Lok Sabha Question No. 4709 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-30
Subject: Over Exploitation of Ground Water Resources
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY

4709.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4709

ANSWERED ON 30.03.2017

## OVER EXPLOITATION OF GROUND WATER RESOURCES

SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY

Will the Minister of  WATER  RESOURCES,  RIVER  DEVELOPMENT  AND  GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government is aware that major portion of ground water resources in the country are over-exploited and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (b) whether water tables are expected to decline further on account of increasing demand for water from growing population as well as the services sector and industry and if so, the details and the facts thereof; and

(c) the steps taken/to be taken by the Government to tackle the situation?

## ANSWER

THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  FOR  WATER  RESOURCES,  RIVER  DEVELOPMENT  AND GANGA REJUVENATION

(DR. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)

(a)  & (b) As per latest assessment carried out jointly by Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) and State  Government  Departments  for  2011,  out  of  6607  assessment  units  in  the  Country,  1071 assessment units in 15 States and 3 UTs are categorized as 'Over-exploited'. Details are  given at Annexure. Reasons for depletion of ground water resources is mainly due to growing population, urbanization and industrialization.

In  view  of  growing  population,  the  per  capita  water  availability  in  India  is  reducing progressively.    The  average  annual  per  capita  water  availability  in  the  years  2001  and  2011  was assessed as 1820 cubic meters and 1545 cubic meters respectively, which may reduce further to 1341 and 1140 in the years 2025 and 2050 respectively.

(c) Steps taken by the Government for conservation of surface and ground water are available at the following URL http://mowr.gov.in/writereaddata/GW\_Depletion.pdf.

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Annexure  referred  in  reply  to  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Q.No.  4709  for  reply  on 30.03.2017 regarding 'Over Exploitation of Ground Water Resources'

## Over-Exploited Blocks/ Mandals/ Talukas In India (As on March 2011)

| Sl.No.   | States / Union Territories   | Over-Exploited Assessment units (Nos.)   |
|----------|------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| Sl.No.   | States                       |                                          |
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh               | 41                                       |
| 2.       | Chhattisgarh                 | 1                                        |
| 3.       | Gujarat                      | 24                                       |
| 4.       | Haryana                      | 71                                       |
| 5.       | Himachal Pradesh             | 1                                        |
| 6.       | Jharkhand                    | 6                                        |
| 7.       | Karnataka                    | 63                                       |
| 8.       | Kerala                       | 1                                        |
| 9.       | Madhya Pradesh               | 24                                       |
| 10.      | Maharashtra                  | 10                                       |
| 11.      | Punjab                       | 110                                      |
| 12.      | Rajasthan                    | 172                                      |
| 13.      | Tamil Nadu                   | 374                                      |
| 14.      | Telangana                    | 42                                       |
| 15.      | Uttar Pradesh                | 111                                      |
|          | Total (States)               | 1051                                     |
|          | Union Territories            |                                          |
| 16.      | Daman &Diu                   | 1                                        |
| 17.      | Delhi                        | 18                                       |
| 18.      | Puducherry                   | 1                                        |
|          | Total (UTs)                  | 20                                       |
|          | Grand Total                  | 1071                                     |