NATIONAL HYDROLOGY PROJECT
Himachal
Pradesh Implementing Agency
PROJECT OBJECTIVE
To
improve the extent, quality and accessibility of water resources information
and to strengthen the capacity of targeted water resources management
institutions in India.
CONCEPT OF NATIONAL
HYDROLOGY PROJECT
Based
on experience under HP-I and HP-II, a four-pronged strategy to achieve the
objectives has been adopted.
1.
Modernizing
Monitoring: The project will establish & strengthen monitoring
networks in project states, with a focus on deploying new sensors, data
storage, and telemetry technologies across the whole country, to establish
comprehensive, modern, automated, real-time monitoring systems for surface
water and groundwater.
2.
Transforming
Knowledge Access: The project will build on the dramatic
advances in cloud computing, internet, mobile devices, social media and other
communication tools to modernize access to and visualization of customized
water information by different stakeholders.
3.
Enhancing
Analytical Tools: The project will develop and demonstrate tools
for water resources assessment, hydrologic and flood inundation forecasting,
water infrastructure operations, ground water modelling, and river basin and
investment planning.
4.
Modernizing
Institutions: The project will complement technology
investments with investments in people and Institutional capacity. Support will
be provided for developing centers of expertise, innovative learning
approaches, collaboration with academia and research Institutes, and outreach
programs. Office and equipment will be modernized to streamline workflows to
effectively leverage the technology investments.
PROJECT HIGHLIGHT:
The Government of India has received a loan
US$175 million from World Bank towards the cost of National Hydrology Project
and it intends to apply the proceed of this loan to payments for Goods, Works,
Consulting Services and Non-consulting Services to be procured under the
project. The total project cost is US$ 350 million dollar, out of which US$ 175
million dollar shall be borne by Ministry of Finance, Department of Economic
Affairs, and Government of India. The duration of Project is 8 years. The
Project Implementing start date is 16th March, 2017 and Project
Implementation end date is 31.3.2025.
The Ministry of Water Resources, RD &GR
(NHP Unit) has approved the Project Implementation Plan (PIP) for the State
amounting to Rs. 70.00 crores vide office Memorandum No.3055-3061 dated
05.12.2016. The component wise allocation of funds is as below:
Sr.
No. |
Component
Name |
Cost
(Rs.) |
1 |
Water
Resources Monitoring System |
Rs. 42.00 crores |
2 |
Water
Resources Information System |
Rs 3.5 cores |
3 |
Water
Resources Operation & Planning System |
Rs. 10.50 crores |
4 |
Institutional
Capacity Enhancement |
Rs. 14.00 crores |
The
A/A & E/S was accorded by Government of Himachal Pradesh vide Secretary
(IPH) to the Government of Himachal Pradesh notification No. IPH-B(F)3-1/2017
dated 17/02/2017 amounting to Rs 70.00 crore vide The year wise approved Annual
Work Plan (AWP) and expenditure is as under:
S.NO. |
YEAR |
APPROVED
AWP |
EXPENDITURE |
1 |
2016-17 |
100
lakh |
16.66556
lakh |
2 |
2017-18 |
825
lakh |
2.0328452
lakh |
3 |
2018-19 |
1076.55
lakh |
64.68347
lakh upto 30/9/2018 |
MAIN ACTIVITY
1.
GROUND
WATER COMPONENT (GW)
80 piezometer borewells with
Digital Water Level Recorder (DWLR) have been installed under HP -II to assess
the ground water quality and quantity. A provision of 56 new deep bore well has
been kept in the Project Implementation Plan under NHP. The network has been
approved by the GoI Sub Committee.
Further, 20 bore wells have
been proposed for vertical and horizontal delineation of aquifers in valley
areas.
2.
HYDRO-METEROLOGICAL
NETWORK
3.
Sr. No. |
Equipment |
Already installed under HP-II |
Provision under NHP |
1 |
Stand Rain Gauge |
101 |
NIL |
2 |
Autographic & Automatic Rain Gauges |
85 |
44 |
3 |
Fully Climatic Station |
4 |
NIL |
4 |
Automatic Weather Station |
4 |
6 |
5 |
Snow Pillow |
16 |
8 |
4.
SURFACE
WATER COMPONENT
To measure surface water
discharge 35 Gauge and Discharge (G&D) sites were set up under HP-II .Provision
of 10 new G&D sites has been taken in PIP. Yamuna basin, which was not
included in HP-II , has been included now.
5.
AUTOMATION
OF BOREWELL OPERATION
Project
envisages automation of 120 irrigation/water supply tube wells for optimum
utilisation of water resources and energy using SCADA.
6.
PURPOSE
DRIVEN STUDIES
Study on Water Efficient Irrigation by using SCADA System
for Major Irrigation Project (MIP) Shah Nehar has been conceptualised and
sent to National Institute of Hydrology (NIH), Roorkee for approval being Nodal
agency for this component. Department is also coordinating with NIH Jammu
Centre for 3 proposed studies in Ravi basin of Himachal Pradesh.