MASTER PLAN FOR ARTIFICIAL RECHARGE TO GROUND WATER .

Salient Features.

Creation of  Major Artificial Recharge Structures to improve the Ground water     Potential  to maximum extent in Tamil Nadu.

Implementation by different State Government departments  like W.R.O,  SG & SWRDC, AED, TWAD & Forest.

 Present No of Over Exploited blocks is 142 , Critical blocks 33 and Semi Critical 57.

The impact will convert some of  the over exploited blocks to critical and some of the critical blocks to semi critical and some of the semi critical to safe. Even if the    category of the blocks are not changed the  percentage of  extraction with the available potential would be reduced.

Funding by State Government for a Value of  550 Crores. 

Scheme is to be implemented in 3 years. (i.e)  2008-09, 2009-10 & 2010-11.  

The Estimate for the year 2008-09 is  100 Crores. 

The  SG & SWRDC will be the Nodal Agency  at state level for this scheme. 

The CE, SG & SWRDC can alter and propose new schemes based on the request  from other Government Agencies for the years 2009-10 and 2010-11. 

The schems for which the estimate exceeds 1 Crore, the concerned department should issue the administrative sanction after obtaining the consent from the finance   department.

For the schemes clustered for a value of  less than 1 crore, the concerned department  should issue the administrative sanction after obtaining the consent from the finance department. 

The SG & SWRDC has to call for  the progress of  all the departments, and submit  the compiled report to the Government.  

A supervising  committee has to be formed for each district with the Collector as head  and the officials  from the concerned departments as members to review the progress. This committee will be convened  once in 3 months.