Lok Sabha Question No. 1908 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-22
Subject: Drinking Water Problem
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Manoj Kumar Tiwari, John Barla, Nayab Singh, Sangamlal Kadedin Gupta, Ravi Kishan Shukla

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1908 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.09.2020

## DRINKING WATER PROBLEM

## 1908.  SHRI MANOJ TIWARI:

SHRI JOHN BARLA:

SHRI NAYAB SINGH:

SHRI SANGAM LAL GUPTA:

SHRI RAVI KISHAN:

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  the  problem  of  drinking  water  has  arisen  in  the country due to ground water level depletion;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) the details of ground water level across the country, State-wise including National Capital Delhi, North Bengal, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh;

(d) whether the Government has prepared any concrete action plan in this regard;

(e) whether rainwater harvesting system has been implemented or proposed to be implemented to address this problem; and

(f) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

## (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA)

(a) & (b) As reported by States/ UTs, as on 14.09.2020, 79.16% rural habitations having 77.69% population  have  provision  of  more  than  40  litre  per  capita  per  day  (lpcd)  of  potable  drinking water and 17.89% rural habitations having 19.34% population have service level of less than 40 lpcd potable water, whereas 3.16% rural habitations having 2.97% population with water sources having quality issues;

(c)  As  per  data  provided  by  Central  Ground  Water  Board (CGWB),  State-wise depth to water level  for  the  period  of  pre-monsoon  2020  including  Delhi,  West  Bengal,  Haryana  and  Uttar Pradesh is given at Annex - I;

(d)  To  enable  every  rural  household  in  the  country  to  have  potable  water  supply  through Functional Household Tap Connection (FHTC) by 2024, Government is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission - Har Ghar Jal in partnership with States at an estimated outlay of Rs. 3.60 lakh crore, out of which Centre share is Rs. 2.08 lakh crore.

(e) & (f) In the year 2019-20, the Government launched the 'Jal Shakti Abhiyan' to improve the water resources in the country which inter alia include ground water recharge through five major interventions  viz.,  water  conservation  and  rainwater  harvesting,  revival  of  traditional  water bodies and tanks, bore-well reuse/recharge, watershed development and intensive afforestation.The operational guidelines for implementation of Jal Jeevan Mission(JJM) provides for  construction  of  water  harvesting  and  conservation  works  including  rainwater  harvesting through convergence of funds from various schemes.

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## Annex-I referred to in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1908 due for reply on 22.09.2020

## State-wise depth to water level for the Period of Pre-Monsoon, 2020

| S.No.   | Name of State     | No. of wells Analysed   | Depth to water level (mbgl)   | Depth to water level (mbgl)   |
|---------|-------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|         |                   |                         | Min.                          | Max.                          |
| 1.      | Andhra Pradesh**  | 1,348                   | 0.05                          | 91.28                         |
| 2.      | Arunachal Pradesh | 8                       | 2.70                          | 8.56                          |
| 3.      | Assam             | 126                     | 0.39                          | 19.00                         |
| 4.      | Bihar             | 198                     | 0.54                          | 9.20                          |
| 5.      | Chandigarh        | 11                      | 4.23                          | 37.35                         |
| 6.      | Chhattisgarh      | 408                     | 0.20                          | 49.80                         |
| 7.      | Daman &Diu        | 6                       | 4.10                          | 9.45                          |
| 8.      | Delhi             | 83                      | 0.94                          | 63.59                         |
| 9.      | Gujarat           | 768                     | 0.01                          | 52.40                         |
| 10.     | Haryana           | 257                     | 0.85                          | 51.42                         |
| 11.     | Himachal Pradesh  | 70                      | 0.30                          | 27.48                         |
| 12.     | Jammu &Kashmir    | 196                     | 0.50                          | 38.42                         |
| 13.     | Jharkhand         | 91                      | 0.60                          | 11.10                         |
| 14.     | Karnataka         | 169                     | 0.12                          | 27.80                         |
| 15.     | Karnataka**       | 1,308                   | 0.40                          | 127.50                        |
| 16.     | Kerala **         | 380                     | 0.21                          | 16.58                         |
| 17.     | Madhya Pradesh    | 1,182                   | 0.35                          | 54.97                         |
| 18.     | Maharashtra **    | 3,705                   | 0.45                          | 50.00                         |
| 19.     | Meghalaya         | 19                      | 0.34                          | 5.74                          |
| 20.     | Nagaland          | 1                       | 16.75                         | 16.75                         |
| 21.     | Odisha            | 923                     | 0.01                          | 13.22                         |
| 22.     | Pondicherry**     | 43                      | NA                            | NA                            |
| 23.     | Punjab            | 241                     | 0.34                          | 44.39                         |
| 24.     | Rajasthan         | 962                     | 0.10                          | 122.00                        |
| 25.     | Tamil Nadu**      | 2,924                   | NA                            | NA                            |
| 26.     | Telangana**       | 765                     | 0.38                          | 49.11                         |
| 27.     | Tripura           | 20                      | 0.77                          | 7.78                          |
| 28.     | Uttar Pradesh     | 219                     | 0.00                          | 40.22                         |
| 29.     | Uttarakhand       | 45                      | 0.98                          | 60.70                         |
| 30.     | West Bengal       | 513                     | 0.17                          | 27.25                         |
| Total   | Total             | 16,989                  | 0.00                          | 127.50                        |

2. mbgl = meters below ground level
3. NA = Data mot available