PRESENTATION

BEFORESECRETARY (Water Resources, River Development and Ganga

Rejuvenation)

Vision

“Optimum and sustainable utilization of Water Resources”

Mission

To develop and implement policies, programmes and practices, which would enable the efficient and effective use of the country’s water resources in an equitable and sustainable manner with active involvement of stakeholders as also enable the management of floods and to disseminate information, skills and knowledge, which would help in capacity building and mass awareness.

• Rejuvenation of River Ganga and its tributaries• Implementation of National Water Policy, 2012• Sustainable Ground Water Management & its Regulation • Development of water resources data base and Flood

Management / flood forecasting• Creation of irrigation potential and Reducing Gap between

the Irrigation Potential Created (IPC) & Irrigation Potential Utilized (IPU) .

• Nurturing excellence & Innovation through Research & Development and Capacity Building. .

• Promotion of increase in water use efficiency and awareness for water conservation.

• Planning & Integrated implementation of measures for management of floods and bank erosion.

• National Water Mission with its 5 goals

 

National Water Policy

Adopted by National Water Resources Council chaired by PM in December, 2012. It takes cognizance of the existing situation, proposes plan of action with a unified national perspective, emphasizing inter-alia water demand management and adaptation strategies to address issues of climate change etc.

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Reducing per capita water availability

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Water stress 1700 m3/capita/year

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Water Scenario in India

- Water Use Efficiency low 35 - 45%against 50% - 60% in developed countries

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• August 1952 – Ministry of Irrigation and Power

• November 1974 – Separate Department of Irrigation

(Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation)

• June 1980 – Full fledged Ministry of Irrigation

• January 1985 – Ministry of Irrigation and Power

• September 1985 – Ministry of Water Resources

created by upgrading Department of Irrigation.

• July 2014-Renamed as Ministry of Water

Resources ,RD & GR

Evolution of Ministry of Water Resources

Constitutional Provisions on Water

In the Constitution, water is a matter included in Entry 17 of List-II i.e. State List. This entry is subject to the provision of Entry 56 of List-I i.e. Union List.

Entry 17 of List II (State List) of the 7th Schedule

“Water, that is to say, water supplies, irrigation and canals, drainage and embankments, water storage and water power subject to provisions of entry 56 of List I.”

Entry 56 of List I (Union List) of the 7th Schedule

“Regulation and development of inter-state rivers and river valleys to the extent to which such regulation and development under the control of the Union is declared by Parliament by law to be expedient in the public interest.”

Constitutional Provisions on Water contd…

Art. 262 Disputes relating to Water - Adjudication of disputes relating to waters of inter-State rivers or river valleys

1. Parliament may by law provide for the adjudication of any dispute or complaint with respect to the use, distribution or control of the waters of, or in, any inter-State river or river valley.

2. Notwithstanding anything in this Constitution, Parliament may by law provide that neither the Supreme Court nor any other court shall exercise jurisdiction in respect of any such dispute or complaint as is referred to in clause (1).

Inter State Water Disputes Act, 1956 provides for setting up of Tribunals (Draft Bill for Amendment along with the Note for the Cabinet, as vetted by MoL&J is under consideration in the office of Hon’ble Minister, WR,RD & GR before its circulation to concerned Central Ministries and PMO. 13

Development, conservation and management of water as a national resource.

