Lok Sabha Question No. 3679 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-23
Subject: Rise in Ground Water Level
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: BHAIRON PRASAD MISHRA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †3679

ANSWERED ON 23.03.2017

## RISE IN GROUND WATER LEVEL

## †3679. SHRI BHAIRON PRASAD MISHRA

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

- (a) whether there is any rise in the ground water level due to the rains last year; and
- (b) if so, the details thereof in comparison to the last three years along with the percentage of such rise?

## ANSWER

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

(DR. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)

(a)  &  (b)  Central  Ground  Water  Board  monitors  the  ground  water  level  of  the  Country  at periodical  intervals  in  the  month  of  January,  April  /  May,  August  and  November.    The  postmonsoon (November) ground water level in general represents the gain in ground water resource after  rainfall  and  is  reflected  in  ground  water  level.    State/  UT-wise    rise  in  water  level  in November 2016 in comparision with mean November (2013 to 2015) water levels is  given at Annexure .

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Annexure referred in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Q.No. 3679 for reply on 23.03.2017 regarding 'Rise in Ground Water Level'

State/ UT-wise  Rise in Water Level in November 2016 in comparision with Mean November (2013 to 2015) water levels

| S.No.   | Name of State       | No. of Wells Analysed   | Rise   | Rise   |
|---------|---------------------|-------------------------|--------|--------|
|         |                     |                         | No.    | %      |
| 1       | Andaman &Nicobar    | 107                     | 50     | 47     |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh      | 756                     | 248    | 33     |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh   | 9                       | 1      | 11     |
| 4       | Assam               | 154                     | 59     | 38     |
| 5       | Bihar               | 531                     | 324    | 61     |
| 6       | Chandigarh          | 8                       | 3      | 38     |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh        | 583                     | 201    | 34     |
| 8       | Dadra &Nagar Haveli | 15                      | 12     | 80     |
| 9       | Daman &Diu          | 11                      | 7      | 64     |
| 10      | Delhi               | 112                     | 38     | 34     |
| 11      | Goa                 | 69                      | 24     | 35     |
| 12      | Gujarat             | 827                     | 377    | 46     |
| 13      | Haryana             | 293                     | 100    | 34     |
| 14      | Himachal Pradesh    | 98                      | 32     | 33     |
| 15      | Jammu &Kashmir      | 225                     | 46     | 20     |
| 16      | Jharkhand           | 209                     | 111    | 53     |
| 17      | Karnataka           | 1408                    | 318    | 23     |
| 18      | Kerala              | 1374                    | 239    | 17     |
| 19      | Madhya Pradesh      | 1327                    | 752    | 57     |
| 20      | Maharashtra         | 1549                    | 954    | 62     |
| 21      | Meghalaya           | 13                      | 9      | 69     |
| 22      | Odisha              | 1198                    | 367    | 31     |
| 23      | Puducherry          | 4                       | 2      | 50     |
| 24      | Punjab              | 662                     | 102    | 15     |
| 25      | Rajasthan           | 851                     | 414    | 49     |
| 26      | Tamil Nadu          | 567                     | 128    | 23     |
| 27      | Telangana           | 582                     | 387    | 66     |
| 28      | Tripura             | 23                      | 16     | 70     |
| 29      | Uttar Pradesh       | 770                     | 330    | 43     |
| 30      | Uttarakhand         | 43                      | 18     | 42     |
| 31      | West Bengal         | 378                     | 177    | 47     |
| Total   | Total               | 14756                   | 5846   | 39.6   |