Maharashtra Water

Resources Regulatory Authority

Presentation on

Managing State Water Resources in Maharashtra

22 February 2016By

Mrs. Chitkala Zutshi, Member (Economy)

Maharashtra Water Resources

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Surface Water -164 BCM

Available for Use as per Tribunal

Not Available for Use

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Groundwater -34 BCM

Permited to be lifted Not permitted

Water use by Different

Sectors in Maharashtra

Irrigation Domestic Industry Total

1996* 31.3 (86%) 3.5 (10%) 1.5 (4%) 36.3 (100%)

2012# 31.1 (79%) 5.7 (14%) 2.8 (7%) 39.6 (100%)

2030* 89.7 (89%) 7.2 (7%) 3.7 (4%) 100.6 (100%)

* Data from MW&IC Report, 1999 for 1996 and 2030

# Data from WRD, GOM for 2012

In Billion Cubic Meters (BCM)

Issues in Water Sector -1 Skewed Distribution

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Tapi Basin

Narmada Basin

Basin

Total Area in Mha

Average yield Mm3

Tribunal Award Mm3

Godavari 7.27 (50%) 50880 (31%) 34,185

Krishna 6.90 (22%) 34032 (21%) 16,818*

Tapi 5.13 (17%) 9118 (6%) 5,415

Narmada 0.11 (0.4%) 580 (0.4%) 308

Sub-Total 27.42 (89%) 94610 (58%) 56,726

West flowing 3.32 (11%) 69210 (42%) 69,210

Total 30.74 163820 125,936

* - of which 3,466 westward diversion

Godavari Basin

Krishna Basin

Gujarat

Madhya Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh

Chhattisgarh

Arabian

Sea

Issues in Water Sector - 2• Waste Water Treatment

Source: Maharashtra, MPCB, 2014; India, CPCB, 2012

• Rising level of Urbanisation & Industrialisationleading to higher Municipal & industrial demand

• Increasing pollution of rivers due to municipal & industrial effluents & increasing use of fertilizers (chemical) in agriculture.

(in MLD) Maharashtra IndiaWaste Water Generated

6,433 53,899

Treatment Capacity

3,681(57%)

19,828(37%)

Issues in Water Sector - 3• Absence of recycling and reuse of sewage and

effluent by non-irrigation users

• Low surface water use efficiency in irrigation which uses 85% of water resources.

• Groundwater Pollution & Over-exploitation of groundwater

• Lack of Solid waste management

• Climate Change

Policy Responses in the Past• State Water Policy adopted in 2003.

• Maharashtra Management of Irrigation Systems by Farmers Act 2005 – enacted in March 2005

• The Maharashtra Water Resources Regulatory Authority (MWRRA) Act enacted in March 2005

• Fixing up priorities for distribution & allocation of water

• Fixing Bulk water tariff and volumetric distribution of water

• Maharashtra Ground Water (Development & Management ) Act 2009 – enacted in December 2013

Policy Responses for the Future

• Preparation of an Integrated State Water Plan

• Implementation of Groundwater Act 2009 and regulation of groundwater resources

• Promoting efficient & economic use of water and use of recycled waste water

• Strict adherence to water usage norms and waste treatment

• Fixing reasonable rates for water use

• Updating Policies and the Law based on experience gained

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