Lok Sabha Question No. 4981 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-03-25
Subject: Ground Water Pollution
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Mitesh Rameshbhai (Bakabhai) Patel, Dulal Chandra Goswami, Shardaben Anilbhai Patel

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI,

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.

## †4981 ANSWERED ON 25 .03 .2021

## GROUND WATER POLLUTI ON

## †4981. SHRI MITESH RAMESHBHAI PATEL (BAKABHAI) SHRI DULAL CHAND GOSWAMI SHRIMATI SHARDABEN ANILBHAI PATEL

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is aware of rising ground water pollution;

(b) if so, the details thereof including the names of the States hav ing poor ground water due to pollution and

(c) the details of action taken by the Government to check unnecessary and excessive extract water?

## ANSWER

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

(a)Yes sir. Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) generates ground water quality data on a regio through ground water quality monitoring throughout the country. This monitoring indicates th of  Fluoride,  Arsenic,  Nitrate,  Iron  a nd  Heavy  Metals  beyond  the  BIS  permissible  limits  for  hum consumption in isolated pockets in various parts of the country.

(b) State - wise number of partly affected Districts with different contaminants in Ground Wate at Annexure - I .

(c) Water  being  a  State  subject,  initiatives  on  water  management  including  conservation harvesting in the Country is primarily States' responsibility. However, the important measures taken by the Central Government for conservation, management of ground water and effective implementation rain water harvesting in the country are available at the following URL: http://jalshakti -dowr.go v.in/sites/default/files/Steps\_to\_control\_water\_depletion\_ Feb2021.pdf .

A number of States have done notable work in the field of water management/conserva these, mention can be made of 'Mukhya Mantri Jal Swavlamban Abhiyan' in Rajasthan, 'Sujalam Sufalam Abhiyan' in Gujarat, 'Mission Kakatiya' in Telangana, 'Neeru Chettu' in Andhra Pradesh, 'Paani Bachao, Paisa Kamao' in Punjab and 'Jal Hi Jeevan' in Haryana among others.

With  a  view  to  facilitate  sustainable  development  of  ground  water,  Central Ground  Water Authority  (CGWA)  is  presently  granting  No  Objection  Certificates  (NOCs)  for  groundwater  e with mandatory conditions in 19 States and 02 Union Territories (UTs) as per the extant regulation guidelines. In balance States/U Ts they are regulating as per their extant provisions.

The  latest  guidelines  (with  pan -India  applicability)  for  regulation  and  control  of  grou extraction in the country have been notified by the Ministry on 24 Sep 2020. As per the guidelines all new/ existing industries and industries seeking expansion, infrastructure projects and mining pro groundwater  shall  be  required  to  seek  NOC  from  CGWA  or,  the  concerned  State/  UT  Ground Authority.

Further, the guideline s provide for registering the drilling rigs by the States/UTs to database of wells drilled by them to control illegal extraction of groundwater.

Government of India launched Jal Shakti Abhiyan (JSA) in 2019, a time bound campaign mission mode approach intended to improve water availability including ground water condit water stressed blocksof 256 districts in India. In this regard, teams of officers from Central Gov along - with technical officers from Ministry of Jal Shakti were deputed to visit water stressed distri to work in close collaboration with district level officials to undertake suitable interventi

In addition 'Jal Shakti Abhiyan - Catch the Rain' campaign has been launched by Hon'ble Prime Minister of India on 22 March 2021. The Campaign will be undertaken across the country, in and urban areas, with the theme 'catch the rain, where it falls, when it falls'. It is being implemented from 22nd March 2021 to 30th November, 2021 duri ng the pre - monsoon and monsoon period in the country. I is  being  launched  as  a  Jan  Andolan  to  take  water  conservation  at  grass -root  level  through  people's participation for sustainable management of water resources.

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## Annexu re referred to in reply to part (b) of Unstarred Question No. † 4981 to be answered in Lok Sabha on 25.03.2021 regarding 'Ground Water Pollution.

