under preparation by State Government in coordination with CGWB. These Water Security Plans include provision of rain water harvesting, artificial recharge to ground water and water conservation measures.

State Government of Maharashtra has informed that they are implementing a scheme named "Jalyukt Shivar Abhiyaan" since 2015-16, which proposes to make Maharashtra a drought-free State. The project involves deepening and widening of streams, construction of cement and earthen stop dams, work on nullahs and digging of farm ponds. The project aims to make approximately 6000 villages free of water scarcity every year. In 2015-16, the programme has been launched in the 6202 villages. A total of 2,01,987 works are completed and about 21,117 works are under progress. Rs. 2825.40 Cr. has been spent in the program up to July 2016.

(b) Union Government had circulated a Model Bill to regulate and control the development of ground water to all State/UTs in 1970. The Model Bill was re-circulated in years 1992, 1996 and 2005 for adoption. In the revised Model Bill circulated in the year 2005, a new chapter on Rain Water Harvesting for Recharge to ground water was introduced. Maharashtra Government has enacted suitable legislation in the State on the lines of Model bill. As per the information received from State Government, Maharashtra Groundwater (Development and Management) Act, 2009 (Act No. XXVI of 2013) has been enacted in the State from June, 2014. The Act made provision for ensuring construction of appropriate rain water harvesting structures in favourable or technically suitable residential, commercial, industrial and other premises having an area of 100 sq.m or more. Further, Urban Development Department, Government of Maharashtra has already given directions regarding installation of rainwater harvesting structures and for promoting artificial recharge to ground water in the year 2005; accordingly, modification was made in the Maharashtra Regional Town Planning Act, 1966. As per this act, while issuing the occupancy certificate of such buildings, it is the duty of concerned local authority to ensure that rain water harvesting system is installed.

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2460 ANSWERED ON 08.08.2016

PERFORMANCE OF IMPROVING GROUNDWATER

2460. SHRI MD. NADIMUL HAQUE

Will the Minister of WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government has formulated any stringent measures to improve the groundwater level in the country and whether suitable incentives are on the anvil for the State/UTs which are performing excellently in conserving/improving ground water and are effectively implementing rain water harvesting; (b) if so, the details thereof; and (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION (DR. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)

(a) to (b) Measures taken by the Central Government for the improving the ground water level in the Country include:

iii. One of the major activities under the Watershed Development Component of the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchaai Yojana (PMKSY), inter-alia, includes rainwater harvesting. iv. CGWB has undertaken the Demonstrative Rain Water Harvesting and Artificial Recharge Projects during XI Plan under the Scheme of “Ground Water Management & Regulation”, in priority areas.

vi. This Ministry has also launched ‘Jal Kranti Abhiyan’ (2015-16 to 2017-18) in order to consolidate water conservation and management in the Country through a holistic and integrated approach involving all stakeholders, making it a mass movement. ‘Jal Gram Yojana’ component of ‘Jal Kranti Abhiyan’ envisages selection of two villages in every district, preferably ‘over-exploited’ or facing acute water scarcity, as ‘Jal Grams’ to ensure optimum and sustainable utilization of water. vii. Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) has been constituted under ‘The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986’ for the purpose of regulation and control of ground water development and management in the Country. CGWA is regulating ground water withdrawal by industries / infrastructure/mining projects in ‘Non-Notified’ areas for which guidelines/criteria have been framed and circulated in public domain.

At present, there is no scheme which offers incentives to State/ UTs for effectively implementing rain water harvesting.

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION RAJYA SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. †*163 ANSWERED ON 01.08.2016

SUPPLY OF WATER FOR IRRIGATION IN DROUGHT HIT AREAS

†*163. CH. SUKHRAM SINGH YADAV

Will the Minister of WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state

(a) whether it is a fact that Government is contemplating an action plan to provide underground water for agriculture in the drought hit areas like Bundelkhand; (b) if so, by when the work is planned to be started so that farmers may get relief; and (c) the steps Government is taking for the storage of water and management of other sources if it is contemplating any such scheme? ANSWER

THE MINISTER FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION (SUSHRI UMA BHARTI)

(a) to (c) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House. STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (c) OF LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *163 DUE FOR ANSWER ON 01.08.2016 REGARDING SUPPLY OF WATER FOR IRRIGATION IN DROUGHT HIT AREAS (a) to (c) Water being a State subject, planning, execution, operation and maintenance of water resources projects are undertaken by the concerned State Governments as per their own resources and priorities. In order to supplement the efforts of State Governments, MoWR, RD & GR provides technical and financial assistance to encourage sustainable development and efficient management of water resources through various schemes and programmes of this Ministry such as Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme (AIBP), Repair, Renovation and Restoration (RRR) of water bodies, Surface Minor Irrigation (SMI) etc. under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) etc.

Arjun Sahayak Project of Uttar Pradesh and Bariyarpur, Singhpur and Sindh Phase-II irrigation projects of Madhya Pradesh benefitting Bundelkhand area, have been included under AIBP for providing Central Assistance, during the current year. This Ministry is working on Ken-Betwa Interlinking of rivers project. This project is likely to irrigate an area of 6.35 lakh ha. in the districts of Chhatarpur, Panna, Tikamgarh in MP and Mahoba, Jhansi, Banda in UP in the Bundelkhand region. In addition, it will provide drinking water facilities to 1.4 million people in the area. The estimated cost of the project is Rs. 18000 crores. The project has received in principle clearance of the Standing Committee of the National Board of Wildlife.

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1649 ANSWERED ON 01.08.2016

RESTORATION OF WATER BODIES IN RURAL AREAS

1649. DR. PRABHAKAR KORE

Will the Minister of WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that water conservationists have sounded an alarm about the vanishing water bodies in rural areas of the country due to encroachment or grabbing of water body for other uses even by Government authorities; (b) whether Government, in consultation with State Governments, has taken steps to restore water bodies in rural areas; and (c) if so, the details of steps taken and the number of water bodies restored, so far?

ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION (DR. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)

(a) to (c) Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation (MoWR, RD & GR) conducts all India Census of Minor Irrigation Structures. As per the 4th Minor Irrigation Census, 18485 water bodies in the rural area were permanently not – in-use for minor irrigation. Reasons given by states for water bodies not in use are encroachments, urbanisation, siltation, non-availability of water etc.

Works related to water resources development & management are planned, funded, executed and maintained by the State Governments themselves as per their own resources and priorities. In order to supplement the efforts of the State Governments, Government of India provides technical and financial assistance to State Governments to encourage sustainable development and efficient management of water resources through various schemes and programmes.

A pilot scheme for “Repair, Renovation and Restoration (RRR) of Water Bodies directly linked to Agriculture” was launched 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 have been restored.

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DEPLETING GROUND WATER LEVEL

1651. DR. R. LAKSHMANAN

Will the Minister of WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that the ground water levels in many parts of the country are fast depleting and also deteriorating qualitatively to a large extend; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) the details of steps taken by Government to arrest this trend; (d) whether Government has fixed any time-frame to restore ground water level to a satisfactory level; and (e) if so, the details thereof?

ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION (DR. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)

(a) & (b) Ground water monitoring data of Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) for Pre- Monsoon 2016(April/May), compared with decadal mean (2006-2015), indicates that out of total wells analyzed, around 65% of the wells are showing decline in ground water levels in various parts of the Country. State-wise details are given at Annexure.

Ground water quality data generated by CGWB indicates that ground water has concentration of contaminants higher than the norms, prescribed by the Bureau of Indian Standards, in various parts of the Country, as per the following details :

S.No. Contamination & No. of S.No. Contamination & No. of Pollution Hazard States/UTs Pollution Hazard States/UTs 1. Arsenic 10 4. Iron 26 2. Fluoride 20 5. Heavy Metals (Lead, 15 Chromium & Cadmium) 3. Nitrate 21 (c) to (e) Following steps have been taken by the Central Government to improve the ground water levels in the Country : • “Master Plan for Artificial Recharge to Ground Water in India” has been prepared, which envisages construction of different types of Artificial Recharge and Rainwater Harvesting structures in the Country.

• Special focus is given through Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) for water conservation and water harvesting structures to augment ground water. In addition, priority has been given for construction of farm ponds in the year 2016-17 to harvest rain water.

• The Ministry has circulated a Model Bill to all the States/UTs to enable them to enact suitable ground water legislation for its regulation and development which includes provision of rain water harvesting.

• Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) has undertaken the Demonstrative Rain Water Harvesting and Artificial Recharge Projects during XI Plan under the Scheme of “Ground Water Management & Regulation”, in priority areas.

• CGWB has taken up Aquifer Mapping and Management programme during XII Plan, under the scheme of Ground Water Management and Regulation.

• This Ministry has also launched ‘Jal Kranti Abhiyan’ (2015-16 to 2017-18) in order to consolidate water conservation and management in the Country through a holistic and integrated approach involving all stakeholders, making it a mass movement. ‘Jal Gram Yojana’ component of ‘Jal Kranti Abhiyan’ envisages selection of two villages in every district, preferably ‘over-exploited’ or facing acute water scarcity, as ‘Jal Grams’ to ensure optimum and sustainable utilization of water.

ANNEXURE

Annexure referred in reply to Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1651 to be answered on 01.08.2016 regarding “Depleting Ground Water Level”

State-wise Decadal Water Level Fluctuation (Pre-Monsoon 2016(April/May) compared with decadal mean (2006-2015))

S.No. Name of State No. of Wells Rise Fall Analysed No. % No. % 1 Andhra Pradesh 547 236 43 308 56 2 Arunachal Pradesh 14 10 71 4 29 3 Assam 182 84 46 98 54 4 Bihar 551 180 33 369 67 5 Chandigarh 11 4 36 7 64 6 Chhattisgarh 616 165 27 451 73 7 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 12 6 50 6 50 8 Daman & Diu 10 2 20 8 80 9 Delhi 115 26 23 89 77 10 Goa 70 41 59 29 41 11 Gujarat 738 254 34 475 64 12 Haryana 302 111 37 191 63 13 Himachal Pradesh 95 36 38 59 62 14 Jammu & Kashmir 225 83 37 142 63 15 Jharkhand 212 86 41 126 59 16 Karnataka 1380 415 30 949 69 17 Kerala 1240 454 37 779 63 18 Madhya Pradesh 1343 502 37 838 62 19 Maharashtra 1487 437 29 1041 70 20 Meghalaya 17 6 35 11 65 21 Odhisha 1103 395 36 705 64 22 Pondicherry 6 5 83 1 17 23 Punjab 238 59 25 179 75 24 Rajasthan 829 346 42 481 58 25 Tamil Nadu 587 345 59 242 41 26 Telangana 377 66 18 308 82 27 Tripura 28 21 75 7 25 28 Uttar Pradesh 629 95 15 534 85 29 Uttarakhand 44 21 48 23 52 30 West Bengal 899 310 34 589 66 Total 13907 4801 34.52 9049 65.07 0.41% of wells are showing no change

***** GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1652 ANSWERED ON 01.08.2016

SHORTAGE OF WATER 1652. SHRI M.P. VEERENDRA KUMAR Will the Minister of WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state: (a) whether Government has taken note of expected water shortage in the country in the coming years; (b) if so, the details thereof; and (c) the action taken to overcome the situation? ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION (DR. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)

(a) & (b) Yes, Sir. The average annual water availability in the country has been assessed by Central Water Commission as 1869 billion cubic meters (BCM). However, due to topographic, hydrological and other constrains, the utilizable water has been estimated to be about 1123 BCM, comprising of 690 BCM of surface water and 433 BCM of replenishable ground water.

The National Commission for Integrated Water Resources Development (NCIWRD) had in its Report in 1999, estimated, that the total water requirement for different purposes for the year 2025 and 2050 would be about 843 BCM and 1180 BCM respectively.

In view of growing population, the per capita water availability in India is getting reduced year after year as given below;

Year Population Per Capita water availability (in millions) (in m3 /year ) 1951 361 5177 2001 1027 1820 2011 1210 1545 2025 (projected) 1394 1341 2050 (projected) 1640 1140

According to Falkenmark Water Stress Indicator, annual per-capita water availability of less than 1700 cubic meters is considered as water stressed condition, whereas annual per-capita water availability below 1000 cubic meters is considered as a water scarcity condition.

(c) Several measures for meeting the present and future demands of water for different purposes are undertaken by the respective State Governments which, inter-alia, include conservation of water resources in reservoirs and traditional water bodies, rain water harvesting and artificial recharge of ground water etc. This Ministry provides technical and financial assistance to the State Governments in this regard through various schemes and programmes viz. Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme, Scheme for Repair, Renovation & Restoration of Water bodies etc.