Overall national perspective of water planning & coordination in relation to diverse uses of water and interlinking of rivers

Water laws and legislations. NGRBA including the Mission Directorate, NMCG & other related

matters of Ganga Rejuvenation. Conservation, development, management and abatement of

pollution in river Ganga and its tributaries. Addressing inter-State and trans-boundary issues. Bilateral and multi-lateral cooperation. Matters relating to rivers common to India and neighboring

countries. General policy, guidelines and programmes for development and

regulation of country’s water resources. Water resources assessment. Water quality assessment

Mandate of Ministry

Organizational Chart of MoWR,RD & GR

Secretary

Shri Shashi Shekhar

Joint Secretary (Admn & GW)

Dr. Amita Prasad

Minister (Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation) Sushri Uma Bharati

Additional SecretaryDr. Amarjit Singh

Joint Secretary (Policy & Planning)

Dr. B. Rajender

Joint Secretary & MD (NMCG)

Mr. T.V.S.N. Prasad

Joint Secretary & Financial Advisor

Commissioner (FM)Shri N.K.Mathur

Commissioner (B&B)

Shri T S Mehra

Commissioner (Indus)Shri K.Vohra

Adviser (Tech.)-NWMSh. Joginder Singh

Economic AdvisorShri K.M.M. Alimalmigothi

ADG (Stat)(Mr. Sarvesh Kumar)

Advisor (C&M/NWM)Dr. M.SatyaNaryana

Mission Director (NWM)

(Addl. Secretary Rank)

Minister of State (Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation)

Prof. Sanwar Lal Jat

Commissioner (State Projects/CAD)Shri Pradeep Kumar

Commissioner (Peninsular Rivers)

Attached Offices

1.Central Water Commission, Delhi2.Central Soil and Material Research

Station, Delhi

Organizations Under Ministry

Subordinate Offices

1.Central Ground Water Board, Faridabad2.Central Water and Power Research Station, Pune3.Ganga Flood Control Commission, Patna4.Farakka Barrage Project, Farakka5.Sardar Sarovar Construction Advisory Committee,

Vadodara6.Bansagar Control Board, Rewa7.Upper Yamuna River Board, Delhi8.Polavaram Project Authority

Organizations Under Ministry

Statutory Bodies

1. Brahmaputra Board, Guwahati

2. Narmada Control Authority, Indore

3. Betwa River Board, Jhansi

4. Tungbhadra Board, Hospet

5. Godavari River Management Board

6. Krishna River Management Board

Organizations Under Ministry

Autonomous Bodies

1. National Water Development Agency, Delhi

2. National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee

Public Sector Enterprises

1. WAPCOS Limited, Delhi

2. National Projects Construction

Corporation Limited, Faridabad

Organizations Under Ministry

OVERVIEW OF PLAN OUTLAY FOR MoWR, RD & GR

Category XI Plan Outlay

Expenditure in XI Plan

XII Plan Outlay (2012-17)

Actual Exp. 2012-13

Actual Exp. 2013-14

Actual Exp. 2014-15

BE for 2015-16

Central Sector Schemes

3246 2556.40 18118.00 510.36 498.32 1629.25 1607.00

State Sector Schemes

47015 37571.40 91435.00 6503.61 3813.84 3261.05 2000.00

Total 50261 40127.80 109553.00 7013.97 4312.16 4890.30 3607.00

Rs. in crore

S. No.

Scheme Outlay of 12th Plan

CCEA/EFC status

Exp in 12th Plan up to

March 2015

B E 2015-16

1 Development of WRIS 2247 Approved 159.77 81.00

2 Flood Forecasting 7942nd EFC mtg held and approval is

awaited77.31 50.00

3 Hydrology Project-II & III 120II-Completed and III under

appraisal103.53 10.00

4Ground Water Mgmt &

Regulation 3319 Approved 314.30 163.00

5 Research & Development 360 Approved 94.18 30.00

6 HRD/Capacity Building 610 Approved 67.24 29.00

7 Infrastructure Development 337 Approved 36.31 17.00

8 River Basin Management 1280 Approved 439.19 119.00

12th PLAN OUTLAY & Exp CCEA/EFC STATUS & BE 2015-16 CENTRAL SECTOR SCHEMES (CSS) (Rs. in

Crore)

S. No.

SchemeOutlay of 12th Plan

CCEA/ EFC status

Exp in 12th Plan

up to March 2015

BE 2015-16

9River Management Activities & Works related to Border Rivers

763.00 Approved 136.80 102.00

10 Farakka Barrage Project 558 Approved 242.72 100.00

11Implementation Of National Water Mission(NWM)

