Lok Sabha Question No. 83 (STARRED), answered on 2017-12-21
Subject: Artificial Recharge to Ground Water
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: SHOBHA KARANDLAJE, PRATHAP SIMHA

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *83

ANSWERED ON 21.12.2017

## ARTIFICIAL RECHARGE TO GROUND WATER

## *83. KUMARI SHOBHA KARANDLAJE SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA

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

- (a) whether the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) has prepared a conceptual document t "Master Plan for Artificial Recharge to Ground Water in India" during 2013 and if so, thereof;
- (b) whether many State Governments have failed to implem ent the said Master Plan and the number of over -exploited units for ground water has increased and if so, the details thereof;
- (c) whether extraction of water in those areas had not been regulated effectively thereb serious decline in the gr ound water levels and if so, the details thereof along with the pl Union Government to formulate a policy with a focus on conjunctive use of water;

(d) whether CGWB has hinted at further increase in the number of over - expl ited units in the count ry and if so, the details thereof along with the steps to be taken to tackle the situation; a

(e) whether the Union Government has issued advisories to the States and UTs to take me promote/adopt artificial recharge to ground water/rain water h arvesting and if so, the details thereof

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION, ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS AND SHIPPING

( SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GA DKARI )

- ( a) to  (e)A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART S (a) TO ( e) OF STARRED QUESTION NO. *83 TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON 21. 12.2017  IN THE LOK  SABHA  REGARDING ' ARTIFICIAL  RECHARGE TO  GROUND  WATER ' ASKED  BY KUMARI  SHOBHA KARANDLAJE AND SHRI PRATHAP SIMHA , HON'BLE M.P s:

(a) to (e) Central Ground Water Board has prepared a conceptual document titled 'Master Plan for Arti ficial  Recharge  to  Ground  Water -2013 ' which  provides  information  about  area  specific artificial  recharge  techniques  to  augment  the  ground  water  resource s  based  on  the  availability  of source water and capability of subsurface formations to accommodate it. The Master Plan construction of about 1.11 crore artificial recharge structures in urban and rural areas cost  of  Rs.  79178  cror e.  This  comprises  around  88  lakh  recharge  structures/  facilities rainwater directly from roof top and more than 23 lakh artificial recharge and rainwate structures for conserving surplus runoff to augment the groundwater resources. It is estimated that annually about 85,565 MCM of surplus run - offcan be harnessed to augment the ground water. State -wise  Rural  and  Urban  Artificial  Recharge  Structures  as proposed  in  Master  Plan  are  given at Annexure -I .  The Master Plan is available in public domain and has also been circulated to the State Government sfor its implementation.

Water  being  a  State  subject,  initiatives  on  water  management  including  conservat artificial  recharge  to  ground  water  is  primarily  States'  responsibil ity.    State  Governments  are supposed to take suitable measures in consonance with CGWA guidelines to improve the g water resources.

It is pertinent to mention here that the rise or fall of ground water level depends on seve natural and man - made factors. The most important natural factor is rain fall trend of the man - made factors that impact on water level are; pattern of extraction of ground water for d usage and  also  various  supply  and  demand - side  interventions  like,  artificial  recharge /  rainwater harvesting, efficient use of water for irrigation etc.

Ground Water Resource Assessment of the country is being periodically carried out j CGWB and State Government s. The total annual replenishable ground water resource in 2011 was 433 BCM and as perlatest assessment (2013), the a nnualreplenishable g roundwater r esource of the country is 447 billion cubic meter (BCM).

During  assessment  year 2013,  o ut  of  6584  assessment  units  in  the  country,  1034 (15.7%) assessment units  are  categorized  as  'Over - E xploited' ,  whereas  during  assessment  year  2011,  the respective figures were 6607 and 1071 (16.2%) .  State - wise details are given at Annexure -II.

