Outcome Budget (2007-08) - Ministry of Water Resources

Unit-I & Unit-III works of Sardar Sarovar Project and review of the Progress of
Real Time Data Acquisition System (RTDAS) in Narmada Basin.
1.26 In the 76 th emergency meeting of Narmada Control Authority (NCA) held on
8 th March 2006, after deliberation on the R&R works in the States of Madhya
Pradesh, Gujarat and Maharashtra and after recommendations of Environmental
and R&R Sub-groups, permission was granted for raising the block nos. 22 to 50
of Spillway from EL 110.64 m to EL 121.92 m level. The work of raising these
blocks commenced on 9 th March 2006 and it was completed on 30 th December
2006.
1.27 Till date all six Units out of River Bed Power House (RBPH) and all five
Units of Canal Head Power House (CHPH) of Sardar Sarovar Project have been
commissioned.
1.28 After implementation of RTI Act, 2005 the same was made available on the
official website www.sscac.gov.in in October 2006 for general public. Citizen’s
Charter of SSCAC is also made available on the official website.
1.29 The Sardar Sarovar Construction Advisory Committee’s (SSCAC)
Secretariat is a subordinate office of the Union Ministry of Water Resources. The
expenditure incurred by the SSCAC’s Secretariat is borne equally by the four Party
States of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Rajasthan. Initially, the
expenditure is reflected in the union budget under the Ministry of Water Resources
as “Non-Plan’ expenditure which is subsequently reimbursed from the participating
States.
UPPER YAMUNA RIVER BOARD
1.30 In terms of clause of 7(iii) of the Memorandum of Understanding dated 12
May 1994 between the basin states of Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Rajasthan,
Himachal Pradesh and NCT of Delhi, Government of India constituted the Upper
Yamuna River Board vide Resolution dated the 11 March 1995 for allocation of
surface flow of river Yamuna up to Okhla. The newly formed state of Uttaranchal
was also subsequently inducted to the Board and the Upper Yamuna Review
Committee. Entire expenditure in connection with the functioning/activities of the
Board is shared equally by the basin states. Budget provision for the Board is
reflected in the detailed demand for grants of this Ministry and the expenditure on
the Board is met out of reserve funds where the receipts of the participating states
are kept. The Upper Yamuna River Board with the representatives from the
aforesaid basin States and the Central Government Departments concerned have
held thirty one meetings so far. The last meeting was held on 21.12.2006. The
Upper Yamuna Review Committee has so far held three meetings to discuss the
related issues. The last meeting was held on 12.04.2006.
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