1390 Approved 2.00 20.00

12 Irrigation Mgmt Prog 6000 under process. 0.24 1.00

13Dam Rehabilitation and Improvement Project (DRIP)

120Approved during

XI Plan18.86 29.00

14 Bodwad Prisar Sinchan Yojana 0CCEA approved in

2012 66.67 1.00

15AIBFMP (Impact Assessment Study)

0 0 0.03 5.00

(Rs. in Crore)

12th PLAN OUTLAY & Exp CCEA/EFC STATUS & BE 2015-16 CENTRAL SECTOR SCHEMES (CSS) (Contd…)

S. No.

SchemeOutlay of 12th Plan

CCEA/ EFC status

Exp in 12th Plan

up to March 2015

BE 2015-16

16 Polavaram Multipurpose Project 0.00 Approved 250.00 100.00

17 National River Conservation Plan 0.00 Approved 342.40 550.00

18 National Ganga Plan (not included in Budget of Ministry)

0.00 Approved 0.00 2100.00

19 DPR for interlinking 0.00Approval under

process0.00 100.00

20 Ghat works for beautification of river fronts 0.00

Approved

0.00 100.00

21 Water Projects of NCT0.00

Approved

320.00 0.00

  Total 18118 - 3671.45 3707.00

Exp. 2015-16 up to 2.6.2015- Rs.46.49 cr

(Rs. in Crore)

12th PLAN OUTLAY & Exp CCEA/EFC STATUS & BE 2015-16 CENTRAL SECTOR SCHEMES (Contd…)

S.No.

SchemeXII Plan Outlay

CCEA approved amount

Exp in 12th Plan up to

March 2015

BE 2015-16

1. AIBP and National Projects

55200.00 55200.00 12547.51 251.00

2. CAD&WM 15000.00 15000.00 745.16 397.00

3. Flood Management 10000.00 10000.00 208.90 151.00

4. Repair, Renovation and Restoration of water

Bodies

6235.00 6233.00 893.08 201.00

5. GW Development in Eastern and North

Eastern Region

5000.00 EFC Note under

preparation

0.00 0.00

6 Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana

0.00 Under Approval stage

0.00 1000.00

Total 91435.00 - 14394.65 2000.00

Rs. in crore

12th PLAN OUTLAY & Exp CCEA/EFC STATUS & BE 2015-16 CENTRALLY SPONSORED SCHEMES

Growth of Irrigation Potential Created (Cumulative) -Major and Medium Irrigation Sector

Minor irrigation projects

Flood ManagementFlood Management(Area in Mha)

Total max. flood affected area 49.815

Area that could be provided with 39.852reasonable degree of protection

Area protected against floods 18.78(March 2013)

Thrust Areas - XII Plan

Revamping of AIBP by merger of AIBP and CAD&WM

Aquifer mapping of entire country within the 12th and 13th

Five Year Plans

National Water Mission - one of the eight National

Missions of National Action Plan for Climate Change

(NAPCC) to address issues relating to climate changeUp-gradation of the National Research Institutions to

International standards

To strengthen India’s capacity to provide technical assistance to other developing countries at par with the developed countries

To strengthen State level institutions like WALMIs to cater training and awareness building at the grass root level to support the National Water Mission

For promoting basin level integrated water resources management, Central Water Commission (CWC) is being restructured to strengthen its capacity etc.

Thrust Areas - XII Plan contd…

Structural Reorganization Integrated Ganga Conservation Mission “Namami Gange” announced and

budget allocations made (July 2014); Gazette Notification - 1st of August 2014, for Ministry of (WR, RD & GR).

