Lok Sabha Question No. 644 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-13
Subject: Aquifer Mapping
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: POONAM  MAHAJAN

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

## LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO. 644

ANSWERED ON 13.12 .201 8

## AQUIFER MAPPING

## 644. SHRIMATI POONAM MAHAJAN

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

(a) whether the Government has initiated the National Aquifer Management Programme and so, the salient features thereof;

(b) the total area selected for aquifer mapping, State - wise;

(c) the quantum of funds allocated for the implementation of the programme since its in year - wise;

(d) the timeframe fixed by which aquifer mapping and management plans are expected t comp leted; and

(e)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  accelerate  the  pace  of  implementation  of  t Programme?

## ANSWER

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

## ( SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHW AL )

(a) to (e) Yes, the National Aquifer Mapping and M anagement Programme (NAQUIM)  was initiated in 2012 as a part of the Ground Water Management and R egulation Scheme. Salient features  of  the  programme  include  delineation  and  characterization  of  the  aquife and preparation of plans for ground water management.

Total  area  identified oraquifer  mapping  is  24.85  lakh  km 2 .  State - wise  and  UT - wise break up of area identified is given in Annexure.

Aquifer  Mapping  is  the  major  component  of  the  Ground  Water Management & Regulation  Scheme  (GWM&R  scheme).  The  quantum  of  funds  allocated  under  GWM&R scheme since inception of the Aquifer Mapping programme in the year 2012 - 13 is as under :

| Name of Scheme              | Allocations in different years (Figures are for Revised Estimates (RE) for the years 2012 - 13 to 2017 - 18 and for Budgetary Estimate (BE) for the year 2018 - 19) Rs in Crore   | Allocations in different years (Figures are for Revised Estimates (RE) for the years 2012 - 13 to 2017 - 18 and for Budgetary Estimate (BE) for the year 2018 - 19) Rs in Crore   | Allocations in different years (Figures are for Revised Estimates (RE) for the years 2012 - 13 to 2017 - 18 and for Budgetary Estimate (BE) for the year 2018 - 19) Rs in Crore   | Allocations in different years (Figures are for Revised Estimates (RE) for the years 2012 - 13 to 2017 - 18 and for Budgetary Estimate (BE) for the year 2018 - 19) Rs in Crore   | Allocations in different years (Figures are for Revised Estimates (RE) for the years 2012 - 13 to 2017 - 18 and for Budgetary Estimate (BE) for the year 2018 - 19) Rs in Crore   | Allocations in different years (Figures are for Revised Estimates (RE) for the years 2012 - 13 to 2017 - 18 and for Budgetary Estimate (BE) for the year 2018 - 19) Rs in Crore   | Allocations in different years (Figures are for Revised Estimates (RE) for the years 2012 - 13 to 2017 - 18 and for Budgetary Estimate (BE) for the year 2018 - 19) Rs in Crore   |
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Ground Water Management and | 2012- 13 ( RE)                                                                                                                                                                    | 2013- 14 ( RE)                                                                                                                                                                    | 2014- 15 ( RE)                                                                                                                                                                    | 2015- 16 ( RE)                                                                                                                                                                    | 2016- 17 ( RE)                                                                                                                                                                    | 2017- 18 ( RE)                                                                                                                                                                    | 2018- 19 ( BE)                                                                                                                                                                    |
| Regulation                  | 180.00                                                                                                                                                                            | 140.00                                                                                                                                                                            | 143.00                                                                                                                                                                            | 164.02                                                                                                                                                                            | 115.00                                                                                                                                                                            | 275.00                                                                                                                                                                            | 450.00                                                                                                                                                                            |

Areas  to  be  covered  under  the  programme  have  been  prioritized  based  on  extent ground water stress, ground water quality and other related issues. Ou  of the total identified mappable area of nearly 25 la kh km 2 , an area of nearly 13 la kh km 2 is targeted to be covered by the year 2020.

To accelerate implementation of the programme, activities and yearly targets ti have been firmed up. Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) is making all out efforts for timely completion of the targets. A National Inter - departmental Steering Committee (NISC) has been constituted by the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenat for steering the programme. Also the progress o f the programme is regularly being reviewed at various levels in CGWB and the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Gang Rejuvenation.

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## ANNEXURE

Annexure referred to in reply to part s (a) to (e) of  UnstarredQuestion No. 644 to be answered in Lok Sabha on 13.12.2018 regarding ' Aquifer Mapping '

## State and UT - wise areas (in km 2 ) for which aquifer maps have been identified

| S.No.   | State/UT                    |   Area for which aquifer maps identified (km 2 ) |
|---------|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| 1       | Andaman and Nicobar Islands |                                             1774 |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh              |                                           141784 |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh           |                                             5461 |
| 4       | Assam                       |                                            61644 |
| 5       | Bihar                       |                                            90567 |
| 6       | Chandigarh                  |                                              114 |
| 7       | Chhattisgarh                |                                            96000 |
| 8       | Dadra & Nagar Haveli        |                                              490 |
| 9       | Daman & Diu                 |                                              112 |
| 10      | Delhi                       |                                             1483 |
| 11      | Goa                         |                                             3702 |
| 12      | Gujarat                     |                                           160978 |
| 13      | Haryana                     |                                            44179 |
| 14      | Himachal Pradesh            |                                             7660 |
| 15      | Jammu & Kashmir             |                                            10490 |
| 16      | Jharkhand                   |                                            65797 |
| 17      | Karnataka                   |                                           191808 |
| 18      | Kerala                      |                                            28088 |
| 19      | Lakshadweep                 |                                               32 |
| 20      | Madhya Pradesh              |                                           265234 |
| 21      | Maharashtra                 |                                           256529 |
| 22      | Manipur                     |                                             2559 |
| 23      | Meghalaya                   |                                             3063 |
| 24      | Mizoram                     |                                              700 |
| 25      | Nagaland                    |                                             2522 |
| 26      | Odisha                      |                                           119636 |
| 27      | Puducherry                  |                                              463 |
| 28      | Punjab                      |                                            50368 |
| 29      | Rajasthan                   |                                           334152 |
| 30      | Sikkim                      |                                             1496 |
| 31      | Tamil Nadu                  |                                           104552 |
| 32      | Telangana                   |                                           104824 |
| 33      | Tripura                     |                                             6198 |
| 34      | Uttar Pradesh               |                                           241345 |
| 35      | Uttarakhand                 |                                             7811 |
| 36      | West Bengal                 |                                            71947 |
|         | Total                       |                                          2485562 |

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