Share of Irrigation Water *511. Shri Aftab Ahmed, M.L.A.: Will the Chief Minister be pleased to state:- a) the share of Irrigation water of Haryana from RD 4 of Agra Canal Feeder at Okhla Head; b) the district wise share of Irrigation water for Nuh, Palwal, Faridabad and Gurugram from Gurgaon Canal; c) the monthly share of Irrigation water of Rajasthan from Gurgaon Canal throughout year; d) the reasons for which the escape was built on Gurgaon Canal at RD 22 i.e. Gonchi Drain; and e) the reasons for which work on Kotla Lake project has not been completed so far? Sh. Manohar Lal, Chief Minister, Haryana a) Sir, share of Haryana at RD 4 Mile – 3 Furlong of Agra Canal is:- Season Share (per day) July to October 600 Cusec November to February 600 Cusec March to June 700 Cusec b) Sir, there is no district wise share of Irrigation water from Gurgaon Canal. c) Sir, Rajasthan’s total share at Okhla is:- Season Share (per day) July to October 1281 Cusec November to February 238 Cusec March to June 288 Cusec Rajasthan takes water through Gurgaon Canal and Bharatpur Feeder Canal, out of its total share at Okhla. d) Sir, an escape was constructed at RD 23636-Left of Gurgaon Canal for regulating supplies of Canal in emergencies and excess availability. e) Sir, work of Kotla Lake Project is held up due to pending court case in Hon’ble Supreme Court of India. Note for Pad Starred Assembly Question No. 511 Agra Canal System Agra Canal off-takes from Okhla Barrage. Most of the channels serving Haryana area off-takes upto RD 29 mile of Agra Canal. Ownership of these channels is of U.P Irrigation Department. 10 Channel off-takes directly from Agra Canal. There are three main Disty. of Agra Canal System which are Hassanpur Disty. off- take from 29 mile 07 furlong/L and Hodal Disty. & Hathin Disty. off-take from supply channel. There are 42 minors which further off-takes from direct off-taking Channels. Total length of these channels (including its minors) is 381 km with CCA of 64749 hectare. Administrative and Regulatory control of these channels is with U.P Irrigation Department. Internal Clearance of direct off-taking channels upto 1 km is done by U.P Irrigation Department as deposit work of Haryana and Maintenance of balance reaches is done by Haryana Irrigation Department. List of Channels of Agra Canal System is enclosed at Annexure-A. Gurgaon Canal System Gurgaon Canal Feeder off-takes from RD 4 M 3 F of Agra Canal having a length of 56674 ft. with discharge 2204 cs. Gurgaon Canal off-takes from RD 56674 of Gurgaon Canal Feeder with length of 167886 feet with discharge 1960 cs. Rajasthan Link Canal off-takes from RD 167886 of Gurgaon Canal with length of 70364 feet with discharge 554 cs. There are 38 channels which off-takes from Gurgaon Canal. Length of these channels is 423.63 km. C. C. A of Gurgaon Canal System is 131495 hectares. List of Channels of Gurgaon Canal System is enclosed at Annexure-B. The share of water of Haryana at Okhla as per distribution finalized in 42nd meeting of Upper Yamuna River Board (UYRB) dated 6th July 2012 (Annexure-C) is as under: - Season Share (per day) July to October 600 Cusec November to February 600 Cusec March to June 700 Cusec There is no district wise share of Irrigation water for Nuh, Palwal, Faridabad and Gurugram. Canal water is provided to these districts through Channels of Agra Canal and Gurgaon Canal Systems as per rotational program, copy of which is attached as Annexure-D and E. Rajasthan share at Okhla Rajasthan State takes its share of water at Okhla through Gurgaon Canal Feeder/Rajasthan Link Gurgaon Canal and Bharatpur Feeder Canal. As per distribution finalized in the 42nd meeting of UYRB on dated 6th July 2012 (Annexure-C). Rajasthan’s share at Okhla is:- Season Share (per