Lok Sabha Question No. 1944 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-22
Subject: Hazardous Chemical Contents in Underground Water
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Darshana Vikram Jardosh

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1944

ANSWERED ON 22 .09.2020

## HAZARDOUS CHEMICAL C ONTENTS IN UNDERGROU ND WATER

## 1944. SHRIMATI DARSHANA VIKRAM JARDOSH

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has taken cognizance of hazardous chemical contents in underground w which is being used for drinking purposes throughout the country and if so, t he details thereof;

(b) whether the Government has conducted any scientific study in this matter;

- (c) if so, the details thereof, State - wise; and

(d) the remedial steps taken/being contemplated by the Union Government in co - ordi at on with the various State Governments in this regard?

## ANSWER

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

(a) to (c) Central Ground Water Board generates ground water quality data on a regional scale dur scientific  studies  and  ground  water  quality  monitoring  throughout  the  country.  These  studie occurrence of Fluoride, Arsenic, Nitrate, Iron and H eavy Metals beyond the BIS permissible limits in isol pockets  in  various  parts  of  the  country.  State - wise  details  of  contamination  of  ground  water  are  giv Annexure.

(d) Water being State subject, initiatives on water management including taking corrective action related to ground water quality in the country is primarily States' responsibility. However, the important measures taken by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in this regard are as under:

- CPCB in association with State Pollu tion Control Boards/Pollution Control Committees (SPCBs/PCC is implementing the provisions of The Water (Prevention & Control) Act, 1974 & The Env (Protection) Act, 1986 to prevent and control of aquatic resources from pollution.
- Establishmen t of Common Effluent Treatment Plants (CETPs) for cluster of Small Scale Indust
- With respect to industrial effluents, consent management for compliance of standards is b by SPCBs/PCCs to improve the water quality of the rivers.

Further,  Central  Government  supplements  the  efforts  of  States  by  providing  financial  a assistance to States/UTs. It is the States that plan, design, approve, implement, operate an supply schemes.

To enable every rural household in the country to have potable water at service level capita per day (lpcd) through Functional Household Tap Connection (FHTC) by 2024, Government in partnership with the States, has launched Jal Je evan Mission (JJM) with an estimated cost of Rs. 3.60 Crores. The funds provided to the States under JJM can be utilized for providing safe drinking w quality affected areas on priority

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 JJM, to provide drinking water to Arsenic/ Fluoride affected rural habitations in the country.

One of the components of the Atal Missi on for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) of Ministry  of  Housing  &  Urban  Affairs  (MoHUA)  which  covers  500  cities  across  India  pertains supply.  Out  of  Rs.77,740  crore  allocated  for  projects  under  the  mission,  Rs.39,010  crore  (5 en allocated to water supply. The key objective of AMRUT is universal coverage of water supply in cities.

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## ANNEXURE

Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (c) of Unstarred Question No. 1944 to be answer Sabha on  22.09.2020  regarding  ' HAZARDOUS  CHEMICAL  C ONTENTS  IN  UNDERGROU ND WATER'.