Central Ground Water Board, under this Ministry has prepared a conceptual document entitled “Master Plan for Artificial Recharge to Ground Water in India” during the year 2013 envisaging construction of 1.11 crore Rainwater Harvesting and Artificial Recharge structures in the country to harness 85 BCM (Billion Cubic Meters) of water. The augmented ground water resources will enhance the availability of water for drinking, domestic, industrial and irrigation purposes. The Master Plan has been circulated to all State Governments for implementation.

Water conservation and water harvesting structures to augment ground water constitute a special focus area for MGNREGA works and about 2/3rd of the expenditure is directly related to construction of such structures.

The National Water Policy, 2012 has been formulated, which has made several recommendations for conservation, development and improved management of water resources in the country.

Jal Kranti Abhiyan (2015-16 to 2017-18) has been launched in order to consolidate water conservation and management in the country through a holistic and integrated approach involving all stakeholders, making it a mass movement.

Recycle and reuse of water, after treatment to specified standards as well as rainwater harvesting and artificial recharge are being incentivized through various initiatives, programmes/ schemes of the Government.

Improved water use efficiency in different sectors such as in irrigation (through micro-irrigation, e.g., drip, sprinkler etc.), industry and households is being encouraged through various initiatives, programmes/ schemes of the Government.

This Ministry has also formulated a National Perspective Plan (NPP) envisaging inter-basin Transfer of water. The implementation of NPP would give benefits of approximately 35 million hectare of additional irrigation potential and 34000 mega watts (MW) hydro power generation apart from the incidental benefits of flood moderation, navigation, drinking and industrial water supply, fisheries, salinity and pollution control etc. ***** GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1655 ANSWERED ON 01.08.2016

CGWB ASSESSEMENT OF GROUND WATER LEVEL

1655. SHRI C.M. RAMESH

Will the Minister of WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) carries out ground water level assessment in the country every year; (b) if so, the details thereof during the last three years, year-wise and State-wise; (c) if not, when the last such assessment was done and what was the results thereof, State-wise; (d) how the above assessment is done; and (e) what impact the population explosion and industrialisation has on ground water level and remedial measures taken by the Ministry in this regard?

ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION (DR. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)

(a) & (b) Yes, Sir. State-wise details of ground water level monitored by Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) during the last three years are given at Annexure I to III.

(d) CGWB measures ground water levels four times a year (January, April/May, August and November), through a network of observation wells. State-wise ground water data are collected by the Regional offices; compiled, processed and analysed at all India level and the findings along with data is shared with respective State Department.

(e) Ground water is continuously being exploited due to growth in population, increased industrialization and irrigation as a result of which ground water levels in various parts of the Country are declining. Following remedial measures have been taken by the Central Government to improve ground water level in the Country : • “Master Plan for Artificial Recharge to Ground Water in India” has been prepared, which envisages construction of different types of Artificial Recharge and Rainwater Harvesting structures in the Country.

• CGWB has taken up Aquifer Mapping and Management programme during XII Plan, under the scheme of Ground Water Management and Regulation.

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ANNEXURE-I

Annexure referred in reply to Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1655 to be answered on 01.08.2016 regarding “CGWB Assessment of Ground Water Level”

State-wise Depth to Water Level and Distribution of Percentage of Wells for the Period of Pre-Monsoon(2013)

S.No. Name of State Number of Wells Showing Depth to Water Level (in mbgl) in Different Ranges 0-2 2-5 5-10 10-20 20-40 > 40 No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % 1 Andhra Pradesh 59 5.44 352 32.47 427 39.39 208 19.19 35 3.23 3 0.28 2 Arunachal Pradesh 1 9.09 6 54.55 4 36.36 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 3 Assam 33 16.26 125 61.58 41 20.20 4 1.97 0 0.00 0 0.00 4 Bihar 7 3.78 101 54.59 75 40.54 2 1.08 0 0.00 0 0.00 5 Chandigarh 0 0.00 2 12.50 5 31.25 5 31.25 4 25.00 0 0.00 6 Chhattisgarh 15 2.25 135 20.27 384 57.66 116 17.42 16 2.40 0 0.00 7 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 2 40.00 1 20.00 1 20.00 1 20.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 8 Delhi 1 0.81 30 24.19 32 25.81 31 25.00 16 12.90 14 11.29 9 Goa 3 6.98 18 41.86 16 37.21 6 13.95 0 0.00 0 0.00 10 Gujarat 25 3.42 108 14.75 255 34.84 248 33.88 86 11.75 10 1.37 11 Haryana 12 3.79 59 18.61 88 27.76 95 29.97 57 17.98 6 1.89 12 Himachal Pradesh 5 7.35 24 35.29 20 29.41 17 25.00 2 2.94 0 0.00 13 Jammu & Kashmir 23 16.31 69 48.94 27 19.15 11 7.80 11 7.80 0 0.00 14 Jharkhand 2 1.13 23 12.99 118 66.67 34 19.21 0 0.00 0 0.00 15 Karnataka 62 5.31 193 16.52 511 43.75 383 32.79 19 1.63 0 0.00 16 Kerala 63 7.42 253 29.80 378 44.52 148 17.43 6 0.71 1 0.12 17 Madhya Pradesh 10 0.93 140 12.95 481 44.50 392 36.26 55 5.09 3 0.28 18 Maharashtra 45 4.48 165 16.43 500 49.80 263 26.20 30 2.99 1 0.10 19 Meghalaya 3 11.54 21 80.77 2 7.69 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 20 Manipur 0 0.00 1 100.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 21 Nagaland 0 0.00 5 41.67 5 41.67 1 8.33 1 8.33 0 0.00 22 Odisha 65 6.28 417 40.29 504 48.70 49 4.73 0 0.00 0 0.00 23 Puducherry 1 14.29 5 71.43 1 14.29 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 24 Punjab 10 4.41 32 14.10 56 24.67 76 33.48 52 22.91 1 0.44 25 Rajasthan 14 1.61 82 9.44 188 21.63 247 28.42 173 19.91 165 18.99 26 Tamil Nadu 18 3.88 119 25.65 191 41.16 124 26.72 12 2.59 0 0.00 27 Tripura 3 10.00 15 50.00 12 40.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 28 Uttar Pradesh 15 1.93 267 34.27 331 42.49 139 17.84 27 3.47 0 0.00 29 Uttarakhand 0 0.00 19 39.58 11 22.92 14 29.17 3 6.25 1 2.08 30 West Bengal 29 2.59 295 26.34 461 41.16 286 25.54 49 4.38 0 0.00 Total 526 4.21 3082 24.67 5125 41.03 2900 23.21 654 5.24 205 1.64 mbgl  metre below ground level ANNEXURE-II

Annexure referred in reply to Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1655 to be answered on 01.08.2016 regarding “CGWB Assessment of Ground Water Level”

State-wise Depth to Water Level and Distribution of Percentage of Wells for the Period of Pre-Monsoon (2014)

S.No. Name of State Number & Percentage of Wells Showing Depth to Water Level (in mbgl) in the Range of 0-2 2-5 5-10 10-20 20-40 > 40 No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % 1 Andaman & Nicobar 26 24 77 71 4 4 1 1 0 0 0 0.00 2 Andhra Pradesh 121 16.35 333 45.00 228 30.81 53 7.16 5 0.68 0 0.00 3 Arunachal Pradesh 1 7.69 8 61.54 2 15.38 2 15.38 0 0.00 0 0.00 4 Assam 24 14.63 102 62.20 35 21.34 3 1.83 0 0.00 0 0.00 5 Bihar 14 3.81 188 51.23 152 41.42 13 3.54 0 0.00 0 0.00 6 Chandigarh 0 0.00 4 25.00 3 18.75 4 25.00 4 25.00 1 6.25 7 Chhattisgarh 23 4.13 125 22.44 290 52.06 104 18.67 12 2.15 3 0.54 8 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 0 0.00 3 30.00 6 60.00 1 10.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 9 Daman & Diu 0 0.00 4 33.33 7 58.33 1 8.33 0 0.00 0 0.00 10 Delhi 4 3.45 28 24.14 32 27.59 26 22.41 14 12.07 12 10.34 11 Goa 7 9.09 28 36.36 30 38.96 12 15.58 0 0.00 0 0.00 12 Gujarat 21 2.70 166 21.31 271 34.79 225 28.88 84 10.78 12 1.54 13 Haryana 23 6.55 77 21.94 74 21.08 102 29.06 64 18.23 11 3.13 14 Himachal Pradesh 11 10.48 42 40.00 26 24.76 24 22.86 2 1.90 0 0.00 15 Jammu & Kashmir 60 24.19 119 47.98 43 17.34 15 6.05 11 4.44 0 0.00 16 Jharkhand 4 1.68 40 16.81 166 69.75 28 11.76 0 0.00 0 0.00 17 Karnataka 120 8.67 352 25.43 545 39.38 351 25.36 16 1.16 0 0.00 18 Kerala 103 9.32 323 29.23 475 42.99 188 17.01 15 1.36 1 0.09 19 Madhya Pradesh 14 1.06 270 20.42 653 49.39 338 25.57 45 3.40 2 0.15 20 Maharashtra 50 3.73 359 26.81 662 49.44 239 17.85 27 2.02 2 0.15 21 Meghalaya 2 10.00 13 65.00 5 25.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 22 Nagaland 0 0.00 2 28.57 4 57.14 1 14.29 0 0.00 0 0.00 23 Odisha 106 8.01 596 45.02 596 45.02 26 1.96 0 0.00 0 0.00 24 Puducherry 1 25.00 2 50.00 1 25.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 25 Punjab 25 4.40 81 14.26 134 23.59 204 35.92 122 21.48 2 0.35 26 Rajasthan 12 1.39 75 8.70 217 25.17 231 26.80 157 18.21 170 19.72 27 Tamil Nadu 35 5.46 136 21.22 250 39.00 162 25.27 46 7.18 12 1.87 28 Telangana 21 3.87 160 29.47 228 41.99 117 21.55 16 2.95 1 0.18 29 Tripura 2 11.11 7 38.89 9 50.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 30 Uttar Pradesh 21 2.26 361 38.90 352 37.93 163 17.56 31 3.34 0 0.00 31 Uttarakhand 0 0.00 13 35.14 13 35.14 7 18.92 3 8.11 1 2.70 32 West Bengal 40 4.19 272 28.51 395 41.40 208 21.80 39 4.09 0 0.00 Total 891 5.96 4366 29.19 5908 39.50 2849 19.05 713 4.77 230 1.54 mbgl  metre below ground level

ANNEXURE-III

Annexure referred in reply to Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1655 to be answered on 01.08.2016 regarding “CGWB Assessment of Ground Water Level”

State-wise Depth to Water Level and Distribution of Percentage of Wells for the Period of Pre-Monsoon (2015) S. No. Name of State Number & Percentage of Wells Showing Depth to Water Level (in mbgl) in the Range of 0-2 2-5 5-10 10-20 20-40 > 40 No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % No. % 1 Andaman & Nicobar 41 47.67 39 45.35 5 5.81 1 1.16 0 0.00 0 0.00 2 Andhra Pradesh 105 13.34 323 41.04 260 33.04 93 11.82 4 0.51 2 0.25 3 Arunachal Pradesh 1 7.69 5 38.46 5 38.46 2 15.38 0 0.00 0 0.00 4 Assam 20 10.47 122 63.87 45 23.56 4 2.09 0 0.00 0 0.00 5 Bihar 9 1.55 291 50.17 259 44.66 21 3.62 0 0.00 0 0.00 6 Chandigarh 0 0.00 2 18.18 2 18.18 4 36.36 3 27.27 0 0.00 7 Chhattisgarh 25 4.41 148 26.10 288 50.79 98 17.28 7 1.23 1 0.18 8 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 0 0.00 2 16.67 6 50.00 4 33.33 0 0.00 0 0.00 9 Daman & Diu 0 0.00 2 28.57 4 57.14 1 14.29 0 0.00 0 0.00 10 Delhi 3 2.63 24 21.05 30 26.32 30 26.32 17 14.91 10 8.77 11 Goa 3 7.32 19 46.34 14 34.15 5 12.20 0 0.00 0 0.00 12 Gujarat 18 2.27 151 19.02 273 34.38 262 33.00 85 10.71 5 0.63 13 Haryana 20 6.15 62 19.08 82 25.23 97 29.85 53 16.31 11 3.38 14 Himachal Pradesh 12 13.79 37 42.53 13 14.94 20 22.99 5 5.75 0 0.00 15 Jammu & Kashmir 69 31.08 99 44.59 36 16.22 10 4.50 8 3.60 0 0.00 16 Jharkhand 1 0.66 23 15.23 104 68.87 23 15.23 0 0.00 0 0.00 17 Karnataka 150 10.40 393 27.25 580 40.22 302 20.94 17 1.18 0 0.00 18 Kerala 118 8.33 407 28.72 648 45.73 230 16.23 13 0.92 1 0.07 19 Madhya Pradesh 20 1.47 200 14.68 629 46.18 438 32.16 61 4.48 14 1.03 20 Maharashtra 46 3.00 290 18.90 762 49.67 402 26.21 31 2.02 3 0.20 21 Meghalaya 2 11.76 13 76.47 2 11.76 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 22 Nagaland 0 0.00 2 20.00 6 60.00 1 10.00 1 10.00 0 0.00 23 Odisha 128 10.21 475 37.88 633 50.48 18 1.44 0 0.00 0 0.00 24 Puducherry 0 0.00 3 75.00 1 25.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 25 Punjab 17 2.48 99 14.43 150 21.87 237 34.55 183 26.68 0 0.00 26 Rajasthan 27 3.26 95 11.49 189 22.85 210 25.39 147 17.78 159 19.23 27 Tamil Nadu 65 10.96 174 29.34 216 36.42 107 18.04 25 4.22 6 1.01 28 Telangana 13 2.31 87 15.45 235 41.74 198 35.17 28 4.97 2 0.36 29 Tripura 4 14.29 17 60.71 7 25.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 30 Uttar Pradesh 31 4.11 259 34.35 298 39.52 144 19.10 22 2.92 0 0.00 31 Uttarakhand 0 0.00 16 43.24 8 21.62 12 32.43 1 2.70 0 0.00 32 West Bengal 45 5.03 266 29.75 352 39.37 202 22.60 29 3.24 0 0.00 Total 993 6.44 4145 26.90 6142 39.86 3176 20.61 740 4.80 214 1.39 mbgl  metre below ground level GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1659 ANSWERED ON 01.08.2016

MAPPING OF GROUND WATER LEVEL

†1659. SHRI LAL SINH VADODIA:

Will the Minister of WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that Government plans to go for mapping of ground water for water management throughout the country, in view of falling level of ground water and growing urbanization; (b) if so, the details of steps taken by Government in this regard; and (c) if not, the reasons therefor?

ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION (DR. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)

(a) & (b) Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) has taken up Aquifer Mapping and Management programme during XII Plan, under the scheme of 'Ground Water Management and Regulation'. An area of 8.89 lakh sq.km has been targeted for mapping during the Plan with priority to water stressed areas. The aquifer mapping is aimed to delineate aquifer disposition and their characterization along with quantification and for preparation of aquifer/ area specific ground water management plans. As on March 2016, mapping of 2.28 lakh sq.km area has been achieved.

***** GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION

RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 844 ANSWERED ON 25.07.2016

PROPOSAL TO FRAME A LAW FOR MISUSE AND WASTAGE OF WATER

844. SHRIMATI RENUKA CHOWDHURY

Will the Minister of WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state

(a) whether Government proposes to frame a law for optimum use of water, conservation of rivers and underground water and to provide safe drinking water; (b) if so, the details thereof; and (c) the fresh steps taken by Government to check misuse and wastage of water along with continuous recharging of water bodies?

ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION (DR. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)

(a) & (b) Water being a State subject, State Governments undertake several measures for water conservation, improved water management and water use efficiency, etc. Central Government supplements the efforts of the State Governments by way of support through various schemes/programmes and also by framing laws/rules/regulations/ guidelines etc. in this regard.

The National Water Policy (2012) has emphasized the need to evolve a National Water Framework Law as an umbrella statement of general principles governing the exercise of legislative/executive powers by the Centre, the States and the local governing bodies.

A Committee headed by Dr. Y.K. Alagh was constituted by this Ministry for Drafting National Water Framework Law on 3rd July, 2012.The Committee submitted its Report to the Government in May, 2013. The report was circulated among all States/Union Territories & related Central Ministries and also placed on the website of this Ministry. The Draft National Water Framework Law prepared by the Committee proposes to establish a framework with governing principles for protection, conservation and regulation of waters and for matters connected and incidental thereto.

A Committee under the Chairmanship of Dr. Mihir Shah has been constituted on 28.12.2015 to examine the provisions of the draft National Water Framework Law and suggest changes/modifications therein taking into account inter-alia the emerging challenges in the water sector, reuse of waste water after treatment, the likely impact of climate change on water resources, importance of river rejuvenation, water contamination issue etc. The Committee has submitted its draft report in May, 2016. The draft National Water Framework Bill, 2016 prepared by the Committee has been circulated to all the State Governments/ UTs for inviting their comments thereon. It has also been placed on the website of this Ministry for obtaining comments from general public.

Further, this Ministry had circulated a Model Bill to regulate and control the development of ground water to all State/UTs in 1970. The Model Bill was re-circulated in 1992, 1996 and again in 2005 for adoption. So far, 15 States/UTs have adopted and implemented the ground water legislation on the lines of Model Bill.

(c) There is a special focus under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) for water conservation and water harvesting structures to augment ground water. During the period 2014-16, a total of 6,87,561 water conservation and recharge structures have been completed. In addition, priority has been given for construction of farm ponds in the year 2016-17 to harvest rain water; the target for 2016-17 is to construct 8,82,325 farm ponds.

CGWB has taken up Aquifer Mapping and Management programme during XII Plan, under the scheme of Ground Water Management and Regulation. The Aquifer Mapping is aimed at delineating aquifer disposition and their characterization for preparation of aquifer/area specific ground water management plans, to involve the communities in the management of the groundwater. An area of 2.28 lakh sq.km has been mapped till March, 2016. Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) has issued advisory to States/ Union Territories and Ministry of Urban Development to take necessary measures for adopting rain water harvesting/ artificial recharge in all the Government buildings. 30 States/UTs have made rain water harvesting mandatory by enacting laws or by formulating rules & regulations or by including suitable provisions in Building bye-laws or through suitable Government Orders.

This Ministry has also launched ‘Jal Kranti Abhiyan’ (2015-16 to 2017-18) in order to consolidate water conservation and management in the Country through a holistic and integrated approach involving all stakeholders, making it a mass movement.

The Government of India has launched National Water Mission (NWM) under National Action Plan for Climate Change (NAPCC) with the objective of conservation of water, minimizing wastage and ensuring its more equitable distribution both across and within States through integrated water resources development and management. ***** GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION

RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 856 ANSWERED ON 25.07.2016

SUPPLY OF WATER TO FARMERS 856. SHRIMATI JHARNA DAS BAIDYA Will the Minister of WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Central Government has formulated any integrated scheme to supply adequate quantity of water to farmers throughout the country, according to their crops; (b) if so, the outline thereof and the number of farmers benefited thereby, so far; (c) if not, whether Government proposes to formulate any such scheme; and (d) if so, the details thereof?

ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION (DR. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)

(a) to (d) Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) has been launched to serve as a platform for convergence of investments in irrigation through comprehensive District and the State Irrigation Plans. It envisages end to end solution in irrigation supply chain viz. water resources, distribution, efficient application and extension services. The focus is on improving water use efficiency at farm level & bridging the gap between irrigation potential created & utilisation. The main components are:

. Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme (AIBP): To focus on faster completion of ongoing Major and Medium Irrigation, including National Projects. . PMKSY (Har Khet ko Pani) : Source augmentation, distribution, ground water development, lift irrigation, diversion of water from water surplus to water scarce areas, supplementing rain water harvesting beyond IWMP & MGNREGA, repair, restoration, renovation of traditional water bodies . PMKSY(Per Drop More Crop) : Micro level storage structures, efficient water conveyance & application, precision irrigation systems, topping up of input cost beyond MGNREGA permissible limits, secondary storage, water lifting devices, extension activities, coordination & management . PMKSY (Watershed): Ridge area treatment, drainage line treatment, soil and moisture conservation, water harvesting structure, livelihood support activities and other watershed works.

During the year, 2015-16, an area of 12.58 lakh ha. was benefitted through the above components.

***** GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION

RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 857 ANSWERED ON 25.07.2016

LEGISLATION ON COMMERCIAL SUPPLY OF WATER

857. SHRIMATI JHARNA DAS BAIDYA

Will the Minister of WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that several industrialists have commercialised water supply in the country; (b) if so, the names of major companies presently engaged in this activity; (c) whether Government proposes to make any law to ban indiscriminate exploitation of ground water in urban and rural areas, keeping in view the depleting ground water level day by day; and (d) if so, by when it is likely to be implemented?

ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION (DR. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)

(a) to (d) Water being a State subject, supply of water is being regulated by concerned State Governments. To regulate and control the development of ground water, Union Government has circulated a Model Bill to all States/UTs in 1970. The Model Bill was re- circulated in 1992, 1996 and again in 2005 for adoption. So far, 15 States/UTs have adopted and implemented the ground water legislation on the lines of Model Bill. Further, Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) has been constituted under 'The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986' for the purpose of regulation and control of ground water development and management in the Country. In areas notified by CGWA, no permission can be granted to extract ground water through any energised means for any purpose other than drinking water. However, for 'Non-notified ' areas, ground water withdrawal by industries/infrastructure/mining projects is being regulated by means of guidelines/criteria.

***** GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION RAJYA SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. †*13 ANSWERED ON 18.07.2016

FUNDS SPENT FOR RAIN WATER HARVESTING

†*13. SHRI VISHAMBHAR PRASAD NISHAD

Will the Minister of WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government is running any programme for converting rain water into drinking water in the country; (b) the levels at which it is proposed to harvest rain water; (c) whether Government has taken any steps for conservation of rain water at village and town levels; and (d) the quantum of funds spent by Government during the last three years for rain water harvesting in order to deal with drinking water crisis?

ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION (SUSHRI UMA BHARTI)

(a) to (d) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF STARRED QUESTION NO.*13 TO BE ANSWERED ON 18.07.2016 IN RAJYA SABHA REGARDING “FUNDS SPENT FOR RAIN WATER HARVESTING” ASKED BY SHRI VISHAMBHAR PRASAD NISHAD, HON’BLE M.P, RAJYA SABHA:

(a) & (b) There is no specific programme for converting rain water into drinking water in the Country. However, rain water can be used for various purposes including water for drinking.

(c) & (d) For conservation of rain water following steps have been taken by the Central Government : • “Master Plan for Artificial Recharge to Ground Water in India” has been prepared, which envisages construction of different types of Artificial Recharge and Rainwater Harvesting structures in the Country.

• CGWB has taken up Aquifer Mapping and Management programme during XII Plan, under the scheme of Ground Water Management and Regulation.

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 129 ANSWERED ON 18.07.2016

ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FOR IMPROVING WATER AVAILABILITY

129. SHRI P.L. PUNIA

Will the Minister of WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state:

(a) the details of funds allocated/utilized to improve water availability in the country during the last three years including current year, State-wise and scheme-wise; (b) whether Government has conducted any study across the country to assess water availability at district level; (c) if so, the details thereof including districts identified with low water availability, State-wise; (d) whether Government has initiated/ proposes any programme to protect the water sources in villages across the country; and (e) if so, the villages selected for this purpose and the time by which it is likely to be implemented?

ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION (DR. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)

(a) State Governments undertake several measures to augment the water resources which, inter- alia, include conservation of water resources in reservoirs and traditional water bodies, rain water harvesting and artificial recharge of ground water. Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation provides technical and financial assistance to the State Governments through various schemes and programmes namely, Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme (AIBP), Repair, Renovation and Restoration (RRR) of Water Bodies, Command Area Development and Water Management (CADWM) Programme etc. The details of State-wise funds released under AIBP and RRR of Water Bodies programmes during the years (i.e. 2013-14, 2014- 15, 2015-16 and 2016-17) are at Annexure I. The details of State-wise funds released under CADWM programme during the years (i.e. 2013-14, 2014-15 and 2015-16) are at Annexure II. (b) & (c) The average annual water resources potential and utilizable surface water resources have been assessed basin-wise by the Central Water Commission and the details are at Annexure III.

Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) and State Ground Water Organisations jointly assess replenishable ground water resources periodically in 6607 assessment Units (Firkas/Blocks/Mandals/Talukas/Districts) in the country. A Statement indicating the State-wise availability of ground water resources is given at Annexure IV.

District-wise assessment of water availability has not been conducted by the Central Government.

(d) & (e) State Governments undertake several measures for protecting the water sources in the States. The efforts of the State Governments are supplemented by the Central Government under various schemes and programmes.

Government of India launched a Scheme for Repair, Renovation and Restoration (RRR) of water bodies which has multiple objectives such as reclamation of lost irrigation potential, improvement of command area/catchment area of the tanks, restoring/increase in storage capacity of water bodies, recharge of ground water and development of tourism and cultural activities by providing Central Grant to State Governments. This is a continuing scheme since X Plan. In XII Plan, the scheme envisages taking up RRR works in 10,000 water bodies (9000 in rural areas and 1000 in urban areas) with an outlay of Rs 10,000 crore. Details of villages in which the Scheme is being implemented are not maintained by the Central Government.

