Lok Sabha Question No. 77 (STARRED), answered on 2020-02-06
Subject: Ground Water Management
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Vishnu Dayal Ram

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

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. *77

ANSWERED ON 06 . 02.20 20

## GROUND WATER MANAGEM ENT

## *77. SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) the details of the framework/guidelines being used/ followed by the Government to regulat water management practices in the country;
- (b) the list of projects undertaken by the Governme nt relating to ground water management both pan -India as well as State - sp cific along with the status thereof;
- (c) whether any collaboration has been made with any foreign or domestic and public or pri for such projects; and
- (d) if so, the d etails thereof?

## THE MINISTER OF JAL SHAKTI

(SHRI GAJENDRA SINGH SHEKHAWAT)

- ( a) to (d)  A Statement is laid on the table of the House.

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## ANSWER

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART s (a)  TO  (d )  OF  STARRED  QUESTION NO. - *77 TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 06.02.2020 REGARDING ' GROUND WATER MANAGEMENT ' ASKED BY SHRI VISHNU DAYAL RAM, M.P.

(a)  Central  Ground  Water  Authority  (CGWA)  has  been  constituted  under  Section  3(3) 'Environment  (Protection)  Act,  1986'  for  the  purpose  of  regulation  and  control  of  ground  water development and management in the Country. CGWA is regulating ground wat er withdrawal by industries / infrastructure/ mining projects in the country for which guidelines/ criteria have been fr modified from time to time. The current guidelines, effective from 15.11.2015 are available o http://cgwa - noc.gov.in .

As per information received from Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs , the Model Building Bye Laws,  2016,  has  been  issued  for  guidance  of  the  States/UTs  which  has  a  chapter  on  'Rainwater Harvesting'.    33  States/UTs  have  adopted  the  rainwater  harvesting  provisions.  The  provisions  of  this chapter are applicable to all the build ings.  The implementation of the rainwater harvesting policy within the purview of the State Government/Urban Local Body / Urban Development Authority. Model Building Bye Laws - 2016, provision of rainwater harvesting is applicable to all resi dential plots above 100 sq.m.

In order to regulate the Over - exploitation and consequent depletion of ground water, t he Ministry has circulated a Model Bill to all the States/UTs to enable them to enact suitable ground w for regulation of its development, which includes provision of rain water harvesting. So far, 15 have adopted and implemented the ground water legislation on the lines of Model Bill .

(b) to (d) Water being a State subject, initiatives on water management includ ing conservation and water harvesting in the Country is primarily States' responsibility. However, the important measures taken by the Central Government for conservation, management of ground water and effective implement rain water harvesting in the country are at the following URL: http://mowr.gov.in/sites/default/files/Steps\_to\_control\_water\_depletion\_Jun2019.pdf .

Government of India launched Jal Shakti Abhiyan, a time bound campaign with a mission mod approach intended to improve water availability including ground water conditions in the w blocks of 256 districts in India. In this regard, teams of officers from Central Governm ong-with technical officers from Ministry of Jal Shakti were deputed to visit water stressed district close collaboration with district level officials to undertake suitable interventions.

Government  of  India  has  approved  Atal  Bhujal Yojana  (Atal  Jal),  a  Rs.  6000  Crore  Centra Sector Scheme, for sustainable management of ground water resources with community partici water stressed blocks of Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan Pradesh. The scheme is being implemented with the financial assistance of World Bank with a pattern of 50:50 between Government of India and World Bank.

Central Ground  Water  Board has prepared 'Empowering  Village Communities  for  A Sustainable Water Future: A Resource Book for village level para -hydrogeologists' jointly with MARVI (Managing  Aquifer  Recharge  and  Sustaining  Groundwater  Use  through  Village - lev el  Intervention) partners  which,  inter - alia,  include  Western  Sydney  University,  Australia,  CSIRO  Land  &  Wa Australia,  Arid  Communities  and  Technologies,  Bhuj  and  Development  Support  Center,  Ahmed This isa  step which  is  likely  to  help  facilitate participation  of  village  communities in  ground  water resource management, ensuring a sustainable water future.

Central  Government  supports  construction  of  water  harvesting  and  conservation primarily through Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Gu arantee Scheme (MGNREGS) and Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana -Watershed Development Component (PMKSY- WDC).

