Lok Sabha Question No. 1513 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2018-07-26
Subject: Ground Water Contamination
Ministry: DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION
Asked by: HARISH CHANDRA MEENA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF DRINKING WATER & SANITATION LOK   SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1513

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 26.07.2018

## Ground Water Contamination

## 1513.    Shri Harish Meena:

Will the Minister of DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION be pleased to state?

- (a) the steps taken by the Government to solve ground water contamination problem in rural areas;
- (b) the number of cases relating to ground water contamination received and disposed of during each of the last four years, State/UT-wise;
- (c)  the  amount  allocated  in  this  regard  under  National  Rural  Drinking  Water Programme during the said period; and
- (d)  the  number  of  Water  Quality  Testing  Laboratories  functioning  throughout  the country presently, State/ UT-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR DRINKING WATER & SANITATION (SHRI RAMESH CHANDAPPA JIGAJINAGI)

- (a) As per the mandate of Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation to provide clean drinking  water  in  rural  habitations,  water  supply  schemes  are  undertaken  in Quality Affected (QA) habitations under the Centrally sponsored scheme National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP).
- (b) State-wise number of Quality Affected (QA) habitations targeted and achieved for their mitigation during last four years is at Annexure-I.
- (c) State-wise  amount  allocated  and  releases  made  under  NRDWP  during  last  four years is at Annexure-II.
- (d) Based  on  the  information  reported  by  the  states  as  on  23/07/2018,   total   2290 Water Quality Testing Laboratories  are  set up in the States/UTs. The state-wise number of Water Quality Testing Laboratories is given at Annexure-III.

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (b) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No 1513 due for answer on 26.07.2018