Further, this Ministry has launched Jal Kranti Abhiyan (2015-16 to 2017-18) in order to consolidate water conservation and management in the country through a holistic and integrated approach involving all stakeholders, making it a mass movement. ‘Jal Gram Yojana’ component of Jal Kranti Abhiyan envisages selection of two villages in every district, preferably being a part of dark block or facing acute water scarcity, as “Jal Grams”. An integrated water security plan, water conservation, water management and allied activities are envisaged for each of the selected Jal Grams to ensure optimum and sustainable utilisation of water. The State-wise number of identified Jal Grams under Jal Gram Yojana is at AnnexureV.

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Annex-I (Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of the Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question No. 129 to be answered on 18.07.2016 regarding “Allocation of funds for improving water availability”)

CENTRAL ASSISTANCE RELEASED UNDER THE AIBP DURING 2013-14 TO 2016-17 Central Assistance Released (Amount in Rs. Crore) 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 (AIBP+SMI*) (AIBP+SMI) AIBP SMI AIBP SMI Arunachal 60.000 14.723 0.000 37.220 0.000 0.000 1 Pradesh 2 Assam 639.031 465.999 107.924 139.410 0.000 0.000 3 Bihar 28.350 70.864 41.513 6.360 0.000 0.000 4 Chhattisgarh 205.131 0.000 0.000 32.770 0.000 0.000 5 Gujarat 607.572 1033.938 128.003 0.000 166.660 0.000 6 H.P. 5.400 27.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 7 J&K 122.125 14.211 34.305 84.030 0.000 0.000 8 Jharkhand 0.000 34.983 281.622 0.000 0.000 0.000 9 Karnataka-Total 303.529 150.820 208.160 0.000 0.000 0.000 10 Madhya Pradesh 914.408 133.510 188.206 0.000 4.275 0.000 11 Maharashtra 279.523 32.000 307.810 0.000 0.000 0.000 12 Manipur 39.590 82.680 142.380 40.000 0.000 0.000 13 Meghalaya 78.637 0.000 0.000 72.990 0.000 0.000 14 Nagaland 55.520 50.611 0.000 61.450 0.000 0.000 15 Orissa 0.000 19.980 173.800 0.000 0.000 0.000 16 Punjab 0.000 0.000 1.049 0.000 0.000 0.000 17 Rajasthan 0.000 9.490 45.506 0.000 0.000 0.000 18 Telangana 0.000 65.328 112.500 0.000 0.000 0.000 19 Uttar Pradesh 595.725 307.991 555.040 0.000 0.000 0.000 20 Uttarakhand 94.019 96.203 0.000 121.370 0.000 0.000 21 Mizoram 0.000 0.000 0.000 1.980 0.000 0.000 22 Sikkim 4.500 0.000 0.000 4.340 0.000 0.000 Total 4033.060 2610.331 2327.818 601.920 170.935 0.000

RRR schemes Sl Central Assistance Released (Amount in Rs. Crore) No State 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 1 Bihar 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 2 Chhattisgarh 37.970 0.000 0.000 0.000 3 Madhya Pradesh 0.000 37.700 0.000 0.000 4 Manipur 0.000 10.370 0.000 0.000 5 Meghalaya 0.000 2.520 0.000 0.000 6 Odisha 0.000 79.900 54.746 0.000 7 Rajasthan 0.000 0.000 35.925 0.000 8 Tamil Nadu 0.000 0.000 9.224 0.000 9 Telangana 0.000 0.000 44.876 0.000 10 Uttar Pradesh 0.000 0.000 16.409 0.000 Total 37.970 130.490 161.179 0.000 *SMI = Surface Minor Irrigation

Annex-II

(Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of the Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question No. 129 to be answered on 18.07.2016 regarding “Allocation of funds for improving water availability”)

CENTRAL ASSISTANCE RELEASED TO STATES DURING THE LAST THREE YEARS UNDER CADWM PROGRAMME

Sl. Name of the State/UT Central Assistance (Rs. Lakh)

No. 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 1 2 3 4 5 1 Andhra Pradesh 0.00 0.00 0.00 2 Arunachal Pradesh 277.80 150.00 831.03 3 Assam 0.00 0.00 2431.94 4 Bihar 0.00 3881.5270 775.15 5 Chhattisgarh 0.00 0.00 0.00 6 Goa 0.00 0.00 0.00 7 Gujarat 0.00 0.00 35471.83 8 Haryana 4974.44 1859.00 7738.87 9 Himachal Pradesh 0.00 0.00 167.40 10 Jammu & Kashmir 2163.32 1530.900 2767.34 11 Jharkhand 0.00 0.00 0.00 12 Karnataka 0.00 2262.00 6109.47 13 Kerala 0.00 192.49 14 Madhya Pradesh 134.13 2927.2700 10430.87 15 Maharashtra 0.00 0.00 478.13 16 Manipur 204.20 0.00 2791.92 17 Meghalaya 0.00 0.00 0.00 18 Mizoram 0.00 0.00 0.00 19 Nagaland 0.00 0.00 0.00 20 Orissa 1522.92 3886.9070 5795.06 21 Punjab 8131.17 0.00 15592.13 22 Rajasthan 0.00 247.00 11321.98 23 Sikkim 0.00 0.00 0.00 24 Tamil Nadu 590.63 349.4200 2927.07 25 Telangana 0.00 0.0000 0.00 26 Tripura 0.00 0.00 0.00 27 Uttar Pradesh 0.00 2905.0000 7693.38 28 Uttarakhand 0.00 0.00 0.00 29 West Bengal 0.00 0.00 755.24 TOTAL 17998.61 19999.02 114271.30

Annex-III

(Annexure referred to in reply to parts (b) & (c) of the Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question No. 129 to be answered on 18.07.2016 regarding “Allocation of funds for improving water availability”)

WATER RESOURCES POTENTIAL OF RIVER BASINS OF INDIA

S. River Basin Average Utilisable No. Water surface water Resources resources Potential (In Billion (In Billion Cubic Meter) Cubic Meter) 1 Indus 73.3 46.0 2 Ganga-Brahmaputra-Meghna (a) Ganga 525.0 250.0 (b) Brahmaputra 537.2 24.0 (c) Barak & others 48.4 - 3 Godavari 110.5 76.3 4 Krishna 78.1 58.0 5 Cauvery 21.4 19.0 6 Subernarekha 12.4 6.8 7 Brahmani-Baitarni 28.5 18.3 8 Mahanadi 66.9 50.0 9 Pennar 6.3 6.9 10 Mahi 11.0 3.1 11 Sabarmati 3.8 1.9 12 Narmada 45.6 34.5 13 Tapi 14.9 14.5 14 West Flowing Rivers from Tapi 87.4 11.9 to Tadri 15 West Flowing Rivers from 113.5 24.3 Tadri to Kanyakumari 16 East Flowing Rivers between 22.5 13.1 Mahanadi and Pennar 17 East Flowing Rivers between 16.5 16.5 Pennar & Kanyakumari 18 West Flowing Rivers of Kutch 15.1 15.0 and Saurashtra including Luni 19 Area of Inland Drainage in Negligible -- Rajasthan 20 Minor Rivers draining into 31.0 -- Myanmar (Burma) and Bangladesh Total 1,869.4 690

Annex-IV (Annexure referred to in reply to parts (b) & (c) of the Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question No. 129 to be answered on 18.07.2016 regarding “Allocation of funds for improving water availability”)

STATE WISE GROUND WATER RESOURCES AVAILABILITY Sl. States / Union Total Annual Replenishable No. Territories Ground Water Resource (In Billion Cubic Meter) 1 Andhra Pradesh 20.7892 2 Telangana 15.0983 3 Arunachal Pradesh 4.5100 4 Assam 28.5200 5 Bihar 29.3350 6 Chhattisgarh 12.4200 7 Delhi 0.3105 8 Goa 0.2424 9 Gujarat 18.5686 10 Haryana 10.7800 11 Himachal Pradesh 0.5590 12 Jammu & Kashmir 4.2512 13 Jharkhand 6.3100 14 Karnataka 17.0266 15 Kerala 6.6864 16 Madhya Pradesh 35.0406 17 Maharashtra 33.9474 18 Manipur 0.4401 19 Meghalaya 1.7805 20 Mizoram 0.0304 21 Nagaland 0.6159 22 Odisha 17.7768 23 Punjab 22.5300 24 Rajasthan 11.9414 25 Sikkim - 26 Tamil Nadu 21.5326 27 Tripura 2.5866 28 Uttar Pradesh 77.1900 29 Uttarakhand 2.0403 30 West Bengal 29.2511 Total States 432.1109 Union Territories 1 Andaman & Nicobar 0.3080 2 Chandigarh 0.0216 Dadra & Nagar 3 Haveli 0.0622 4 Daman & Diu 0.0181 5 Lakshadweep 0.0105 6 Puducherry 0.1893 Total UTs 0.6097 Grand Total 432.7206

Annex-V (Annexure referred to in reply to parts (d) & (e) of the Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question No. 129 to be answered on 18.07.2016 regarding “Allocation of funds for improving water availability”)

THE STATE-WISE NUMBER OF IDENTIFIED JAL GRAMS UNDER JAL GRAM YOJANA Sl.No. State No. of Jal Grams identified as on date 1. Andhra Pradesh 26 2. Arunachal 18 Pradesh 3. Assam 27 4. Bihar 18 5. Chhattisgarh 54 6. Goa 3 7. Gujarat 47 8. Haryana 42 9. Himachal 24 Pradesh 10. Jammu & 44 Kashmir 11. Jharkhand 48 12. Karnataka 36 13. Kerala 28 14. Madhya Pradesh 51 15. Maharashtra 59 16. Manipur 9 17. Meghalaya 22 18. Mizoram 14 19. Nagaland 13 20. Orissa 60 21. Punjab 26 22. Rajasthan 65 23. Sikkim 8 24. Tamilnadu 62 25. Telangana 20 26. Tripura 8 27. Uttar Pradesh 150 28. Uttarakhand 26 29. West Bengal 0 30. Andaman & 4 Nicobar 31. Chandigarh 2 32. Dadra & Nagar 2 Haveli 33. Daman & Diu 4 34. Lakshadweep 2 35. Delhi 0 36. Puducherry 4 Total 1026

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 135 ANSWERED ON 18.07.2016

MASS MOVEMENT FOR WATER CONSERVATION AND RAIN WATER HARVESTING

†135. SHRI LAL SINH VADODIA

Will the Minister of WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that Government is considering to call for mass movement for water conservation and rain water harvesting; (b) if so, whether Government has taken any steps in this regard; and (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION (DR. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)

(a) to (c) Under the IEC Scheme of Ministry of Water Resources, RD & GR, awareness on ground water conservation, protection and augmentation is generated through print media like advertisements in the newspapers, posters, hoardings etc. Further, Mass Awareness Programmes, Water Management Training Programmes, Painting Competitions on Water Conservation, Workshops, ‘Hamara Jal Hamara Jeevan’ Programmes, ‘Bhu-jal Manthan’, ‘Jal Yatras’, Exhibitions etc. are also organised to spread awareness towards water conservation, management and reducing wastage of water.

This Ministry has also launched ‘Jal Kranti Abhiyan (2015-16 to 2017-18)’ in order to consolidate water conservation and management in the Country through a holistic and integrated approach involving all stakeholders, making it a mass movement. ‘Jal Gram Yojana’ component of ‘Jal Kranti Abhiyan’ envisages selection of two villages in every district, preferably ‘over-exploited’ or facing acute water scarcity, as ‘Jal Grams’. An integrated water security plan, water conservation, water management and allied activities are envisaged for each of the selected ‘Jal Grams’ to ensure optimum and sustainable utilisation of water.

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EXPLOITATION OF UNDERGROUND WATER

1740. SHRI MANSUKH L. MANDAVIYA

Will the Minister of WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to refer to the answer to Unstarred Question 2943 given in the Rajya Sabha on the 29th August, 2011 and state: (a) whether Government is aware that the underground water level is still going down very sharply year by year due to indisciplined exploitation of water; and (b) the updated status of action taken and efforts made by the Ministry, in coordination with the State Governments, to curb the indisciplined underground water exploitation and to reverse the water level depletion trend in the country?

ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION (PROF. SANWAR LAL JAT)

(a) & (b) Excessive withdrawal of ground water for various purposes including irrigation, domestic and industrialization are some of the factors responsible for decline in ground water levels and in many areas ground water recharge is reduced due to varied & erratic rainfall pattern as well as change in land use. The Central Government has taken several steps to curb the underground water exploitation and for managing ground water level in the Country:

• Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) has also been constituted under Section 3(3) of The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 to regulate indiscriminate ground water abstraction in the Country. • As per Schedule-I of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), the water conservation and water harvesting structures to augment ground water constitute a special focus area for MGNREGA works.

