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Working Groups for the Eleventh Five Year Plan (2007-2012)
Water Resources
Dated 17th February 2006 With a view to formulate the Eleventh Five Year Plan (2007-2012) it has been decided to set up a Working Group on Water Resources Sector with the following Composition and Terms of Reference:
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Secretary, Ministry of Water Resources |
Chairman |
| 2 |
Additional Secretary, Ministry of Water Resources |
Member |
| 3 |
Chairman, Central Water Commission |
Member |
| 4 |
Member (Water Planning and Projects), Central Water Commission |
Member |
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Member (River Management), Central Water Commission |
Member |
| 6 |
Adviser (Water Resources), Planning Commission |
Member |
| 7 |
Joint Secretary and Financial Adviser, Ministry of Water Resources |
Member |
| 8 |
Commissioner (Policy and Planning), Ministry of Water Resources |
Member |
| 9 |
Commissioner (Projects), Ministry of Water Resources |
Member |
| 10 |
Commissioner (CAD and WM), Ministry of Water Resources |
Member |
| 11 |
Commissioner (Ganga), Ministry of Water Resources |
Member |
| 12 |
Commissioner (B and B), Ministry of Water Resources. |
Member |
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Commissioner (GW), Ministry of Water Resources |
Member |
| 14 |
Secretary (Irrigation and Flood Control), Government of Tripura |
Member |
| 15 |
Principal Secretary (Water Resources), Government of Madhya Pradesh |
Member |
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Principal Secretary (Water Resources), Government of Kamataka |
Member |
| 17 |
Secretary (Water Resources), Government of Rajasthan |
Member |
| 18 |
Chief Engineer, Project Monitoring Organization, Central Water Commission Non Official Members |
Member-Convener |
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Shri A.D.Mohile, Former Chairman, Central Water Commission |
Member |
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Shri R.S.Saksena, Former Chief Engineer (Minor Irrigation), Ministry of Agriculture and Irrigation |
Member |
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Shri Anil C.Shah, Chairman, Development Support Centre, Ahmedabad |
Member |
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Dr Tushaar Shah, International Water Management Institute, Vallabh Vidhya Nagar, Gujarat |
Member |
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Joint Secretary (Administration), Ministry of Water Resources |
Member |
Terms of Reference I. Major and Medium Irrigation
- To review the physical and financial performance of the sector during the Tenth Plan, suggest strategies and Plan size for Eleventh Plan.
- To suggest strategies for improving irrigation efficiencies, revenue returns and sector reforms for optimum benefits from the sector.
2. Minor irrigation
- To review the physical and financial performance of the sector during the Tenth Plan, suggest strategies and Plan size for Eleventh Plan.
- To suggest strategies for reviving/improving the traditional water storage systems, which are directly linked to agriculture and their sustainability.
- To suggest strategy for minor irrigation through ground water development keeping in view the ground water situation in the country.
3. Command Area Development
- To review the physical and financial performance of the sector during the Tenth Plan, suggest strategies and Plan size for Eleventh.Plan.
- To examine whether the CAD can be the part of the major and medium project; suggest measures for efficient irrigation water delivery through appropriate systems.
4. Flood Management
- To review the physical and financial performance of the sector during the Tenth Plan, suggest strategies and Plan size for the Eleventh Plan.
- To suggest strategies for flood management and action plan for comprehensive approach for the same.
5. Private Sector and Beneficiaries Participation
- To review the present status of farmers participation programme including the existing legal, organizational and institutional arrangements for Participatory Irrigation Management (PIM), the physical and financial achievements, suggest strategy and action plan for Eleventh Plan.
- To suggest ways and means of sustaining the PIM with special reference to involvement of NGO's and Self Help Groups.
- To examine the extent of privatization of irrigation projects and suggest areas where immediate implementation is possible.
6. The Working Group is empowered to constitute Sub-Groups for specific subjects viz.one each for irrigation and flood management. 7. Expenditure of the Members on TA/DA in connection with the meetings will be borne by the respective Departments /Ministries/ Organizations. Expenditure in respect of non-official Members will be borne by the Planning Commission as per rules and regulations of TA/DA as applicable to Group A Officers of the Government of India. 8. The Working Group shall submit its final report to the Planning Commission by July 31st, 2006.
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