Lok Sabha Question No. 204 (STARRED), answered on 2020-03-05
Subject: Water Stressed Districts
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: DNV Senthilkumar. S., Subhash Ramrao Bhamre

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *204

ANSWERED ON 05 . 03.20 20

## WATER STRESSED DISTR ICTS

*204.

DR. DNV SENTHILKUMAR S. DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE

- Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state: (a) whether the Government has any data about the number of water stressed districts in the so, the details thereof; (b) whether the Government proposes to take comprehensive me a ur s to remove water shortage in the water stressed districts; (c) if so, the number of water stressed districts shortlisted for this purpose along with t for shortlisting the districts; (d) whether the Government has set any time frame for this purpose and if so, the details the (e) the funds allocated/utilised for various water management programmes during each of th years; and (f) the other steps taken by the Governme nt to check depleting ground water table in the country?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF

JAL SHAKTI

(SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)

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

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART s(a) TO (f) OF STARRED QUESTION NO.  *204  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  05.03.2020  REGARDING  ' WATER STRESSED DISTRICTS ' ASKED BY DR. DNV SENTHILKUMAR S. AND DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE , M.P .

(a)  &  (c)  The  Dynamic  Ground  Water  Resources  of  the  country  are being  p riodically  assessed jointly  by  Central  Ground  Water  Board  (CGWB)  and  State  Governments.  As  per  the  201 assessment, out of the total 6881 assessment units (Block/ Taluks/ Mandals/ Watersheds/ F the country, 1186 units have been categorized as 'Over -exploited' where the Annual Ground Water Extraction is more than Annual Extractable Ground Water Resource. State - wise details in this regard are given in Annexure I.

Further,  under  Jal  Shakti  Abhiyan  (JSA),  1592  water  stressed  blocks  in  256 districts identified which included 1186 Over -exploited blocks, 312 Critical blocks and 94 blocks with l groundwater.

(b) Water being a State subject, initiatives on water management including conservation a harvesting in the Country is primaril y States' responsibility. Further, to supplement the efforts of the  State  Governments,  Government  of  India  provides  technical  and  financial  assista encourage sustainable development and efficient management of water resources through va schemesand programmes.

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In addition, a number of States have done notable work in the 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, 'Jal Hi Jeevan' in Haryana among others.

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Government  of  India  launched  Jal  Shakti  Abhiyan  (JSA),  a  time  bound  campaign  wit mission modeapproach intended to improve water availability including ground water conditi the water stressed blocks of 256 districts in India. In this regard, teams of officers Government along - with technical officers from Ministry of Jal Shakti we re deputed to visit water stressed districts and to work in close collaboration with district level officials to un interventions. Further, to promote water conservation and water resource management, five t interventions  viz.  water  co nservation  &  rainwater  harvesting,  renovation  of  traditional  &  o water - bodies/tanks,  reuse  and  recharge  of  bore - wells,  watershed  development  and  intensive afforestation etc implemented.

In addition, Government of India has approved Atal Bhujal Yojana (Atal Jal), a Rs. 6000 Crore  Central  Sector  Scheme,  for  sustainable  management  of  ground  water  resources community participation. Atal Jal is being implemented in 78 water stressed districts of Seven viz. Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pra desh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.

- (d) Various States/UTs are implementing their schemes/programmes pertaining to w conservation/water  harvesting  as  per  their  approved  scheme/program  guidelines  and availability. Furt her, Government of India supplements the efforts of States/UTs by way of techn and financial assistance to encourage sustainable development and efficient management o resources through various Central Government schemes and programmes.

The Atal Jal shall be implemented during the period 2020 - 21 to 2024 - 25.

- (e)Central Government supports construction of water harvesting and conservation works pri through  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (MGNREGS)  and PradhanMantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana -Watershed Development Component (PMKSY- WDC).

The expenditure made on water related works taken up under MGNREGA during last three years and current year as uploaded by the States in the MIS after following due procedur of the Programme is as under:

| Years                        |   Rs in Cr |
|------------------------------|------------|
| 2016- 17                     |    23278.9 |
| 2017- 18                     |    19839   |
| 2018- 19                     |    19673.7 |
| 2019- 20 (till 02 .03 .2020) |    16895   |

Funds released as Central share to States under PMKSY - WDC are as under:

| Years                      |   Rs in Cr |
|----------------------------|------------|
| 2016- 17                   |    1494.92 |
| 2017- 18                   |    1699.4  |
| 2018- 19                   |    1791.49 |
| 2019- 20 (till 28.02.2020) |    1302.98 |

- (f)  Central  Ground  Water  Authority  (CGWA)  has  been  constituted  under  Section  3(3)  of 'Environment  (Protection)  Act,  1986'  for  the  purpose  of  regulation  and  control  of  ground  water development and management in the Country. CGWA is regulating ground wat er withdrawal  by industries  /  infrastructure/  mining  projects  in  the  country  including  in  NCR  region guidelines/ criteria have been framed, which are modified from time to time. The current g effective from 15.11.2015 are available on t he website http://cgwa - noc.gov.in .

Further, CGWA had notified fresh guidelines for development and management of grou water resources in the country vide Gazette Notification SO 6140 (E) dated 12.12.2018. H f urther fresh guidelines are being finalized.

