Lok Sabha Question No. 1828 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-11-28
Subject: Pollution of Ground Water
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: S. Ramalingam

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI, DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1828

ANSWERED ON 2 8.11 .2019

## POLLUTION OF GROUND WATER

## 1828. SHRI RAMALINGAM S.

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) the details and the number of polluted ground water area across the country including Tam

(b) whether the Government has formulated any comprehensive scheme to provide drinking water ese areas of Tamil Nadu;

(c) if so, the details thereof, district/ area - wise;

(d)  the  quantum  of  the  funds  sanctioned,  allocated  and  utilized  under  this  scheme  across including Tamil Nadu; and

(e) the details of the target set and achievemen ts made so far under this scheme?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (e) As  reported  by  States/  UTs  on  the  Integrated  Management  Information  System  o Department  of  Drinking  Water  and  Sanitation,  as  on  27.11.2019,  3.22%  rural  habitations  w population  are  having  drinking  water  sources  with  quality  issues.  State - wise details  of  habitations including State of Tamil Nadu areat Annexure I .

Rural drinking water supply is a State subject and Government of India supplements of  States  by  providing  financial  and  technical  assistance  to  provide  potable  water  to  ru through  the  centrally  sponsored  scheme  Jal  Jeevan  Mission (JJM).  Powers  to  plan,  approve,  and implement rural drinking water supply schemes are vested with States. The funds provided t under JJM can be utilized for taking up schemes in water quality -affected areas on priority. State - wise fund allocati on, release and expenditure under the JJM in the current year is given at Annexure II .

In March 2016, Rs . 1,000 Crore was released to various Arsenic & Fluoride affected Sta installation of community water purification plants and commissioning of pi ped water su ply schemes. Further,  in  March  2017,  National  Water  Quality  Sub - Mission  (NWQSM)  was  launched  as  a  part  of National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP), which has now been subsumed under Jal Jee Mission, to provide safe drinking water to Arsenic/ Fluoride affected rural habitations in the countr

The year - wise releases and expenditure incurred by the States under NWQSM is as under:

(Rs. in Crore)

| S. No.   | Financial Year   | Release   |   Expenditure |
|----------|------------------|-----------|---------------|
| 1        | 2016- 17         | 814.13    |        384.36 |
| 2        | 2017- 18         | 2011.55   |        934.57 |
| 3        | 2018- 19         | 864.66    |        665.94 |
| 4        | 2019- 20         | -         |        214.41 |
| Total    | Total            | 3690.34   |       2199.28 |

The physical status of Arsenic/Fluoride affected habitations earmarked under NWQSM is Annexure - III .

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (e) of Unstarred Question No. 1828 to be answered in Lok Sabha on 28.11.2019 regarding ' Pollution of Ground Water '.

The State - wise number of rural habitations having drinking water sources with quality issues

