Lok Sabha Question No. 3261 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-03-15
Subject: Decrease in Ground Water Level
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: KAMLA DEVI PATLE

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

## LOK SABHA

## UN STARRED QUESTION NO. †3261 ANSWERED ON 15.0 3.201 8

## DECREASE IN GROUND W ATER LEVEL

## †3261. SHRIMATI KAMLA DEVI PAATLE

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

- (a)  whether  the  level  of  ground  water  is  decreasing  constantly  in  various  parts  of  the Chhattisgarh since the last three years;
- (b) if so, the State - wise details thereof including Chhattisgarh and the reasons therefor;
- (c)  whether  the  main  reason  for  decline  in  ground  water  level  is  indiscriminate  exploita private companies, power plants and industries especially in Chhat tisgarh and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) whether the power plants established/under construction in Janjgir Champa region of Ch mainly on ground water and they try to influence Water - Resource Department by using unfair means;
- (e) if so, whether the Central Ground Water Board proposes to ban tube wells and borings an details thereof; and
- (f) the steps taken by the Government to prevent power plants from using ground water and drinking water crisis?

## 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) periodically monitors the ground water level of th four times in a year on regional scale through a network of observation wells in the Country including for the State of Chhattisgarh. Comparison of water level d ata, as monitored by CGWB, for Pre - monsoon 2017 with three years mean (2014 -2016)indicates decline in ground water level in more than 63% of the wells in the Country.  Details are given at Annexure. Ground water levels in various parts of the Country are declining due to increase in population, rapid urbanization & industrialization and other related factor .

- (d) As  per  Ministry  of  Power,  Government  of  India,  the Thermal  Power  plants  commissioned/under construction in Janjgir Champa District of Chhattisga rhare having necessary environmental clearance f MoEF & CC and are based on the river water.
- (e)In view of the above, question does not arise.

(f) Usages of ground water for industrial purposes are being regulated by Central Ground W (CGWA)  Guidelines.Water  being  a  State  subject,  steps  for  regulation,  augmentation,  conse efficient  management  of  ground  water  resources  are prim ily  undertaken  by  the  respective  S Governments. Steps taken by the Central Government for conservation of ground water are ava following URLhttp://m owr.gov.in/sites/default/files/MeasuresForGW - Depletion\_1.pdf .

Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  parts  (a)  to  ( c)  of  U nstarredQ uestion  No. † 3261 t o  be answered in Lok Sabha on 15 .03.2018 regarding 'Decrease in Ground Water Level' .

State - wise Water Level Fluctuation -monsoon, 2017

## With Mean [Pre-monsoon (2014 to 2016] and Pre

| 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        | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 81                      | 49     | 60     | 32     | 40     | 0                         | 0.0                       |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh            | 751                     | 170    | 23     | 571    | 76     | 10                        | 1.3                       |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh         | 12                      | 6      | 50     | 6      | 50     | 0                         | 0.0                       |
| 4        | Assam                     | 161                     | 77     | 48     | 83     | 52     | 1                         | 0.6                       |
| 5        | Bihar                     | 634                     | 348    | 55     | 279    | 44     | 7                         | 1.1                       |
| 6        | Chandigarh                | 10                      | 1      | 10     | 9      | 90     | 0                         | 0.0                       |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh              | 536                     | 181    | 34     | 352    | 66     | 3                         | 0.6                       |
| 8        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      | 15                      | 8      | 53     | 7      | 47     | 0                         | 0.0                       |
| 9        | Daman & Diu               | 11                      | 7      | 64     | 4      | 36     | 0                         | 0.0                       |
| 10       | Delhi                     | 91                      | 29     | 32     | 62     | 68     | 0                         | 0.0                       |
| 11       | Goa                       | 65                      | 47     | 72     | 18     | 28     | 0                         | 0.0                       |
| 12       | Gujarat                   | 798                     | 315    | 39     | 448    | 56     | 35                        | 4.4                       |
| 13       | Haryana                   | 296                     | 73     | 25     | 223    | 75     | 0                         | 0.0                       |
| 14       | Himachal Pradesh          | 90                      | 23     | 26     | 67     | 74     | 0                         | 0.0                       |
| 15       | Jammu & Kashmir           | 226                     | 56     | 25     | 170    | 75     | 0                         | 0.0                       |
| 16       | Jharkhand                 | 224                     | 75     | 33     | 149    | 67     | 0                         | 0.0                       |
| 17       | Karnataka                 | 1418                    | 398    | 28     | 975    | 69     | 45                        | 3.2                       |
| 18       | Kerala                    | 1358                    | 415    | 31     | 936    | 69     | 7                         | 0.5                       |
| 19       | Madhya Pradesh            | 1316                    | 495    | 38     | 819    | 62     | 2                         | 0.2                       |
| 20       | Maharashtra               | 1560                    | 643    | 41     | 904    | 58     | 13                        | 0.8                       |
| 21       | Meghalaya                 | 19                      | 10     | 53     | 9      | 47     | 0                         | 0.0                       |
| 22       | Nagaland                  | 3                       | 2      | 67     | 1      | 33     | 0                         | 0.0                       |
| 23       | Odisha                    | 1266                    | 438    | 35     | 821    | 65     | 7                         | 0.6                       |
| 24       | Puducherry                | 5                       | 0      | 0      | 5      | 100    | 0                         | 0.0                       |
| 25       | Punjab                    | 234                     | 34     | 15     | 200    | 85     | 0                         | 0.0                       |
| 26       | Rajasthan                 | 832                     | 386    | 46     | 444    | 53     | 2                         | 0.2                       |
| 27       | Tamil Nadu                | 524                     | 76     | 15     | 446    | 85     | 2                         | 0.4                       |
| 28       | Telangana                 | 585                     | 315    | 54     | 267    | 46     | 3                         | 0.5                       |
| 29       | Tripura                   | 23                      | 13     | 57     | 10     | 43     | 0                         | 0.0                       |
| 30       | Uttar Pradesh             | 628                     | 149    | 24     | 479    | 76     | 0                         | 0.0                       |
| 31       | Uttarakhand               | 40                      | 19     | 48     | 21     | 53     | 0                         | 0.0                       |
| 32       | West Bengal               | 520                     | 273    | 53     | 246    | 47     | 1                         | 0.2                       |
| Total    | Total                     | 14332                   | 5131   | 35.8   | 9063   | 63.2   | 138                       | 1.0                       |

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