Lok Sabha Question No. 5 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2017-02-02
Subject: Development of Aquifers under PMKSY
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: GAURAV GOGOI

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 5

ANSWERED ON 02.02.2017

## DEVELOPMENT OF AQUIFERS UNDER PMKSY

## 5. SHRI GAURAV GOGOI

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

- (a) the total number of aquifer systems in the country along with their categories, State-wise;
- (b) whether there is any proposal for the development of aquifers, if so, the details thereof; and

(c) whether the Government allocates funds for the development of aquifers under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY), if so, the details thereof

## ANSWER

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

## (DR.  SANJEEV KUMAR  BALYAN)

(a) Central  Ground  Water  Board  (CGWB)  has  prepared  Aquifer  Systems  of  India  -  2012,  according  to which,  the  Country  has  been  sub-divided/categorized  into  14  principal  aquifer  systems,  based  on  their  hydrogeological characteristics.  These 14 aquifer systems are :  (i) Alluvium, (ii) Laterite, (iii) Basalt, (iv) Sandstone, (v) Shale, (vi) Limestone, vii) Granite, viii) Schist ix) Quartzite, x) Charnockite, xi) Khondalite, xii) Banded Gneissic Complex (BGC), xiii) Gneiss and xiv) Intrusives.  Categorization of predominant type of aquifer systems delineated in each State is given at Annexure.

(b)  CGWB has taken up National Programme on Aquifer Mapping and Management (NAQUIM) during XII Plan, a part of the programme includes preparation of aquifer maps and management plans. The management plans, interalia, include suggestions for development of aquifers in specific areas.

(c) Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) has been launched in 2015-16 to serve as a platform for convergence of investments in irrigation through comprehensive District and State irrigation plans.   It envisages end to end solution in irrigation supply chain viz. water resources, distribution, efficient application and extension services.

PMKSY(Per  Crop  More  Drop)  and  PMKSY  (Watershed  Development  Component)  focus  on  micro-level storage structure and moisture conservation/water harvesting structures respectively.

with  the  Ministry  of  Rural  Development  to  work  in  a focused  manner  for  recharge  of  the  over-exploited  blocks  under  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment Guarantee  Act  (MGNREGA);  Department  of  Land  Resources  for  Watershed  Management;  and  Ministry  of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare under the PMKSY for optimal use of available water resources.

Water conservation, water harvesting and watershed management works and micro & minor irrigation works are permitted in MGNREGA programme of the Ministry of Rural Development.  During the current Financial Year (2016-17), 139770 micro irrigation works have been completed, 178852 micro irrigation works are on-going with an expenditure of Rs. 228442.59 lakhs.  674403 works in respect of water conservation and water harvesting have been completed and 753383 works are on-going with an expenditure of Rs. 729182.70 lakhs under the MGNREG Scheme.

## Annexure referred in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 5 dated 02.02.2017 regarding 'Development of Aquifers under PMKSY'

BGC           Banded Gneissic Complex

|   S.No. | State                   | Predominant Lithology (Principal Aquifer System)   |
|---------|-------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Andaman &Nicobar Island | Mixed Aquifer System                               |
|       2 | Andhra Pradesh          | BGC + Shale+ Sandstone+ Alluvium                   |
|       3 | Arunachal Pradesh       | Shale + Granite + Mixed Aquifer System             |
|       4 | Assam                   | Alluvium                                           |
|       5 | Bihar                   | Alluvium                                           |
|       6 | Chandigarh              | Alluvium                                           |
|       7 | Chhattisgarh            | BGC+ Sandstone+ Gneiss+ Shale+ Limestone           |
|       8 | Dadra &Nagar Haveli     | Basalt                                             |
|       9 | Daman &Diu              | Basalt + Mixed Aquifer System                      |
|      10 | Delhi                   | Alluvium                                           |
|      11 | Goa                     | Laterite + Schist                                  |
|      12 | Gujarat                 | Basalt + Alluvium                                  |
|      13 | Haryana                 | Alluvium                                           |
|      14 | Himachal Pradesh        | Schist + Sandstone + Limestone                     |
|      15 | Jammu &Kashmir          | Sandstone + Granite + Shale + Alluvium             |
|      16 | Jharkhand               | BGC + Schist + Alluvium                            |
|      17 | Karnataka               | BGC + Basalt + Schist                              |
|      18 | Kerala                  | Charnokites + Gneiss + Alluvium                    |
|      19 | Lakshwadeep             | Mixed Aquifer System                               |
|      20 | Madhya Pradesh          | Basalt + Sandstone + Alluvium + BGC                |
|      21 | Maharashtra             | Basalt                                             |
|      22 | Manipur                 | Shale + Sandstone                                  |
|      23 | Meghalaya               | Shale + BGC                                        |
|      24 | Mizoram                 | Shale                                              |
|      25 | Nagaland                | Shale + Sandstone                                  |
|      26 | Odisha                  | BGC + Alluvium + Charnokite + Khondalite           |
|      27 | Puducherry              | Alluvium                                           |
|      28 | Punjab                  | Alluvium                                           |
|      29 | Rajasthan               | Alluvium + Sandstone                               |
|      30 | Sikkim                  | Gneiss + Schist                                    |
|      31 | Tamil Nadu              | Gneiss + Charnokite + Alluvium                     |
|      32 | Telengana               | BGC + Shale+ Sandstone+ Alluvium                   |
|      33 | Tripura                 | Sandstone + Shale                                  |
|      34 | Uttar Pradesh           | Alluvium                                           |
|      35 | Uttarakhand             | Schist+ Alluvium+ Quartzite+ Gneiss+ BGC           |
|      36 | West Bengal             | Alluvium                                           |