Lok Sabha Question No. 983 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-27
Subject: Over-Exploitation of Ground Water
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Kuldeep Rai Sharma, Heena Vijaykumar Gavit, Supriya Sadanand Sule, Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, Sunil Dattatray Tatkare, Amol Ramsing Kolhe

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 983

ANSWERED ON 2 7.06.2019

## OVER - EXPLOITATION OF GROU ND WATER

| 983. SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY TATKARE   | DR. HEENA GAVIT DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO DR. AMOL RAMSING   |
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Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) whether over - exploitation of ground water has resulted in t he creation of dark zones in various parts the country and if so, the details thereof;
- (b) whether the Government has identified illegal mineral water/soft drink bottling plants fu the country and took action against them and if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  has  launched  Atal  Bhujal  Yojana  for  sustainable  management  o f  ground water with community participation to check depleting ground water level in the country;
- (d) if so, the details of the identified over - exploited and water stressed areas for the implementation Yojana;
- (e) the details of funding pattern be tween the Union Government and the World Bank for this Yojana;
- (f) the achievements made by the Yojana since its inception; and
- (g)  the  other  steps  taken  by  the  Government  for  efficient  management  of  water  resources sustainability, augmentation and conservation?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI & SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT

## (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA )

- (a)Yes,Sir.  State - wise details of over -exploited blocks / taluks / firqas are given in the Annexure .
- (b) No Objection certificates for abstraction of ground water to industrial establishments ar by  Central  ground  Water  Authority/States/UTs  as  per  the  extant  guidelines  and  as  per  t mandate. Designated authorities have been empowered t o initiate suitable action for illegal extrac ground water as per the provisions of Environment Protection act 1986.
- (c) to (f) Atal Bhujal Yojana (ABHY), a Rs.6000 crore scheme with 50 % World Bank funding, for sustainable management of ground water with community participation has been proposed. The i over - exploited and water stressed areas for the implementation of the scheme fall in the Stat Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. The scheme en active participation of the communities in various activities such as formation of Water User

monitoring  and  disseminating  groun d  water  data,  water  budgeting,  preparation  and  implementatio Gram - Panchayat  wise  water  security  plans  and  IEC  activities  related  to  sustainable  gr management. The Scheme is under consideration of the Government.

(g) Water  being  a  State  subj ect,  efforts  to  conserve  and  manage  ground  water  is  primarily  States' responsibility. However, steps taken by the Central Government to control water depletion and promote rain water harvesting / conservation are at the 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 part (a) of Unstarred Question No. 983 to be answered in Lok Sabha on 27. 06.201 9 regarding ' Over-Exploitation of Ground Water '

