Report on the Composite Water Management Index

composite water management index 2016-17

Question- Which state has got the lowest position in the Composite Water Management Index prepared by the NITI Aayog recently?
(a) Bihar
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Jharkhand
(d) Odisha
Answer: (c) 
Related Facts: 

  • On 14th June 2018, NITI Aayog has prepared a report on Composite Water Management Index (CWMI).
  • The Report was launched today by Shri Nitin Gadkari, Minister of Minister for Road Transport & Highways, Shipping and Water Resources and Dr. Rajiv Kumar, Vice Chairman, NITI Aayog.
  • Shri Amitabh Kant, CEO, NITI Aayog and Secretaries/ senior officials of Ministry of Water Resources, Drinking Water & Sanitation and Rural Development were also present at the launch event.
  • According to this report, Gujarat has got top position in the index in non-Himalayan states. After this, Madhya Pradesh is second, Andhra Pradesh third, Karnataka fourth and Maharashtra fifth.
  • In the non-Himalayan states, Jharkhand has got the lowest position in this index.
  • After this is the location of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. According to the
  • Reports, performance of Jharkhand, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar in the water management is the worst.
  • According to this report, Tripura got top position in the index in the Northeast and Himalayan states.
  • This is followed by Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim and Assam respectively.
  • Meghalaya in the northeast and Himalayan states has been ranked lowest in the index.
  • TheReport also mentions that there is a serious water crisis in the country and there is a threat to lakhs of lives and livelihoods.
  • Accordingly, about 60 million (600 million) people are battling water problems About 2 lakh people die every year due to lack of clean water.
  • According to theReport, by the year 2030, demand for water supply doubled in the country.
  • This report is a step further in direction and keeping in view the criticality of water for life as released in a report on “Healthy States, Progressive India” which covered the ranking of States/ UTs in various health parameters in February 2018.
  • The CWMI is an important tool to assess and improve the performance of States/ Union Territories in efficient management of water resources.
  • This has been done through a first of its kind water data collection exercise in partnership with Ministry of Water Resources, Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation and all the States/ Union Territories.
  • The index would provide useful information for the States and also for the concerned Central Ministries/Departments enabling them to formulate and implement suitable strategies for better management of water resources.
  • Simultaneously a web portal on the subject has also been launched.

Reference:             
http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=179962
http://pibphoto.nic.in/documents/rlink/2018/jun/p201861401.pdf