Lok Sabha Question No. 2349 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-03-16
Subject: Preservation of Ground Water
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: George Baker, Richard Hay

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2349

ANSWERED ON 16.03.2017

## PRESERVATION OF GROUND WATER

2349.

SHRI GEORGE BAKER PROF. RICHARD HAY

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

(a) the percentage of ground water being used for drinking vis-a-vis irrigation purposes in the country, State/UT-wise;

(b) whether the Government is aware that the level of ground water in the country is depleting, the surface water is getting polluted and the rain water is not being properly protected;

(c) if so, the details and the facts thereof along with the reasons therefor;

(d) the steps taken by the Government to preserve ground/surface/rain water in the country so far; and

(e) whether the Government is planning to use the treated water for irrigation in the country and if so, the details thereof along with the time by which it is likely to be introduced?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION (DR. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)

(a)  As per the latest assessment of Ground Water Resources of the country jointly carried out by Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) and State Ground Water Departments, as on March2013, the  State/UT-wise details of percentage of ground water being used for drinking  and irrigation purposes are given at at Annexure  -I.

(b) & (c) Ground water is primarily being used for irrigation, drinking and industrial purposes due  to  growing  urbanization,  industrialization  and  population,  as  a  result  of  which,  ground water  levels  in  various  parts  of  the  Country  are  declining.  State-wise  details  are  given  at Annexure - II.

Central Water Commission (CWC) is monitoring water quality at 396 key locations covering 246 rivers. Number of stations having concentration more than permissible limits of BIS are shown in Annexure- III.

(d)  Steps taken by the Government for conservation of surface and ground water are available at the following URL http://mowr.gov.in/writereaddata/GW\_Depletion.pdf

(e)  One of the objectives, inter-alia, of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojna (PMKSY) is to explore the feasibility of reusing treated municipal waste water for peri-urban agriculture and attract greater private investment in precision irrigation system.

## ANNEXURE - I

## Annexure referred in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2349 dated 16.03.2017 regarding 'Preservation of Ground Water'