The State - wise details of Water Conservation and Water Harvesting works taken up in 2 - 20 (as on 31 st January 2020) under MGNREGS in various States/UTs are given at Annexure I.

As per Ministry of Rural Development, Department of Land Resources, they have sanctioned 8214  watershed  development  projects  in  States/UTs  from  2009 - 10 to  2014 - 15  under  Integrated Watershed Management Program me (IWMP)/PMKSY - WDC.  The  activities  being  undertaken  through these  projects inter  alia include  ridge  area  treatment,  drainage  line  treatment,  soil  and conservation,  rain  water  harvesting,  nursery  raising,  afforestation,  horticulture,  pastu opment, livelihoods for assetless persons, etc. The State wise details of projects sanctioned, are projects and funds released as Central share to States under WDC - PMKSY are given at Annexure - II.

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Annexure referred to in reply to parts (b) to (d) of Starred Question No. *77 to be answ Lok Sabha on 06.02.2020 regarding 'Ground Water management'.

## State - wise details of Water Conservation and Water Harvesting works taken up under MGNREGS

| S No.   | State                | Water Conservation and Comp leted   | Water Conservation and Comp leted   | Water Harvesting Ongoing   | Water Harvesting Ongoing   |
|---------|----------------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| S No.   | State                | Number of works                     | Expenditure in Rs.Lakh              | Number of works            | Expenditure in Rs.Lakhs    |
| 1       | ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR  | 0                                   | 0                                   | 92                         | 30.85                      |
| 2       | ANDHRA PRADESH       | 18118                               | 19419.23                            | 35989                      | 32531.89                   |
| 3       | ARUNACHAL PRADESH    | 13                                  | 93.27                               | 99                         | 312.18                     |
| 4       | ASSAM                | 2165                                | 1278.6                              | 6702                       | 5546.98                    |
| 5       | BIHAR                | 3990                                | 2939.61                             | 28110                      | 13989.31                   |
| 6       | CHHATTISGARH         | 14513                               | 21488.63                            | 25848                      | 34039.19                   |
| 7       | DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI | 0                                   | 0                                   | 2                          | 0                          |
| 8       | DAMAN & DIU          | 0                                   | 0                                   | 0                          | 0                          |
| 9       | GOA                  | 0                                   | 0                                   | 23                         | 6.43                       |
| 10      | GUJARAT              | 9175                                | 7957.1                              | 11357                      | 9565.31                    |
| 11      | HARYANA              | 758                                 | 804.17                              | 1670                       | 2741.69                    |
| 12      | HIMACHAL PRADESH     | 4093                                | 1085.68                             | 8798                       | 3624.25                    |
| 13      | JAMMU AND KASHMIR    | 1677                                | 838.96                              | 13633                      | 2811.49                    |
| 14      | JHARKHAND            | 8734                                | 1431.3                              | 13012                      | 5507.75                    |
| 15      | KARNATAKA            | 14819                               | 21810.43                            | 59835                      | 75543.5                    |
| 16      | KERALA               | 17868                               | 5549.56                             | 50136                      | 61580.63                   |
| 17      | LAKSHADWEEP          | 0                                   | 0                                   | 38                         | 1.16                       |
| 18      | MADHYA PRADESH       | 16150                               | 32543.51                            | 59649                      | 89200.86                   |
| 19      | MAHARASHTRA          | 11856                               | 6096.36                             | 18962                      | 9051.94                    |
| 20      | MANIPUR              | 316                                 | 721.75                              | 2556                       | 2504.02                    |
| 21      | MEGHALAYA            | 430                                 | 844.04                              | 6792                       | 13180.6                    |
| 22      | MIZORAM              | 895                                 | 2304.27                             | 335                        | 725.14                     |
| 23      | NAGALAND             | 50                                  | 1751.86                             | 392                        | 1139.55                    |
| 24      | ODISHA               | 5278                                | 3814.2                              | 11482                      | 10435.46                   |
| 25      | PUDUCHERRY           | 27                                  | 108.02                              | 41                         | 284.24                     |
| 26      | PUNJAB               | 295                                 | 175.7                               | 1047                       | 668.68                     |
| 27      | RAJASTHAN            | 8284                                | 15528.36                            | 41810                      | 127468.02                  |
| 28      | SIKKIM               | 233                                 | 85.48                               | 877                        | 345.24                     |
| 29      | TAMIL NADU           | 52802                               | 132980.14                           | 55101                      | 138110.62                  |
| 30      | TELANGANA            | 59214                               | 9816.53                             | 94786                      | 34484.55                   |
| 31      | TRIPURA              | 3672                                | 3453.29                             | 4182                       | 4700.19                    |
| 32      | UTTAR PRADESH        | 16873                               | 15110.48                            | 56825                      | 47302.06                   |
| 33      | UTTARAKHAND          | 3972                                | 1540.06                             | 10142                      | 3982.65                    |
| 34      | WEST BENGAL          | 17603                               | 2347.54                             | 45971                      | 24837.74                   |
|         | Total                | 293873                              | 313918.13                           | 666294                     | 756254.17                  |

