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June 12, 2015
[CAMPAIGN FOR RAIN WATER HARVESTING THROUGH
MGNREGA]
Rain water harvesting on a campaign mode through MGNREGA
Traditionally, nearly 20% of expenditure on MGNREGA has been made on
constructing water conservation and water harvesting structures. However,
there is a need to take up these works on a campaign mode considering the
need to prepare the rural economy for a possible monsoon deficit during the
current year.
An emergency meeting of State Rural Development Secretaries has been called
on 11th June 2015 to review theaction plan of each State for taking up water
conservations and water harvesting structures on a war-footing basis in view of
the predicted deficit monsoon. During the meeting, each State has presented
their
action
plan
for
taking
up
and
completing
water
conservation/harvestingstructures before the onset of monsoon.
Status of works in Works Plan 2015-16
As per the MGNREGA protocol, the Gram Sabhas finalise the list of works to be
taken up for the year. Based on the planning exercise conducted during Nov-Dec
2014, the Gram Sabhas have reviewed and finalised the list of works as
summarised in Table 1 below:
Table 1: Works Plan for 2015-16
Spillover+New
Ongoing Completed
Expenditure
Works
Works
Work Category Name/Work
Sub Category Name/Work
Type
Total
Works
Water conservation/Harvesting
15,04,530 5,49,153
15,162 1,03,464.93
Irrigation
14,12,129 5,31,285
17,524 1,42,011.93
Afforestation/horticulture
23,69,919 10,54,891
10,473
39,371.03
Agriculture
11,18,258 3,72,454
14,729
40,261.97
Allied sector
11,21,036 5,92,472
20,424
38,097.58
Roads
22,27,909 10,90,900
24,387 1,82,404.37
Sanitation
52,87,172 19,39,348
75,397
9,686.26
55,161
43,095
5,10,305 3,26,976
317
8,020
9,814.1
10,406.21
GP Bhawan/BNRGSK
IAY/Housing Scheme
Any other works
Grand Total
74,04,481 16,06,489
16,081 1,44,673.98
2,30,10,900 81,07,063
2,02,514 7,20,192.36
As can be seen, 29.16 lakh works which pertain to Water Conservation/Water
Harvesting and irrigation are sanctioned and are available in the shelf of projects
at the Gram Panchayat level. Of these, only 10.80 lakh works are either ongoing or are completed. This leaves nearly 18 lakh works which need to be
started.
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Presentation by States
During the meeting, all States have presented their action plans for fast-tracking
these works. The following were some of the important observations:
a) In AP, the Government has accorded a very high priority for these works
under their campaign for ‘Neeru-Chettu’ (Water and tree), which is
currently going on.
b) In Maharashtra a massive campaign ‘Jalayukta Shivir Abhiyaan’ has been
started in 5,000 villages to complete all watershed and water harvesting
works on a campaign mode. The CM of Maharashtra is personally
monitoring these works.
c) Karnataka is taking up large projects for rejuvenation of rivers by treating
the groundwater around the riverine catchment areas; and also
innovating by taking up arch check-dams to improve the water.
d) Jammu& Kashmir has started a geo-membrane lining of canals and tanks
to preserve water.
e) In Vidarbha area, a campaign has been launched to complete 80,000
irrigation wells by August 2015. They have also evolved a hybrid model
which combines unskilled work in the top layer and machinery use in the
deeper layers to quickly execute farm ponds.
Decisions taken in the meeting
After considering the best practices from various States, the following action
plan has been finalised for taking up water conservation/water harvesting and
other irrigation works on a war-footing basis:
a) 17.93 lakh works as shown in the Annexure Iwill be taken up by States
immediately. Some of these works can be continued through the monsoon
period too. All of them will be completed by end of August 2015.
b) A fresh identification of irrigation works will be taken up on a saturation
mode in villages where watershed programme (IWMP project) is already
underway or is completed.Every small/marginal farmer in these villages
shall have either a farm pond or irrigation well.
c) For taking up this campaign, States will ensure that all the Blocks and GPs
will reallocate labour so that 90% of the workers are deployed on these
works till they are completed.
d) All these works will be brought on a continuous muster-roll system
continuously without break so that not only maximum employment is
created, but works would be completed in time.
e) For all individual farm-based works like wells/farm ponds, the muster will
be issued to the individual beneficiary for 100 days at a time if need be.
f) Use of machinery, if needed for quick completion of the work, shall be in
accordance with the guidelines issued.
g) States will ensure that payments shall be made on time, and processes
leading up to the electronic payments will be monitored on a daily basis.
An MIS system has been developed to monitor progress in these works on a
daily basis.
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Annexure - I
Category-wise works that will be taken up under the campaign
Work Type
Total
Irrigation works
7,32,965
Water conservation & water harvesting works
6,68,131
Renovation of traditional water bodies
94,104
Desilting of Canal
87,258
Farm Ponds
52,258
Community ponds
36,083
Afforestation
29,709
Improvement to Check dams/ percolation tank
16,387
Deepening and improvements to existing check dams
10,970
Mini percolation tank/ percolation tank
9,478
Boundary Trench
8,522
Wells
6,615
mini minor irrigation
5,847
Restoration of MI tanks
5,695
Agriculture related
5,194
new feeder channel
4,885
Micro irrigation
4,667
Compost pits in backyards
2,990
Check dam
2,252
Fisheries related
1,989
Works on individuals land
1,775
Excavation of peripheral trenche
1,617
Construction of drains to drain out water from
931
waterlogged
area
Continuous contour trenches
742
Watershed Management works
691
Cattle Ponds
516
Trenches in existing horticulture plantation
381
Drought Proofing
286
Diversion drain
41
Construction of cattle ramps in MI tanks
12
Earthen Bunding
8
closure of breaches to feeder channel
7
field channel
5
construction of sub surface dyke
1
Total
17,93,012
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State-wise commitments on completion of the water harvesting works
State
West Bengal
Rajasthan
Kerala
Telengana
Maharashtra
Karnataka
Chhattisgarh
Tripura
Tamil Nadu
Madhya Pradesh
Himachal Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Jharkhand
Gujarat
Assam
Bihar
Manipur
Uttrakhand
Punjab
JK
Odisha
Haryana
Total
Ministry of Rural Development
Number
of works
365001
176962
168672
145481
126599
110770
89275
81149
75265
74933
65365
47168
35400
31248
28037
19393
16485
14579
12855
12036
7780
7635
6023
1718111
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