Lok Sabha Question No. 95 (STARRED), answered on 2019-06-27
Subject: Depletion in Groundwater Level
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Ramesh Chander Kaushik

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. †*95

ANSWERED ON 2 7. 06.201 9

## DEPLETION IN GROUNDW ATER LEVEL

## †*95. SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK

|                                                                          | SHRI RAMESH CHANDER KAUSHIK                                              |
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| Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to                            | Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to                            |
| (a) whether the groundwater level is continuously depleting across       | (a) whether the groundwater level is continuously depleting across       |
| (b) if so, the reasons therefor;                                         | (b) if so, the reasons therefor;                                         |
| (c) the details of the States witnessing larger depletion of groundwater | (c) the details of the States witnessing larger depletion of groundwater |
| ( d) the details of the schemes formulated by the Government to deal     | ( d) the details of the schemes formulated by the Government to deal     |
| ANSWER                                                                   | ANSWER                                                                   |
| THE MINISTER OF JAL SHAKTI                                               | THE MINISTER OF JAL SHAKTI                                               |
| (SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)                                          | (SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)                                          |
| (a)to (d)                                                                | A statement is laid on the Table of the                                  |

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## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART S (a)  TO  (d)  OF  STARRED QUESTION NO. † *95 TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 27.06.2019 REGARDING ' DEPLETION  IN  GROUNDW ATER  LEVEL ' ASKED  BY SHRI  RAMESH  CHANDER KAUSHIK, M.P

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

Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) carries out ground water monitoring four times a y in different States.  In order to assess the declining/rising trend in water level on a l - term basis, pre - monsoon water level data 2018 has been compared with the d ecadal average (2008 - 2017) water level.  Analysis  of  data  indicates  decline  in  ground  water  level  in  about  52%  of  the  w monitored. State - wise  details are given in Annexure which includes States/UTs like Chandigarh, Delhi,  Haryana,  Himachal  Pradesh ,  Jammu  &  Kashmir,  Punjab,  Tamil  Nadu,  Uttar  Pradesh  & Uttarakhand where larger depletion has been observed. (d) Water being a State subject, efforts to conserve and manage ground water is primaril responsibility. A number of States have done not able work in this regard.  Of these, mention can b e made of 'Mukhyamantri Jal Swavlamban Abhiyan' in Rajasthan, 'Jalyukt Shibar' in Maharashtra, 'Sujalam Suflam Abhiyan' in Gujarat, 'Mission Kakatiya' in Telangana, Neeru Chettu' in Andhra Pradesh among oth ers. Considering the importance of water conservation, the Hon'ble Prime Minister has recently written to all the Sarpanches in the country to ensure water conservation in a participato Other steps taken by the Central Government to control water depletion and promote rain water harvesting / conservation are at the following URL: http://mowr.gov.in/sites/default/files/Steps\_to\_control\_wat er\_depletion\_Jun2019.pdf

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Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (c) of Starred Q. No. †* 95 to be answered in Lok Sabha on 27.06.2019 regarding 'Depletion in Ground Water Level'

| S. No.   | Name of State          | No. of wells Analysed   | Rise   | Rise   | Fall   | Fall   | Wells showing no change   | Wells showing no change   |
|----------|------------------------|-------------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
| S. No.   | Name of State          | No. of wells Analysed   | No     | %      | No     | %      | No                        | %                         |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh         | 714                     | 290    | 41     | 423    | 59     | 1                         | 0.1                       |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh      | 8                       | 5      | 63     | 3      | 38     | 0                         | 0.0                       |
| 3        | Assam                  | 154                     | 98     | 64     | 56     | 36     | 0                         | 0.0                       |
| 4        | Bihar                  | 619                     | 268    | 43     | 350    | 57     | 1                         | 0.2                       |
| 5        | Chandigarh             | 9                       | 2      | 22     | 7      | 78     | 0                         | 0.0                       |
| 6        | Chhattisgarh           | 458                     | 181    | 40     | 271    | 59     | 6                         | 1.3                       |
| 7        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli17 |                         | 8      | 47     | 9      | 53     | 0                         | 0.0                       |
| 8        | Daman & Diu            | 10                      | 5      | 50     | 5      | 50     | 0                         | 0.0                       |
| 9        | Delhi                  | 82                      | 20     | 24     | 62     | 76     | 0                         | 0.0                       |
| 10       | Goa                    | 70                      | 50     | 71     | 20     | 29     | 0                         | 0.0                       |
| 11       | Gujarat                | 756                     | 345    | 46     | 401    | 53     | 10                        | 1.3                       |
| 12       | Haryana                | 273                     | 68     | 25     | 205    | 75     | 0                         | 0.0                       |
| 13       | Himachal Pradesh       | 86                      | 21     | 24     | 65     | 76     | 0                         | 0.0                       |
| 14       | Jammu & Kashmir        | 244                     | 47     | 19     | 197    | 81     | 0                         | 0.0                       |
| 15       | Jharkhand              | 255                     | 168    | 66     | 87     | 34     | 0                         | 0.0                       |
| 16       | Karnataka              | 1343                    | 792    | 59     | 542    | 40     | 9                         | 0.7                       |
| 17       | Kerala                 | 1431                    | 773    | 54     | 654    | 46     | 4                         | 0.3                       |
| 18       | Madhya Pradesh         | 1330                    | 546    | 41     | 782    | 59     | 2                         | 0.2                       |
| 19       | Maharashtra            | 1632                    | 774    | 47     | 857    | 53     | 1                         | 0.1                       |
| 20       | Meghalaya              | 22                      | 9      | 41     | 13     | 59     | 0                         | 0.0                       |
| 21       | Odhisha                | 1254                    | 766    | 61     | 485    | 39     | 3                         | 0.2                       |
| 22       | Pondicherry            | 5                       | 3      | 60     | 2      | 40     | 0                         | 0.0                       |
| 23       | Punjab                 | 216                     | 35     | 16     | 181    | 84     | 0                         | 0.0                       |
| 24       | Rajasthan              | 929                     | 474    | 51     | 454    | 49     | 1                         | 0.1                       |
| 25       | Tamil Nadu             | 528                     | 209    | 40     | 318    | 60     | 1                         | 0.2                       |
| 26       | Telangana              | 568                     | 295    | 52     | 268    | 47     | 5                         | 0.9                       |
| 27       | Tripura                | 25                      | 21     | 84     | 4      | 16     | 0                         | 0.0                       |
| 28       | Uttar Pradesh          | 563                     | 97     | 17     | 466    | 83     | 0                         | 0.0                       |
| 29       | Uttarakhand            | 28                      | 8      | 29     | 20     | 71     | 0                         | 0.0                       |
| 30       | West Bengal            | 614                     | 408    | 66     | 205    | 33     | 1                         | 0.2                       |
| Total    | Total                  | 14243                   | 6786   | 48     | 7412   | 52     | 45                        | 0.3                       |

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