Lok Sabha Question No. 4683 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-30
Subject: Demand for Drinking Water in Drought Affected States
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: P. KUMAR

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4683 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.03.2017

## Demand for Drinking Water in Drought Affected States

## 4683. SHRI P. KUMAR:

Will the Minister of  DRINKING WATER  AND   SANITATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the availability of ground water in various parts of the country is negligible due to continuous drought;
- (b) if so, whether the Government has chalked out any action plan to fulfil drinking water demand of the people in rural areas in view of the prevailing drought in most of the States in the country; and
- (c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION (SHRI RAMESH CHANDAPPA JIGAJINAGI)

- (a)  As  reported  by  Central  Ground  Water  Board,  the  latest  Assessment  of  the ground water resource (as in 2011) of the country jointly carried out by Central Ground  Water  Board and State Ground  Water  Department, the Annual Replenishable  Ground  Water  Resource  of  the  country  is  433  Billion  Cubic Meters  (BCM), the  Net  Annual Ground  Water  Availability  is  398 BCM.  The Annual  Ground  Water  Draft  is  245  BCM  and  the  Stage  of  Ground  Water Development is 62%.

In some parts of the country, there are long term decline in ground water level due  to  indiscriminate  withdrawal  of  ground  water  in  excess  of  Net  Annual Ground Water Availability. As per the Ground Water Resources Assessment of 2011,  there  were  1071  'Over-exploited'  assessment  units,  where  Stage  of Ground Water Development is more than 100% and there is significant decline in  long  term  water  level  either  pre-monsoon  or  post-monsoon  water  level  or both. Further, there are 217 'Critical' assessment units, where stage of ground water development is between 90% and 100% and there is long term decline in water  level  in  both  pre-monsoon  as  well  as  post  monsoon  water  level.  In addition there are 697 'Semi-critical' assessment units, where stage of ground water development is between 70% and 100% and there are showing significant decline in long term trend of ground water level in other pre-monsoon or postmonsoon. The details are given in Annexure.

- (b)  and  (c)  In  view  of  water shortage  in  Marathwada  &  Bundelkhand Region, the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation has deputed technical teams comprising officers of Central Water Commission and Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) for on the spot study of water situation and interaction with the State Government. They have proposed various short and long term measures including excavation of bore wells, artificial recharge to ground  water  and  rainwater  harvesting  and  mass  awareness  programmes  on water  conservation  etc.  CGWB  has  prepared  a  conceptual  document  entitled 'Master Plan for Artificial Recharge to Ground Water in India' during the year 2013, which envisages construction of different types of Artificial Recharge and Rainwater  Harvesting  structures  in  the  Country  including  Bundelkhand  and Marathwada region by harnessing surplus monsoon runoff to augment ground water resources. The Master Plan has been circulated to all State Governments for  implementation.  It  has  also  been  circulated  to  Hon'ble  Members  of Parliament for implementation in their respective constituencies. Further, CGWB  has  prioritized  Bundelkhand  and  parts  of  Marathwada  region  for Aquifer Mapping and Management Program. The aquifer mapping is aimed to delineate aquifer disposition and their characterization along with quantification and  for  preparation  of  aquifer/  area  specific  ground  water  management  plans. On  completion  of program,  management  plans  will  be shared with the respective State Government for taking necessary measures and its implementation.

