Lok Sabha Question No. 802 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-07-20
Subject: Contamination of Ground Water
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: BHAGWANTH KHUBA, DODDAALAHALLI KEMPEGOWDA SURESH

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

## LOK SABHA

## UN STARRED QUESTION NO. 802

ANSWERED ON 20 .0 7.201 7

## CONTAMINATION OF GRO UND WATER

## 802. SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA SHRI D.K. SURESH

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

- (a) whether, it is true that the widespread use of fertilizers and pesticides cause considerable co water in the country;
- (b)  if  so, the  details  of  the  States  largely  affected  with  contamination  of  ground  water  along  with contamination in each State;

(c) whether the Government is taking any measures to create an awareness among people about the p prevent ground water contamination;

(d) if so, the details thereof and whether the Government is encouraging any research and developme ground water; and

- (e) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(DR. SANJEEV KUMAR BA LYAN )

(a) & (b) Ground water quality data generated by Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) during various scient and ground water quality monitoring indicates that contamination of ground water in isolated pockets States.  Contamination is bo th geo - genic and anthropogenic in nature including due to use of pesticides an State - wise details of contamination of ground water are given at Annexure - I.

(c) to (e) Government is taking several measures to create awareness among people ab out the problem of ground water contamination and various preventive measures in this regard -

National Ground Water Training and Research Institute is conducting block level training under its -III training programme  for  stakeholders,  farmers,  studen ts,  PR  institutions,  wherein,  awareness about  groundwater  challenges and toprevent groundwater contamination is being provided.  Details of such 312 training conducted in las the entire Country and current year (up to June 2017) is given at Annexure - II.

CGWB  organizes  Workshops  on  Water  Conservation,  Water  Security,  Water  Quality,  Climate  Change Practices under Jal Kranti Abhiyan. 15 Workshops during 2015 - 16  and  5  workshops  were held in 2016 - 17  on  Water Conservation related issues.

In addition to this, under the IEC activity of MoWR, RD & GR, Painting Competition is held every Conservation & Pollution for the students of Class VI, VII &VII I About 13.5 lakhs students participated in the S National Painting Competiti on in the year 2016 - 17.  Essay completion Water Conservation & Pollution is also the students up to the age of 18 years. About 8000 students participated in the second Essay Compe 2016- 17.

Central  Government  is  also  encouraging  R &D  studies  to  ensure  safe  ground  water.    CGWB  under  Ind National Committee on Ground Water (INCGW) R&D programme is sponsoring Research Project for groundwat details of such R&D project undergoing on during last five year and current year are giv en at Annexure - III

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Annexure referred in reply to par  (a) & (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q.No. 802 to be answered on 20.07.2017 regarding ' Contamination of Ground Water '

