Lok Sabha Question No. 913 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-02
Subject: Shortage of drinking water
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Sunil Kumar Soni, Vijay Baghel, Vijay Baghel, Arun Sao

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI,

## DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †913

ANSWERED ON 02.12.2021

## SHORTAGE OF DRINKING WATER

## †913. SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SONI SHRI VIJAY BAGHEL SHRI ARUN SAO

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  level  of  ground  water  is  rapidly  depleting  in  various  parts  of  the  country  causing  thereby shortage of drinking water in the said area;

- (b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise including Chhattisgarh;
- (c) whether any scheme for ground water recharge is under consideration of the Government; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

## (SHRI BISHWESWAR TUDU)

(a) & (b) Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) is periodically monitoring the ground water levels throughout the  country  including  Chhattisgarh  on  a  regional  scale,  through  a  network  of  monitoring  wells.  In  order  to assess  the  long  term  fluctuation  in  ground  water  level,  the  water  level  data  collected  by  CGWB  during November 2020 has been compared with the decadal mean of November (2010-2019). Analysis of water level data indicates that about 30% of the wells monitored have registered decline in ground water levels in the range of 0 - 2 m whereas, around 45% of the wells have also reported rise of groundwater levels in the same range. The State-wise details including Chhattisgarh are given in Annexure .

No  specific  information  about  linkage  of  depleting  groundwater  levels  with  shortage  of  drinking water is available.  However, Government of India, in partnership with State Governments, is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) since August, 2019 to provide potable tap water supply of prescribed quality to every rural household in the country by 2024.

(c) Presently no specific new scheme for groundwater recharge is under consideration with this Department.

(d) Water being a State subject, initiatives on water management including groundwater recharge is primarily States'  responsibility.   However,  important  measures  taken  by  the  Central  Government  for  conservation, management of ground water and effective implementation of rain water harvesting in the country are available at the following URL:

http://jalshakti-dowr.gov.in/sites/default/files/Steps\_to\_control\_water\_depletion\_Feb2021.pdf.

Government of India (GoI) generally supports artificial groundwater recharge/water harvesting works in  the  country  through  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rural  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (MGNREGS), Pradhan  Mantri  Krishi  Sinchayee  Yojana  -  Watershed  Development  component  (PMKSY-WDC),  'Surface Minor Irrigation (SMI) and Repair, Renovation and Restoration (RRR) of Water Bodies schemes', components of PMKSY (launched in 2015-16). GoI is implementing Atal Bhujal Yojana (Atal Jal), a Rs.6,000 crore central sector scheme, for sustainable management of ground water resources with community participation. Atal Jal is being  implemented  in  81  water  stressed  districts  and  8,774  gram  panchayats  of  seven  States  viz.  Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.

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Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) & (b) of Unstarred Question No.†913 to be answered in Lok Sabha on 02.12.2021 regarding 'Shortage of Drinking Water'.

