Lok Sabha Question No. 1065 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-27
Subject: Dark Zones of Depleting Water Level
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Imtiaz Jaleel Syed, Asaduddin Owaisi

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1065

## ANSWERED ON 27.06.2019

## DARK ZONES OF DEPLET ING WATER LEVEL

## 1065. SHRI SYED IMTIAZ JALEEL

SHRI ASADUDDIN OWAISI

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) whether water level is fast depleting in many States;

(b) if so, the details of the districts/ blocks so far identified and marked as dark zone Water Board in the country especially in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra;

(c) whether there is any plan to tackle water depletion and if so, the details thereof along which the scheme is to be put on ground;

(d) whether any foreign funding a ge cy is involved in this project; and

(e) if so, the details thereof and type of help likely to be taken from locals for imple project?

## ANSWER

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

(a)  &  (b)Ground  water  levels  in  various  parts  of  the  Country  are  declining  because  of  c withdrawal due to reasons such as increased demand of fresh water for various uses, vagarie increased population, industrialization & urbanization etc.  Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) carri out ground water monitoring four times a year in different States.  In order to assess the 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 about 52% of the wells being monitored. State -wise details including Maharashtra are given in Annexure. In Maharashtra, out of the tota l 353 assessment units (Taluks) in the State , 9 units have been categorized as 'Over -exploited', 1 unit have been categorized as 'Critical', 19 units as 'Semi -Critical' and 324 units as 'Safe', which includes all the assessment units (Taluk) of the Auranga bad District.

(c) to (e) Water being a State subject, efforts to conserve and manage ground water is primarily States' responsibility. However, other steps taken by the Central Government to control ground water depletion are at the following URL:

http://mowr.gov.in/sites/default/files/Steps\_to\_control\_water\_depletion\_Jun2019.pdf

Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) & (b)of Unstarred Question No. 1065 to be answered in Lok Sabha on 27. 06.201 9 regarding ' DARK ZONES OF DEPLETING WATER LEVEL '

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

| Sl.No.   | States / Union Territories   | Total No. of Assessed Units   | Safe   | Safe   | Semi- critical   | Semi- critical   | Critical   | Critical   | Over- exploited   | Over- 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                        | 6584                          | 4520   | 69     | 681              | 10               | 253        | 4          | 1034              | 16                | 96       | 1        |

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