Lok Sabha Question No. 1736 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-12-20
Subject: Impact of Declining Ground Water Level on Potable Water
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: SADASHIV KISAN LOKHANDE

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

## LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO. †1736

ANSWERED ON 20.12 .201 8

## IMPACT OF DECLINING GROUND WATER LEVEL O N POTABLE WATER

## †1736. SHRI SADASHIV LOKHANDE

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

- (a) whether the availability of potable water has been adversely affected due to the dec water level in certain parts of the country includi g rural areas during the recent years;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c)  the  steps  taken  by  the  Government  to  provide  financial  and  technical  assistance Governments for the purpose; and
- (d) the details of the achievements made in this regard as a result of the same?

## ANSWER

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

## ( SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHW AL )

(a)  &  (b)Ground  water  levels  in certain parts  of  the  Country have  been  observed  to  be declining because of continuous withdrawal due to reasons such as increased demand of fresh water uses, vagaries of rainfall, increased population, industrialization & urbanization etc . Sta e - wise ground water resources availability, draft and stage of development in India are given at Annexure -I.

(c)  &  (d) Water  being  a  State  subject,  initiatives  on  water  management  including  conserv artificial recharge to ground water in the Country is primarily States' responsibility.

However,  as  per  information  received  from  M/o  Drinking  Water  &  Sanitation  (MoDWS), Government  provides  technical  and  financial  assistance  to  State  Governments  for  impro coverage of safe drinking water in rural habitations .  During 2018 - 19, Rs. 7000.00 c rore was allocated to MoDWS under National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) ,outof which Rs. 4246.78 c rore has already been released to the States.

As per information received from Ministry of Rural Development, State - wise d etails of artificial recharge of well s through sand filter ascompleted under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme ( MGNREGS ) are  given at Annexure -II. Also,State - wise  details  of number of works on  water  conservation  and  water  harvesting  completed  under  MGNREGS  are  given Annexure -II I .

Besides , s teps taken by the Central Government for conserv ation of ground water are available at the following URL: http://mowr.gov.in/sites/default/files/MeasuresForGW - Depletion\_2.pdf

## ANNEXURE -I

Annexure referred to in reply to part s ( )& (b)of Unstarred Question No. † 1736 to be answered in  Lok  Sabha  on20. 12 .2018  regarding  ' Impact  of  Declining  Ground  Water  Level  on  Potable Water '

## STATE -WISE GROUND WATER RESOURCES AVAILABILITY, DRAFT AND STAGE OF DEVELOPMENT IN INDIA

(As on 31st March 2013)

(in bcm  billion cubic metre)

| Sl. No.   | States / Union Territories   | Net Annual Ground Water Availability   | Total Annual Ground Water Draft   | Stage of Ground Water Development (%)   |
|-----------|------------------------------|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|           | States                       |                                        |                                   |                                         |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh               | 18.48                                  | 8.1                               | 44                                      |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh            | 3.99                                   | 0.01                              | 0.23                                    |
| 3         | Assam                        | 28.9                                   | 4.74                              | 16                                      |
| 4         | Bihar                        | 28.49                                  | 12.73                             | 45                                      |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh                 | 11.9                                   | 4.4                               | 37                                      |
| 6         | Delhi                        | 0.31                                   | 0.39                              | 127                                     |
| 7         | Goa                          | 0.15                                   | 0.05                              | 37                                      |
| 8         | Gujarat                      | 19.79                                  | 13.44                             | 68                                      |
| 9         | Haryana                      | 10.3                                   | 13.92                             | 135                                     |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh             | 0.53                                   | 0.27                              | 51                                      |
| 11        | Jammu & Kashmir              | 4.82                                   | 1.18                              | 24                                      |
| 12        | Jharkhand                    | 5.99                                   | 1.35                              | 23                                      |
| 13        | Karnataka                    | 14.83                                  | 9.76                              | 66                                      |
| 14        | Kerala                       | 5.66                                   | 2.63                              | 47                                      |
| 15        | Madhya Pradesh               | 34.16                                  | 19.36                             | 57                                      |
| 16        | Maharashtra                  | 31.48                                  | 17.07                             | 54                                      |
| 17        | Manipur                      | 0.426                                  | 0.004                             | 1.01                                    |
| 18        | Meghalaya                    | 2.98                                   | 0.012                             | 0.4                                     |
| 19        | Mizoram                      | 0.03548                                | 0.00104                           | 2.9                                     |
| 20        | Nagaland                     | 1.75                                   | 0.03                              | 2                                       |
| 21        | Odisha                       | 16.69                                  | 5.02                              | 30                                      |
| 22        | Punjab                       | 23.39                                  | 34.81                             | 149                                     |
| 23        | Rajasthan                    | 11.26                                  | 15.71                             | 140                                     |
| 24        | Sikkim                       | -                                      | -                                 | -                                       |
| 25        | Tamil Nadu                   | 18.59                                  | 14.36                             | 77                                      |
| 26        | Telangana                    | 13.39                                  | 7.77                              | 58                                      |
| 27        | Tripura                      | 2.269                                  | 0.165                             | 7.3                                     |
| 28        | Uttar Pradesh                | 71.58                                  | 52.76                             | 74                                      |
| 29        | Uttarakhand                  | 1.97                                   | 0.99                              | 50                                      |
| 30        | West Bengal                  | 26.56                                  | 11.84                             | 45                                      |
|           | Total(States)                | 410.65                                 | 252.87                            | 62                                      |
|           | Union Territories            |                                        |                                   |                                         |
| 1         | Andaman & Nicobar            | 0.378                                  | 0.0037                            | 1                                       |
| 2         | Chandigarh                   | 0.0194                                 | 0                                 | 0                                       |
| 3         | Dadra & Nagar Haveli         | 0.063                                  | 0.02                              | 32                                      |
| 4         | Daman & Diu                  | 0.014                                  | 0.01                              | 70                                      |
| 5         | Lakshadweep                  | 0.0035                                 | 0.00237                           | 68                                      |
| 6         | Puducherry                   | 0.174                                  | 0.153                             | 88                                      |
|           | Total(UTs)                   | 0.65                                   | 0.189                             | 29                                      |
|           | Grand Total                  | 411.3                                  | 253.06                            | 62                                      |

