JAL SHAKTI ABHIYAN

A Water Conservation Campaign

1. Water Conservation and Rainwater Harvesting

Checklist for officers to evaluate water Conservation and Rainwater Harvesting

Parameter Assessment

Inventorising the existing structures No. of existing structures that

and their restoration are restored/ cannot be restored
Scientific identification of locations
No. of sites identified and works
for different water conservation
taken up
structures
Increase in groundwater Level if
any between baseline data and
Ground water table
post Jal Shakti Abhiyan data
based on reference well data
Different water conservation and
No. of Structures against an
rain water Harvesting
approved plan
activities/structures developed
Financial allocation and expenditure
for different water conservation and Verification of payment receipts
rain water harvesting activities
Increased capacity to be
Existing capacity of water bodies
measured in Cubic Meters
(Irrigation/Drinking
Use of the water bodies water/Household use/ Livestock
use etc.)
No. of drinking water sources which
goes dry during summer and No. of drinking water sources
potential water conservation provided with : water
interventions that can be taken conservation measures
around these on priority
Awareness programme in the district
No. of programmes to be
around water conservation and rain
conducted
water harvesting
2. Renovation of Traditional and other Water Bodies/Tanks

Officials visiting field may use following broad checklist for gathering
District/Block/village level information:

Parameter Assessment

Data from the Minor Irrigation

Number of water bodies
census/District
Current irrigation capacity of the
waterbody against the original Field verification of samples
design
No. of existing structures that
Inventorising the existing structures
are restored/cannot be restored
and their restoration
(inventory at district Level)
How many structures are defunct
Field verification
and unusable and reasons
Details of work (desilting area,
whether RRR undertaken? status of
quantity of silt in cum, water
progress against DPR
storage created etc.)
Number of water bodies in which
catchment area treatment works Eg. IWMP MIS
have started
Cost of developing the traditional
unit cost per type of water body
structure
Capacity building and awareness
generation activities undertaken or List of number of programmes
not
Number of Water User Associations
formed as part of sustainable
Field verification.
operation and Maintenance of
structures (O&M)
3. Watershed Development

Checklist for officers to evaluate Watershed Development;

Officials visiting field may use following broad checklist for gathering District/ Block/village
level information:

Parameter Assessment
Number of watersheds
Implemented
Detailed project Report of the
and stage of watershed
watershed/District plan
implementation (preparatory phase/
work phase/ withdrawal phase)
Area under the watershed Ha Watershed map
Area treatment activities planned
and Work and payment registers
activities undertaken.
Area treatment activities planned
and Work and payment registers
activities undertaken.
Ground water improvement in
watersheds at advanced stages of Based on reference well data
implementation
Livelihood activities planned and
Work and payment registers
implemented for the landless poor
Review of the minutes of
Level of Community participation meeting and
frequency of meeting

No. of awareness programmes

Level of Community Capacities organized, No. of watershed
and Institution Building (watershed development committees
committees) formed with operations and
management (O&M ) funds.
4. Reuse and Borewell Recharge Structures

Checklist for officers to evaluate Reuse and Borewell recharge structures

Officials visiting field may use following broad checklist for gathering District/Block/Village
level information:

Parameter Assessment
Water Demand-Supply gap per
volumes in lpcd
capita
Grey water generation potential District Level grey water
volumes
Effectiveness of technology for Technology adoption rate and
grey water treatment for reuse cost effectiveness
Major point recharge structures
Number of structures
found
Water saving in terms of
Ground water recharge potential reduced use of ground
water
Awareness programme in the
district around reuse and point No. of Programmes conducted
recharge
Agriculture, Irrigation,
Potential use of treated grey water
Household etc.
Major bottle necks in the grey Community
water reuse consultation/discussion
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5. Intensive Afforestation

Checklist for officers to evaluate plantation

Parameter Assessment

Area under Plantation and

In Ha and In Numbers
corresponding number of saplings
Size of the sapling (greater
Quality of saplings (at Least 3 feet)
than 3 feet)

