Lok Sabha Question No. 6225 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-04-05
Subject: World Bank Assisted Scheme for Ground Water Management
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: RAJESHBHAI NARANBHAI CHUDASAMA

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

## LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO. 6225

ANSWERED ON 05.0 4.201 8

## WORLD BANK ASSISTED SCHEME FOR GROUND WA TER MANAGEMENT

## 6225. SHRI RAJESHBHAI CHUDASAMA

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

- (a) whether it is a fact that ground water level in many parts of the country has plummet exploitation of existing resources and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has proposed to draw a new World Bank assisted scheme to manage ground water resources in the country; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and the States which are likely to be benefited from this ini

## ANSWER

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

( SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHW AL )

(a) Ground water levels in various parts of the Country are declining due to various reasons which, inter -alia include, increased demand of fresh water for various uses, vagaries of rainfall, increase population, indu strialization & urbanization.

Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) carries out ground water monitoring, four times a y regional scale through a network of observation wells in the Country. Comparison and anal -monsoon (2017) water level data collected by CGWB with the dec adal average (2007 - 2016)  indicates decline in ground water level in about 61% of the wells in the country . Details are given at Annexure -I.

As per the assessment of dynamic ground water resources of country (As on 31 st March 2013) carried out jointly by CGWB and State Ground Water Departments, o ut of the total 6584 numbers of assessment units (Block/ Taluks/ Mandals/ watershed/ Firkka), 1034 units have been categorized as 'Over -exploited'.   State - wise number of 'Over -exploited' units are given at Annexure - II.

(b)  &  (c) Government  has  proposed Atal  Bhujal  Yojana  (ABHY)  aimed  at  sustainable ground  water management with community participation in select ed over - exploited and ground water stressed areas seven States (Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Uttar ABHY is designed as a Central Sector Scheme with a total outlay of Rs. 6,000 Crore and is proposed to b e implemented with World Bank assistance on 50 - 50 sharing basis.

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Annexure referredto in reply to part (a) of Unstarred Q.No. 6225 to be answered in Lok Sabha on 05 .0 4 .2018 regarding ' World  Bank Assisted  Scheme forGround Water Management '

## State - wise Decadal Water Level Fluctuation with

Mean [Pre-monsoon (2007 to 2016 )and Pre- monsoon 2017]

| S. No.   | Name of State          | No. of Wells Analysed   | Rise   | Rise   | Fall   | Fall   | Wells showing no change   | Wells showing no change   |
|----------|------------------------|-------------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
| S. No.   | Name of State          | No. of Wells Analysed   | No.    | %      | No.    | %      | No.                       | %                         |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh         | 751                     | 184    | 25     | 563    | 75     | 4                         | 0.5                       |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh      | 12                      | 9      | 75     | 3      | 25     | 0                         | 0.0                       |
| 3        | Assam                  | 164                     | 71     | 43     | 92     | 56     | 1                         | 0.6                       |
| 4        | Bihar                  | 625                     | 362    | 58     | 258    | 41     | 5                         | 0.8                       |
| 5        | Chandigarh             | 10                      | 1      | 10     | 9      | 90     | 0                         | 0.0                       |
| 6        | Chhattisgarh           | 566                     | 219    | 39     | 346    | 61     | 1                         | 0.2                       |
| 7        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli16 |                         | 6      | 38     | 10     | 63     | 0                         | 0.0                       |
| 8        | Daman & Diu            | 11                      | 7      | 64     | 4      | 36     | 0                         | 0.0                       |
| 9        | Delhi                  | 94                      | 33     | 35     | 61     | 65     | 0                         | 0.0                       |
| 10       | Goa                    | 65                      | 50     | 77     | 15     | 23     | 0                         | 0.0                       |
| 11       | Gujarat                | 799                     | 301    | 38     | 473    | 59     | 25                        | 3.1                       |
| 12       | Haryana                | 302                     | 95     | 31     | 207    | 69     | 0                         | 0.0                       |
| 13       | Himachal Pradesh       | 90                      | 33     | 37     | 57     | 63     | 0                         | 0.0                       |
| 14       | Jammu & Kashmir        | 226                     | 75     | 33     | 151    | 67     | 0                         | 0.0                       |
| 15       | Jharkhand              | 218                     | 90     | 41     | 128    | 59     | 0                         | 0.0                       |
| 16       | Karnataka              | 1421                    | 423    | 30     | 985    | 69     | 13                        | 0.9                       |
| 17       | Kerala                 | 1366                    | 405    | 30     | 957    | 70     | 4                         | 0.3                       |
| 18       | Madhya Pradesh         | 1318                    | 660    | 50     | 658    | 50     | 0                         | 0.0                       |
| 19       | Maharashtra            | 1562                    | 667    | 43     | 887    | 57     | 8                         | 0.5                       |
| 20       | Meghalaya              | 20                      | 6      | 30     | 14     | 70     | 0                         | 0.0                       |
| 21       | Odisha                 | 1283                    | 506    | 39     | 773    | 60     | 4                         | 0.3                       |
| 22       | Puducherry             | 5                       | 0      | 0      | 5      | 100    | 0                         | 0.0                       |
| 23       | Punjab                 | 234                     | 36     | 15     | 198    | 85     | 0                         | 0.0                       |
| 24       | Rajasthan              | 859                     | 431    | 50     | 428    | 50     | 0                         | 0.0                       |
| 25       | Tamil Nadu             | 536                     | 71     | 13     | 465    | 87     | 0                         | 0.0                       |
| 26       | Telangana              | 586                     | 315    | 54     | 267    | 46     | 4                         | 0.7                       |
| 27       | Tripura                | 26                      | 18     | 69     | 8      | 31     | 0                         | 0.0                       |
| 28       | Uttar Pradesh          | 637                     | 187    | 29     | 450    | 71     | 0                         | 0.0                       |
| 29       | Uttarakhand            | 46                      | 21     | 46     | 24     | 52     | 1                         | 2.2                       |
| 30       | West Bengal            | 617                     | 327    | 53     | 289    | 47     | 1                         | 0.2                       |
| Total    | Total                  | 14465                   | 5609   | 38.8   | 8785   | 60.7   | 71                        | 0.5                       |