Steps taken by the Central Government to promoterain water harvesting are as follows:

- The National Water Policy (2012) formulated by Ministry of Water Resources, RD & GR, inter -alia,  advocates  conservation,  promotion  and  protection  of  water  and  highlights  the augmenting the availability of water through rain water harvesting, direct use of rainf management  measures.  The  National  Water  Policy  (2012 )  has  been  forwarded  to  all  State Governments/UTsand concerned Ministries/ Departments of Central Government for adoption.
- Central  Ground  Water  Authority  (CGWA)  has  been  constituted  under  'The  Environment (Protection) Act, 1986' for the purpose of regulati on and control of ground water development and management in the Country.  So far, CGWA has notified 162 areas in the Country for the of regulation of ground water.
- CGWA  has  issued  advisories  to  States  and  UTs  to  take  measures  to  promote/adopt  ar ficial recharge  to  ground  water/rainwater  harvesting.    30  States/UTs  have  made  rainwater  ha mandatory by enacting laws or by formulating rules & regulations or by including prov building bye - laws or through suitable Government Orders.
- This Ministry has circulated a Model Bill to all the States/UTs to enable them to en ground water legislation for its regulation and development which includes provision of harvesting.  So far, 15 States/UTs have adopted and implemen ted the ground water legislation on the lines of Model bill.
- CGWB has taken up Aquifer Mapping and Management programme (NAQUIM) during XII Plan, under the scheme of Ground Water Management and Regulation. The Aquifer Mapping is aim to delineate aquifer disposition and their characterization for preparation of aquifer/are ground water management plans, with community participation.
- The Ministry of Rural Development in consultation and agreement with the Ministry of Resources,  RD  &  GR  and the  Ministry  of  Agriculture  &  Farmers'  Welfare  has  developed  an actionable  framework  for  Natural  Resources  Management  (NRM ), titled 'Mission  Water Conservation' to ensure gainful utilization of funds.  The Framework strives to ensure synergies in Mah atma Gandhi  National  Rural  Empl oyment  Gandhi  Scheme  (MGNREGS),  Pradhan  Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY), Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP) and Command  Area  Development  &  Water  Management  (CAD&WM),  given  their  common objectives.    Types  of  co mmon  works  undertaken  under  these  programmes/schemes  are  water conservation  and  management,  water  harvesting,  soil  and  moisture  conservation,  grou recharge,  flood  protection,  land  development,  Command  Area  Development  &  Watersh Management.

- Department of Land Resources is currently implementing 8214 watershed development proje 28  States  covering  an  area  of  about  39.07  million  ha.  under  the  Watershed  Devel Component  (WDC)  of  the  Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi  Sinchayee  Yojana  (PMKS Y)  principally  for development  of  rainfed  portions  of  net  cultivated  area  and  culturable  wastelands. activities taken up under the WDC - PMKSY, inter - alia, include ridge area treatment, drainage l afforestation,  soil  and  moisture  conservation,  r ain  water  harvesting,  horticulture,  and  pastu development etc.
- The Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation has suggested all States to adopt water con measures like roof top rainwater harvesting, erecting sustainability structures conservation  etc.  For  creating  such  sustainability  structures,  10  %  of  National  Rur Water Programme (NRDWP) funds are provided to the States.

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## Annexure referred in reply to Lok Sabha St rred Q.No.*83 for reply on 21. 12.2017 regarding ' Artificial Recharge to Ground Water '

