Lok Sabha Question No. 3772 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-01-03
Subject: Depletion in Ground Water Resources
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: SRINIVAS KESINENI

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

## LOK SABHA

## UN STARRED QUESTION NO. 3772

ANSWERED ON 03.01 .201 9

## DEPLETION IN GROUND WATER RESOURCES

## 3772. SHRI KESINENI NANI

Will  the  Minister  of  WATER  RESOURCES,  RIVER  DEVELOPMENT  AND  GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the average rate of depletion of ground water resources;
- (b) the data on annual ground water exploitation for the past five years, Statewise;
- (c) th e number of districts facing over exploitation of ground water, State - wise;
- (d) the reasons for the poor water management in the country; and
- (e) the steps the Government is taking to reduce exploitation of water in the country?

## ANSWER

## THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  FOR  WATER  RESOURCES, RIVER  DEVELOPMENT  AND GANGA REJUVENATION & PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS

## ( SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHW AL )

(a)  to  (e) As  per  the  a ssessment  of ' Dynamic  Ground  Water  Resources Estimation'  of  the C ountry jointly carried out by C entral G roundW ater B oardand State Governments, there is no sig nificant change in the overall dynamic ground water r esources of the country. However, at certain places, ground water resources have been observed to be depleting due to reasons such as increased  demand  of  fresh  water  for  various  uses,  vagaries  of  rainfall,  increased  po industrialization & urbanization etc .

As per the latest assessment of ' Dynamic Ground Water Resou rces (2013)', out of total 6584 assessment units (b lock/ t aluk /t ehsil/ m andal/ f irka etc.) in the country, 1034 assessment units in 17 States/ UTs of the C ou ntry  have  been  categorized  as  'o ver exploited'.  State - wise details of the percentage of 'o ver exploited' blocks and comparative statement of annual ground waterdraft are given in Annexure I and Annexure -II .

Water being a State subject, initiatives on water management including conservatio artificial recharge to ground water in the Country is primarily States' responsibility .  However, steps taken by the Central Government for conservation/reduced over -exploitation of water are available at the following URL: http://mowr.gov.in/sites/default/files/MeasuresForGW -Depletion\_2.p df

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Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part  (a) to  (e) of  Unstarred  Question  No. 3772 to  be answered in Lok Sabha on 03. 01.201 9 regarding ' Depletion in Ground Water Resources '

## Comparative Statement of 'Over -exploited' Assessment units (Blocks/ Mandals/ Taluks/ Firka) In India

| Sl. N o.   | States / Union Territories   | Over-exploited Assessment (%)   | Over-exploited Assessment (%)   | Over-exploited Assessment (%)   |
|------------|------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|            |                              | 2009                            | 2011                            | 2013                            |
|            | States                       |                                 |                                 |                                 |
| 1          | Andhra Pradesh               | 8                               | 8                               | 10                              |
| 2          | Arunachal Pradesh            | 0                               | 0                               | 0                               |
| 3          | Assam                        | 0                               | 0                               | 0                               |
| 4          | Bihar                        | 0                               | 0                               | 0                               |
| 5          | Chhattisgarh                 | 0                               | 1                               | 1                               |
| 6          | Delhi                        | 74                              | 67                              | 56                              |
| 7          | Goa                          | 0                               | 0                               | 0                               |
| 8          | Gujarat                      | 12                              | 11                              | 10                              |
| 9          | Haryana                      | 59                              | 61                              | 54                              |
| 10         | Himachal Pradesh             | 13                              | 13                              | 13                              |
| 11         | Jammu & Kashmir              | 0                               | 0                               | 0                               |
| 12         | Jharkhand                    | 2                               | 3                               | 2                               |
| 13         | Karnataka                    | 26                              | 23                              | 24                              |
| 14         | Kerala                       | 1                               | 1                               | 1                               |
| 15         | Madhya Pradesh               | 8                               | 8                               | 8                               |
| 16         | Maharashtra                  | 3                               | 3                               | 3                               |
| 17         | Manipur                      | 0                               | 0                               | 0                               |
| 18         | Meghalaya                    | 0                               | 0                               | 0                               |
| 19         | Mizoram                      | 0                               | 0                               | 0                               |
| 20         | Nagaland                     | 0                               | 0                               | 0                               |
| 21         | Odisha                       | 0                               | 0                               | 0                               |
| 22         | Punjab                       | 80                              | 80                              | 76                              |
| 23         | Rajasthan                    | 69                              | 71                              | 66                              |
| 24         | Sikkim                       | 0                               | 0                               |                                 |
| 25         | Tamil Nadu                   | 36                              | 33                              | 31                              |
| 26         | Tripura                      | 0                               | 0                               | 0                               |
| 27         | Uttar Pradesh                | 9                               | 14                              | 14                              |
| 28         | Uttarakhand                  | 0                               | 0                               | 0                               |
| 29         | West Bengal                  | 0                               | 0                               | 0                               |
|            | Total(States )               | 14                              | 16                              | 16                              |
|            | Union Territories            |                                 |                                 |                                 |
| 1          | Andaman & Nicobar            | 0                               | 0                               | 0                               |
| 2          | Chandigarh                   | 0                               | 0                               | 0                               |
| 3          | Dadra & Nagar Haveli         | -                               | 0.00                            | 0.00                            |
| 4          | Daman & Diu                  | 50                              | 50                              | 0                               |
| 5          | Lakshadweep                  | 0                               | 0                               | 0                               |
| 6          | Puducherry                   | 25                              | 25                              | 25                              |
|            | Total(UT s)                  | 4                               | 4                               | 2                               |
|            | Grand Total                  | 14                              | 16                              | 16                              |

