Lok Sabha Question No. 3850 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-08
Subject: Assessment of Ground Water Resources
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: SUBHASH PATEL, DEVAJIBHAI GOVINDBHAI FATEPARA

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3850 ANSWERED ON 08.12.2016

## ASSESSMENT OF GROUND WATER RESOURCES

## 3850. SHRI SUBHASH PATEL SHRI DEVAJIBHAI G. FATEPARA

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

(a) whether the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) has made any assessment of the ground water resources in the country including Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat, if so, the details thereof, State-wise;

(b)  whether  the  Government  has  formulated  any  special  programme  for  the  said  States  after  the assessment, if so, the details thereof; and

(c)  the  steps  taken/to  be  taken  by  the  Government  to  fulfil  the  future  ground  water  need  in  these States?

## ANSWER

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

(DR. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)

(a)    Central  Ground  Water  Board  (CGWB) carries out periodic assessment of replenishable ground water resources in the Country jointly with State Governments including Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat. State-wise details are given at Annexure.

(b) & (c) The mechanisms put in place and the measures taken by the Ministry of Water Resources, RD & GR to control depletion of ground water level and outcomes thereof are given below :

- The National Water Policy (2012) formulated by Ministry of Water Resources, RD & GR, interalia,  advocates  conservation,  promotion  and  protection  of  water  and  highlights  the  need  for augmenting the availability of water through rain water harvesting, direct use of rainfall and other management  measures.    The  National  Water  Policy  (2012)  has  been  forwarded  to  all  State Governments/ UTs and concerned Ministries/ Departments of Central Government for adoption.
- CGWB has also prepared a conceptual document entitled 'Master Plan for Artificial Recharge to Ground Water in India' during 2013, involving ground water scientists/experts. The Master Plan envisages construction of 1.11 crore rain water harvesting and artificial recharge structures in the

Country at an estimated cost of Rs.79,178 crores to harness 85 BCM (Billion Cubic Metre) of water. The augmented ground water resources will enhance the availability of water for drinking, domestic, industrial and irrigation purpose. The Master Plan has been circulated to all State Governments for implementation.

- This Ministry works in close coordination with Ministry of Rural Development for groundwater recharge. The details of completed public works related to Natural Resources Management by the MoRD for the States of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh are as under:
- The  Ministry  of Drinking  Water  &  Sanitation  has  suggested  all States to adopt water conservation  measures  like  roof  top  rainwater  harvesting,  erecting  sustainability  structures  for water  conservation  etc.  For  creating  such  sustainability  structures,  10  %  of  National  Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) funds are provided to the States.
- Department of Land Resources is currently implementing 8214 watershed development projects in  28  States  covering  an  area  of  about  39.07  million  ha.  under  the  Watershed  Development Component (WDC) of the Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee  Yojana (PMKSY) principally  for development  of  rainfed  portions  of  net  cultivated  area  and  culturable  wastelands.    The  major activities taken up under the WDC-PMKSY, inter-alia, include ridge area treatment, drainage line afforestation,  soil  and  moisture  conservation,  rain  water  harvesting,  horticulture,  and  pasture development etc. 610 projects were sanctioned in Gujarat and 517 in Madhya Pradesh.
- Central  Ground  Water  Authority  (CGWA)  has  been  constituted  under  'The  Environment (Protection) Act, 1986' for the purpose of regulation and control of ground water development and management in the Country.  So far, CGWA has notified 162 areas in the Country for the purpose of regulation of ground water, including four and seven in Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh respectively.  Under the CGWA guidelines, in notified areas, no permission is accorded to extract ground water through any energized means for any purpose other than drinking water.  However, for  non-notified  areas,  ground  water  withdrawal  by  industries  is  regulated  by  means  of guidelines/criteria as specified as CGWA.

| Sl. No.   | State          | FY 2014-15   | FY 2014-15                 | FY 2015-16   | FY 2015-16                 | 2016-17 as on 25/11/2016   | 2016-17 as on 25/11/2016   |
|-----------|----------------|--------------|----------------------------|--------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | State          | Total Works  | Expenditure (Rs. In crore) | Total Works  | Expenditure (Rs. In crore) | Total Works                | Expenditure (Rs. In crore) |
| 1         | Gujarat        | 7024         | 115.85                     | 13752        | 219.96                     | 17502                      | 277.98                     |
| 2         | Madhya Pradesh | 138916       | 719.75                     | 63518        | 630.30                     | 79270                      | 772.20                     |