## ANNEXURE - II

Annexure referred to in reply to part s (c ) & (d)of Unstarred Question No. † 1736 to be answered in  Lok  Sabha  on20. 12 .2018  regarding  ' Impact  of  Declining  Ground  Water  Level  on  Potable Water '

## Artificial Recharge o f Well Through Sand Filter Completed Under MGNREGS

| S.No.   | State                |   2018-2019 |   2017-2018 |   2016-2017 |   2015-2016 |   2014-2015 |
|---------|----------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
| 1       | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR  |           0 |           0 |           0 |           0 |           0 |
| 2       | ANDHRA PRADESH       |           0 |           0 |           0 |           0 |           0 |
| 3       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH    |           0 |           0 |           0 |           0 |           0 |
| 4       | ASSAM                |           1 |           3 |           1 |           1 |           1 |
| 5       | BIHAR                |          36 |          27 |          13 |          22 |           4 |
| 6       | DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI |           0 |           0 |           0 |           0 |           0 |
| 7       | DAMAN & DIU          |           0 |           0 |           0 |           0 |           0 |
| 8       | GOA                  |           0 |           0 |           1 |           2 |           2 |
| 9       | GUJARAT              |          71 |         102 |          47 |          18 |          11 |
| 10      | HARYANA              |           1 |           5 |          11 |           9 |           3 |
| 11      | HIMACHAL PRADESH     |          13 |           5 |           8 |           7 |           4 |
| 12      | JAMMU AND KASHMIR    |          17 |          37 |          45 |          97 |          39 |
| 13      | KARNATAKA            |         343 |        1252 |        1210 |         597 |         151 |
| 14      | KERALA               |        1980 |        4656 |        2077 |         722 |         659 |
| 15      | MADHYA PRADESH       |         838 |        1274 |        2751 |        1892 |        1509 |
| 16      | MAHARASHTRA          |        1407 |        1823 |        1292 |         572 |          55 |
| 17      | LAKSHADWEEP          |           0 |           0 |           0 |           0 |           0 |
| 18      | MANIPUR              |           0 |           0 |           1 |           3 |           3 |
| 19      | MEGHALAYA            |           6 |           6 |           3 |           3 |           2 |
| 20      | MIZORAM              |           4 |          11 |           0 |           3 |           0 |
| 21      | NAGALAND             |           0 |           0 |           1 |           1 |           0 |
| 22      | ODISHA               |          13 |          30 |          12 |           3 |           7 |
| 23      | PUDUCHERRY           |           0 |           0 |           0 |           0 |           0 |
| 24      | PUNJAB               |           5 |          19 |          22 |          12 |          14 |
| 25      | RAJASTHAN            |         232 |         356 |          83 |          38 |          18 |
| 26      | SIKKIM               |           6 |          34 |          11 |          25 |           9 |
| 27      | TAMIL NADU           |          38 |          74 |           9 |           8 |          12 |
| 28      | TRIPURA              |           0 |          48 |           0 |           4 |           2 |
| 29      | UTTAR PRADESH        |          70 |         201 |         181 |          92 |          97 |
| 30      | WEST BENGAL          |          26 |          77 |          47 |          60 |          44 |
| 31      | CHHATTISGARH         |         410 |         320 |         105 |          38 |          65 |
| 32      | JHARKHAND            |          93 |         266 |         495 |         270 |         323 |
| 33      | UTTARAKHAND          |          15 |          22 |          12 |          11 |          21 |
| 34      | TELANGANA            |           0 |           0 |           0 |           0 |           0 |
|         | Total                |        5625 |       10648 |        8438 |        4510 |        3055 |