Annexure referred to in reply to part s (b) to (d) of Starred Question No. *77 to be answered in Lok Sabha on 06.02.2020 regarding ' Groundwater management '.

## State wise details of watershed projects sanctioned, area co vered by the projects and funds released as Central share to States under WDC -PMKSY

(Area in million ha, Amount in Rs. crore)

| Sl. No   | State             | Sanctioned (from 2009 -10 to 2014 - 15) @   | Sanctioned (from 2009 -10 to 2014 - 15) @   | Central share released (from 2009 -10 to 2019-20 # )   |
|----------|-------------------|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
| Sl. No   | State             | Total no. of Projects                       | Area of the projects                        | Central share released (from 2009 -10 to 2019-20 # )   |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh    | 432                                         | 1.810                                       | 1107. 13                                               |
| 12 2     | Arunachal Pradesh | 156                                         | 0.467                                       | 300.04                                                 |
| 3        | Assam             | 372                                         | 1.577                                       | 492.75                                                 |
| 4        | Bihar             | 123                                         | 0.612                                       | 203.04                                                 |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh      | 263                                         | 1.195                                       | 330.35                                                 |
| 3 6      | Gujarat           | 610                                         | 3.103                                       | 1288.64                                                |
| 7        | Haryana           | 88                                          | 0.362                                       | 101.94                                                 |
| 8        | HimachalPradesh   | 163                                         | 0.840                                       | 283.58                                                 |
| 9        | Jammu & Kashmir   | 159                                         | 0.652                                       | 230.82                                                 |
| 10       | Jharkhand         | 171                                         | 0.911                                       | 191.52                                                 |
| 11       | Karnataka         | 571                                         | 2.569                                       | 1894.70                                                |
| 12       | Kerala            | 83                                          | 0.423                                       | 128.69                                                 |
| 13       | Madhya Pradesh    | 517                                         | 2.937                                       | 1631.15                                                |
| 14       | Maharashtra       | 1186                                        | 5.128                                       | 2413.95                                                |
| 15       | Manipur           | 102                                         | 0.491                                       | 149.10                                                 |
| 16       | Meghalaya         | 96                                          | 0.236                                       | 174.22                                                 |
| 17       | Mizoram           | 89                                          | 0.373                                       | 275.06                                                 |
| 18       | Nagaland          | 111                                         | 0.476                                       | 636.85                                                 |
| 19       | Odisha            | 310                                         | 1.700                                       | 1041.85                                                |
| 20       | Punjab            | 67                                          | 0.314                                       | 60.42                                                  |
| 21       | Rajasthan         | 1025                                        | 5.764                                       | 2534.70                                                |
| 22       | Sikkim            | 15                                          | 0.066                                       | 22.08                                                  |
| 23       | Tamil Nadu        | 270                                         | 1.368                                       | 924.94                                                 |
| 24       | Telangana*        | 330                                         | 1.399                                       | 590.30                                                 |
| 25       | Tripura           | 65                                          | 0.213                                       | 210.96                                                 |
| 26       | Uttarakhand       | 65                                          | 0.346                                       | 131.08                                                 |
| 27       | Uttar Pradesh     | 612                                         | 3.045                                       | 808.49                                                 |
| 28       | West Bengal       | 163                                         | 0.693                                       | 271.02                                                 |
|          | Total             | 8214                                        | 39.07                                       | 18429.37                                               |