## States - w ise Districts affected with Ground Water Contamination by different Chemical Constituents

|   S. No. | State/ UT         | Salinity (EC above 3000 micro mhos/ cm) (EC : Electrical Conductivity)                                                      | Fluoride ( above 1.5 mg/l)                                                                                                    | Nitrate (above 45 mg/l)                                                                                                                            | Arsenic (above 0.01 mg/l)                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Iron (above 1mg/l )                                                                                                                                                                                      |
|----------|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh    | Srikakulam, Visakhapatnam, East - Godavari, West - Godavari Krishna, Guntur, Prakasam, Nellore, Kadapa, Kurnool, Ananthapur | Visa khapatnam, West-Godavari Krishna, Guntur, Prakasam, Nellore, Chittoor Kadapa, Kurnool, Ananthapur,                       | Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Visa khapatnam, East - Godavari, West-Godavari Krishna, Guntur, Prakasam, Nellore, Chittoor Kadapa, Kurnool, Ananthapur, | Guntur, Kurnool, Nellore                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Vishakhapatnam Krishna, Guntur, Nellore, Kurnool, Chittoor, Cudd apah,                                                                                                                                   |
|        2 | Telangana         | Adilabad, Nizamabad, Karimnagar, Warangal Khammam, Medak, Mehboob Nagar, Nalgonda                                           | Sirkakulam Adilabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Warangal, Mahabubnagar, Medak, Nalgonda, Rangareddy, Nizamabad                      | Adilabad, Nizamabad, Karimnagar, Warangal Khammam, Hyderabad, Mahabubnagar, Medak, Nalgonda, Rangareddy,                                           | Nalgonda                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Adilabad, Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Mahabubnagar, Medak, Nalgonda, Nizamabad, Ranga Reddy                                                                                                                   |
|        3 | Assam             |                                                                                                                             | Goalpara, Kamrup, KarbiAnglong, Naugaon, Golaghat, Karimganj                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                    | Sivsagar, Jorhat, Golaghat, Sonitpur, Lakhimpur, Dhemaji, Hailakandi, Karimganj, Cachar, Barpeta, Bongaigaon, Goalpara, Dhubri, Nalbari, Nagaon, Morigaon, Kamrup,Darrang& Baksha                                                     | Cachar, Darrang, Dhemaji, Dhubri, Goalpara, Golaghat, Hailakandi, Jorhat, Kamrup, KarbiAnglong, Karimganj, Kokrajhar, Lakhimpur, Morigaon, Nagaon, Nalbari, Sibsagar, Sonitpur                           |
|        4 | Arunachal Pradesh |                                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Changlang , East Siang, Lohit, Papumpare                                                                                                                                                                 |
|        5 | Bihar             |                                                                                                                             | Aurangabad, Banka, Bhagalpur, Gaya, Jamui, Kaimur( Bhabua), Munger, Nawada, Rohtas, Jahanabd, Lakhisarai, Sheikhpura, Nalanda | Aurangabad, Banka, Bhagalpur, Bhojpur, Darbhanga, Kaimur(Bhabua), Patna, Rohtas, Saran, Siwan                                                      | Begusarai, Bhagalpur, Bhojpur, Buxar, Darbhanga, Katihar, Khagaria, Kishanganj, Lakhis arai, Munger, Patna, Purnea, Samastipur, Saran, Vaishali E.Champaran, Gopalganj, Lohardaga, Madhepura, Muzaffarpur Saharsa, Siwan, W Champaran | Aurangabad, Begusarai, Bhojpur, Buxar, East Champaran, Gopalganj, Katihar, Khagaria, Kishanganj, Lakhiserai, Mad hepura, Muzaffarpur, Nawada, Rohtas, Saharsa, Samastipur, Siwan, Supaul, West Champaran |

