Lok Sabha Question No. 900 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-27
Subject: Groundwater Resources in India
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Nalin Kumar Kateel

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 900

ANSWERED ON 27.06.2019

## GROUNDWATER RESOURCE S IN INDIA

## 900. SHRI NALIN KUMAR KATEEL

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is aware that there is constant pressure on groundwater resourc country and if so, the details thereof;

(b)  whether  it  is  also  true  that  water  shortage  in  most  part s  of  the  country  poses  an  economic, environmental threat to India;

(c) whether the Government proposes any study to understand the gravity of the situation; an (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  to  (d ) Yes, Sir.Ground  water  levels  in  various  parts  of  the  Country  are  declining  becau continuous  withdrawal  due  to  reasons  such  as  increased  demand  of  fresh  water  for  variou vagaries of rainfall, increased population, industrialization & urbanization etc. Water security is the key for better economic, social and environmental scenario of the country.

Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) carries out ground water monitoring, four times year , on regional scale through a network of observation wells in the Country. As per the pre - monsoon water level data (2018), the deeper ground water level (more than 40 meters below ground l been observed in the isolated pockets in some of the State s/UTs.State - wise depth to water level and distribution of percentage of wells for the Period of Pre - monsoon, 2018is given at Annexure I.

In order to assess the declining/rising trend in water level on a long - term basis, pre - monsoon water level data 2018 has been compared with the decadal average (2008 -2017) water level. Analysis of data indicates decline in ground water level in about 52% of the wells and rise in 48% monitored. State - wise details are given at Annexure II .

The  annual  replenishable  ground  water  resource  of  the  country  is  also  being  es jointly by Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) and State Governments at periodical interval per  latest  assessment  (2013),  Annual  replenishable  Ground  Water  Resources  i s  447  Billion  Cubic Meter (BCM) and the Net Annual Ground Water Availability is 411 BCM. The Annual Ground Wate Draft  (utilization)  for  all  uses  is  253  BCM.  The  Stage  of  Ground  Water  Development  i ( Annexure III ) .

As  per  the  2013  assessment,  out  of  the  total  6584  assessment  units  (Block/  T as/ Mandals/ watersheds/ Firkas) in the Country, 1034 units in 17 States/UTs have been catego 'Over -exploited' where ground water extraction is more than net ground wat er availability and there is significant long -term decline in water levels. 253 units have been categorized as 'Critical', 681 units as 'Semi -Critical' and 4520 units as 'Safe', Categorization of Blocks/ Mandals/ Talukas in India (2013) are given at Annexu re I V .

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## ANNEXURE I

Annexure referr ed to in reply to parts (a) to (d ) of Unstarred Question No. 900 to be answered in Lok Sabha on 27.06.2019 regarding ' GROUNDWATER RESOURCES IN INDIA '

