Mission Document 8395131900

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Revised Draft

GOVERNMENT OF INDIAMINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES

NATIONAL WATER M ISSIONunder

National Action Plan on C limate Change


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Revised DraftComprehensive Mission Document

ofNational Water Mission

C o n t e n t s

Chapter Description Page No.

Volume I

Executive Summary iii

1. Introduction 1

2. Objectives of National Water Mission 3

3. Goals and Strategies 53.1 Comprehensive water data base in public domain and

assessment of impact of climate change on waterresource

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3.2 Promotion of citizen and state action for waterconservation, augmentation and preservation

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3.3 Focused attention to over-exploited areas 13

3.4 Increasing water use efficiency by 20% 143.5 Promotion of basin level integrated water resources

management18

4. Monitoring and Evaluation Mechanism, Institutional Setupand Plan of Action

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4.1 Proposed monitoring and evaluation mechanism 224.2 Institutional set-up 23

4.3 Action Plan and timelines 24

5. Research & Development, Training and Capacity Building 25

6. Additional Fund Requirements 27


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Chapter Description Page No.

Annexure III Composition of High Level Steering Committee forNational Water Mission

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Annexure-IVa Composition of Inter-sectoral Advisory Group for Goal-I:Comprehensive Water Data Base In Public Domain and Assessment of Impact of Climate Change on WaterResources

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Annexure-IVb Composition of Inter-sectoral Advisory Group for Goal-II:Promotion of Citizen and State Action for WaterConservation, Augmentation and Preservation

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Annexure-IVc Composition of Inter-sectoral Advisory Group for Goal-III :Focused Attention to over-Exploited Areas

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Annexure-IVd Composition of Inter-sectoral Advisory Group for Goal-IV:Increasing Water use Efficiency By 20%

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Annexure-IVe Composition of Inter-sectoral Advisory Group for Goal-V:Promotion of Basin Level and Integrated WaterResources Management

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Annexure -V Composition of Technical Committee on Climate Changeand Water Resources

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Annexure VI Composition of Secretariat for National Water Mission 39 Annexure VII Action Plan and Timelines for identified Strategies under

National Water Mission40

Annexure VIII Additional Fund Requirements for Identified Activitiesduring XI Plan

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Volume-II

Appendix-I Report of the Sub-Committee on Policy and institutionalFramework

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Appendix-II Report of the Sub-Committee on Surface WaterManagement

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Appendix-III Report of the Sub-Committee on Ground WaterManagement

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Appendix-IV Report of the Sub-Committee on Domestic and industrialWater Management

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Comprehensive Mission Documentof

National Water Mission

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The main objective of the National Water Mission is conservation of water,minimizing wastage and ensuring its more equitable distribution both across and withinStates through integrated water resources development and management. The fiveidentified goals of the Mission are: (a) comprehensive water data base in public domainand assessment of impact of climate change on water resource; (b) promotion of citizenand state action for water conservation, augmentation and preservation; (c) focusedattention to over-exploited areas; (d) increasing water use efficiency by 20%, and (e)promotion of basin level integrated water resources management.

Various strategies for achieving the goals have been identified which lead tointegrated plan for sustainable development and efficient management with activeparticipation of the stakeholders after identifying and evaluating the developmentscenario and management practices towards better acceptability on the basis ofdependable projection of the impacts of climate change on water resources based onreliable data and information. Identified strategies of the Mission also aim to review (a)National Water Policy, (b) policy for financing water resources projects, and (c) criteriafor design and planning for water resources projects. The most important strategy is toidentify and evaluate development scenario and management practices towards betteracceptability with due consideration to integrated water resources planning andemphasis on ensuring convergence among various water resources programmes.

Some of the important features of the Mission are:

Review of National Water Policy; Research and studies on all aspects related to impact of climate change

on water resources including quality aspects of water resources; Expeditious implementation of water resources projects particularly the

multipurpose projects with carry over storages;


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Intensive capacity building and awareness programme including those forPanchayati Raj Institutions, urban local bodies and youths.

Sensitization of elected representatives of over exploited area ondimensions of the problem and to orient investment under NREGAtowards water conservation.

For achieving the objectives of the Mission, long-term sustained efforts both interms of time bound completion of identified activities and ensuring the implementationof identified policies and enactment of necessary legislation through persuasion atdifferent levels with the State Governments have been envisaged. The first andforemost action is to put in place appropriate mechanism for coordinated actionsfollowed by intensive capacity building and awareness programme up to lower mostlevel of management i.e., Panchayati Raj Institutions, urban local bodies, Water User Associations etc. All sections of the society, particularly youths are planned to beactively involved in the process. Apart from research activities related to implementationof development programmes, particularly about conservation of water through storages both above and below the ground (which need to be continued on long-term basis),some of the specific action points which are planned to be completed in a time boundmanner are as under.

Comprehensive water data base in public domain and assessment of theimpact of climate change on water resources

Review and establishment of network for collection of additionalnecessary data by March 2011.

Development of water resources information system and bringingall information in public domain except the data of classified andsensitive nature by March 2012.

Reassessment of basin wise water situation by March 2011. Impact of climate change on water resources based on reliable data

by March 2012.

Promotion of citizen and state actions for water conservation,augmentation and preservation

Expeditious formulation of river interlinking projects by March 2012.


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Intensive rainwater harvesting and groundwater rechargeprogramme to cover all the blocks by March 2017.

Increasing water use efficiency at least by 20% Development of guidelines for incentivizing for recycling of water

including wastewater by March 2011. Development of guidelines for incentives for water-neutral and

water-positive technologies by March 2011. Development of guidelines for improving efficiency of urban water

supply system by March 2011. Preparation of guidelines and manuals for mandatory water audit

including those for drinking water purpose by March 2011. Review of financing policy and allocations by March 2010. Undertake Pilot studies in collaboration with States by March 2012.

Promotion of basin level integrated water resources management Guidelines for different uses of water e.g., irrigation, drinking,

industrial etc particularly in context of basin wise situations byMarch 2011.

Review of National Water Policy and adoption of revised Policy byMarch 2013.

A dedicated Mission Secretariat has also been proposed through creation ofthree posts i.e., one Mission Director and two Advisors and with provision for eitheroutsourcing or redeploying services of professional as per requirements.


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Chapter - 1

IntroductionIndia is faced with the challenge of sustaining its rapid economic growth while

dealing with the global threat of climate change. This threat emanates from accumulatedgreenhouse gas emissions in the atmosphere, anthropogenically generated through longterm and intensive industrial growth and high consumption lifestyles in developed countries.While engaged with the international community to collectively and cooperatively deal withthis threat, India needs a national strategy to firstly, adapt to climate change and secondly,to further enhance the ecological sustainability of Indias development path.

Climate change may alter the distribution and quality of Indias natural resources andadversely affect the livelihood of its people. With an economy closely tied to its naturalresource base and climate-sensitive sectors such as agriculture, water and forestry, Indiamay face a major threat because of the projected changes in climate.

The global warming may affect the hydrological cycle which could result in furtherintensification of temporal and spatial variations in precipitation, snow melt and wateravailability. The report on Indias Initial National Communication to the United NationsFramework Convention on Climate Change published by Ministry of Environment andForests, Government of India identifies the following projected impacts of climate change onwater resources.

It is obvious that the projected climate change resulting in warming, sea levelrise and melting of glaciers will adversely affect the water balance in differentparts of India and quality of ground water along the coastal plains. Climatechange is likely to affect ground water due to changes in precipitation and evapo- transpiration. Rising sea levels may lead to increased saline intrusion into coastaland island aquifers, while increased frequency and severity of floods may affectgroundwater quality in alluvial aquifers. Increased rainfall intensity may lead to

higher runoff and possibly reduced recharge.

