Lok Sabha Question No. 3471 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-24
Subject: Depletion of Ground Water
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Manoj Kishorbhai Kotak, Raksha Nikhil Khadse

## 3471.  SHRI MANOJ KOTAK

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3471

ANSWERED ON 24.03.2022

## DEPLETION OF GROUND WATER

## SHRIMATI RAKSHA NIKHIL KHADSE

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  it  is  a  fact  that  in  some  parts  of  the  country  especially  in  big  cities  there  has  been  serious depletion of ground water;
- (b) if so, the details thereof,
- (c) whether any research has been conducted to find out the reasons and consequent effects of decrease in ground water level; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof and the steps taken by the Government to mitigate the problem?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

## (SHRI BISHWESWAR TUDU)

- (a) & b) The Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) is periodically monitoring ground water levels throughout the country including urban areas 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 2021 has been compared with the decadal mean of November (2011-2020). Analysis of water level data indicates that about 30% of the wells monitored have registered decline in ground water level whereas about 70% wells have registered rise in water level. Further, with respect to big cities of the country the analysis as mentioned above indicates rise in groundwater levels in around 65.4% wells. State-wise details and information with respect to big cities are given at Annexure I and Annexure II respectively.
- (c)  As per available information, the ground water levels in various parts of the country are declining because of continuous  withdrawal  necessitated  by  increased  demand  of  fresh  water  for  various  uses,  vagaries  of  rainfall, increased population, industrialization & urbanization etc.

Some of the  consequential  effects  of  decrease  in  ground  water  levels  may  be  considered  as  drying  up  of wells, reduction of water in streams and lakes, deterioration of water quality , increased pumping costs, land subsidence etc.  However,  the  ground  water  is  a  dynamic  replenishable  resource,  which  gets  recharged  every  year  through rainfall and other sources such as return flow from irrigation, canal seepage, recharge from surface water bodies etc.

- (d)  Though  water  is  a  State  subject,  Central  Government  has  taken  a  number  of  important  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 III.

Government of India launched Jal Shakti Abhiyan (JSA) in 2019 in 256 water stressed districts in the country which continued during 2021 also to improve water availability including ground water conditions in the country. Further, the campaign 'Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain' (JSA:CTR) was launched by the Hon'ble Prime Minister on 22 March 2021.

In  addition,  a  number  of  States  have  done  notable  work  in  the  field  of  water  conservation/harvesting  such  as 'Mukhyamantri  Jal  Swavlamban  Abhiyan'  in  Rajasthan,  'Jalyukt  Shibar'  in  Maharashtra,  'Sujalam  Sufalam Abhiyan' in Gujarat, 'Mission Kakatiya' in Telangana, Neeru Chettu' in Andhra Pradesh, Jal Jeevan Hariyali in Bihar, 'Jal Hi Jeevan' in Haryana, and Kudimaramath scheme in Tamil Nadu etc.

## ANNEXURE I

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3471 TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 24.03.2022 REGARDING 'DEPLETION OF GROUND WATER'.