## State - wise Depth to water Level and Distribution of Percentage of Wells for the Period of Pre -monsoon, 2018

| S. No.   | Name of State            | No. of wells Analysed   | Depth to           | Depth to           | Number & Percentage of Wells Showing Depth to Water Level (mbgl) in the Range of   | Number & Percentage of Wells Showing Depth to Water Level (mbgl) in the Range of   | Number & Percentage of Wells Showing Depth to Water Level (mbgl) in the Range of   | Number & Percentage of Wells Showing Depth to Water Level (mbgl) in the Range of   | Number & Percentage of Wells Showing Depth to Water Level (mbgl) in the Range of   | Number & Percentage of Wells Showing Depth to Water Level (mbgl) in the Range of   | Number & Percentage of Wells Showing Depth to Water Level (mbgl) in the Range of   | Number & Percentage of Wells Showing Depth to Water Level (mbgl) in the Range of   | Number & Percentage of Wells Showing Depth to Water Level (mbgl) in the Range of   | Number & Percentage of Wells Showing Depth to Water Level (mbgl) in the Range of   | Number & Percentage of Wells Showing Depth to Water Level (mbgl) in the Range of   | Number & Percentage of Wells Showing Depth to Water Level (mbgl) in the Range of   |
|----------|--------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S. No.   | Name of State            | No. of wells Analysed   | Water Level (mbgl) | Water Level (mbgl) | 0- 2                                                                               | 0- 2                                                                               | 2- 5                                                                               | 2- 5                                                                               | 5- 10                                                                              | 5- 10                                                                              | 10- 20                                                                             | 10- 20                                                                             | 20- 40                                                                             | 20- 40                                                                             | > 40                                                                               | > 40                                                                               |
| S. No.   | Name of State            | No. of wells Analysed   | Min                | Max                | No                                                                                 | %                                                                                  | No                                                                                 | %                                                                                  | No                                                                                 | %                                                                                  | No                                                                                 | %                                                                                  | No                                                                                 | %                                                                                  | No                                                                                 | %                                                                                  |
| 1        | Andaman & Nicobar Island | 104                     | 0.06               | 7.3                | 84                                                                                 | 81                                                                                 | 18                                                                                 | 17                                                                                 | 2                                                                                  | 1.9                                                                                | 0                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  | 0                                                                                  |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh           | 718                     | 0.09               | 49.30              | 59                                                                                 | 8.22                                                                               | 319                                                                                | 44.43                                                                              | 250                                                                                | 34.8                                                                               | 83                                                                                 | 11.56                                                                              | 5                                                                                  | 0.70                                                                               | 2                                                                                  | 0.28                                                                               |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh        | 8                       | 2.27               | 11.58              | 0                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                               | 5                                                                                  | 62.50                                                                              | 1                                                                                  | 12.50                                                                              | 2                                                                                  | 25.00                                                                              | 0                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                               | 0                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                               |
| 4        | Assam                    | 155                     | 0.18               | 18.83              | 35                                                                                 | 22.58                                                                              | 91                                                                                 | 58.71                                                                              | 25                                                                                 | 16.13                                                                              | 4                                                                                  | 2.58                                                                               | 0                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                               | 0                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                               |
| 5        | Bihar                    | 642                     | 0.53               | 15.80              | 12                                                                                 | 1.87                                                                               | 257                                                                                | 40.03                                                                              | 335                                                                                | 52.18                                                                              | 38                                                                                 | 5.92                                                                               | 0                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                               | 0                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                               |
| 6        | Chandigarh               | 9                       | 4.29               | 42.38              | 0                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                               | 1                                                                                  | 11.11                                                                              | 2                                                                                  | 22.22                                                                              | 3                                                                                  | 33.33                                                                              | 2                                                                                  | 22.22                                                                              | 1                                                                                  | 11.11                                                                              |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh             | 490                     | 1.30               | 34.10              | 8                                                                                  | 1.63                                                                               | 89                                                                                 | 18.16                                                                              | 302                                                                                | 61.63                                                                              | 83                                                                                 | 16.94                                                                              | 8                                                                                  | 1.63                                                                               | 0                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                               |
| 8        | Dadra & Nagar Haveli     | 17                      | 3.02               | 15.91              | 0                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                               | 5                                                                                  | 29.41                                                                              | 8                                                                                  | 47.06                                                                              | 4                                                                                  | 23.53                                                                              | 0                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                               | 0                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                               |
| 9        | Daman & Diu              | 10                      | 3.24               | 11.80              | 0                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                               | 2                                                                                  | 20.00                                                                              | 7                                                                                  | 70.00                                                                              | 1                                                                                  | 10.00                                                                              | 0                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                               | 0                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                               |
