Lok Sabha Question No. 68 (STARRED), answered on 2020-02-06
Subject: Depletion of Ground Water Level
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Uday Pratap Singh

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

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO. †*68

ANSWERED ON 06 . 02.20 20

## DEPLETION OF GROUND WATER LEVEL

## †*68. SHRI UDAY PRATAP SINGH

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  ensure  availability  of  safe  drinking  water  in particularly in Madhya Pradesh during the last three years and the current year;
- (b)  whether  the  Gove rnment  is  aware  of  the  constant  depletion  of  ground  water  level,  ancien Baoris and wells;
- (c) if so, the action plan of the Government for revival of the said water bodies;
- (d) the funds allocated and utilised in the country, State - wise, particul arly in respect of Madhya Pradesh during the last three years and the current year; and
- (e) whether the Government has formulated any plan to check uncontrolled exploitation of gr and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF JAL SHAKTI

(SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)

- (a) to (e) A Statement is laid on the Table of the House .

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART s(a) TO (e) OF STARRED QUESTION NO. †*68  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  06.02.2020  REGARDING  ' DEPLETION  OF GROUND WATER LEVEL ' ASKED BY SHRI UDAY PRATAP SINGH .

(a)  D rinking  water  is  a  State  subject  and  Government  of  India  supplements  the  efforts  o providing financial and technical assistance to States/UTs including Madhya Pradesh. It is the States that plan, design, approve, implement, operate and maintain water supply schemes.

The National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) was launched with the aim to pro minimum 40 litre per capita per day (lpcd) of potable drinking water. NRDWP has now been subsumed into Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM). Fund allocated under NRDWP to the State of Madhya Pradesh i three years and under JJM in the current FY is as under:

(Rs. in Crore)

| 2016- 17 under NRDWP   | 2016- 17 under NRDWP   | 2017- 18 under NRDWP   | 2017- 18 under NRDWP   | 2018- 19 underNRDWP   | 2018- 19 underNRDWP   | 2019- 20 (as on 31.01.2020) under JJM   | 2019- 20 (as on 31.01.2020) under JJM   |
|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| Alloc.                 | Exp.                   | Alloc.                 | Exp.                   | Alloc.                | Exp.                  | Alloc.                                  | Exp.                                    |
| 213.87                 | 212.48                 | 195.67                 | 163.35                 | 274.09                | 250.43                | 571.6                                   | 195.48                                  |

Ministry  of  Housing  and  Urban  Affairs,  through  'Atal  Mission  for  Rejuvenation  and  Urban Transformation (AMRUT)', supplements the efforts of the States/ Union Territories (UTs) in providing water supply, sewerage & septage management, storm water drainage etc in 500 cities/towns a (covering  about  22.50  Crore  population)  with  a  total  outlay  of  Rs. 1,00,000  crore  including  Central Assistance of Rs. 35,990 crore during FY 2015 - 2016  to  FY  2019 - 2020.  The  total  State  Annual  Action Plans (SAAPs) approved for the entire Mission period is Rs.77,640 crore out of which Rs.3 (around 50%) has been al located to water supply.

In  the  State  of  Madhya  Pradesh, total  water  supply  projects  worth  Rs.2,238  crore  have approved, of which projects worth Rs. 257.00 crore are completed and balance projects worth crore are under implementation.

The state -wise details on funds allocated, central funds released and utilization certif so far under AMRUT from 2016 - 17 are given at Annexure - I.

- (b) Ground water levels in various parts of the Country are declining because of continuou withdrawal due to reasons such as increased demand of fresh water for various uses, vagaries of rain population, industrialization & urbanization etc.

Central  Ground  Water  Board  (CGWB)  is  periodically  monitoring  the  ground  water evels throughout the Country on a regional scale, through a network of monitoring wells. In order to assess the decline in water level on a long - term basis, Pre - monsoon water level data collected by CGWB during Pre -monsoon 2019 has been compared with the d ecadal average (2009 - 2018).  Analysis  of  water  level  dat indicates that about 61% of the wells monitored have registered decline in ground water level

(c) to (e) Water being a State subject, initiatives on water management including conservation harvesting in the Country is primarily States' responsibility. However, the important measures taken by the Central Government for conservation, management of gr ound water and effective implementation o rain water harvesting in the country are at the following http://mowr.gov.in/sites/default/files/Steps\_to\_cont rol\_water\_depletion\_Jun2019.pdf .

