Lok Sabha Question No. 1042 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-02-08
Subject: Availability of Ground Water
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: PRASUN BANERJEE

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

## LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO. 1042

ANSWERED ON 08.0 2.201 8

## AVAILABILITY OF GROU ND WATER

## 1042. SHRI PRASUN BANERJEE

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

- (a) whether it is a fact that the availability of ground water in the country is much l surface water and if so, the details thereof;
- (b)whether any assessment has been made by the Government in this regard and if so, th thereof;
- (c) whether the Government has formulated any scheme at national level to get a pond cons every village of the country so as to meet the requi rement of water for irrigation and if so, the de thereof;
- (d) if not, the reasons therefor; and

(e) the schemes formulated by the Government to recharge the ground water in the States?

## ANSWER

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

( SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHW AL )

(a)  &  (b) According  to  assessment  done  by  Central  Water  Commission,  average  annual  utili surface water availability is 690 Billion Cubic Metre (BCM) and as per assessment done by Central Ground Water Board, the annual replenishable ground water resources of the country is 447

(c)Farm  pond  is  among  the  list  of  permissible  works  under  Mahatma  Gandhi  National Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) of th e Ministry of Rural Development and can be taken up in rural areas across the country following due process.  Details of the farm ponds ta last three years is given at Annexure.

(d) In view of reply to part (c), question does not arise.

- (e)Steps  taken  by  the  Central  Government  for  conservation  of  ground  water  are  availabl following URL http://mowr.gov.in/sites/default/files/MeasuresForGW - Depletion\_1.pdf.

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## Annexure referred toin reply to part (c) of Unstarred Q.No.1042 to be answered in Lok Sabha on 08.02.2018 regarding ' Availability Of Ground Water '.

## Status of the completed Farm ponds in last three years

| S. No.   |                     | Number of Farm Ponds completed   | Number of Farm Ponds completed   | Number of Farm Ponds completed   | Number of Farm Ponds completed   |
|----------|---------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| S. No.   | States              | 2017- 18 (so far)                | 2016- 17                         | 2015- 16                         | 2014- 15                         |
| 1        | ANDHRA PRADESH      | 1,41,437                         | 3,08,723                         | 15,446                           | 6,276                            |
| 2        | ARUNACHAL PRADESH   | 60                               | 567                              | 7                                | 3                                |
| 3        | ASSAM               | 979                              | 511                              | 490                              | 269                              |
| 4        | BIHAR               | 1,774                            | 1,961                            | 2,079                            | 1,776                            |
| 5        | CHHATTISGARH        | 18,278                           | 11,729                           | 2,400                            | 2,228                            |
| 6        | GOA                 | -                                | 5                                | 7                                | -                                |
| 7        | GUJARAT             | 3,542                            | 3,401                            | 1,569                            | 304                              |
| 8        | HARYANA             | 344                              | 375                              | 185                              | 234                              |
| 9        | HIMACHAL PRADESH    | 6,879                            | 8,518                            | 7,785                            | 11,216                           |
| 10       | JAMMU AND KASHMIR   | 526                              | 845                              | 841                              | 403                              |
| 11       | JHARKHAND           | 1,04,631                         | 94,579                           | 7,456                            | 7,266                            |
| 12       | KARNATAKA           | 15,208                           | 25,098                           | 10,728                           | 8,083                            |
| 13       | KERALA              | 1,479                            | 5,801                            | 2,457                            | 2,817                            |
| 14       | MADHYA PRADESH      | 5,278                            | 14,773                           | 15,351                           | 48,070                           |
| 15       | MAHARASHTRA         | 3,973                            | 5,721                            | 6,111                            | 4,899                            |
| 16       | MANIPUR             | 19                               | 373                              | 134                              | 88                               |
| 17       | MEGHALAYA           | 88                               | 271                              | 169                              | 98                               |
| 18       | MIZORAM             | 1,016                            | 1,239                            | 100                              | 32                               |
| 19       | NAGALAND            | 126                              | 272                              | 18                               | 1                                |
| 20       | ODISHA              | 3,841                            | 13,548                           | 10,008                           | 5,875                            |
| 21       | PUNJAB              | 12                               | 10                               | 11                               | 16                               |
| 22       | RAJASTHAN           | 14,670                           | 26,806                           | 15,779                           | 23,099                           |
| 23       | SIKKIM              | -                                | -                                | 9                                | 42                               |
| 24       | TAMIL NADU          | 2,765                            | 2,619                            | 7,325                            | 14,842                           |
| 25       | TELANGANA           | 41,591                           | 32,400                           | 1,205                            | 120                              |
| 26       | TRIPURA             | 2,577                            | 3,813                            | 4,984                            | 8,468                            |
| 27       | UTTAR PRADESH       | 3,784                            | 14,136                           | 11,814                           | 5,413                            |
| 28       | UTTARAKHAND         | 2,766                            | 1,449                            | 487                              | 371                              |
| 29       | WEST BENGAL         | 28,446                           | 36,392                           | 34,471                           | 32,097                           |
| 30       | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR | 4                                | 22                               | 23                               | 21                               |
| 31       | LAKSHADWEEP         | -                                | -                                | -                                | -                                |
| 32       | PUDUCHERRY          | 5                                | 3                                | 7                                | 3                                |
|          | Total               | 4,06,098                         | 6,15,960                         | 1,59,456                         | 1,84,430                         |