Lok Sabha Question No. 871 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-02-06
Subject: Over Exploitation of Ground Water
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Pallab Lochan Das

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI,

## DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 871

ANSWERED ON 06.02.2020

## OVER EXPLOITATION OF GROUND WATER

## 871. SHRI PALLAB LOCHAN DAS

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) whether it is a fact that over exploitation of ground water has led to a crisis and thereof;
- (b)  whether  the  Government  has  planned  any  framework  for  sustainable  ground  water  re sources management; and
- (c) if so, the initiatives taken by the Government to make awareness among the people?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI & SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA )

(a) Ground water levels in various parts of the Country are declining because of continuous due to reasons such as increased demand of fresh water for various uses, vagaries of rain population, industrialization & urbanization etc.

The Dynamic Ground Water Resources of the country are being periodically assessed jo Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) and State Governments. As per the 2017 assessment, out total 6881 assessment units (Block/ Taluks/ Mandals/ watersheds/ Fi rka ) in the country, 1186 units hav been categorized as 'Over - exploited'  where  the  Annual  Ground  Water  Extraction  is  more  than  An Extractable Ground Water Resource. State - wise details in this regard are given in Annexure - I.

(b) &(c)Government ofIndia launched Jal Shakti Abhiyan (JSA), a time bound campaign with a mi mode approach intended to improve water availability including ground water conditions in stressed blocks of 256 districts in India. In this regard, teams of officers f rom Central Government along -with technical officers from Ministry of Jal Shakti were deputed to visit water stressed work in close collaboration with district level officials to undertak e suitable interventions. Further , JSA led to huge a wareness generation among stake -holders/people.

Water being a State subject, initiatives on water management including conservation harvesting/awareness generation etc in the Country is primarily States ' responsibility.

Other  important  measu res  including  framework  for  sustainable  ground  water  resou management  in  the  country  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 parts (a) to (c) of Unstarred Question No. 871 to be answ Lok Sabha on 06.02.2020 regarding 'Over -Exploited of Groundwater' .

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

| S.   | States / Union Territories   | Total No. of Assessed   | Over-Exploited   | Over-Exploited   |
|------|------------------------------|-------------------------|------------------|------------------|
| No.  |                              | Units                   | 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               |

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