| 10       | Delhi                    | 82                      | 0.71               | 65.00              | 1                                                                                  | 1.22                                                                               | 16                                                                                 | 19.51                                                                              | 16                                                                                 | 19.51                                                                              | 24                                                                                 | 29.27                                                                              | 16                                                                                 | 19.51                                                                              | 9                                                                                  | 10.98                                                                              |
| 11       | Goa                      | 70                      | 0.86               | 14.95              | 6                                                                                  | 8.57                                                                               | 29                                                                                 | 41.43                                                                              | 26                                                                                 | 37.14                                                                              | 9                                                                                  | 12.86                                                                              | 0                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                               | 0                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                               |
| 12       | Gujarat                  | 758                     | 0.54               | 62.20              | 15                                                                                 | 1.98                                                                               | 127                                                                                | 16.75                                                                              | 254                                                                                | 33.51                                                                              | 264                                                                                | 34.83                                                                              | 92                                                                                 | 12.14                                                                              | 6                                                                                  | 0.79                                                                               |
| 13       | Haryana                  | 284                     | 1.28               | 81.83              | 8                                                                                  | 2.82                                                                               | 54                                                                                 | 19.01                                                                              | 77                                                                                 | 27.11                                                                              | 78                                                                                 | 27.46                                                                              | 57                                                                                 | 20.07                                                                              | 10                                                                                 | 3.52                                                                               |
| 14       | Himachal Pradesh         | 86                      | 0.56               | 28.56              | 6                                                                                  | 6.98                                                                               | 33                                                                                 | 38.37                                                                              | 27                                                                                 | 31.40                                                                              | 17                                                                                 | 19.77                                                                              | 3                                                                                  | 3.49                                                                               | 0                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                               |
| 15       | Jammu & Kashmir          | 252                     | 0.75               | 35.50              | 18                                                                                 | 7.14                                                                               | 112                                                                                | 44.44                                                                              | 84                                                                                 | 33.33                                                                              | 28                                                                                 | 11.11                                                                              | 10                                                                                 | 3.97                                                                               | 0                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                               |
| 16       | Jharkhand                | 260                     | 0.74               | 18.92              | 4                                                                                  | 1.54                                                                               | 41                                                                                 | 15.77                                                                              | 179                                                                                | 68.85                                                                              | 36                                                                                 | 13.85                                                                              | 0                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                               | 0                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                               |
| 17       | Karnataka                | 1343                    | 0.22               | 30.70              | 140                                                                                | 10.42                                                                              | 353                                                                                | 26.28                                                                              | 540                                                                                | 40.21                                                                              | 294                                                                                | 21.89                                                                              | 16                                                                                 | 1.19                                                                               | 0                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                               |
| 18       | Kerala                   | 1441                    | 0.09               | 65.40              | 96                                                                                 | 6.66                                                                               | 424                                                                                | 29.42                                                                              | 627                                                                                | 43.51                                                                              | 267                                                                                | 18.53                                                                              | 24                                                                                 | 1.67                                                                               | 3                                                                                  | 0.21                                                                               |
| 19       | Madhya Pradesh           | 1330                    | 0.90               | 40.25              | 16                                                                                 | 1.20                                                                               | 144                                                                                | 10.83                                                                              | 587                                                                                | 44.14                                                                              | 525                                                                                | 39.47                                                                              | 57                                                                                 | 4.29                                                                               | 1                                                                                  | 0.08                                                                               |
| 20       | Maharashtra              | 1646                    | 0.01               | 55.10              | 73                                                                                 | 4.43                                                                               | 282                                                                                | 17.13                                                                              | 768                                                                                | 46.66                                                                              | 463                                                                                | 28.13                                                                              | 57                                                                                 | 3.46                                                                               | 3                                                                                  | 0.18                                                                               |