| Target &Achievement of Habitation (2014-2015) Year:-2014-2015 Category:-Quality Affected State:-All State ( As   | Target &Achievement of Habitation (2014-2015) Year:-2014-2015 Category:-Quality Affected State:-All State ( As   | Target &Achievement of Habitation (2014-2015) Year:-2014-2015 Category:-Quality Affected State:-All State ( As   | Target &Achievement of Habitation (2014-2015) Year:-2014-2015 Category:-Quality Affected State:-All State ( As   | Target &Achievement of Habitation (2014-2015) Year:-2014-2015 Category:-Quality Affected State:-All State ( As   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No.                                                                                                            | State                                                                                                            | Total No. Of Habitations                                                                                         | Total No. Of Habitations                                                                                         | Total No. Of Habitations                                                                                         |
| S.No.                                                                                                            | State                                                                                                            | As on                                                                                                            | Target (As                                                                                                       | Ach                                                                                                              |
| S.No.                                                                                                            | State                                                                                                            | 01.04.2014                                                                                                       | per Ministry)                                                                                                    | Ach                                                                                                              |
| 1                                                                                                                | 2                                                                                                                | 3                                                                                                                | 4                                                                                                                | 5                                                                                                                |
| 1                                                                                                                | Andhra Pradesh                                                                                                   | 1554                                                                                                             | 144                                                                                                              | 218                                                                                                              |
| 2                                                                                                                | Arunachal Pradesh                                                                                                | 87                                                                                                               | 46                                                                                                               | 16                                                                                                               |
| 3                                                                                                                | Assam                                                                                                            | 10684                                                                                                            | 3604                                                                                                             | 1929                                                                                                             |
| 4                                                                                                                | Bihar                                                                                                            | 6599                                                                                                             | 4000                                                                                                             | 3205                                                                                                             |
| 5                                                                                                                | Chhattisgarh                                                                                                     | 4095                                                                                                             | 2700                                                                                                             | 1938                                                                                                             |
| 6                                                                                                                | Gujarat                                                                                                          | 255                                                                                                              | 175                                                                                                              | 242                                                                                                              |
| 7                                                                                                                | Haryana                                                                                                          | 15                                                                                                               | 7                                                                                                                | 4                                                                                                                |
| 8                                                                                                                | Jammu &Kashmir                                                                                                   | 10                                                                                                               | 10                                                                                                               | 2                                                                                                                |
| 9                                                                                                                | Jharkhand                                                                                                        | 27                                                                                                               | 203                                                                                                              | 3                                                                                                                |
| 10                                                                                                               | Karnataka                                                                                                        | 2373                                                                                                             | 1520                                                                                                             | 1062                                                                                                             |
| 11                                                                                                               | Kerala                                                                                                           | 828                                                                                                              | 100                                                                                                              | 49                                                                                                               |
| 12                                                                                                               | Madhya Pradesh                                                                                                   | 1737                                                                                                             | 876                                                                                                              | 903                                                                                                              |
| 13                                                                                                               | Maharashtra                                                                                                      | 949                                                                                                              | 487                                                                                                              | 305                                                                                                              |
| 14                                                                                                               | Meghalaya                                                                                                        | 52                                                                                                               | 19                                                                                                               | 19                                                                                                               |
| 15                                                                                                               | Nagaland                                                                                                         | 38                                                                                                               | 36                                                                                                               | 22                                                                                                               |
| 16                                                                                                               | Odisha                                                                                                           | 6720                                                                                                             | 2200                                                                                                             | 1367                                                                                                             |
| 17                                                                                                               | Puducherry                                                                                                       | 9                                                                                                                | 6                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                |
| 18                                                                                                               | Punjab                                                                                                           | 19                                                                                                               | 1000                                                                                                             | 1                                                                                                                |
| 19                                                                                                               | Rajasthan                                                                                                        | 23956                                                                                                            | 1773                                                                                                             | 1631                                                                                                             |
| 20                                                                                                               | Tamil Nadu                                                                                                       | 415                                                                                                              | 356                                                                                                              | 65                                                                                                               |
| 21                                                                                                               | Telangana                                                                                                        | 1619                                                                                                             | 148                                                                                                              | 231                                                                                                              |
| 22                                                                                                               | Tripura                                                                                                          | 4319                                                                                                             | 1289                                                                                                             | 941                                                                                                              |
| 23                                                                                                               | Uttar Pradesh                                                                                                    | 498                                                                                                              | 1500                                                                                                             | 154                                                                                                              |
| 24                                                                                                               | Uttarakhand                                                                                                      | 34                                                                                                               | 28                                                                                                               | 7                                                                                                                |
| 25                                                                                                               | West Bengal                                                                                                      | 11614                                                                                                            | 1200                                                                                                             | 1265                                                                                                             |
| Total                                                                                                            | Total                                                                                                            | 78506                                                                                                            | 23427                                                                                                            | 15579                                                                                                            |

## Target & Achievement of Habitation (2015-2016)

## Financial Year:-2015-2016 Category:-Quality Affected State:-All State ( As per 40 LPCD )

| S.No.   |                   | Total No. Of Habitations   | Total No. Of Habitations   | Total No. Of Habitations   |
|---------|-------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| S.No.   | State             | As on                      | Target (As                 | Ach                        |
| S.No.   |                   | 01.04.2015                 | per Ministry)              | Ach                        |
| 1       | 2                 | 3                          | 4                          | 5                          |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh    | 593                        | 77                         | 35                         |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh | 82                         | 40                         | 9                          |
| 3       | Assam             | 8977                       | 1447                       | 504                        |
| 4       | Bihar             | 3519                       | 1673                       | 1511                       |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh      | 1841                       | 965                        | 387                        |
| 6       | Gujarat           | 21                         | 21                         | 21                         |
| 7       | Haryana           | 13                         | 3                          | 3                          |
| 8       | Jammu &Kashmir    | 6                          | 4                          | 3                          |
| 9       | Jharkhand         | 33                         | 1                          | 0                          |
| 10      | Karnataka         | 2365                       | 845                        | 1164                       |
| 11      | Kerala            | 751                        | 38                         | 76                         |
| 12      | Madhya Pradesh    | 653                        | 467                        | 318                        |
| 13      | Maharashtra       | 609                        | 187                        | 144                        |
| 14      | Meghalaya         | 31                         | 10                         | 19                         |
| 15      | Nagaland          | 66                         | 5                          | 40                         |
| 16      | Odisha            | 4979                       | 769                        | 525                        |
| 17      | Punjab            | 1850                       | 0                          | 26                         |
| 18      | Rajasthan         | 22254                      | 1163                       | 1065                       |
| 19      | Tamil Nadu        | 352                        | 106                        | 1                          |
| 20      | Telangana         | 1342                       | 88                         | 145                        |
| 21      | Tripura           | 4550                       | 490                        | 507                        |
| 22      | Uttar Pradesh     | 418                        | 167                        | 167                        |
| 23      | Uttarakhand       | 27                         | 13                         | 8                          |
| 24      | West Bengal       | 11429                      | 532                        | 1447                       |
| Total   | Total             | 66761                      | 9111                       | 8125                       |