day) July to October 1281 Cusec November to February 238 Cusec March to June 288 Cusec Escape at RD 23636 of Gurgaon Canal The escape channel on Gurgaon Canal at RD 23636 was constructed for regulation of water in Gurgaon Canal for different situations such as: - (i) For any repair work to be done in Gurgaon Canal downstream of the escape i.e. RD 23636. (ii) If any mishap is occurs downstream RD 23636 of Gurgaon Canal then water can be released through the escape. (iii) When there is heavy rainfall due to which demand of water in command area becomes very less and water has already been released from head; in such case, the escape is essentially required to protect the canal from breaches. (iv) When sufficient water is available in channels, then extra water is escaped into Gaunchi Main Drain for enhancement of irrigation. Kotla Lake Project Kotla depression covering approximately 5000 acres is a natural geological shallow depression of 10’ to 12’ depth situated in the foot hills of Aravali ranges bordering State of Haryana in District Nuh of Mewat Region. In past, this depression used to fill frequently during the monsoon period. There was a persistent demand among residents of villages namely Kotla, Akera, Mohmmadpur, Khanpur, Nuh, Meowali etc. for creation of fresh water reservoir for sustainment of agriculture and also to restore ecological balance as these villages, where are solely dependent for agriculture for which rain water storage is needed. For this, Govt. accorded approval for construction of a reservoir covering 108 acres of land including feeder channel in Village Akera of District Nuh. It will hold 1186.17 acres ft. of fresh water. Sub soil water in adjoining Villages is very low and also brackish, thus, not fit for Irrigation purposes. After storage of rain waters in Kotla Lake, underground water will be recharged and quality of underground water will also improve. During non- monsoon season, the reservoir will be fed with supplies from existing network of canal and drains routing through Gurgaon Canal, Nuh Drain, Ujina Drain, Kotla Drain and Leading Channel. During monsoon season the water will be replenished as per requirement from the available surplus Yamuna Water available at Okhla Barrage. The reservoir proposed to be full at fag end of the monsoon so as to utilize the same during the ensuing Rabi crops. Salient features of the project are as given below: Estimated Cost = Rs. 8090.98 Lakh Say = 8100.00 Lakh Land acquired = 108.00 Acres Cost of land = Rs. 5064.12 Lakh Storage Capacity = 1186.17 Acres ft. CCA = 27630 Acre Irrigation for Rabi = 17210 Acre Irrigation for Kharif = 10420 Acre Proposed Bed level = 602.80 feet Full tank level = 616.50 feet Top of Bund = 621.50 feet Top Width of Bund = 30.00 feet Catchments Area of Kotla Lake = 62 Sq. Km Submerge Area of Lake = 3200 Acres Village benefited -37 Nos. village = Bhogpur mandi, Silani, Manuwas, Kaliyaka, Hilalpur, Hassanpur, Uleta, Kherlidosa, Rewason, Melawas, Chhapera, Salamba, Bajarka, Mannaki, Tai, Gundwas, Ujina, Ghasera, Akera, Malab, Dihana, Birsika, Gohana, Ranika, Ujina, Bajhera, Bibipur, Sultanpur, Kalanjar, Sangel, Bhopawali, Devla-Nangli, Raipuri, Akera, Kotla, Meoli, Khanpur-Nuh. Administrative approval accorded vide worthy F.S. to Govt. Haryana Irrigation & W.R. Deptt. Memo No.2/139/2013 dt. 13.11.2013 for Rs. 81.00 Crore. 95% work on the project has already been completed. It is submitted that SLP No.7490/2019 has been filed by the Department before Hon’ble Supreme Court of India, New Delhi titled “Haryana State Vs. Khurshid Ahmed & Ors.” against order dated 05.09.2017 passed by Hon’ble High Court of Punjab and Haryana. The date of hearing in the Supreme Court of India was fixed on 04.10.2019 which is pending. * i ii iii iv .