Lok Sabha Question No. 4549 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-22
Subject: Water Crisis
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: THOKCHOM MEINYA

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

## LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO. 4549

ANSWERED ON 22.0 3.201 8

## WATER CRISIS

## 4549. DR. THOKCHOM MEINYA

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware of the acute water crisis in South Africa and even of ground water level in large number of our cities of the country including the Capital city and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has started any futuristic planning for water supply in th where water scarcity is imminent; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

( SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHW AL )

- (a)The  Government  is  aware  of  the  recent  water  crisis  in  Cape  Town,  South  Africa. Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) carries out ground water monitoring, four times a year, on reg scale through a network of observation wells in the Country. Comparison and analysis -monsoon  (2017)  water  level  data  collected  by  CGWB  with  the  decadal  average  (2007 - 2016) indicat es decline in ground water level in about 61% of the wells in most of the urban areas of the country . C ity - wise details of rise and fall in ground water level are given at Annexure.
- (b) & (c) Water being a State subject, steps to ensure sustainability, a v l ugmentation, conservation  and  efficient  management  of  water  resources  are  primarily  undertaken respective State Governments ; however, steps taken by the Central Government for conservati of water are available at the following URL http://mowr.gov.in/sites/default/files/MeasuresForGW - Depletion\_1.pdf .

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Unstarred Q.No. 4549 to be answered in Lok Sabha on 22.03.2018 regarding 'Water Crisis'

Decadal Water Level Fluctuation With Mean [Pre-monsoon (2007 to 2016)] and Pre -monsoon 2017 in Urban Areas

| S. No.   | Name of the City    | No. of Wells Analysed   | Rise   | Rise    | Fall   | Fall        |
|----------|---------------------|-------------------------|--------|---------|--------|-------------|
|          |                     |                         | No.    | %       | No.    | %           |
| 1        | Mumbai City         | 3                       | 2      | 66.7    | 1      | 33.3        |
| 2        | Mumbai Suburban     | 1                       | 1      | 100.0   | 0      | 0.0         |
| 3        | Delhi               | 89                      | 56     | 62.9    | 33     | 37.1        |
| 4        | Kolkata             | 14                      | 2      | 14.3    | 12     | 85.7        |
| 5        | Chennai             | 11                      | 1      | 9.1     | 10     | 90.9        |
| 6        | Bengaluru           | 25                      | 3      | 12.0    | 22     | 88.0        |
| 7        | Hyderabad           | 20                      | 9      | 45.0    | 11     | 55.0        |
| 8        | Ahmedabad           | 7                       | 4      | 57.1    | 3      | 42.9        |
| 9        | Nagpur              | 7                       | 4      | 57.1    | 3      | 42.9        |
| 10       | Nashik              | 4                       | 2      | 50.0    | 2      | 50.0        |
| 11       | Pune                | 5                       | 2      | 40.0    | 3      | 60.0        |
| 12       | Kannur              | 10                      | 3      | 30.0    | 7      | 70.0        |
| 13       | Kochi               | 23                      | 11     | 47.8    | 12     | 52.2        |
| 14       | Kollam              | 9                       | 5      | 55.6    | 4      | 44.4        |
| 15       | Kozhikode           | 10                      | 3      | 30.0    | 7      | 70.0        |
| 16       | Malappuram          | 10                      | 3      | 30.0    | 7      | 70.0        |
| 17       | Thiruvananthapuram  | 14                      | 1      | 7.1     | 13     | 92.9        |
| 18       | Thrissur            | 16                      | 8      | 50.0    | 8      | 50.0        |
| 19       | Patna               | 6                       | 2      | 33.3    | 4      | 66.7        |
| 20       | Ranchi              | 17                      | 2      | 11.8    | 15     | 88.2        |
| 21       | Jamshedpur          | 15                      | 10     | 66.7    | 5      | 33.3        |
| 22       | Dhanbad             | 15                      | 8      | 53.3    | 7      | 46.7        |
| 23       | Bhopal              | 16                      | 11     | 68.8    | 5      | 31.3        |
| 24       | Indore              | 20                      | 7      | 35.0    | 13     | 65.0        |
| 25       | Jabalpur            | 19                      | 6      | 31.6    | 13     | 68.4        |
| 26       | Gwalior             | 1                       | 0      | 0.0     | 1      | 100.0       |
| 27       | Guwahati            | 31                      | 12     | 38.7    | 19     | 61.3        |
| 28       | Ludhiana            | 9                       | 0      | 0.0     | 9      | 100.0       |
| 29       | Amritsar            | 5                       | 0      | 0.0     | 5      | 100.0       |
| 30       | Faridabad           | 2                       | 0      | 0.0     | 2      | 100.0       |
| 31       | Chandigarh - UT     | 10                      | 1      | 10.0    | 8      | 80.0        |
| 32       | Coimbatore          | 4                       | 0      | 0.0     | 4      | 100.0       |
| 33       | Madurai             | 1                       | 0      | 0.0     | 1      | 100.0       |
| 34       | Vijayawada          | 1                       | 0      | 0.0     | 1      | 100.0       |
| 35       | Vishakapatnam       | 14                      | 2      | 14.3    | 13     | 92.9        |
| 36       | Dehradun            | 19                      | 13     | 68.4    | 6      | 31.6        |
| 37       | Rajkot              | 5                       | 3      | 60.0    | 2      | 40.0        |
| 38       | Surat               | 2                       | 2      | 100.0   | 0      | 0.0         |
| 39       | Vadodara            | 5                       | 3      | 60.0    | 2      | 40.0        |
| 40       | Jaipur              | 7                       | 3      | 42.9    | 4      | 57.1        |
| 41       | Jodhpur             | 7                       | 7      | 100.0   | 0      | 0.0         |
| 42       |                     | 2                       | 1      | 50.0    | 1      |             |
|          | Kota                |                         |        |         |        | 50.0        |
| 43 44    | Allahabad Ghaziabad | 1 1                     | 0 0    | 0.0 0.0 | 1 1    | 100.0 100.0 |
| 45       | Kanpur              | 4                       | 0      | 0.0     | 4      | 100.0       |
| 46       | Lucknow             | 4                       | 0      | 0.0     | 4      | 100.0       |
| 47       | Meerut Varanasi     | 1 2                     | 0 0    | 0.0     | 1      | 100.0       |
| 48       | TOTAL               |                         |        | 0.0     | 2      | 100.0       |
|          |                     | 381                     | 148    | 38.8    | 233    | 61.2        |

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