Lok Sabha Question No. 3533 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-24
Subject: Survey of Ground Water
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Shriniwas Dadasaheb Patil

## DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI, REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3533

ANSWERED ON 24.03.2022

## SURVEY OF GROUND WATER

## 3533.  SHRI SHRINIWAS PATIL

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Ground Water Survey and Development Agency has conducted any survey in the recent past about the levels of ground water in rural Maharashtra particularly in Western Maharashtra regions of the State;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, district-wise; and
- (c) whether the Government has put in place any road-map to increase the ground water levels in rural Maharashtra and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI (SHRI BISHWESWAR TUDU)

- (a) & (b) As per information received from Maharashtra State Ground Water Survey and Development Agency, the groundwater levels from observation wells were measured by them during October 2021 and January 2022. Further, Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) is periodically monitoring the ground water levels throughout the country, including Maharashtra, on a regional scale, through a network of monitoring wells. District-wise depth to water level and distribution of percentage of wells for November 2021 in Maharashtra are given in Annexure I .
- (c)  Though  water  is  a  State  subject,  Central  Government  has  taken  a  number  of  measures  for  conservation, management of ground water including effective implementation of rain water harvesting in the country, which can be seen at URL:http://jalshaktidowr.gov.in/sites/default/files/Steps\_to\_control\_water\_depletion\_Feb2021.pdf.  Some  of  the  important initiatives in this regard are also given at Annexure II.

Government of India launched Jal Shakti Abhiyan (JSA) in 2019 in 256 water stressed districts in the country, including Maharashtra. Further, the campaign 'Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain' (JSA:CTR) was launched by the Hon'ble Prime Minister on 22 March 2021.

Ministry of Jal Shakti, Department of Water Resources, RD & GR (DoWR, RD & GR) 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 80 water stressed districts and 8,565 Gram Panchayats of seven States viz. Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. The scheme includes innovative recharge structures including rain water harvesting structures.  In Maharashtra, Atal Jal is being implemented in 38 blocks in 13 districts.

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3533 TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 24.03.2022 REGARDING 'SURVEY OF GROUND WATER'.

## District wise number &percentage of Wells Showing Depth to Water Level (mbgl) in the State of Maharashtra during November 2021

