1. “Repair Renovation and Restoration (RRR) of Water Bodies”
Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation
Government of India

2. Need for RR&R
Water Body - a structure where water from ice-melt, streams, springs, rain or drainage of water from residential areas is accumulated or water is stored by diversion from a stream, nala or river.
In India, tanks/ponds and lakes have traditionally played an important role in conserving water for meeting various needs (i.e. drinking water, domestic uses, irrigation, tourism, cultural & religious etc) of the communities.
Traditionally called as Bhandaras, Khadin and Baolis, Vav or Vavdi, Ahar Pynes (Bihar) etc

3. Water bodies - Present Status
As per 4th Minor Irrigation Census ( )
Total number of water bodies Over 5 lakh
Irrigation potential Million ha
Number of water bodies not in use lakh
Irrigation potential lost Million ha
As per INDIA-WRIS Portal
No. of Water Bodies (Rural & Urban) – lakh

4. Need for Govt. Intervention in Revival of Water Bodies
Relative importance of some of these Water Bodies has waned due to:
Shifting away from community based tank system to individual beneficiary oriented ground water dependent system
Prolonged and continuous neglect of maintenance
Encroachments in the tank bund, foreshore, water-spread and supply channels
Deforestation in the catchment for urbanization & housing
Use of tank beds as dumping yards and thus silting of tank beds
Choking up feeder channels

5. Pilot Scheme for RRR of Water Bodies during X Plan
Launched in January 2005 with objectives of Comprehensive improvement and restoration of water bodies including increasing tank storage capacity, Ground Water Recharge, Increased availability of drinking water, Improvement of catchment areas of tank commands, Development of tourism, cultural activities, etc.
Funding Pattern: :1 (Centre : State)
Outlay: Rs. 300 crore(225:75)
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6. Status of Pilot Scheme No. of Water Bodies covered: 1098
Work completed on water bodies: (13 dropped)
Grant released: Rs crore
Potential restored lakh ha(100%)
Independent evaluation done by WALMTRI, Hyd., CWRDM, Kerala, WTC, Bhubneshwar, NRSC, Hyd. Reports shown that the scheme has resulted in increase in storage capacity, increased utilization of water for irrigation, benefits of the scheme percolating to SC/ST families etc.

7. RRR of Water Bodies during XI Plan
During XI Plan, Two scheme – One with Domestic support & other with External Assistance launched
With Domestic Support
Outlay: Rs crore
Funding Pattern:
Special Category States, Hilly States, Undivided KBK Districts of Odisha and drought prone/tribal/naxal affected areas : 90:10 (Centre : State)
Water bodies in other states/areas : 25:75 (Centre : State)
Physical & Financial Status
No. of water bodies taken up: 3341
Total funds released during XI Plan: Rs crore
Funds utilized: Rs crore (till 31st Mar. ‘15)
Status of water bodies: Completed – 2501
Potential Restored: lakh ha
Contd..

8. RRR of Water Bodies during XI Plan
With External Assistance
Reason for external support: To cover more number of water bodies and expedite their completion in a mission mode by providing 100% funds in the context of Bharat Nirman Programme.
Outlay: Rs crore
Funding Pattern: 75% of the loan taken by the Government of India from World Bank and passed on to concerned states on back to back basis and is to be re-paid by the State. The balance 25% of the cost of the project as loan is taken as liability by Government of India and passed on to the states as 100% grant for the projects. Four states signed agreement with World Bank for taking up nos. of water bodies (Tamil Nadu 5763 at Rs 2182 cr, A.P at Rs 835 cr, Karnataka 1224 at Rs 269 cr, and Odisha 900 at Rs 448 cr)
Processing & disbursement of loan and Monitoring of the project was done by Department of Economic Affairs (DEA), Min. of Finance.

9. Achievement of Earlier Schemes
Pilot Scheme
Restoration of potential of 0.78 Lakh ha
Increase in storage capacity up to 83% including expansion of area benefitting from irrigation, command area development and catchment area treatment
Improvement in agricultural production/productivity
Improvement in socio economic condition of people
Community participation and self supporting system for sustainable management of water bodies
Capacity building of Panchayat, strengthening of WUAs, State and Central Government agencies
--Contd.

