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WATER IS LIFE
Surface Water Scenario in
Rajasthan
TOTAL WATER ON EARTH
3%
(37.5 mill.cu.Kms)
Freshwater
11%
groundwater
upto 800m
11%
groundwater
below 800m
1% in lakes,
rivers and
streams etc.
97%
(1320 mill.cu.Kms.)
in Oceans (saline
Water)
77% in glaciers
& ice caps
320.14
Water Resources - NATION
Total ground water
431.44 BCM
111.3
Economically unUtilizable Ground Water
utilizable Ground water
Total surface water
1869.35 BCM
1179.04
690.31
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Surface water Utilizable
Economically unutilizable Surface water
2.5
Area
Population
Water Resources
Comparison with World
Surface Water Resources System at a Glance
Rajasthan
Surface Water Resources
Water within State
Interstate water
Total Surface water
21.71 BCM
17.88 BCM
39.59 BCM
Irrigation projects Completed
Major & Medium
Minor
Total
Irrigation Potential Created in
Million Ha.
Total
118
6688
6846
3.713
Status of Ground Water
Number of blocks in the assessment year
Category
1984
1998
2001
2002
2004
2009
Safe
203
135
54
49
32
31
Semi Critical
10
34
32
21
14
16
Critical
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26
65
80
50
25
Over
exploitation
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41
85
86
140
166
Status of Groundwater availability
• Net ground water availability
through recharge
10.79 BCM
• Total ground water draft
14.51 BCM
• Net groundwater balance
(-) 3.72 BCM
• Stage of Development
135 Percent
POPULATION V/S PER CAPITA AVAILABLITY OF
WATER IN THE STATE
PER CAPITA AVAILABLITY OF WATER
Absolute Scarcity
Year
National
Average
State
Average
2001
1820
840
2025
1341
561
2050
1140
439
The Unkind Nature & Handicaps
2/3rd part of the state is
desert- (this part is bigger than
all states except UP, MP, AP &
Maharashtra)
Recurring Droughts
Large Tribal Population
Wide Seasonal Variation in
Temperature
Aravali Ranges
2/3rd
(more than 50º to below 0 º)
Scanty & Erratic Rainfall
Jaisalmer
Cherapunji
:138 mm
:11000 mm
Average Annual Precipitation : 531 mm
Western part
: 318 mm
Eastern Part
: 688 mm
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Some Facts On Water Resources in Rajasthan
 Rajasthan with an area of 34.27 million hectare, is the
largest State of the Country . 66% area is desert.
 It holds 10.45% area, 5.40% population & 18.70% livestock
of the country but has only 1.16% surface water and 1.72%
ground water of the country.
 Out of 25.7 million ha cultivable land only 7.67 million ha is
irrigated. 65% irrigation is dependent on ground water and
35% is from surface sources.
 83% water is used for agriculture, 11% for drinking water and
6% for industrial & other uses.
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Continued ……
Some Facts On Water Resources in Rajasthan
 Water resources are not only scarce but highly unevenly
distributed both in time & space. Recurrent droughts.
 Per capita water availability is 640 cum as against minimum
international standard of 1000 cum. With growing population at
fast rate, this is likely to touch 438 cum in 2045 bringing
Rajasthan in absolute scarcity category.
 98% inter-state resources, 78% utilizable surface resources
and 137% of ground water resources already utilized.
 With the exploitation rate of 137%, the ground water situation is
precarious.
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Drinking Water Supply : Some Facts
 Huge imbalance between demand & supply: Urban deficit &
rural deficit is 2994 mld water is likely to reach 7884 mld by
2040
 40% villages/habitations are affected by quality. 75% of
country’s fluoride affected habitations are in Rajasthan.
 58 towns get water supply once in 48 hours, 15 once in 72
hours and 9 once in 96 hours.
 Water is being transported to 65 cities/towns and about
10500 rural habitations at present.
 91% drinking water schemes are based on ground water.