## State-wise Decadal Water Level Fluctuation with Mean [November (2010 to 2019] and November 2020

| S. No.   | Name of State         | No. of wells Analysed   | Rise        | Rise   | Rise      | Rise     | Rise   | Rise        | Fall    | Fall   | Fall   | Fall    | Fall   | Fall    | Rise     | Rise   | Fall   | Fall   | Wells               | Wells               | Wells               |
|----------|-----------------------|-------------------------|-------------|--------|-----------|----------|--------|-------------|---------|--------|--------|---------|--------|---------|----------|--------|--------|--------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
| S. No.   | Name of State         | No. of wells Analysed   | 0-2m        | 0-2m   | 2-4m      | 2-4m     | >4m    | >4m         | 0-2m    | 0-2m   | 2-4m   | 2-4m    | >4m    | >4m     |          |        |        |        | showing no change % | showing no change % | showing no change % |
| S. No.   | Name of State         | No. of wells Analysed   | No          | %      | No        | %        | No     | %           | No      | %      | No     | %       | No     | %       | No       | %      | No     | %      | No                  |                     |                     |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh        | 688                     | 395         | 57.4   | 92        | 13.4     | 38     | 5.5         | 146     | 21.2   | 12     | 1.7     | 5      | 0.7     | 525      | 76     | 163    | 24     | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh     | 3                       | 3           | 100.0  | 0         | 0.0      | 0      | 0.0         | 0       | 0.0    | 0      | 0.0     | 0      | 0.0     | 3        | 100    | 0      | 0      | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| 3        | Assam                 | 158                     | 113         | 71.5   | 5         | 3.2      | 2      | 1.3         | 35      | 22.2   | 3      | 1.9     | 0      | 0.0     | 120      | 76     | 38     | 24     | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| 4        | Bihar                 | 536                     | 284         | 53.0   | 41        | 7.6      | 4      | 0.7         | 184     | 34.3   | 17     | 3.2     | 6      | 1.1     | 329      | 61     | 207    | 39     | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| 5        | Chandigarh            | 11                      | 3           | 27.3   | 2         | 18.2     | 0      | 0.0         | 5       | 45.5   | 0      | 0.0     | 1      | 9.1     | 5        | 45     | 6      | 55     | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| 6        | Chhattisgarh          | 700                     | 261         | 37.3   | 41        | 5.9      | 15     | 2.1         | 312     | 44.6   | 53     | 7.6     | 18     | 2.6     | 317      | 45     | 383    | 55     | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| 7        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli # | 17                      | 11          | 64.7   | 2         | 11.8     | 1      | 5.9         | 3       | 17.6   | 0      | 0.0     | 0      | 0.0     | 14       | 82     | 3      | 18     | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| 8        | Daman &Diu            | 9                       | 7           | 77.8   | 0         | 0.0      | 0      | 0.0         | 2       | 22.2   | 0      | 0.0     | 0 0.0  |         | 7        | 78     | 2      | 22     | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| 9        | Delhi                 | 80                      | 11          | 13.8   | 3         | 3.8      | 4      | 5.0         | 31      | 38.8   | 19     | 23.8    | 12     | 15.0    | 18       | 23     | 62     | 78     | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| 10       | Goa                   | 65                      | 7           | 10.8   | 0         | 0.0      | 1      | 1.5         | 50      | 76.9   | 7      | 10.8    | 0      | 0.0     | 8        | 12     | 57     | 88     | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| 11       | Gujarat               | 736                     | 279         | 37.9   | 93        | 12.6     | 116    | 15.8        | 179     | 24.3   | 49     | 6.7     | 20     | 2.7     | 488      | 66     | 248    | 34     | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| 12       | Haryana               | 312                     | 83          | 26.6   | 5         | 1.6      | 7      | 2.2         | 94      | 30.1   | 44     | 14.1    | 78     | 25.0    | 95       | 30     | 216    | 69     | 1                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| 13       | Himachal Pradesh      | 88                      | 31          | 35.2   | 3         | 3.4      | 2      | 2.3         | 47      | 53.4   | 3      | 3.4     | 2      | 2.3     | 36       | 41     | 52     | 59     | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| 14       | Jammu &Kashmir        | 163                     | 42          | 25.8   | 3         | 1.8      | 2      | 1.2         | 106     | 65.0   | 9      | 5.5     | 1      | 0.6     | 47       | 29     | 116    | 71     | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| 