Post on 19-Mar-2022
NGT orders in O. A. No. 325 of 2015
O. A. No. 325/2015 - Sarvadaman Singh Oberoi Vs. Union of India & Ors.
Rejuvenation and protection/ conservation of water bodies is required forrecharge of ground water, harnessing of rain water, prevention of soilerosion and maintaining the micro climate besides aesthetic value.
Majority of statutory provisions for protection of water bodies covers onlyponds having area of >0.5 acres, leaving ponds of lesser area out ofregulation.
The statutory framework or guidelines throughout India should covercomprehensively the subject of restoration of all the water bodiesirrespective of size.
Hon’ble Tribunal, however, clarified that focus to be onponds, etc. recorded in the revenue records.
Remedial action for rejuvenation and protection/ conservationof all water bodies including ponds of area <0.5 acre pan Indiain accordance of approved Action Plans and in compliance ofthe timelines in terms of Hon’ble NGT orders/ directions.
Time line for commencement of restoration works by01.04.2020 and completion by 31.03.2021.
NGT order Dt. 18.11.2020
State/UTs to designate a nodal agency for restoration of Waterbodies that will work under supervision of Chief Secretaries.
Scope of work:-
• Convening preliminary meeting on the subject with all theDistrict Magistrates on or before 31.01.2021 to take stock of thesituation and to plan further steps, including the directions todistrict authorities for further course of action.
• Periodic monitoring through monthly review meetings at theDistrict level as well as the State level with the identifiedtargets.
• Submission of periodical reports to the CPCB/Secretary Jal Shakti,Government of India. First such report may be furnished by28.02.2021.
• Evolving monitoring mechanism as well as Grievance RedressalMechanism (GRM).
CMC (constituted in O.A. No. 673/2018), to also monitor waterbodies restoration by the states/UTs periodically, at least 3 times ayear. First such monitoring to take place by 31.03.2021 and report tobe submitted to Tribunal by 30.04.2021.
Agenda for the meeting• Status of water bodies, including the water quality, in the State having
area (i) less than 5 hectares and (ii) more than 5 hectares. • Details of water bodies falling under Urban areas.• A format for data regarding water bodies in the States/ UTs along with
the data available has been mailed. States are requested to verify/ update the data.
• Details of floodplain wetlands within 10 Kms of both sides of the river.• Preparation of State/ District wise wetland protection & rejuvenation
plans.• Community outreach/ public participation towards Jal Shakti Abhiyan,
Ganga Quest (www.gangaquest.com). • A toolkit for Urban Wetland/ Water Bodies Management guidelines is
placed at NMCG website at https://nmcg.nic.in/writereaddata/fileupload/12_SPA.pdf
CPCB compiled the data submitted by the States/ UTs and submitted to NGT in the report dated 29.10.2020 as under:
S. No. State/ UT Identified Water Bodies Status on restoration of water bodies
Lakes Ponds TanksOthers (Pynes/ Aahar/ Well/
Reserviors etc.)
Total No of identified water
bodies
No. of water bodies selected for restoration
No. of water bodies
restored so far
No. of water bodies presently
under restoration
1 Andaman & Nicobar - - - - 37 - - -2 Andhra Pradesh - - 1699 - 13171 9284 6608 7813 Arunachal Pradesh - - - - - - - -4 Assam 17 14 - - 31 - - -5 Bihar - 50150 - 51437 101587 - 12867 240756 Chattisgarh - - - 1658 68803 271110 -
7Daman & Diu & Dadra &
Nagar Haveli1 5 - - 6 - - -
8 Delhi - - - - 256 49 49 Goa 9 - - - 9 4
10 Gujarat 1939 42119 - - 44058 156 3 15311 Haryana 3 16534 - - 16537 10794 146 18912 Himachal Pradesh 6 - - - 6 4 - -13 Jammu & Kashmir - 2815 - - 1230 - - -14 Jharkhand - 282 - - 282 221 4 615 Karnataka - - - - 33350 - - -16 Kerala - 40000 - - 40000 - - -17 Lakswadweep - 297 - - 297 - 59 23818 Madhya Pradesh - - - - 66438 - - -19 Maharashtra - - - - 354 - - -20 Manipur 4 14 - - 18 - -
S. No. State/ UT Identified Water Bodies Status on restoration of water bodies
Lakes Ponds TanksOthers (Pynes/ Aahar/ Well/
Reservoirs etc.)