Some of the possible identified implications of climate change on water resourcesare listed below:

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Influence on groundwater recharge due to changes in precipitation andevapo-transpiration; and

Increased saline intrusion of coastal and island aquifers due to rising sealevels;

Preliminary reports indicate that the impact of climate change willresult in intensification of spatial and temporal variations in water

resources resulting in severity in floods and drought like situations.

With a view to address the related issues, the National Action Plan on Climate

Change (NAPCC) has been prepared by the Government of India, which has beenreleased by the Honble Prime Minister on 30 th June 2008. The NAPCC has laid downthe principles and has identified the approach to be adopted to meet the challenges ofimpact of climate change through eight National Missions namely, (a) National SolarMission, (b) National Mission for Enhanced Energy Efficiency, (c) National Mission onSustainable Habitat, (d) National Water Mission, (e) National Mission for Sustaining theHimalayan Eco-system, (f) National Mission for a Green India, (g) National Mission for

Sustainable Agriculture, and (h) National Mission on Strategic Knowledge for ClimateChange.

This Comprehensive Mission Document of National Water Mission identifies thestrategies for achieving the goals of (a) Comprehensive water data base in public


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Chapter - 2

Objectives of National Water Mission

The National Action Plan on Climate Change (NAPCC) describes the features ofNational Water Mission as under:

A National Water Mission will be mounted to ensure integrated waterresource management helping to conserve water, minimize wastage and

ensure more equitable distribution both across and within states. The Missionwill take into account the provisions of the National Water Policy and developa framework to optimize water use by increasing water use efficiency by 20%through regulatory mechanisms with differential entitlements and pricing. It willseek to ensure that a considerable share of the water needs of urban areasare met through recycling of waste water, and ensuring that the waterrequirements of coastal cities with inadequate alternative sources of water are

met through adoption of new and appropriate technologies such as lowtemperature desalination technologies that allow for the use of ocean water.

The National Water Policy would be revisited in consultation withStates to ensure basin level management strategies to deal with variability inrainfall and river flows due to climate change. This will include enhancedstorage both above and below ground, rainwater harvesting, coupled withequitable and efficient management structures.

The Mission will seek to develop new regulatory structures, combinedwith appropriate entitlements and pricing. It will seek to optimize the efficiencyof existing irrigation systems, including rehabilitation of systems that havebeen run down and also expand irrigation, where feasible, with a special effortto increase storage capacity. Incentive structures will be designed to promotewater-neutral or water-positive technologies, recharging of underground watersources and adoption of large scale irrigation programmes which rely onsprinklers, drip irrigation and ridge and furrow irrigation.

The NAPCC also describes the procedure for implementation of the Mission as


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institutional structure would vary depending on the task to be addressed bythe Mission and will include providing the opportunity to compete on the bestmanagement model.

Each Mission will be tasked to evolve specific objectives spanning theremaining years of the 11 th Plan and the 12 th Plan period 2012-2013 to 2016- 2017. Where the resource requirements of the Mission call for anenhancement of the allocation in the 11th Plan, this will be suitablyconsidered, keeping in mind the overall resources position and the scope forre-prioritization.

Comprehensive Mission documents detailing objectives, strategies,plan of action, timelines and monitoring and evaluation criteria would bedeveloped and submitted to the Prime Ministers Council on Climate Changeby December 2008. The Council will also periodically review the progress ofthese Missions. Each Mission will report publicly on its annual performance.

Building public awareness will be vital in supporting implementation ofthe NAPCC. This will be achieved through national portals, mediaengagement, civil society involvement, curricula reform and recognition /awards, details of which will be worked out by an empowered group. TheGroup will also consider methods of capacity building to support the goals ofthe National Missions.

We will develop appropriate technologies to measure progress inactions being taken in terms of avoided emissions, wherever applicable, withreference to business as usual scenarios. Appropriate indicators will beevolved for assessing adaptation benefits of the actions.

These Eight National Missions taken together, with enhancements in

current and ongoing programmes included in the Technical Document, wouldnot only assist the country to adapt to climate change, but also, importantly,launch the economy on a path that would progressively and substantiallyresult in mitigation through avoided emissions.


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Chapter 3

Goals and StrategiesWater resources schemes and projects are multidisciplinary in nature and are

implemented by several departments and agencies of State Governments and variousministries/departments of Central Government. Therefore, it has been considerednecessary to examine all related issue through a consultative process. Accordingly,Ministry of Water Resources (MoWR) constituted six Sub-Committees to examine all

related aspects in the field of:

a. Policy and Institutional Framework;b. Surface Water Management;c. Ground Water Management;d. Domestic and Industrial Water Management;e. Efficient Use of Water for Various Purposes; and

f. Basin Level Planning and Management.

The reports of the Sub-Committees are given in Volume-II of the ComprehensiveMission Document as Appendix-I to Appendix VI. Based on the (a) objectives of theNational Water Mission, (b) identified key areas to be addressed, and (c)recommendations of the Sub-Committees, the following goals have been identified.

a. Comprehensive water data base in public domain and assessment of theimpact of climate change on water resource

b. Promotion of citizen and state actions for water conservation, augmentationand preservation

c. Focused attention on over-exploited areasd. Increasing water use efficiency by 20%e. Promotion of basin level integrated water resources management

Strategies for each of the identified goals are discussed hereunder.


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3.1 Goal 1: Comprehensive water data base in public domain and assessment ofthe impact of climate change on water resource

The first and the foremost action requiredis to have a comprehensive data base in publicdomain (except for the data of sensitive nature)and to have a assessment of the impact ofclimate change on water resources in terms ofavailability as well as the quality of the water from

surface and ground water sources, which inter-alia includes (a) collection of necessary data; (b)research and studies to project impact of climatechange on water resources; (c) development ofsuitable models; and (d) development of suitabletechniques for efficient utilization of water andconversion of poor quality water into fresh water.

In recent years, increase in the rate of recessionof glaciers have been observed which many

scientists attribute to climate change

Sea level rise could impact (a) low lying coastal areas, (b) salinity in ground water,(c) estuarine and wetlands, (d) tidal hydraulics etc.

The key areasidentified in the NAPCCin respect of data base& assessment ofimpact of climate

change on waterresources and theidentified strategies toachieve the objectivesare summarized asunder:

Table 1: Recommended strategies for Goal 1- Comprehensive water data base in publicdomain and assessment of the impact of climate change on water resource

Key areas highlighted inNAPCC

Recommended strategies and identified action points

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Strengthening themonitoring of glacial andseasonal snow covers toassess the contribution ofsnowmelt to water flow ofIndian rivers that originate inthe Himalayas, (d)Establishment of a wider

network of automaticweather stations andautomated rain-gaugestations, (e) Developing aninventory of wetlands,especially those with uniquefeatures, (f) Waterpurification technologies,and (g) Mapping ofcatchments and surveyingand assessing land usepatterns with emphasis ondrainage, vegetation cover,silting, encroachment,conservation of mangrove

areas, human settlementsand human activities and itsimpact on catchments andwater bodies.

establishment of additional stations especiallyin respect of : (i) Better network for evaporationdata, and (ii) Rain fall data collection networkthrough automated sensors.

c. Collection of necessary additional hydro-meteorological and hydrological data for properassessment of impact of climate changeparticularly in Himalayan region, coastal region

etc including other improvements required inhydrometric networks to appropriately addressthe issues related to the climate change. Thedata should inter-alia include (i) Coastal andestuarine water, salinity and tidal water levelsand the changing discharges in both directionsin estuarine areas,(ii) Hydrological and hydro- meteorological data in low rainfall areas, (iii)Hydrological and hydro-meteorological data

above permanent snowline, glaciated areas,seasonal snow areas in Himalayan region, (iv)Better network for collection of evaporation andrain gauge data using automated sensors, (v)Establishment/strengthening of ground watermonitoring network through construction ofpurpose built observation wells, sanctuary wellsfor coastal aquifer management and waterquality monitoring, (vi) Repeated collection ofdata about river geometry and morphology formonitoring erosion and carrying capacity, (vii)Massive tidal hydraulics data collection, and(viii) Surface and ground water quality datacollection.