NGRBA reconstituted (29th Sep 2014), meetings held ( 27th of October 2014 – chaired by Minister, WR, RD, & GR and 26th of March, 2015 – chaired by Hon’ble PM)

Stakeholder Consultations Ganga Manthan– National level stakeholder consultation (7th of July 2014) Website of NMCG launched with platform for suggestions (12th of September

2014), Suggestions from “mygov.in” considered regularly Consultation workshop with Industries ( 19th September/ 8th October

2014)Strategy Formulation

Constitution of Group of Secretaries to finalize the action plan for Ganga Rejuvenation- 6th June 2014, Submission of the report (28th of August 2014)

Review by Hon’ble PM on 8th September, 2014 and 6th Jan 2015 EFC meeting held on 30th Dec 2014 High Level Task Force (HLTF) constituted chaired by Cabinet

Secretary, 2 meetings held – 13th Feb & 5th May 201530

Ganga Rejuvenation

Ganga Rejuvenation - 2Cabinet approves – Rs 20,000 Cr for Namami

Gange for 2015-20 on 13.05 2015• Projects ongoing in 50 towns (Rs 5900 crores)• Additional projects worth Rs. 1700 Cr slated for sanction

Last Mile Projects (100% Town coverage of sewage treatment taken up/ongoing):

• Allahabad; Varanasi; Haridwar (Preparations for upcoming Ardh Khumbh - Chandighat construction); Garhmukteshwar (Pilot Livelihood project for boatmen); Patna River Front Development; Sahibganj; Bhatpara, Kalyani, Gayespur, Halisahar

• Kanpur –Jajmau tannery cluster, under process

Ganga Rejuvenation- 3Partnership launched with all 118 towns on the main

stem

Ganga PIU being established in all 118 towns with rolling fund and dedicated staff under the Nirmal Ganga Sahbhagita scheme

Similar exercise with all 1649 Gram PanchayatsProject sponsoring facility launched with Ministry of

Overseas Indian Affairs /CSR funding to incubate innovation and expedite projects

Notices issued to all Municipalities(118 ULBs)/687 Grossly polluting industries – follow up on action plans

Ganga Rejuvenation- 4Bidders conference held with MoUD empanelled

consultancy firms for DPRs and city plans

Market conference held with domestic/international sewage treatment industry- 268 participants

Conferences scheduled with District Magistrates of Ganga districts in May /June

Partnership with Ministry of Youth Affairs/NYKS/AYUSH

Projects formulated for tackling Ghat and river surface pollution- Aerators/trash skimmers/Solid waste collection

Eco-Task Force – being operationalized

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National Hydrology Project

• 9 States• 6 Central Agencies

HP - I (1995-2003)HP - I (1995-2003)

INDIA

On Going StatesNew States

Map not to scale

• 13 States• 8 Central Agencies

HP - II (2006-2014)HP - II (2006-2014) NHPNHP

Pan-IndiaPan-IndiaCost – Rs 3640 croreCost – Rs 3640 crore

NHP proposes:• Establishing and upgrading Hydro-met network in all the river basins; • Bringing the entire hydro-meteorological data on a standardised

central database for easy storage, validation and dissemination;• Development of Decision Support Systems for flood forecasting,

reservoir operations, water resources planning & management, conjunctive use etc. following a river basin approach;

• Enhancing capacity of the States and increasing collaboration between Centre & States and amongst the States themselves.

Water Quality Assessment AuthorityWQAA was constituted under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 for uniformity in water quality monitoring and directing the concerned agencies to take effective measures for mitigating the contamination of the surface and ground water.

WQAA functions under the Chairmanship of Secretary, MoE, F & CC. It has 16 members. Joint Secretary (A), MoWR, RD & GR is the Member Secretary of WQAA. The secretarial services to WQAA is being provided by the Water Quality Cell of MoWR, RD & GR.

The Authority has been vested with the powers under Section 5 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 for issuing directions and for taking measures with respect to matters referred to in clauses (ix), (xi), (xii) and (xiii) of sub-section 2 of Section 3 of the Act.