| S. No.   | Name of District   | No. of wells Analysed   | Depth to Water   | Depth to Water   | 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 District   |                         | Level (mbgl)     | 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 District   |                         | Min              | Max              | No                                                                                | %                                                                                 | No                                                                                | %                                                                                 | No                                                                                | %                                                                                 | No                                                                                | %                                                                                 | No                                                                                | %                                                                                 | No                                                                                | %                                                                                 |
| 1        | Ahmednagar         | 65                      | 0.32             | 19.51            | 18                                                                                | 27.7                                                                              | 29                                                                                | 44.6                                                                              | 15                                                                                | 23.1                                                                              | 3                                                                                 | 4.6                                                                               | 0                                                                                 | 0.0                                                                               | 0                                                                                 | 0.0                                                                               |
| 2        | Akola              | 30                      | 0.75             | 30.00            | 8                                                                                 | 26.7                                                                              | 10                                                                                | 33.3                                                                              | 4                                                                                 | 13.3                                                                              | 5                                                                                 | 16.7                                                                              | 3                                                                                 | 10.0                                                                              | 0                                                                                 | 0.0                                                                               |
| 3        | Amravati           | 96                      | 0.60             | 36.00            | 14                                                                                | 14.6                                                                              | 45                                                                                | 46.9                                                                              | 20                                                                                | 20.8                                                                              | 12                                                                                | 12.5                                                                              | 5                                                                                 | 5.2                                                                               | 0                                                                                 | 0.0                                                                               |
| 4        | Aurangabad         | 39                      | 0.80             | 10.60            | 10                                                                                | 25.6                                                                              | 21                                                                                | 53.8                                                                              | 7                                                                                 | 17.9                                                                              | 1                                                                                 | 2.6                                                                               | 0                                                                                 | 0.0                                                                               | 0                                                                                 | 0.0                                                                               |
| 5        | Beed               | 53                      | 0.01             | 8.71             | 26                                                                                | 49.1                                                                              | 21                                                                                | 39.6                                                                              | 6                                                                                 | 11.3                                                                              | 0                                                                                 | 0.0                                                                               | 0                                                                                 | 0.0                                                                               | 0                                                                                 | 0.0                                                                               |
| 6        | Bhandara           | 38                      | 0.60             | 7.38             | 12                                                                                | 31.6                                                                              | 19                                                                                | 50.0                                                                              | 7                                                                                 | 18.4                                                                              | 0                                                                                 | 0.0                                                                               | 0                                                                                 | 0.0                                                                               | 0                                                                                 | 0.0                                                                               |
| 7        | Buldana            | 55                      | 0.01             | 13.96            | 23                                                                                | 41.8                                                                              | 18                                                                                | 32.7                                                                              | 6                                                                                 | 10.9                                                                              | 8                                                                                 | 14.5                                                                              | 0                                                                                 | 0.0                                                                               | 0                                                                                 | 0.0                                                                               |
| 8        | Chandrapur         | 71                      | 0.40             | 10.00            | 28                                                                                | 39.4                                                                              | 34                                                                                | 47.9                                                                              | 9                                                                                 | 12.7                                                                              | 0                                                                                 | 0.0                                                                               | 0                                                                                 | 0.0                                                                               | 0                                                                                 | 0.0                                                                               |
| 9        | Dhule              | 39                      | 0.60             | 19.10            | 11                                                                                | 28.2                                                                              | 19                                                                                | 48.7                                                                              | 6                                                                                 | 15.4                                                                              | 3                                                                                 | 7.7                                                                               | 0                                                                                 | 0.0                                                                               | 0                                                                                 | 0.0                                                                               |
| 10       | Gadchiroli         | 40                      | 0.35             | 9.55             | 14                                                                                | 35.0                                                                              | 24                                                                                | 60.0                                                                              | 2                                                                                 | 5.0                                                                               | 0                                                                                 | 0.0                                                                               | 0                                                                                 | 0.0                                                                               | 0                                                                                 | 0.0                                                                               |
| 11       | Gondia             | 24                      | 0.95             | 10.40            | 5                                                                                 | 20.8                                                                              | 14                                                                                | 58.3                                                                              | 4                                                                                 | 16.7                                                                              | 1                                                                                 | 4.2                                                                               | 0                                                                                 | 0.0                                                                               | 0                                                                                 | 0.0                                                                               |
| 12       | Hingoli            | 31                      | 1.58             | 11.20            | 4                                                                                 | 12.9                                                                              | 18                                                                                | 58.1                                                                              | 8                                                                                 | 25.8                                                                              | 1                                                                                 | 3.2                                                                               | 0                                                                                 | 0.0                                                                               | 0                                                                                 | 0.0                                                                               |
| 13       | Jalgaon            | 55                      | 0.95             | 54.70            | 11                                                                                | 20.0                                                                              | 20                                                                                | 36.4                                                                              | 10                                                                                | 18.2                                                                              | 5                                                                                 | 9.1                                                                               | 7                                                                                 | 12.7                                                                              | 2                                                                                 | 3.6                                                                               |
| 14       | Jalna              | 45                      | 0.10             | 12.15            | 16                                                                                | 35.6                                                                              | 21                                                                                | 46.7                                                                              | 7                                                                                 | 15.6                                                                              | 1                                                                                 | 2.2                                                                               | 0                                                                                 | 0.0                                                                               | 0                                                                                 | 0.0                                                                               |
| 15       | Kolhapur           | 36                      | 0.40             | 9.90             | 14                                                                                | 38.9                                                                              | 10                                                                                | 27.8                                                                              | 12                                                                                | 33.3                                                                              | 0                                                                                 | 0.0                                                                               | 0                                                                                 | 0.0                                                                               | 0                                                                                 | 0.0                                                                               |
| 16       | Latur              | 37                      | 0.20             | 7.80             | 11                                                                                | 29.7                                                                              | 17                                                                                | 45.9                                                                              | 9                                                                                 | 24.3                                                                              | 0                                                                                 | 0.0                                                                               | 0                                                                                 | 0.0                                                                               | 0                                                                                 | 0.0                                                                               |
| 17       | mumbai city        | 6                       | 0.80             | 7.65             | 3                                                                                 | 50.0                                                                              | 2                                                                                 | 33.3                                                                              | 1                                                                                 | 16.7                                                                              | 0                                                                                 | 0.0                                                                               | 0                                                                                 | 0.0                                                                               | 0                                                                                 | 0.0                                                                               |