StrategyI.2

Development / implementation of modern technologyfor measurement of various data

Development and implementation of moderntechniques including isotopic tracer basedtechniques for measurement especially for theareas like storm surge, tidal hydraulics, salinityand unsteady flow.


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System which, in addition to hydrological,hydrometerological and other relevantinformations would also include (i) inventory ofglaciated lakes and water bodies, (ii) wetlandespecially, those with unique features; and (ii)mapping of catchments and surveying andassessing land use patterns with emphasis ondrainage, vegetation cover, silting,

encroachment, conservation of mangroveareas, human settlements. All informationexcept the data of sensitive and classifiednature would be in public domain.

(a) Customizing climatechange models for regionalwater basins, and (b)Developing models of urbanstorm water flows andestimating drainagecapacities for storm waterand for sewer based on thesimulations.

StrategyI.5

Research and studies on all aspects related toimpact of climate change on water resourcesincluding quality aspects of water resources withactive collaboration of all research organizationsworking in the area of climate change

Research and studies specifically for projectionof impact of climate change on surface andground water including its water quality in areasof (i) Basin efficiency, (ii) Possibilities ofincreasing dam heights, (iii) Identification ofminor tanks where FRL can be raised withoutraising dam heights by installing gates andevaluation of the same, (iv) Identification oftanks and water bodies which can be effectivelyde-silted, where silt has commercial value andevaluation of the same, (v) Improving intra-national equity in usable water for droughtmanagement like conducting economicsconsidering land, water and livelihood to planhow much water is necessary to yieldreasonable income, (vi) Water harvesting,provided this is socially desirable and providedthat corresponding water saving is possibleelsewhere in the region, (vii) Impact onIntensity-Duration-Frequency relationships in


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measures like groundwater recharge, (xii)Possible tidal channels for fresh water storage,(xiii) Preparation of sediment budgets andaccounts for each basin, (xiv) Review theinterpretation of regime maintenance onGanga, after climate change, (xv) Isotopeapplications in GW dating and contaminanttransport, (xvi) GW basin models forconjunctive use of SW & GW and application ofRS/GIS in GW management, (xvii) Assessmentand strategies for development potential ofdeeper aquifers, (xviii) Coastal aquifermanagement including use of hydraulic barriersfor control of sea water ingress, (xix) Assessment of feasibility and viability ofrainwater harvesting in existing domestic andcommercial buildings, (xx) Supportingresearchable issues specifically of (xxi)

Atmospheric Science Groups towardsdownscaling of GCM or RCM to basin/projectlevel and also understanding the effect ofclimate change on monsoons, (xxii) Supportingwater and climate related researches towardsstudying the sensitivity of different hydrologictypes of water projects to different climatechange scenarios and improvements requiredin hydrometric networks to incorporate climatechange, (xxiii) Building a Universal Soil Lossmodel depicting erosion and sediment transportetc. Proving the model based on sediment flowand reservoir sedimentation data, Actuating theabove model for changed rainfall regime andchanged management practices, (xxiv)Developing, through R&D effort, a combinedunsteady flow hydraulics-cum-sedimenttransport model capable of depicting rivererosion in each flood event. Using the model totest river management works, (xxv) Waterquality modeling for each major river andaquifer, and (xxvi) Hydro chemical and solutetransport modeling in areas vulnerable forseawater ingress and water quality problems


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fitting models to basin using current data, and(iii) assessment of likely future situation, withchanges in demands, land use, precipitationand evaporation.

b. Comprehensive Reassessment of the groundwater resources up to Block / Mandal / Talukalevel for the entire country.

Strategy

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Projection of the impact of climate change on water

resources

Projection of water resources availability as aresult of impact of climate change which wouldinter-alia include the likely changes in thecharacteristics of water availability in time andspace.

Details of the strategies are discussed in the recommendations of the Sub-Committees and the same are included in the volume II of the Mission Document.

3.2 Goal 2: Promotion of citizen and state action for water conservation,augmentation and preservation

The studies in respect of impact of climate on water resources indicate that

various components of the hydrological cycle would be affected resulting in furtherintensification of temporal and spatial vitiations of the water availability. This situationcalls for urgent steps for conservation of the available water resources. It is alsonecessary to take immediate steps for augmentation of the utilizable water resources.The objective of water conservation can be achieved through storages over the surfaceas well as under the ground through very active participation of all stakeholders. Theobjective of augmentation of water resources can be achieved by transferring the

surplus flood water into utilizable water and also through desalination of sea andbrackish water. Mass awareness and capacity building are key strategies.

The key areas identified in the NAPCC and the identified strategies to achievethe objectives are summarized in the following table.


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Table 3.2: Recommended Strategies in respect of Goal 2 - Promotion of citizen and stateaction for water conservation, augmentation and preservation



(a) Enhancing storagecapacities in multipurposehydro-projects andintegration of drainage withirrigation infrastructures, (b)

Restoration of old watertanks, (c) Formulating andimplementing a regulatoryregime to ensure wise useof wetland at the national,the State, and Districtlevels, (d) Environmentalappraisal and impactassessment ofdevelopmental projects onwetland, (e) Strengthenlinks with afforestationprogrammes and wetlandconservation, and (f)Planning of watershed

management in mountainecosystems.

StrategyII.1

Expeditious implementation of water resourcesprojects particularly the multipurpose projects withcarry over storages

a Expeditious implementation of projects by

States in areas / situations sensitive to climatechange.

b Expeditious implementation of ERM of irrigationprojects by States in areas / situations sensitiveto climate change.

c Expeditious implementation of minor irrigationschemes including schemes for ground waterdevelopment by States in areas / situationssensitive to climate change.

d Adequate allocations to be made forundertaking projects and their time boundcompletion

e Review of policies related to financing of water

resources projectsStrategyII.2

Promotion of traditional system of water conservation

Expeditious implementation of programme forrepair, renovation and restoration of waterbodies in areas / situations sensitive to climatechange by (i) Increasing capacity of minortanks, and (ii) Rehabilitating water bodies, withchanged focus.

StrategyII.3

Conservation and preservation of wetland

(a) Exploring options toa gment ater s ppl in

StrategyII 4

Promotion of water purification and desalinationh i


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of coastal cities withinadequate alternativesources of water are metthrough adoption of new andappropriate technologiessuch as low temperaturedesalination technologies thatallow for use of ocean water,

(c) Seawater desalinationusing Reverse Osmosis andmultistage flash distillation totake advantage of low gradeheat energy e.g. from powerplants located in the coastalregion or by using renewableenergy such as solar, and (d)

Brackish water desalination.

c Provide incentive for desalination preparationof necessary guidelines and initiation ofnecessary actions by the respective States andconcerned central ministries.

Strategy

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Empowerment and involvement of Panchayati Raj

Institutions, urban water bodies and primary stakeholders in management of water facilities.

StrategyII.6

Promote participatory irrigation management.

a Encourage participatory irrigation managementthrough Command Area Development andWater Management Programme.

b States to enact appropriate ParticipatoryIrrigation Management (PIM) Act.

Developing digital elevationmodels for flood proneareas of forecasting flood,and Mapping areas likely toexperience floods anddeveloping schemes tomanage floods.

StrategyII.7

Systematic approach for coping with floods

Mapping of areas likely to experience floods,establishing hydraulic and hydrological modelsand developing comprehensive schemes forflood management & reservoir sedimentation.

Building public awarenesswill be vital in supportingimplementation of the

NAPCC, and the Group willalso consider methods ofcapacity building to supportthe goals of the NationalMission.