## Target & Achievement of Habitation (2016-2017)

## Financial Year:-2016-2017 Category:-Quality Affected State:-All State ( As per 40 LPCD )

|       |                   | Total No. Of Habitations   | Total No. Of Habitations   | Total No. Of Habitations   |
|-------|-------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
|       |                   | As on 01.04.2016           | Target (As per Ministry)   | Ach                        |
| 1     | 2                 | 3                          | Target (As per Ministry)   | 5                          |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh    | 570                        | 367                        | 53                         |
| 2     | Arunachal Pradesh | 49                         | 11                         | 5                          |
| 3     | Assam             | 9817                       | 662                        | 112                        |
| 4     | Bihar             | 4887                       | 1977                       | 587                        |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh      | 874                        | 1148                       | 25                         |
| 6     | Gujarat           | 25                         | 25                         | 25                         |
| 7     | Haryana           | 252                        | 13                         | 10                         |
| 8     | Jammu &Kashmir    | 11                         | 5                          | 3                          |
| 9     | Jharkhand         | 3326                       | 1000                       | 261                        |
| 10    | Karnataka         | 1868                       | 1900                       | 999                        |
| 11    | Kerala            | 439                        | 100                        | 1                          |
| 12    | Madhya Pradesh    | 246                        | 273                        | 189                        |
| 13    | Maharashtra       | 384                        | 149                        | 80                         |
| 14    | Meghalaya         | 11                         | 10                         | 0                          |
| 15    | Nagaland          | 43                         | 16                         | 0                          |
| 16    | Odisha            | 1937                       | 800                        | 128                        |
| 17    | Punjab            | 3255                       | 429                        | 157                        |
| 18    | Rajasthan         | 20913                      | 1200                       | 900                        |
| 19    | Tamil Nadu        | 255                        | 351                        | 55                         |
| 20    | Telangana         | 1432                       | 180                        | 40                         |
| 21    | Tripura           | 2691                       | 524                        | 208                        |
| 22    | Uttar Pradesh     | 587                        | 300                        | 69                         |
| 23    | Uttarakhand       | 18                         | 6                          | 2                          |
| 24    | West Bengal       | 13400                      | 1366                       | 1218                       |
| Total | Total             | 67290                      | 12812                      | 5127                       |

