INTEGRATED STATE WATER PLAN FOR WEST FLOWING RIVER BASIN IN MAHARASHTRA VOLUME II: INTEGRATED PLAN GOVERNMENT OF MAHARASHTRA WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT INTEGRATED STATE WATER PLAN FOR WEST FLOWING RIVER BASIN IN MAHARASHTRA VOLUME – II : INTEGRATED PLAN KOKAN IRRIGATION DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, THANE MARCH 2018 1 GOVERNMENT OF MAHARASHTRA WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT INTEGRATED STATE WATER PLAN FOR WEST FLOWING RIVER BASIN IN MAHARASHTRA VOLUME II: INTEGRATED PLAN INTEGRATED STATE WATER PLAN FOR WEST FLOWING RIVER BASIN IN MAHARASHTRA VOLUME - II INTEGRATED PLAN (Upto year 2030) CHAPTERS 12-25 KOKAN IRRIGATION DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, THANE GOVERNMENT OF MAHARASHTRA WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT MARCH 2018 2 GOVERNMENT OF MAHARASHTRA WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT INTEGRATED STATE WATER PLAN FOR WEST FLOWING RIVER BASIN IN MAHARASHTRA VOLUME II: INTEGRATED PLAN Contents Contents ................................................................................................................................................... 3 Glossary ................................................................................................................................................. 12 12 Water for Energy ............................................................................................................................... 12.1 Conventional energy projects ............................................................................................ 25 12.1.1 Hydro power generation ........................................................................................... 25 12.1.2 Thermal power generation ....................................................................................... 27 12.1.3 Nuclear power generation ........................................................................................ 27 12.1.4 Gas based power generation ................................................................................... 28 12.2 Renewable sources of power generation ......................................................................... 28 12.2.1 Small hydro projects ................................................................................................. 29 13 Traditional Water Devices ................................................................................................................ 13.1 Preamble .............................................................................................................................. 33 13.2 An Overview of the Traditional Devices ............................................................................ 36 13.2.1 Emergence of Different Initiatives ............................................................................ 36 13.2.2 Variety of the Structures........................................................................................... 37 13.2.3 Participatory Approach ............................................................................................. 37 13.3 Present Status of the Devices in the Sub Basins ............................................................ 38 13.4 Some significant structures in WFR basin ....................................................................... 38 13.5 Maji Malgujari Tanks/Kharland Schemes .......................................................................... 38 13.5.1 Introduction……………………………………………………………………………………………………….38 13.5.2 Historical Background .............................................................................................. 39 13.5.3 Major Features of Kharland Schemes ..................................................................... 40 13.5.4 Present Scenario ...................................................................................................... 40 13.5.5 Recommendation of different commissions /committees: ....................................... 44 13.6 Suggestions and recommendations ................................................................................. 44 13.7 Executive Summary ............................................................................................................ 44 14 Development and Management of Galper Land ............................................................................ 14.1 Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 45 14.2 Present Status of Galper land ............................................................................................ 45 14.2.1 Ownership of these lands......................................................................................... 45 14.2.2 Types of Galper Lands: ............................................................................................ 45 14.2.3 Rules for allotting these lands: ................................................................................. 46 14.2.4 Availability and Utilisation of Galper Land:............................................................... 48 14.2.5 Crops grown on Galper land: ................................................................................... 48 14.2.6 Revenue Collection: ................................................................................................. 48 14.2.7 Agricultural Production and employment generation ............................................... 48 14.2.8 Difficulties faced in utilising Galper land for cultivation: ........................................... 48 3 GOVERNMENT OF MAHARASHTRA WATER RESOURCES DEPARTMENT INTEGRATED STATE WATER PLAN FOR WEST FLOWING RIVER BASIN IN MAHARASHTRA VOLUME II: INTEGRATED PLAN 14.3 Recommendations of study groups / commission / committees: ................................. 49 14.4 Recommendations/Suggestions for better utilization of Galper land. .......................... 49 14.5 ‘Development Plan’ of Galper Land ................................................................................... 50 14.5.1 The objective ............................................................................................................ 50 14.5.2 Guidelines for Preparation of ‘Development Plan’ ................................................... 50 14.6 Allotting Galper land ........................................................................................................... 52 14.7 Management of Galper land ............................................................................................... 53 14.8 Disposal of lands in beds of rivers / nallas ...................................................................... 55 14.9 Physical and Financial planning ........................................................................................ 55 14.10 Action Points ....................................................................................................................... 55 15 Diversion of Irrigated Land for Non- Agricultural Activity............................................................ 15.1 Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 56 15.2 Present Status ..................................................................................................................... 56 15.3 Recommendations / Suggestions ...................................................................................... 57 16 Water Quality ..................................................................................................................................... 16.1 Preamble: Water Quality ..................................................................................................... 58 16.2 Water Pollution .................................................................................................................... 59 16.2.1 Domestic Water Pollution ......................................................................................... 59 16.2.2 Industrial Water Pollution ......................................................................................... 60 16.2.3 Control on pollution due to release of untreated effluent – ...................................... 60 16.2.4 Water Pollution due to Irrigated Agriculture ............................................................. 61 16.3 Water Quality Monitoring Agencies ................................................................................... 62 16.3.1 NationalWaterQualityMonitoringProgram ............................................................... 62 16.3.2 Monitoring network in Maharashtra – GEMS and MINARS ..................................... 63 16.4 Water Quality Index ............................................................................................................. 65 16.4.1 WQI for surface water .............................................................................................. 66 16.4.2 WQI for Groundwater ............................................................................................... 67 16.4.3 Water Quality for Drinking ........................................................................................ 70 16.4.4 Water Quality for Irrigation ....................................................................................... 71 16.5 Water Quality Analysis for Surface Water ........................................................................ 74 16.6 Water Quality Analysis for Groundwater .......................................................................... 79 16.7 Polluted River Stretches ....................................................................................................