Government of Uttar Pradesh SWaRA State Water Resources Agency Development of River Basin Assessment and Plans for all Major River Basins in Uttar Pradesh Sone Basin Plan (Volume-I) June 2020 Development of BAPS for UP Major River Basins Sone Basin Plan Development of River Basin Assessment and Plans for all Major River Basins in Uttar Pradesh Sone 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 .............................................................................................................................. xi 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 Sone Basin Plan ......................................................................................................... 4 2 SONE BASIN FEATURES ....................................................................................... 5 2.1 Basin Setting .............................................................................................................. 5 2.2 River System .............................................................................................................. 7 2.3 Geological Features ................................................................................................... 7 2.4 Climate ....................................................................................................................... 7 2.5 Socio-economic Status ............................................................................................... 7 2.5.1 Population .................................................................................................................. 7 2.5.2 Land Holdings ........................................................................................................... 8 2.5.3 Urban Centers ............................................................................................................ 9 2.5.4 Food and Agriculture ............................................................................................... 10 2.5.5 Livestock .................................................................................................................. 14 2.5.6 Industries .................................................................................................................. 14 2.5.7 Transport .................................................................................................................. 15 3 WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT STATUS OF SONE BASIN .............. 1 6 3.1 General Including Past Developments ..................................................................... 16 3.2 Existing and On-going Storage and Diversion Structures ....................................... 16 3.3 Irrigation .................................................................................................................. 17 3.3.1 Kanhar Irrigation Project ......................................................................................... 19 3.3.2 Pump Canal Schemes .............................................................................................. 19 3.3.3 Details of Canals and Command Areas in Sone Basin ............................................ 19 3.3.4 Groundwater Development ...................................................................................... 20 3.4 Domestic and Industrial Water Supply .................................................................... 21 3.5 Hydroelectric or Thermal Power ............................................................................. 21 3.6 Flood and Drainage Management ............................................................................ 22 3.7 Inland Navigation .................................................................................................... 22 3.8 Fisheries ................................................................................................................... 23 3.9 Recreation and Other Uses ...................................................................................... 23 3.10 Environmental Status ............................................................................................... 23 IN-27050-RBP-006 June 28, 2020 i Development of BAPS for UP Major River Basins Sone Basin Plan 3.11 Water Quality .......................................................................................................... 24 3.12 Water Legislation/Interstate/International Agreements .......................................... 24 3.12.1 Legislative Framework ............................................................................................ 24 3.12.2 Interstate/International Agreements ........................................................................ 24 3.13 Institutional Framework .......................................................................................... 24 3.13.1 National and State Water Policy.............................................................................. 24 3.13.2 UPWaMReC, SWaRA & SWaRDAC .................................................................... 25 3.13.3 Water Management Institutions .............................................................................. 25 3.13.4 Jal Shakti Mantralaya .............................................................................................. 26 4 ASSESSMENT OF WATER RESOURCES AVAILABILITY AND RELATED RESOURCES IN SONE BASIN ......................................................... 27 4.1 Water Resources ...................................................................................................... 27 4.1.1 Climatic Characteristics........................................................................................... 27 4.1.2 Surface Water within Sone Basin ............................................................................ 32 4.1.3 Importable Surface Water as per Share ................................................................... 35 4.1.4 Present Utilization of Surface Water ....................................................................... 36 4.1.5 Ground Water .......................................................................................................... 36 4.1.6 Water Quality .......................................................................................................... 48 4.2 Energy Resources .................................................................................................... 61 4.3 Land Resources ....................................................................................................... 61 4.3.1 Land Use Pattern / Culturable Area Available ........................................................ 61 4.3.2 Soil Characteristics .................................................................................................. 62 4.3.3 Details of Forest Land and Fallow Land ................................................................. 62 4.4 Other Resources....................................................................................................... 63 4.4.1 Fisheries ................................................................................................................... 63 4.4.2 Human Resources .................................................................................................... 63 4.4.3 Flora and Fauna ....................................................................................................... 64 4.5 Summary of Water Availability for Sone Basin ...................................................... 65 5 WATER DEMAND AND DEVELOPMENT NEED IN SONE BASIN – PRESENT AND FUTURE ..................................................................................... 66 5.1 Growth Potential in the Basin ................................................................................. 66 5.1.1 Population Growth and Distribution ....................................................................... 66 5.1.2 Agricultural Production ........................................................................................... 67 5.1.3 Livestock Population and Growth ........................................................................... 68 5.1.4 Industrial