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An investment of about Rs.720,600.00 million has been made from the beginning of the planned period of
development in rural water supply sector. During the 10 th Five-Year Plan, the approved outlay for the
ARWSP was Rs.132,450.00 million. During 10 th Five-Year Plan, as part of the Bharat Nirman, an amount
of Rs.161,030.00 million was made available to the various states by the end of March 2007. For the 11 th
Five-Year Plan, the Government aims to provide clean drinking water for all by 2009. The Government also
aims to complete the mission of the Bharat Nirman to provide every habitation with a safe source of
drinking water when the Bharat Nirman programme ends in the calendar year 2009.
Source: Department of Drinking Water Supply website http://www.ddws.nic.in
Irrigation
As of 2005, irrigation represents the main use of water, accounting for 84.00% of total water use in India.
However, due to a growing population, the per capita availability of water is steadily decreasing, declining
from 5,000 cubic meters per year in 1947-48 to approximately 2,000 cubic meters in 2005.
This decline, coupled with urbanization and industrialization, has raised concerns about the deteriorating
quality of surface and ground water in India.
In order to enhance the quantity and quality of available water, significant investment is planned for
irrigation purposes. Approximately Rs.2,533,000.00 million in construction investment is planned in the
irrigation sector during the 11th Five-Year Plan, under which it is targeted to create 16.00 million hectares
of irrigation potential. Irrigation projects, based on the nature of civil construction activity and usage, can be
classified into:
dam projects;
lift irrigation projects;
gravity irrigation projects; and
small hydropower projects (10-20 MW capacity).
The growth in construction investment in the irrigation sector has been largely driven by:
an increasing level of urbanization;
proactive states and political interest; and
improved credit ratings of a number of urban local authorities, allowing them to issue bonds.
Source: Central Public Health and Environmental Engineering Organisation
Power Sector: Global Overview
The projected rate of increase from 2006 to 2030 for the world marketed energy consumption is 44%. Total
energy demand in the non-OECD countries is projected to increase by 73%, compared with an increase of
15% in the OECD countries. (Source : Energy Information Administration (December 2008)) The table
below set forth the projected total energy use of OECD and non-OECD countries from 2006 to 2030:
Quadrillion Btu
800.0
600.0
400.0
200.0
0.0
World Marketed Energy Consumption (2006-2030)
230.8 265.4 299.2 334.4 367.8 400.1
241.7 242.8 252.4 261.3 269.5 278.2
2006 2010 2015 2020 2025 2030
Year
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Non-OECD
OECD