|   S. No. | State/ UT        | Salinity (EC above 3000 micro mhos/ cm) (EC : Electrical Conductivity)                                                                                                                                  | Fluoride ( above 1.5 mg/l)                                                                                                                                                                         | Nitrate (above 45 mg/l)                                                                                                                                                                                              | Arsenic (above 0.01 mg/l)                                                                                                                      | Iron (above 1mg/l )                                                                                                                                               |
|----------|------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        6 | Chhattisga rh    |                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Bastar, Balod , Balrampur, Bemetra, Bijapur , Durg, Kanker, Kondagaon, Korba, Koriya ,Raigarh, Surajpur ,Surguja                                                                                   | Bastar, Bilaspur, Dantewada, Dhamtari, Jashpur, Kanker, Kawardha, Korba, Mahasamund, Raigarh, Raipur, Rajnandgaon                                                                                                    | Rajnandgaon                                                                                                                                    | Bastar, Dantewada, Kanker, Koriya,                                                                                                                                |
|        7 | Delhi            | New Delhi, North , South, East, West, North West, South West                                                                                                                                            | East Delhi, New Delhi, North West Delhi, South Delhi, South West Delhi, North Delhi, West Delhi                                                                                                    | East Delhi, Central Delhi, New Delhi, North Delhi, North West Delhi, South Delhi, South West Delhi, West Delhi                                                                                                       | East, North east                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                                   |
|        8 | Goa              |                                                                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                | North Goa , South Goa                                                                                                                                             |
|        9 | Gujarat          | Ahmedabad, Amreli, Anand, Banaskantha, Bharuch, Bhavnagar, Dahod, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Kachchh, Kheda, Mahesana, Navsari, Patan, Porbandar, Rajkot, Sabarkantha, Surat, Surendranagar, Vadodara, Narmada | Ahmedabad, Amreli, Anand, Banaskantha, Bharuch, Bhavnagar, Dahod, Gandhinagar, Jamnagar, Jun agadh, Kachchh, Mehesana, Panchmahals, Patan, Porbandar, Rajkot, Sabarkantha, Surendranagar, Vadodara | Ahmedabad, Amreli, Anand, Banaskantha, Bharuch, Bhavnagar, Dahod, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Kachchh, Kheda, Mehesana, Narmada, Navsari, Panchmahals, Patan, Porbandar, Rajkot, Sabarkantha, Surat, Surendranagar, Vadodara | Amreli, Anand, Bharuch, Bhavnagar, Dahod, Gandhinagar, Kachchh, Mehesana,Patan, Rajkot, Surendranagar, Vadodara                                | Ahmedabad, Banaskantha, Bhavnagar, Kachchh, Mehesana,Narma da                                                                                                     |
|       10 | Haryana          | Ambala, Bhiwani, Faridabad, Gurgaon, Hissar, Jhajjar, Jind, Kaithal, Karnal, Mohendragarh, Panipat, Rewari, Rohtak, Sirsa, Sonepat                                                                      | Ambali, Bhiwani, Fatehabad, Faridabad, Gurgaon, Hissar, Jind, Kaithal, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Mahendergarh, Panchkula , Palwal,Panipat, Rewari, Rohtak, Sirsa, Sonepat, Yamuna Nagar                 | Jhajjar, Ambala, Bhiwani, Faridabad, Fatehabad, Gurgaon, Hissar, Jhajjar, Kaithal, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Mahendargarh, Panchkula, Panipat, Rewari, Rohtak, Sirsa, Sonipat, Yamuna Nagar                               | Jind, Ambala, Bhiwani, Faridabad, Fatehabad, Hissar, Jhajjar, Jind, Karnal, Panipat, Rohtak, Sirsa, Sonepat, Yamunanagar, Mahendergarh, Palwal | Ambala, Bhiwani, Faridabad, Fatehabad, Gurgaon, Hissar, Jhajjar, Jind, Kaithal, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Mahendargarh, Panipat, R ohtak, Sirsa, Sonipat, Yamuna Nagar |
|       11 | Himachal Pradesh |                                                                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Una, Solan, Hamirpur, Kangra, Mandi, Kullu                                                                                                                                                                           | Kangra                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                                   |
|       12 | Jammu & Kashmir  |                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Jammu, Kathua                                                                                                                                                                                      | Jammu, Kathua, Anantnag, Kupwara                                                                                                                                                                                     | Jammu, Kathua, Rajouri                                                                                                                         | Baramulla, Budgam, Kathua, Kupwara, Pulwama, Srinagar                                                                                                             |
|       13 | Jharkhand        |                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Bokaro, Dhanbad, Garhwa,Giridih, Godda, Gumla, Koderma, Pakur Palamu, Ranchi, , Sahebganj, Khunti                                                                                                  | Chatra, Garhwa, Godda, Gumla, Lohardaga, Pakur, Palamu, PaschimiSinghbhum, PurbiSinghbhum, Ranchi, Sahibganj                                                                                                         | Sahebganj                                                                                                                                      | Chatra, Deoghar, EastSinghbhum, Giridih, Ranchi, West Singhbhum                                                                                                   |
|       14 | Karnataka        | Bagalkote, Bangalore - Rural, Bangalore - Urban, Belgaum, Bellary, Bijapur, Chamarajnagara, Chikballapur, Chikmagalur, Chitradurga, Dakshina Kannada, Davanagere, Dharwad, Gadag, Gulburga, Hassan,     | Bagalkot, Bangalore(Rural), Bangalore(Urban),Belga um, Bellary, Bidar, Bijapur, Chikaballapur Chamarajanagar, Chikmagalur, Chitradurga, Davanagere, Dharwad, Dakshina Kannada,                     | Bagalkot, , Bangalore, Belgaum, Bellary, Bidar, Bijapur, Chikmagalur, Chitradurga, Davanagere, Dharwad, Gadag, Gulburga, Hassan, Haveri, Kodagu,                                                                     | Raichur and Yadgir district                                                                                                                    | Bagalkot, Bangalore, Belgaum, Bellary, Bidar, Bijapur, Chikmagalur, Chitradurga, Dakshina Kannada, D avanagere,                                                   |

