Creation
of irrigation potential of 10 million hectares was targeted under Bharat Nirman during the four
years i.e., during the period from 2005-06 to 2008-09. Further, creation of 3.5 million hectare of
irrigation potential has been targeted under Bharat Nirman in the next two years i.e., 1.75 million hectare
each during 2009-10 and 2010-11.
As
per the information received from the State Governments, irrigation potential
of 1.93 million hectare and 1.85 million hectare has been created during the
years 2008-09 and 2009-10 respectively.Â
During the year 2010-11, creation of 0.81 million hectare of irrigation
potential has so far been reported by the States, the information is still
awaited from few States.Â
Water
being a State subject, Planning and implementation of water resources projects
are undertaken by respective State Governments as per their own
priorities. However, central assistance
is provided to the States for early completion of the projects. The details of
the major / medium/minor projects taken up under Accelerated Irrigation
Benefits Programme (AIBP) in various States during
the above period and the status thereof are as follows:
|
S.No
|
Name of States
|
2008-09
|
2009-10
|
2010-11
|
2011-12
|
|
Taken up
|
Completed
|
Taken up
|
Completed
|
Taken up
|
Completed
|
Taken up
|
Completed
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
A.
|
MMI
Projects *
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Andhra
Pradesh
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2
|
Bihar
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
3
|
Chhattisgarh
|
1
|
|
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
4
|
Himachal
Pradesh
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
5
|
Jammu
and Kashmir
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
6
|
Karnataka
|
3
|
|
3
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
7
|
Kerala
|
1
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
8
|
Madhya
Pradesh
|
5
|
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
9
|
Maharashtra
|
3
|
|
7
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
10
|
Orissa
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
11
|
Punjab
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12
|
Uttar
Pradesh
|
1
|
|
2
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
MMI Projects
|
17
|
|
14
|
|
5
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
B.
|
Minor
Projects
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
(a)
|
Special
Category States
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
145
|
111
|
|
39
|
79
|
29
|
|
|
|
2
|
Assam
|
320
|
87
|
505
|
154
|
|
72
|
|
|
|
3
|
Manipur
|
|
198
|
165
|
40
|
|
19
|
|
|
|
4
|
Meghalaya
|
53
|
4
|
23
|
25
|
49
|
35
|
|
|
|
5
|
Mizoram
|
73
|
62
|
|
40
|
58
|
43
|
|
|
|
6
|
Nagaland
|
166
|
48
|
|
192
|
177
|
104
|
|
|
|
7
|
Sikkim
|
|
37
|
|
26
|
225
|
|
|
|
|
8
|
Tripura
|
|
57
|
37
|
48
|
|
35
|
|
|
|
9
|
Himachal
Pradesh
|
|
30
|
|
39
|
191
|
25
|
|
|
|
10
|
Jammu &
Kashmir
|
131
|
121
|
12
|
31
|
|
130
|
|
|
|
11
|
Orissa (KBK)
|
40
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
12
|
Uttrakhand
|
39
|
267
|
20
|
229
|
492
|
291
|
|
|
|
(b)
|
Non Special
Category States
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
29
|
6
|
|
5
|
|
1
|
17
|
3
|
|
2
|
Chhattisgarh
|
58
|
33
|
22
|
36
|
|
22
|
49
|
34
|
|
3
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
66
|
18
|
|
7
|
19
|
68
|
|
|
|
4
|
Maharashtra
|
6
|
34
|
|
15
|
46
|
24
|
|
|
|
5
|
Bihar
|
56
|
|
|
|
32
|
60
|
|
|
|
6
|
West Bengal
|
|
23
|
|
|
34
|
|
|
|
|
7
|
Rajasthan
|
|
|
7
|
|
|
1
|
|
|
|
8
|
Karnataka
|
|
|
98
|
|
207
|
33
|
|
|
|
9
|
Jharkhand
|
|
|
|
|
285
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total MI
Projects
|
1182
|
1136
|
889
|
926
|
1894
|
992
|
66
|
37
|
|
|
*Note : All the
MMI projects taken up during last three years are in progress
|
The Minister of State in the Ministry Of Water
Resources and Minority Affairs Shri Vincent H. Pala
gave this information in written reply to a question in the Lok
Sabha today.
YSK