| 21       | Meghalaya                | 22                      | 0.20               | 5.06               | 2                                                                                  | 9.09                                                                               | 18                                                                                 | 81.82                                                                              | 2                                                                                  | 9.09                                                                               | 0                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                               | 0                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                               | 0                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                               |
| 22       | Odisha                   | 1261                    | 0.12               | 15.73              | 142                                                                                | 11.26                                                                              | 540                                                                                | 42.82                                                                              | 540                                                                                | 42.82                                                                              | 39                                                                                 | 3.09                                                                               | 0                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                               | 0                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                               |
| 23       | Pondicherry              | 5                       | 2.35               | 3.08               | 0                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                               | 5                                                                                  | 100.00                                                                             | 0                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                               | 0                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                               | 0                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                               | 0                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                               |
| 24       | Punjab                   | 225                     | 0.45               | 42.18              | 9                                                                                  | 4.00                                                                               | 34                                                                                 | 15.11                                                                              | 50                                                                                 | 22.22                                                                              | 61                                                                                 | 27.11                                                                              | 68                                                                                 | 30.22                                                                              | 3                                                                                  | 1.33                                                                               |
| 25       | Rajasthan                | 994                     | 0.27               | 114.00             | 21                                                                                 | 2.11                                                                               | 104                                                                                | 10.46                                                                              | 224                                                                                | 22.54                                                                              | 257                                                                                | 25.86                                                                              | 187                                                                                | 18.81                                                                              | 201                                                                                | 20.22                                                                              |
| 26       | Tamil Nadu               | 529                     | 0.00               | 82.60              | 28                                                                                 | 5.29                                                                               | 138                                                                                | 26.09                                                                              | 213                                                                                | 40.26                                                                              | 118                                                                                | 22.31                                                                              | 19                                                                                 | 3.59                                                                               | 13                                                                                 | 2.46                                                                               |
| 27 28    | Telangana Tripura        | 575 25                  |                    | 69.50 6.75         | 22                                                                                 | 3.83                                                                               | 105                                                                                | 18.26                                                                              | 228                                                                                | 39.65                                                                              | 173                                                                                | 30.09 0.00                                                                         | 41 0                                                                               |                                                                                    | 6                                                                                  | 1.04                                                                               |
|          |                          |                         | 0.11 0.17          |                    | 7                                                                                  | 28.00                                                                              |                                                                                    | 48.00                                                                              |                                                                                    | 24.00                                                                              | 0                                                                                  |                                                                                    |                                                                                    | 0.00                                                                               | 0                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                               |
| 29       | Uttar Pradesh            | 567                     | 0.74               | 39.35              |                                                                                    |                                                                                    | 12                                                                                 |                                                                                    | 6                                                                                  | 45.50                                                                              |                                                                                    | 23.10                                                                              |                                                                                    | 7.13                                                                               | 0                                                                                  |                                                                                    |
| 30       | Uttaranchal              | 31                      | 2.86               | 72.58              | 6                                                                                  | 1.06                                                                               | 147 9                                                                              | 25.93 29.03                                                                        | 258                                                                                |                                                                                    | 131                                                                                |                                                                                    | 25                                                                                 | 4.41                                                                               | 2                                                                                  | 0.00 6.45                                                                          |
|          |                          |                         | 0.40               |                    | 0                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                               |                                                                                    |                                                                                    | 11                                                                                 | 35.48                                                                              | 7                                                                                  | 22.58                                                                              | 2                                                                                  | 6.45 3.53                                                                          | 0                                                                                  | 0.00                                                                               |
| 31       | West Bengal Total        | 652 14591               |                    | 27.12              | 54 872                                                                             | 8.28 5.98                                                                          | 232 3746                                                                           | 35.58 25.67                                                                        | 237 5886                                                                           | 36.35 40.34                                                                        | 106 3115                                                                           | 16.26 21.35                                                                        | 23 712                                                                             | 4.88                                                                               | 260                                                                                | 1.8                                                                                |

