Lok Sabha Question No. 267 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-19
Subject: Mandatory Rain Water Harvesting For Ground Water Conservation
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: RITI PATHAK

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

## LOK SABHA UN STARRED QUESTION NO.

## †267

ANSWERED ON 19.0 7.201 8

## MANDATORY RAIN WATER HARVESTING FOR GROUN D WATER CONSERVATION

## †267. SHRIMATI RITI PATHAK

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

(a) whether the ground water level is depleting drastically in the country because it is with the same rate at which it is utilised and if so , the details thereof;

(b) whether the Government has started any action plan/formulated any policy in this rega

(c) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and

(d)  whether  the  Government  is  formulating  any  scheme  for  making  rain water  harvesting mandatory as an effective measure to check depletion of ground water level and its con and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

## ( SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHW AL )

(a)Ground  water  levels  in  various  parts  of  the  Country  are  declining  because  of  co withdrawal due to reasons such as increased demand of fresh water for various uses, va rainfall,  increased  population,  industrialization  &  urbanization  etc.  St ate - wise  details  of  ground water  resources  availability,  utilization  and  stage  of  development  in  the  Country  ar Annexure.

(b) & (c) Water being a State subject, initiatives on water management including conservati artificial recharge to ground water and revival of water bodies in the Country is primarily States' responsibility. However, s teps taken by the Central Government for conse rvation of ground water are available at the following URL http://mowr.gov.in/sites/default/files/MeasuresForGW -Depletion\_1.pdf .

(d) Central Ground Water Authority has iss ued advisories to States and UTs to take measures t promote/adopt artificial recharge to ground water/rainwater harvesting. 30 States/UTs h roof top rainwater harvesting mandatory by enacting laws or by formulating rules & regulat by includ ing provisions in building bye - laws or through suitable Government Orders .

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Unstarred Question No. † 267 to be answered i n Lok Sabha on 19.07.2018 regarding ' Mandatory Rain Water Harvesting For Ground Water Conservation '

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

(As on 31st March 2013)

(in bcm  billion cubic metre)

| Sl. No.   | States / Union       | Net Annual Ground Water Availability   | Annual Ground Water Draft   | Annual Ground Water Draft    | Annual Ground Water Draft   | Stage of Ground Water Development   |
|-----------|----------------------|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | Territories          | Net Annual Ground Water Availability   | Irrigation                  | Domestic and Industrial uses | Total                       | Stage of Ground Water Development   |
|           | States               |                                        |                             |                              |                             |                                     |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh       | 18.48                                  | 7.29                        | 0.81                         | 8.1                         | 44                                  |
|           | Arunachal Pradesh    | 3.99                                   | 0.002                       | 0.007                        |                             | 0.23                                |
| 2 3       | Assam                | 28.9                                   | 4.06                        | 0.68                         | 0.01 4.74                   | 16                                  |
| 4         | Bihar                | 28.49                                  | 10.36                       | 2.37                         | 12.73                       | 45                                  |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh         | 11.9                                   | 3.76                        | 0.64                         | 4.4                         | 37                                  |
| 6         | Delhi                | 0.31                                   | 0.14                        | 0.25                         | 0.39                        | 127                                 |
| 7         | Goa                  | 0.15                                   | 0.02                        | 0.03                         | 0.05                        | 37                                  |
| 8         | Gujarat              | 19.79                                  | 12.3                        | 1.14                         | 13.44                       | 68                                  |
| 9         | Haryana              | 10.3                                   | 13.32                       | 0.6                          | 13.92                       | 135                                 |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh     | 0.53                                   | 0.16                        | 0.11                         | 0.27                        | 51                                  |
| 11        | Jammu & Kashmir      | 4.82                                   | 0.2                         | 0.98                         | 1.18                        | 24                                  |
| 12        | Jharkhand            | 5.99                                   | 0.63                        | 0.72                         | 1.35                        | 23                                  |
| 13        | Karnataka            | 14.83                                  | 8.76                        | 0.99                         | 9.76                        | 66                                  |
| 14        | Kerala               | 5.66                                   | 1.18                        | 1.45                         | 2.63                        | 47                                  |
| 15        | Madhya Pradesh       | 34.16                                  | 17.95                       | 1.41                         | 19.36                       | 57                                  |
| 16        | Maharashtra          | 31.48                                  | 15.93                       | 1.14                         | 17.07                       | 54                                  |
| 17        | Manipur              | 0.426                                  | 0.004                       | 0.001                        | 0.004                       | 1.01                                |
| 18        | Meghalaya            | 2.98                                   | 0.008                       | 0.004                        | 0.012                       | 0.4                                 |
| 19        | Mizoram              | 0.03548                                | 0                           | 0.00104                      | 0.00104                     | 2.9                                 |
| 20        | Nagaland             | 1.75                                   | 0                           | 0.03                         | 0.03                        | 2                                   |
| 21        | Odisha               | 16.69                                  | 4.14                        | 0.87                         | 5.02                        | 30                                  |
| 22        | Punjab               | 23.39                                  | 34.05                       | 0.77                         | 34.81                       | 149                                 |
| 23        | Rajasthan            | 11.26                                  | 13.79                       | 1.92                         | 15.71                       | 140                                 |
| 24        | Sikkim               |                                        | - -                         |                              | -                           | -                                   |
| 25        | Tamil Nadu           | 18.59                                  | 12.98                       | 1.38                         | 14.36                       | 77                                  |
| 26        | Telangana            | 13.39                                  | 7                           | 0.76                         | 7.77                        | 58                                  |
| 27        | Tripura              | 2.269                                  | 0.093                       | 0.072                        | 0.165                       | 7.3                                 |
| 28        | Uttar Pradesh        | 71.58                                  | 48.35                       | 4.41                         | 52.76                       | 74                                  |
| 29        | Uttarakhand          | 1.97                                   | 0.84                        | 0.15                         | 0.99                        | 50                                  |
| 30        | West Bengal          | 26.56                                  | 10.84                       | 1                            | 11.84                       | 45                                  |
|           | Total (States)       | 410.65                                 | 228.16                      | 24.71                        | 252.87                      | 62                                  |
|           | Union Territories    |                                        |                             |                              |                             |                                     |
| 1         | Andaman & Nicobar    | 0.378                                  | 0.0001                      | 0.0035                       | 0.0037                      | 1                                   |
| 2         | Chandigarh           | 0.0194                                 | 0                           | 0                            | 0                           | 0                                   |
| 3         | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 0.063                                  | 0.008                       | 0.013                        | 0.02                        | 32                                  |
| 4         | Daman & Diu          | 0.014                                  | 0.008                       | 0.002                        | 0.01                        | 70                                  |
| 5         | Lakshadweep          | 0.0035                                 | 0                           | 0.00237                      | 0.00237                     | 68                                  |
| 6         | Puducherry           | 0.174                                  | 0.124                       | 0.029                        | 0.153                       | 88                                  |
|           | Total (UTs)          | 0.65                                   | 0.139                       | 0.05                         | 0.189                       | 29                                  |
|           | Grand Total          | 411.3                                  | 228.3                       | 24.76                        | 253.06                      | 62                                  |