## States Wise Number of Partly Affected Districts with different Contaminants in Ground Water India

| S. No .                  | State/ UT                              | Salinity (EC above 3000 micro mhos/ cm) (EC : Electrical Conductivity)   | Fluori de (above 1.5 mg/l)             | Nitrate (above 45 mg/l)   | Arsenic (above 0.01 mg/l)    | Iron (above 1mg/l )                        | Lead (above 0.01 mg/l)                 | Cadmiu m (above 0.003 mg/l)                | Chromiu m (above 0.05mg/l)             |
|--------------------------|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| 1                        | Andhra Pradesh 12                      | 12                                                                       | 13                                     | 3                         |                              | 7                                          |                                        |                                            |                                        |
| 2 Telangana              | 8                                      | 10                                                                       | 10                                     | 1                         |                              | 8                                          | 2                                      | 1                                          | 1                                      |
| 3 Assam                  |                                        | 9                                                                        |                                        |                           | 19                           | 18                                         |                                        |                                            |                                        |
| 4 Arunachal Pradesh      |                                        |                                                                          |                                        |                           |                              | 4.                                         |                                        |                                            |                                        |
| 5 Bihar                  |                                        | 13                                                                       | 10                                     | 22                        |                              | 19                                         |                                        |                                            |                                        |
| 6 Chhattisgarh           | 1                                      | 19                                                                       | 12                                     |                           | 17                           | 1                                          |                                        | 1                                          | 1                                      |
| 7 Delhi                  | 7                                      | 7                                                                        | 8                                      | 2                         | 1.                           |                                            | 3                                      | 1                                          | 4                                      |
| 8 Goa                    |                                        |                                                                          |                                        |                           |                              | 2                                          |                                        |                                            |                                        |
| 9                        | 21                                     | 22                                                                       | 24                                     | 12                        | 10                           |                                            |                                        |                                            |                                        |
| Gujarat 10 Haryana       | 18                                     | 21                                                                       | 21                                     | 15                        |                              | 17                                         | 17                                     | 7                                          | 1                                      |
| 11 Himachal Pradesh      |                                        |                                                                          | 6                                      | 1                         |                              |                                            |                                        |                                            |                                        |
| 12 Jammu & Kashmir       |                                        | 2                                                                        | 6                                      | 3                         | 9                            |                                            | 3                                      | 1                                          |                                        |
| 13 Jharkhand             |                                        | 12                                                                       | 11                                     | 2                         | 6                            |                                            | 1                                      |                                            |                                        |
| 14 Karnataka             | 29                                     | 30                                                                       | 29                                     | 2                         |                              | 22                                         |                                        |                                            |                                        |
| 15 Kerala                | 4                                      | 5                                                                        | 11                                     |                           |                              | 14                                         | 2                                      |                                            | 1                                      |
| 16 Madhya Pradesh        | 18                                     | 43                                                                       | 51                                     | 8                         |                              | 41                                         | 16                                     |                                            |                                        |
| 17                       | Maharashtra 25                         | 17                                                                       |                                        | 30                        |                              | 20                                         | 19                                     |                                            |                                        |
| 18 Manipur               |                                        | 1                                                                        |                                        | 2                         | 4                            |                                            |                                        |                                            |                                        |
| 19 Meghalaya             |                                        | 1                                                                        |                                        |                           |                              | 6                                          |                                        |                                            |                                        |
| 20 Nagaland              |                                        | 1                                                                        |                                        |                           | 1                            |                                            |                                        |                                            |                                        |
| 21 Odisha                | 17                                     | 26                                                                       | 28                                     | 1                         |                              | 30                                         |                                        |                                            | 1                                      |
| 22 Punjab                | 10                                     | 19                                                                       | 21                                     | 10                        |                              | 9                                          | 6                                      | 8                                          | 10                                     |
| 23 Rajasthan             | 30                                     | 33                                                                       | 33                                     |                           | 1                            | 33                                         | 3                                      |                                            |                                        |
| 24 Tamil Nadu            | 28                                     | 25                                                                       | 29                                     | 9                         |                              | 2                                          | 3                                      | 1                                          | 5                                      |
| 25                       |                                        |                                                                          |                                        |                           | 4                            |                                            |                                        |                                            |                                        |
| Tripura 26 Uttar Pradesh | 13                                     | 34                                                                       | 59                                     | 28                        |                              | 15                                         | 10                                     | 2                                          | 3                                      |
| 27 Uttarakhand           |                                        |                                                                          | 4                                      |                           | 5.                           |                                            |                                        |                                            |                                        |
| 28 West Bengal           | 6                                      | 8                                                                        | 5                                      |                           |                              | 16                                         | 6                                      | 2                                          | 2                                      |
| 29 Andaman& Nicobar      | 1                                      |                                                                          |                                        |                           | 9.                           | 2                                          |                                        |                                            |                                        |
| 30 Daman & Diu           | 1                                      |                                                                          | 1                                      |                           | 1                            |                                            |                                        |                                            |                                        |
| 31 Puducherry            |                                        |                                                                          | 1                                      |                           |                              |                                            |                                        |                                            |                                        |
| Total                    | Parts of 249 districts in states & UTs | 18 Parts of 370 distric ts in 23 states &                                | UTs Parts of districts 23 states & UTs | 423 in Parts states       | of 152 districts in 21 & UTs | Parts of 341 district s in 27 states & UTs | Pb in parts 92 district s in 14 states | of Cd in parts of 24 districts in 9 states | Cr in parts of districts in 10 sta tes |