| S. No.   | State/ UT      | Salinity (EC above 3000 micro mhos/ cm) (EC : Electrical Conductivity)                                                                                            | Fluoride ( above 1.5 mg/l)                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Nitrate (above 45 mg/l)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Arsenic (above 0.01 mg/l)                                             | Iron (above 1mg/l )                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|----------|----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 15       | Kerala         | Haveri, Kodagu/ Coorg, Kolar, Koppal, Mandya, Mysore, Raichur, Ramanagara, Shimoga, Tumkur, Udupi, Uttara Kannada, Yadgir Trivandrum, Kollam, Kottayam, Ernakulam | Gadag, Gulburga, Hassan, Haveri, Kolar, Koppal, Mandya, Mysore, Raichur, Ramnagara , Shimoga, Tumkur, Yadgir, Uttara Kannada, Udupi Palakkad, Alappuzha, Idukki, Ernakulum, Thiruvananthpuram                                                            | Kolar, Koppal, Mandya, Raichur. Shimoga, Udupi, Uttar Kannada Alappuzha, Idukki, Kollam,Kottayam, Kozhikode,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                       | Gulburga, Hassan, Haveri, Kodagu, Kolar, Koppal, Mysore, Raichur, Shimoga, Tumkur, Udupi, Uttar Kannada Alappuzha, Ernakulam, Idukki, Kannur,                                                                                                                                                                                             |
|          | Madhya Pradesh | Balaghat, Bhind,Chhatarpur, Gwalior, Indore, Jhabua, Khargone, Morena, Neemuch, Ratlam, Rewa, Satna,Sehore, Sheopur, Shivpuri, Ujjain                             | Alirajpur, Balaghat, Barwani, Betul, Bhind, Bhopal,Chhatarpur, Chhindwara, Datia, Dewas, Dhar, Dindori, Guna, Gwalior, Harda, Jabalpur, Jhabua, Khargon, Mandla, Mandsaur, Morena, Narsinhpur, Neemuch, Panna, Raisen, Ratlam, Sagar, Satna,             | Rajgarh, Alirajpur, Anuppur, Ashok Nagar, Balaghat, Barwani, Betul, Bhind, Bhopal, Burhanpur, Chhatarpur, Chhindwara, Damoh, Datia, Dewas, Dhar, Dindori,Guna, Gwalior, Harda, Hoshangabad, Indore, Jabalpur,                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | Betual,Burhanpur, Chhindwara,Dhar, Khandwa, Mandsaur, Neemuch, Umaria | Quilon, Thiruvananthapur am, Thrissur, Waya nad Balaghat,Barwani , Betul, Bhind, Bhopal, Chhatarpur, Chhindwara, Damoh, Datia, Dewas, Dhar, Dindori, Guna, Gwalior, Hoshangabad, Indore, Jabalpur, Jhabua,                                                                                                                                |
| 16 17    | Maharasht ra   | Ahmednagar, Akola, Amravati, Aurangabad, Beed, Bhandara,Buldhana, Chandrapur,Dhule,Jalgao n, Jalna, Nagpur, Pune,Raigard, Sangli,Satara, Solapur, Thane,Yavatmal  | Sehore, Seoni, Shahdol, Shajapur, Sheopur, Sidhi, Shivpuri, Singrauli, Uajjain, Vidisha Nasik, Ahmednagar, Beed, Chandrapur, Bhandara, Dhule, Gadchiroli, Gondia, Jalna, Nagpur, Nanded, Ratnagiri, Sangli, Satara, Sindhudurg, Solapur, Wardha,Yavatmal | Jhabua, Khandwa, Khargon, Katni, Mandla, Mandsaur, Morena, Narsimhapur, Neemuch, Panna, Raisen, Rajgarh, Ratlam, Rewa, Satna, Sehore, Seoni, Shahdol, Shajapur, Sheopur, Shivpuri, Sidhi, Singrauli, Tikamgarh, Ujjain, Umaria, Vidisha Ahmednagar, Akola, Amravati, Auragabad, Beed, Bhandara, Bulda na, Chandrapur, Dhule, Gadchiroli, Gondia, Hingoli, Jalgaon, Jalna, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nandurbar, Nasik, | , Sagar,                                                              | Khandwa, Katni, Mandla, Mandsaur, Narsinghpur, Neemuch, Panna, Raisen, Rajgarh,Ratlam, Rewa, Sagar, Satna, Sehore, Seoni, Shahdol, Shajapur,Shivpur i, Sidhi,Tikamgarh, Ujjain, Umaria, Vidisha, East Nimar Ahmednagar, Amravati, Beed, Buldana, Chandrapur, Dh ule, Gadchiroli, Kohlapur, Latur, Nandurbar, Nashik, Osmanabad, Parbhani, |
| 18       | Manipur        |                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Bishnupur, Thoubal                                                    | Bishnupur, Thoubal                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |

|   S. No. | State/ UT   | Salinity (EC above 3000 micro mhos/ cm) (EC : Electrical Conductivity)                                                                                                                                                                                                           | Fluoride ( above 1.5 mg/l)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Nitrate (above 45 mg/l)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Arsenic (above 0.01 mg/l)                                                                               | Iron (above 1mg/l )                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |
|----------|-------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       19 | Meghalaya   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                         | East Garo Hills, East Khasi Hills, Jaintia Hills                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
|       20 | Nagaland    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                         | Dimapur                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
|       21 | Odisha      | Balasore, Bhadrak, Ganjam, Jagatsingpur, Jajpur, Kendrapara,                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Puri Angul, Balasore, Bhadrak,Bargarh Bolangir, Boudh, Cuttack, Deogarh Dhenkanal, Jajpur, Kandhamal ,Keonjhar, Khurda, Mayurbhanj, Nayagarh, Nawapara, Ganjam,Jagatsinghpur, Kalahandi, Koraput, Puri, Rayagada, Sambalpur, Sonepur, Sundargarh                                                         | Angul, Balasore, Bargarh, Bhadrak, Bolangir, Baudh, Cuttack, Deogarh, Dhenkanal, Gajapati, Ganjam, J.Singhpur, Jajpur, Jharsuguda, Kalahandi, Kendrapara, Keonjhar, Khurda, Koraput, Malkangiri, Mayurbhanj, Nawapada, Nayagarh, Phulbani, Puri, Sambalpur, Sundergarh, Sonpur                                      | Gajapati                                                                                                | Balasore, Bargarh, Bhadrak, Cuttack, Deogarh, J.Singhpur, Jajpur, Jharsuguda, Kalahandi, Kandmahal, Keonjhar, Kendrapara,Khur da, Koraput, Mayurbhanj, Nayagarh, Puri, Rayagada, Sambalpur, Sundergarh,                                                                                                |
|       22 | Punjab      | Bhatinda, Faridkot, Ferozpur, Gurudaspur, Mansa, Moga, Muktsar Patiala, Sangrur                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Amritsar, Barnala, Bhatinda, Fazilka, Faridkot, Fatehgarh Sahib, Firozpur, Gurdaspur, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mansa, Moga, Muktsar, Pathankot, Patiala, Ropar, Sangrur, SAS Nagar (Mohali), Tarn - Taran                                                                                                    | Amritsar, Barnala, Bhatinda, Faridkot, Fatehgarh Sahib, Firozpur, Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar, Kapurthala, Ludhiana, Mansa, Moga, Muktsar, NawanShahr, Patiala, Ropar, Rupnagar, Sangrur, Tarn - Taran                                                                                                         | Mansa, Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, Kapurthala, Ropar, Faridkot, Nawashahar, Sangrur, Taran Taran   | Sonpur Bhathinda, Faridkot, Fatehgarh Sahib, Firozpur, Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, Mansa, Rupnagar, Sangrur                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
|       23 | Rajastha n  | Ajmer, Alwar, Baran, Barmer, Bharatpur, Bhilwara, Bikaner, Bundi, Chittorgarh, Churu, Dausa, Dhaulpur, Ganganagar, Hanumangarh, Jaipur, Jaisalmer, Jalore, Jhalawar, Jhunjhunu, Jodhpur, Karauli, Kota, Nagaur, Pali, Rajasamand, Sawai - Madhopur, Sikar, Sirohi, Tonk, Udaipur | Ajmer, Alwar, Banswara, Barmer, Bharatpur, Baran, Bhilwara, Bikaner, Bundi, Chittaurgarh, Churu, Dausa, Dhaulpur, Dungarpur, Ganganagar, Hanumangarh, Jaipur, Jaisalmer, Jalore, Jhalawar Jhunjhunu, Jodhpur, Karauli, Nagaur, Pali, Pratapgarh, Rajsamand, Sirohi, Sikar, Sawai Madhopur, Tonk, Udaipur | Kota, Ajmer, Alwar, Banswara, Baran, Barmer, Bundi,Bharatpur, Bhilwara, Bikaner, Chittaurgarh, Churu, Dausa, Dhaulpur, Dungarpur, Ganganagar, Hanumangarh, Jaipur, Jaisalmer, Jalore, Jhalawar, Jhunjhunu, Jodhpur, Karauli, Kota, Nagaur, Pali, Partapgarh, Rajasamand, Sirohi, Sikar, SwaiMadhopur, Tonk, Udaipur | Ganganagar                                                                                              | Ajmer, Alwar, Banswara, Baran, Barmer, Bharatpur, Bhilwara, Bikaner, Bundi, Chittaurgarh, Churu, Dausa, Dhaulpur, Dungarpur, Gan ganagar, Hanumangarh, Jaipur, Jaisalmer,Jalore, Jhalawar, Jhunjhunu, Jodhpur, Karauli, Kota, Nagaur, Pali, Pratapgarh, Rajsamand, Sikar, SawaiMadhopur, Sirohi, Tonk, |
|       24 | Tamil Nadu  | Chennai, Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Dharampuri, Dindigul, Kancheepuram, Karur, Nagapattinam, Namakkal, Perambalur, Pudukkottai, Ramnathapuram, Salem, Sivaganga, Thanjavur,                                                                                                          | Coimbatore, Dharmapuri, Dindigul, Erode, Karur, Kancheepura m, Krishnagiri, Namakkal, Madurai, Puddukotai, Ramanathanpuram, Salem, Sivagangai,                                                                                                                                                           | Chennai, Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Dharmapuri, Dindigul, Erode, Kancheepuram, Kanyakumari, Karur, Madurai, Namakkal,                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Ariyalur Cuddalore, Nagapattinam, Ramnathapuram, Tiruvallur, Tirunelveli, Thiruvarur, Trichchirappalli, | Udaipur Namakkal, Salem                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |

| S. No.   | State/ UT         | Salinity (EC above 3000 micro mhos/ cm) (EC : Electrical Conductivity)                          | Fluoride ( above 1.5 mg/l)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | Nitrate (above 45 mg/l)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Arsenic (above 0.01 mg/l)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Iron (above 1mg/l )                                                                                                                                                               |
|----------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 25       |                   | Theni, Thiruvallur, Tirunelveli, Trichchirappalli, Tuticorin, Vellore, Villupuram, Virudhunagar | Theni, Thiruvannamalai, Tiruchirapally, Thirunelveli, Tirupur Vellore,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Nilgiris, Perambalor, Puddukotai, Ramanathanpuram, Salem, Sivagangai, Theni, Thiruvannamalai, Thanjavur, Tirunelveli, Thiruvallur, Trichy, Tuticorin, Vellore, Villupuram, Virudhunagar                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Tuticorin                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|          | Tripura           |                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | Dhalai, North Tripura, South Tripura, West Tripura,                                                                                                                               |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh     | Agra, Aligarh, Firozabad, Hamirpur, Kashganj,Kanpur Nagar, Mathura, Rae Bareli,Unnao            | Agra,Aligarh, Allahabad ,Auraiya, Banda ,Bulandshahar ,Etah,Etawah,, Farrukhabad, Fatehpur, Firozabad, G B Nagar, Ghaziabad, Hathras,Jaunpur, Kannauj , Kanpur Nagar, Kasganj (Kashiram Nagar), Lalitpur, Mahoba, Mainpuri, Mathura, Maunath Bhanjan, Pratapgarh , Rai Bareli, Shajahanpur, Sonbhadra, Sultanpur, Varanasi and Unnao | , Agra, Aligarh, Allahabad, Ambedkar Nagar, Auraiya, Azamgarh, Badaun, Baghpat, Balrampur, Banda, Barabanki, Bareilly, Basti, Bijnor, Bulandsahr, Chitrakoot, Etah, Fatehpur, Firozabad, GB Na gar, Ghaziabad, Ghazipur, Hamirpur, Hardoi, Hathras, Jaunpur, Jhansi, Kannauj, Kanpur Dehat, Lakhimpur, Mahoba, Mathura, Meerut, Mau, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Mirzapur, Raebarelli, SantRavidas Nagar, Shajahanpur, Sitapur, Sonbhadra, Sultanpur, Shravasti, Siddarth Nagar, Unnao | Bahraich, Balia, Balrampur, Bareilly, Basti, Bijnor, Chandauli, Ghazipur, Gonda, Gorakhpur, LakhimpurKheri, Meerut, Mirzapur, Muradabad, Rai Bareilly, SantKabir Nagar, Shajahanpur, Siddarthnagar, SantRavidasNagar, Unnao, Azamgarh, Bahraich, Badaun, Deoria, Jhansi, Kausambi, Kushinagar, Pilibhit, Maunath Bhanjan, | Azamgarh, Ballia, Balrampur, Etawah, Fatehpur, Gazipur, Gonda, Hardoi, KanpurDehat, Kanpur Nagar, Lakhimpur, Lalitpur, Mau, Siddartnagar, Unnao                                   |
| 27       | Uttarakhan d      |                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Dehradun,Haridwar, Udhamsinghnagar                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 28       | West Bengal       | Howrah, N 24 Parganas, PurbaMedinipore, S 24 Parganas                                           | Bankura, Birbhum, Dakshindinajpur, Malda, Purulia, Uttardinajpur, South Praganas                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | 24 Bankura, Bardhaman                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Bardhaman, Hooghly, Howrah, Malda, Murshidabad, Nadia, N - 24 Parganas, S -24 Parganas, Kochbihar                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Bankura, Bardhaman, Birbhum, Dakhindinajpur, E. Midnapur, Howrah, Hugli, Jalpaiguri, Kolkatta, Murshidabad, N - 24 Parganas, Nadia, S - 24 Parganas, Uttardinajpur, West Midnapur |
| 29       | Andaman & Nicobar |                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | Andaman                                                                                                                                                                           |
| 30       | Daman & Diu       |                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | Diu                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|          | Total             | 212 districts in 15                                                                             | states 335 districts in 20                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | states 387 districts in 21 states                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 153 districts in states & UTs                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 21 302 districts 25 states and UT                                                                                                                                                 |

