Management of Urban Water Bodies

The Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) has been constituted under Section 3 (3) of the “Environment (Protection) Act, 1986” for the purpose of regulation and control of ground water development and management. The latest guidelines for control and regulation of groundwater extraction were notified by the Ministry of Jal Shakti on 24 September 2020.

  As per National Inventory of Sewage Treatment Plants carried out in March 2021, sewage  generation is estimated at 72,368 MLD whereas installed treatment capacity is 31, 841 MLD (43.9%).

Government of India is providing financial assistance to the identified water bodies under Repair, Renovation and Restoration (RRR)  of Water Bodies (WB) component of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) - Har Khet Ko Pani (HKKP).

Under Jal Shakti Abhiyan campaign, activities  such as maintenance of old/ building of new check dams/ ponds, enumerating, geo-tagging  and making   inventory of water bodies, removal of encroachments of tanks/ lakes, de-silting of tanks, removal of obstructions in their channels, etc. are taken up by the State Governments.

Also, Master Plan for Artificial Recharge to Groundwater- 2020 has been prepared by CGWB in consultation with States/UTs which is a macro level plan indicating various structures  for the different terrain conditions of the country.

  This Information was given by the Minister of State for Jal Shakti, Shri Bishweswar Tudu in a written  reply in Rajya Sabha today.

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