Lok Sabha Question No. 2894 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-01-04
Subject: Fall in Ground Water Level
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: PRATAPRAO GANPATRAO JADHAV, HARISH DWIVEDI, SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH

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

## LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO. †2894

ANSWERED ON 04.01 .201 8

## FALL IN GROUND WATER LEVEL

†2894.

SHRI PRATAPRAO JADHAV SHRI HARIS H CHANDRA ALIAS HARISH DWIVEDI SHRI SUSHIL KUMAR SINGH

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

- (a) the current status of ground water level across each State of the country;
- (b) whether there has been a fall in the ground water level across the country during t years and the current year, if so, the details thereof, State/ UT - wise; and
- (c) the steps taken during the said period to augment and maintain requisite gr ou d water level across the country ?

## ANSWER

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

( SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHW AL )

(a) to (c) Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) carri es out ground water monitoring on regional scale through a network of observation wells in the Country. Comparison and analysis -monsoon (2017) water level data collected by CGWB with the five  years average (2012 - 2016) indicates decline in ground wat er level in about 61% of the wells. Details are given at Annexure .

Besides, other steps taken by the Central Government for conservation of ground wa available at the following URL http://mowr.gov.in/writereaddata/GW\_Depletion.pdf

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## ANNEXURE

## Annexure referredtoin reply to Unstarred Question No. 2894 to be answered in LokSabha on 04. 01.201 8 regarding ' Fall in Ground Water Level '