StrategyII.8

Capacity building and awareness programmeincluding those for Panchayati Raj Institutions, urbanlocal bodies dealing with water and primary users

a Interactive session with policy makers forsensitization.

b Capacity Building for professionals from variousd / i i i d i h


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d Mass awareness programme including throughschool curriculum.


3.3 Goal 3: Focused attention to over-exploited areas

There is urgent need for appropriate measures in areas where the waterresources, particularly the groundwater resources are declining due to overuse. In about15% of the assessment blocks, groundwater has been over-exploited and about 14% ofthe blocks are in critical or semi-critical state. The key areas identified in the NAPCCand the identified strategies to address the issues related to such areas are summarizedin the following table.

Table 3.3: Recommended Strategies in respect of Goal 3 - Focused attention to over-exploited areas



(a) Enhancing recharge ofthe sources and rechargezones of deeper groundaquifers, (b) Mandatingwater harvesting andartificial recharge in relevanturban areas, (c) Regulationof power tariffs for irrigation,and (d) Incentive structureswill be designed to promoterecharging of undergroundwater resources.

StrategyIII.1

Physical sustainability of groundwater resources

a. Pursuing the enactment of bill for ground waterregulation and management.

b. Expeditious implementation of programme forconservation of water through recharge ofground water including rainwater harvesting inareas / situations sensitive to climate changeincluding (i) Preparation of state-wiseimplementation plan for rain water harvestingand artificial recharge based on Master Plan ofCGWB both for rural and urban areas and


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c. Active community participation in ground waterregulation & management.

d. Promotion of a Panchayat /district level modelfor ground water regulation.

e. Exploration of ground water including ground

water exploration to decipher deeper freshwater aquifers up to 1000/1500m.

StrategyIII.2

Intensive programme for ground water recharge inover-exploited areas

a Rainwater harvesting and artificial recharge to

ground water.

b Expansion of programme for recharge ofground water through dug well.

StrategyIII.3

Intensive programme for addressing the qualityaspects of drinking water particularly in rural area

StrategyIII.4

Sensitization of elected representative of overexploited areas on dimensions of the problems andto orient investment under NREGA towards waterconservation.

Details of the strategies are discussed in the recommendations of the Sub-

Committees and the same are included in the volume II of the Mission Document.

3.4 Goal 4: Increasing water use efficiency by 20%

One of the most important goals of the National Water Mission is to improve the


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increasing the efficiency. At the same tine adoption of better management practices arealso very important.

The key areas identified in the NAPCC and the identified strategies to addressthe issues related to such areas are summarized in the following table.

Table 3.4: Recommended Strategies in respect of Goal 4 -Increasing water use efficiencyby 20%

Key areas highlighted in

NAPCC


(a) The Mission to take intoaccount the provisions ofthe National Water Policyand develop a framework tooptimize water use byincreasing water use

efficiency by 20%, (b)Increase in the efficiency ofwater use in domestic andindustrial sector, (c) Needfor incentives to adoptwater-neutral or water-positive technologies, (d)Water recycle and reuse, (e)Ensuring more effectivemanagement of waterresources, (f) The Missionto seek to ensure that aconsiderable share of thewater needs of urban areasare met through recycling of

wastewater; and ensuringthat the water requirementsof coastal cities withinadequate alternativesources of water are meth h d f

StrategyIV.1

Research in area of increasing water use efficiencyand maintaining its quality in agriculture, industry anddomestic sector

Improvement in efficiency of water use and thatof water utilization facilities for increasing food

and water security through increasing usablewater by (i) Minimising inadvertent evaporationfrom water logged areas, barren land,agricultural fields between crops, wet soilbetween crop rows in irrigated fields, (ii)Increasing storages in water use systems byuse of ground water space as storage, throughenhanced fluctuations like pumping water fromTerai to deplete ground water before floods,conjunctive use in time, with larger groundwater use in bad years, more efficient use ofvadose zone moisture storage, repeated use ofsurface storage during wet season, increasingstorages and carry over storages throughimplementing a programme for raising damheights, (iii) Increasing water use efficiency byencouraging re-use of return water,modernization of canals and distributionsystems, (iv) Participatory management bywater users for increased efficiency, and (v)Identification and evaluation of crop varietiesusing extreme conditions of water, design forappropriate cropping patterns and adoption ofintegrated farming system etc including


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encouraging PPP model for recycling andwastewater treatment.

c Provide technical and financial support forcommon wastewater treatment and recyclingplants.

d Strict enforcement of provisions in respect ofwastewater treatment.

StrategyIV.3

Development of Eco-friendly sanitation system

StrategyIV.4

Provide incentives for water neutral and waterpositive technologies

a Provide incentives for water neutral and waterpositive technologies including attractive fiscal

package.

b Review the policies on effluent treatment inwater scarce areas.

c Encourage reuse of treated effluent.

(a) Mandatory waterassessments and audits;ensuring proper industrialwaste disposal, (b)

The Mission to seekdevelopment of newregulatory structures,combined with appropriateentitlements and pricing

StrategyIV.5

Improve efficiency of urban water supply system

a Initiate benchmark studies for urban water useand introduce concept of water efficiency indexfor urban areas.

b Develop knowledge bank for urban watersupply and use.

c Adopt volumetric metering for urban watersupply.

d Water supply system to be made sustainablethrough appropriate pricing.


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existing irrigation systems,including rehabilitation ofsystems that have beenrundown and also expandirrigation, where feasible,with a special effort toincrease storage capacity,and (c) incentive structures

to be designed to promoteadoption of large scaleprogrammes which rely onsprinklers, drip irrigation andridge and furrow irrigation.

as sprinkler and drip irrigation.

b Expand Farmers Participatory ActionResearch Programme.

StrategyIV.8

Incentivize use of efficient irrigation practices andfully utilize the created facilities

a Preparation of appropriate guidelines.

b Initiation of actions by the States and otheragencies.

StrategyIV.9

Promote mandatory water audit including those fordrinking water purposes.

a Preparation of guidelines and manuals.

b Pursue the implementation with Stategovernments and other agencies.

Where the resourcerequirements of the Missioncall for an enhancement of

allocation in the XI Plan, thiswill be suitably considered,keeping in view the overallresource position and thescope for re-prioritization.

StrategyIV.10

Undertake Pilot projects for improvement in wateruse efficiency in collaboration with States.

a. Pilot project for improving water use efficiency.

b. Pilot project for improving efficiency of watersystem.

StrategyIV.11

Incentive through award for water conservation &efficient use of water.

StrategyIV.12

Adequate provision for operation & maintenance ofwater resources projects

Provisions for operation and maintenance of theprojects to be appropriately enhanced


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3.5 Goal 5: Promotion of basin level integrated water resources management

Promotion of basin level integrated water resources management is a veryimportant goal identified for national water Mission. The key areas identified in theNAPCC and the identified strategies to address the issues related to such areas aresummarized in the following table.

Table 3.5: Recommended Strategies in respect of Goal 5 - Promotion of basin levelintegrated water resources management



(a) National Water Policy tobe re-visited in consultationwith States to ensure basinlevel managementstrategies to deal with

variability in rainfall andriver flows due to climatechange, (b) National WaterMission to ensure moreequitable distribution bothacross and within States,and (c) Prioritizingwatersheds vulnerable toflow changes anddeveloping decision supportsystems to facilitate quickand appropriate responses.

StrategyV.1

Review of National Water Policy

a Review of National Water Policy by MoWRparticularly with a view to ensure (i) integratedwater resources management for helping to

conserve water, minimize wastage and ensuremore equitable distribution, (ii) consideration ofprecipitation as basic water resource, (iii)evaporation management as an importantstrategy, (iv) basin level managementstrategies, (v) appropriate entitlement andpricing, and (vi) appropriate regulatorymechanism.

b Consultation with States and the Stakeholders.

c Adoption of revised policy by the Government.

