Come rain or shine

The Water Resources Projects are planned, funded, executed and maintained by the state governments themselves, as per their own resources and priority. In order to supplement their efforts, GoI provides technical and financial assistance to state governments to encourage sustainable development and efficient management of water resources through various schemes and programmes such as the Accelerated Irrigation Benefits Programme (AIBP) under the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY), etc....

To mitigate the advance impact of drought, state governments are advised to initiate advance remedial action, e.g., constructing water harvesting structures under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) and other such schemes, promoting agronomic practices for moisture conservation, promoting cultivation of less water-consuming crops and restoring irrigation infrastructure by desilting canals, energising tubewells and replacing/repairing faulty pumps. Further, the states are also advised to carry out periodic assessment of preparation for kharif crops, particularly contingency crops.

States have been advised to keep aside 5-10% of funds allocated under the Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana (RKVY) for undertaking appropriate interventions, if the situation so warrants, to minimise the adverse impact of an aberrant monsoon on the agriculture sector. GoI implements centrally sponsored schemes (CSS)/central sector (CS) schemes such as the PMKSY.


From 'Steps to Reduce Dependency on Monsoon', ReliefWeb