National Hydrology Project Dr. Amita Prasad, Joint Secretary & Project Coordinator

1. National Hydrology ProjectDr. Amita Prasad, Joint Secretary & Project Coordinator 14th September, 2015, New Delhi

2. NHP – Project Background INDIA Map not to scale On Going States New States Sequence of events: HP-I (1995-2003) HP-II (2006-2014) NHP • 9 States • 6 Central Agencies • 13 States • 8 Central Agencies Pan-India 10 Central Agencies 2

3. NHP- Need for the Project • India has 2.4% of the world’s area and 4% of its water resources, supports 17% of the world’s human population and 15% of the livestock ; • As per XII FYP, a 3.19 million people were affected by floods every year and avg. annual losses are worked out to about Rs. 6,976 crore; • Out of 6607 assessment units in the country, 1071 units in various States have been categorized as ‘Over-exploited’ • Need to manage our water resources optimally 3

4. NHP – Need for the Project What needs to be done? learn from HP-I & HP-II establishment and upgradation of hydro-meteorological stations and generation of data is a pre-requisite adopt river basin approach for holistic assessment and management of water resources & develop tools for decision making – e.g. BBMB, upper Krishna river basin adopt state-of-the-art technology, e.g. latest Remote Sensing tools cover Ganga and Brahmaputra basin States Develop tools for ground water management Enable integration of data at River basin scale & exchange amongst States and Centre through a centralized database system. 4

5. NHP- Salient Features Project Components & Major Activities 5

6. Nature of Scheme: Central Sector Scheme Duration of the scheme: Stage-I: (FY 2015-16 to FY 2020-21) – 5 years Stage-II: (FY 2020-21 to FY 2023-24) – 3 years Project Costs: NHP- Salient Features Project Costs & Funding Mechanism 6

7. As per the norms for externally aided Central Sector projects, the World Bank can finance 50% of the total cost of the Scheme. The World Bank has, therefore, agreed to finance an amount of Rs. 1820 crore NHP- Salient Features Project Costs & Funding Mechanism 7

8. The summary of the Centre’s share, States’ share and that of World Bank’s loan is given below: (Rs in Crore) NHP- Salient Features Project Costs & Funding Mechanism 8

9. The States have requested that the World Bank’s Loan may be passed on to them as Grants. They have agreed to finance a part of the NHP as per details given below: NHP- Salient Features 9

10. Adoption of basin approach for holistic water resources planning & management. Integration and accessibility to hydro-meteorological data will be beneficial for all the riparian States for holistically design, evaluation and prioritization of various projects like: availability and allocation of water for drinking, agricultural, industrial purposes etc., Floods forecasting, inundation & management, Droughts analysis and management, Operation of water resources structures, etc. Evaluation of projects for interlinking of rivers NHP – expected Benefits & Outcome 10

11. Greater trust building amongst the States on water resources related issues., e.g. NE States have agreed for establishing a common Centre of Excellence for flood forecasting & water resources management at Guwahati for Brahmaputra and Barak rivers under NHP. The availability of data/information would give a boost to economy by identifying long term availability of water for hydropower, Smart Cities, irrigation development (PMKSY), Industrial corridors etc., thereby indirectly aiding in generating employment NHP – expected Benefits & Outcome 11

12. Central Support MoWR shall provide the following: Technical and Management Support (through (TAMC/CWC/CGWB) Finalisation of specifications and Terms of reference of consultancies, Preparation and evaluation of bids etc. evaluation of activities etc. Technical support on project implementation Training program through NIH/NWA/RGI Training program development in all the aspects of project along with academia and R&D institutes across India. Provide trainings MIS for project monitoring (financial and physical) Financial Consultancy for auditing MoUs with National and International organisations Role of MoWR in NHP 12

13. Central Support MoWR shall also provide following: National Water Informatics Centre with Accessibility to real time and integrated River Basin information (neatly 100 layers) including high resolution DEM, ET, Weather forecast, historical database. Software and support for development of State-WRIS. Sharing of data through CWC’s Earth Receiving Station CWC’s Web-based Database management system with cloud storage hence no financial burden to States Provision of linkage with States’ Data Centres Regional River Basin modelling Tools through CWC : Flood forecasting and early warning system coupled with weather forecast Water Resources Assessment at River basin scale. Role of MoWR in NHP 13

14. States need to work in close coordination with MoWR and central agencies to derive maximum benefits by taking the following steps: Design of hydromet network in consultation with MoWR States’ Data integration and improving accessibility through India-WRIS River Basin Models for flood forecasting, flash floods and inundation in the affected areas in greater details Improved assessment of their basin wise water resources. Role of States 14

15. NHP proposal has been prepared in consultation with State and Central organisations EFC Memo was circulated to all Ministries Comments of all the Ministries have been obtained on the EFC Memo - all the ministries have supported. Brief of the proposal along with the States components has been sent to the States. Consent of nearly all the States have been obtained. Chhattisgarh, Delhi, Bihar (GW) and Mah (GW) Revised EFC being submitted for seeking approval of Finance Ministry. Present Status 15

16. Need to firm up the following: Setting up the PMU with the States financial arrangement within the States Fund flow mechanism between the Centre and the States DEA Readiness for the project Activities and Time lines The Road Ahead…! EFC Approval – September, 2015 Negotiation with the World Bank (will depend on DEA’s readiness criteria) Cabinet Approval Signing of Loan/Project Agreement Project Implementation 16

17. Thank You