StrategyV.2

Review of State Water Policy

StrategyV.3

Guidelines for different uses of water e.g., irrigation,drinking, industrial etc particularly in context of basinwise situations

(a) Encourage water harvesting, (b) Encouragenon agricultural type developments of the type


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Encouraging leakage control programmes (f)Consideration of desalination as an option, forsupply to urban coastal communities, (g)Regulation for in-house water withdrawals ofindustries, through royalties and licenses, (h)Extending subsidies and incentives for recyclingand recovery, (i) Revise water tariff based on costrecovery principle, (j) Option of programme basedClean Development Mechanism (CDM) inindustrial and domestic wastewater as againstproject approach, potential of efficient water usesystems, exploring bilateral joint ventures forfunding CDM projects, (k) Promotion of waterefficient fixtures, (l) Incentivisation for recyclingwaste water.

(a) National Water Missionto ensure integrated waterresource managementhelping to conserve water,minimize wastage andensure more equitabledistribution both across andwithin States, and (b)Integrated water policies tocope with variability inrainfall and river flow at thebasin level.

StrategyV.4 Planning on the principle of integrated waterresources development and management

a Preparation of appropriate guidelines.

b Interaction with States.

c Adoption and application of guidelines byproject authorities and appraising agencies.

d Amendment to River Board Act under entry 56of Union list to make it more effective.

e Setting up of river basin organizations.

StrategyV.5 Inter-basin integration particularly for augmentingwater by converting surplus flood water into utilizablewater.

Expeditious formulation of the projects forutilization of surplus flood water for beneficial


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StrategyV.6

Ensuring convergence among various waterresources programmes

Convergence among various programmesrelated to water resources development andmanagement particularly (i) CAD&WM, RRR ofWater Bodies, Ground water recharge throughdug wells programmes of Ministry of water

resources, (ii) NREGA of Ministry of RuralDevelopment, (iii) Drinking water supply ofDepartment of Drinking Water Supply (Ministryof Rural Development), (iv) Integratedwatershed development programme of Ministryof Agriculture, (v) various water conservationprogrammes of Ministry of Environment andForests.


As mentioned above, the strategies are described in details in the report of theSub-committees and the same are included in the volume II of the Mission Document.More than one Sub-committees have discussed some of the strategies. This is due tothe fact that various issues related to the impact of climate change on water resourcesare closely inter-related and there is considerable inter-dependence. However, effortshave been made to minimize the scope of duplication while identifying the strategiesand finalizing the overall target and the timeliness for planning and monitoring by theHigh Level Steering Committee [as discussed in chapter 4].


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Chapter 4

Monitoring & Evaluation Mechanism, Institutional Setup and Plan of Action

As discussed earlier, the impact of climate change could primarily be in the formof further intensification of variability in river flow and increase in the intensity of extremeevents, which requires to be established in quantitative terms. Therefore, the first andthe foremost task is to carry out research and studies for realistic assessment of theimpact of climate change followed by expeditious actions on implementation of projectsin respect of conservation of water resources and adoption of better managementpractices with emphasis of optimal utilization and increase in efficiency. Obviously, thiscalls for immediate review of the policies and continuous monitoring of theimplementation of programme, their critical review from time to time and identification ofcorrective measures.

Most of the programmes related to water resources comes under the purview ofthe State Governments and are being implemented by them. Further several CentralMinistries and Organisations are responsible for implementation of activities relatedwater resources [Refer Box-1].

Box-1Central Ministries / Organisations responsible for various Activities related to Water Resources

Development and ManagementSl.No.

Activities Ministry / Organisations

1. Overall Policy Issues, Assessment of Water Resources,Major and Medium Irrigation, Minor Irrigation, GroundWater and Flood Management

Ministry of Water Resources

2. Rural Drinking Water Department of Water Supply, Ministryof Rural Development

3. Urban Drinking Water Ministry of Urban Development4. Industrial Water Ministry of Urban Development /

Ministry of Commerce and Industry5. Hydropower Development Ministry of Power6. Inland Navigation Ministry of Transport7. Environmental Issues Ministry of Environment and Forests8. Overall Planning for Water Resources Development and

Fund AllocationPlanning Commission


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4.1 Proposed monitoring and evaluation mechanism

In view of above cited position, appropriate measures for mitigation of the impactof climate change on water resources, as also the adaptive measures are required to beundertaken by respective ministries and the State Governments. However, foridentification of the most appropriate measures from the national perspectives and forensuring effective implementation of the identified activities, it is necessary to haveproper co-ordination among all the stakeholders on one hand and the variousimplementing agencies on the other hand.

Box2 Institutional Setup for National Water Mission

Board for National Water Mission Headed by the Honble Minister of Water Resources

High Level

Steering

Committee

Headed

by

the

Secretary

to

the

Government

of India, Ministry of Water Resources(with inter sectoral Advisory Group in

respect of each of the five identified Goals)

Mission Secretariat headed by Mission Director and supported by one Advisor (Technical) and one Advisor (Coordination & Monitoring) and

other supporting Staff

Technical Committee on Climate Change and Water Resources

headed by Chairman, Central Water Commission

C e n t r a

l L e v e

l S e t u p

p Monitoring Committee Headed by Principal Secretary / Secretary, Water Resources

Climate Change Cell in Central Water Commission

Climate Change Cell in Brahmaputra Board

Climate Change Cell in National Institute of

Hydrology

Climate Change Cell in Central Ground

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In view of above, a two-tier setup has been proposed one at Central level and theother at State level. The setup is illustrated in Box-2. A Board under the chairmanship ofHonble Union Minister of Water Resources is proposed to be apex body for framing the

policies and guidelines for implementation of the National Water Mission. The proposedBoard will have representative from States and Central Ministries / Organizations,experts, representatives from professional organizations etc. The composition of theBoard is at Annexure-II. A High Level Steering Committee headed by the Secretary tothe Government of India, Ministry of Water Resources and comprising of membersrepresenting concerned Ministries, Experts, Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs)etc. has since been constituted. It is proposed to further expand the Steering Committeeto include representatives from State Governments and representatives fromprofessional organizations and private agencies dealing with water resources. Theproposed composition of the High Level Steering Committee is at Annexure III. Therewould be inter-sectrol Advisory Group for each of the five identified goals of the Mission.The composition of the Advisory Groups are at Annexure IV (a) to IV (e)

Similarly, MoWR has also constituted a Technical Committee on Climate Changeand Water Resources under the Chairmanship of Chairman, CWC. The TechnicalCommittees also includes representatives from NGOs. It is proposed to furtherstrengthen the Committee by including representatives from Water ResourcesDepartments of State Governments / State Government Organizations dealing withresearch and management of water resources. The revised Composition of theTechnical Committee is at Annexure V. Specific cells for carrying out research andstudies on the impact of climate change on water resources have been created atNational Institute of Hydrology, Central Water Commission and Brahmaputra Board. Asimilar cell is proposed to be created at Central Ground Water Board.

4.2 Institutional set-up

As indicated above, the objective of the National Water Mission can be

achieved only through proper co-ordination, closed monitoring and in-depth evaluationat regular interval. Therefore, a dedicated Secretariat is considered necessary. It isproposed to have a very compact Mission Secretariat headed by a Mission Director(who could be a professional or an expert) in the rank of Additional Secretary to theGovernment of India. The Mission Director would be equipped with necessary financial


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objectives of the National Water Mission are implemented in a time bound manners. Theposts of Mission Director for National Water Mission and the two Advisors are proposedto be created. Necessary secretarial assistance could be either provided by the MoWR

or outsourced. The proposed composition of the Mission Secretariat is at Annexure VI.The three cells created in NIH, CWC and BB and the one proposed at CGWB forresearch and studies on impact of climate change on water resources would providenecessary input and assistance to the Mission Secretariat. The Mission Secretariat mayalso engage the services of consultant or outsource the services of professionals onspecific matters as and when required.