• During XI Plan, Demonstrative Artificial Recharge Projects were taken up under Central Sector Scheme “Ground Water Management & Regulation”. The scheme on Artificial Recharge project under Ground Water Management & Regulation Scheme has been discontinued during the XII Plan period. • A conceptual document entitled “Master Plan for Artificial Recharge to Ground Water in India” has been prepared during the year 2013, which envisages construction of different types of Artificial Recharge and Rainwater Harvesting structures in the Country in an area of 9,41,541 sq.km for harnessing surplus monsoon runoff to augment ground water resources. The Master Plan has been circulated to all State Governments for implementation. • Ministry of Urban Development in its Draft Model Building Bye-Laws (2015) has incorporated a Chapter on Provision of Rain Water Harvesting. • Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) constituted under ‘The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986’ for the purpose of regulation and control of ground water development and management has issued advisory to States/ Union Territories and Ministry of Urban Development to take necessary measures for adopting rain water harvesting/ artificial recharge in all the Government buildings. Besides, 30 States/UTs have made rainwater harvesting mandatory by enacting laws / formulating rules & regulations / by including provisions in building bye-laws / through suitable Government Orders etc. • CGWB has been organizing mass awareness programmes in the Country to promote rain water harvesting and artificial recharge to ground water.

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1741 ANSWERED ON 09.05.2016

MANAGEMENT OF WATER RESOURCES

1741. SHRIMATI WANSUK SYIEM Will the Minister of WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state: (a) whether with Maharashtra Government resorting to measures on war footing to rush daily rail tankers of potable water to parched Latur region, the Central Government would initiate long term measures to manage abundant water resources of the nation; (b) India not being an inherently water scarce country with an average annual rainfall of around 1,200 mm against a world mean average of 980 mm coupled with water stored in glaciers, whether Government would make full use of Entry 56 of the Union List of the Constitution to work on regulation and development of inter-State rivers; and (c) if so, Government's views thereon? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION (PROF. SANWAR LAL JAT)

(a) Yes, Sir. The Government has deployed 2 tank Wagon rakes consisting of 50 wagons each for transportation of drinking water from Miraj Station to Latur from the month of April, 2016 for meeting immediate needs of water. Divisional Commissioner, Aurangabad, has informed that 3032 tankers have been deployed in various districts of the Marathwada region.

State Governments undertake several measures for augmenting, conserving and utilizing the water resources which inter-alia include conservation of water resources in reservoirs and traditional water bodies, rain water harvesting and artificial recharge of ground water. This Ministry provides technical and financial assistance to the State Governments in this regard through various schemes and programmes viz. Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme, Scheme for Repair, Renovation& Restoration of Water-bodies etc. The long term measures taken by the Government to manage water resources in the country are:-.

• The National Water Policy (2012) formulated by this Ministry, inter-alia, advocates conservation, promotion and protection of water and highlights the need for augmenting the availability of water through rain water harvesting, direct use of rainfall and other management measures. The National Water Policy (2012) has been forwarded to all State Governments/ UTs and concerned Ministries/ Departments of Central Government for appropriate action. 31 States/UTs have made rain water harvesting mandatory by enacting laws or by formulating rules & regulations or by including provisions in Building bye-laws or through suitable Government Orders. • A conceptual document entitled “Master Plan for Artificial Recharge to Ground Water in India” has been prepared during 2013, involving ground water scientists/experts. The Master Plan envisages construction of 1.11 crore rain water harvesting and artificial recharge structures in the Country at an estimated cost of Rs. 79,178 Crores to harness 85 BCM (Billion Cubic Metre) of water. The augmented ground water resources will enhance the availability of water for drinking, domestic, industrial and irrigation purposes. The Master Plan has been circulated to all State Governments for implementation. • The water conservation and water harvesting structures to augment ground water constitute a special focus area for MGNREGA; about 2/3rd of the expenditure is directly related to construction of water harvesting structures. • Central Ground Water Board has taken up Aquifer Mapping and Management programme during XII Plan, under the scheme of Ground Water Management and Regulation. The Aquifer Mapping is aimed at delineating aquifer disposition and their characterization for preparation of aquifer/area specific ground water management plans. These management plans will be shared with the respective State Governments for taking appropriate measures through the active participation of the communities. • This Ministry has launched Jal Kranti Abhiyan (2015-16 to 2017-18) in order to consolidate water conservation and management in the country through a holistic and integrated approach involving all stakeholders, making it a mass movement. ‘Jal Gram Yojana’ component of Jal • Kranti Abhiyan envisages selection of two villages in every district, preferably being a part of dark block or facing acute water scarcity, as “Jal Grams”. An integrated water security plan, water conservation, water management and allied activities are envisaged for each of the selected Jal Grams to ensure optimum and sustainable utilisation of water.

• Central Government has launched National Water Mission with the objective of ‘conservation of water, minimizing wastage and ensuring its more equitable distribution both across and within States through integrated water resources development and management’. One of the goals of National Water Mission is ‘Promotion of citizen and state action for water conservation, augmentation and preservation,’

• Recycle and reuse of water, after treatment to specified standards as well as rainwater harvesting and artificial recharge are being incentivized through various initiatives, programmes/ schemes of the Government.

• This Ministry has also formulated a National Perspective Plan (NPP) envisaging inter-basin transfer of water. The implementation of NPP would give benefits of approximately 35 million hectare of additional irrigation potential and 34000 MW hydro Power generation apart from the incidental benefits of flood moderation, navigation, drinking and industrial water supply, fisheries, salinity and pollution control etc.

• Various Mass Awareness Programmes, Water Management Training Programmes and other trainings, Workshops, Painting Competitions etc. are organized by this Ministry to encourage and support good practices for augmenting, conserving and utilizing water in the country.

(b) & (c) The Long Term Average (LPA) rainfall of India is 89cm. There is temporal and spatial variability of rainfall in India, about 80% rain occurs during four months i.e. Monsoon season. There is,therefore, a real possibility of transferring water from the water surplus to the deficit basins.

There is an increasing realization globally for river basin level integrated water resources management. Some of the most successful water resources management cases are based on this principle. In the light of the current water scarcity, many Parliamentarians have also raised this issue for greater powers at the central level to effectively deal with the challenges of water scarcity. There is, therefore, a need for a larger debate on this issue to arrive at a considered decision.

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1746 ANSWERED ON 09.05.2016

NEW WATER SECURITY PLAN 1746. SHRI DARSHAN SINGH YADAV SHRIMATI RAJANI PATIL

Will the Minister of WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state: (a) whether Government proposes to come up with a new water security plan, keeping in view the prevailing water crisis in almost all parts of the country; (b) whether Government has taken into account the work done by villagers and nongovernmental organisations in conserving water in rural places and areas of water scarcity; and (c) if so, whether Government plans to adopt these measures and work with nongovernmental organisations in drawing up drinking water security plans in such areas of water scarcity?

ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION (PROF. SANWAR LAL JAT)

(a) to (c) In order to ensure water security and sustainability of water resources, the Government of India supplements the efforts of the State Governments for conservation, development and improved management of water resources through various schemes and programmes, viz., Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (Watershed Development, Har Khet Ko Pani, & More Crop per Drop), Scheme for Repair, Renovation & Restoration of Water-bodies, National Rural Drinking Water Programme, Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme and National Rural Livelihoods Mission. Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation and Ministry of Urban Development supplement the efforts of the State Government in providing drinking water to rural and urban areas respectively through various schemes and programmes. Central Government has taken several steps for ensuring water security in various parts of the Country as under:

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//2// • This Ministry has circulated a Model Bill to all the States/UTs to enable them to enact suitable ground water legislation for its regulation and development which includes provision of rain water harvesting. So far, 15 States/UTs have adopted and implemented the ground water legislation on the lines of Model bill. 31 States/UTs have made rain water harvesting mandatory by enacting laws or by formulating rules & regulations or by including provisions in Building bye-laws or through suitable Government Orders. • A conceptual document entitled “Master Plan for Artificial Recharge to Ground Water in India” has been prepared during 2013, involving ground water scientists/experts. The Master Plan envisages construction of 1.11 crore rain water harvesting and artificial recharge structures in the Country at an estimated cost of Rs. 79,178 Crores to harness 85 BCM (Billion Cubic Metre) of water. The augmented ground water resources will enhance the availability of water for drinking, domestic, industrial and irrigation purposes. The Master Plan has been circulated to all State Governments for implementation. • The water conservation and water harvesting structures to augment ground water constitute a special focus area for MGNREGA; about 2/3rd of the expenditure is directly related to construction of water harvesting structures. • Central Ground Water Board has taken up Aquifer Mapping and Management programme during XII Plan, under the scheme of Ground Water Management and Regulation. The Aquifer Mapping is aimed at delineating aquifer disposition and their characterization for preparation of aquifer/area specific ground water management plans. These management plans will be shared with the respective State Governments for taking appropriate measures. • This Ministry has launched Jal Kranti Abhiyan (2015-16 to 2017-18) in order to consolidate water conservation and management in the country through a holistic and integrated approach involving all stakeholders, making it a mass movement. ‘Jal Gram Yojana’ component of Jal Kranti Abhiyan envisages selection of two villages in every district, preferably being a part of dark block or facing acute water scarcity, as “Jal Grams”. An integrated water security plan, water conservation, water management and allied activities are envisaged for each of the selected Jal Grams to ensure optimum and sustainable utilisation of water.

Different stakeholders, including villagers and non-governmental organizations, etc. are associated in activities relating to water management. The work done by them in water conservation and management is taken into consideration by the Government and the good practices are adopted while formulating and implementing different schemes/programmes. **** GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1448 ANSWERED ON 09.05.2016

BILATERAL CO-OPERATION WITH OTHER COUNTRIES ON WATER SECTOR

1748. SHRI AVINASH PANDE

Will the Minister of WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state:

(a) how many MoUs have been entered into by the Ministry with other countries on bilateral co-operation on water sector since, 2013; and (b) the details of those MoUs? ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION (PROF. SANWARLALJAT)

(a) Since 2013, nine Memoranda of Understanding with seven countries, namely- Australia, Rwanda, Iran, Iraq, China, Fiji and Bahrain for bilateral cooperation in various fields of water sector have been entered into/renewed by the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation. (b) The details of the nine MoUs are given at Annex.

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ANNEX

ANNEX REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1748 TO BE ANSWERED IN RAJYA SABHA ON 09.05.2016 REGARDING BILATERAL COOPERATION WITH OTHER COUNTRIES ON WATER SECTOR BY SHRIAVINASHPANDE, MP.

Sl. Name of the Date of Broad objectives No. country signing/renewal

1 Rwanda* Signed on Cooperation in agriculture, water resources 22.01.2013 management & capacity building including marshland and hillside irrigation; watershed for a period of five management & water governance; irrigation years. projects proposal techniques; procedures of planning irrigation projects; guidelines for water management for irrigation; crop water requirements; pressurized and surface irrigation techniques; water availability and reliability for irrigation projects; water use efficiency technologies; on-farm water management, etc.

2 Iran* Signed on Cooperation on water resources management and 04.05.2013 development by collaboration and sharing of expertise on traditional system of water for a period of five conservation, groundwater recharge, drought and years. impact of climate change on water resources, etc.

3 China Renewed on Cooperation on provision of Hydrological 20.05.2013 Information of the Brahmaputra/ Yaluzangbu River in flood season by China to India. for a period of five years.

4 China** Signed on Cooperation in the field of Water Efficient 20.05.2013 for a Irrigation. period of five years.

5 Iraq Signed on Mutual cooperation in water resources development 23.08.2013 and management including project hydrology, applications of remote sensing & GIS in hydrology for a period of five and water resources, integrated water resources years. development & management, flood & drought management, irrigation & drainage, surface and groundwater management and development, minor irrigation, hydrometeorology, watershed, lakes and wetlands development, dam safety &surveillance, reservoir regulations, training & capacity building, etc. 6 China Signed on Cooperation on trans-border rivers, Expert-Level 23.10.2013 Mechanism on provision of flood-season hydrological data and emergency management and for a period of five exchange of views on other issues of mutual years. interest.

7 Fiji Signed on Cooperation in the areas of development and 12.02.2014 management of water resources, both surface and ground water, for sustainable agricultural for a period of five development. years.

8 Australia Renewed on Cooperation in water resources development and 05.09.2014 management, both surface and groundwater, and particularly river basin management and impact of for a period of five climate change on water resources. years.

9 Bahrain Signed on Cooperation in the field of water resources 22.02.2015 for a development and management, both surface and period of five ground water through the sharing of technical years. expertise and experiences.

* When no progress was visible in cases of MoU with Rwanda and Iran, it was been decided by Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation to drop the MoU and the matter has been taken up with Ministry of External Affairs for dropping these MoUs.

