Lok Sabha Question No. 3716 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-08-09
Subject: Ground Water Reserves
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: PARVESH SAHIB SINGH

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

## LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO. 3716

ANSWERED ON 09.0 8.201 8

## GROUND WATER RESERVE S

## 3716. SHRI PARVESH SAHIB SINGH

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

- (a) whether the Government is aware that Delhi is facing extremely low ground water leve so, the details thereof;
- (b) the principal framework und er which ground water Management has been carried out;
- (c) the list of top ten cities having lowest ground water reserves in India; and
- (d) the steps taken by the Government to tackle the situation?

## ANSWER

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

( SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHW AL )

- (a)Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) carries out ground water monitoring four times annua on regional scale throughout the Country including Delhi. As per rece nt monito ing, Pre - Monsoon, 2018 in Delhi, results were as follows :
- (b) Water being a State subject, conservation, management and protection of water in the is primarily States' responsibility
- (c) CGWB carries out the estimation of ground water resources i n association with State Ground Water Departments for assessment units i.e., Districts, Blocks, Mandals, talukas, Firka ground water resources have not been assessed for cities separately.
- (d) Steps taken by the Central Government for conservation of ground water are availabl following URLhttp://mowr.gov.in/sites/default/files/MeasuresForGW - Depletion\_2.pdf .

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