State Governments would be requested to set up Monitoring Committee underthe Chairmanship of the Principal Secretary / Secretary in charge of Water Resources.The State Government would also be requested to create Climate Change Cell atappropriate level. In case of States with considerable potential for water resourcesdevelopment, the cell should be headed by an officer in the grade of Chief Engineerwhereas in smaller States, it could be headed by a Superintending Engineer.

4.3 Action Plan and timelines

The identified strategies for addressing the issues related to impact of climatechange on water resources are described in Chapter 3. Specific targets, the timelinefor implementation of the identified strategies and action points and the nodal agencies /organizations are at Annexure VII.


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Chapter 5

Research and Development, Training and Capacity Building

One of the most important area for research and development is the Climatechanges and water resources, particularly in the field of (a) impact of climate change onwater resources, (b) efficacy for various measures for mitigating the impact of theprojected changes in the water resources, (c) changes needed in policy & planning andmanagement practices to optimally utilize the resources; and (d) adaptation measures,their impacts and efficacy. MoWR has duly identified the need for research in the area ofimpact of climate change on water resources and this area constitutes an importantcomponent of the scheme for Research and Development for XI Plan. NIH, a premierresearch institute in the field of hydrology has already initiated research in the area.CWC and BB have also taken up studies in the field and have initiated actions forestablishment of additional hydrological observation sites particularly those required forassessment of impact of climate change and glaciers and snowmelt. With a view toactively associate the reputed academic institutions, MoWR has also decided toestablish Professorial Chairs. These institutions have been associated for specificstudies related to impact of climate change on water resources. Indian Institute ofTechnology, Roorkee and National Institute of Technology, Srinagar are associated withstudies in respect of Indus basin. Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur and NationalInstitute of Technology, Patna has been assigned with the responsibility of research andstudies related to Ganga basin. Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati and Indian

Institute of Technology, Kharagpur will contribute in assessment of impact of climatechange in respect of Brahmaputra basin. MoWR has also assigned studies to IndianInstitute of Science, Bangalore in respect of impact of climate change in rainfall andwater resources of peninsular river basins. Depending upon the specific requirements,more institutions could be associated.

Capacity Building, particularly those of Research Institutes, Water and Land

Management Institutes and Academic Institutions in various states has been identifiedas an important activity under the Plan scheme for Research and Development of theMoWR. Ministry has already invited proposals from various institutes in this regard.

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Chapter 6

Additional Fund Requirement

The important issue of climate change and its impact on water resources wereduly considered by the Working Group for XI Plan on Water Resources constituted bythe Planning Commission. The related issues are broadly reflected in therecommendations of the Working Group. The XI Plan scheme of the MoWR forResearch and Development has also laid due emphasis on the research in the area ofimpact of climate change as also on the need for improving the efficiency of water useand that of the facilities created for water utilization. The allocations for XI Plan have,therefore, some specific provisions in respect of research and development in the areaof impact of climate change on water resources.

The various Sub-Committees have identified additional funds requirements forimplementation of activities for addressing the specific issues related to impact ofclimate change on water resources. The total estimated additional fund required duringXI plan for addressing the specific issues related to impact of Climate Change on waterresources works out to be Rs 28,651 crores with Rs 10,038 crores in Central sector andRs 18,613 crores in State sector. It is also proposed to make necessary provisions forsetting up of a dedicated Secretariat at the Ministry of Water Resources for which thefund requirement has been estimated to be Rs 5 crores during XI Plan. Thus the totaladditional fund requirement for XI Plan works out to be about Rs 28,656 crores. Thevarious Sub-committees have also assessed the additional fund requirements of Rs60,445 crores for XII Plan with Rs 8.088 crores for the central sector and Rs 52,357crores for the State sector. The details of the specific activities and the additional fundrequirements for the same during the XI Plan are given at Annexure VII. Theprojections for the additional fund requirements are over and above the outlay providedfor various activities during the XI Plan.

In this regard, it is observed that most of the activities are to be implemented bythe respective State Governments. Further, the activities are closely inter-linked with theseveral ongoing schemes for water resources development and management. It mayalso be observed that the allocation for water sector both State Plan and Central Planhas been considerably increased during XI Plan. The total allocation under State and


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addressing the specific issues related to impact of climate change on water resourceswould be finalized at the stage of formulation of XII plan.

Reliable data collection on scientific basis is the most important tool tounderstand the impacts of climate change on water resources.


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Annexure-I

Specific Strategies / Strategies related to Water Resources as identified in the Technical

Document annexed with the National Action Plan on Climate Change

General

Increasing the efficiency of water use Exploring options to augment water supply in critical areas Ensuring more effective management of water resources Need for new regulatory structures with appropriate entitlements and pricing and

incentives to adopt water-neutral or water positive technologies Integrated water policies to cope with variability in rainfall and river flows at the

basin level

Studies on Management of Surface Water Resources

Estimating river flows in mountainous areas Customizing climate change models for regional water basins Extending isotopic-tracer-based techniques of monitoring river water discharge to

all major river monitoring stations Developing digital elevation models of flood prone areas for forecasting floods Mapping areas likely to experience floods and developing schemes to manage

floods Strengthening the monitoring of glacial and seasonal snow covers to assess the

contribution of snowmelt to water flows of Indian rivers that originate in theHimalayas

Establishment of a wider network of automatic weather stations and automatedrain gauge stations

Planning of watershed management in mountain ecosystems

Management and Regulation of Ground Water Resources

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Upgrading Storage Structures for Freshwater and Drainage Systems for Wastewater

Prioritizing watersheds vulnerable to flow changes and developing decisionsupport systems to facilitate quick and appropriate responses

Restoration of old water tanks Developing models of urban storm water flows and estimating drainage

capacities for storm water and for sewers based on the simulations Strengthen links with afforestation programmes and wetland conservation Enhancing storage capacities in multipurpose hydro projects, and integration of

drainage with irrigation infrastructures

Conservation of Wetlands

Environmental appraisal and impact assessment of developmental projects onwetlands

Developing an inventory of wetlands, especially those with unique features

Mapping of catchments and surveying and assessing land use patterns withemphasis on drainage, vegetation cover, silting, encroachment, conservation ofmangrove areas, human settlements and human activities and its impact oncatchments and water bodies

Creating awareness among people on importance of wetland ecosystems Formulating and implementing a regulatory regime to ensure wise use of

wetlands at the national, the state, and district levels

Development of Desalination Technologies

Sea water desalination using Reverse Osmosis and multistage flash distillation totake advantage of low grade heat energy e.g. from power plants located in thecoastal region or by using renewable energy such as solar

Brackish water desalination Water recycle and reuse Water purification technologies


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Annexure II

Composition of Advisory Board under the chairmanship of

Union Minister of Water Resources

1. Minister of Water Resources Chairman2.to6.

Minister In charge of Water Resources from 5 States/UTs [byrotation for 2 years]

Member

7. Finance Secretary (or nominee) Member8. Principal Advisor, Planning Commission Member9. Secretary, Ministry of Science & Technology (or nominee) Member10. Secretary, Department of Agriculture and Cooperation (or

nominee)Member

11. Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forests (or nominee) Member12. Secretary, Department of Drinking Water Supply (or nominee) Member13. Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development (or nominee) Member14. Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences (or nominee) Member15. Secretary, Ministry of Water Resources Member16. Secretary, Ministry of Rural Development Member17. Secretary, Ministry of Commerce and Industry Member18.to20.

3 Experts on water resources [preferably one each on surfacewater, ground water & planning] by rotation for 2 years

Member

21.to23.