Annexure referred to in reply to part s (c ) & (d) of Unstarred Question No. † 1736 to be answered in  Lok  Sabha on 20. 12 .2018  regarding  ' Impact  of  Declining  Ground  Water  Level  on  Potable Water '

## Number of Water Conservation a nd Water Harvesting Works Completed Under MGNREGS

| S.No.   | State                |   2014-2015 |   2015-2016 |   2016-2017 |   2017-2018 |   2018-2019 |
|---------|----------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
| 1       | ANDHRA PRADESH       |       39569 |       45889 |       87343 |       42886 |       48503 |
| 2       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH    |          13 |          15 |         591 |          87 |           9 |
| 3       | ASSAM                |         552 |         571 |         915 |        2020 |        1439 |
| 4       | BIHAR                |        2463 |        3230 |        3968 |        6382 |        3572 |
| 5       | CHHATTISGARH         |        7041 |        5927 |       17013 |       18949 |       16585 |
| 6       | GOA                  |          11 |           8 |           7 |           2 |           0 |
| 7       | GUJARAT              |        4011 |        4237 |        7495 |        7372 |        4099 |
| 8       | HARYANA              |         850 |         615 |         741 |         675 |         354 |
| 9       | HIMACHAL PRADESH     |        6159 |        5742 |        7014 |        6198 |        5882 |
| 10      | JAMMU AND KASHMIR    |        1938 |        4051 |        3615 |        3000 |        1054 |
| 11      | JHARKHAND            |       18529 |       16392 |      104334 |       49523 |       10538 |
| 12      | KARNATAKA            |       16436 |       19631 |       24861 |       20026 |       12586 |
| 13      | KERALA               |       42779 |       34509 |       46132 |       27434 |        9816 |
| 14      | MADHYA PRADESH       |       23609 |       18112 |       24170 |       19328 |       13294 |
| 15      | MAHARASHTRA          |       16192 |       19780 |       22203 |       14688 |       14200 |
| 16      | MANIPUR              |         379 |         484 |         546 |         178 |         116 |
| 17      | MEGHALAYA            |         612 |         905 |        1239 |         834 |         251 |
| 18      | MIZORAM              |         260 |         366 |         476 |         814 |         775 |
| 19      | NAGALAND             |          69 |         602 |         701 |         385 |           0 |
| 20      | ODISHA               |        4390 |        4853 |       12014 |        5480 |        1411 |
| 21      | PUNJAB               |          73 |         137 |         190 |         192 |          79 |
| 22      | RAJASTHAN            |        8370 |        8531 |       16013 |       10497 |        5879 |
| 23      | SIKKIM               |         213 |         181 |         248 |         149 |          80 |
| 24      | TAMIL NADU           |       11598 |        9237 |        6420 |       10199 |        9671 |
| 25      | TELANGANA            |        5246 |       11073 |      115462 |       65259 |        7585 |
| 26      | TRIPURA              |       17115 |        9605 |        6532 |        7151 |        1585 |
| 27      | UTTAR PRADESH        |       16650 |       23111 |       44850 |       29778 |       13939 |
| 28      | UTTARAKHAND          |        1368 |        2094 |        3926 |        6401 |        4067 |
| 29      | WEST BENGAL          |       29251 |       26883 |       33077 |       35724 |       25110 |
| 30      | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR  |          21 |          22 |          49 |           5 |           0 |
| 31      | DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI |           0 |           0 |           0 |           0 |           0 |
| 32      | DAMAN & DIU          |           0 |           0 |           0 |           0 |           0 |
| 33      | LAKSHADWEEP          |           3 |           0 |           0 |           0 |           0 |
| 34      | PUDUCHERRY           |           4 |          14 |          16 |          35 |           7 |
|         | Total                |      275774 |      276807 |      592161 |      391651 |      212486 |

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