## State / UT Wise Percentage of Ground Water Draft for Irrigation and Domestic & Industrial Use (As on 31st March 2013)

| Sl. No.   | States / Union Territories   | Irrigation Draft (bcm )   | Percentage of irrigation draft with respect to Total Draft (%)   | Domestic and industrial Draft (bcm )   | Percentage of Domestic & Industrial Draft with respect to Total Draft (%)   | Total Draft (bcm)   |
|-----------|------------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------|
|           | States                       |                           |                                                                  |                                        |                                                                             |                     |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh               | 7.29                      | 89.97                                                            | 0.81                                   | 10.03                                                                       | 8.10                |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh            | 0.002                     | 23.32                                                            | 0.007                                  | 76.68                                                                       | 0.01                |
| 3         | Assam                        | 4.06                      | 85.65                                                            | 0.68                                   | 14.35                                                                       | 4.74                |
| 4         | Bihar                        | 10.36                     | 81.38                                                            | 2.37                                   | 18.62                                                                       | 12.73               |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh                 | 3.76                      | 85.44                                                            | 0.64                                   | 14.56                                                                       | 4.40                |
| 6         | Delhi                        | 0.14                      | 35.49                                                            | 0.25                                   | 64.51                                                                       | 0.39                |
| 7         | Goa                          | 0.02                      | 39.94                                                            | 0.03                                   | 60.06                                                                       | 0.05                |
| 8         | Gujarat                      | 12.30                     | 91.54                                                            | 1.14                                   | 8.46                                                                        | 13.44               |
| 9         | Haryana                      | 13.32                     | 95.70                                                            | 0.60                                   | 4.30                                                                        | 13.92               |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh             | 0.16                      | 60.18                                                            | 0.11                                   | 39.82                                                                       | 0.27                |
| 11        | Jammu & Kashmir              | 0.20                      | 16.86                                                            | 0.98                                   | 83.14                                                                       | 1.18                |
| 12        | Jharkhand                    | 0.63                      | 46.47                                                            | 0.72                                   | 53.53                                                                       | 1.35                |
| 13        | Karnataka                    | 8.76                      | 89.83                                                            | 0.99                                   | 10.17                                                                       | 9.76                |
| 14        | Kerala                       | 1.18                      | 44.85                                                            | 1.45                                   | 55.15                                                                       | 2.63                |
| 15        | Madhya Pradesh               | 17.95                     | 92.72                                                            | 1.41                                   | 7.28                                                                        | 19.36               |
| 16        | Maharashtra                  | 15.93                     | 93.31                                                            | 1.14                                   | 6.69                                                                        | 17.07               |
| 17        | Manipur                      | 0.004                     | 83.79                                                            | 0.001                                  | 16.21                                                                       | 0.004               |
| 18        | Meghalaya                    | 0.0080                    | 66.67                                                            | 0.0040                                 | 33.33                                                                       | 0.0120              |
| 19        | Mizoram                      | 0                         | 0.00                                                             | 0.00104                                | 100.00                                                                      | 0.00104             |
| 20        | Nagaland                     | 0.00                      | 0.00                                                             | 0.03                                   | 100.00                                                                      | 0.03                |
| 21        | Odisha                       | 4.14                      | 82.60                                                            | 0.87                                   | 17.40                                                                       | 5.02                |
| 22        | Punjab                       | 34.05                     | 97.80                                                            | 0.77                                   | 2.20                                                                        | 34.81               |
| 23        | Rajasthan                    | 13.79                     | 87.78                                                            | 1.92                                   | 12.22                                                                       | 15.71               |
| 24        | Sikkim                       | -                         |                                                                  | -                                      |                                                                             | -                   |
| 25        | Tamil Nadu                   | 12.98                     | 90.39                                                            | 1.38                                   | 9.61                                                                        | 14.36               |
| 26        | Telangana                    | 7.00                      | 90.18                                                            | 0.76                                   | 9.82                                                                        | 7.77                |
| 27        | Tripura                      | 0.093                     | 56.56                                                            | 0.072                                  | 43.44                                                                       | 0.165               |
| 28        | Uttar Pradesh                | 48.35                     | 91.64                                                            | 4.41                                   | 8.36                                                                        | 52.76               |

| 29   | Uttarakhand           | 0.84    | 85.15   | 0.15    | 14.85   | 0.99    |
|------|-----------------------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|
| 30   | West Bengal           | 10.84   | 91.53   | 1.00    | 8.47    | 11.84   |
|      | Total States          | 228.16  | 90.23   | 24.71   | 9.77    | 252.87  |
|      | Union Territories     |         |         |         |         |         |
| 1    | Andaman & Nicobar     | 0.0001  | 2.70    | 0.0035  | 94.59   | 0.0037  |
| 2    | Chandigarh            | 0       | 0.00    | 0       | 0.00    | 0       |
| 3    | Dadara & Nagar Haveli | 0.008   | 36.74   | 0.013   | 63.26   | 0.020   |
| 4    | Daman & Diu           | 0.008   | 79.96   | 0.002   | 20.04   | 0.010   |
| 5    | Lakshdweep            | 0.00000 | 0.00    | 0.00237 | 100.00  | 0.00237 |
| 6    | Puducherry            | 0.124   | 80.77   | 0.029   | 19.23   | 0.153   |
|      | Total UTs             | 0.139   | 73.45   | 0.050   | 26.50   | 0.189   |
|      | Grand Total           | 228.30  | 90.22   | 24.76   | 9.78    | 253.06  |

BCM Billion Cubic Meters

## Annexure referred in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2349 dated 16.03.2017 regarding 'Preservation of Ground Water'