Total No of identified water
bodies
No. of water bodies selected for restoration
No. of water bodies
restored so far
No. of water bodies
presently under restoration
21 Meghalaya 2 - - - 2 1 - -
22 Mizoram 9 31 - - 40 - - -
23 Nagaland 1 8 - 1 10 2 - 2
24 Odisha 1 8 - 2 11 2 1
25 Punjab 15715 - - 15715 600 310 290
26 Puducherry 84 843 - - 927 547 321 43
27 Rajasthan- - - - - 12127 1963 6348
28 Sikkim 4 - - - 4 4 1 3
29 Tamil Nadu - - - - 15658 1317 5986 1766
30 Telangana - - - - 46531 27631 21436 6195
31 Tripura - 180 - - 180 30 - 26
32 Uttar Pradesh - 508 - - 508 504 84 424
33 Uttarakhand - - - - - - - -
34 West Bengal - - - - 15000 - - -
Total 2080 169523 1699 51440 413911 132080 320903 40539
NWIC provided a list of 7,96,588 water bodies
• As per State-wise bifurcation the total comes to 7,05,431
S. No. State < 5 Ha 5-10 Ha 10-100 Ha >100 Ha Total
1 Andaman & Nicobar Islands 13 2 6 1 22
2 Andhra Pradesh 24958 4500 5329 454 35241
3 Arunachal Pradesh 855 174 182 1 1212
4 Assam 13253 439 476 34 14202
5 Bihar 58033 795 725 47 59600
6 Chandigarh 0 0 0 1 1
7 Chattisgarh 9771 1690 1257 83 12801
8 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 1 0 0 0 1
9 Daman & Diu 16 7 4 0 27
10 Delhi 48 2 1 0 51
11 Goa 265 39 58 28 390
12 Gujarat 9492 2947 2576 356 15371
13 Harayana 5354 137 33 0 5524
14 Himachal Pradesh 181 11 8 4 204
15 Jammu & kashmir 625 81 110 19 835
16 Jharkhand 38312 388 176 39 38915
17 Karnataka 44052 3656 5078 434 53220
18 Kerala 11057 117 195 87 11456
19 Lakshwadeep 2 0 0 0 2
20 Madhya Pradesh 60454 2106 2770 216 65546
• States/ UTs may reconcile the CPCB & NWIC data and submit the updated status.
S. No. State < 5 Ha 5-10 Ha 10-100 Ha >100 Ha Total
21 Maharashtra 31812 3407 3626 471 39316
22 Manipur 1525 27 32 7 1591
23 Meghalaya 12 5 5 3 25
24 Mizoram 490 2 2 0 494
25 Nagaland 457 5 1 1 464
26 Odisha 89243 921 590 97 90851
27 Puducherry 18 8 15 4 45
28 Punjab 5684 51 27 6 5768
29 Rajasthan 36906 3268 3331 237 43742
30 Sikkim 164 31 57 3 255
31 Tamil Nadu 51833 6282 13907 871 72893
32 Tripura 98 15 16 2 131
33 Uttar Pradesh 13168 1206 1197 126 15697
34 Uttarakhand 765 11 15 10 801
35 West Bengal 101180 803 638 64 102685
36 Miscellaneous 8593 3380 3883 196 16052
Total 618690 36513 46326 3902 705431
Introduction
India’s wetlands/water bodies are extraordinarily diverse and play a vital role in maintaining water balance, flood prevention, support biodiversity and food security and livelihoods.
Urban areas have flourished around water, be it river, lake, or springs.
In the rapid pace of urbanization we have overlooked the role of water bodies.
Many city master plans do not even indicate these local waterbodies on map, leading to rapid encroachment and degradation.
1Introduction
The Urban Wetland/Water bodies management toolkit is targeted at providing a set of practical and policy-relevant methods for information collection and
decision making which can be used by those involved in wetland conservation and development planning.
