Lok Sabha Question No. 4153 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-03-19
Subject: Depletion of Groundwater
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Dr. T. Sumathy (a) Thamizhachi Thangapandian

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4153

ANSWERED ON 1 9.0 3.2020

## DEPLETION OF GROUNDW ATER

## 4153. DR. T. SUMATHY (a) THAMIZHACHI THANGAPANDIAN

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  fast  depletion  of  groundwater  had  affected  the foodgrains  in  the  country  particularly  in  Tamil  Nadu and  if  so,  the  effective  measures  taken  by Government in this regard;

(b) the steps taken by the Government to increase the groundwater level; and

(c) the funds allocated during the last three years in this regard, State and year -wise?

## ANSWER

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

## (SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA )

(a)&  (b)Dynamic  Ground  Water  Resources  of  the  country  are  being  periodically  assessed  j Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) and State Governments. As per the 2017 assessment, total Ground  Water  Recharge  in  the  country  is  432  Billion  Cubic  Meter  (BCM) and  the  Annual  Extractable Ground Water Resource is 393 BCM.

The Annual Ground Water Extraction for all uses is 249 BCM, out of which, 221 BCM utilized for irrigation purposes.

Ground  water  levels  in  various  parts  of  the  Country  are  declining  be cause  of  continuous withdrawal necessitated by increased demand of fresh water for various uses, vagaries of rai population, industrialization & urbanization etc. Depleting water table in some areas may h on  irrigation  activi ties,  however,  Government  has  initiated  a  number  of  measures  for  supply demand side management to improve the water table in water stressed areas.

Water  being  a  State  subject,  initiatives  on  sustainable  ground  water  management Sta tes' responsibility. A number of States have done notable work in the field of management/conservation.  Of these, mention can be made of 'Mukhyamantri Jal Swavlamban Abhiyan' in Rajasthan, 'Jalyukt Shibar' in Maharashtra, 'Sujalam Sufalam Abhiyan' in Gujarat, 'Mission Kakatiya' in Telangana, 'Neeru Chettu' in Andhra Pradesh, 'Jal Jeevan Hariyali' in Bihar among others

Government of India has launched the Jal Shakti Abhiyan which is a time bound campaign with a mission mode approach intended to improve water availability including ground water condi water  stressed  blocks.  The  five  important  water  conservation  interventions  are - water  conservation  and rainwater  ha rvesting,  renovation  of  traditional  and  other  water  bodies/tanks,  reuse,  bore structures, watershed development and intensive afforestation.

The  other  important  measures  taken  by  the  Central  Government  are  given  at  the URL: http:// mowr.gov.in/ sites/default/ files/ Steps \_to\_ control \_water\_ depletion\_ Jun 201 .

(c) Central  Government  supports  construction  of  water  harvesting  and  conservation  works through Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarante e Scheme (MGNREGS), Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana -Watershed Development Component (PMKSY- WDC).

As  per  information  received  from  Ministry  of  Rural  Development,  the  expenditure conservation & Water Harvesting under MGNREGS during last 3 years as uploaded by the States/UTs ar given at Annexure I.

The State wise details of projects sanctioned, area covered by the projects and fu Central share to States under PMKSY - WDC are given at Annexure - II.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of Unstarred Question No. 4153 to be answered i Sabha on 19.03.2020 regarding 'Depletion of Groundwater'.

Expenditure made on Water Conservation and Water Harvesting works (as on 12 th Mar 2020)