** Planning Commission has asked Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation to drop the MoU with China on Efficient irrigation GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1753 ANSWERED ON 09.05.2016

RAINWATER HARVESTING

†1753. SHRIMATI KANAK LATA SINGH SHRI VISHAMBHAR PRASAD NISHAD

Will the Minister of WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether there is severe crisis of drinking water in the country due to drought and people in many States are forced to fetch water from far-off places and animals are also dying; (b) the details of levels at which rainwater harvesting is being done for drinking water; (c) whether Government has taken any steps for rainwater harvesting at village and hamlet level; and (d) the details of amount spent by Government during the last five years on rainwater harvesting to deal with the shortage of water? ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION (PROF. SANWAR LAL JAT)

(a) Ground water monitoring data of CGWB for pre-monsoon 2015, compared with decadal mean of pre- monsoon (2005-2014), indicates that out of total wells analyzed, around 47% of the wells are showing decline in ground water levels in various parts of the Country. Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation has informed that the scarcity of drinking water in the Country has occurred due to less rainfall in many parts of the County during last two years, which has resulted in the depletion of ground water table due to inadequate recharge. As most of the rural drinking water supply schemes are based on ground water sources, this has resulted in failure of many such schemes. In addition, inadequate rain has resulted in depletion of water in major storage reservoirs in the Country and this has compounded the problem of water availability for drinking purpose. As per the Census 2011, 22.1% of the rural households have to fetch drinking water from a distance of more than 500 metres in rural areas.

(b) to (d) As per Para 4.1 of Schedule-I of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), the water conservation and water harvesting structures to augment ground water constitute special focus on recharging ground water including drinking water sources. In addition, priority has been given for construction of farm ponds in the year 2016-17 to harvest rain water.

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A conceptual document entitled “Master Plan for Artificial Recharge to Ground Water in India” has been prepared during the year 2013, which envisages construction of different types of Artificial Recharge and Rainwater Harvesting structures in the Country in an area of 9,41,541 sq.km for harnessing surplus monsoon runoff to augment ground water resources. The Master Plan has been circulated to all State Governments for implementation.

The Ministry has circulated a Model Bill to all the States/UTs to enable them to enact suitable ground water legislation for its regulation and development which includes provision of rain water harvesting. So far, 15 States/UTs have adopted and implemented the ground water legislation on the lines of Model bill. 30 States/UTs have made rain water harvesting mandatory by enacting laws or by formulating rules & regulations or by including provisions in Building bye-laws or through suitable Government Orders.

To increase availability of drinking water, the Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation has suggested all States to adopt water conservation measures like roof top rainwater harvesting, erecting sustainability structures for water conservation etc. For creating such sustainability structures, 10 % of National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) fund is provided to the States.

Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) has undertaken the Demonstrative Rain Water Harvesting and Artificial Recharge Projects during XI Plan under the Scheme of “Ground Water Management & Regulation”, in priority areas. The projects aimed at facilitating State Governments for replicating recharge projects in similar hydrogeological environment. During the XI Plan, artificial recharge structures were sanctioned for construction in 22 States. The scheme was discontinued during XII Plan. However, construction of approved structures as well as release of funds spilled over during the XII Plan. CGWB has released Rs. 59.22 crores to the State Governments towards construction of demonstrative recharge structures in last five years (2011-2016).

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1756 ANSWERED ON 09.05.2016

HARNESSING RESERVOIRS AND WATER BODIES THROUGH MODERN TECHNOLOGY

†1756. SHRI MEGHRAJ JAIN

Will the Minister of WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether a scheme has been prepared to harness water from reservoirs and neglected water bodies of the country through modern technology; (b) if so, whether Government has conducted any survey to find out the reservoirs and neglected water bodies through modern technology for their modernisation and preservation; and (c) if so, details of the said survey, amounts spent on this scheme, so far, and the steps taken by Government in this regard? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION (PROF. SANWAR LAL JAT)

(a)Water Resource Projects are planned, funded, executed and maintained by the State Governments as per their own resources and priorities. In order to supplement the efforts of the State Governments, Government of India provides technical and financial assistance to State Governments to encourage sustainable development and efficient management of water resources through various schemes and programmes such as Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme (AIBP) and scheme for Repair, Renovation and Restoration(RRR) of Water Bodies etc. (b) & (c) Under the India-Water Resources Information System (WRIS) project,798908 water bodies with minimum 0.01 hectare area have been mapped using satellite remote sensing technique, which includes both rural and urban areas. Each water body has been assigned a unique identification number. For water bodies connected with large dams, attribute information is also available. The State–Wise Statistics of Water bodies as per India- WRIS Project” are attached as Annexure-I. To revive, restore and rehabilitate the traditional water bodies, The Government of India has launched a Scheme for Repair, Renovation and Restoration (RRR) of water bodies, which has multiple objectives like Comprehensive improvement and restoration of water bodies thereby increasing tank storage capacity, Ground Water Recharge, availability of drinking water; Improvement in agriculture/ horticulture productivity as well as catchment areas of tank commands; environmental benefits through improved water use efficiency, by promotion of conjunctive use of surface and ground water; Community participation and self-supporting system for sustainable management for each water body; Capacity Building of communities, in better water management and Development of tourism, cultural activities, etc. by providing Central Assistance to State Governments. During the XII Plan an amount of Rs 264.67 crore has been released for 1340 water bodies. *****

Annexure – I

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (b) & (c) OF RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1756TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.05.2016BY SHRI MEGHRAJ JAIN REGARDING HARNESSING RESERVOIRS AND WATER BODIES THROUGH MODERN TECHNOLOGY

Sl. No. Name of the State Water bodies (no.) 1 Andhra Pradesh* 35472 2 Arunachal Pradesh 1212 3 Assam 14204 4 Bihar 59600 5 Chhattisgarh 104716 6 Chandigarh 1 7 Daman & Diu 21 8 Delhi 52 9 Dadra& Nagar Havelli 3 10 Goa 418 11 Gujarat 15261 12 Himachal Pradesh 206 13 Haryana 5523 14 Jharkhand 38739 15 Jammu & Kashmir 843 16 Karnataka 53694 17 Kerala 11876 18 Lakshadweep 0 19 Meghalaya 25 20 Manipur 1591 21 Madhya Pradesh 65811 22 Maharashtra 39682 23 Mizoram 494 24 Nagaland 463 25 Odisha 90865 26 Punjab 5770 27 Puducherry 11 28 Rajasthan 43841 29 Sikkim 255 30 Tamil Nadu 73082 31 Telangana* 16070 32 Tripura 131 33 Uttarakhand 802 34 Uttar Pradesh 15680 35 West Bengal 102490 36. Andaman & Nicobar Island 4 Total 798908

Size Range of Water Bodies: 0.0102-67536.19 Ha.

* Figures of AP & Telangana are based on tentative boundary.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 945 ANSWERED ON 02.05.2016

WATER LEVEL IN MARATHWADA AND BUNDELKHAND

945. SHRI VIJAY JAWAHARLAL DARDA

Will the Minister of WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government is aware that water level in many areas of Marathwada and Bundelkhand have gone down up to the level of 500 feet thus extraction of water has become very difficult; (b) whether Government is aware that due to shortage of water people are migrating from such areas to other nearby places thus increasing burden on the nearby cities and towns; and (c) what action Government has taken to find out long term solution for the water shortage in these areas where crops are not being grown due to shortage of water?

ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION (PROF. SANWAR LAL JAT)

(a) Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) under the Ministry of Water Resources, RD & GR carries out ground water monitoring, four times a year, on regional scale through a network of observation wells in the Country including Marathwada & Bundelkhand region. As per the latest assessment of ground water level data of January, 2016, the deepest ground water level recorded in Marathwada region is 45.62 metre (140 feet) below ground level at Nagalgaon village of the district Latur of the State of Maharashtra. Whereas, deepest ground water level recorded in Bundelkhand region is 49.4 metre (162 feet) below ground level in Chhatarpur district of the State of Madhya Pradesh. Increase in depth of ground water levels enhances difficulty for extraction of ground water.

(b) As per the information received from the Public Health Engineering Department of the Madhya Pradesh Government, no such information of migration of people from Bundelkhand region to other nearby places has been reported so far. Information is being collected from State Government of Maharashtra & Uttar Pradesh and will be laid on the table of the House. Contd..2/- //2//

(c) In view of water shortage in Marathwada & Bundelkhand region, MoWR, RD & GR has deputed technical teams comprising officers of Central Water Commission and Central Ground Water Board for on the spot study of water situation and interaction with the State Government. They have proposed various short and long term measures including excavation of borewells, artificial recharge to ground water, rainwater harvesting and mass awareness programmes on water conservation etc. The long term measures in Marthawada, inter-alia, include interlinking of Bhima and Manjara Rivers.

CGWB has prepared a conceptual document entitled “Master Plan for Artificial Recharge to Ground Water in India” during the year 2013, which envisages construction of different types of Artificial Recharge and Rainwater Harvesting structures in the Country including Bundelkhand and Marathwada region by harnessing surplus monsoon runoff to augment ground water resources. The Master Plan has been circulated to all State Governments for implementation.

Further, CGWB has prioritized Bundelkhand region and parts of Marathwada region for Aquifer Mapping and Management Program in order to delineate aquifer disposition and their characterization along with quantification and for preparation of aquifer/ area specific ground water management plans.

As per the information received from Madhya Pradesh State Government, in Bundelkhand districts of Madhya Pradesh namely Sagar, Damoh, Tikamgarh , Chattarpur, Panna and Datia 101 projects covering an area of 572567 Ha. are being implemented under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana -Watershed Development. The total cost of these projects is Rs. 687.08 Crore. ****

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 947 ANSWERED ON 02.05.2016

WATER LEVEL IN DAMS

947. SHRI MOHD. ALI KHAN

Will the Minister of WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that low water level in dams has hit irrigation during the last five years; (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor, State-wise including A.P. and Telangana; and (c) the corrective steps being taken to solve this problem permanently? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION (PROF. SANWAR LAL JAT)

(a) & (b) Yes Sir. Central Water Commission (CWC) monitors live storage status of 91 reservoirs in the country and issues a bulletin on a weekly basis. The current live storage available in these reservoirs is 34.082 BCM, which is 22% of total live storage capacity of these reservoirs. This storage is 65% of the storage of corresponding period of last year and 76% of storage of average of last ten years. The storage position at the end of monsoon season of 91 major reservoirs in the country, including Andhra Pradesh and Telenganacan be seen at Annexure I.

(c) State Governments undertake several measures for augmenting, conserving and utilizing the water resources which inter-alia include conservation of water resources in reservoirs and traditional water bodies, rain water harvesting and artificial recharge of ground water. This Ministry provides technical and financial assistance to the State Governments in this regard through various schemes and programmes viz. Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme, Scheme for Repair, Renovation& Restoration of Water-bodies etc.

Water conservation and water harvesting structures to augment ground water constitute a special focus area for Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) works and about 2/3rd of the expenditure is directly related to construction of such structures.

Central Government has launched the National Water Mission with the objective of conservation of water, minimizing wastage and ensuring its more equitable distribution both across and within States through integrated water resources development and management. Improved water use efficiency in different sectors such as in irrigation (through micro-irrigation, e.g., drip, sprinkler etc.), industry and household is being encouraged through various initiatives, programmes/ schemes of the Government.

The National Water Policy, 2012 has been formulated which has made several recommendations for conservation, development and improved management of water resources in the country.

Various Mass Awareness Programmes, Water Management Training Programmes and other trainings, Workshops, Painting Competitions etc. are organized by this Ministry to encourage and support good practices for augmenting, conserving and utilizing water in the country.

This Ministry has also formulated a National Perspective Plan (NPP) envisaging inter-basin transfer of water. The implementation of NPP would give benefits of approximately 35 million hectare of additional irrigation potential and 34000 MW hydro generation apart from the incidental benefits of flood moderation, navigation, drinking and industrial water supply, fisheries, salinity and pollution control etc.

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IMPLEMENTATION OF KEY WATER RELATED SCHEMES

950. SHRI A. W. RABI BERNARD

Will the Minister of WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government has decided to implement key water related schemes in a time bound manner and also decided to bring State Governments to implement these schemes; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) whether Government has come out with a National Water Law which may also take care of the management of Inter-State river basins and conserve existing water resources and ensure equal distribution of water; and (d) if so, the details thereof? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION (PROF. SANWAR LAL JAT)

(a) & (b) Central Government supplements the efforts of the State Governments for conservation, development and improved management of water resources by way of technical and financial assistance through various schemes/programmes viz. Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme (AIBP), Scheme for Repair, Renovation & Restoration (RRR) of water bodies etc. Central Government has launched the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY)in 2015-16 to improve access to irrigation and mitigate risk of farmers by providing assured irrigation. The PMKSY scheme under its various components envisages to enhance the irrigation facilities in an area of 28.5 lakh hectares from 2015-16 to 2019-20. The AIBP component of PMKSY focuses on faster completion of ongoing Major and Medium Irrigation Projects including National Projects. (c) & (d) This Ministry had constituted a Committee headed by Dr. Y.K. Alagh for drafting National Water Framework Law on 3rdJuly, 2012.The Committee submitted its Report to the Government in May, 2013. The report has been circulated among all States/Union Territories and related Central Ministries and also placed on the website of the Ministry. The National draft Water Framework Bill proposes to establish a framework with governing principles for protection, conservation and regulation of waters and for matters connected and incidental thereto. The salient features of the draft National Water Framework Bill are at Annexure.

