WATER SECURITY PLAN FOR ENSURING SUSTAINABILITY OF SOURCES – INSTITUTIONAL ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

JALANIDHI

WATER

Water is essential to the life of the planet and to the prosperity of its people.

Whether it is food security, nutrition security, poverty reduction, economic growth, energy production, human health—water is the nexus

WATER security is the capacity of a population to ensure that they continue to have access to potable water..

Water security implies affordable access to clean water for agricultural industrial or HH usage and is thus important part of human security

Water security also means addressing environmental protection and the negative effects of poor management.

WATER SECURITY

GLOBAL SCENARIONEED OF WATER SECURITY

India has

2% of world’s land 4% of world’s freshwater resources 16% of world’s population 17% of world’s cattle population Precipitation Most of it is confined to monsoon of just

about 100 h out of the total 8760 h in a year

Makes irrigation imperative for reliable agricultural production

Necessitates storage in various forms

NATIONAL SCENARIO

Per capita availability as on 2001- 1820cm/year

Per capita availability as on 2050- 1140cm/year

Expected population on 2050- 1640 million Total utilizable SW – 690cubic km Total replenishable GW- 432cubic km Annual pption including snow fall-

4000cubic km

Indian Scenario

44 rivers 3000 mm annual rain fall About 29 fresh water reservoirs and

lakes Highest well density Chain of back water bodies About 600 km coast line Inspite of all these Rivers dry up in summer Ground water is declining Ponds dry up in summer Declining discharge of Springs

STATE SCENARIO

Is a demand driven project scientific source identification done

Challenges in Sustainability of sources identified Water scooping studies to improve

sustainability of sources, still sustainability of sources were yet to be achieved

 This calls for Reliable source finding Identifying suitable site for ground water

recharging Conserving and developing ground water. Better Management of surface and

underground water resources

JALANIDHI PHASE I

Kerala has limited ground water resources. In recent times there has been considerable

increase in demand for water due to increase in population as well as standard of living and also greater use of water for irrigation and industrial purpose.

Thus it becomes imperative that any large scale water supply project using ground water addresses the sustainability of the resource.

WHY WATER SECURITY PLAN IN JALANIDHI PHASE II ?

Sustainability of this limited resource is possible only through implementation of artificial recharge and water conservation measures on a water shed basis wherever feasible.

Hence in JALANIDHI PHASE IILocating and deriving location specific water security plans giving focus on recharging mechanisms is a prerequisite

WATER AVAILABILITY IN A REGION

HOW WATER SECURITY PLAN ?

RAINFALL SURFACE WATER

GROUND WATER

WATER SHED

AQUIFER(WELLS)

GROUND WATER PROSPECT

PREPARATION OF WATER SECURITY PLAN

The Hydro geological status of the area The yield and quality Scope for further development Plan for artificial recharge Water budgeting for a specific period Measures for maintenance of

environmental health

NEED OF A WATER SECURITY PLANWSP PROVIDES A COMPREHENSIVE ACCOUNT ABOUT

Preparing a water development plan on the GIS/ available map showing the water resources both ground and surface and plotting the habitations/ wards requiring water.

Identifying good source in terms of quality and quantity

Providing appropriate ground water recharge measures for the selected sources

Rain water harvesting measures required to ensure reliability.

Conjunctive use of surface water ground water and rain water harvesting

water security plan encompassing (i) water quality monitoring at BG level using field test kits, (ii) water quality monitoring at district level, (iii) mechanism to take corrective actions, (iv)water quality surveillance preferably by Government of Kerala, Health department or by agencies as decided by KRWSA

A operating plan - identifying standard operating functions and who will do them

OBJECTIVES OF WATER SECURITY PLAN

To generate a scientific data base on ground water souce finding.

The ground water prospect map narrow down the target zones facilitating

systematic site selection for drilling Identifies sites suitable for recharge

interventions ensuring sustainability of the source.

Indicate ground water potential zones and critical zones

USE OF WATER SECURITY PLAN

Improved water cycle management Checks misuse of water bodies Prevents mismatched rate of

withdrawal and recharge WSP provides the platform on which a

recharge and conservation programme can be built

WATER SECURITY PLAN ENSURES

1. STATE/KRWSA2. PRI/GP3. NGO/SO4. BG/USER GROUP

STAKE HOLDERS OF WATER SECURITY PLAN

1. ROLE OF KRWSA/STATE is responsible for the preparation of TOR

for the consultant’s preparation of water security plan of GP

Ensure that approved TOR will be followed for the preparation of water security plans of all GPs

Procurement, selection and placement of consultant for the preparation of water security plan for the GPs as per the procurement norms.

To execute the agreement with the selected consultant and monitor the works.

is responsible for review the progress, evaluate and approve the reports of the

water security plan submitted by the consultant. release of payments to the consultant as per the conditions of the contract on approval of the reports

Audit of accounts

ROLE OF STAKE HOLDERS

To extend all required support to the water security plan preparation consultant

Ensure that reports are prepared timely by the consultant

To ensure that the draft water security plan is presented before the GP council

for their information and awareness. ENSURE THE SUSTAINABILITY OF THE

SOURCES IN THE GP

2. ROLE OF GP/PRI

Provide available baseline data and other records collected regarding GP to the water security consultant for the preparation of Water Security Plan.

Provide the required field level facilitation support for the preparation of water security plan for ensuring the sustainability of all sources selected .

Motivating and supporting implementation of interventions proposed in the WSP

3. ROLE OF SO

Provide basic data of terrain of area Provide the required field level

facilitation support for the preparation of water security plan

Ensure that the source selected is sustainable by implementing the

interventions proposed in the WSP. Monitor the water quality and water

level so as to ensure sustainability

4. ROLE OF BG