WATER IS LIFE

Surface Water Scenario in Rajasthan

TOTAL WATER ON EARTH

3% (37.5 mill.cu.Kms)

Freshwater

97% (1320 mill.cu.Kms.) in Oceans (saline

Water)

11% groundwater upto 800m

11% groundwater below 800m

1% in lakes, rivers and streams etc.

77% in glaciers & ice caps

690.31

1179.04

Surface water Utilizable Economically un-utilizable Surface water

111.3

320.14

Economically un-utilizable Ground water

Utilizable Ground Water Total surface water 1869.35 BCM

Total ground water 431.44 BCM

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Area Population Water Resources

Comparison with World

Water Resources - NATIONWater Resources - NATION

Surface Water ResourcesWater within State 21.71 BCMInterstate water 17.88 BCMTotal Surface water 39.59 BCM

Irrigation projects Completed Total

Major & Medium 118Minor 6688Total 6846

Irrigation Potential Created inMillion Ha. 3.713

Surface Water Resources System at a GlanceRajasthan

CategoryNumber of blocks in the assessment year

1984 1998 2001 2002 2004 2009

Safe 203 135 54 49 32 31

Semi Critical 10 34 32 21 14 16

Critical 11 26 65 80 50 25

Over exploitation 12 41 85 86 140 166

Status of Ground Water

• Net ground water availability through recharge 10.79 BCM

• Total ground water draft 14.51 BCM

• Net groundwater balance (-) 3.72 BCM

• Stage of Development 135 Percent

Status of Groundwater availability

POPULATION V/S PER CAPITA AVAILABLITY OF WATER IN THE STATE

Absolute Scarcity

Year National

Average

State Avera

ge

2001 1820 840

2025 1341 561

2050 1140 439

PER CAPITA AVAILABLITY OF WATER

(more than 50º to below 0 º)

2/3rd part of the state is desert- (this part is bigger than all states except UP, MP, AP & Maharashtra)

2/3rd

The Unkind Nature & Handicaps

1/3rd

Recurring DroughtsLarge Tribal Population Wide Seasonal Variation in Temperature

Aravali Ranges

Scanty & Erratic Rainfall

Jaisalmer :138 mm Cherapunji :11000 mm

Average Annual Precipitation : 531 mm Western part : 318 mm Eastern Part : 688 mm

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Some Facts On Water Resources in Rajasthan

Rajasthan with an area of 34.27 million hectare, is the

largest State of the Country . 66% area is desert.

It holds 10.45% area, 5.40% population & 18.70% livestock

of the country but has only 1.16% surface water and 1.72%

ground water of the country.

Out of 25.7 million ha cultivable land only 7.67 million ha is

irrigated. 65% irrigation is dependent on ground water and

35% is from surface sources.

83% water is used for agriculture, 11% for drinking water and

6% for industrial & other uses. Continued ……

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Some Facts On Water Resources in Rajasthan

Water resources are not only scarce but highly unevenly

distributed both in time & space. Recurrent droughts.

Per capita water availability is 640 cum as against minimum

international standard of 1000 cum. With growing population at

fast rate, this is likely to touch 438 cum in 2045 bringing

Rajasthan in absolute scarcity category.

98% inter-state resources, 78% utilizable surface resources

and 137% of ground water resources already utilized.

With the exploitation rate of 137%, the ground water situation is

precarious.

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Drinking Water Supply : Some Facts

Huge imbalance between demand & supply: Urban deficit &

rural deficit is 2994 mld water is likely to reach 7884 mld by

2040

40% villages/habitations are affected by quality. 75% of

country’s fluoride affected habitations are in Rajasthan.

58 towns get water supply once in 48 hours, 15 once in 72

hours and 9 once in 96 hours.

Water is being transported to 65 cities/towns and about

10500 rural habitations at present.

91% drinking water schemes are based on ground water.

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Water: Key to development of Rajasthan

Water is livelihood issue in Rajasthan. About 70% people

in rural area depend on Agriculture & animal husbandry

for livelihood

Water & poverty are closely interlinked in the context of

Rajasthan

Water availability would determine the future course of

development of the State

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Growing imbalance between demand & suppy. Present

deficit is 8.0 BCM and likly to increase to 9.0 BCM by

2015

Uncertainty & reduced availability of water

Inequity of access to water

Low operational efficiency of water distribution system

Depleting ground water resources & deteriorating quality of

water

High cost of services, low cost recovery and low level of

expenditure on O&M

Lack of ownership amongst the stakeholders

Issues & Constraints

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Key initiatives

Supply side management Tap remaining potential: Water shed approach

Restore ground water balance

Recycling of used and wastewater

Prevent water pollution

Reduce Ttransmission & Distribution losses

Water harvesting & Recharging

Drinking water supply in water deficit areas from

assured surface sources: Water Grid System

Continued ……

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Improvement in Irrigation efficiency

Rationalize tariffs

People’s participation

Water Regulatory Authority

Ground Water legislation

Water campaign

Improvement in service delivery

Water Audit

Benchmarking of schemes & projects

Demand Management

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Practical & doable steps required by public

Conseve every drop of water : stop wastage

Roof top water harvesting

Revival of Traditional system with sense of

owenership and maintain them

Water recharging

Efficient use of water

Prevent water pollution

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Initiatives taken up so far

State Water Policy modified and adopted in February 2010.

Creation of SWRPD :- A separate State Water Resources Planning

Department (SWRPD) has been created to separate the overall

multi-sectoral water resources planning functions for the various

category of water users from the sub-sector specific irrigation/other

water service deliveries.

Participatory Irrigation Management:- RFPMIS Act, 2000 and Rule,

2002 enacted by the government. In June 2010 government has

issued order for giving 50% share of the water charges collected by

the WUAs to them. 1736 WUAs have been formed and systems

transferred to 659 WUAs for irrigation management and O&M

responsibility.

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Initiatives taken up so farTraining & Water Campaign:- Various trainings to farmers are being imparted for efficient and conjuctive use of water in irrigation through modern technologies i.e. drip and sprinkler system

IEC activities:- Jal Abhiyan, Jal Chetna Yatra and Jal Mela have been organised under European Union SPP programme for better awareness among stackholders.

Water Auditing and Benchmarking:- The work of water auditing and benchmarking is in process for improvement of performance of irrigation schemes.

Water Resources Information System:- Web based WRIS serves as Decision Support System (DSS) for planning, storage, distribution and management of the water for the irrigation, drinking and other purposes. It enables users and stakeholders to maintain up-to-date information on projects, dams, reservoirs, canals, anicuts, weirs, surface and ground water resources including recharge, chemical analysis and water quality of available water, crops, Water User Associations, etc.

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Initiatives taken up so far

Integrated Water Resources Management: IWRM plan in 3182 Gram panchayats of 82 blocks of 11 district are being prepared. 1700 plans have been prepared and approved.

River Basin Planning: River basin planning for 14 river basin is in progress for better management of available water resources.

Sprinkler Irrigation System:- In Narmada Canal System sprinkler system has been made mandatory in 2.46 Lac ha area. Similarly in Indira Gandhi Canal Project 27449 ha have been taken up for sprinkler system.

O&M Manual:- O&M manual has been prepared in the year 2010 and enforced for better maintenance of existing irrigation systems.

SCADA :- Supervisory Control and Automated Data Acquisition has been installed in Indira Gandhi Canal Project and same is proposed to be installed on Gang and Bhakra Canal System for better management of water distribution.

of every drop of water

Save Water

Preservation

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Utilization

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