Representatives of 3 NGOs actively associated with waterresources [by rotation for 2 years]

Member

24.to26.

Representatives of 3 organizations representing industries,professional organization etc. [CII, FICCI, Chamber ofCommerce, Association of Pump Manufacturers, IWRS, IAH

etc.] by rotation for 2 years

Member

27. Additional Secretary, Ministry of Water Resources Member28. Chairman, Central Water Commission Member29. Chairman, Central Ground Water Board Member30. JS&FA, Ministry of Water Resources Member


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Annexure IV a

Composition of the Inter-sectoral Advisory Group for Goal-I: Comprehensive Water DataBase in Public Domain and Assessment of Impact of Climate Change on WaterResources

1. Secretary to the Government of India, Ministry of Water Resources Chairman2. Additional Secretary, Ministry of Water Resources Member3. Chairman, Central Water Commission Member4. Chairman, Central Ground Water Board Member5. Representative from Ministry of Rural Development Member6. Representative from Ministry of Agriculture Member7. Representative from Ministry of Environment and Forests Member8. Representative from Ministry of Earth Sciences (IMD) Member9. Representative from Ministry of Science and Technology Member10. Representative of Department of Space Member

11.to15.

Representatives of 5 States (by rotation for 3 years each) Members

16. A representative of Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi Member17. Director, National Institute of Hydrology Member18. Commissioner (PP), Ministry of Water Resources Member-

Secretary


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Annexure IV b

Composition of the Inter-sectoral Advisory Group for Goal-II: Promotion of Citizen andState Action for Water Conservation, Augmentation and Preservation

1. Secretary to the Government of India, Ministry of Water Resources Chairman2. Additional Secretary, Ministry of Water Resources Member3. Chairman, Central Water Commission Member4. Representative from Ministry of Rural Development Member5. Representative from Ministry of Agriculture Member6. Representative from NRAA Member7. Representative from Ministry of Environment and Forests Member8. Representative from Ministry of Urban Development Member

9. Representative from Department of Drinking Water Supply, Ministryof Rural Development

Member

10. Representative from Ministry of Panchayati Raj Member

11. Representatives of two reputed NGOs (to be nominated by theChairman)

Member

12. Representative of Planning Commission Member13.to17.


18. Joint Secretary (A), Ministry of Water Resources Member

19 Commissioner (PP), Ministry of Water Resources Member-Secretary


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Annexure IV c

Composition of the Inter-sectoral Advisory Group for Goal-III: Focused Attention toOver-exploited Areas

1. Secretary to the Government of India, Ministry of Water Resources Chairman2. Additional Secretary, Ministry of Water Resources Member3. Chairman, Central Ground Water Board Member4. Representative from Ministry of Rural Development Member5. Representative from Department of Drinking Water Supply, Ministry

of Rural DevelopmentMember

6. Representative from Ministry of Environment and Forests Member7.to11.


12. Joint Secretary (A), Ministry of Water ResourcesMember-

Secretary


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Annexure IV d

Composition of the Inter-sectoral Advisory Group for Goal-IV: Increasing Water useEfficiency by 20%

1. Secretary to the Government of India, Ministry of Water Resources Chairman2. Additional Secretary, Ministry of Water Resources Member3. Chairman, Central Water Commission Member4. Chairman, Central Ground Water Board Member5. Representative from Ministry of Agriculture Member6. Representative from Ministry of Urban Development Member7. Representative from Ministry of Rural Development (DoDWS) Member8. Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion Member9. Representative of Industries Member10.

to14. Representatives of 5 States (by rotation for 3 years each) Members

15. Commissioner (PP), Ministry of Water Resources MemberSecretary


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Annexure IV e

Composition of the Inter-sectoral Advisory Group for Goal-V: Promotion of Basin Leveland Integrated Water Resources Management

1. Secretary to the Government of India, Ministry of Water Resources Chairman2. Additional Secretary, Ministry of Water Resources Member3. Chairman, Central Water Commission Member4. Representative from Ministry of Environment and Forests Member5. Director General, National Water Development Agency Member6.to10.


11. Representative of Planning Commission Member12. Commissioner (PR), Ministry of Water Resources Member-

Secretary


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Annexure - V

Composition of Technical Committee on Climate Change and Water Resources

1. Chairman, Central Water Commission Chairman2. Member (River Management), Central Water Commission Member3. Chairman, Brahmaputra Board Member4. Chairman, Central Ground Water Board Member5. Representative of Indian Meteorological Department Member6. Director, Central Water & Power Research Station Member7. Director, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology Member8. Director, National Institute of Hydrology Member9. Director, National Centre for Medium Range Weather

ForecastingMember

10.to14.

Representative of State Government/State GovernmentOrganization dealing with research and management in waterresources- [5 by rotation for 2 years]

Member

15. A representative of Ministry of Agriculture Member16. A representative of National Remote Sensing Centre,

HyderabadMember

17. A representative of Director General, India MeteorologicalDepartment

Member

18. A representative of Govind Ballabh Pant Institute ofHimalayan Environment and Development, Koshi Katarmal, Almora

Member

19. A representative of Director General, Survey of India Member20. A representative of Director General, Geological Survey of

IndiaMember

21. A representative of Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology,Dehradun

Member

22. A representative of Space Application Centre, Ahmedabad Member23. A representative of Director, Snow and Avalanche Study

Establishment, Ministry of DefenceMember

24. Chief Engineer, HSO, Central Water Commission Member


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Annexure - VI

Composition of Secretariat for National Water Mission

1. Mission Director 12. Advisor (Technical) 13. Advisor (Co-ordination and Monitoring) 14. Personal Secretary 15. Personal Assistant 26. Section Officer 17. Upper Division Clerk / Lower Division Clerk 18. Peon 2

Annexure -VIIAction Plan and Timelines for Identified Strategies under National Water Mission


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Description / RecommendedStrategies

XI Plan XII Plan Organisations/ Agencies to

initiate theprocess

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GENERAL0. Institutional Mechanism

0.1 Setting up of MissionSecretariat at MoWRfor National WaterMission

MoWR

0.2 Setting up of ClimateChange Cells inStates

StateGovernments

To besetup byStates

0.3 Setting up of ClimateChange Cells invarious organizationsin MoWR

NIH, CWC,BB andCentralGround WaterBoard(CGWB)

ClimateChangeCells havealreadybeen setupin NIH,CWC, andBB fromtheir ownresources.



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processGoal 1.- Comprehensivewater data base in public

domain and assessment ofthe impact of climatechange on water resource

I.1 Review andestablishment of networkfor collection ofadditional necessarydata

a. Review of network ofhydrologicalobservation network

CWC, BB,CGWB

b. Review of the networkof automatic weatherstations and automatic

rain gauge stations andestablishment ofadditional stations

IMD



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processc. Collection of necessary

additional hydro-

meteorological andhydrological data forproper assessment ofimpact of climatechange particularly inHimalayan region,coastal region etcincluding otherimprovements requiredin hydrometric networksto appropriatelyaddress the issuesrelated to the climatechange

CWC, BB,CGWB and

IndiaMeteorological Department(IMD), StateGovernments

I.2 Development /implementation ofmodern technology formeasurement of variousdata

CWC, NIH

I.3 Developing inventory ofwetland

CWC, MoEF



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processI.4 Development of Water

Resources Information

System(except the dataof sensitive andclassified nature, allinformation to be inpublic domain)

CWC, StateGovernments

I.5 Research and studies onall aspects related toimpact of climate changeon water resourcesincluding quality aspectsof water resources withactive collaboration of allresearch organizationsworking in the area ofclimate change

NIH, CWC,CGWB, BB

and ResearchStations

I.6 Reassessment of basinwise water situation

a. Reassessment of basinwise water situation inpresent scenarioincluding water qualityby using latesttechniques