- CGWA has issued  advisories  to  States  and  UTs  to  take  measures  to  promote/adopt  artificial recharge to ground water / rain water harvesting.  30 States/UTs, including Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh, have made rain water harvesting mandatory by enacting laws or by formulating rules & regulations  or  by  including  provisions  in  Building  bye-laws  or  through  suitable  Government Orders.
- This Ministry has circulated a Model Bill to all the States/UTs to enable them to enact suitable ground  water  legislation  for  its  regulation  and  development  which  includes  provision  of  rain water harvesting. Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh have initiated process to enact the Model Bill.
- CGWB has taken up Aquifer Mapping and Management programme during XII Plan, under the scheme  of  Ground  Water  Management  and  Regulation.  The  Aquifer  Mapping  is  aimed  to delineate  aquifer  disposition  and  their  characterization  for  preparation  of  aquifer/area  specific ground  water  management  plans,  with  community  participation. As  on  30.6.2016,  an    area  of 31,522 sq.km and 9,268 sq km has been covered in Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh respectively.
- CGWB had taken up Demonstrative Rain Water Harvesting and Artificial Recharge projects in 22  States  of  the  Country,  under  Central  Sector  Scheme  "Ground  Water  Management  & Regulation".  Under  the  scheme,  1661  demonstrative  recharge  structures  were  approved  for construction  in  various  States/UTs  including  116  and  51  in  Gujarat  and  Madhya  Pradesh respectively. Out of these 116 and 51 structures, 100 and 43 structures were completed in Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh.
- MoWR, RD & GR has also launched  'Jal  Kranti  Abhiyan'  (2015-16  to  2017-18)  in  order  to consolidate water conservation and management in the Country through a holistic and integrated approach involving all stakeholders, making it a mass movement.
- CGWB has been organizing mass awareness programmes in the Country to promote rain water harvesting and artificial recharge to ground water; more than 17 lakh children participated in a nation-wide painting competition in the last year to promote conservation of water.

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## Annexure  referred  in  reply  to  Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Q.NO.  3850  for  reply  on 08.12.2016 regarding 'Assessment of Ground Water Resources'

## STATE-WISE GROUND WATER RESOURCES AVAILABILITY, UTILIZATION AND STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT INDIA

(As on 2011)

