WATER SECURITY
WATER SECURITY
‘Water’ being a state subject, steps for augmentation, conservation and efficient management of water resources are primarily undertaken by the respective State Governments. In order to supplement the efforts of the State Governments, Central Government provides technical and financial assistance to them through various schemes and programmes.
The Government of India has initiated various schemes and programmes on priorities like Atal Bhujal Yojana, Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain (JSA: CTR), Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojna (PMKSY) – Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme (AIBP), Repair, Renovation & Restoration (RRR) of Water Bodies, Interlinking of Rivers (ILR), National Aquifer Mapping (NAQUIM) Programme, Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT 2.0) etc. for water conservation, sustainable water management and improving the groundwater level across the country.
Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) has completed the National Aquifer Mapping (NAQUIM) Project in the entire mappable area of about 25 Lakh sq. km in the country. During 2023-24, CGWB has initiated NAQUIM 2.0 studies for detailed mapping with higher granularity in identified priority areas like water stressed areas, areas affected with ground water contamination, coastal areas, urban agglomerates, spring sheds, industrial clusters etc including the State of Maharashtra. The core objective of NAQUIM 2.0 is to present implementable ground water management plans and strategies.
The “Bhu-Neer”, a new state-of-the-art portal, has been launched in 2024 by the Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) under the Ministry of Jal Shakti, as an advanced version for online application and processing of ‘No Objection Certificate (NOC)’ for groundwater extraction by industries, infrastructure projects and mining projects situated in 19 States/UTs regulated by CGWA, including Maharashtra and Dadra and Nagar Haveli. The “Bhu-Neer” portal aims to serve as a one-stop platform for managing and regulating groundwater resources, aimed at ensuring transparency, efficiency, and sustainability in groundwater usage.
National Water Mission (NWM) has been implementing Jal Shakti Abhiyan (JSA) since 2019 on an annual basis. NWM is implementing Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain (JSA: CTR) 2024, 5th in the series of JSAs, in all the districts (rural as well as urban) of the country including Maharashtra. This campaign has driven large-scale rainwater harvesting, groundwater recharge and rejuvenation of traditional water bodies across urban and rural India. State/UT-wise status of works under Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain is given below.
The Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari (JSJB) initiative was launched on September 6, 2024, under Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain (JSA: CTR) campaign. The Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari (JSJB) initiative has emerged as an innovative initiative for intensified community action for construction of low-cost artificial recharge structures with focus on roof top rainwater harvesting structures, recharging of defunct bore wells. JSJB offers a scalable, sustainable approach to address depleting groundwater levels at a micro level. With artificial recharge structures and advanced monitoring systems, JSJB aims to contribute to groundwater replenishment while encouraging responsible water usage. State/UT-wise status of works under Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari is given below.
Various steps have been taken by the Union Government to further strengthen coordination between the Union and State Governments for water management:
The information was provided by THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI SHRI RAJ BHUSHAN CHOUDHARY in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha today.
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MAM/SMP/NM
(Lok Sabha US Q4676)
Status of works under Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain
Status Period: 09/03/2024 to 21/03/2025
S.No.
