1. Strategies for Water Sector in the
Twelfth Five Year Plan

2. Current Status
Annual Water availability is almost
constant
Per capita water storage is 190 m3
Irrigation efficiency is 38-40%
Against 139.89 m.ha. of ultimate
irrigation potential, about 113.24 m.ha.
created by the end of XI Plan
Flood prone area is 49.8 m.ha.

3. Current Status contd…
Out of 16,66,075 Rural habitations,
12,31,411 have 100% population
covered with drinking water
Against 12.57 crore households, 9.08
cr provided individual toilets

4. Challenges in the Water Sector
Rising Water Demand
Growing population and economy strains
the demand supply balance
Limited water resources with spatial &
temporal variation
Falling groundwater tables
Groundwater contamination
Surface water pollution
Climate change impact on hydrological
cycle

5. Challenges contd…
Lower efficiency in water uses
Frequent spells of floods & droughts
Increasing water conflicts
Sustainability of the resources
Over dependence on Ground Water leading to slip
back and contamination
Lack of convergence Rural water supply with
sanitation-toilets constructed under TSC
Inequity in urban water supply
Disaggregated demand supply details required for
various regions

6. Action Plan for the Water Sector
Improving water use efficiency
Sustainable participatory groundwater
management
Watershed restoration and groundwater recharge
New approach to rural drinking water supply on
population basis
Integrate urban water supply with sewage systems
Emphasis on recycle & reuse of water
New legal and institutional framework
Basin approach for water planning & management

7. Major&Medium Irrigation & Accelerated
Irrigation Benefits Programme
Prioritize investible funds to complete ongoing
projects
Close irrigation capacity and utilization gap by 10
m.ha.
Modify AIBP and tie with Command Area
Development Programme
Link AIBP assistance to reforms and opt multi
disciplinary approach instead of engineering only
National Irrigation Management Fund for
deepening reforms

8. Incomplete Major and Medium Irrigation
Projects across Plan Periods
700
No of Projects 600
500
400
300
200
100
0
V
IX
an
II
XI
VI
9
2
-6
-9
Pl
66
90
e
AP
AP
Pr
Plan Periods
Increasing Gap between Irrigation Potential
Created and Utilised under Major and
Medium Irrigation
50
45
Created
40
Utilised
35
Irr.Pot (MHa)
30
25
20
15
10
5
0
X
II
VI
IV
I
V
IX
III
XI
lan
II
I
9
0
2
VI
VI
-6
-8
-9
P
66
78
90
e-
AP
AP
AP
Pr
Plan Periods

9. Ground Water Resources
Development Scenario(No. of blocks)
Total Units Assessed - 5842
9

10. Groundwater Action Plan contd…
Aquifer mapping for Groundwater
Management as primary focus
Breaking groundwater energy nexus
Promoting groundwater development
in Eastern India

11. Rural Water Supply and Sanitation-
Action Plan contd…
By 2017, 50% households to have 40 lpcd
piped water supply.
Waste water treatment and sanitation-
integral part of water supply plans
In sanitation to focus on habitation
saturation approach
Solid and liquid waste management to form
part of Nirmal Gram

14. Urban Water Supply and Sanitation-
Action Plan contd…
Focus on demand management
Bridge water supply and sewage treatment gap
Inter-se reallocation of water among various
sectors
All generated sewage to be tapped and treated
Efficient systems, Minimise loss, progressive
tariff structure
Industry- Reduce water use and recycle
Water audits in public and private institutions

15. Flood and its Management-Action
Plan contd…
Emphasis on restoring traditional
water bodies and natural drainage
systems
Involve civil society organization to
manage floods
Encourage non structural measures

16. Integrated Watershed Management
Programme (IWMP)
25 m.ha. to be covered in the XII Plan
Focus on physical outcomes and
monitorable indicators
IWMP to be integrated with NRLM, RRR of
water bodies and MGNREGA
IWMP to be used as a scientific tool for
recharging of ground water

17. Expected Outcomes
Bridging the irrigation capacity utilization gap
by 10 m.ha.
Creating 18.35 m.ha. new irrigation capacity
25 m.ha. to be covered under IWMP
50% of the population to have piped water
supply
50% of the Gram Panchayats to attain Nirmal
Gram status
Cover all rural habitations with sanitation
All urban water supply projects to combine
sewage treatment facilities also

18. Further Reference
Planning Commission : http://planningcommission.nic.in/
Water Chapter, 12th Five Year Plan :
http://planningcommission.nic.in/plans/planrel/12thplan/pdf/vol_1.pdf
Rural Development Chapter, 12th Five Year Plan :
http://planningcommission.gov.in/plans/planrel/12thplan/pdf/vol_2.pdf
Ministry of Water Resources : http://wrmin.nic.in/
Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation: http://www.mdws.gov.in/
Central Water Commission : http://www.cwc.gov.in/
Central Ground Water Board : http://cgwb.gov.in/
Department of Land Resources : http://dolr.nic.in/
Article on “Water : Towards a Paradigm Shift in the Twelfth Plan” by Dr. Mihir Shah,
Member, Planning Commission in Economic and Political Weekly Vol - XLVIII No. 03,
January 19, 2013 : http://www.epw.in/authors/mihir-shah/