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Due to increasing demands, it is estimated that India will become a water scarce nation by 2025. [3] [4] According to a 2019 report by the National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog), the best estimates indicate that India’s water demand will exceed supply by a factor of two by 2030. [5]
Ramjal Setu Link Project or RSLP (previously known as: Parvati-Kalisindh-Chambal-Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project (PKC-ERCP)) [1] is a river interlinking project initiated by the Government of Rajasthan and supported by the Government of India to provide water to the eastern districts of the Indian state of Rajasthan. [2] [3] [4]
As of 2008 only about 10% of rural water schemes built in India used a demand-driven approach. Since water users have to pay lower or no tariffs under the supply-driven approach, this discourages them to opt for a demand-driven approach, even if the likelihood of the systems operating on a sustainable basis is higher under a demand-driven approach.
The country accounts for 18% of the world's population but has access to only about 4% of the world's water resources. One of the proposed measures to address India's water challenges is the Indian Rivers Interlinking Project. [2] Approximately 80% of India's land area receives rainfall of 750 millimetres (30 in) or more annually.
The Pushkar Lake drains a catchment of the Aravalli hills covering an area of 22 square kilometres (8.5 sq mi). The lake has a water surface area of 22 hectares (54 acres). It is a perennial lake sourced by the monsoon rainfall over the catchment. The depth of water in the lake varies from season to season from 8–10 metres (26–33 ft).
The dam is situated near Sumerpur town in Pali District of Rajasthan state in India. The dam was built by Maharaja Umaid Singh of Jodhpur.. The idea of building a dam over River Jawai was conceived in 1903 as its flooding waters caused heavy damage in Pali and Jalore district during monsoon.
Many local leaders and old leaders like Ex. MLA Nandlal Meena submit demand letter for dam to CM Vasundhara Raje. To make Parban Water Project a National Project of India in October 2016 CM Raje went delhi to meet Union Minister Uma Bharti. [4] On 15 December 2017 Raje laid the foundation stone of the Parwan Dam Project. [7]
The initiative has more than 1000 members. At the present, it focuses on "save the river campaign. (3) Rashtriya Jal Chetna (National water awareness campaign), is an effort to sensitise people across India on the adverse effect of National water policy of government of India on linking of 37 rivers on all over the India.