| 18       | mumbai suburban    | 17                      | 0.60             | 9.10             | 4                                                                                 | 23.5                                                                              | 10                                                                                | 58.8                                                                              | 3                                                                                 | 17.6                                                                              | 0                                                                                 | 0.0                                                                               | 0                                                                                 | 0.0                                                                               | 0                                                                                 | 0.0                                                                               |
| 19       | Nagpur             | 152                     | 0.15             | 22.90            | 28                                                                                | 18.4                                                                              | 83                                                                                | 54.6                                                                              | 38                                                                                | 25.0                                                                              | 2                                                                                 | 1.3                                                                               | 1                                                                                 | 0.7                                                                               | 0                                                                                 | 0.0                                                                               |
| 20       | Nanded             | 55                      | 0.97             | 10.80            | 14                                                                                | 25.5                                                                              | 34                                                                                | 61.8                                                                              | 6                                                                                 | 10.9                                                                              | 1                                                                                 | 1.8                                                                               | 0                                                                                 | 0.0                                                                               | 0                                                                                 | 0.0                                                                               |
| 21       | Nandurbar          | 26                      | 0.20             | 20.50            | 8                                                                                 | 30.8                                                                              | 8                                                                                 | 30.8                                                                              | 7                                                                                 | 26.9                                                                              | 2                                                                                 | 7.7                                                                               | 1                                                                                 | 3.8                                                                               | 0                                                                                 | 0.0                                                                               |
| 22       | Nashik             | 81                      | 0.05             | 15.00            | 34                                                                                | 42.0                                                                              | 32                                                                                | 39.5                                                                              | 8                                                                                 | 9.9                                                                               | 7                                                                                 | 8.6                                                                               | 0                                                                                 | 0.0                                                                               | 0                                                                                 | 0.0                                                                               |
| 23       | Osmanabad          | 35                      | 0.60             | 7.15             | 14                                                                                | 40.0                                                                              | 17                                                                                | 48.6                                                                              | 4                                                                                 | 11.4                                                                              | 0                                                                                 | 0.0                                                                               | 0                                                                                 | 0.0                                                                               | 0                                                                                 | 0.0                                                                               |
| 24       | Parbhani           | 37                      | 0.87             | 9.23             | 4                                                                                 | 10.8                                                                              | 25                                                                                | 67.6                                                                              | 8                                                                                 | 21.6                                                                              | 0                                                                                 | 0.0                                                                               | 0                                                                                 | 0.0                                                                               | 0                                                                                 | 0.0                                                                               |
| 25       | Pune               | 52                      | 0.01             | 12.90            | 13                                                                                | 25.0                                                                              | 21                                                                                | 40.4                                                                              | 17                                                                                | 32.7                                                                              | 1                                                                                 | 1.9                                                                               | 0                                                                                 | 0.0                                                                               | 0                                                                                 | 0.0                                                                               |
| 26       | Raigad             | 30                      | 0.01             | 2.61             | 22                                                                                | 73.3                                                                              | 8                                                                                 | 26.7                                                                              | 0                                                                                 | 0.0                                                                               | 0                                                                                 | 0.0                                                                               | 0                                                                                 | 0.0                                                                               | 0                                                                                 | 0.0                                                                               |
| 27       | Ratnagiri          | 55                      | 0.40             | 15.45            | 12                                                                                | 21.8                                                                              | 22                                                                                | 40.0                                                                              | 13                                                                                | 23.6                                                                              | 8                                                                                 | 14.5                                                                              | 0                                                                                 | 0.0                                                                               | 0                                                                                 | 0.0                                                                               |
| 28       | Sangli             | 40                      | 1.00             | 10.10            | 8                                                                                 | 20.0                                                                              | 26                                                                                | 65.0                                                                              | 5                                                                                 | 12.5                                                                              | 1                                                                                 | 2.5                                                                               | 0                                                                                 | 0.0                                                                               | 0                                                                                 | 0.0                                                                               |
| 29       | Satara             | 51                      | 0.85             | 11.30            | 10                                                                                | 19.6                                                                              | 25                                                                                | 49.0                                                                              | 14                                                                                | 27.5                                                                              | 2                                                                                 | 3.9                                                                               | 0                                                                                 | 0.0                                                                               | 0                                                                                 | 0.0                                                                               |
| 30       | Sindudurg          | 51                      | 0.20             | 15.40            | 16                                                                                | 31.4                                                                              | 14                                                                                | 27.5                                                                              | 16                                                                                | 31.4                                                                              | 5                                                                                 | 9.8                                                                               | 0                                                                                 | 0.0                                                                               | 0                                                                                 | 0.0                                                                               |
| 31       | Solapur            | 56                      | 0.30             | 11.25            | 15                                                                                | 26.8                                                                              | 32                                                                                | 57.1                                                                              | 7                                                                                 | 12.5                                                                              | 2                                                                                 | 3.6                                                                               | 0                                                                                 | 0.0                                                                               | 0                                                                                 | 0.0                                                                               |
| 32       | Thane              | 60                      | 0.20             | 5.75             | 30                                                                                | 50.0                                                                              | 27                                                                                | 45.0                                                                              | 3                                                                                 | 5.0                                                                               | 0                                                                                 | 0.0                                                                               | 0                                                                                 | 0.0                                                                               | 0                                                                                 | 0.0                                                                               |
| 33       | Wardha             | 66                      | 0.50             | 9.40             | 12                                                                                | 18.2                                                                              | 37                                                                                | 56.1                                                                              | 17                                                                                | 25.8                                                                              | 0                                                                                 | 0.0                                                                               | 0                                                                                 | 0.0                                                                               | 0                                                                                 | 0.0                                                                               |
| 34       | Washim             | 41                      | 0.85             | 8.05             | 19                                                                                | 46.3                                                                              | 20                                                                                | 48.8                                                                              | 2                                                                                 | 4.9                                                                               | 0                                                                                 | 0.0                                                                               | 0                                                                                 | 0.0                                                                               | 0                                                                                 | 0.0                                                                               |
| 35       | Yavatmal           | 92                      | 0.30             | 27.05            | 21                                                                                | 22.8                                                                              | 56                                                                                | 60.9                                                                              | 14                                                                                | 15.2                                                                              | 0                                                                                 | 0.0                                                                               | 1                                                                                 | 1.1                                                                               | 0                                                                                 | 0.0                                                                               |
|          | Total              | 1757                    | 0.01             | 54.70            | 512                                                                               | 29.1                                                                              | 839                                                                               | 47.8                                                                              | 315                                                                               | 17.9                                                                              | 71                                                                                | 4.0                                                                               | 18                                                                                | 1.0                                                                               | 2                                                                                 | 0.1                                                                               |