## State - w ise Rural and Urban Artificial Recharge Structures as Proposed in Master Plan

| S.No.   | State                    | Rural              | Rural               | Urban (including habitation)   | Urban (including habitation)   | Total              | Total        |
|---------|--------------------------|--------------------|---------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------|--------------|
| S.No.   | State                    | Structure (Number) | Cost (Rs. in crore) | Structure (Number)             | Cost (Rs.in Crore)             | Structure (Number) | Cost (Rs. in |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh           | 27696              | 1248.55             | 423900                         | 695.24                         | 451596             | 1943.79      |
| 2       | Bihar                    | 2058               | 128.81              | 100000                         | 164.00                         | 102058             | 292.81       |
| 3       | Chhattisgarh             | 87202              | 1856.21             | 200000                         | 309.00                         | 287202             | 2165.21      |
| 4       | Delhi                    | 8                  | 0.40                | 142850                         | 1097.50                        | 142858             | 1097.90      |
| 5       | Goa                      | 1393               | 83.58               | 10000                          | 16.40                          | 11393              | 99.98        |
| 6       | Gujarat                  | 18775              | 769.00              | 500000                         | 725.00                         | 518775             | 1494.00      |
| 7       | Haryana                  | 44727              | 1255.30             | 376000                         | 1675.00                        | 420727             | 2930.30      |
| 8       | Himachal                 | 102328             | 573.47              | 50000                          | 82.00                          | 152328             | 655.47       |
| 9       | Jammu & Kashmir          | 1688               | 168.80              | 100000                         | 145.00                         | 101688             | 313.80       |
| 10      | Jharkhand                | 26282              | 1733.34             | 200000                         | 290.00                         | 226282             | 2023.345     |
| 11      | Karnataka                | 72985              | 1998.66             | 700000                         | 1148.00                        | 772985             | 3146.66      |
| 12      | Kerala                   | 754427             | 5457.72             | 315000                         | 456.75                         | 1069427            | 5914.47      |
| 13      | Madhya Pradesh           | 532724             | 10717.61            | 600000                         | 984.00                         | 1132724            | 11701.60     |
| 14      | Maharashtra              | 51157              | 7926.34             | 1605670                        | 2765.75                        | 1656827            | 10692.09     |
| 15      | NER states               | 15250              | 765.90              | 400000                         | 656.00                         | 415250             | 1421.90      |
| 16      | Odisha                   | 5856               | 525.00              | 300000                         | 499.50                         | 305856             | 1024.50      |
| 17      | Punjab                   | 79924              | 2021.47             | 375000                         | 1650.00                        | 454924             | 3671.47      |
| 18      | Rajasthan                | 9603               | 1566.07             | 500000                         | 820.00                         | 509603             | 2386.07      |
| 19      | Sikkim                   | 1905               | 54.07               | 5000                           | 13.25                          | 6905               | 67.32        |
| 20      | Tamil Nadu               | 193574             | 9284.63             | 0                              | 0.00                           | 193574             | 9284.63      |
| 21      | Telangana                | 39129              | 1454.6              | 326100                         | 534.76                         | 365229             | 1989.36      |
| 22      | Uttar Pradesh            | 108945             | 7629.28             | 1200000                        | 1968.00                        | 1308945            | 9597.28      |
| 23      | Uttarakhand              | 2900               | 414.75              | 48250                          | 68.25                          | 51150              | 483.00       |
| 24      | West Bengal              | 97360              | 3450.06             | 300000                         | 522.00                         | 397360             | 3972.06      |
| 25      | Andaman & Nicobar Island | 1640               | 44.02               | 1200                           | 8.00                           | 2840               | 52.02        |
| 26      | Chandigarh               | 0                  | 0.00                | 8700                           | 652.50                         | 8700               | 652.50       |
| 27      | Dadra & Nagar Haveli     | 65                 | 3.37                | 1000                           | 1.50                           | 1065               | 4.87         |
| 28      | Daman and Diu            | 0                  | 0.00                | 4044                           | 4.44                           | 4044               | 4.44         |
| 29      | Lakshadweep              | 0                  | 0.00                | 6100                           | 30.50                          | 6100               | 30.50        |
|         | Total                    | 2283141            | 61192.41            | 8799814                        | 17985.39                       | 11082955           | 79177.80     |

## ANNEXURE -II

Annexure  referred  in  reply  to  Lok  Sabha  Starred  Q.No.  *83  for  reply  on  21.12.2017 regarding ' Artificial Recharge to Ground Water '