ANNEXURE -II

Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part s  (a)  to  (d )  of  Unstarred  Question  No.  900  to  be answered  in  Lok  Sabha on  27.06.2019  regarding  ' GROUNDWATER  RESOURCES  IN INDIA '

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

Annexure  referred  to  in  reply  to  part s (a)  to  ( d)  of  Unstarred  Question  No.  900  to  be answered  in  Lok  Sabha  on  27.06.2019  regarding  ' GROUNDWATER  RESOURCES  IN

INDIA ' State - Wise Ground Water Resources Availability, Utilization and Stage of Development,

## India (As on 31st March 2013)

(in bcm)

| Sl.   | States / Union                | Annual Replenishable   | Natural Discharge          | Net Annual                | Annual Ground Water Draft   | Annual Ground Water Draft    | Annual Ground Water Draft   | Stage of                     |
|-------|-------------------------------|------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
| No.   | Territories                   | Ground Water Resource  | during non- monsoon season | Ground Water Availability | Irrigation                  | Domestic and industrial uses | Total                       | Ground Water Development (%) |
|       | States                        |                        |                            |                           |                             |                              |                             |                              |
| 1     | Andhra                        | 20.39                  | 1.91                       | 18.48                     | 7.29                        | 0.81                         | 8.1                         | 44                           |
| 2     | Pradesh Arunachal             | 4.433                  | 0.443                      | 3.99                      | 0.002                       | 0.007                        | 0.01                        | 0.23                         |
| 3     | Pradesh Assam                 | 32.11                  | 3.21                       | 28.9                      | 4.06                        | 0.68                         | 4.74                        | 16                           |
| 4     | Bihar                         | 31.31                  | 2.82                       | 28.49                     | 10.36                       | 2.37                         | 12.73                       | 45                           |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh                  | 12.8                   | 0.9                        | 11.9                      | 3.76                        | 0.64                         | 4.4                         | 37                           |
| 6     | Delhi                         | 0.34                   | 0.03                       | 0.31                      | 0.14                        | 0.25                         | 0.39                        | 127                          |
| 7     | Goa                           | 0.24                   | 0.1                        | 0.15                      | 0.02                        | 0.03                         | 0.05                        | 37                           |
| 8     | Gujarat                       | 20.85                  | 1.07                       | 19.79                     | 12.3                        | 1.14                         | 13.44                       | 68                           |
| 9     | Haryana                       | 11.36                  | 1.06                       | 10.3                      | 13.32                       | 0.6                          | 13.92                       | 135                          |
| 10    | Himachal                      | 0.56                   | 0.03                       | 0.53                      | 0.16                        | 0.11                         | 0.27                        | 51                           |
| 11    | Pradesh Jammu &               | 5.25                   | 0.43                       | 4.82                      | 0.2                         | 0.98                         | 1.18                        | 24                           |
| 12    | Kashmir Jharkhand             | 6.56                   | 0.57                       | 5.99                      | 0.63                        | 0.72                         | 1.35                        | 23                           |
| 13    | Karnataka                     | 17                     | 2.16                       | 14.83                     | 8.76                        | 0.99                         | 9.76                        | 66                           |
| 14    | Kerala                        | 6.27                   | 0.6                        | 5.66                      | 1.18                        | 1.45                         | 2.63                        | 47                           |
| 15    | Madhya                        | 35.98                  | 1.82                       | 34.16                     | 17.95                       | 1.41                         | 19.36                       | 57                           |
| 16    | Pradesh Maharashtra           | 33.19                  | 1.71                       | 31.48                     | 15.93                       | 1.14                         | 17.07                       | 54                           |
| 17    | Manipur                       | 0.474                  | 0.047                      | 0.426                     | 0.004                       | 0.001                        | 0.004                       | 1.01                         |
| 18    | Meghalaya                     | 3.31                   | 0.33                       | 2.98                      | 0.008                       | 0.004                        | 0.012                       | 0.4                          |
