Government of Uttar Pradesh SWaRA State Water Resources Agency Development of River Basin Assessment and Plans for all Major River Basins in Uttar Pradesh Yamuna Basin Plan (Volume-I) June 2020 Development of BAPS for UP Major River Basins Yamuna Basin Plan Development of River Basin Assessment and Plans for all Major River Basins in Uttar Pradesh Yamuna Basin Plan (Volume-I) Table of Contents Page Table of Contents ................................................................................................................................... i List of Tables ........................................................................................................................................ v List of Figures .................................................................................................................................... viii List of Maps (at the end of Volume-I) ................................................................................................. ix List of Appendices (in Volume-II) ....................................................................................................... x Abbreviations ...................................................................................................................................... xii Executive Summary ............................................................................................................................... I 1 BACKGROUND .............................................................................................................. 1 1.1 General .............................................................................................................................. 1 1.2 Consultancy Objectives .................................................................................................... 2 1.3 Scope of Work .................................................................................................................. 3 1.4 Status of Work .................................................................................................................. 3 1.5 Yamuna Basin Plan ........................................................................................................... 4 2 YAMUNA BASIN FEATURES ...................................................................................... 5 2.1 Basin Setting ..................................................................................................................... 5 2.2 River System ..................................................................................................................... 8 2.2.1 Important Tributaries ...................................................................................................... 10 2.3 Geological Features ........................................................................................................ 11 2.4 Climate ............................................................................................................................ 11 2.5 Socio-economic Status .................................................................................................... 11 2.5.1 Population ....................................................................................................................... 11 2.5.2 Land Holdings ................................................................................................................. 12 2.5.3 Urban Centers ................................................................................................................. 13 2.5.4 Food and Agriculture ...................................................................................................... 15 2.5.5 Livestock ......................................................................................................................... 21 2.5.6 Industries ......................................................................................................................... 21 2.5.7 Transport ......................................................................................................................... 21 3 WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT STATUS OF YAMUNA BASIN .............. 24 3.1 General Including Past Developments ............................................................................ 24 3.2 Existing and On-going Storage and Diversion Structures .............................................. 24 3.2.1 Barrages .......................................................................................................................... 24 3.2.2 Storage Reservoirs .......................................................................................................... 25 3.3 Irrigation ......................................................................................................................... 26 3.3.1 Eastern Yamuna Canal .................................................................................................... 26 3.3.2 Agra Canal System ......................................................................................................... 26 3.3.3 Lower Ganga Canal ........................................................................................................ 27 3.3.4 Upper Ganga Canal ......................................................................................................... 27 3.3.5 Rajghat Dam Project ....................................................................................................... 28 3.3.6 Betwa Canal System ....................................................................................................... 28 3.3.7 Dhasan Canal System ..................................................................................................... 28 3.3.8 Ken Canal System ........................................................................................................... 28 3.3.9 Pump Canal Schemes ...................................................................................................... 29 3.3.10 Details of Canals and Command Areas in Yamuna Basin .............................................. 29 IN-27050-RBP-007 June 28, 2020 i Development of BAPS for UP Major River Basins Yamuna Basin Plan 3.3.11 Groundwater Development ............................................................................................. 35 3.4 Domestic and Industrial Water Supply ........................................................................... 36 3.5 Hydroelectric or Thermal Power..................................................................................... 36 3.6 Flood and Drainage Management ................................................................................... 36 3.7 Inland Navigation ............................................................................................................ 37 3.8 Fisheries .......................................................................................................................... 37 3.9 Recreation and Other Uses .............................................................................................. 37 3.10 Environmental Status ...................................................................................................... 37 3.11 Water Quality .................................................................................................................. 38 3.12 Water Legislation / Interstate / International Agreements .............................................. 39 3.12.1 Legislative Framework ................................................................................................... 39 3.12.2 Interstate/International Agreements ................................................................................ 39 3.13 Institutional Framework .................................................................................................. 40 3.13.1 National and State Water Policy ..................................................................................... 40 3.13.2 UPWaMReC, SWaRA & SWaRDAC ............................................................................ 41 3.13.3 Water Management Institutions ...................................................................................... 41 3.13.4 Jal Shakti Mantralaya ...................................................................................................... 42 4 ASSESSMENT OF WATER RESOURCES AVAILABILITY AND RELATED RESOURCES ................................................................................................................. 43 4.1 Water Resources ............................................................................................................. 43 4.1.1 Climatic Characteristics .................................................................................................. 43 4.1.2 Surface Water within Yamuna Basin .............................................................................. 50 4.1.3 Imported Surface Water as per Share ............................................................................. 56 4.1.4 Present Utilization of Surface Water .............................................................................. 62 4.1.5 Ground Water .................................................................................................................. 62 4.1.6 Water Quality .................................................................................................................. 86 4.2 Energy Resources .........................................................................................................