Annexure referred  to  in  reply  to  part  ( a) to  (e) of  Unstarred  Question  No. 3772 to  be answered in Lok Sabha on 03. 01.201 9 regarding ' Depletion in Ground Water Resources '

Comparative statement of Annual Ground Water Draft ( billion cubic metre --bcm)

| Sl. No.   | States / Union Territories   | Total Annual Ground Water Draft   | Total Annual Ground Water Draft   |
|-----------|------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | States / Union Territories   | 2011                              | 2013                              |
|           | States                       |                                   |                                   |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh +             | 14.51                             | 15.87                             |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh            | 0.003                             | 0.01                              |
| 3         | Assam                        | 3.49                              | 4.74                              |
| 4         | Bihar                        | 11.95                             | 12.73                             |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh                 | 4.05                              | 4.40                              |
| 6         | Delhi                        | 0.39                              | 0.39                              |
| 7         | Goa                          | 0.04                              | 0.05                              |
| 8         | Gujarat                      | 11.86                             | 13.44                             |
| 9         | Haryana                      | 13.05                             | 13.92                             |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh             | 0.38                              | 0.27                              |
| 11        | Jammu & Kashmir              | 0.81                              | 1.18                              |
| 12        | Jharkhand                    | 1.86                              | 1.35                              |
| 13        | Karnataka                    | 9.41                              | 9.76                              |
| 14        | Kerala                       | 2.84                              | 2.63                              |
| 15        | Madhya Pradesh               | 18.83                             | 19.36                             |
| 16        | Maharashtra                  | 17.18                             | 17.07                             |
| 17        | Manipur                      | 0.004                             | 0.004                             |
| 18        | Meghalaya                    | 0.0017                            | 0.0120                            |
| 19        | Mizoram                      | 0.001                             | 0.00104                           |
| 20        | Nagaland                     | 0.03                              | 0.03                              |
| 21        | Odisha                       | 4.73                              | 5.02                              |
| 22        | Punjab                       | 34.88                             | 34.81                             |
| 23        | Rajasthan                    | 14.84                             | 15.71                             |
| 24        | Sikkim                       | 0.011                             |                                   |
| 25        | Tamil Nadu                   | 14.93                             | 14.36                             |
| 26        | Tripura                      | 0.163                             | 0.165                             |
| 27        | Uttar Pradesh                | 52.78                             | 52.76                             |
| 28        | Uttarakhand                  | 1.13                              | 0.99                              |
| 29        | West Bengal                  | 10.69                             | 11.84                             |
|           | Total(States )               | 244.85                            | 252.87                            |
|           | Union Territories            |                                   |                                   |
| 1         | Andaman & Nicobar            | 0.013                             | 0.0037                            |
| 2         | Chandigarh                   | 0.000                             | 0                                 |
| 3         | Dadara & Nagar Haveli        | 0.013                             | 0.020                             |
| 4         | Daman & Diu                  | 0.016                             | 0.010                             |
| 5         | Lakshadweep                  | 0.0023                            | 0.00237                           |
| 6         | Puducherry                   | 0.153                             | 0.153                             |
|           | Total(UT s)                  | 0.20                              | 0.189                             |
|           | Grand Total                  | 245.05                            | 253.06                            |

Note -+ Undivided Andhra Pradesh

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