| 19    | Mizoram                       | 0.03942                | 0.00394                    | 0.03548                   | 0                           | 0.00104                      | 0.00104                     | 2.9                          |
| 20    | Nagaland                      | 1.94                   | 0.194                      | 1.75                      | 0                           | 0.03                         | 0.03                        | 2                            |
| 21    | Odisha                        | 17.78                  | 1.09                       | 16.69                     | 4.14                        | 0.87                         | 5.02                        | 30                           |
| 22    | Punjab                        | 25.91                  | 2.52                       | 23.39                     | 34.05                       | 0.77                         | 34.81                       | 149                          |
| 23    | Rajasthan                     | 12.51                  | 1.26                       | 11.26                     | 13.79                       | 1.92                         | 15.71                       | 140                          |
| 24    | Sikkim                        | -                      | -                          | -                         | - -                         |                              | -                           | -                            |
| 25    | Tamil Nadu                    | 20.65                  | 2.07                       | 18.59                     | 12.98                       | 1.38                         | 14.36                       | 77                           |
| 26    | Telangana                     | 14.74                  | 1.35                       | 13.39                     | 7                           | 0.76                         | 7.77                        | 58                           |
| 27    | Tripura                       | 2.471                  | 0.202                      | 2.269                     | 0.093                       | 0.072                        | 0.165                       | 7.3                          |
| 28    | Uttar Pradesh                 | 76.34                  | 4.75                       | 71.58                     | 48.35                       | 4.41                         | 52.76                       | 74                           |
| 29    | Uttarakhand                   | 2                      | 0.03                       | 1.97                      | 0.84                        | 0.15                         | 0.99                        | 50                           |
| 30    | West Bengal                   | 29.33                  | 2.77                       | 26.56                     | 10.84                       | 1                            | 11.84                       | 45                           |
|       | Total (States                 | 446.14                 | 35.49                      | 410.65                    | 228.16                      | 24.71                        | 252.87                      | 62                           |
|       | Union                         |                        |                            |                           |                             |                              |                             |                              |
| 1     | Territories Andaman & Nicobar | 0.42                   | 0.042                      | 0.378                     | 0.0001                      | 0.0035                       | 0.0037                      | 1                            |
| 2     | Chandigarh                    | 0.022                  | 0.0022                     | 0.0194                    | 0                           | 0                            | 0                           | 0                            |
|       | Dadra &                       |                        |                            |                           |                             |                              |                             |                              |
| 3     | Nagar Haveli                  | 0.07                   | 0.007                      | 0.063                     | 0.008                       | 0.013                        | 0.02                        | 32                           |
| 4     | Daman & Diu                   | 0.015                  | 0.001                      | 0.014                     | 0.008                       | 0.002                        | 0.01                        | 70                           |
| 5     | Lakshadweep                   | 0.01055                | 0.00704                    | 0.0035                    | 0                           | 0.00237                      | 0.00237                     | 68                           |
| 6     | Puducherry                    | 0.193                  | 0.019                      | 0.174                     | 0.124                       | 0.029                        | 0.153                       | 88                           |
|       | Total (UTs)                   | 0.73                   | 0.08                       | 0.65                      | 0.139                       | 0.05                         | 0.189                       | 29                           |
|       | Grand Total                   | 446.87                 | 35.56                      | 411.3                     | 228.3                       | 24.76                        | 253.06                      | 62                           |