Annexure (Annexure referred to in reply to parts (c) & (d) of the Rajya Sabha Unstarred Question No.950to be answered on 02.05.2016 regarding “Implementation of key water related schemes”.

SALIENT FEATURES OF DRAFT NATIONAL WATER FRAMEWORK BILL

(1) The draft National Water Framework Bill proposes to establish an umbrella statement of general principles governing the exercise of legislative and/or executive (or devolved) powers by the Centre, the States and the local governing bodies, which should lead the way for essential legislation on water governance in every State of the Union and devolution of necessary authority to the lower tiers of government to deal with the local water situation. (2) It proposes eighteen Basic Principles for Water Management to bring different State legal interventions within a framework of governing principles and alignment of existing legislations both at the Central as well as State level to conform to the principles and provisions of this Bill. (3) It proposes that every individual should have a right to a minimum quantity of potable water (not less than 25 litres per capita per day) for essential health and hygiene and within easy reach of the household, which may be provided free of cost to eligible households, being part of pre-emptive need. (4) It proposes establishment of an independent statutory Water Regulatory Authority by every State for ensuring equitable access to water for all and its fair pricing on volumetric basis, for drinking and other uses such as sanitation, agricultural and industrial. (5) It proposes that all water resources projects conform to the River Basin Master Plan to be prepared, applicable efficiency benchmarks and take into account all social and environmental aspects in addition to techno-economic considerations. (6) It proposes that the groundwater be protected, conserved and regulated through appropriate laws and by adequate and efficient measures using precautionary approach, with active participation of Community Based Institutions. (7) It proposes conformance to the Service Level Benchmarks for water supply, sanitation, solid waste management and storm water drainage, as may be prescribed. (8) It proposes that Industries either withdraw only the make-up water or have an obligation to return treated effluent to a specified standard back to the hydrologic system and to file annual ‘Water returns’. (9) It proposes that the appropriate Government take all possible measures to synergise and integrate different development schemes including schemes for water conservation, sanitation and improvement of water quality at Panchayat or Municipality level, as the case may be, and further at sub basin and basin level. (10) It proposes that a High Powered Committee be set up at the Centre and in each State for coordination and policy support mechanism between different agencies dealing with water etc.

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 951 ANSWERED ON 02.05.2016

UNDERGROUND WATER LEVEL

951. SHRI BHUPINDER SINGH

Will the Minister of WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state: (a) whether Government is aware that the American researchers have conducted a study and declared that the underground water level in some parts of India is alarming; (b) if so, the details in this regard; (c) whether the factors responsible for steep fall in underground water in the country have been ascertained; and (d) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by Government to maintain underground water levels in the country? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION (PROF. SANWAR LAL JAT)

(a) & (b) A paper on ‘Satellite-based estimates of groundwater depletion in India’ was published in August, 2009–Issue, of scientific journal ‘Nature’ by American Scientists from National Aeronautics and Space Administration(NASA) and University of California, United States of America. In that study, an area of about 4.4 lakh sq.km covering the States of Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana and Delhi, was taken up as a single unit without actual field mapping of ground water levels. The scientists have made an attempt to estimate ground water depletion in north-western India using Terrestrial Water Storage (TWS) change observations from NASA Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) satellite data for the period from August, 2002 to October, 2008. The study has indicated that ground water is depleting in the aforementioned four States at a mean rate of 4.0±1.0 cm/year equivalent height of water (17.7±4.5 cubic km/year). On review of the paper by the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB), it was observed that the GRACE mission’s ground water storage studies are satellite based estimates and coarse resolution of GRACE data limits its applicability to study ground water dynamics. CGWB estimations are, however, based on field data and bring out smaller scale variations in the ground water storage pattern over a vast region.

(c) & (d) Excessive withdrawal of ground water for various purposes including irrigation, domestic and industrialize are some of the factors responsible for decline in ground water levels and in many areas ground water recharge is reduced due to varied & erratic rainfall pattern as well as change in land use. Central Government has taken several steps to manage ground water level in the Country including: • As per Schedule-I of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), the water conservation and water harvesting structures to augment ground water constitute a special focus area for MGNREGA works.

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †959 ANSWERED ON 02.05.2016

SURVEY TO IDENTIFY RESERVIORS AND WATER BODIES

†959. SHRI MEGHRAJ JAIN

Will the Minister of WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state: (a) whether Government has prepared any plan to exploit the reservoirs and neglected water bodies situated in the country by using state of the art technologies; (b) if so, whether Government has made any survey to identify the reservoirs and water bodies that are in need of restoration and protection by such technologies; and (c) if so, the details thereof and the amount incurred under this plan, so far, along with the details of steps taken by Government in this regard?

ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION (PROF. SANWAR LAL JAT)

(a) to (c) Water Resources Project are planned, funded, executed and maintained by the State Governments themselves as per their own resources and priorities. In order to supplement the efforts of the State Governments, Government of India provides technical and financial assistance to State Governments to encourage sustainable development and efficient management of water resources through various schemes and programmes such as Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme (AIBP) and scheme for Repair, Renovation and Restoration(RRR) of Water Bodies etc.

36 major/medium irrigation projects were provided Central Assistance (CA) of Rs. 2327.82 crore under AIBP and 1099 water bodies were provided CA of Rs. 161.18 crore under RRR scheme in the country during 2015-16.

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION RAJYA SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *3 ANSWERED ON 25.04.2016

NATIONAL WATER FRAMEWORK LAW

*3 SHRI A.W. RABI BERNARD

Will the Minister of WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government has decided to put in place a National Water Framework Law to manage the precious water resource in a better way; (b) if so, the details thereof; (c) whether the draft framework has been prepared with all ingredients of the National Water Policy and circulated to States and Union Territories for their views; and (d) if so, the details thereof? ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION (SUSHRI UMA BHARTI)

(a) to (d) : A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF STARRED QUESTION NO. *3 TO BE ANSWERED IN RAJYA SABHA ON 25.04.2016 REGARDING NATIONAL WATER FRAMEWROK LAW.

(a)to (d)The National Water Policy (2012) was adopted by the National Water Resources Council. Wherein the need to evolve a National Water Framework Law as an umbrella statement of general principles governing the exercise of legislative/executive powers by the Centre, the States and the local governing bodies was emphasized, thereby making such consensual principles justifiable.

A Committee headed by Dr. Y.K. Alagh was constituted for Drafting National Water Framework Law on 3rdJuly, 2012.The Committee considering the recommendation of National Water Policy- 2012 submitted its Report to the Government in May, 2013. The report has been circulated among all States/Union Territories & related Central Ministries and also placed on the website of the Ministry.

The National Water Framework proposes to establish a framework with governing principles for protection, conservation and regulation of waters and for matters connected and incidental thereto. The salient features of the draft National Water Framework Bill are at Annexure.

Annexure

(Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (d) of the Rajya Sabha Starred Question No. 3 to be answered on 25.04.2016 regarding “National Water Framework Law”)

SALIENT FEATURES OF DRAFT NATIONAL WATER FRAMEWORK BILL

(2) It proposes eighteen Basic Principles for Water Management to bring different State legal interventions within a framework of governing principles and alignment of existing legislations both at the Central as well as State level to conform to the principles and provisions of this Bill.

(3) It proposes that every individual should have a right to a minimum quantity of potable water (not less than 25 litres per capita per day) for essential health and hygiene and within easy reach of the household, which may be provided free of cost to eligible households, being part of pre-emptive need.

(4) It proposes establishment of an independent statutory Water Regulatory Authority by every State for ensuring equitable access to water for all and its fair pricing on volumetric basis, for drinking and other uses such as sanitation, agricultural and industrial.

(5) It proposes that all water resources projects conform to the River Basin Master Plan to be prepared, applicable efficiency benchmarks and take into account all social and environmental aspects in addition to techno-economic considerations.

(6) It proposes that the groundwater be protected, conserved and regulated through appropriate laws and by adequate and efficient measures using precautionary approach, with active participation of Community Based Institutions.

(7) It proposes conformance to the Service Level Benchmarks for water supply, sanitation, solid waste management and storm water drainage, as may be prescribed.

(8) It proposes that Industries either withdraw only the make up water or have an obligation to return treated effluent to a specified standard back to the hydrologic system and to file annual ‘Water returns’.

(9) It proposes that the appropriate Government take all possible measures to synergise and integrate different development schemes including schemes for water conservation, sanitation and improvement of water quality at Panchayat or Municipality level, as the case may be, and further at sub basin and basin level.

(10) It proposes that a High Powered Committee be set up at the Centre and in each State for coordination and policy support mechanism between different agencies dealing with water etc. *****

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION RAJYA SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *14 ANSWERED ON 25.04.2016

SCARCITY OF WATER

*14. SHRIMATI RAJANI PATIL

Will the Minister of WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is a fact that there is a severe scarcity of water in various parts of the country particularly in some districts of Maharashtra; (b) whether any survey has been carried out to measure the total demand and the existing supply of water in big cities of the country; (c) if so, the details thereof; and (d) the measures being taken by Government to restore ground water level and ensure adquate supply of drinking water?

ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION (SUSHRI UMA BHARTI) (a) to (d) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) TO (d) OF STARRED QUESTION NO.*14 TO BE ANSWERED IN RAJYA SABHA ON 25.04.2016 REGARDING ‘SCARCITY OF WATER’ ASKED BY SHRIMATI RAJANI PATIL.

(a) Yes, Sir. Government is aware that there is scarcity of water in several parts of the country including some districts of Maharashtra, largely on account of low rainfall during previous years and adoption of water intensive/commercial crops.

(b) & (c) The average annual water availability for the country has been assessed by Central Water Commission as 1869 billion cubic meters (BCM). Due to topographic, hydrological and other constrains, the utilizable water has been estimated to be about 1123 BCM, comprising of 690 BCM surface water and 433 BCM of replenishable ground water. No separate survey regarding total demand and supply of water in the big cities of the country has been carried out by the Central Government.

(d) State Governments undertake several measures to augment the water resources which inter- alia include conservation and augmentation of ground water. Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation provides technical and financial assistance to the State Governments in this regard through various schemes and programmes. Central Government has launched the National Water Mission with the objective of conservation of water, minimizing wastage and ensuring its more equitable distribution both across and within States through integrated water resources development and management. One of the goals of National Water Mission is focused attention to vulnerable areas including over- exploited areas. A Model Bill has been circulated to all the State/UTs by this ministry to enable them to enact ground water legislation and development. So far, 15 States/UTs have adopted and implemented the ground water legislation on the lines of Model bill. Implementation of Central Sector Scheme of “Ground Water Management and Regulation” during XII Plan, inter-alia, envisages aquifer mapping and management progress, participatory management of groundwater involving Panchayati Raj Institutions, local communities, NGOs and other stakeholders for ensuring sustainable management of ground water resources in the Country, etc.. Central Ground Water Board, under this Ministry has prepared a conceptual document entitled “Master Plan for Artificial Recharge to Ground Water in India” during the year 2013 envisaging construction of 1.11 crore Rainwater Harvesting and Artificial Recharge structures in the country to harness 85 BCM(Billion Cubic Meters) of water. The augmented ground water resources will enhance the availability of water for drinking, domestic, industrial and irrigation purposes. The Master Plan has been circulated to all State Governments for implementation.

Mass Awareness Programmes, Water Management Training Programmes and other trainings, Workshops, Painting Competitions, Hamara Jal Hamara Jeevan Programmes, Jal Kranti Abhiyan, etc. are organized by this Ministry to support water conservation in rural areas. As per Schedule-I of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) the water conservation and water harvesting structures to augment ground water constitute a special focus areas for MGNREGA works and about 2/3rd of the expenditure is directly related to construction of water harvesting structures. State Governments take necessary action for creation of infrastructure for providing safe drinking water to the people in their respective State. The Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation supplements the efforts of the States by providing them technical and financial assistance under the centrally sponsored National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) for providing safe and adequate drinking water facilities in rural areas of the country. Ministry of Urban Development is supplementing the efforts of State Governments/Urban Local Bodies in providing water supply in urban areas/Metropolitan cities under the different schemes/programmes.