## CATEGORIZATION OF BLOCKS/ MANDALS/ TALUKAS IN INDIA (2013)

| Sl.No .   | States / Union Territories   | Total No. of Assesse d Units   | Safe   | Safe   | Semi- critical   | Semi- critical   | Critical   | Critical   | Over- exploited   | Over- exploited   | Saline   | Saline   |
|-----------|------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------|--------|------------------|------------------|------------|------------|-------------------|-------------------|----------|----------|
| Sl.No .   | States / Union Territories   | Total No. of Assesse d Units   | Nos.   | %      | Nos.             | %                | Nos.       | %          | Nos.              | %                 | Nos.     | %        |
|           | States                       |                                |        |        |                  |                  |            |            |                   |                   |          |          |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh               | 670                            | 497    | 74     | 54               | 8                | 17         | 3          | 61                | 9                 | 41       | 6        |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh            | 11                             | 11     | 100    | 0                | 0                | 0          | 0          | 0                 | 0                 | 0        | 0        |
| 3         | Assam                        | 27                             | 27     | 100    | 0                | 0                | 0          | 0          | 0                 | 0                 | 0        | 0        |
| 4         | Bihar                        | 534                            | 520    | 97     | 14               | 3                | 0          | 0          | 0                 | 0                 | 0        | 0        |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh                 | 146                            | 125    | 86     | 18               | 12               | 2          | 1          | 1                 | 1                 | 0        | 0        |
| 6         | Delhi                        | 27                             | 5      | 19     | 7                | 26               | 0          | 0          | 15                | 56                | 0        | 0        |
| 7         | Goa                          | 12                             | 12     | 100    | 0                | 0                | 0          | 0          | 0                 | 0                 | 0        | 0        |
| 8         | Gujarat                      | 223                            | 175    | 78     | 9                | 4                | 6          | 3          | 23                | 10                | 10       | 4        |
| 9         | Haryana                      | 119                            | 30     | 25     | 11               | 9                | 14         | 12         | 64                | 54                | 0        | 0        |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh             | 8                              | 6      | 75     | 0                | 0                | 1          | 13         | 1                 | 13                | 0        | 0        |
| 11        | Jammu & Kashmir              | 22                             | 22     | 100    | 0                | 0                | 0          | 0          | 0                 | 0                 | 0        | 0        |
| 12        | Jharkhand                    | 260                            | 244    | 94     | 10               | 4                | 2          | 1          | 4                 | 2                 | 0        | 0        |
| 13        | Karnataka                    | 176                            | 98     | 56     | 21               | 12               | 14         | 8          | 43                | 24                | 0        | 0        |
| 14        | Kerala                       | 152                            | 131    | 86     | 18               | 12               | 2          | 1          | 1                 | 1                 | 0        | 0        |
| 15        | Madhya Pradesh               | 313                            | 228    | 73     | 58               | 19               | 2          | 1          | 25                | 8                 | 0        | 0        |
| 16        | Maharashtra                  | 353                            | 324    | 92     | 19               | 5                | 1          | 0          | 9                 | 3                 | 0        | 0        |
| 17        | Manipur                      | 9                              | 9      | 100    | 0                | 0                | 0          | 0          | 0                 | 0                 | 0        | 0        |
| 18        | Meghalaya                    | 11                             | 11     | 100    | 0                | 0                | 0          | 0          | 0                 | 0                 | 0        | 0        |
| 19        | Mizoram                      | 22                             | 22     | 100    | 0                | 0                | 0          | 0          | 0                 | 0                 | 0        | 0        |
| 20        | Nagaland                     | 11                             | 11     | 100    | 0                | 0                | 0          | 0          | 0                 | 0                 | 0        | 0        |
| 21        | Odisha                       | 314                            | 308    | 98     | 0                | 0                | 0          | 0          | 0                 | 0                 | 6        | 2        |
| 22        | Punjab                       | 138                            | 26     | 19     | 3                | 2                | 4          | 3          | 105               | 76                | 0        | 0        |
| 23        | Rajasthan                    | 248                            | 44     | 18     | 28               | 11               | 9          | 4          | 164               | 66                | 3        | 1        |
| 24        | Sikkim                       | -                              | -      | -      | -                | -                | -          | -          | -                 | -                 | -        | -        |
| 25        | Tamil Nadu                   | 1139                           | 429    | 38     | 212              | 19               | 105        | 9          | 358               | 31                | 35       | 3        |
| 26        | Telangana                    | 443                            | 311    | 70     | 74               | 17               | 12         | 3          | 46                | 10                | 0        | 0        |
| 27        | Tripura                      | 39                             | 39     | 100    | 0                | 0                | 0          | 0          | 0                 | 0                 | 0        | 0        |
| 28        | Uttar Pradesh                | 820                            | 603    | 74     | 45               | 5                | 59         | 7          | 113               | 14                | 0        | 0        |
| 29        | Uttarakhand                  | 18                             | 16     | 89     | 1                | 6                | 1          | 6          | 0                 | 0                 | 0        | 0        |
| 30        | West Bengal                  | 268                            | 191    | 71     | 76               | 28               | 1          | 0          | 0                 | 0                 | 0        | 0        |
|           | Total (StateS)               | 6533                           | 4475   | 68     | 678              | 10               | 252        | 4          | 1033              | 16                | 95       | 1        |
|           | Union Territories            |                                |        |        |                  |                  |            |            |                   |                   |          |          |
| 1         | Andaman & Nicobar            | 34                             | 34     | 100    | 0                | 0                | 0          | 0          | 0                 | 0                 | 0        | 0        |
| 2         | Chandigarh                   | 1                              | 1      | 100    | 0                | 0                | 0          | 0          | 0                 | 0                 | 0        | 0        |
| 3         | Dadra & Nagar Haveli         | 1                              | 1      | 100    | 0                | 0                | 0          | 0          | 0                 | 0                 | 0        | 0        |
| 4         | Daman & Diu                  | 2                              | 1      | 50     | 0                | 0                | 1          | 50         | 0                 | 0                 | 0        | 0        |
| 5         | Lakshadweep                  | 9                              | 6      | 67     | 3                | 33               | 0          | 0          | 0                 | 0                 | 0        | 0        |
| 6         | Puducherry                   | 4 51                           | 2 45   | 50     | 0                | 0                | 0          | 0 2        | 1 1               | 25                | 1        | 25       |
|           | Total (UTs)                  |                                |        | 88 69  | 3                | 6 10             | 1 253      | 4          | 1034              | 2                 | 1        | 2        |
|           | Grand Total                  | 6584                           | 4520   |        | 681              |                  |            |            |                   | 16                | 96       | 1        |

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