Further,  to  supplement  the  efforts  of  the  State  Governments,  Government  of  India technical and financial assistance to encourage sustainable development and efficient manage resources through various schemes and programmes.

In addition, a number of States have done notable work in the field conservation/harvesting.  Of these, mention can be made of 'Mukhyamantri Jal Swavlamban Abhiyan' in Rajasthan, 'Jalyukt Shibar' in Maharashtra, 'Sujalam Sufalam Abhiyan' in Gujarat, 'Mission Kakatiya' in Telangana, Neeru Chettu' in Andhra Pradesh, Jal Jeevan Hariyali in Bihar among others.

Government of India launched Jal Shakti Abhiyan, a time bound campaign with a missio approach intended to improv e water availability including ground water conditions in the water blocks  of  256  districts  in  India.  In  this  regard,  teams  of  officers  from  Central  Governm -with technical officers from Ministry of Jal Shakti were deputed to visit water s ressed districts and to work i close collaboration with district level officials to undertake suitable interventions.

Central Government supports construction of water harvesting and conservation works through  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Emp loyment  Guarantee  Scheme  (MGNREGS)  and  Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana -Watershed Development Component (PMKSY- WDC).

The  details  of  works  taken  up  for  Water  Conservation  and  Water  Harvesting  structu MGNREGS in various States/UTs including Madhya Pradesh  during the years 2016 - 17  to  2019 - 20  are given at Annexure II.

The Repair, Renovation and Restoration (RRR) o f Water Bodies Scheme under PMKSY aims at restoring irrigation potential by improvement and restoration of water bodies along with objectives such as enhancing the tank storage capacity, ground water recharge, increased drink ing water, improvement of catchment of tank commands etc.

Under theRRR scheme, 2219 water - bodies with an estimated cost of Rs. 1910 crore have taken up since 12th plan onwards. Central Assistance (CA) of Rs. 369 crore has been relea upto March, 2019. One cluster of 125 water bodies has been taken up in the state of Madhya an estimated cost of Rs 183.24 Cr; CA of Rs 37.70 Cr has been released in this regard.

As per Ministry of Rural Development, Departmen t of Land Resources, they have sanctioned 8214 watershed  development  projects  in  States/UTs  from  2009 - 10  to  2014 - 15  under  Integrated  Watershed Management Programme (IWMP)/PMKSY - WDC. The activities being undertaken through these proj inter alia include ridge area treatment, drainage line treatment, soil and moisture conservati harvesting,  nursery  raising,  afforestation,  horticulture,  pasture  development,  livelihoo persons, etc. The State wise details of projects san ctioned, area covered by the projects and funds rel as Central share to States under WDC - PMKSY are given at Annexure - III.

Government of India has approved Atal Bhujal Yojana (Atal Jal), a Rs. 6000 Crore Cent Scheme, for sustainable manageme nt of ground water resources with community participation in stressed  blocks  of  Gujarat,  Haryana,  Karnataka,  Madhya  Pradesh,  Maharashtra,  Rajasthan Pradesh. The scheme is being implemented with the financial assistance of World Bank with shari g pattern of 50:50 between Government of India and World Bank.

Central  Ground  Water  Authority  (CGWA)  has  been  constituted  under  Section  3(3) 'Environment  (Protection)  Act,  1986'  for  the  purpose  of  regulation  and  control  of  ground  water development and management in the Country. CGWA is regulating ground water w ithdrawal by industries / infrastructure/ mining projects in the country for which guidelines/ criteria have been f modified from time to time. The current guidelines, effective from 15.11.2015 are available http://cgwa - noc.gov.in .

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Starred Question No. †*68 to be answered in Lok Sabha on 06.02.2020 regarding 'Depletion of groundwater level'.

## StatementShowing State -wise Allocation, year -wise Central Assistance Released and Utilisation certificate received from 2016 - 17  to till date for projects under AMRUT Mission.