## State-wise Decadal Water Level Fluctuation with Mean [Premonsoon (2006 to 2015] and Pre-monsoon 2016

| S. No.   | Name of State       | No. of wells Analysed   | Rise   | Rise   | Fall   | Fall   |
|----------|---------------------|-------------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
|          |                     |                         | No     | %      | No     | %      |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh      | 547                     | 236    | 43     | 308    | 56     |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh   | 14                      | 10     | 71     | 4      | 29     |
| 3        | Assam               | 182                     | 84     | 46     | 98     | 54     |
| 4        | Bihar               | 551                     | 180    | 33     | 369    | 67     |
| 5        | Chandigarh          | 11                      | 4      | 36     | 7      | 64     |
| 6        | Chhattisgarh        | 616                     | 165    | 27     | 451    | 73     |
| 7        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli | 12                      | 6      | 50     | 6      | 50     |
| 8        | Daman &Diu          | 10                      | 2      | 20     | 8      | 80     |
| 9        | Delhi               | 115                     | 26     | 23     | 89     | 77     |
| 10       | Goa                 | 70                      | 41     | 59     | 29     | 41     |
| 11       | Gujarat             | 738                     | 254    | 34     | 475    | 64     |
| 12       | Haryana             | 643                     | 184    | 29     | 454    | 71     |
| 13       | Himachal Pradesh    | 95                      | 36     | 38     | 59     | 62     |
| 14       | Jammu &Kashmir      | 225                     | 83     | 37     | 142    | 63     |
| 15       | Jharkhand           | 212                     | 86     | 41     | 126    | 59     |
| 16       | Karnataka           | 1380                    | 415    | 30     | 949    | 69     |
| 17       | Kerala              | 1240                    | 454    | 37     | 779    | 63     |
| 18       | Madhya Pradesh      | 1343                    | 502    | 37     | 838    | 62     |
| 19       | Maharashtra         | 1487                    | 437    | 29     | 1041   | 70     |
| 20       | Meghalaya           | 17                      | 6      | 35     | 11     | 65     |
| 21       | Odhisha             | 1103                    | 395    | 36     | 705    | 64     |
| 22       | Pondicherry         | 6                       | 5      | 83     | 1      | 17     |
| 23       | Punjab              | 613                     | 129    | 21     | 482    | 79     |
| 24       | Rajasthan           | 829                     | 346    | 42     | 481    | 58     |
| 25       | Tamil Nadu          | 587                     | 345    | 59     | 242    | 41     |
| 26       | Telangana           | 377                     | 66     | 18     | 308    | 82     |
| 27       | Tripura             | 28                      | 21     | 75     | 7      | 25     |
| 28       | Uttar Pradesh       | 629                     | 95     | 15     | 534    | 85     |
| 29       | Uttarakhand         | 44                      | 21     | 48     | 23     | 52     |
| 30       | West Bengal         | 899                     | 310    | 34     | 589    | 66     |
| Total    | Total               | 14623                   | 4944   | 34     | 9615   | 66     |

Note: 64 wells show no change in water level

## Annexure referred in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 2349 dated 16.03.2017 regarding 'Preservation of Ground Water'

Number of Central Water Commission stations having concentration more than permissible limits of BIS

| Chemical Parameter        |   No. of stations having concentration more than permissible limits of IS 10500:2012 |
|---------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| pH                        |                                                                                   12 |
| Electrical Conductivity   |                                                                                    3 |
| Magnesium                 |                                                                                    1 |
| Total Hardness            |                                                                                    2 |
| Chloride                  |                                                                                    1 |
| Sulphate                  |                                                                                    1 |
| Iron                      |                                                                                   22 |
| Fluoride                  |                                                                                   15 |
| Dissolved Oxygen          |                                                                                   17 |
| Biochemical Oxygen Demand |                                                                                   36 |
| Cadmium                   |                                                                                    7 |
| Chromium                  |                                                                                   14 |
| Copper                    |                                                                                   49 |
| Lead                      |                                                                                   47 |
| Nickel                    |                                                                                   73 |
| Iron                      |                                                                                  183 |