Available at: https://nmcg.nic.in/download_forms.aspx
Mapping
City Level
Informati
on
Mapping
Urban
Wetlands/
Water
Bodies
Identificat
ion of
Ecosystem
Services
of Water
Bodies
Ground
Water
Assessme
nt
Land
Suitability
for
Ground
Water
Recharge
Impact of
Urban
Developm
ent on
Water
Bodies
Preparatio
n of
Action
Plan for
Conservat
ion of
Water
Bodies
Preparatio
n of
Managem
ent Plan
for
Conservat
ion of
Water
Bodies
Methodology
Stage I – Identification of Urban Wetlands/Water Bodies for Conservation Stage II – Action Plan for Identified Urban Wetlands/Water Bodies
1 2 3 4 5 67 8
Preparation of Interactive GIS map and listing of parameters for classifying water bodies.
Toolkit Application for Bhagalpur City
Layers of City Level Information Identification/Delineating Catchment Area and Zone of Influence of Water Bodies
Traditional Water Conservation/Management Techniques
Ahar-pyne system - a traditional floodwater harvesting system, indigenous to South Bihar providing an example of participatory irrigation management.
Some of the biggest pynes, fed a number of distributaries and irrigated over 100 villages.
Ahars and Pynes were collectively used by farmers and they had to synchronize their operations.
Connection with River Interwoven with settlements and agricultural lands
Rearing fish in ‘Ahar’ Agriculture practice in and around ‘Pyne’
Convergence of Schemes
Area-based development for improvement, renewal and greenfield development.
Smart Cities Mission Enhancing amenity value
of cities by upgrading recreation infra
AMRUT
Holistic development of services
HRIDAY
Restoration of aquatic ecosystems used as sources of drinking water
Repair, Renovation &
Restoration of Water Bodies Development of sanitation infrastructure to improve water quality of Urban & Rural Ecosystems.
Swachh Bharat Mission
Conservation of wetlands above 5 Ha. NPCA
Beautify and improve amenities and infrastructure at major pilgrimage sites in the country
Pilgrimage Rejuvenation and Spiritual
Augmentation Drive (PRASAD)
State Government schemes on fisheries,
agriculture, forestry, wildlife protection,
irrigation development etc.
Various components of DPR
Universal coverage of water supply to all households
Jal Jeevan Mission (Urban)
State/UT Total No. of Water Bodies identified as per
CPCB report dated 29.10.2020
Total No. of Water Bodies identified as per
NWIC Satellite inventory
Andaman & Nicobar 37 22
Andhra Pradesh 13171 35241
Arunachal Pradesh -- 1212
Assam 31 14202
Bihar 101587 59600
State/UT Total No. of Water Bodies identified as per
CPCB report dated 29.10.2020
Total No. of Water Bodies identified as per
NWIC Satellite inventory
Chandigarh -- 1
Chhattisgarh 1658 12801
Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli
6 1 (Dadra & NagraHaveli)
27 (Daman & Diu)
Delhi 256 51
Goa 9 390
State/UT Total No. of Water Bodies identified as per
CPCB report dated 29.10.2020
Total No. of Water Bodies identified as per
NWIC Satellite inventory
Gujarat 44058 15371
Haryana 16537 5524
Himachal Pradesh 6 204
Jammu & Kashmir 1230 835
Jharkhand 282 38915
State/UT Total No. of Water Bodies identified as per
CPCB report dated 29.10.2020
Total No. of Water Bodies identified as per
NWIC Satellite inventory
Karnataka 33350 53220
Kerala 40000 11456
Lakshadweep 297 2
Madhya Pradesh 66438 65546
Maharashtra 354 39316
State/UT Total No. of Water Bodies identified as per
CPCB report dated 29.10.2020
Total No. of Water Bodies identified as per
NWIC Satellite inventory
Manipur 18 1591
Meghalaya 2 25
Mizoram 40 494
Nagaland 10 464
Odisha 11 90851
State/UT Total No. of Water Bodies identified as per
CPCB report dated 29.10.2020
Total No. of Water Bodies identified as per
NWIC Satellite inventory
Punjab 15715 5768
Puducherry 927 45
Rajasthan -- 43742
Sikkim 4 255
Tamil Nadu 15658 72893
State/UT Total No. of Water Bodies identified as per
CPCB report dated 29.10.2020
Total No. of Water Bodies identified as per
NWIC Satellite inventory
Telangana 46531 --
Tripura 180 131
Uttar Pradesh 508 15697
Uttarakhand -- 801
West Bengal 15000 102685
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