(Amount In Rs.crore)

| Sl. No.         | Name of State / UT       | Central Assistance Allocation   | 2016- 17      | 2016- 17    | 2017- 18      | 2017- 18    | 2018- 19      | 2018- 19    | 2019- 20      | 2019- 20    |
|-----------------|--------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|---------------|-------------|
| Sl. No.         | Name of State / UT       | Central Assistance Allocation   | Fund released | UC received | Fund released | UC received | Fund released | UC received | Fund released | UC received |
| 1               | Andaman & Nicobar Island | 10.82                           | 0.64          | 0.64        | 0.72          | 0.72        | 0.81          | 0.81        | 4.32          | 1.76        |
| 2               | Andhra Pradesh           | 1,056.62                        | 70.32         | 70.32       | 397.90        | 397.90      | 91.39         | 91.39       | 246.69        | 0.00        |
| 3               | Arunachal Pradesh        | 126.22                          | 8.40          | 8.40        | 0.00          | 0.00        | 9.48          | 9.48        | 17.63         | 0.00        |
| 4               | Assam                    | 591.42                          | 70.16         | 0.00        | 0.00          | 0.00        | 0.00          | 0.00        | 0.00          | 0.00        |
| 5               | Bihar                    | 1,164.80                        | 77.52         | 77.52       | 89.02         | 89.02       | 136.98        | 118.32      | 0.00          | 0.00        |
| 6               | Chandigarh               | 54.09                           | 6.61          | 6.61        | 4.21          | 4.21        | 16.13         | 16.13       | 26.32         | 5.12        |
| 7               | Chhattisgarh             | 1,009.74                        | 61.72         | 61.72       | 84.94         | 84.94       | 205.95        | 205.95      | 145.67        | 18.35       |
| 8               | Dadra & Nagar Haveli     | 10.82                           | 0.72          | 0.72        | 0.00          | 0.00        | 0.76          | 0.76        | 4.27          | 0.00        |
| 9               | Daman & Diu              | 18.03                           | 0.00          | 0.00        | 2.06          | 1.61        | 1.54          | 0.00        | 0.00          | 0.00        |
| 10              | Delhi                    | 802.31                          | 53.15         | 53.15       | 62.70         | 12.30       | 0.00          | 0.00        | 151.55        | 0.00        |
| 11              | Goa                      | 104.58                          | 6.96          | 0.46        | 8.01          | 0.00        | 0.00          | 0.00        | 0.00          | 0.00        |
| 12              | Gujarat                  | 2,069.96                        | 119.84        | 119.84      | 181.30        | 181.30      | 104.78        | 104.78      | 1074.58       | 928.59      |
| 13              | Haryana                  | 764.51                          | 50.88         | 50.88       | 58.22         | 58.22       | 0.00          | 0.00        | 289.71        | 117.77      |
| 14              | Himachal Pradesh         | 274.07                          | 18.24         | 18.24       | 20.69         | 20.69       | 30.58         | 24.31       | 60.23         | 0.00        |
| 15              | Jammu & Kashmir          | 533.72                          | 35.52         | 35.52       | 198.86        | 179.67      | 0.00          | 0.00        | 154.35        | 0.00        |
| 16              | Jharkhand                | 566.17                          | 33.16         | 33.16       | 52.48         | 52.48       | 84.00         | 54.30       | 135.22        | 0.00        |
| 17              | Karnataka                | 2,318.79                        | 154.32        | 154.32      | 325.09        | 325.09      | 544.01        | 544.01      | 710.54        | 123.36      |
| 18              | Kerala                   | 1,161.20                        | 77.28         | 77.28       | 97.36         | 97.36       | 0.00          | 0.00        | 194.74        | 93.73       |
| 19              | Lakshadweep              | 3.61                            | 0.38          | 0.38        | 0.35          | 0.35        | 0.00          | 0.00        | 0.69          | 0.00        |
| 20              | Madhya Pradesh           | 2,592.86                        | 172.56        | 172.56      | 211.61        | 211.61      | 952.71        | 682.92      | 925.00        | 0.00        |
| 21              | Maharashtra              | 3,534.08                        | 235.20        | 235.20      | 288.63        | 200.39      | 825.71        | 328.21      | 0.00          | 0.00        |
| 22              | Manipur                  | 162.28                          | 10.80         | 10.53       | 12.40         | 12.09       | 63.75         | 63.75       | 0.00          | 0.00        |
| 23              | Meghalaya                | 72.12                           | 4.80          | 0.00        | 0.00          | 0.00        | 0.00          | 0.00        | 0.00          | 0.00        |
| 24              | Mizoram                  | 126.22                          | 8.40          | 8.40        | 9.54          | 9.54        | 49.21         | 49.21       | 0.00          | 0.00        |
| 25              | Nagaland                 | 108.19                          | 7.20          | 7.20        | 0.00          | 0.00        | 8.14          | 6.14        | 12.03         | 0.00        |
| 26              | Odisha                   | 796.97                          | 53.04         | 53.04       | 295.48        | 295.48      | 78.25         | 78.25       | 312.83        | 92.79       |
| 27              | Puducherry               | 64.91                           | 4.32          | 4.32        | 4.87          | 4.87        | 0.00          | 0.00        | 0.00          | 0.00        |
| 28              | Punjab                   | 1,204.47                        | 80.16         | 80.16       | 0.00          | 0.00        | 96.96         | 41.01       | 0.00          | 0.00        |
| 29              | Rajasthan                | 1,541.95                        | 105.22        | 105.22      | 111.27        | 111.27      | 419.13        | 419.13      | 143.91        | 30.99       |
| 30              | Sikkim                   | 36.06                           | 2.40          | 2.40        | 2.39          | 2.39        | 0.00          | 0.00        | 5.30          | 0.00        |
| 31              | Tamil Nadu               | 4,756.58                        | 316.56        | 316.56      | 360.27        | 360.27      | 735.43        | 735.43      | 0.00          | 0.00        |
| 32              | Telangana                | 832.60                          | 55.44         | 55.44       | 70.23         | 70.23       | 135.49        | 135.49      | 178.82        | 149.30      |
| 33              | Tripura                  | 133.43                          | 8.88          | 4.94        | 11.21         | 3.00        | 0.00          | 0.00        | 0.00          | 0.00        |
| 34              | Uttar Pradesh            | 4,922.46                        | 327.60        | 327.60      | 375.08        | 375.08      | 260.00        | 213.00      | 226.03        | 0.00        |
| 35              | Uttarakhand              | 533.72                          | 35.52         | 35.52       | 44.49         | 44.49       | 42.74         | 78.42       | 49.21         | 0.00        |
| 36              | West Bengal              | 1,929.32                        | 128.40        | 128.40      | 146.98        | 125.34      | 445.14        | 380.37      | 153.30        | 0.00        |
| Total 35,989.70 | Total 35,989.70          | Total 35,989.70                 | 2,402.32      | 2,316.65    | 3,528.36      | 3,331.91    | 5,339.07      | 4,381.58    | 5,222.93      | 1,561.76    |