| State/UT- wise Water Level Fluctuation With Mean (2012 to 2016) and Pre -monsoon 2017   | State/UT- wise Water Level Fluctuation With Mean (2012 to 2016) and Pre -monsoon 2017   | State/UT- wise Water Level Fluctuation With Mean (2012 to 2016) and Pre -monsoon 2017   | State/UT- wise Water Level Fluctuation With Mean (2012 to 2016) and Pre -monsoon 2017   | State/UT- wise Water Level Fluctuation With Mean (2012 to 2016) and Pre -monsoon 2017   | State/UT- wise Water Level Fluctuation With Mean (2012 to 2016) and Pre -monsoon 2017   | State/UT- wise Water Level Fluctuation With Mean (2012 to 2016) and Pre -monsoon 2017   | State/UT- wise Water Level Fluctuation With Mean (2012 to 2016) and Pre -monsoon 2017   | State/UT- wise Water Level Fluctuation With Mean (2012 to 2016) and Pre -monsoon 2017   |
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| S. No.                                                                                  | Name of State                                                                           | No. of wells Analysed                                                                   | Rise                                                                                    | Rise                                                                                    | Fall                                                                                    | Fall                                                                                    | Wells showing no change                                                                 | Wells showing no change                                                                 |
|                                                                                         |                                                                                         |                                                                                         | No                                                                                      | %                                                                                       | No                                                                                      | %                                                                                       | No                                                                                      | %                                                                                       |
| 1                                                                                       | Andhra Pradesh                                                                          | 751                                                                                     | 179                                                                                     | 24                                                                                      | 565                                                                                     | 75                                                                                      | 7                                                                                       | 0.9                                                                                     |
| 2                                                                                       | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                       | 12                                                                                      | 7                                                                                       | 58                                                                                      | 5                                                                                       | 42                                                                                      | 0                                                                                       | 0.0                                                                                     |
| 3                                                                                       | Assam                                                                                   | 164                                                                                     | 75                                                                                      | 46                                                                                      | 89                                                                                      | 54                                                                                      | 0                                                                                       | 0.0                                                                                     |
| 4                                                                                       | Bihar                                                                                   | 635                                                                                     | 369                                                                                     | 58                                                                                      | 260                                                                                     | 41                                                                                      | 6                                                                                       | 0.9                                                                                     |
| 5                                                                                       | Chandigarh                                                                              | 10                                                                                      | 2                                                                                       | 20                                                                                      | 8                                                                                       | 80                                                                                      | 0                                                                                       | 0.0                                                                                     |
| 6                                                                                       | Chhattisgarh                                                                            | 554                                                                                     | 190                                                                                     | 34                                                                                      | 362                                                                                     | 65                                                                                      | 2                                                                                       | 0.4                                                                                     |
| 7                                                                                       | Dadra & Nagar Haveli                                                                    | 15                                                                                      | 7                                                                                       | 47                                                                                      | 8                                                                                       | 53                                                                                      | 0                                                                                       | 0.0                                                                                     |
| 8                                                                                       | Daman & Diu                                                                             | 11                                                                                      | 6                                                                                       | 55                                                                                      | 5                                                                                       | 45                                                                                      | 0                                                                                       | 0.0                                                                                     |
| 9                                                                                       | Delhi                                                                                   | 91                                                                                      | 30                                                                                      | 33                                                                                      | 61                                                                                      | 67                                                                                      | 0                                                                                       | 0.0                                                                                     |
| 10                                                                                      | Goa                                                                                     | 64                                                                                      | 48                                                                                      | 75                                                                                      | 16                                                                                      | 25                                                                                      | 0                                                                                       | 0.0                                                                                     |
| 11                                                                                      | Gujarat                                                                                 | 798                                                                                     | 314                                                                                     | 39                                                                                      | 453                                                                                     | 57                                                                                      | 31                                                                                      | 3.9                                                                                     |
| 12                                                                                      | Haryana                                                                                 | 302                                                                                     | 95                                                                                      | 31                                                                                      | 207                                                                                     | 69                                                                                      | 0                                                                                       | 0.0                                                                                     |
| 13                                                                                      | Himachal Pradesh                                                                        | 90                                                                                      | 26                                                                                      | 29                                                                                      | 64                                                                                      | 71                                                                                      | 0                                                                                       | 0.0                                                                                     |
| 14                                                                                      | Jammu & Kashmir                                                                         | 226                                                                                     | 63                                                                                      | 28                                                                                      | 163                                                                                     | 72                                                                                      | 0                                                                                       | 0.0                                                                                     |
| 15                                                                                      | Jharkhand                                                                               | 225                                                                                     | 87                                                                                      | 39                                                                                      | 137                                                                                     | 61                                                                                      | 1                                                                                       | 0.4                                                                                     |
| 16                                                                                      | Karnataka                                                                               | 1424                                                                                    | 436                                                                                     | 31                                                                                      | 955                                                                                     | 67                                                                                      | 33                                                                                      | 2.3                                                                                     |
| 17                                                                                      | Kerala                                                                                  | 1366                                                                                    | 450                                                                                     | 33                                                                                      | 912                                                                                     | 67                                                                                      | 4                                                                                       | 0.3                                                                                     |
| 18                                                                                      | Madhya Pradesh                                                                          | 1318                                                                                    | 549                                                                                     | 42                                                                                      | 767                                                                                     | 58                                                                                      | 2                                                                                       | 0.2                                                                                     |
| 19                                                                                      | Maharashtra                                                                             | 1592                                                                                    | 687                                                                                     | 43                                                                                      | 891                                                                                     | 56                                                                                      | 14                                                                                      | 0.9                                                                                     |
| 20                                                                                      | Meghalaya                                                                               | 20                                                                                      | 9                                                                                       | 45                                                                                      | 11                                                                                      | 55                                                                                      | 0                                                                                       | 0.0                                                                                     |
| 21                                                                                      | Odisha                                                                                  | 1277                                                                                    | 491                                                                                     | 38                                                                                      | 781                                                                                     | 61                                                                                      | 5                                                                                       | 0.4                                                                                     |
| 22                                                                                      | Puducherry                                                                              | 5                                                                                       | 0                                                                                       | 0                                                                                       | 5                                                                                       | 100                                                                                     | 0                                                                                       | 0.0                                                                                     |
| 23                                                                                      | Punjab                                                                                  | 235                                                                                     | 37                                                                                      | 16                                                                                      | 198                                                                                     | 84                                                                                      | 0                                                                                       | 0.0                                                                                     |
| 24                                                                                      | Rajasthan                                                                               | 852                                                                                     | 406                                                                                     | 48                                                                                      | 446                                                                                     | 52                                                                                      | 0                                                                                       | 0.0                                                                                     |
| 25                                                                                      | Tamil Nadu                                                                              | 533                                                                                     | 83                                                                                      | 16                                                                                      | 449                                                                                     | 84                                                                                      | 1                                                                                       | 0.2                                                                                     |
| 26                                                                                      | Telangana                                                                               | 585                                                                                     | 328                                                                                     | 56                                                                                      | 248                                                                                     | 42                                                                                      | 9                                                                                       | 1.5                                                                                     |
| 27                                                                                      | Tripura                                                                                 | 26                                                                                      | 16                                                                                      | 62                                                                                      | 10                                                                                      | 38                                                                                      | 0                                                                                       | 0.0                                                                                     |
| 28                                                                                      | Uttar Pradesh                                                                           | 634                                                                                     | 163                                                                                     | 26                                                                                      | 470                                                                                     | 74                                                                                      | 1                                                                                       | 0.2                                                                                     |
| 29                                                                                      | Uttarakhand                                                                             | 40                                                                                      | 20                                                                                      | 50                                                                                      | 19                                                                                      | 48                                                                                      | 1                                                                                       | 2.5                                                                                     |
| 30                                                                                      | West Bengal                                                                             | 591                                                                                     | 311                                                                                     | 53                                                                                      | 279                                                                                     | 47                                                                                      | 1                                                                                       | 0.2                                                                                     |
|                                                                                         | Total                                                                                   | 14446                                                                                   | 5484                                                                                    |                                                                                         | 8844                                                                                    |                                                                                         |                                                                                         |                                                                                         |
|                                                                                         |                                                                                         |                                                                                         |                                                                                         | 38.0                                                                                    |                                                                                         | 61.2                                                                                    | 118                                                                                     | 0.8                                                                                     |