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

| S. No.   | State/ UT         | Salinity (EC above 3000 micro mhos/ cm)(EC: Ele ctrical Cond uctivity)   | Fluoride (above 1.5 mg/l)               | Nitrate (above 45 mg/l)                           | Arsenic (above 0.01 mg/l)              | Iron (abov e 1mg /l)                            | Lead ( above 0.01 m g/l)                    | Cadmi um (ab ove 0.0 03 mg/l )             | Chromium (ab ove 0.05                  |
|----------|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    | 12                                                                       | 12                                      | 13                                                | 3                                      | 7                                               |                                             |                                            |                                        |
| 2        | Telangana         | 8                                                                        | 10                                      | 10                                                | 1                                      | 8                                               | 2                                           | 1                                          | 1                                      |
| 3        | Assam             |                                                                          | 9                                       |                                                   | 19                                     | 18                                              |                                             |                                            |                                        |
| 4        | Arunachal Pradesh |                                                                          |                                         |                                                   | 4.                                     |                                                 |                                             |                                            |                                        |
| 5        | Bihar             |                                                                          | 13                                      | 10                                                | 22                                     | 19                                              |                                             |                                            |                                        |
| 6        | Chhattisgarh      | 1                                                                        | 19                                      | 12                                                | 1.                                     | 17                                              | 1                                           | 1                                          | 1                                      |
| 7        | Delhi             | 7                                                                        | 7                                       | 8                                                 | 2                                      |                                                 | 3                                           | 1                                          | 4                                      |
| 8        | Goa               |                                                                          |                                         |                                                   |                                        | 2                                               |                                             |                                            |                                        |
| 9        | Gujarat           | 21                                                                       | 22                                      | 24                                                | 12                                     | 10                                              |                                             |                                            |                                        |
| 10       | Haryana           | 18                                                                       | 21                                      | 21                                                | 15                                     | 17                                              | 17                                          | 7                                          | 1                                      |
| 11       | Himachal Pradesh  |                                                                          |                                         | 6                                                 | 1                                      |                                                 |                                             |                                            |                                        |
| 12       | Jammu & Kashmir   |                                                                          | 2                                       | 6                                                 | 3                                      | 9                                               | 3                                           | 1                                          |                                        |
| 13       | Jharkhand         |                                                                          | 12                                      | 11                                                | 2                                      | 6                                               | 1                                           |                                            |                                        |
| 14       | Karnataka         | 29                                                                       | 30                                      | 29                                                | 2                                      | 22                                              |                                             |                                            |                                        |
| 15       | Kerala            | 4                                                                        | 5                                       | 11                                                |                                        | 14                                              | 2                                           |                                            | 1                                      |
| 16       | Madhya Pradesh    | 18                                                                       | 43                                      | 51                                                | 8                                      | 41                                              | 16                                          |                                            |                                        |
| 17       | Maharashtra       | 25                                                                       | 17                                      | 30                                                |                                        | 20                                              | 19                                          |                                            |                                        |
| 18       | Manipur           |                                                                          | 1                                       |                                                   | 2                                      | 4                                               |                                             |                                            |                                        |
| 19       | Meghalaya         |                                                                          | 1                                       |                                                   |                                        | 6                                               |                                             |                                            |                                        |
| 20       | Nagaland          |                                                                          | 1                                       |                                                   |                                        | 1                                               |                                             |                                            |                                        |
| 21       | Odisha            | 17                                                                       | 26                                      | 28                                                | 1                                      | 30                                              |                                             |                                            | 1                                      |
| 22       | Punjab            | 10                                                                       | 19                                      | 21                                                | 10                                     | 9                                               | 6                                           | 8                                          | 10                                     |
| 23       | Rajasthan         | 30                                                                       | 33                                      | 33                                                | 1                                      | 33                                              | 3                                           |                                            |                                        |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu        | 28                                                                       | 25                                      | 29                                                | 9                                      | 2                                               | 3                                           | 1                                          | 5                                      |
| 25       | Tripura           |                                                                          |                                         |                                                   |                                        | 4                                               |                                             |                                            |                                        |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh     | 13                                                                       | 34                                      | 59                                                | 28                                     | 15                                              | 10                                          | 2                                          | 3                                      |
| 27       | Uttarakhand       |                                                                          |                                         | 4                                                 | 5.                                     |                                                 |                                             |                                            |                                        |
| 28       | West Bengal       | 6                                                                        | 8                                       | 5                                                 |                                        | 16                                              | 6                                           | 2                                          | 2                                      |
| 29       | Andaman& Nicobar  | 1                                                                        |                                         |                                                   |                                        | 2                                               |                                             |                                            |                                        |
| 30       | Daman & Diu       | 1                                                                        |                                         | 1                                                 | 1                                      |                                                 |                                             |                                            |                                        |
| 31       | Puducherry        |                                                                          |                                         | 1                                                 |                                        |                                                 |                                             |                                            |                                        |
|          | Total             | Parts of 249 districts 8 states & Ts                                     | in 1 U Parts of districts 23 states UTs | 370 in & Parts of 23district s in 23stat es & UTs | 4 Parts of 152 istricts in tates & UTs | d 21 s Parts of 341 distri cts 27 sta tes & UTs | in Pb in p arts of 92 dist ricts 14 stat es | in Cd in p arts of 24 dist ricts 9 state s | in Cr in parts of 9districts in states |

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