State/UT
Completed or Ongoing
Water Conservation and Rain Water Harvesting
Renovation of Traditional Water Bodies
Reuse and Recharge Structures
Watershed Development
Total Water Related Works
Intensive Afforestation
Training Programmes/ Kisan Melas
1
ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS
Completed
78
20
196
45
339
16
4
Ongoing
6
12
15
21
54
16
0
Total
84
32
211
66
393
32
4
2
ANDHRA PRADESH
Completed
40835
27136
7879
27159
103009
28737
15
Ongoing
56734
17414
34328
26304
134780
48407
0
Total
97569
44550
42207
53463
237789
77144
15
3
ARUNACHAL PRADESH
Completed
786
133
268
429
1616
188907
103
Ongoing
1174
20
47
587
1828
1608
0
Total
1960
153
315
1016
3444
190515
103
4
ASSAM
Completed
19771
2449
2287
20889
45396
16820
4
Ongoing
7745
359
1548
11867
21519
10949
0
Total
27516
2808
3835
32756
66915
27769
4
5
BIHAR
Completed
65921
6983
14735
33298
120937
2055315
132
Ongoing
50872
3505
21326
25704
101407
105471
0
Total
116793
10488
36061
59002
222344
2160786
132
6
CHANDIGARH
Completed
199
8
0
0
207
196950
0
Ongoing
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
199
8
0
0
207
196950
0
7
CHHATTISGARH
Completed
69129
32524
15854
38591
156098
1789976
292
Ongoing
14697
6235
4571
15651
41154
2569
0
Total
83826
38759
20425
54242
197252
1792545
292
8
DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND DIU
Completed
12
0
0
3
15
5472
0
Ongoing
4
0
1
0
5
8
0
Total
16
0
1
3
20
5480
0
9
DELHI
Completed
98
5
0
0
103
2983
1
Ongoing
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
98
5
0
0
103
2983
1
10
GOA
Completed
35
86
17
44
182
20
6
Ongoing
20
52
53
40
165
5
0
Total
55
138
70
84
347
25
6
11
GUJARAT
Completed
18975
10565
17668
41606
88814
20617908
1821
Ongoing
2909
1815
27465
20287
52476
8544
0
Total
21884
12380
45133
61893
141290
20626452
1821
12
HARYANA
Completed
4092
3734
4207
5848
17881
8362620
15380
Ongoing
979
1134
196
3349
5658
479
0
Total
5071
4868
4403
9197
23539
8363099
15380
13
HIMACHAL PRADESH
Completed
16089
1578
1250
41882
60799
44552
6
Ongoing
6562
579
373
25644
33158
3581
0
Total
22651
2157
1623
67526
93957
48133
6
14
JAMMU AND KASHMIR
Completed
11718
2600
15956
38151
68425
953307
599
Ongoing
24637
1494
765
42242
69138
1143
0
Total
36355
4094
16721
80393
137563
954450
599
15
JHARKHAND
Completed
17565
321
2212
75642
95740
47926
28
Ongoing
12614
26
468
94560
107668
45245
0
Total
30179
347
2680
170202
203408
93171
28
16
KARNATAKA
Completed
113162
21657
86330
214313
435462
782833
59
Ongoing
38971
6687
8297
47806
101761
59902
0
Total
152133
28344
94627
262119
537223
842735
59
17
KERALA
Completed
25558
15018
35039
91099
166714
13366
32
Ongoing
14664
5194
16564
60715
97137
6406
0
Total
40222
20212
51603
151814
263851
19772
32
18
LADAKH
Completed
1344
72
1410
786
3612
275
0
Ongoing
511
3
4
246
764
153
0
Total
1855
75
1414
1032
4376
428
0
19
LAKSHADWEEP
Completed
1
1
0
0
2
0
0
Ongoing
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
1
1
0
0
2
0
0
20
MADHYA PRADESH
Completed
76543
7241
17025
54810
155619
38938
45
Ongoing
35190
1530
4336
17651
58707
18905
0
Total
111733
8771
21361
72461
214326
57843
45
21
MAHARASHTRA
Completed
10533
2723
16907
7788
37951
1836149
364
Ongoing
13202
1252
4071
3843
22368
88253
0
Total
23735
3975
20978
11631
60319
1924402
364
22
MANIPUR
Completed
2848
1131
20
1006
5005
185212
1
Ongoing
3374
842
38
1630
5884
1775
0
Total
6222
1973
58
2636
10889