Indigenous/Local species or not

Yes/No

Rate of Survival
percentage

Water Availability Frequency and signs of

Irrigation
Whether replacement done against
the mortality No. of blank pits

Protection mechanism adopted from

Fencing of individual plants
grazing and browsing
or entire patch done or not
Overall assessment as good,
General condition of the Plantation
bad average

Number of structures
Soil and Moisture Conservation
/treatment to arrest water
Measures adopted (relevant in hilly
flow (trenches, gully plugs.
tracts)
Continuous contour
Trenches (CCT)

Community involvement in
Involvement of NGOs,
maintaining and protecting
Youth agencies/others
plantation
 District Water Conservation Plan
Funds
No. of Non required
Volume Volume
No. of Functional to restored/
Sl of Water of Water
Type of structures Functional that rejuvenate /
No. stored in Stored in
structures can be build in
cum cum
restored lakh
INR
Water Harvesting
1. Natural water bodies,
(ponds, Lakes)
2. Traditional water
harvesting structures
(stepwell, Jhalaras,
talabs, Tanka, Bawari,
Aharpyne,
bhandaraphad, Johad,
Khadin, Kund, Zabo etc.
3. Large water bodies (5
hectare area and above)
4. Check Dams

5. Farm Ponds

6. Rooftop water
harvesting structures
with storage Community
and privately owned)
7. Restoration of main
branch/distributory/
minor canals of canal
systems
Recharge Structure
8. No. of percolation tank

9. No. of individual soak pits

10. No. of community soak
pits
11. No. of Borewell recharge
structures
12. No. of waste stabilization
ponds
 13. No. of HH rooftop
rainwater harvesting
structures with
recharge(community and
privately owned)

Improving Water-use efficiency

Sl
Measures Area in Ha Funds Required
No.
Area that can be brought under micro-
14.
irrigation:

15. during year 2019-20

16. during year 2020-21

17. during year 2021-22

 1. Aquifer Map and Aquifer Management Plan
2. Ground Water Table level, Sources of drinking and irrigation water, quality
3. Location of encroachments, illegal diversion of land for construction purpose: Marking of boundaries and regulation
4. Water User Association
5. District Irrigation Plan, District Conservation Plan
6. DPR of Watershed/District Plan, Watershed Map
7. Any water treatment in practice
8. Inventory of water bodies and water conservation structures
9. List of recharge structure available
10. List government buildings for Rain Water Harvesting
11. List of Schools, colleges, NSS, NCC, NGOs, eco-clubs, NYKS(Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan), SHGs, Swachhgrahis
12. Meet Agriculture department for KVK (Krishi Vigyan Kendra) Melas and DFO for afforestation programme
13.
a. Timelines
b. Target/Deliverables/
c. Achievements/ Outcome & Monitoring
d. Sources of Funds
e. Media Plan
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Activities to be taken up

1. Inventory of water bodies and conservation structures, their status (efficiency, restoration)
2. Cleaning of wells, ponds
3. Increasing capacity of existing water bodies:-Restoration & Repair, Renovation, Rejuvenate (Desilting, Removal of
weeds and garbage)
4. Repair of conveyance systems, feeder channel and strengthen bunds
5. Construction of Rain Water Harvesting structure in public building and Households
6. Water conservation structures
a. Rooftop Rain Water Harvesting and Artificial Ground Water Recharge structure
b. Check Dams
c. Tanks
d. Farm Ponds
e. Gully Plugs
f. Contour Bunds
g. Trenches
h. Percolation tanks
i. Sunken Pit
7. Solid & liquid waste management/ Grey Water Management
a. Borewell Reacharge structure
b. Community and Household soak pit
c. Grey water treatment pond
d. Kitchen Garden for Households
8. Afforestation, Plantation (Roadside, schools, live fencing)
9. Krishi Vigyan Kendra Melas
10. Institution participation: Gram Panchayat, Schools, Colleges, Youth Groups, NCC, NSS, NYK, SHG, NGO, Clubs,
Swachhgrahis

Community Participation/Shramdaan

Awareness generation/Campaign

Capacity building: Institutions

Media Communication