CWC andCGWB

b. ComprehensiveReassessment of theground water resourcesup to Block / Mandal /Taluka level for theentire country

CGWB, StateGovernments



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processI.7 Projection of the impact

of climate change on

water resources -Projection of waterresources availability asa result of impact ofclimate change whichwould inter-alia includethe likely changes in thecharacteristics of wateravailability in time andspace

CWC and NIH

Goal 2.- Promotion ofcitizen and state actions forwater conservation,augmentation andpreservation

II.1 Expeditiousimplementation of waterresources projectsparticularly themultipurpose projectswith carry over storages



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processa. Expeditious

implementation of major

and medium irrigationprojects by States inareas / situationssensitive to climatechange.[Creation of storage of64 BCM is targetedthrough completion ofon-going 205 major &medium irrigationprojects during XI Plan.Creation of 9 Mha ofirrigation potential istargeted through major &medium irrigationprojects (including ERMprojects)]

StateGovernments

b. Expeditiousimplementation of ERMof irrigation projects byStates in areas /situations sensitive toclimate change

StateGovernments

c. Expeditious

implementation of minorirrigation schemesincluding schemes forground waterdevelopment by Statesin areas / situationssensitive to climatechange

State

Governments



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processd. Adequate allocations to

be made for undertaking

projects and their timebound completion

PlanningCommission

e. Review of policiesrelated to financing ofwater resources projects

PlanningCommission

II.2 Promotion of traditionalsystem of waterconservation -Expeditiousimplementation ofprogramme for repair,renovation andrestoration of waterbodies in areas /situations sensitive toclimate change by (i)Increasing capacity ofminor tanks, and (ii)Rehabilitating waterbodies, with changedfocus

StateGovernments

II.3 Conservation andpreservation of

wetlands

MoEF, StateGovernments

II.4 Promotion of waterpurification anddesalination techniques



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processa. Research for

development of cost

effective waterpurification anddesalinationtechnologies

M/o EarthSciences,

DST

b. Encourage PPP modelfor desalination-preparation ofnecessary guidelinesetc

M/o UD

c. Provide incentives fordesalination preparation ofnecessary guidelinesand initiation ofnecessary actions bythe respective Statesand concerned centralministries

M/o UD

II.5 Empowerment andinvolvement ofPanchayati RajInstitutions, urban waterbodies and primary

stake holders inmanagement of waterfacilities

MoWR, MoPR

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pa. Interactive session with

policy makers for

sensitization

MoWR, CWC,CGWB and

StateGovernments

b. Capacity building forprofessionals fromvarious departments /organizations associatedwith water resourcesdevelopment and

management

MoWR CWC,CGWB and

StateGovernments

c. Promotion of do-it-yourself action bycitizens throughintensive socialcommunication

MoWR

d. Mass awarenessprogramme includingthrough schoolcurriculum

MoWR

Goal 3.- Focused attentionto over-exploited areas

III.1 Physical sustainability

of ground waterresources



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a. Pursuing the enactmentof bill for ground water

regulation andmanagement

MoWR

b. Expeditiousimplementation ofprogramme forconservation of waterthrough recharge ofground water including

rainwater harvesting inareas / situationssensitive to climatechange

StateGovernments

and CGWB

c. Active communityparticipation in groundwater regulation &management

MoA, MoRD,MoWR,CGWB

d. Promotion of aPanchayat /district levelmodel for ground waterregulation

e. Exploration of groundwater including groundwater exploration todecipher deeper freshwater aquifers up to1000/1500m

StateGovernments

and CGWB



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III.2 Intensive program forground water recharge in

over-exploited areasa. Rainwater harvesting

and artificial recharge toground water

StateGovernmentsand CGWB

b. Expansion of programfor recharge of groundwater through dug wells

StateGovernments

and CGWBIII.3 Intensive programme

for addressing thequality aspects ofdrinking waterparticularly in rural area

DoDWS

III.4 Sensitization of

elected representativeof over exploited areason dimensions of theproblems and to orientinvestment underNREGA towards waterconservation

MoWR,

CWC,CGWB,MoRD

(DoDWS),



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Goal 4.- Increasing wateruse efficiency by 20%

IV.1 Research in area ofincreasing water useefficiency andmaintaining its qualityin agriculture, industryand domestic sector

CWC, CGWB,MoA, MoUD,MoCI, MoP,

DoDWS,State

GovernmentsIV.2 Incentivize recycling ofwater including wastewater

a. Incentivize recycling ofwater including wastewater

MoUD, MoCI

b. Preparation ofnecessary guidelines forencouraging PPP modelfor recycling andwastewater treatment

MoUD, MoCI



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c. Provide technical andfinancial support forcommon waste watertreatment and recyclingplants

MoUD, MoCI,MoEF,

Department ofIndustrialPolicy &

Promotiond. Strict enforcement of

provisions in respect ofwaste water treatment

MoEF, StateGovernments

IV.3 Development of Eco-friendly sanitationsystem

MoUD, MoRD

IV.4 Provide incentives forwater-neutral andwater-positive

a. Provide incentives forwater neutral andwater positivetechnologies

MoUD, MoCI

b. Review the policies oneffluent treatment inwater scarce areas

MoUD, MoCI,MoEF

c. Encourage reuse oftreated effluent

MoUD, MoCI



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IV.5 Improve efficiency of urban water supplysystem

a. Initiate benchmarkstudies for urban wateruse and introduceconcept of waterefficiency index forurban areas

MoUD

b. Develop knowledgebank for urban watersupply and use

MoUD

c. Adopt volumetricmetering for urbanwater supply

MoUD

d. Water supply system tobe made sustainablethrough appropriatepricing

MoUD

IV.6 Efficiency labeling ofwater appliances andfixtures

MoUD &MoRD

IV.7 Promotion of waterefficient techniques andtechnologies

a. Promotion of microirrigation techniquessuch as sprinkler anddrip irrigation

MoA



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b. Expand FarmersParticipatory ActionResearch Programme

CWC, CGWB,MoA

IV.8 Incentivize use ofefficient irrigationpractices and fullyutilize the createdfacilities

a. Preparation of

appropriate guidelines

MOA, MoWR

& CWC

b. Initiation of actions bythe States and otheragencies

StateGovernments

IV.9 Promote mandatorywater audit includingthose for drinking waterpurposes

a. Preparation ofguidelines and manuals

MoWR, MoRD& MoUD

b. Pursue theimplementation withState governments andother agencies

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c. Adoptions andapplication ofguidelines by projectauthorities andappraising agencies

CWC, CGWB,State

Governments

d. Amendment to RiverBoard Act under entry56 of union list to makeit more effective

MoWR

e. Setting up of river basinorganizations

MoWR



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gparticularly for

augmenting water byconverting surplus floodwater into utilizablewater - Expeditiousformulation of theprojects for utilization ofsurplus flood water forbeneficial use of thesociety andimplementation ofprojects after evaluatingcosts and landacquisition problems

,MoRD,

MoUD, MoA,MoEF, NRAA,DST, MoES

V.6 Ensuring convergenceamong various waterresources programmes- Convergence amongvarious programmesrelated to waterresources development

and managementparticularly (i)CAD&WM, RRR ofWater Bodies, Groundwater recharge through

MoWR



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of Ministry of water

resources, (ii) NREGAof Ministry of RuralDevelopment, (iii)Drinking water supplyof Department ofDrinking Water Supply(Ministry of RuralDevelopment), (iv)Integrated watersheddevelopmentprogramme of Ministryof Agriculture, (v)various waterconservationprogrammes of Ministry

of Environment andForests

Annexure VIIIAdditional fund requirements for identified activities during XI Plan

(Rs in crores)Sl. Specific areas of activities Additional requirement of Sl. Specific areas of activities Additional requirement of


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