|        |                          | Contamination Wise Number Of Habitations & Population   | Contamination Wise Number Of Habitations & Population   | Contamination Wise Number Of Habitations & Population   | Contamination Wise Number Of Habitations & Population   | Contamination Wise Number Of Habitations & Population   | Contamination Wise Number Of Habitations & Population   | Contamination Wise Number Of Habitations & Population   |
|--------|--------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No . | State                    | Total                                                   | Fluorid e                                               | Arseni c                                                | Iron                                                    | Salinit y                                               | Nitrat e                                                | Heavy Metal                                             |
| 1      | Andaman & Nicobar Island | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                                       |
| 2      | Andhra Pradesh           | 280                                                     | 264                                                     | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 15                                                      | 1                                                       | 0                                                       |
| 3      | Arunachal Pradesh        | 27                                                      | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 27                                                      | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                                       |
| 4      | Assam                    | 9450                                                    | 205                                                     | 4125                                                    | 5113                                                    | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 7                                                       |
| 5      | Bihar                    | 3808                                                    | 705                                                     | 804                                                     | 2299                                                    | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                                       |
| 6      | Chhattisgarh             | 506                                                     | 279                                                     | 0                                                       | 223                                                     | 0                                                       | 4                                                       | 0                                                       |
| 7      | Goa                      | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                                       |
| 8      | Gujarat                  | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                                       |
| 9      | Haryana                  | 87                                                      | 87                                                      | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                                       |
| 10     | Himachal Pradesh         | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                                       |
| 11     | Jammu & Kashmir          | 11                                                      | 4                                                       | 0                                                       | 7                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                                       |
| 12     | Jharkhand                | 532                                                     | 197                                                     | 18                                                      | 317                                                     | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                                       |
| 13     | Karnataka                | 452                                                     | 262                                                     | 2                                                       | 32                                                      | 15                                                      | 140                                                     | 1                                                       |
| 14     | Kerala                   | 324                                                     | 29                                                      | 0                                                       | 182                                                     | 81                                                      | 32                                                      | 0                                                       |
| 15     | Ladakh                   | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                                       |
| 16     | Madhya Pradesh           | 152                                                     | 142                                                     | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 10                                                      | 0                                                       | 0                                                       |
| 17     | Maharashtra              | 172                                                     | 53                                                      | 0                                                       | 14                                                      | 41                                                      | 64                                                      | 0                                                       |
| 18     | Manipur                  | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                                       |
| 19     | Meghalaya                | 7                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 7                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                                       |
| 20     | Mizoram                  | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                                       |
| 21     | Nagaland                 | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                                       |
| 22     | Odisha                   | 2409                                                    | 91                                                      | 0                                                       | 2100                                                    | 218                                                     | 0                                                       | 0                                                       |
| 23     | Puducherry               | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                                       |
| 24     | Punjab                   | 3205                                                    | 325                                                     | 651                                                     | 233                                                     | 15                                                      | 128                                                     | 1853                                                    |
| 25     | Rajasthan                | 16833                                                   | 3756                                                    | 0                                                       | 5                                                       | 12182                                                   | 890                                                     | 0                                                       |
| 26     | Sikkim                   | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                                       |
| 27     | Tamil Nadu               | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                                       |
| 28     | Telangana                | 344                                                     | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 35                                                      | 174                                                     | 135                                                     | 0                                                       |
| 29     | Tripura                  | 2377                                                    | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 2377                                                    | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                                       |
| 30     | Uttar Pradesh            | 1203                                                    | 119                                                     | 650                                                     | 346                                                     | 79                                                      | 9                                                       | 0                                                       |
| 31     | Uttarakhand              | 9                                                       | 0                                                       | 0                                                       | 7                                                       | 0                                                       | 2                                                       | 0                                                       |
| 32     | West Bengal              | 13323                                                   | 1355                                                    | 6207                                                    | 5082                                                    | 425                                                     | 0                                                       | 254                                                     |
|        | Total                    | 55511                                                   | 7873                                                    | 12457                                                   | 18406                                                   | 13255                                                   | 1405                                                    | 2115                                                    |

Source: IMIS, Department of Drinking water & sanitation

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (e) of Unstarred Question No. 1828 to be answ in Lok Sabha on 28.11.2019 regarding ' Pollution of Ground Water '.

State - wise fund allocation, release and expenditure under the JJM in the current year.

(Amount in Rs Crore)