Comparison -Categorization of Blocks / Mandals / Taluks / Firka In India from Year 2011 to 2013

| S.No.   | States / Union Terri tories   | Total No. of Assessed Units   | Total No. of Assessed Units   | Over- E xploited   | Over- E xploited   |
|---------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
| S.No.   | States / Union Terri tories   | 2011                          | 2013                          | 2011               | 2013               |
|         | States                        |                               |                               |                    |                    |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh                | 662                           | 670                           | 41                 | 61                 |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh             | 11                            | 11                            | 0                  | 0                  |
| 3       | Assam                         | 27                            | 27                            | 0                  | 0                  |
| 4       | Bihar                         | 533                           | 534                           | 0                  | 0                  |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh                  | 146                           | 146                           | 1                  | 1                  |
| 6       | Delhi                         | 27                            | 27                            | 18                 | 15                 |
| 7       | Goa                           | 20                            | 12                            | 0                  | 0                  |
| 8       | Gujarat                       | 223                           | 223                           | 24                 | 23                 |
| 9       | Haryana                       | 116                           | 119                           | 71                 | 64                 |
| 10      | Himachal Pradesh              | 8                             | 8                             | 1                  | 1                  |
| 11      | Jammu & Kashmir               | 14                            | 22                            | 0                  | 0                  |
| 12      | Jharkhand                     | 210                           | 260                           | 6                  | 4                  |
| 13      | Karnataka                     | 270                           | 176                           | 63                 | 43                 |
| 14      | Kerala                        | 152                           | 152                           | 1                  | 1                  |
| 15      | Madhya Pradesh                | 313                           | 313                           | 24                 | 25                 |
| 16      | Maharashtra                   | 353                           | 353                           | 10                 | 9                  |
| 17      | Manipur                       | 8                             | 9                             | 0                  | 0                  |
| 18      | Meghalaya                     | 7                             | 11                            | 0                  | 0                  |
| 19      | Mizoram                       | 22                            | 22                            | 0                  | 0                  |
| 20      | Nagaland                      | 8                             | 11                            | 0                  | 0                  |
| 21      | Odisha                        | 314                           | 314                           | 0                  | 0                  |
| 22      | Punjab                        | 138                           | 138                           | 110                | 105                |
| 23      | Rajasthan                     | 243                           | 248                           | 172                | 164                |
| 24      | Sikkim                        | 4                             | -                             |                    |                    |
| 25      | Tamil Nadu                    | 1129                          | 1139                          | 374                | 358                |
| 26      | Telangana                     | 448                           | 443                           | 42                 | 46                 |
| 27      | Tripura                       | 39                            | 39                            | 0                  | 0                  |
| 28      | Uttar Pradesh                 | 820                           | 820                           | 111                | 113                |
| 29      | Uttarakhand                   | 18                            | 18                            | 0                  | 0                  |
| 30      | West Bengal                   | 271                           | 268                           | 0                  | 0                  |
|         | Total( States )               | 6554                          | 6533                          | 1069               | 1033               |
|         | Union Territories             |                               |                               |                    |                    |
| 1       | Andaman & Nicobar             | 36                            | 34                            | 0                  | 0                  |
| 2       | Chandigarh                    | 1                             | 1                             | 0                  | 0                  |
| 3       | Dadra & Nagar Haveli          | 1                             | 1                             | 0                  | 0                  |
| 4       | Daman & Diu                   | 2                             | 2                             | 1                  | 0                  |
| 5       | Lakshadweep                   | 9                             | 9                             | 0                  | 0                  |
| 6       | Puducherry                    | 4                             | 4                             | 1                  | 1                  |
|         | Total( U Ts)                  | 53                            | 51                            | 2                  | 1                  |
|         | Grand Total                   | 6607                          | 6584                          | 1071               | 1034               |