Annexure referredto in reply to part (a) of Unstarred Q.No. 6225 to be answered in Lok Sabha on 05 .0 4 .2018 regarding ' World  Bank Assisted Scheme for Ground Water Management '

CATEGORIZATION OF B LOCKS/ MANDALS/ TALUKS IN INDIA (2013)

| Sl. No.   | States / Union Territories   | Total No. of Assessed   | Units Over-exploited   | Units Over-exploited   |
|-----------|------------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | States / Union Territories   | Total No. of Assessed   | Nos.                   | %                      |
|           | States                       |                         |                        |                        |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh               | 670                     | 61                     | 9                      |
| 2         | ArunachalPradesh             | 11                      | 0                      | 0                      |
| 3         | Assam                        | 27                      | 0                      | 0                      |
| 4         | Bihar                        | 534                     | 0                      | 0                      |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh                 | 146                     | 1                      | 1                      |
| 6         | Delhi                        | 27                      | 15                     | 56                     |
| 7         | Goa                          | 12                      | 0                      | 0                      |
| 8         | Gujarat                      | 223                     | 23                     | 10                     |
| 9         | Haryana                      | 119                     | 64                     | 54                     |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh             | 8                       | 1                      | 13                     |
| 11        | Jammu & Kashmir              | 22                      | 0                      | 0                      |
| 12        | Jharkhand                    | 260                     | 4                      | 2                      |
| 13        | Karnataka                    | 176                     | 43                     | 24                     |
| 14        | Kerala                       | 152                     | 1                      | 1                      |
| 15        | Madhya Pradesh               | 313                     | 25                     | 8                      |
| 16        | Maharashtra                  | 353                     | 9                      | 3                      |
| 17        | Manipur                      | 9                       | 0                      | 0                      |
| 18        | Meghalaya                    | 11                      | 0                      | 0                      |
| 19        | Mizoram                      | 22                      | 0                      | 0                      |
| 20        | Nagaland                     | 11                      | 0                      | 0                      |
| 21        | Odisha                       | 314                     | 0                      | 0                      |
| 22        | Punjab                       | 138                     | 105                    | 76                     |
| 23        | Rajasthan                    | 248                     | 164                    | 66                     |
| 24        | Sikkim                       | -                       | -                      | -                      |
| 25        | Tamil Nadu                   | 1139                    | 358                    | 31                     |
| 26        | Telangana                    | 443                     | 46                     | 10                     |
| 27        | Tripura                      | 39                      | 0                      | 0                      |
| 28        | Uttar Pradesh                | 820                     | 113                    | 14                     |
| 29        | Uttarakhand                  | 18                      | 0                      | 0                      |
| 30        | West Bengal                  | 268                     | 0                      | 0                      |
|           | Total (States)               | 6533                    | 1033                   | 16                     |
|           | Union Territories            |                         |                        |                        |
| 1         | Andaman & Nicobar            | 34                      | 0                      | 0                      |
| 2         | Chandigarh                   | 1                       | 0                      | 0                      |
| 3         | Dadra & Nagar Haveli         | 1                       | 0                      | 0                      |
| 4         | Daman & Diu                  | 2                       | 0                      | 0                      |
| 5         | Lakshadweep                  | 9                       | 0                      | 0                      |
| 6         | Puducherry                   | 4                       | 1                      | 25                     |
|           | Total (UTs)                  | 51                      | 1                      | 2                      |
|           | Grand Total                  | 6584                    | 1034                   | 16                     |