Annexure referred in reply to par  (c) to (e)  of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q.No. 802 to be answered on 20.07.2017 regarding ' Contamination of Ground Water '

## Trainings under RGI

|                            | Tier - 3 training   | Tier - 3 training   | Tier - 3 training   |
|----------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
| Year                       | No. of Trainings    | No. of Participants | Women Participants  |
| 2012- 13.                  | 100                 | 15640               | 3522                |
| 2013- 14                   | 97                  | 12686               | 3359                |
| 2014- 15                   | 35                  | 4930                | 830                 |
| 2015- 16                   | 46                  | 7437                | 2498                |
| 2016- 17                   | 34                  | 5104                | 1168                |
| Total                      | 312                 | 45797               | 11377               |
| 2017- 18 ( Till June 2017) | 5                   | 1010                | 198                 |

## ANNEXURE -III

Annexure referred in reply to part (c) to (e)  of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q.No. 802 to be answered  on 20.07.2017 regarding ' Contamination of Ground Water '

## Research project sponsored under INCGW in last five year and current year

|   Sl. No. | Title of Scheme                                                                                                                       | Name of Principle Investigator&                                                                                                                            |
|-----------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Ground water behaviour in Connate water areas and hard of Orissa with respect to different schedules of pumping draw- down conditions | rock terrain and varied Chief Engineer & Director, DGWS&I, Deptt. of Water Resources, Govt. of Orissa, Bhubaneshwar& Regional Director, SER, Bhubaneshwar, |
|         2 | Spatio - temporal modeling of ground water quality using neural network                                                               | artificial Dr. K.P. Sudheer, Associate Prof., Dept. of Civil Madras, Chennai                                                                               |
|         3 | Assessment of hydrogeochemical impacts of shrimp farming coastal watershed                                                            | on Dr. NilaRekha, Senior Scientist, Central Institute of Water Aquaculture, Chennai                                                                        |
|         4 | Development of Nanofiltration Membrane Technology for Water Purification and Water Reclamation for Industrial Use                     | Drinking Dr. Paramita Ray, Scientist, Central Salt & Marine Research Institute, Bhavnagar, Gujarat                                                         |
|         5 | Vulnerability assessment and ground water management aquifers of Pondicherry                                                          | studies in Dr. S. Chidambaram, Associate Professor, Dept. of Earth Sciences, Annamalai University, Chidambaram, Tamil                                      |
|         6 | Study and Investigations on the Marble Waste Material Slurry) to remove the Arsenic from Ground Water                                 | (Marble Dr. R.N. Yadav, Lecturer, Govt. R.R. (PG) Autonomous College, Alwar ,Rajasthan                                                                     |