10. Achievement of Earlier Schemes ---Contd.
XI Plan Scheme
Out of 3341 water bodies, 2501 completed.
1.24 lakh ha of irrigation potential restored.
Sixteenth Report of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Water Resources on ‘RRR of Water Bodies’, presented in Lok Sabha on , commented that
The Scheme has given huge benefits and be extended in the 12th Plan
To take necessary steps to incentivize the States by enhancing the domestic and external assistance to 50% to all the States
---Contd.

11. Achievement of Earlier Schemes ---Contd.
Working Group for Minor Irrigation and Watershed Management for XII Plan stressed that restoration of water bodies would require due attention in future in view of burgeoning gap in utilization. A target of 2.4 mHa was set for schemes for Repair, Renovation and Restoration (RRR) of water bodies in XII Plan and recommended an outlay of Rs 30,000 crore with 90% central assistance in special category states /areas and 50% central assistance in other states/areas

12. Scheme on RRR of Water Bodies for continuation during XII Plan
Scheme was approved by Union Government on
Detailed guidelines were circulated on
Modification on adding “Priority will be given to water bodies in villages covered under Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana (SAGY) subject to the conditions that the said water body qualifies for assistance with the other eligibility criteria”

13. Scheme on RRR of Water Bodies for continuation during XII Plan-Objectives
Comprehensive improvement and restoration of water bodies, thereby increasing tank storage capacity,
Ground Water Recharge,
Increased availability of drinking water,
Improvement in agriculture/horticulture productivity,
Improvement of catchment areas of water bodies commands,
Improved water use efficiency and conjunctive use of surface and ground water,
Community participation and self-supporting system
Capacity building of communities, in better water management,
Development of tourism, cultural activities, etc.

14. Scheme on RRR of Water Bodies for coninuation during XII Plan-Features
All public and community owned water bodies may be covered under the project. Private owned water bodies will not be covered.
Under the scheme, 10,000 Water Bodies would be covered - 9,000 water bodies would be in rural areas and 1,000 water bodies in urban areas.
The scheme will emphasize development of catchment area, de-siltation and command area development in respect of water bodies.
Participatory Management and Project Implementation with active involvement of stake holders.
Contd…/-

15. Scheme on RRR of Water Bodies during XII Plan-Features (contd)
Association of NGOs with the organization of Water Users’ Association in the command areas may be encouraged.
The RR&R scheme in rural areas would be implemented in convergence with the Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP) so that the catchment areas of the water body selected are located either in treated micro/mini watershed or those selected for treatment during the next year or two. The proposals of only those water bodies in which catchment area treatment works have started under IWMP would be included in the scheme of RR&R of water bodies.
Contd…/-

16. Scheme on RRR of Water Bodies during XII Plan-Features (contd)
It is envisaged that by restoring water bodies, CCA of lakh ha would be recovered.
An outlay of Rs crore with Central share of Rs crore has been provided for XII Plan.
The works of RR&R of water bodies spilling over from XI Plan would be funded as per XI Plan guidelines.
State Governments will be required to enter into an MoU with the MoWR indicating estimated cost, benefits to be accrued viz potential to be restored, targeted storage after restoration, proposed ground water recharge, population benefitted from drinking water etc., year-wise phasing of expenditure along with the target date of completion.
Contd…/-

17. Scheme on RRR of Water Bodies during XII Plan-Features (contd)
Cost at the time of inclusion of any new project in the scheme of RRR of water bodies will be frozen. No Revision of cost.
Time extension for maximum one year in case of Force Majeure,
Monitoring of the projects will be carried out by Central Water Commission.
Concurrent Evaluation by independent agencies like IIMs, IITs, etc., to be carried out by the respective State Governments.
Provision of of the central share for strengthening of implementation mechanism, concurrent evaluation.
Impact assessment after completion of the scheme by MoWR, RD & GR

18. Eligibility Criteria for inclusion of Rural Water Bodies and Urban Water Bodies in XII Plan
Urban water bodies having water spread area from 2 hectares to 10 hectares
Rural water bodies having minimum water spread area of 5 hectares
DPR of water bodies to be approved by the State Advisory Technical Committee (TAC) which includes representative from Central Water Commission (CWC) and Central Ground Water Board as Members.
Water Bodies with Benefit-Cost Ratio of 1 for Special Category States/areas and more than 1 for Non-Special Category States would be eligible under the scheme.