## Target & Achievement of Habitation (2017-2018)

## Financial Year:-2017-2018 Category:-Quality Affected State:-All State ( As per 40 LPCD )

|       |                   | Total No. Of Habitations   | Total No. Of Habitations   | Total No. Of Habitations   |
|-------|-------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| S.No. | State             | As on                      | Target (As                 |                            |
|       |                   | 01.04.2017                 | per Ministry)              |                            |
| 1     | 2                 | 3                          | 4                          | 5                          |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh    | 424                        | 258                        | 15                         |
| 2     | Arunachal Pradesh | 31                         | 8                          | 2                          |
| 3     | Assam             | 11048                      | 465                        | 131                        |
| 4     | Bihar             | 4240                       | 1389                       | 29                         |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh      | 1181                       | 806                        | 25                         |
| 6     | Haryana           | 128                        | 9                          | 3                          |
| 7     | Jammu &Kashmir    | 17                         | 4                          | 1                          |
| 8     | Jharkhand         | 3092                       | 702                        | 295                        |
| 9     | Karnataka         | 1265                       | 1335                       | 393                        |
| 10    | Kerala            | 399                        | 70                         | 38                         |
| 11    | Madhya Pradesh    | 190                        | 192                        | 9                          |
| 12    | Maharashtra       | 293                        | 105                        | 78                         |
| 13    | Meghalaya         | 32                         | 7                          | 0                          |
| 14    | Nagaland          | 43                         | 11                         | 13                         |
| 15    | Odisha            | 3077                       | 562                        | 101                        |
| 16    | Punjab            | 3743                       | 301                        | 227                        |
| 17    | Rajasthan         | 20643                      | 843                        | 1076                       |
| 18    | Tamil Nadu        | 198                        | 247                        | 29                         |
| 19    | Telangana         | 1392                       | 126                        | 1028                       |
| 20    | Tripura           | 2583                       | 368                        | 51                         |
| 21    | Uttar Pradesh     | 1379                       | 211                        | 0                          |
| 22    | Uttarakhand       | 16                         | 4                          | 1                          |
| 23    | West Bengal       | 19310                      | 960                        | 1921                       |
| Total | Total             | 74724                      | 8983                       | 5466                       |

## Annexure-II

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No 1513 due for answer on 26.07.2018

## State-wise amount allocated and releases made under NRDWP during last four years

(all amount in Rs. crore)