186987
1
23
MEGHALAYA
Completed
5518
615
192
4610
10935
1262585
5
Ongoing
1501
137
106
2503
4247
2850
0
Total
7019
752
298
7113
15182
1265435
5
24
MIZORAM
Completed
8090
154
634
5571
14449
7540
1
Ongoing
647
16
69
695
1427
16
0
Total
8737
170
703
6266
15876
7556
1
25
NAGALAND
Completed
216
99
19
586
920
1562
3
Ongoing
125
27
14
271
437
1019
0
Total
341
126
33
857
1357
2581
3
26
ODISHA
Completed
45299
9702
9503
41406
105910
43976
48
Ongoing
24580
2951
3179
13726
44436
26073
0
Total
69879
12653
12682
55132
150346
70049
48
27
PUDUCHERRY
Completed
37
481
12
8
538
141802
3
Ongoing
13
281
0
0
294
0
0
Total
50
762
12
8
832
141802
3
28
PUNJAB
Completed
1783
5395
1343
9101
17622
2910165
425
Ongoing
1376
3758
539
5691
11364
10163
0
Total
3159
9153
1882
14792
28986
2920328
425
29
RAJASTHAN
Completed
99412
14103
2354
23579
139448
15806411
459
Ongoing
56622
6175
789
13872
77458
20315
0
Total
156034
20278
3143
37451
216906
15826726
459
30
SIKKIM
Completed
410
17
163
1145
1735
1533
0
Ongoing
134
1
753
1646
2534
414
0
Total
544
18
916
2791
4269
1947
0
31
TAMIL NADU
Completed
48727
5076
64940
83488
202231
864905
16
Ongoing
35126
722
19198
56724
111770
22415
0
Total
83853
5798
84138
140212
314001
887320
16
32
TELANGANA
Completed
10647
15246
24106
17124
67123
749984
371
Ongoing
7026
7280
6208
12171
32685
46260
0
Total
17673
22526
30314
29295
99808
796244
371
33
TRIPURA
Completed
22287
370
2399
11929
36985
1766631
1
Ongoing
4898
56
396
5250
10600
11181
0
Total
27185
426
2795
17179
47585
1777812
1
34
UTTAR PRADESH
Completed
82911
34497
29636
379357
526401
32992994
527
Ongoing
47564
13873
2766
197345
261548
70534
0
Total
130475
48370
32402
576702
787949
33063528
527
35
UTTARAKHAND
Completed
10959
2422
857
22794
37032
3183934
26
Ongoing
5511
1058
662
19286
26517
4755
0
Total
16470
3480
1519
42080
63549
3188689
26
36
WEST BENGAL
Completed
230
61
1
36
328
872
6
Ongoing
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Total
230
61
1
36
328
872
6
Sub Total
Completed
831818
224223
375419
1294123
2725583
96903176
20783
Ongoing
469988
84488
159145
727327
1440948
619414
0
Total
1301806
308711
534564
2021450
4166531
97522590
20783
Source: JSA:CTR Dashboard
Status of works under Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari 1.0
(Status as on 31.05.2025)
S. No.
State/UT
Completed Work
Ongoing Work
Total Works
1
ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS
119
14
133
2
ANDHRA PRADESH
36338
45990
82328
3
ASSAM
1715
188
1903
4
BIHAR
134930
7480
142410
5
CHHATTISGARH
405563
31332
436895
6
CHANDIGARH
11
17
28
7
DELHI
201
0
201
8
DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND DIU
92
0
92
9
GOA
7
0
7
10
GUJARAT
133522
28188
161710
11
HIMACHAL PRADESH
148
36
184
12
HARYANA
7465
617
8082
13
JHARKHAND
2798
519
3317
14
JAMMU AND KASHMIR
6129
90
6219
15
KARNATAKA
115303
22132
137435
16
KERALA
5396
4235
9631
17
LADAKH
1
1
2
18
MAHARASHTRA
7149
843
7992
19
MEGHALAYA
3356
200
3556
20
MANIPUR
34
10
44
21
MADHYA PRADESH
278852
31862
310714
22
MIZORAM
1
0
1
23
NAGALAND
63
0
63
24
ODISHA
101174
57907
159081
25
PUNJAB
6093
14911
21004
26
PUDUCHERRY
161
3
164
27
RAJASTHAN
364968
51115
416083
28
SIKKIM
18
0
18
29
TELANGANA
520362
41041
561403
30
TAMIL NADU
73394
13436
86830
31
TRIPURA
12305
292
12597
32
UTTARAKHAND
2333
482
2815
33
UTTAR PRADESH
141055
26259
167314
34
WEST BENGAL
27
5
32
Total
2361083
379205
2740288