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Water: Key to development of Rajasthan
 Water is livelihood issue in Rajasthan. About 70% people
in rural area depend on Agriculture & animal husbandry
for livelihood
 Water & poverty are closely interlinked in the context of
Rajasthan
 Water availability would determine the future course of
development of the State
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Issues & Constraints
 Growing imbalance between demand & suppy. Present
deficit is
8.0 BCM and likly to increase to 9.0 BCM by
2015
 Uncertainty & reduced availability of water
 Inequity of access to water
 Low operational efficiency of water distribution system
 Depleting ground water resources & deteriorating quality of
water
 High cost of services, low cost recovery and low level of
expenditure on O&M
 Lack of ownership amongst the stakeholders
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Key initiatives
Supply side management
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Tap remaining potential: Water shed approach
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Restore ground water balance
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Recycling of used and wastewater
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Prevent water pollution
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Reduce Ttransmission & Distribution losses
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Water harvesting & Recharging
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Drinking water supply in water deficit areas from
assured surface sources: Water Grid System
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Demand Management
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Improvement in Irrigation efficiency
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Rationalize tariffs
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People’s participation
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Water Regulatory Authority
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Ground Water legislation
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Water campaign
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Improvement in service delivery
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Water Audit
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Benchmarking of schemes & projects
Practical & doable steps required by public
 Conseve every drop of water : stop wastage
 Roof top water harvesting
 Revival
of
Traditional
system
owenership and maintain them
 Water recharging
 Efficient use of water
 Prevent water pollution
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with
sense
of
Initiatives taken up so far
State Water Policy modified and adopted in February 2010.
Creation of SWRPD :- A separate State Water Resources Planning
Department (SWRPD) has been created to separate the overall
multi-sectoral water resources planning functions for the various
category of water users from the sub-sector specific irrigation/other
water service deliveries.
Participatory Irrigation Management:- RFPMIS Act, 2000 and Rule,
2002 enacted by the government. In June 2010 government has
issued order for giving 50% share of the water charges collected by
the WUAs to them. 1736 WUAs have been formed and systems
transferred to 659 WUAs for irrigation management and O&M
responsibility.
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Initiatives taken up so far
Training & Water Campaign:- Various trainings to farmers are being
imparted for efficient and conjuctive use of water in irrigation through
modern technologies i.e. drip and sprinkler system
IEC activities:- Jal Abhiyan, Jal Chetna Yatra and Jal Mela have
been organised under European Union SPP programme for better
awareness among stackholders.
Water Auditing and Benchmarking:- The work of water auditing and
benchmarking is in process for improvement of performance of
irrigation schemes.
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Water Resources Information System:- Web based WRIS serves as
Decision Support System (DSS) for planning, storage, distribution
and management of the water for the irrigation, drinking and other
purposes. It enables users and stakeholders to maintain up-to-date
information on projects, dams, reservoirs, canals, anicuts, weirs,
surface and ground water resources including recharge, chemical
analysis and water quality of available water, crops, Water User
Associations, etc.
Initiatives taken up so far
Integrated Water Resources Management: IWRM plan in 3182
Gram panchayats of 82 blocks of 11 district are being prepared.
1700 plans have been prepared and approved.
River Basin Planning: River basin planning for 14 river basin is in
progress for better management of available water resources.
Sprinkler Irrigation System:- In Narmada Canal System sprinkler
system has been made mandatory in 2.46 Lac ha area. Similarly in
Indira Gandhi Canal Project 27449 ha have been taken up for
sprinkler system.
O&M Manual:- O&M manual has been prepared in the year 2010
and enforced for better maintenance of existing irrigation systems.
SCADA :- Supervisory Control and Automated Data Acquisition has
been installed in Indira Gandhi Canal Project and same is proposed
to be installed on Gang and Bhakra Canal System for better
management of water distribution.
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Save Water
Preservation
Conservation
&
Utilization
of every drop of water
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