Lok Sabha Question No. 2591 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-02
Subject: Contamination of Groundwater
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: SISIR KUMAR ADHIKARI

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

## LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO. 2591

ANSWERED ON 02.0 8.201 8

## CONTAMINATION OF GRO UNDWATER

## 2591. SHRI SISIR KUMAR ADHIKARI

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

(a) whether almost 30 per cent of groundwater in populated areas of the country is contami the details thereof;

(b) whether the Governmen t has made any recent survey on the issue and if so, the details and thereof;

(c) whether the Government has studied any area -wise xtraction of water in the country and if so, t thereof; and

(d) the details of proposal of the Gover nment on over drawing of groundwater and precautions take prevent diseases from water contamination?

## ANSWER

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

## ( SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHW AL )

(a) &(b)Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) generates ground water quality data on a region during various scientific studies and ground water quality monitoring throughout the Country indicate the occurrence of Flouride , Arsenic, Nitrate, Iron and Heavy Metals beyond the BIS perm limits  in  isolated  pockets  in  various  parts  of  the  Country.    Flouride  beyond  permissibl encountered in 335 districts of 20 States, Nitrate in 386 districts of 21 States, A rsenic in 153 districts of States, Iron in 301 districts of 25 States, Lead in 93 districts of 14 States, Cadmium in 24 and Chromium in 30 districts of 10 States. State -wise details of contamination of ground water is gi Anne xure.

(c)As per the estimation of Dynamic Ground Water Resource Assessment of the country jointly by Central Ground Water Board and State Governments, the Annual Ground Water Draft (utilizat Country is 253 BCM (Billion Cubic Metre), out of which, about 228 BCM is utilized for irrigation BCM is utilized for Domestic & Industrial purposes.

(d) Water being a State subject, initiatives on water management including water quality is primarily States' responsibility. However,  s tep s  taken  by  the  Central  Government  for  conservation  of  ground  wa available at the following URL http://mowr.gov.in/sites/default/files/MeasuresForGW - Depletion\_2.pdf .

For  improving  the  coverage  of  safe  drinking  water  to  rural  population,  the  Ministr Water & Sanitation supplements the efforts of the States by providing them with technical assistance through the centrally sponsored National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP). It is the State Governments who plan, design, approve, execute and operate & maintain the schemes fo safe drinking water to rural population. The funds provided to the States under NRDWP can b coverage and tackling water quality problems.

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Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) & (b) of Unstarred Question No. 2591 to be answered in Lok Sabha on 02.08.2018 regarding ' Contamination of Ground Water '

## States Wise Details of Affected Districts with Ground Water Contamination

| S.No.   | State/UT               | Fluoride          | Nitrate (above 45   | Arsenic (above 0.01   | Iron (above 1mg/l   | Heavy metals             | Heavy metals               | Heavy metals              |
|---------|------------------------|-------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------|
|         |                        | ( above 1.5 mg/l) | mg/l)               | mg/l)                 |                     | ) Lead (above 0.01 mg/l) | Cadmium (above 0.003 mg/l) | Chromium (above0.05 mg/l) |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh         | 11                | 13                  | 3                     | 7                   | -                        | -                          | -                         |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh      | -                 | -                   | -                     | 4                   | -                        | -                          | -                         |
| 3       | Assam                  | 6                 |                     | 19                    | 18                  | -                        | -                          | -                         |
| 4       | Bihar                  | 13                | 10                  | 23                    | 19                  | -                        | -                          | -                         |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh           | 13                | 12                  | 1                     | 4                   | 1                        | 1                          | 1                         |
| 6       | Delhi                  | 7                 | 8                   | 2                     | -                   | 3                        | 1                          | 4                         |
| 7       | Goa                    | -                 | -                   | -                     | -                   | -                        | -                          | -                         |
| 8       | Gujarat                | 19                | 21                  | 12                    | 6                   | -                        | -                          | -                         |
| 9       | Haryana                | 20                | 19                  | 15                    | 17                  | 17                       | 7                          | 1                         |
| 10      | Himachal Pradesh       | -                 | 6                   | 1                     | -                   | -                        | -                          | -                         |
| 11      | Jammu & Kashmir        | 2                 | 4                   | 3                     | 6                   | 3                        | 1                          | -                         |
| 12      | Jharkhand              | 12                | 11                  | 1                     | 6                   | 1                        | -                          | -                         |
| 13      | Karnataka              | 29                | 22                  | 2                     | 22                  |                          | -                          | -                         |
| 14      | Kerala                 | 5                 | 11                  |                       | 15                  | 2                        | -                          | 1                         |
| 15      | Madhya Pradesh         | 39                | 50                  | 8                     | 42                  | 16                       | -                          | -                         |
| 16      | Maharashtra            | 17                | 30                  |                       | 20                  | 19                       | -                          | -                         |
| 17      | Manipur                | -                 | -                   | 2                     | 1                   | -                        | -                          | -                         |
| 18      | Meghalaya              | -                 | -                   | -                     | 3                   | -                        | -                          | -                         |
| 19      | Nagaland               | -                 | -                   | -                     | 1                   | -                        | -                          | -                         |
| 20      | Odisha                 | 25                | 28                  | 1                     | 21                  | -                        | -                          | 1                         |
| 21      | Punjab                 | 19                | 20                  | 10                    | 9                   | 6                        | 8                          | 10                        |
| 22      | Rajasthan              | 33                | 33                  | 1                     | 33                  | 4                        |                            |                           |
| 23      | Tamil Nadu             | 19                | 27                  | 9                     | 2                   | 3                        | 1                          | 5                         |
| 24      | Telangana              | 9                 | 10                  | 1                     | 8                   | 2                        | 1                          | 1                         |
| 25      | Tripura                | -                 | -                   | -                     | 4                   | -                        | -                          | -                         |
| 26      | Uttar Pradesh          | 30                | 46                  | 29                    | 15                  | 10                       | 2                          | 4                         |
| 27      | Uttarakhand            | -                 | 3                   | -                     | -                   | -                        | -                          | -                         |
| 28      | West Bengal            | 7                 | 2                   | 9                     | 15                  | 6                        | 2                          | 2                         |
|         | UTs                    | -                 | -                   | -                     | -                   | -                        | -                          | -                         |
| 1       | Andaman & Nicobar      | -                 | -                   | -                     | 1                   | -                        | -                          | -                         |
| 2       | Chandigarh             | -                 | -                   | -                     | -                   | -                        | -                          | -                         |
| 3       | Dadra & Nagar Haveli   | -                 | -                   |                       |                     | -                        | -                          |                           |
| 4       | Daman & Diu            | -                 |                     | -                     | -                   | -                        | -                          | -                         |
| 5       | Puducherry             | -                 | - -                 | 1                     | - -                 | -                        | -                          | - -                       |
|         | TOTAL No. of Districts | 335               | 386                 | 153                   | 301                 | 93                       | 24                         | 30                        |
|         | TOTAL No. of State /UT | 20                | 21                  | 21                    | 25                  | 14                       | 9                          | 10                        |