## ANNEXURE-II ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3533 TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 24.03.2022 REGARDING 'SURVEY OF GROUND WATER'.

## Initiatives of central Government for water harvesting

Government of India launched Jal Shakti Abhiyan (JSA) in 2019, a time bound campaign with a mission mode  approach  intended to improve  water availability including ground water conditions in the water stressed blocks of 256 districts in India including 8 districts in Maharashtra.  In  this  regard,  teams  of  officers  from  Central  Government  along-with  technical officers from Ministry of Jal Shakti were deputed to visit water stressed districts and to work in close collaboration with district level officials to undertake suitable interventions.

In  addition,  Ministry  of  Jal  Shakti  has  taken  up  the  'Jal  Shakti  Abhiyan:  Catch  the  Rain' (JSA:CTR)  with  the  theme  'Catch  the  Rain  -  Where  it  Falls  When  it  Falls'  to  cover  all  the blocks of all districts (rural as well as urban areas) across the country during 22nd March 2021 to 30th November 2021. The campaign was launched by the Hon'ble Prime Minister on 22 March 2021.

Master Plan for Artificial Recharge to Groundwater- 2020 has been prepared by CGWB in consultation with  States/UTs  which  is  a  macro  level  plan  indicating  various  structures  for  the  different  terrain conditions  of  the  country  including  Rajasthan,  Haryana  and  Delhi.  The  Master  Plan  -  2020  envisages construction of about 1.42 crore rain water harvesting and artificial recharge structures in the country to harness 185 Billion Cubic Metre (BCM). IFurther, the Master Plan envisages construction of about 57 lakh Rain water harvesting and artificial recharge structures in Maharashtra  to harness 3872 Million Cubic Metre (MCM) of monsoon rainfall.

National  Aquifer  Mapping  and  Management  program  (NAQUIM)  is  being  implemented  by CGWB as part of Ground Water Management and Regulation (GWM & R) Scheme, a Central Sector  scheme.  NAQUIM  envisages  mapping  of  aquifers  (water  bearing  formations),  their characterization  and  development  of  Aquifer  Management  Plans  to  facilitate  sustainable management  of  groundwater  resources  in  the  country. NAQUIM  outputs  are  shared  with States/UTs for suitable interventions. So far, 203249 Sq. KM. has been covered under NAQUIM in Maharashtra against a target of 256529 Sq KM. The balance area is targeted to be completed by Mar 20-23.

Ministry  of  Housing  &  Urban  Affairs  (MoHUA)  has  formulated  guidelines  for  the  States  to adopt  measures  suitable  to  local  conditions,  such  as  Unified  Building  Bye  Laws  (UBBL)  of Delhi, 2016, Model Building Bye Laws (MBBL), 2016 and Urban and Regional Development Plan Formulation and Implementation (URDPFI) Guidelines, 2014, wherein adequate focus has been  given  on  requirement  of  rainwater  harvesting  and  water  conservation  measures. As  per MBBL, all  buildings  having  a  plot  size  of  100  sq.m.  or,  more  shall  mandatorily  include  the complete proposal of rainwater harvesting. 33 States/ UTs have adopted the features of these Bye Laws including Maharashtra.