Annexure referred to in reply to parts (c) to (e) of Starred Question No. †*68 to be answered in Lok Sabha on 06.02.2020 regarding 'Depletion of groundwater level'.

## Details of water conservation and water harvesting works undertaken under MGNREGS in vario us States/UTs.

| Water Conservation and Water Harvesting works   | Water Conservation and Water Harvesting works   | Water Conservation and Water Harvesting works   | Water Conservation and Water Harvesting works   | Water Conservation and Water Harvesting works   | Water Conservation and Water Harvesting works   |
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|                                                 |                                                 | Completed                                       | Completed                                       |                                                 |                                                 |
|                                                 |                                                 | Number of works                                 | Expenditure in lakhs                            | Rs. Number of works                             | Expenditure in lakhs                            |
| All States/UTS                                  | 2019- 20                                        | 295194                                          | 316733.38                                       | 668076                                          | 758782                                          |
| All States/UTS                                  | 2018- 19                                        | 303164                                          | 642107.14                                       | 648270                                          | 390698.2                                        |
| All States/UTS                                  | 2017- 18                                        | 370511                                          | 581602.86                                       | 494260                                          | 102712.8                                        |
| All States/UTS                                  | 2016- 17                                        | 541527                                          | 757622.88                                       | 486447                                          | 36760.96                                        |
|                                                 | 2019- 20                                        | 16257                                           | 32763.03                                        | 59938                                           | 89835.78                                        |
|                                                 | 2018- 19                                        | 18858                                           | 62362.32                                        | 54643                                           | 35473.66                                        |
|                                                 | 2017- 18                                        | 19654                                           | 42215.04                                        | 29828                                           | 7089.05                                         |
|                                                 | 2016- 17                                        | 24172                                           | 51979.21                                        | 22745                                           | 2803.81                                         |