Aquifer Mapping & Management: Project Activities

Scientific data generation through Surveys, Investigations, Field studies and drillings.

Use of digital satellite data for capturing data on geomorphology, land use, vegetation, soil moisture to generate various thematic layers/maps.

Develop Aquifer Response Models for sustainable usage of ground water resources.

Prepare Aquifer Management Plans for different aquifers and implement through participation of community.

Project ObjectivesAquifer Maps on 1:50,000 & 1:10,000 scales in

3Dimensions (3D)

Target Area : 23.25 Lakh Km2 in XII and XIII Plan, 8.89 lakh sq.km in XII Plan alone (1:50,000); Priority : Over-Exploited, Critical and Semi-critical areas as well as water quality and other vulnerable areas.

Regulate and control development and management of ground water resources.

Capacity building of Government officials, functionaries of Panchayati Raj Institutions and grass root workers; Enhanced coordination among stakeholders, particularly, concerned Central / State Government Organizations.

National Water Missiona. Comprehensive water data base in public domain and

assessment of the impact of climate change on water resources

b. Promotion of citizen and state actions for water conservation, augmentation and preservation

c. Focused attention to vulnerable areas including over-exploited areas

d. Increasing water use efficiency by 20%

e. Promotion of basin level integrated water resources management

INTER-STATE WATER DISPUTE TRUBUNALS

I. Water Disputes Tribunals – Awards finalizedGodavari Water Disputes Tribunal (July, 1980) Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal – I (May, 1976) Narmada Water Disputes Tribunal (Dec., 1979)

II. Existing Water Disputes TribunalsRavi-Beas Water Disputes Tribunal (Final award awaited. Presidential Reference pending before Supreme

Court, as such matter is sub-judice) Cauvery Water Disputes Tribunal (Award published on 19th Feb 2013. Hearing on Further reference is going on .

Meanwhile, Special Leave Petition (SLP) filed by party States in Hon’ble Supreme Court pending and as such the matter is sub-judice. )

Krishna Water Disputes Tribunal (KWDT) – II (Final award notification stayed by Supreme Court. Term extended till 31st July, 2016 as per Section 89 of Andhra Pradesh Re-organisation Act, 2014) Mahadayi Water Disputes Tribunal (under adjudication) Vansadhara Water Disputes Tribunal (under adjudication)

Inter-state Dispute resolution

Tamil Nadu and KarnatakaThe award of the Cauvery Water Dispute Tribunal (2007) on the dispute related to distribution of Cauvery water amongst party States including Tamil Nadu and Karnataka has been published on 19.02.2013 and pro tem Supervisory Committee has been set up for implementation of the same.

Special Committee on ILRFour meetings of the Special Committee for

Interlinking of Rivers (ILR) have been held so far. The meeting has been attended by the State Irrigation/Water Resources Ministers of various States along with their Secretaries.

MoWR,RD&GR has constituted the Task Force on Inter linking of Rivers and four other sub-committees to look in to issues of the Inter-linking of rivers.

Interlinking of riversStatus of preparation of Detailed Project Reports for Inter Basin Water Transfer Links of NPP

Sl. No.

Name of Link/Project

Rivers States concerned

Status

1 Ken - Betwa (Phase - I)

Ken & Betwa Uttar Pradesh and Madhya

Pradesh

DPR of Phase - I project has been completed & is under appraisal in

CWC. The issues related to Envir onment, Forests and Wildlife

clearances are being actively resolved with the Ministry of

Environment and Forest .

2. Ken - Betwa (Phase - II)

Ken & Betwa Uttar Pradesh and Madhya

Pradesh

DPR has been completed and submitted to Government of

Madhya Pradesh a nd Uttar Pradesh vide NWDA letter dated

January 17, 2014.

3 Damanganga -Pinjal

Damanganga & Pinjal

Gujarat & Maharashtra

DPR has been completed in March, 2014 and sent to Govt. of

Maharashtra and Gujarat on 09.04.2014.

