Lok Sabha Question No. 3411 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-15
Subject: Depletion of Ground Water Level
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: TARIQ ANWAR, T.G. VENKATESH BABU

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

## LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO. †3411

ANSWERED ON 15.0 3.201 8

## DEPLETION OF GROUND WATER LEVEL

## †3411. SHRI TARIQ ANWAR SHRI VENKATESH BABU T.G.

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

(a) whether the Government is aware that ground water level in the country is depleting a over the years and if so, the State - wise details th ereof along with the reasons therefor;

(b) whether the Government has any plans to tackle ground water level depletion and fo management of available water resources in the country;

(c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons theref or; and

(d) whether the Government is considering to make rain water harvesting mandatory in fut so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

## ( SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL )

(a) Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) carries out ground water monitoring, four times a ye regional scale through a network of observation wells in the Country. Comparison and analy -monsoon (2017) water level data colle cted by CGWB with the decadal average (2007 - 2016) indicates decline in ground water level in about 61% of the wells.  Details are given at Annexure. This may be due to increase in population, rapid urbanization & industrialization and other related fa s.

(b) to (d)  Water being a State subject, steps for augmentation, conservation and efficien of water resources to ensure sustainability and availability are primarily undertaken by State Governments.

However, Ministry  of  Water  Resources,  RD  &  GR  has  taken  following  steps  to  tackle  g water level depletion and for efficient management of available water resources in the Cou

- Circulation of a Model Bill to all the States/UTs to enable them to en act suitable ground water legislation  for  its  regulation  and  development  which  includes  provision  of  r harvesting.  So far, 15 States/UTs have adopted and implemented the ground water leg

on the  lines  of  Model  bill.    30  States/UTs  have  made  rain  water  harvesting  manda enacting laws or by formulating rules & regulations or by including provisions in bu -laws or through suitable Government Orders.

- CGWB  has  taken  up  National  Aqu ifer  Mapping  and  Management  (NAQUIM)  programme, under the scheme of Ground Water Management and Regulation, which is aimed at deline of aquifer disposition and their characterization for preparation of aquifer/area sp water  management  pla ns.    These  plans  will  help  in  facilitating  sustainable  ground management.

Further, Ministry of Urban Development has circulated its Model Building Bye -Laws (2016) to all State Governments which, inter - alia, incorporates provisions for Rain Water Har vesting.  Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) mandates the States to formulate a poli action plan for rain water harvesting structures in all commercial, public buildings and on plots of 300 sq.m and above.

Other s teps taken by the Central Government for conservation of ground water are availab following URLhttp://mowr.gov.in/sites/default/files/MeasuresForGW - Depletio n\_1.pdf

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ANNEXURE Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of the Unstarred Q.No. 3411 to be answered in Lok Sabha  on 15.03.2018 regarding ' Depletion of Ground Water Level '

State - wise Decadal Water Level Fluctuation withMean [Pre-monsoon (2007 to 2016) and Pre -monsoon 2017]

| S. No.   | Name of State        | No. of wells Analysed   | Rise   | Rise   | Fall   | Fall   | Wells showing no change   | Wells showing no change   |
|----------|----------------------|-------------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
| S. No.   | Name of State        | No. of wells Analysed   | No.    | %      | No.    | %      | No.                       | %                         |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh       | 751                     | 184    | 25     | 563    | 75     | 4                         | 0.5                       |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh    | 12                      | 9      | 75     | 3      | 25     | 0                         | 0.0                       |
| 3        | Assam                | 164                     | 71     | 43     | 92     | 56     | 1                         | 0.6                       |
| 4        | Bihar                | 625                     | 362    | 58     | 258    | 41     | 5                         | 0.8                       |
| 5        | Chandigarh           | 10                      | 1      | 10     | 9      | 90     | 0                         | 0.0                       |
| 6        | Chhattisgarh         | 566                     | 219    | 39     | 346    | 61     | 1                         | 0.2                       |
| 7        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 16                      | 6      | 38     | 10     | 63     | 0                         | 0.0                       |
| 8        | Daman & Diu          | 11                      | 7      | 64     | 4      | 36     | 0                         | 0.0                       |
| 9        | Delhi                | 94                      | 33     | 35     | 61     | 65     | 0                         | 0.0                       |
| 10       | Goa                  | 65                      | 50     | 77     | 15     | 23     | 0                         | 0.0                       |
| 11       | Gujarat              | 799                     | 301    | 38     | 473    | 59     | 25                        | 3.1                       |
| 12       | Haryana              | 302                     | 95     | 31     | 207    | 69     | 0                         | 0.0                       |
| 13       | Himachal Pradesh     | 90                      | 33     | 37     | 57     | 63     | 0                         | 0.0                       |
| 14       | Jammu & Kashmir      | 226                     | 75     | 33     | 151    | 67     | 0                         | 0.0                       |
| 15       | Jharkhand            | 218                     | 90     | 41     | 128    | 59     | 0                         | 0.0                       |
| 16       | Karnataka            | 1421                    | 423    | 30     | 985    | 69     | 13                        | 0.9                       |
| 17       | Kerala               | 1366                    | 405    | 30     | 957    | 70     | 4                         | 0.3                       |
| 18       | Madhya Pradesh       | 1318                    | 660    | 50     | 658    | 50     | 0                         | 0.0                       |
| 19       | Maharashtra          | 1562                    | 667    | 43     | 887    | 57     | 8                         | 0.5                       |
| 20       | Meghalaya            | 20                      | 6      | 30     | 14     | 70     | 0                         | 0.0                       |
| 21       | Odisha               | 1283                    | 506    | 39     | 773    | 60     | 4                         | 0.3                       |
| 22       | Puducherry           | 5                       | 0      | 0      | 5      | 100    | 0                         | 0.0                       |
| 23       | Punjab               | 234                     | 36     | 15     | 198    | 85     | 0                         | 0.0                       |
| 24       | Rajasthan            | 859                     | 431    | 50     | 428    | 50     | 0                         | 0.0                       |
| 25       | Tamil Nadu           | 536                     | 71     | 13     | 465    | 87     | 0                         | 0.0                       |
| 26       | Telangana            | 586                     | 315    | 54     | 267    | 46     | 4                         | 0.7                       |
| 27       | Tripura              | 26                      | 18     | 69     | 8      | 31     | 0                         | 0.0                       |
| 28       | Uttar Pradesh        | 637                     | 187    | 29     | 450    | 71     | 0                         | 0.0                       |
| 29       | Uttarakhand          | 46                      | 21     | 46     | 24     | 52     | 1                         | 2.2                       |
| 30       | West Bengal          | 617                     | 327    | 53     | 289    | 47     | 1                         | 0.2                       |
| Total    | Total                | 14465                   | 5609   | 38.8   | 8785   | 60.7   | 71                        | 0.5                       |

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