| Sl. No   | States / Union          | Annual                               | Natural Discharg e during non-   | Net Annual                 | Annual Ground Water Draft   | Annual Ground Water Draft     | Annual Ground Water Draft   | Stage of Ground Water Developmen t (%)   |
|----------|-------------------------|--------------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| .        | Territories             | Replenishabl e Ground Water Resource | monsoon season                   | Ground Water Availabilit y | Irrigation                  | Domestic and Industria l uses | Total                       |                                          |
|          | States                  |                                      |                                  |                            |                             |                               |                             |                                          |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh          | 20.7892                              | 1.9064                           | 18.8828                    | 6.2694                      | 0.7381                        | 7.0075                      | 37                                       |
| 2        | Telangana               | 15.098                               | 1.4138                           | 13.6844                    | 6.9103                      | 0.5919                        | 7.502                       | 55                                       |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh       | 4.5100                               | 0.4500                           | 4.0600                     | 0.0020                      | 0.0010                        | 0.0030                      | 0.08                                     |
| 4        | Assam                   | 28.5200                              | 2.7300                           | 25.7900                    | 2.8600                      | 0.6400                        | 3.4900                      | 14                                       |
| 5        | Bihar                   | 29.3350                              | 2.4705                           | 26.8645                    | 10.2550                     | 1.6960                        | 11.9509                     | 44                                       |
| 6        | Chhattisgarh            | 12.4200                              | 0.7900                           | 11.6300                    | 3.4300                      | 0.6200                        | 4.0500                      | 35                                       |
| 7        | Delhi                   | 0.3105                               | 0.0234                           | 0.2871                     | 0.1402                      | 0.2519                        | 0.3922                      | 137                                      |
| 8        | Goa                     | 0.2424                               | 0.0970                           | 0.1454                     | 0.0101                      | 0.0311                        | 0.0411                      | 28                                       |
| 9        | Gujarat                 | 18.5686                              | 0.9832                           | 17.5854                    | 10.7477                     | 1.1074                        | 11.8551                     | 67                                       |
| 10       | Haryana                 | 10.7800                              | 0.9900                           | 9.7900                     | 12.3500                     | 0.7100                        | 13.0500                     | 133                                      |
| 11       | Himachal Pradesh        | 0.5590                               | 0.0280                           | 0.5311                     | 0.2506                      | 0.1272                        | 0.3778                      | 71                                       |
| 12       | Jammu &Kashmir          | 4.2512                               | 0.4251                           | 3.8261                     | 0.1988                      | 0.6077                        | 0.8065                      | 21                                       |
| 13       | Jharkhand               | 6.3100                               | 0.5500                           | 5.7600                     | 1.3100                      | 0.5500                        | 1.8600                      | 32                                       |
| 14       | Karnataka               | 17.0266                              | 2.2154                           | 14.8112                    | 8.5916                      | 0.8198                        | 9.4114                      | 64                                       |
| 15       | Kerala                  | 6.6864                               | 0.6134                           | 6.0730                     | 1.3046                      | 1.5310                        | 2.8355                      | 47                                       |
| 16       | Madhya Pradesh          | 35.0406                              | 1.7520                           | 33.2886                    | 17.4809                     | 1.3527                        | 18.8335                     | 57                                       |
| 17       | Maharashtra             | 33.9474                              | 1.7955                           | 32.1519                    | 16.1460                     | 1.0293                        | 17.1754                     | 53                                       |
| 18       | Manipur                 | 0.4401                               | 0.0440                           | 0.3961                     | 0.0033                      | 0.0007                        | 0.0040                      | 1.02                                     |
| 19       | Meghalaya               | 1.7805                               | 0.1780                           | 1.6024                     | 0.0015                      | 0.0002                        | 0.0017                      | 0.08                                     |
| 20       | Mizoram                 | 0.0304                               | 0.0030                           | 0.0273                     | 0.0000                      | 0.0010                        | 0.0010                      | 3.52                                     |
| 21       | Nagaland                | 0.6159                               | 0.0616                           | 0.5543                     | 0.0000                      | 0.0340                        | 0.0340                      | 6.13                                     |
| 22       | Odisha                  | 17.7768                              | 1.0859                           | 16.6909                    | 3.8126                      | 0.9162                        | 4.7288                      | 28                                       |
| 23       | Punjab                  | 22.5300                              | 2.2100                           | 20.3200                    | 34.1700                     | 0.7100                        | 34.8800                     | 172                                      |
| 24       | Rajasthan               | 11.9414                              | 1.1125                           | 10.8290                    | 13.1332                     | 1.7098                        | 14.8430                     | 137                                      |
| 25       | Sikkim*                 | -                                    | -                                | 0.0442                     | 0.0027                      | 0.0086                        | 0.0113                      | 26                                       |
| 26       | Tamil Nadu              | 21.5326                              | 2.1533                           | 19.3793                    | 13.1688                     | 1.7638                        | 14.9326                     | 77                                       |
| 27       | Tripura                 | 2.5866                               | 0.2286                           | 2.3580                     | 0.0932                      | 0.0694                        | 0.1626                      | 7                                        |
| 28       | Uttar Pradesh           | 77.1900                              | 5.5300                           | 71.6600                    | 48.7400                     | 4.0400                        | 52.7800                     | 74                                       |
| 29       | Uttarakhand             | 2.0403                               | 0.0449                           | 1.9954                     | 1.1033                      | 0.0298                        | 1.1331                      | 57                                       |
| 30       | West Bengal             | 29.2511                              | 2.6688                           | 26.5823                    | 9.7195                      | 0.9731                        | 10.6926                     | 40                                       |
|          | Total (States)          | 432.11                               | 34.55                            | 397.60                     | 222.21                      | 22.66                         | 244.85                      | 62                                       |
|          | Union Territories       |                                      |                                  |                            |                             |                               |                             |                                          |
| 1        | Andaman &Nicobar        | 0.3080                               | 0.0216                           | 0.2865                     | 0.0006                      | 0.0121                        | 0.0127                      | 4.44                                     |
| 2        | Chandigarh              | 0.0216                               | 0.0022                           | 0.0194                     | 0.0000                      | 0.0000                        | 0.0000                      | 0                                        |
| 3        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli     | 0.0622                               | 0.0031                           | 0.0591                     | 0.0072                      | 0.0056                        | 0.0129                      | 22                                       |
| 4        | Daman &Diu              | 0.0181                               | 0.0012                           | 0.0169                     | 0.0145                      | 0.0019                        | 0.0164                      | 97                                       |
| 5        | Lakshadweep             | 0.0105                               | 0.0070                           | 0.0035                     | 0.0000                      | 0.0023                        | 0.0023                      | 67                                       |
| 6        | Puducherry              | 0.1893                               | 0.0190                           | 0.1703                     | 0.1237                      | 0.0293                        | 0.1530                      | 90                                       |
|          | Total (UTs) Grand Total | 0.6100 432.7200                      | 0.0500 34.6000                   | 0.5600 398.1600            | 0.1500 222.360              | 0.0500 22.7100                | 0.2000 245.050              | 36 62                                    |

(in Billion Cubic Metre(bcm))

* Note: Net ground water availability in Sikkim has been estimated based on spring discharge and is not reflected in the corresponding total annual replenishable resource.  This results in a difference of 0.044 bcm in the State Total and Grand Total.