## Annexure referred to in reply to part s( ) to ( d) of Unstarred Question No. 900 to be answered in Lok Sabha on 27.06.2019 regarding ' GROUNDWATER RESOURCES IN INDIA '

## CATEGORIZATION OF BLOCKS/ MANDALS/ TALUKAS IN INDIA (2013)

| Sl.No.      | States / Union Territories   | Total No. of Assessed Units   | Safe   | Safe   | Semi-   | Semi-   | Critical   | Critical   | O ver- exploited   | O ver- exploited   | Saline   | Saline   |
|-------------|------------------------------|-------------------------------|--------|--------|---------|---------|------------|------------|--------------------|--------------------|----------|----------|
| Sl.No.      | States / Union Territories   | Total No. of Assessed Units   | Nos.   | %      | Nos.    | %       | Nos.       | %          | Nos.               | %                  | Nos.     | %        |
|             | States                       |                               |        |        |         |         |            |            |                    |                    |          |          |
| 1           | Andhra Pradesh               | 670                           | 497    | 74     | 54      | 8       | 17         | 3          | 61                 | 9                  | 41       | 6        |
| 2           | Arunachal Pradesh            | 11                            | 11     | 100    | 0       | 0       | 0          | 0          | 0                  | 0                  | 0        | 0        |
| 3           | Assam                        | 27                            | 27     | 100    | 0       | 0       | 0          | 0          | 0                  | 0                  | 0        | 0        |
| 4           | Bihar                        | 534                           | 520    | 97     | 14      | 3       | 0          | 0          | 0                  | 0                  | 0        | 0        |
| 5           | Chhattisgarh                 | 146                           | 125    | 86     | 18      | 12      | 2          | 1          | 1                  | 1                  | 0        | 0        |
| 6           | Delhi                        | 27                            | 5      | 19     | 7       | 26      | 0          | 0          | 15                 | 56                 | 0        | 0        |
| 7           | Goa                          | 12                            | 12     | 100    | 0       | 0       | 0          | 0          | 0                  | 0                  | 0        | 0        |
| 8           | Gujarat                      | 223                           | 175    | 78     | 9       | 4       | 6          | 3          | 23                 | 10                 | 10       | 4        |
| 9           | Haryana                      | 119                           | 30     | 25     | 11      | 9       | 14         | 12         | 64                 | 54                 | 0        | 0        |
| 10          | Himachal Pradesh             | 8                             | 6      | 75     | 0       | 0       | 1          | 13         | 1                  | 13                 | 0        | 0        |
| 11          | Jammu & Kashmir              | 22                            | 22     | 100    | 0       | 0       | 0          | 0          | 0                  | 0                  | 0        | 0        |
| 12          | Jharkhand                    | 260                           | 244    | 94     | 10      | 4       | 2          | 1          | 4                  | 2                  | 0        | 0        |
| 13          | Karnataka                    | 176                           | 98     | 56     | 21      | 12      | 14         | 8          | 43                 | 24                 | 0        | 0        |
| 14          | Kerala                       | 152                           | 131    | 86     | 18      | 12      | 2          | 1          | 1                  | 1                  | 0        | 0        |
| 15          | Madhya Pradesh               | 313                           | 228    | 73     | 58      | 19      | 2          | 1          | 25                 | 8                  | 0        | 0        |
| 16          | Maharashtra                  | 353                           | 324    | 92     | 19      | 5       | 1          | 0          | 9                  | 3                  | 0        | 0        |
| 17          | Manipur                      | 9                             | 9      | 100    | 0       | 0       | 0          | 0          | 0                  | 0                  | 0        | 0        |
| 18          | Meghalaya                    | 11                            | 11     | 100    | 0       | 0       | 0          | 0          | 0                  | 0                  | 0        | 0        |
| 19          | Mizoram                      | 22                            | 22     | 100    | 0       | 0       | 0          | 0          | 0                  | 0                  | 0        | 0        |
| 20          | Nagaland                     | 11                            | 11     | 100    | 0       | 0       | 0          | 0          | 0                  | 0                  | 0        | 0        |
| 21          | Odisha                       | 314                           | 308    | 98     | 0       | 0       | 0          | 0          | 0                  | 0                  | 6        | 2        |
| 22          | Punjab                       | 138                           | 26     | 19     | 3       | 2       | 4          | 3          | 105                | 76                 | 0        | 0        |
| 23          | Rajasthan                    | 248                           | 44     | 18     | 28      | 11      | 9          | 4          | 164                | 66                 | 3        | 1        |
| 24          | Sikkim                       | -                             | -      | -      | -       | -       | -          | -          | -                  | -                  | -        | -        |
| 25          | Tamil Nadu                   | 1139                          | 429    | 38     | 212     | 19      | 105        | 9          | 358                | 31                 | 35       | 3        |
| 26          | Telangana                    | 443                           | 311    | 70     | 74      | 17      | 12         | 3          | 46                 | 10                 | 0        | 0        |
| 27          | Tripura                      | 39                            | 39     | 100    | 0       | 0       | 0          | 0          | 0                  | 0                  | 0        | 0        |
| 28          | Uttar Pradesh                | 820                           | 603    | 74     | 45      | 5       | 59         | 7          | 113                | 14                 | 0        | 0        |
| 29          | Uttarakhand                  | 18                            | 16     | 89     | 1       | 6       | 1          | 6          | 0                  | 0                  | 0        | 0        |
| 30          | West Bengal                  | 268                           | 191    | 71     | 76      | 28      | 1          | 0          | 0                  | 0                  | 0        | 0        |
|             | Total (States)               | 6533                          | 4475   | 68     | 678     | 10      | 252        | 4          | 1033               | 16                 | 95       | 1        |
|             | Union Territories            |                               |        |        |         |         |            |            |                    |                    |          |          |
| 1           | Andaman & Nicobar            | 34                            | 34     | 100    | 0       | 0       | 0          | 0          | 0                  | 0                  | 0        | 0        |
| 2           | Chandigarh                   | 1                             | 1      | 100    | 0       | 0       | 0          | 0          | 0                  | 0                  | 0        | 0        |
| 3           | Dadra & Nagar Haveli         | 1                             | 1      | 100    | 0       | 0       | 0          | 0          | 0                  | 0                  | 0        | 0        |
| 4           | Da man & Diu                 | 2                             | 1      | 50     | 0       | 0       | 1          | 50         | 0                  | 0                  | 0        | 0        |
| 5           | Lakshadweep                  | 9                             | 6      | 67     | 3       | 33      | 0          | 0          | 0                  | 0                  | 0        | 0        |
| 6           | Puducherry                   | 4                             | 2      | 50     | 0       | 0       | 0          | 0          | 1                  | 25                 | 1        | 25       |
|             | Total (UTs)                  | 51                            | 45     | 88     | 3       | 6       | 1          | 2          | 1                  | 2                  | 1        | 2        |
| Grand Total | Grand Total                  | 6584                          | 4520   | 69     | 681     | 10      | 253        | 4          | 1034               | 16                 | 96       | 1        |

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