As per information received from Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs , the Model Building Bye Laws, 2016, has been issued for guidance of the States/UTs which has a chapter on 'Rainwater Harvesting'. The provisions of this chapter are applicable to all the buildings. 33 States /

adopted the rainwater harvesting provisions. The implementation of the rainwater harvesti comes  within  the  purview  of  the  State  Government/Urb an  Local  Body  /  Urban  Development Authority.

In  order  to  regulate  the  Over - exploitation  and  consequent  depletion  of  ground  water,  t he Ministry has circulated a Model Bill to all the States/UTs to enable them to enact suit water  legislation  for regulation  of  its  development,  which  includes  provision  of  rain  w harvesting. So far, 15 States/UTs have adopted and implemented the ground water legislatio lines of Model Bill .

Central  Ground  Water  Board  (CGWB)  is  implementing  'National Aquifer  Mapping  and Management Programme' (NAQUIM) for aquifer mapping in the country including in areas which have recorded a high depletion of ground water, in phases. Out of the total mappable area 25 lakh sq km, so far aquifer maps and manage ment plans have been prepared for an area of nearly 11.60 lakh sq km spread over various parts of the country. The details are shared with State Government for taking suitable interventions.

Further, important measures taken by the Central Government for conservation, manage of  ground  water  and  effective  implementation  of  rain  water  harvesting  in  the  country  a following URL:

http://mowr.gov.in/sites/default/files/Steps\_to\_control\_water\_depletion\_Jun2019.pdf .

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## Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) & (c) of Starred Question No. *204 to be answered in Lok Sabha on 05.03.2020 regarding Water Stressed districts

## State - wise Categorization of Over -Exploited Blocks/Mandals/Talukas in India

| S.   | States / Union Territories   | Total No. of Assessed Units   | Over-Exploited   | Over-Exploited   |
|------|------------------------------|-------------------------------|------------------|------------------|
| No.  |                              |                               | Nos.             | %                |
| 1    | Andhra Pradesh               | 670                           | 45               | 7                |
| 2    | Arunachal Pradesh            | 11                            | 0                | 0                |
| 3    | Assam                        | 28                            | 0                | 0                |
| 4    | Bihar                        | 534                           | 12               | 2                |
| 5    | Chattisgarh                  | 146                           | 0                | 0                |
| 6    | Delhi                        | 34                            | 22               | 65               |
| 7    | Goa                          | 12                            | 0                | 0                |
| 8    | Gujarat                      | 248                           | 25               | 10               |
| 9    | Haryana                      | 128                           | 78               | 61               |
| 10   | Himachal Pradesh             | 8                             | 4                | 50               |
| 11   | Jammu & Kashmir              | 22                            | 0                | 0                |
| 12   | Jharkhand                    | 260                           | 3                | 1                |
| 13   | Karnataka                    | 176                           | 45               | 26               |
| 14   | Kerala                       | 152                           | 1                | 1                |
| 15   | Madhya Pradesh               | 313                           | 22               | 7                |
| 16   | Maharashtra                  | 353                           | 11               | 3                |
| 17   | Manipur                      | 9                             | 0                | 0                |
| 18   | Meghalaya                    | 11                            | 0                | 0                |
| 19   | Mizoram                      | 26                            | 0                | 0                |
| 20   | Nagaland                     | 11                            | 0                | 0                |
| 21   | Odisha                       | 314                           | 0                | 0                |
| 22   | Punjab                       | 138                           | 109              | 79               |
| 23   | Rajasthan                    | 295                           | 185              | 63               |
| 24   | Sikkim                       | 4                             | 0                | 0                |
| 25   | Tamil Nadu                   | 1166                          | 462              | 40               |
| 26   | Telangana                    | 584                           | 70               | 12               |
| 27   | Tripura                      | 59                            | 0                | 0                |
| 28   | Uttar Pradesh*               | 830                           | 91               | 11               |
| 29   | Uttarakhand                  | 18                            | 0                | 0                |
| 30   | West Bengal **               | 268                           | 0                | 0                |
|      | Total States                 | 6828                          | 1185             | 17               |
|      | Union Territories            |                               |                  |                  |
| 1    | Andaman & Nicobar            | 36                            | 0                | 0                |
| 2    | Chandigarh                   | 1                             | 0                | 0                |
| 3    | Dadra & Nagar Haveli         | 1                             | 0                | 0                |
| 4    | Daman & Diu                  | 2                             | 0                | 0                |
| 5    | Lakshdweep                   | 9                             | 0                | 0                |
| 6    | Puducherry                   | 4                             | 1                | 25               |
|      | Total UTs                    | 53                            | 1                | 2                |
|      | Grand Total                  | 6881                          | 1186             | 17               |

## Note

Blocks -Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Kerala, M.P., Manipur, Mizoram, Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tripura, Utt Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal

Taluks - Karnataka, Goa, Gujarat, Maharashtra

Mandals -Andhra Pradesh, Telangana

Districts/Valley -Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland

Islands -Lakshadweep, Andaman & Nicobar Is

lands

Firka- Tamil Nadu

Region -Puducherry

UT -Chandigarh, Dadar & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu Tehsil - NCT Delhi, *Uttar Pradesh: There are total 820 block and 10 Cities

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