19. Funding Pattern approved in XII Plan
Special Category States(North : 90:10 ( Centre : State)
Eastern states, hilly states i.e (same as in XI Plan)
Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir
and Uttarakhand and undivided Koraput,
Bolangir & kalahandi (KBK) districts of
Odisha as well as projects lying in desert
prone area/drought prone area / tribal area
/ naxal affected area
Non-special Category States : 25: 75 ( Centre : State) (same as in XI Plan)

20. Release of funds
For projects receiving assistance upto 25% of project cost, 90% of GoI share of funds is to be released after release of atleast 50% state share. For projects receiving assistance higher than 25% of project cost, 50% GoI share is to be released after the State releases its full share.
Balance/2nd instalment of GoI share is to be released after obtaining Utilization Certificate of minimum of 50% of GoI funds released earlier.
Next year instalment is to be released after obtaining 100% Utilization Certificate of funds released in the previous years.
If the State Government fails to comply with the agreed date of completion, the grant component released will be treated as loan and recovered as per the usual term of recovery of the central loan.

21. Procedure for Submission of Proposals
Detailed Project Reports (DPRs) of the water bodies - to be prepared by WUA / Local Panchayat / a Government agency identified by DLIA.
DPRs – forwarded to District Level Implementation Agency (DLIA) for onward transmission to the State Level Nodal Agency (SLNA).
Proposals received by DLIA would be scrutinised, included in the District Plan and forwarded to State Level Nodal Agency (SLNA) for putting up to State TAC.
After approval of the DPR by state TAC, DPRs submitted to the field office of Central Water Commission, which in turn will take further necessary action recommending to CWC (HQ) and MoWR, RD & GR for inclusion under the scheme and release of funds.

22. Present Status of Scheme in XII Plan
The Empowered Committee of MoWR, RD & GR, constituted for approval and inclusion of project under Scheme of RRR of water bodies, has approved 1057 water bodies of 8 states at an estimated cost of Rs crore for inclusion under RRR till date.
A total grant amounting to Rs crore has been released to the states for taking up works on 898 water bodies in 4 states namely Odisha (760 water bodies), Meghalaya (9 water bodies), Manipur (4 water bodies) and Madhya Pradesh (125 water bodies) under RRR during Apart from that, an amount of Rs crore has been released towards continuing schemes of XI Plan during XII Plan.

23. Financial Outlay - Year wise (XII Plan)
S. No.
Year
Amount (Rs in Crore) 1
40.44 2
37.97 3
750.00 4 5
Total

24. Comparison of schemes in XI Plan and XII Plan
 Component
XI Plan domestic support 
XII Plan  
Scope
Public owned water body having CCA <2000 ha.
9000 rural and 1000 urban public owned water bodies; rural water body with water spread area of 5 ha ; urban water body with water spread area between 2ha and10 ha
Size of Scheme
3341water bodies
Central Share-Rs.1250 cr.
10,000 water bodies
Central Assistance of Rs crore.
Funding Pattern
special category states/areas 90% grant , other categories25% grant
special category states/areas 90% grant , other categories 25% grant  
B/C Ratio
Minimum 1:1 In special category state /areas,1.5:1 in other areas
Minimum 1:1 In special category state/areas more than one in other areas
Contd…

25. XI Plan domestic support
Comparison of schemes in XI Plan and XII Plan (Contd..)
 Component
XI Plan domestic support 
XII Plan  
Procedure for submission/
funding
After approval of DPR by State TAC(Including Rep. of CWC and CGWB) the state will submit DPRs to MoWR for putting the case to empowered committee for approval..
After approval of DPR by State TAC(Including Rep. of CWC and CGWB) the state will submit DPR to CWC field unit who would process through CWC head quarter for submission in MoWR. for putting the case to empowered committee for approval..
Release pattern
As per 11th plan release pattern.
As per 12th plan release pattern.

26. Latest Development
With the approval of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana (PMKSY), the Scheme of RRR of Water Bodies is now part of PMKSY.
The Scheme will be implemented in convergence with Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MNREGA) as part of PMKSY.
Guidelines of Scheme will be modified shortly.
----Contd.