Figs in Lakhs

| S No.   | STATE               | 2017-18     | 2018-19      | 2019-20      |
|---------|---------------------|-------------|--------------|--------------|
| 1       | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR | 27.06       | 21.28        | 31.62        |
| 2       | ANDHRA PRADESH      | 45,562.49   | 76,071.40    | 61,765.09    |
| 3       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH   | 415.94      | 934.29       | 537.31       |
| 4       | ASSAM               | 6,313.29    | 9,089.83     | 8,927.91     |
| 5       | BIHAR               | 15,755.42   | 18,504.42    | 20,331.23    |
| 6       | CHHATTISGARH        | 46,126.35   | 56,566.27    | 64,951.89    |
| 7       | GOA                 | 0.79        | -            | 10.72        |
| 8       | GUJARAT             | 9,356.21    | 19,053.33    | 21,857.23    |
| 9       | HARYANA             | 4,808.16    | 5,390.08     | 4,355.24     |
| 10      | HIMACHAL PRADESH    | 6,197.91    | 9,223.64     | 5,128.99     |
| 11      | JAMMU AND KASHMIR   | 5,150.10    | 3,544.78     | 4,070.42     |
| 12      | JHARKHAND           | 13,758.44   | 9,113.13     | 8,315.80     |
| 13      | KARNATAKA           | 45,328.67   | 58,117.13    | 1,07,123.48  |
| 14      | KERALA              | 52,218.32   | 90,084.51    | 78,488.69    |
| 15      | LAKSHADWEEP         | 1.91        | 2.34         | 1.63         |
| 16      | MADHYA PRADESH      | 49,305.13   | 97,836.62    | 1,34,618.37  |
| 17      | MAHARASHTRA         | 28,266.58   | 32,335.89    | 18,010.28    |
| 18      | MANIPUR             | 756.14      | 3,030.05     | 4,233.00     |
| 19      | MEGHALAYA           | 7,612.55    | 5,418.09     | 17,430.97    |
| 20      | MIZORAM             | 1,423.71    | 3,772.23     | 3,250.20     |
| 21      | NAGALAND            | 6,735.86    | 1,788.46     | 2,968.78     |
| 22      | ODISHA              | 15,535.24   | 15,135.74    | 16,635.87    |
| 23      | PUDUCHERRY          | 273.47      | 340.05       | 428.65       |
| 24      | PUNJAB              | 697.23      | 918.65       | 981.03       |
| 25      | RAJASTHAN           | 76,775.45   | 1,12,731.28  | 1,58,226.56  |
| 26      | SIKKIM              | 639.97      | 404.45       | 696.35       |
| 27      | TAMIL NADU          | 52,329.75   | 2,18,461.69  | 2,92,348.34  |
| 28      | TELANGANA           | 57,285.68   | 54,154.01    | 44,301.08    |
| 29      | TRIPURA             | 7,190.17    | 9,378.79     | 11,084.90    |
| 30      | UTTAR PRADESH       | 55,418.56   | 74,206.86    | 69,679.45    |
| 31      | UTTARAKHAND         | 5,742.98    | 6,033.32     | 6,475.65     |
| 32      | WEST BENGAL         | 67,365.18   | 41,352.50    | 41,157.39    |
|         | Total               | 6,84,374.71 | 10,33,015.11 | 12,08,424.12 |

Annexure referred to in reply to part & (c) of Unstarred Question No. 4153 t o be answered in Lok Sabha on 19.03.2020 regarding ' Depletion of Groundwater '.

State - wise  details  of  number  of  projects  sanctioned,  area  covered  by  the  projects  and  funds  rel duringlast five years and current year as Central share under WDC - PMKSY

(Area in million ha, Amount in Rs. crore)

| Sl. No   | State             | Sanctioned (from 2009 -10 to 2014 -15) @   | Sanctioned (from 2009 -10 to 2014 -15) @   | Central share released (from 2014-15 to 2019-20 # )   |
|----------|-------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No   | State             | Total no. of Projects                      | Area of the projects                       | Central share released (from 2014-15 to 2019-20 # )   |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    | 432                                        | 1.810                                      | 749.97                                                |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh | 156                                        | 0.467                                      | 125.62                                                |
| 3        | Assam             | 372                                        | 1.577                                      | 222.30                                                |
| 4        | Bihar             | 123                                        | 0.612                                      | 172.44                                                |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      | 263                                        | 1.195                                      | 177.91                                                |
| 6        | Gujarat           | 610                                        | 3.103                                      | 526.73                                                |
| 7        | Haryana           | 88                                         | 0.362                                      | 70.88                                                 |
| 8        | Himachal Pradesh  | 163                                        | 0.840                                      | 106.27                                                |
| 9        | Jammu & Kashmir   | 159                                        | 0.652                                      | 192.55                                                |
| 10       | Jharkhand         | 171                                        | 0.911                                      | 66.51                                                 |
| 11       | Karnataka         | 571                                        | 2.569                                      | 694.67                                                |
| 12       | Kerala            | 83                                         | 0.423                                      | 102.06                                                |
| 13       | Madhya Pradesh    | 517                                        | 2.937                                      | 1101.95                                               |
| 14       | Maharashtra       | 1186                                       | 5.128                                      | 1077.40                                               |
| 15       | Manipur           | 102                                        | 0.491                                      | 59.37                                                 |
| 16       | Meghalaya         | 96                                         | 0.236                                      | 83.55                                                 |
| 17       | Mizoram           | 89                                         | 0.373                                      | 161.40                                                |
| 18       | Nagaland          | 111                                        | 0.476                                      | 391.07                                                |
| 19       | Odisha            | 310                                        | 1.700                                      | 642.47                                                |
| 20       | Punjab            | 67                                         | 0.314                                      | 15.91                                                 |
| 21       | Rajasthan         | 1025                                       | 5.764                                      | 1464.45                                               |
| 22       | Sikkim            | 15                                         | 0.066                                      | 7.70                                                  |
| 23       | Tamil Nadu        | 270                                        | 1.368                                      | 434.72                                                |
| 24       | Telangana         | 330                                        | 1.399                                      | 327.65                                                |
| 25       | Tripura           | 65                                         | 0.213                                      | 110.35                                                |
| 26       | Uttarakhand       | 65                                         | 0.346                                      | 108.55                                                |
| 27       | Uttar Pradesh     | 612                                        | 3.045                                      | 272.70                                                |
| 28       | West Bengal       | 163                                        | 0.693                                      | 214.65                                                |
|          | Total             | 8214                                       | 39.07                                      | 9681.8 0                                              |