Annexure referred to in reply to part s (c) to (e ) of Starred Question No. †*68 to be answered in Lok Sabha on 06.02.2020 regarding 'Depletion of groundwater level'.

## State wise details of watershed projects sanctioned, area covered by the projects and funds released as Central share to States under WDC -PMKSY

(Area in million ha, Amount in Rs. crore)

| Sl. No   | State             | Sanctioned (from 2009 -10 to 2014 - 15) @   | Sanctioned (from 2009 -10 to 2014 - 15) @   | Central share released (from 2009 -10 to 2019-20 # )   |
|----------|-------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No   | State             | Total no. of Projects                       | Area of the projects                        | Central share released (from 2009 -10 to 2019-20 # )   |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    | 432                                         | 1.810                                       | 1107.13                                                |
| 12 2     | Arunachal Pradesh | 156                                         | 0.467                                       | 300.04                                                 |
| 3        | Assam             | 372                                         | 1.577                                       | 492.75                                                 |
| 4        | Bihar             | 123                                         | 0.612                                       | 203.04                                                 |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      | 263                                         | 1.195                                       | 330.35                                                 |
| 3 6      | Gujarat           | 610                                         | 3.103                                       | 1288.64                                                |
| 7        | Haryana           | 88                                          | 0.362                                       | 101.94                                                 |
| 8        | Himachal Pradesh  | 163                                         | 0.840                                       | 283.58                                                 |
| 9        | Jammu & Kashmir   | 159                                         | 0.652                                       | 230.82                                                 |
| 10       | Jharkhand         | 171                                         | 0.911                                       | 191.52                                                 |
| 11       | Karnataka         | 571                                         | 2.569                                       | 1894.70                                                |
| 12       | Kerala            | 83                                          | 0.423                                       | 128.69                                                 |
| 13       | Madhya Pradesh    | 517                                         | 2.937                                       | 1631.15                                                |
| 14       | Maharashtra       | 1186                                        | 5.128                                       | 2413.95                                                |
| 15       | Manipur           | 102                                         | 0.491                                       | 149.10                                                 |
| 16       | Meghalaya         | 96                                          | 0.236                                       | 174.22                                                 |
| 17       | Mizoram           | 89                                          | 0.373                                       | 275.06                                                 |
| 18       | Nagaland          | 111                                         | 0.476                                       | 636.85                                                 |
| 19       | Odisha            | 310                                         | 1.700                                       | 1041.85                                                |
| 20       | Punjab            | 67                                          | 0.314                                       | 60.42                                                  |
| 21       | Rajasthan         | 1025                                        | 5.764                                       | 2534.70                                                |
| 22       | Sikkim            | 15                                          | 0.066                                       | 22.08                                                  |
| 23       | Tamil Nadu        | 270                                         | 1.368                                       | 924.94                                                 |
| 24       | Telangana*        | 330                                         | 1.399                                       | 590.30                                                 |
| 25       | Tripura           | 65                                          | 0.213                                       | 210.96                                                 |
| 26       | Uttarakhand       | 65                                          | 0.346                                       | 131.08                                                 |
| 27       | Uttar Pradesh     | 612                                         | 3.045                                       | 808.49                                                 |
| 28       | West Bengal       | 163                                         | 0.693                                       | 271.02                                                 |
|          | Total             | 8214                                        | 39.07                                       | 18429.37                                               |

Note:   1) WDC - PMKSY is not operational in the Union Territories .

2) There is no sanction project in Goa.