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Kailashpati Mishra, Patna. For the first time in the history of India, the Central Government has calculated the water sources across the country. Of these, 97.1% (23,55,055) water sources are in rural areas and only 2.9% (69,485) water sources are in urban areas. A total of 45793 water sources were counted in Bihar. Out of this, 43,831 i.e. 95.7% of the total number are in rural areas, the rest 1962 i.e. 4.3% are in urban areas. Bihar has more water sources under public sector ownership than nationally. 55.2% of the water sources in the country are owned by private hands, whereas in Bihar this number is 39.2%. At the same time, the public sector owned 44.8% water sources in the country, while in Bihar this figure is 60.8%. The Water Resources Department has 22.3% of the water resources owned by the public sector, the maximum is 26.9% cooperative, 21.2% and Panchayat has 10%. This has been revealed in the report of the calculation of water sources.
49.8% is either dry or encroached in Bihar
According to calculations, there are more water sources in the urban areas of Bihar than in the country. At the national level, only 2.9% of the total water sources are in urban areas, while 4.3% of the total water sources in Bihar are in urban areas. Out of total 45793 water sources in the state, 50.2% water sources are fit for use while 49.8% are either dry or encroached.
52.9% area of water sources 0.5 hectare
The area of water sources in Bihar is very less. The area of 52.9% of the total water sources is 0.5 hectares. While the large water sources of 10 to 50 hectares are only 0.4% i.e. around 200. 19.6% of 0.5 to 1 hectare, 24.1% of 1 to 5 hectare and 2.2% of 5 to 10 hectare are water bodies. On the basis of water holding capacity, water sources with 1000 to 10000 cubic meter water holding capacity are 36.8%, more than 10000 26.5%, 100 to 1000 12.3% and 0 to 100 24.4% water sources with cubic meter water holding capacity. Are. For the first time, the Ministry has published all India and state wise reports. 24,24,540 water sources have been counted in the country.
State-wise position regarding the number of water sources
The top five states in terms of number of water sources are West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Assam with about 63 per cent of the country’s total water sources. The top five states in terms of number of water sources in urban areas are West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh and Tripura, while the top five states in rural areas are West Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Assam.
most ponds
Maximum 59.5% water sources are ponds. It is followed by tanks-15.7%, reservoirs-12.1%, water conservation schemes/percolation tanks/check dams-9.3%, lakes-0.9% and others-2.5%. 55.2% of water sources are owned by private entities, while 44.8% of water sources are owned by the public sector.
special things
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Of the 45,793 water bodies in Bihar, 95.7 percent are in rural areas and the remaining 4.3 percent are in urban areas, 49.8 percent are in the grip of drought and encroachment.
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24,24,540 water sources were counted in the country, of which 97.1% (23,55,055) are in rural areas and only 2.9% (69,485) are in urban areas.
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For the first time, the central government got the water sources counted across the country.
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Bihar has more water sources under public sector ownership than nationally
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More water sources in Bihar’s urban areas than in the country
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