| S.No.   | State               | 2014-15    | 2014-15   | 2015-16    | 2015-16   | 2016-17    | 2016-17   | 2017-18    | 2017-18   |
|---------|---------------------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|------------|-----------|
| S.No.   | State               | Allocation | Release   | Allocation | Release   | Allocation | Release   | Allocation | Release   |
| 1       | ANDAMAN and NICOBAR | 0.86       | 0.81      | 0.38       | 0.16      | 0.44       | 0.22      | 0.3        | 0         |
| 2       | ANDHRAPRADESH       | 372.43     | 377.78    | 156.69     | 170.05    | 183.01     | 204       | 165.68     | 233.09    |
| 3       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH   | 87.21      | 109.83    | 58.08      | 65.4      | 97.39      | 110.84    | 88.78      | 84.69     |
| 4       | ASSAM               | 501.1      | 585.32    | 268.26     | 284.11    | 353.23     | 348.06    | 400.02     | 474.8     |
| 5       | BIHAR               | 441.07     | 399.11    | 229.6      | 202.73    | 336.89     | 373.81    | 430.32     | 355.6     |
| 6       | CHATTISGARH         | 159.08     | 150.74    | 63.69      | 60.83     | 87.86      | 84.28     | 72.74      | 49.84     |
| 7       | GOA                 | 4.61       | 0         | 2.08       | 1.66      | 2.38       | 1.19      | 1.67       | 0         |
| 8       | GUJARAT             | 509.48     | 405.58    | 240.13     | 238.91    | 279.07     | 278.5     | 225.51     | 290.86    |
| 9       | HARYANA             | 218.09     | 277.98    | 97.65      | 122.65    | 113.67     | 111.53    | 104.48     | 88.82     |
| 10      | HIMACHAL PRADESH    | 131.84     | 120.89    | 65.2       | 64.38     | 88.06      | 83.31     | 76.74      | 101.85    |
| 11      | JAMMU AND KASHMIR   | 461.33     | 474.41    | 199.4      | 192.12    | 227.5      | 225.14    | 241.98     | 325.33    |
| 12      | JHARKHAND           | 169.86     | 175.18    | 126.85     | 132.09    | 134.76     | 131.74    | 149.72     | 209.09    |
| 13      | KARNATAKA           | 623.2      | 563.91    | 307.62     | 278.08    | 356.12     | 343.72    | 279.69     | 365.81    |
| 14      | KERALA              | 115.59     | 124.1     | 52.78      | 48.05     | 78.98      | 75.22     | 70         | 95.16     |
| 15      | MADHYAPRADESH       | 397.18     | 440.18    | 181.76     | 193.73    | 241.17     | 232.26    | 201.68     | 135.51    |
| 16      | MAHARASHTRA         | 780.06     | 748.23    | 344.16     | 330.88    | 406.83     | 404.45    | 397.47     | 282.47    |
| 17      | MANIPUR             | 90.35      | 88.54     | 28.98      | 27.92     | 36.08      | 40.61     | 37.24      | 66.25     |
| 18      | MEGHALAYA           | 59.61      | 69.5      | 30.52      | 31.24     | 34.55      | 40.42     | 48.15      | 85.91     |
| 19      | MIZORAM             | 42.43      | 34.5      | 17.71      | 17.32     | 21.33      | 24.49     | 25.92      | 46.1      |
| 20      | NAGALAND            | 108.19     | 101.44    | 39.27      | 38.53     | 33         | 36.84     | 27.1       | 17.88     |
| 21      | ODISHA              | 205.69     | 230.67    | 96.9       | 103.19    | 136.2      | 134.96    | 120.17     | 83.59     |
| 22      | PUDUCHERRY          | 1.62       | 0         | 0.74       | 0         | 0.83       | 0.29      | 0.62       | 0         |
| 23      | PUNJAB              | 93.88      | 97.38     | 39.77      | 42.79     | 51.16      | 51.89     | 68.47      | 173.29    |
| 24      | RAJASTHAN           | 1194.46    | 1304.64   | 547.17     | 526.75    | 1074.15    | 1072.92   | 558.08     | 714.24    |
| 25      | SIKKIM              | 30.38      | 31.7      | 10.64      | 12.05     | 18.11      | 19.42     | 9.14       | 17.51     |
| 26      | TAMILNADU           | 367.36     | 382.46    | 169.5      | 182.35    | 174.05     | 174.68    | 144.5      | 185.1     |
| 27      | TELANGANA           | 200.65     | 212.24    | 88.77      | 97.71     | 131.07     | 133.09    | 555.37     | 843.56    |
| 28      | TRIPURA             | 62.06      | 68.31     | 28.07      | 31.68     | 38.72      | 43.73     | 43.65      | 83.93     |
| 29      | UTTAR PRADESH       | 1006.43    | 1073.22   | 477.69     | 490.31    | 650.36     | 621.95    | 497.48     | 472.42    |
| 30      | UTTARAKHAND         | 135.01     | 111.48    | 63.57      | 60.06     | 89.17      | 88.19     | 82.93      | 110.28    |
| 31      | WEST BENGAL         | 436.53     | 431.09    | 199.68     | 216.85    | 422.33     | 440.15    | 737.29     | 996.68    |
| Total   | Total               | 9007.64    | 9191.22   | 4233.31    | 4264.58   | 5898.47    | 5931.9    | 5862.89    | 6,989.66  |

## Annexure referred to in reply to part (d) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Q. No 1513 due for answer on 26.07.2018