## State-wise Decadal Water Level Fluctuation with Mean [November (2011 to 2020] and November 2021

| S. No.   | Name of State           | No. of wells Analysed   | Rise    | Rise      | Rise   | Rise     | Rise   | Rise     | Fall   | Fall      | Fall   | Fall       | Fall    | Fall     |              |         |       |      | Wells showing no   |
|----------|-------------------------|-------------------------|---------|-----------|--------|----------|--------|----------|--------|-----------|--------|------------|---------|----------|--------------|---------|-------|------|--------------------|
| 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      | Rise         | Rise    | Fall  | Fall | Fall               |
| S. No.   | Name of State           | No. of wells Analysed   | No      | %         | No     | %        | No     | %        | No     | %         | No     | %          | %       | No       | %            | No      | %     | No   | change %           |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh          | 706 419                 | 59.3    |           | 87     | 12.3     | 50     | 7.1      | 124    | 17.6      | 14     | No 2.0 11  |         | 1.6      | 79           | 149     | 21    | 1    | 0                  |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh       | 10 2                    | 20.0    |           | 0      | 0.0      | 0      | 0.0      | 8      | 80.0      | 0      | 0.0 0      | 0.0     | 556 2    | 20           | 8       | 80    | 0    | 0                  |
| 3        | Assam                   | 167                     | 71      | 42.5      | 3      | 1.8      | 1      | 0.6      | 83     | 49.7      | 6      | 3.6 3      | 1.8     | 75       | 45           | 92      | 55    | 0    | 0                  |
| 4        | Bihar                   | 593                     | 395     | 66.6      | 78     | 13.2     | 11     | 1.9      | 102    | 17.2      | 7      | 1.2        | 0       | 0.0      | 484 82       | 109     | 18    | 0    | 0                  |
| 5        | Chandigarh              | 12                      | 4       | 33.3      | 2      | 16.7     | 1      | 8.3      | 3      | 25.0      | 1      | 8.3 1      | 8.3     | 7        | 58           | 5       | 42    | 0    | 0                  |
| 6        | Chhattisgarh            | 687                     | 290     | 42.2      | 66     | 9.6      | 30     | 4.4      | 230    | 33.5      | 45     | 6.6 26     |         | 3.8      | 386 56       | 301     | 44    | 0    | 0                  |
| 7        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli     | 17                      | 15      | 88.2      | 0      | 0.0      | 0      | 0.0      | 2      | 11.8      | 0 0.0  | 0          | 0.0     | 15       | 88           | 2       | 12    | 0    | 0                  |
| 8        | Daman &Diu              | 5                       | 2       | 40.0      | 1      | 20.0     | 1      | 20.0     | 1      | 20.0      | 0      | 0.0 0      | 0.0     | 4        | 80           | 1       | 20    | 0    | 0                  |
| 9        | Delhi                   | 86                      | 29 33.7 | 21        |        | 24.4     | 15     | 17.4     | 12     | 14.0      | 3      | 3.5 6      | 7.0     | 65       | 76           | 21      | 24    | 0    | 0                  |
| 10       | Goa                     | 68                      | 9 13.2  |           | 0      | 0.0      | 1      | 1.5      | 52     | 76.5      | 5      | 7.4 1      | 1.5     | 10       | 15           | 58      | 85    | 0    | 0                  |
| 11       | Gujarat                 | 746                     | 278     | 37.3      | 122    | 16.4     | 112    | 15.0     | 140    | 18.8      | 50     | 6.7 44     | 5.9     | 512      | 69           | 234     | 31    | 0    | 0                  |
| 12       | Haryana                 | 183                     | 66      | 36.1      | 6      | 3.3      | 8      | 4.4      | 65     | 35.5      | 19     | 10.4 19    | 10.4    | 80       | 44           | 103     | 56    | 0    | 0                  |
| 13       | Himachal Pradesh        | 86                      | 40      | 46.5      | 5      | 5.8      | 2      | 2.3      | 36     | 41.9      | 1      | 1.2 1      | 1.2     | 47       | 55           | 38      | 44    | 1    | 1                  |
| 14       | Jammu &Kashmir          | 213                     | 100     | 46.9      | 4      | 1.9      | 3      | 1.4      | 99     | 46.5      | 4      | 3          | 1.4     | 107      | 50           | 106     | 50    | 0    | 0                  |
| 15       | Jharkhand               | 198                     | 132     | 66.7      | 17     | 8.6      | 1      | 0.5      | 45     | 22.7      | 3      | 1.9 1.5    | 0.0     | 150      | 76           | 48      | 24    | 0    | 0                  |
| 16       | Karnataka               | 1290                    | 709     | 55.0      | 265    | 20.5     | 123    | 9.5      | 159    | 12.3      | 20     | 1.6        | 0 14    | 1.1      | 1097 85      | 193     | 15    | 0    | 0                  |
| 17       | Kerala                  | 1304                    | 868     | 66.6      | 145    | 11.1     | 39     | 3.0      | 227    | 17.4      | 17     | 1.3        | 8       | 0.6      | 1052 81      | 252     | 19    | 0    | 0                  |
| 18       | Madhya Pradesh          | 1297                    | 590     | 45.5      | 164    | 12.6     | 97     | 7.5      | 345    | 26.6      | 70     | 5.4        | 2.4     |          | 66           | 446     | 34    | 0    | 0                  |
| 19       | Maharashtra             | 1727                    | 49.6    |           | 321    | 18.6     | 161    | 9.3      | 317    | 18.4      | 47     | 31 2.7 24  | 1.4     | 851 1338 | 77           | 388     | 22    | 1    | 0                  |
| 20       | Meghalaya               | 24                      | 856 10  | 41.7      | 1      | 4.2      | 0      | 0.0      | 13     | 54.2      | 0      | 0.0 0      | 0.0     | 11       | 46           | 13      | 54    | 0    | 0                  |
| 21       | Nagaland                | 2                       | 1 50.0  |           | 0      | 0.0      | 0      | 0.0      | 0      | 0.0       | 1      | 50.0 0     | 0.0     | 1        | 50           | 1       | 50    | 0    | 0                  |
| 22       | Odhisha                 | 1245                    | 650     | 52.2      | 32     | 2.6      | 2      | 0.2      | 517    | 41.5      | 35     | 2.8 8      | 0.6     |          | 55           | 560     | 45    | 1    | 0                  |
| 23       |                         |                         | 3       | 50.0      | 1      | 16.7     | 0      |          |        | 33.3      | 0      | 0.0 0      | 0.0     | 684      | 4 67         |         |       |      |                    |
|          | Pondicherry             | 6                       | 46      | 26.1      |        |          |        | 0.0      | 2      |           |        | 21.6       | 15.4    | 54       |              | 2       | 33    | 0    | 0                  |
| 24 25    | Punjab Rajasthan        | 176 918                 | 248     | 27.0      | 7      | 4.0      | 1 44   | 0.6      | 74     | 42.0 31.6 | 38 114 | 10 12.4    | 5.7 141 |          | 31 372 41    | 122 545 | 69 59 | 0 1  | 0 0                |
|          |                         |                         | 203     |           | 80     | 8.7      |        |          |        |           |        | 9          |         | 1.7      | 450          |         |       |      |                    |
| 26       | Tamil Nadu              | 538                     | 201     | 37.4      | 146    | 27.1     | 113    | 4.8 21.0 | 290 54 | 10.0      | 13     | 2.4 11     | 2.0     |          | 460 86       | 78      | 14    | 0    | 0                  |
| 27       | Telangana               | 537                     |         | 37.8      | 114    | 21.2     | 133    | 24.8     | 73     | 13.6      | 5      | 0.9 13.6   |         | 0.0      | 84 36        | 87      | 16    | 0    | 0                  |
| 28       |                         | 22                      |         |           |        |          | 0      | 0.0      | 11     | 50.0      | 3      | 0          |         | 8        |              | 14      | 64    | 0    | 0                  |
| 29       | Tripura Uttar Pradesh   | 646                     | 8 358   | 36.4 55.4 | 0 102  | 0.0 15.8 | 21     | 3.3      | 118    | 18.3      | 32     | 5.0 15     |         | 2.3      | 481 74 28 62 | 165     | 26    | 0    | 0 0                |
| 30 31    | Uttarakhand West Bengal | 45 721                  | 23 417  | 51.1 57.8 | 3 87   | 6.7 12.1 | 2 34   | 4.4 4.7  | 9 117  | 20.0 16.2 | 4 34   | 8.9 4.7 31 | 4 4.3   | 8.9      | 538 75       | 17 182  | 38 25 | 0 1  | 0                  |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3471 TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 24.03.2022 REGARDING 'DEPLETION OF GROUND WATER'.

