Name of Scheme:         Scheme for development of Ground Water & implementation
                           of various NABARD schemes in the state.

 Objective:

1. Engineering design and ground water structures.

2. Well hydraulics and hydrological survey.

3. Geophysical investigation.

4. To undertake detail monitoring, collection of data of minor irrigation by
conducting surveys.

 Financial Outlay:

 

              Scheme is being implemented in the State with a financial outlay of Rs 4.446 crores for the year 2008-09.  The total

numbers of officers/officials are 291.  Year wise outlay of the scheme for last years is given below:-

                                                                                                                                          (Rs. In crores)

Particulars	2002-03	2003-04	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08	2008-09
Salary	2.7741	2.86	3.020	3.37	3.53	4.087	4.248
TA	0.055	0.03	0.030	0.03	0.03	0.066	0.033
Contingency OE, MS, M&V, M&E & POL)	0.0631	0.06	0.088	0.11	0.28	0.137	0.135
RRT	0.0245	0.04	0.040	0.03	0.04	0.028	0.030
Total	2.9167	2.99	3.178	3.54	3.88	4.318	4.446

Activities of the scheme:

            The main activities of the scheme are:

• Monitoring of water level

• Ground Water Assessment

• Estimates for tubewell loaning

• Free service to farmers.

  • Location of tubewell sites

  • Optimum tubewell depth

  • Design of tubewell assembly

  • Development of tubewell

   

• Micro level survey to identify potential pockets

• Selection and evaluation of watershed.

• Monitoring of rainguage stations.

• Training of farmers for Minor Irrigation schemes.

• Conducting   free geophysical surveys to identify and demarcate the aquifer
   zones for installation of tubewells.

• Pump efficiency tests to improve the efficiency pump sets.

• Providing Ground water availability certificate to Haryana Vidyut
  Prasaran Nigum (HVPN) for formulation of tubewells loaning schemes.

• Assistance to Haryana State Cooperative Land Development Bank
   (HSLDB) in formulation of tubewell loaning scheme.

• Technical support to National Bank of Agriculture and Rural
  Development (NABARD) for MI development in the state through
  institutional finance.

• Besides above activities, various thematic maps and technical reports
  connected with micro level, Hydro geological, Geophysical survey and
  ground water assessments are prepared.

  Achievements of 2008-09

  Sr No.	Name of component	Physical		Proposed for 2009-10
  		Target	Achievement
  1.	No. of observation wells Observed	2105	2105	2105
  2.	Micro level survey of  blocks/special studies Undertaken.	10	10	10
  3.	Pump efficiency test/ aquifer performance test	40	33	42
  4.	Draft studies observed	339	339	339
  5.	Water samples analysed	10000	11881	10000
  6.	Geophysical sounding Undertaken	As per Requirement	114	As per Requirement
  7.	Guidance to farmers for installation of new tube wells	As per requirement	874	As per Requirement
  8.	Preparation of tube-well estimates for submission to various banks	As per Requirement	10	As per Requirement
  9.	Preparation of various maps	15	15	15

         Accelerated Groundwater Recharge scheme

183, 52 , 22 & 90 numbers of rainwater harvesting structures were constructed during the year 2005-06, 2006-07, 2007-08
 & 2008-09 respectively.  The budgetary provision of Rs 105.00 lac has been kept for the year 2009-10, work is under progress.

         Management of Natural Resources (Groundwater)Scheme (State Plan)

             This scheme was introduced in the year 2008-09 with the budgetry provision of Rs. 300 lacs and 25 numbers of Piezometric tubes were installed for strengthening the Grid observation points during the year 2008-09.  The budgetary provision of Rs 45.00 lacs has been kept for the year 2009-2010, work is under progress.

 Future strategies

Ø                  Propagation for change in cropping pattern from more water intensive to less water intensive crops.

 

Ø                  Propagation for conjunctive use of surface and ground water in highly saline areas.

 

Ø                  Propagation for water conservation devices viz Sprinkler/drip for judicious use of ground water.

 

Ø                  Artificial recharge in water declining areas

 

Ø                  Educating drillers/farmers for installation of tubewells on scientific lines.

 

Ø                  Introduction of Ground water legislation to regulate and control the development of ground water.