4 Par - Tapi -

Narmada Par, Tapi &

N armada Gujarat & Maharashtra

DPR is under progress and scheduled to be completed by

June’ 2015 .

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Inter Linking of Rivers (ILR)- Details/Status of preparation of DPR for Intra-State Links

Sl. No.

Name of link Rivers States concerned

Status

1 Burhi Gandak – Noon – Baya – Ganga link

Burhi Gandak and Ganga

Bihar DPR has been completed and submitted to Government of Bihar vide NWDA letter dated December 30, 2013.

2 Kosi–Mechi Link

Kosi and Mechi

Bihar DPR has been completed and sent to Govt. of Bihar vide NWDA letter dated April 02, 2014.

3. Ponnnaiyar– Palar link

Ponnnaiyar And Palar

Tamil Nadu

DPR is under progress and scheduled to be completed by July, 2015.

4 Wainganga (Gosikurd) – Nalganga (Purna Tapi) link

Wainganga and Purna Tapi

Maharashtra DPR is under progress and scheduled to be completed by

March, 2017.

5 Barkar- Damodar- Subernarekha Link

Barkar, Damodar and Subernarekha

Jharkhand DPR taken up in April, 2014 and scheduled to be completed by March, 2017.

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

Pakistan (Indus Waters Treaty 1960) •A Commissioner from each country is appointed to implement the Treaty. The two Commissioners together form the Permanent Indus Commission (PIC). •Tours of PIC in Indus basin to ascertain developments/ facts. •Meeting of PIC at least once a year.•Exchange of daily river flow data of rivers in Indus basin every month (India-280 sites; Pakistan –345 sites)•Advance flood messages to Pakistan during monsoon (July 1st to Oct 10th ) every year.

Nepal• Pancheshwar Mutipurpose Project (5600 MW)• Sapta Kosi High Dam Multipurpose Project & Sunkosi cum

Diversion Scheme (3300 MW)

INTERNATIONAL COOPERATIONChina•Flood related information on Indus and Brahamputra is received

Bhutan•32 Hydrological Stations maintained for flood related information.

Bangladesh•Flood data of Trans-boundary river provided to Bangladesh, during monsoon, for flood forecast .•Joint River Commission, headed by Hon’ble Water Resources Ministers of both Countries, set up in 1972, to address issues relating to water sector.

Japan•MoU signed with JICA and GOI on 30.3.2015 to provide 33,959 million yen for the Rengali Irrigation Project Phase-II (Odisha)

Australia •MoU signed between Governments of Australia and Bahrain and India in the field of water resources management

e-Governance

• Web based water resources information system on GIS platform – India-WRIS was maintained. Unclassified data of CWC and CGWB placed on portal for public access.

• A Web based portal for monitoring and release under AIBP proposals is being started. The portal has been circulated to States for its testing.

• A web based application for issuing NOC for ground water extraction by industries / infrastructure / mining projects launched by Hon’ble Union Minister on 28th January, 2015.

Information, Education & Communication

Pending Assurances as on 31.5.2015

S.No. WingNumber of pending Assurances

Total

Lok Sabha Rajya Sabha

1. State Projects 17 11 28

2. Policy & Planning 3 1 4

3. FM 9 17 26

4. SJC(BM) 4 6 10

5. Pen. River 4 3 7

6. B&B 2 6 8

7. NMCG 4 8 12

8. INDUS 1 - 1

9. Advisor(NWM) 1 - 1

10. Ground Water 1 2 3

Total 47 54 101

CPGRAMS StatusGrievances received during 1.4.2014 to 31.3.2015 -

2750Grievances disposed during 1.4.2014 to 31.3.2015 -

2127As per the CPGRAMS website, Overall disposal rate

of grievances of Ministry as on 31.5.2015 is 86%.

Thanks