15       | Jharkhand             | 276                     | 162         | 58.7   | 42        | 15.2     | 17     | 6.2         | 49      | 17.8   | 5      | 1.8     | 1      | 0.4     | 221      | 80     | 55     | 20     | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| 16       | Karnataka             | 1316                    | 632         | 48.0   | 181       | 13.8     | 123    | 9.3         | 325     | 24.7   | 33     | 2.5     | 22     | 1.7     | 936      | 71     | 380    | 29     | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| 17       | Kerala                | 1334                    | 537         | 40.3   | 24        | 1.8      | 6      | 0.4         | 738     | 55.3   | 23     | 1.7     | 6      | 0.4     | 567      | 43     | 767    | 57     | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| 18       | Madhya Pradesh        | 1294                    | 594         | 45.9   | 160       | 12.4     | 43     | 3.3         | 372     | 28.7   | 83     | 6.4     | 42     | 3.2     | 797      | 62     | 497    | 38     | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| 19       | Maharashtra**         | 3611                    | 1815        | 50.3   |           | 16.4     | 262    | 7.3         | 869     | 24.1   | 53     | 1.5     | 20     | 0.6     | 2669     | 74     |        |        | 0                   |                     |                     |
| 20       | Meghalaya             | 23                      | 13          | 56.5   | 592 1     | 4.3      | 0      | 0.0         | 9       | 39.1   | 0      | 0.0     | 0      | 0.0     | 14       | 61     | 942    | 26 9   | 39 0                | 0                   | 0                   |
| 21       | Nagaland              | 2                       | 0           | 0.0    |           | 0.0      | 0      | 0.0         | 1       | 50.0   | 1      | 50.0    | 0      | 0.0     | 0        | 0      | 2      | 100    | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| 22       | Odhisha               | 1204                    | 762         | 63.3   | 0 47      | 3.9      | 6      | 0.5         | 366     | 30.4   | 19     | 1.6     | 3      | 0.2     | 815      | 68     | 388    | 32     | 1                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| 23       | Pondicherry           | 6                       | 0           | 0.0    | 0         | 0.0      | 0      | 0.0         | 4       | 66.7   | 2      | 33.3    | 0      | 0.0     | 0        | 0      | 6      | 100    | 0                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| 24       | Punjab                | 250                     | 55          |        |           |          | 3      |             | 89      | 35.6   | 38     | 15.2    | 54     |         |          |        |        | 72     |                     | 0                   | 0                   |
|          |                       |                         |             | 22.0   | 10        | 4.0      |        | 1.2         |         |        |        |         | 21.6   |         | 68       | 27     | 181    | 1      |                     |                     |                     |
| 25       | Rajasthan             | 962                     | 271         | 28.2   | 89        | 9.3      | 69     | 7.2         | 288     | 29.9   | 105    | 10.9    | 137    | 14.2    | 429      | 45     | 530    | 55     | 3                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| 26       | Tamil Nadu            | 629                     | 211         | 33.5   | 64        | 10.2     | 44     | 7.0         | 192     | 30.5   | 55     | 8.7     | 62     | 9.9     | 319      | 51     | 309    | 49     | 1                   | 0                   | 0                   |
| 27       | Telangana             | 549                     | 200         | 36.4   | 121       | 22.0     | 177    | 32.2        | 45      | 8.2    | 3      | 0.5     | 3      | 0.5     | 498      | 91     | 51     | 0      | 9 0                 |                     |                     |
|          |                       |                         |             | 27.7   | 43        |          |        | 2.2         | 240     | 38.0   | 48     |         |        | 4.3     |          |        | 311    |        | 49 0                | 0 0                 | 0 0                 |
| 29       | Uttar Pradesh         | 632                     | 264         | 41.8   |           | 6.8      | 14     |             |         | 44.7   |        | 7.6     | 23     | 3.6     | 321      | 51     |        | 0      |                     |                     |                     |
| 31       | Uttarakhand           | 47                      | 41.7        |        |           | 10.3     | 42     |             | 167     | 26.4   | 45     | 17.0    | 2      |         | 371      | 59     | 31     | 261    | 66 1                | 0                   | 0                   |
| 30       | West Bengal Total     | 633 16355               | 13 264 7341 | 44.9   | 2 65 1731 | 4.3 10.6 | 1 999  | 2.1 6.6 6.1 | 21 4971 | 30.4   | 8 738  | 7.1 4.5 | 49 567 | 7.7 3.5 | 16 10071 | 34     |        | 6276   | 41 62 38            | 8                   | 0                   |