| S. No.   | State/UT                  | 2019-20 (upto 21.11.2019)   | 2019-20 (upto 21.11.2019)   | 2019-20 (upto 21.11.2019)   |
|----------|---------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
| S. No.   | State/UT                  | Central Allocation          | Central Release             | Central Expenditure         |
| 1        | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 1.45                        | 0.5                         | 0                           |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh            | 303.47                      | 151.73                      | 41.44                       |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh         | 110.47                      | 55.23                       | 0                           |
| 4        | Assam                     | 578.65                      | 339.33                      | 102.34                      |
| 5        | Bihar                     | 638.9                       | 25.33                       | 67.69                       |
| 6        | Chhattisgarh              | 169.42                      | 65.82                       | 13.15                       |
| 7        | Goa                       | 6.16                        | 0                           | 0                           |
| 8        | Gujarat                   | 317.85                      | 158.93                      | 0                           |
| 9        | Haryana                   | 122.12                      | 61.06                       | 1.23                        |
| 10       | Himachal Pradesh          | 121.07                      | 60.54                       | 0                           |
| 11       | Jammu & Kashmir           | 262.25                      | 188.67                      | 0                           |
| 12       | Jharkhand                 | 218                         | 104.76                      | 11.27                       |
| 13       | Karnataka                 | 444.69                      | 222.34                      | 0                           |
| 14       | Kerala                    | 202.58                      | 101.29                      | 0                           |
| 15       | Ladakh                    | 135.71                      | 0                           | 0                           |
| 16       | Madhya Pradesh            | 465.49                      | 232.74                      | 30.89                       |
| 17       | Maharashtra               | 690.55                      | 0                           | 110.65                      |
| 18       | Manipur                   | 56.41                       | 28.2                        | 0                           |
| 19       | Meghalaya                 | 71.69                       | 35.84                       | 0                           |
| 20       | Mizoram                   | 33.22                       | 16.61                       | 0                           |
| 21       | Nagaland                  | 47.07                       | 23.54                       | 0                           |
| 22       | Odisha                    | 297.03                      | 148.51                      | 38.59                       |
| 23       | Puducherry                | 2.03                        | 0                           | 0                           |
| 24       | Punjab                    | 185.24                      | 92.62                       | 11.49                       |
| 25       | Rajasthan                 | 856.47                      | 428.24                      | 93.34                       |
| 26       | Sikkim                    | 12.85                       | 6.42                        | 4.1                         |
| 27       | Tamil Nadu                | 302.89                      | 151.45                      | 0                           |
| 28       | Telangana                 | 211.04                      | 105.52                      | 2.05                        |
| 29       | Tripura                   | 89.71                       | 1.09                        | 15.6                        |
| 30       | Uttar Pradesh             | 947.14                      | 623.57                      | 146.1                       |
| 31       | Uttarakhand               | 138.87                      | 69.43                       | 0                           |
| 32       | West Bengal               | 809.37                      | 404.69                      | 106.04                      |

Source: IMIS, Department of Drinking water & sanitation

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) to (e) of Unstarred Question No. 1828 to be answered in Lok Sabha on 28.11.2019 regarding ' Pollution of Ground Water '.

## The physical status of Arsenic/Fluoride affected habitations earmarked under NWQSM:

| S.No   | State Name     |   No. of habitations Covered |   Quality improved / coveredwith State Plan Schemes |   Habitations Being Covered |   Left out habitations |
|--------|----------------|------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------|
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh |                          249 |                                                  71 |                          25 |                     76 |
| 2      | Assam          |                          458 |                                                 254 |                        3169 |                      0 |
| 3      | Bihar          |                          367 |                                                 879 |                         466 |                    408 |
| 4      | Chhattisgarh   |                           16 |                                                  37 |                          20 |                      2 |
| 5      | Haryana        |                           37 |                                                 124 |                          80 |                      4 |
| 6      | Jharkhand      |                          197 |                                                 836 |                          88 |                      7 |
| 7      | Karnataka      |                          877 |                                                  62 |                          37 |                     83 |
| 8      | Kerala         |                           38 |                                                   6 |                          13 |                     16 |
| 9      | Madhya Pradesh |                          125 |                                                   8 |                           0 |                      3 |
| 10     | Maharashtra    |                           47 |                                                  19 |                          21 |                     13 |
| 11     | Odisha         |                           25 |                                                   3 |                           1 |                     36 |
| 12     | Punjab         |                          214 |                                                  44 |                         408 |                    111 |
| 13     | Rajasthan      |                         3377 |                                                 963 |                        1992 |                    517 |
| 14     | Telangana      |                         1040 |                                                   1 |                           0 |                      0 |
| 15     | Uttar Pradesh  |                          155 |                                                  46 |                         196 |                     65 |
| 16     | West Bengal    |                         4979 |                                                 749 |                        3086 |                    298 |
| Total  | Total          |                        12201 |                                                4102 |                        9602 |                   1639 |

Source: IMIS, Department of Drinking water & sanitation

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