Annexure

## CATEGORIZATION OF BLOCKS/ MANDALS/ TALUKAS IN INDIA (As on March 2011)

| Sl. No.   | Annexure referred to States / Union Territories   | in part (a) of Total No. of Assessed Units   |      |     | Unstarred Q.No. Semi-   | Unstarred Q.No. Semi-   | Critical   | Critical   | Over- exploited   | Over- exploited   | Saline   | Saline   |
|-----------|---------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|------|-----|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------|------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------|----------|
| Sl. No.   | Annexure referred to States / Union Territories   | in part (a) of Total No. of Assessed Units   | Nos. | %   | Nos                     | %                       | Nos.       | %          | Nos               | %                 | Nos.     | %        |
|           | States                                            |                                              |      |     |                         |                         |            |            |                   |                   |          |          |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh                                    | 662                                          | 534  | 81  | 42                      | 6                       | 7          | 1          | 41                | 6                 | 38       | 6        |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh                                 | 11                                           | 11   | 100 | 0                       | 0                       | 0          | 0          | 0                 | 0                 | 0        | 0        |
| 3         | Assam                                             | 27                                           | 27   | 100 | 0                       | 0                       | 0          | 0          | 0                 | 0                 | 0        | 0        |
| 4         | Bihar                                             | 533                                          | 522  | 98  | 11                      | 2                       | 0          | 0          | 0                 | 0                 | 0        | 0        |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh                                      | 146                                          | 125  | 86  | 18                      | 12                      | 2          | 1          | 1                 | 1                 | 0        | 0        |
| 6         | Delhi                                             | 27                                           | 2    | 7   | 5                       | 19                      | 2          | 7          | 18                | 67                | 0        | 0        |
| 7         | Goa                                               | 20                                           | 20   | 100 | 0                       | 0                       | 0          | 0          | 0                 | 0                 | 0        | 0        |
| 8         | Gujarat                                           | 223                                          | 171  | 77  | 13                      | 6                       | 5          | 2          | 24                | 11                | 10       | 4        |
| 9         | Haryana                                           | 116                                          | 23   | 20  | 7                       | 6                       | 15         | 13         | 71                | 61                | 0        | 0        |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh                                  | 8                                            | 5    | 63  | 0                       | 0                       | 2          | 25         | 1                 | 13                | 0        | 0        |
| 11        | Jammu & Kashmir                                   | 14                                           | 14   | 100 | 0                       | 0                       | 0          | 0          | 0                 | 0                 | 0        | 0        |
| 12        | Jharkhand                                         | 210                                          | 199  | 95  | 5                       | 2                       | 0          | 0          | 6                 | 3                 | 0        | 0        |
| 13        | Karnataka                                         | 270                                          | 152  | 56  | 34                      | 13                      | 21         | 8          | 63                | 23                | 0        | 0        |
| 14        | Kerala                                            | 152                                          | 126  | 83  | 23                      | 15                      | 2          | 1          | 1                 | 1                 | 0        | 0        |
| 15        | Madhya Pradesh                                    | 313                                          | 218  | 70  | 67                      | 21                      | 4          | 1          | 24                | 8                 | 0        | 0        |
| 16        | Maharashtra                                       | 353                                          | 325  | 92  | 16                      | 5                       | 2          | 1          | 10                | 3                 | 0        | 0        |
| 17        | Manipur                                           | 8                                            | 8    | 100 | 0                       | 0                       | 0          | 0          | 0                 | 0                 | 0        | 0        |
| 18        | Meghalaya                                         | 7                                            | 7    | 100 | 0                       | 0                       | 0          | 0          | 0                 | 0                 | 0        | 0        |
| 19        | Mizoram                                           | 22                                           | 22   | 100 | 0                       | 0                       | 0          | 0          | 0                 | 0                 | 0        | 0        |
| 20        | Nagaland                                          | 8                                            | 8    | 100 | 0                       | 0                       | 0          | 0          | 0                 | 0                 | 0        | 0        |
| 21        | Orissa                                            | 314                                          | 308  | 98  | 0                       | 0                       | 0          | 0          | 0                 | 0                 | 6        | 2        |
| 22        | Punjab                                            | 138                                          | 22   | 16  | 2                       | 1                       | 4          | 3          | 110               | 80                | 0        | 0        |
| 23        | Rajasthan                                         | 243                                          | 25   | 10  | 20                      | 8                       | 24         | 10         | 172               | 71                | 2        | 1        |
| 24        | Sikkim                                            | 4                                            | 4    | 100 | 0                       | 0                       | 0          | 0          | 0                 | 0                 | 0        | 0        |
| 25        | Tamil Nadu                                        | 1129                                         | 437  | 39  | 235                     | 21                      | 48         | 4          | 374               | 33                | 35       | 3        |
| 26        | Telangana                                         | 448                                          | 343  | 77  | 55                      | 12                      | 8          | 2          | 42                | 9                 | 0        | 0        |
| 27        | Tripura                                           | 39                                           | 39   | 100 | 0                       | 0                       | 0          | 0          | 0                 | 0                 | 0        | 0        |
| 28        | Uttar Pradesh                                     | 820                                          | 559  | 68  | 82                      | 10                      | 68         | 8          | 111               | 14                | 0        | 0        |
| 29        | Uttaranchal                                       | 18                                           | 11   | 61  | 5                       | 28                      | 2          | 11         | 0                 | 0                 | 0        | 0        |
| 30        | West Bengal                                       | 271                                          | 217  | 80  | 53                      | 20                      | 1          | 0.37       | 0                 | 0                 | 0        | 0        |
|           | Total States                                      | 6554                                         | 4484 | 68  | 693                     | 11                      | 217        | 3          | 1069              | 16                | 91       | 1        |
|           | Union Territories                                 |                                              |      |     |                         |                         |            |            |                   |                   |          |          |
| 1         | Andaman & Nicobar                                 | 36                                           | 36   | 100 | 0                       | 0                       | 0          | 0          | 0                 | 0                 | 0        | 0        |
| 2         | Chandigarh                                        | 1                                            | 1    | 100 | 0                       | 0                       | 0          | 0          | 0                 | 0                 | 0        | 0        |
| 3         | Dadra &Nagar Haveli                               | 1                                            | 1    | 100 | 0                       | 0                       | 0          | 0          | 0                 | 0                 | 0        | 0        |
| 4         | Daman &Diu                                        | 2                                            | 0    | 0   | 1                       | 50                      | 0          | 0          | 1                 | 50                | 0        | 0        |
| 5         | Lakshadweep                                       | 9                                            | 6    | 67  | 3                       | 33                      | 0          | 0          | 0                 | 0                 | 0        | 0        |
| 6         | Pondicherry                                       | 4                                            | 2    | 50  | 0                       | 0                       | 0          | 0          | 1                 | 25                | 1        | 25       |
|           | Total UTs                                         | 53                                           | 46   | 87  | 4                       | 8                       | 0          | 0          | 2                 | 4                 | 1        | 2        |
|           | Grand Total                                       | 6607                                         | 4530 | 69  | 697                     | 11                      | 217        | 3          | 1071              | 16                | 92       | 1        |