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 154 ANSWERED ON 25.04.2016

AVAILABILITY OF WATER

154. SHRI AAYANUR MANJUNATHA

Will the Minister of WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state: (a) whether the Central Government has expressed its apprehension over rising pressure on availability of water due to increasing population, fast increasing requirement of people and climate change along with worsening crisis of water among different States; (b) if so, whether Government has worked out any action plan to tackle this issue; (c) whether the Central Water Commission has launched a project regarding collection of data about water resource management with the help of National Remote Sensing Centre of ISRO; and (d) if so, the details thereof? ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION (PROF. SANWAR LAL JAT)

(a) The availability of water resources is limited but the demand for water is increasing due to increasing population, industrialization and urbanization as well as changing life style. As a result, water has become a relatively scarce resource in some areas of the country.

(b) Several steps for augmentation, conservation and efficient management to ensure sustainability of water resources are undertaken by the respective State Governments. In order to supplement the efforts of the State Governments, Government of India provides technical and financial assistance to State Governments to encourage sustainable development and efficient management of water resources through various schemes and programmes such as Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme (AIBP); and scheme for Repair, Renovation and Restoration (RRR) of water bodies etc. The Government of India has also launched National Water Mission with main objective as “conservation of water, minimizing wastage and ensuring its more equitable distribution both across and within States through integrated water resources development and management”.

(c) & (d) Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation is implementing a scheme viz. ‘Development of Water Resources Information System (DWRIS)’ with the main objective of collecting the necessary data from various sources, analysis of important data and developing a robust information system on water resources. A Web based Water Resources Information System on Geographical Information System platform, named as INDIA-WRIS has been launched by the Central Water Commission jointly with National Remote Sensing Centre. ****

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 155 ANSWERED ON 25.04.2016

RECHARGING OF GROUND WATER LEVEL IN TELANGANA

155. DR. K. V. P. RAMACHANDRA RAO

Will the Minister of WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government's attention has been drawn towards severe depletion of underground water level across Telangana; and (b) if so, whether Government would take up any new water conservation programme in the State and help farmers to recharge the ground water level?

ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION (PROF. SANWAR LAL JAT)

(a) & (b) Yes, Sir. As per the ground water level monitoring data (May, 2015) of Central Ground Water Board, about 71% of monitoring wells in Telanganga show fall in ground water level when compared with Decadal mean (2005-14). There are 42 ‘Over-exploited’, 8 ‘Critical’ and 55 ‘Semi-critical’ Mandals in the State. Central Government has taken several steps emphasizing water conservation programmes as under:

• CGWB has prepared a conceptual document entitled “Master Plan for Arificial Recharge to Ground Water in India” during 2013. The Master Plan has been circulated to all state Governments for implementation. The Master Plan has identified construction of 16526 Check Dams, 2203 Percolation Tank and 20400 Recharge Shafts in rural areas and 39129 Roof Top Rain Water Harvesting Structures in Urban areas in Telangana.

• An area of 44,414 sq.Km has been taken up in the State of Telangana for Aquifer Mapping under the scheme of Ground Water Management and Regulation by CGWB. The Aquifer Mapping is aimed to delineate aquifer disposition and their characterization for preparation of aquifer/area specific ground water management Plans.

• Under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), 196450 water conservation and water harvesting structures have been constructed in Telangana during the 2015-16 (as on 07.03.2016).

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 157 ANSWERED ON 25.04.2016

RESEARCH IN WATER MANAGEMENT AND ITS CONSERVATION TECHNOLOGY

157. SHRI RAMDAS ATHAWALE SHRI K. C. TYAGI SHRI KIRANMAY NANDA

Will the Minister of WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government is encouraging research in the fields of water management and its conservation technology; (b) if so, the details thereof along with the progress made in these fields during the last three years; (c) whether Government proposes to set up a water university; and (d) if so, the details thereof?

ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION (PROF. SANWAR LAL JAT)

(a) & (b) Yes, Sir. This Ministry promotes research activities to address the challenges in water sector by adopting modern techniques and technologies through the involvement of research & academic institutions pursuing research in identified / key priority areas of water sector under its scheme “Research and Development Programme in Water Sector”. Details of the research projects taken up under the scheme in the field of water management and its conservation technology are at Annexure-I. The outcomes of these technologies are demonstrated/disseminated by the respective research institutes to the beneficiaries. During the last three years, the assistance amounting to Rs1.88crore has been provided by way of grants to academicians and experts in universities, IITs, recognized R&D laboratories and institutes, for this purpose by this Ministry.

ANNEXURE-I REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) & (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 157TO BE ANSWERED ON 25.04.2016 IN RAJYA SABHA REGARDING RESEARCH IN WATER MANAGEMENT AND ITS CONVERSION TECHNOLOGY

Details of the research projects in the fields of water management and its conservation

S.No Title of project Institute 1. Development of a Space enabled Drought Management CWRDM, Kozhikode, Support system for the five drought prone districts in Kerala Kerala State, in the Wake of the Global Climate Change and the projected impacts 2. Augmentation of water resources through water harvesting in Dr. Y.S. Parmar hilly areas University, Solan 3. Standardization of drip irrigation and fertigation schedules Dr. Y.S. Parmar with and without mulchin fruits crop of Himalayan region. University, Solan 4. Water use efficiency studies of Mangalam Irrigation project. CWRDM. Kozhikode Kerala. 5. Efficiency study of Damodar left bank irrigation system and IIT, Kharagpur strategies for integrated command area water management. 6. Impact of mining of water resources in Jaitia Hills, Meghalaya. CES, N-E Hill. University.Shillong. 7. Development of GIS based decision support system for AFE Deptt, IIT, Irrigation System Management Khargpur.

8. Development of an indigenous automated Micro Irrigation WTC, IARI, NewDelhi. System. 9. Investigation on System of Rice Intensification (SRI) of water Directorate of Rice saving yield optimization in irrigated ecosystem. Research, Hyderabad. 10. Vulnerability assessment and ground water management Annamalai University, studies in aquifers of Pondicherry Tamil Nadu. 11. Hydro-geo-chemical impacts of shrimp farming on coastal Central Institute of watershed Brackish Water Aquaculture, Chennai 12. Development of Nanofiltration Membrane Technology for Central Salt and Marine Drinking Water Purification and Water Reclamation for Chemicals Research Industrial Use Institute, Bhavnagar, Gujarat 13. Study and Investigations on the Marble Waste material Govt. R.R. (PG) (Marble Slurry) to remove Arsenic from Ground Water" Autonomous College, Alwar, Rajasthan

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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION RAJYA SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 158 ANSWERED ON 25.04.2016

PREVENTION OF POLLUTED AND TOXIC WATER FLOW INTO GANGA

†158. SHRI RAM KUMAR KASHYAP

Will the Minister of WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether Government has formulated any action plan to prevent polluted and toxic water emanating from factories etc. flowing into Ganga; (b) if so, the details thereof and the time limit by which it has to be completed; (c) the steps being taken to set up water treatment plants under this action plan and the time by which it would be completed; and (d) the funds allocated to achieve this target and the number of plants proposed to be set up every year?

ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION (SUSHRI UMA BHARTI)

(a) to (d) Yes, Sir Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has identified 5 key industrial sectors namely, distillery, sugar, pulp & paper, tannery and textile as key contributors to the toxic waste being disposed into the river system.

To control water pollution of river Ganga & its tributaries, the CPCB has formulated an action plan for implementation of zero liquid discharge, water conservation and management practices in water polluting industries. Under the Action Plan, directions for installation of online effluent monitoring systems (OEMS) have been issued to all 17 categories of highly polluting industries. In addition, directions have been issued to the Ganga basin State Pollution Control Boards for time bound action plan to achieve Zero Liquid Discharge in Tannery, Distillery and Textiles (Medium, Large and cluster based textile units).

Revised standards have been notified for Sugar sector vide notification dated 14.01.2016 including the treated effluent discharge limit of 200 lit/tonne of cane crushed to reduce the pollution load.

Under NGRBA, 96 projects have been sanctioned in 53 towns. These include 58 projects for creation of 808.23 MLD new Sewage Treatment Capacity and rehabilitation of 1089.00 MLD existing capacity. It also involves laying / rehabilitation of 3627.15 Km sewer network. New projects under consideration in Kanpur are upgradation of 130.5 MLD STP at Jajmau and diversion of the Sisamau drain. NMCG has issued the work order for preparation of Detailed Project Report for 20 MLD Common Effluent Treatment Plant with Zero Liquid Discharge.

All activities will be funded through the Rs. 20,000 crore budget allocated under Namami Gange.

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SHARING OF KRISHNA WATERS

1911. DR. K.V.P. RAMACHANDRA RAO

Will the Minister of WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Telangana Government has complained to the Central Government and the Krishna River Management Board against Andhra Pradesh for sanctioning Rajolibanda Diversion Scheme (RDS) Right Canal; (b) if so, the details of the complaint; and (c) what steps the Central Government is taking to resolve the dispute and to ensure that both Andhra Pradesh and Telangana are not deprived of their rightful share of Krishna waters?

ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION

(PROF. SANWAR LAL JAT)

(a) The Government of Telangana has brought to the notice of Krishna River Management Board (KRMB) vide letter dated 30.01.2016 the Order issued by the Government of Andhra Pradesh for taking up Rajolibanda Diversion Scheme (RDS) Right Bank Canal.

(b) Government of Telangana has stated that originally, RDS was contemplated to irrigate 87,500 acres in Telangana region by using 15.90 Thousand million cubic feet (TMC) on left side of river Tungabhadra. However, against 15.90 TMC allocations, actual realization by Telangana is less for various reasons. Taking up of Right Bank Canal Scheme by Government of Andhra Pradesh will further aggravate the sufferings of the farmers on the left side in Telangana region.

(c) KRMB has forwarded a copy of the letter dated 30.01.2016 from Government of Telangana to Government of Andhra Pradesh for their comments/views. Further, in accordance with the provisions of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act 2014, the term of the Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal-II has been extended for two years w.e.f. 1st August 2014 vide Gazette Notification dated 15th May, 2014 for making project specific allocation, if such allocation has not been made by a Tribunal and to determine an operational protocol for project-wise release of water in the event of deficit flows in terms of Section 89 of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act, 2014.

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PER CAPITA AVAILABILITY OF WATER

1916. SHRI RAM KUMAR KASHYAP

Will the Minister of WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state:

(a) the details of plans/schemes formulated and implemented to conserve water together with the present status of those plans/schemes; (b) whether India has 18 per cent of the world's population but has only 4 per cent of total usable water resources; (c) whether annual per capita availability of water is decreasing drastically and if so, the details thereof; (d) whether 90 per cent of waste water discharged in rivers fails to meet environmental norms and 65 per cent rainwater runoff goes into the sea and if so, the steps taken to check the wastage of water; and (e) the measures taken for making water conservation a national obsession?

ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION

(PROF. SANWAR LAL JAT)

(a) Several steps for augmentation, conservation and efficient management to ensure sustainability of water resources are undertaken by the respective State Governments. In order to supplement the efforts of the State Governments, Central Government provides technical and financial assistance to State Governments through various schemes and programmes.

Some of the important schemes presently being implemented under Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation for conservation, development and improved management of water resources are Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme (AIBP), Repair Renovation and Restoration (RRR) of Water Bodies, Command Area Development and Water Management (CAD&WM) Programme, Flood Management Programme, Information Education and Communication (IEC), Development of Water Resources Information System (DWRIS) etc.

(b) India has more than 18 per cent of the world’s population but only 4% of the world’s renewable water resources.

(c) The average annual per capita water availability in the country as a whole is reducing progressively due to increase in population. The average annual per capita availability of water in the country, taking into consideration the population of the country as per the 2001 census, was 1816 cubic meters which decreased to1545 cubic meters in 2011.

(d) As per different Reports/Studies, flow of large quantities of municipal waste water and untreated industrial waste water into several rivers leads to water pollution in those rivers. The average annual water availability in the country has been assessed as 1869 billion cubic meters (BCM). It has been estimated in the year 2009 by Central Water Commission (CWC) that about 450 BCM of surface water is being utilized for various purposes. Further, Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) has assessed in the year 2011 that about 245 BCM of ground water is being utilized for various purposes. The rest of the water could be considered to be flowing down to sea.

(e) The National Water Policy, 2012 has been formulated, which has made several recommendations for conservation, development and improved management of water resources. The Policy has inter-alia recommended that an awareness of water as a scarce resource should be fostered.

Central Government has launched the National Water Mission with the objective of ‘conservation of water, minimizing wastage and ensuring its more equitable distribution both across and within States through integrated water resources development and management’. One of the Goals of National Water Mission is ‘promotion of citizen and state action for water conservation, augmentation and preservation’.

Jal Kranti Abhiyan has been launched during the year 2015-16 in order to consolidate water conservation and management in the country through a holistic and integrated approach involving all stakeholders, making it a mass movement.

Under the IEC Scheme of this Ministry, awareness among masses for water conservation and management is created through participation in Fairs/Exhibitions, Electronic Media Campaign, and Organization of Workshops/Seminars/Conferences/Painting Competitions etc. *****