## Details of State-wise number of Water Quality Testing Laboratories

| S.No.   | State             |   State Labs (without mobile labs) |   District Labs (without mobile labs) |   Block Labs (without mobile labs) |   Sub-Division Labs (without mobile labs) |   Mobile Labs (State/ District/ Block/ Sub- division Level) |   Total Labs (State/ District/ Block/ Sub- division Level) |
|---------|-------------------|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1       | Andaman& Nicobar  |                                  1 |                                     0 |                                  0 |                                         0 |                                                           2 |                                                          3 |
| 2       | Andhra Pradesh    |                                  1 |                                    32 |                                  0 |                                        73 |                                                           0 |                                                        106 |
| 3       | Arunachal Pradesh |                                  1 |                                    16 |                                  0 |                                        31 |                                                           1 |                                                         49 |
| 4       | Assam             |                                  1 |                                    29 |                                  0 |                                        54 |                                                          22 |                                                        106 |
| 5       | Bihar             |                                  1 |                                    41 |                                  0 |                                         1 |                                                           0 |                                                         43 |
| 6       | Chhattisgarh      |                                  1 |                                    27 |                                  1 |                                        24 |                                                          18 |                                                         71 |
| 7       | Goa               |                                  1 |                                     0 |                                  1 |                                         9 |                                                           0 |                                                         11 |
| 8       | Gujarat           |                                  1 |                                    32 |                                 48 |                                         0 |                                                           6 |                                                         87 |
| 9       | Haryana           |                                  0 |                                    21 |                                  0 |                                        22 |                                                           0 |                                                         43 |
| 10      | Himachal Pradesh  |                                  1 |                                    14 |                                  0 |                                        30 |                                                           0 |                                                         45 |
| 11      | Jammu & Kashmir   |                                  0 |                                    22 |                                  3 |                                        75 |                                                           0 |                                                        100 |
| 12      | Jharkhand         |                                  1 |                                    26 |                                  1 |                                         7 |                                                           5 |                                                         40 |
| 13      | Karnataka         |                                  1 |                                    44 |                                 39 |                                       107 |                                                          46 |                                                        237 |
| 14      | Kerala            |                                  1 |                                    14 |                                  0 |                                        33 |                                                           0 |                                                         48 |
| 15      | Madhya Pradesh    |                                  1 |                                    51 |                                  3 |                                       106 |                                                           0 |                                                        161 |
| 16      | Maharashtra       |                                  1 |                                    63 |                                  2 |                                       140 |                                                           0 |                                                        206 |
| 17      | Manipur           |                                  1 |                                     9 |                                  0 |                                         2 |                                                           0 |                                                         12 |
| 18      | Meghalaya         |                                  1 |                                     7 |                                  0 |                                        22 |                                                           0 |                                                         30 |
| 19      | Mizoram           |                                  1 |                                     8 |                                  0 |                                        18 |                                                           0 |                                                         27 |
| 20      | Nagaland          |                                  0 |                                    11 |                                  0 |                                         1 |                                                           2 |                                                         14 |
| 21      | Odisha            |                                  1 |                                    32 |                                  0 |                                        44 |                                                           0 |                                                         77 |
| 22      | Puducherry        |                                  0 |                                     2 |                                  0 |                                         0 |                                                           0 |                                                          2 |
| 23      | Punjab            |                                  3 |                                    22 |                                  8 |                                         0 |                                                           1 |                                                         34 |
| 24      | Rajasthan         |                                  1 |                                    33 |                                165 |                                         0 |                                                           0 |                                                        199 |
| 25      | Sikkim            |                                  0 |                                     2 |                                  0 |                                         0 |                                                           0 |                                                          2 |
| 26      | Tamil Nadu        |                                  1 |                                    34 |                                  0 |                                        55 |                                                           0 |                                                         90 |
| 27      | Telangana         |                                  1 |                                    19 |                                  0 |                                        56 |                                                           0 |                                                         76 |
| 28      | Tripura           |                                  1 |                                     8 |                                  7 |                                         6 |                                                           0 |                                                         22 |
| 29      | Uttar Pradesh     |                                  1 |                                    76 |                                  3 |                                         3 |                                                           0 |                                                         83 |
| 30      | Uttarakhand       |                                  0 |                                    29 |                                  1 |                                        14 |                                                           0 |                                                         44 |
| 31      | West Bengal       |                                  1 |                                    19 |                                  1 |                                       201 |                                                           0 |                                                        222 |
|         | Total             |                                 27 |                                   743 |                                283 |                                      1134 |                                                         103 |                                                       2290 |