27. Latest Development ---- Contd.
In a recent meeting under Adviser, MoWR, RD & GR, it has been recommended that:
Cluster of water bodies including cluster of rain water structures are eligible for inclusion under RRR scheme
Water bodies of 2 ha & above in rural area of hilly states will be eligible for inclusion under RRR scheme.
Both inclusion is subject to convergence with MNREGA for dissiltation works
Minor rivers/ rivulets/ springs of having water availability of minimum 2000 ha size can be taken under RRR scheme

28. Status of RRR Schemes of XI Plan
Details of Ongoing water bodies spill over from XI Plan under the scheme of Repair, Renovation & Restoration of Water Bodies with domestic support
S.No.
Name of State
No. of water bodies
Total project cost in crore
CCA (ha)
Potential to be restored (ha)
Committed Central Share
Total funds released (Rs. in crore)
Committed centre share to be released
Number of water bodies completed
No. of water bodies in progress
Potential restored (ha)
Fund Utilised (Rs in Cr) 1
Orissa
1321
64979
1128
193 2
Karnataka
427
209.49
10.470
424 3  
Andhra Pradesh*
345
90.301
12585
74.782
6.489
251 91
72.800 4
Telengana#
684
21415
90.380
326
324 5
Bihar 15
64.450
15718
15446
55.3
52.540
2.760 14
58.378 6
U.P. (Bundelkhand) 28
46.150
29697
17695
41.53
39.459
2.071
43.843 7
M.P. (Bundelkhand) 78
41.890
25254
15560
10.47
9.950
0.520 72
11.056 8
Meghalaya Umiam Lake(cost related to irrigation only)
2.830
405
2.54
2.420
0.120
2.689 9
Maharashtra**
258
119.34
80.530
38.810
105
150
56.589 10
Gujarat 34
17.470
6574
2842
15.72
10.610
5.110 23 11
1230.0
11.789
Chhattisgarh
131
89951
10703
110.61
72.650
37.960
111 20
77.380 12
Rajasthan 16
11.350
5749
7.45
7.070
0.380
1469.5
12.153 13
Haryana
40.240
24936
10.06
9.560
0.500
10.622
Total
3341
161225
2501
800

29. Status of RRR Schemes of XII Plan
Details of Ongoing water bodies of XII Plan under the scheme of Repair, Renovation & Restoration (RRR) of Water Bodies
S.No.
Name of State
No. of water bodies
Total project cost in crore
Potential to be restored (th ha)
Committed Central Share
Total funds released (Rs. in crore)
Committed centre share to be released
Number of water bodies completed
No. of water bodies in progress
Potential restored (ha)
Fund Utilised (Rs in Cr) 1
Odisha
760
46.110
282.73
52.900 38
722 2
Meghalaya 9
11.430
1.096
10.29
2.520
7.770 3
Madhya Pradesh*
134
33.305
93.01
37.700
55.310
125 4
Uttar Pradesh 8
37.080
29.54
0.000
29.540 5
Manipur
65.442
1.047
58.9
10.370
48.530 6
Uttrakhand
12.490
0.386
11.24
11.240 7
Rajasthan 32
89.688
7.731
80.72
80.720
Tamilnadu
105
54.683
2.458
49.21
49.210
Total
1057
93.228
615.64
860

30. Sl No
State
No. of Water Bodies identified by the State Govt during XII Plan
Estimated Cost (Rs in crore)
No. of water Bodies approved
Total cost
Rs in crore
Funds released in crore 1
Odisha
1355
528.93
760
361.52
52.90 2
Maharashtra
362
167.90 3
Madhya Pradesh
134
37.70 4
Meghalaya 9
11.43
2.52 5
Rajasthan 36
89.668 32 6
Uttarakhand
12.515 7
Manipur
85.12
65.442
10.36 8
Assam
98.00
Bihar 39
127.33 10
Karnataka
128
81.48 11
Nagaland 19
14.579 12
Chhattisgarh
122
212.83 13
West Bengal
73.60 14
Uttar Pradesh 63
79.54
37.08 15
Himachal Pradesh
4.28 16
Kerala 80
27.11 17
Tamil nadu
214
105
54.682 18
Telangana
335
Andhra Pradesh 49
Total
2966
1057
103.48

31. Proposals received for the consideration of Empowered Committee of
MOWR,RD&GR
Sl No
State
No. of Water Bodies
Estimated Cost (Rs in crore) 1
Uttar Pradesh
(Sonbhadra district) 54 2
(Leelaur Tank)
8.560 3
Tamil Nadu 49 4
Telengana
182
Total
286

32. Thank You