## Decadal Water Level Fluctuation with Mean [NOVEMBER (2011 to 2020] and NOVEMBER 2021 in Urban Areas of the Country

| S. No.    | Name of the City   | No. of wells Analysed   | Rise   | Rise     | Rise   | Rise    | Rise   | Rise    | Fall   | Fall      | Fall   | Fall     | Fall   | Fall    | Fall    | Fall     | Fall   | Fall       |
|-----------|--------------------|-------------------------|--------|----------|--------|---------|--------|---------|--------|-----------|--------|----------|--------|---------|---------|----------|--------|------------|
| S. No.    | Name of the City   |                         | 0-2m   | 0-2m     | 2-4m   | 2-4m    | >4m    | >4m     | 0-2m   | 0-2m      | 2-4m   | 2-4m     | >4m    | >4m     | Rise    | Rise     |        |            |
| S. No.    | Name of the City   |                         | No     | %        | No     | %       | No     | %       | No     | %         | No     | %        | No     | %       | No      | %        | No     | %          |
| 1         | Mumbai City        | 6                       |        | 66.7     | 0      | 0.0     | 0      | 0.0     | 1      | 16.7      | 1      | 16.7     | 0      | 0.0     | 4       | 66.7     | 2      | 33.3       |
| 2         | Mumbai Suburban    | 17                      | 4 9    | 52.9     | 1      | 5.9     | 0      | 0.0     | 5      | 29.4      | 2      | 11.8     | 0      | 0.0     |         | 58.8     | 7      | 41.2       |
| 3         | Delhi              | 86                      | 29     | 33.7     | 21     | 24.4    | 15     | 17.4    | 12     | 14.0      | 3      | 3.5      | 6      | 7.0     | 10 65   | 75.6     | 21     | 24.4       |
| 4         | Kolkata(Confined)  | 25                      | 16     | 64.0     | 0      | 0.0     | 1      | 4.0     | 7      | 28.0      | 1      | 4.0      | 0      | 0.0     | 17      | 68.0     | 8      | 32.0       |
| 5         | Chennai            | 21                      | 12     | 57.1     | 7      | 33.3    | 2      | 9.5     | 0      | 0.0       | 0      | 0.0      | 0      | 0.0     | 21      | 100.0    | 0      | 0.0        |
| 6         | Bangalore          | 18                      | 12     | 66.7     | 2      | 11.1    | 1      | 5.6     | 3      | 16.7      | 0      | 0.0      | 0      | 0.0     | 15      | 83.3     | 3      | 16.7       |
| 7         | Hyderabad          | 36                      | 18     | 50.0     | 6      | 16.7    | 9      | 25.0    | 3      | 8.3       | 0      | 0.0      | 0      | 0.0     | 33      | 91.7     | 3      | 8.3        |
|           | Ahmedabad          | 3                       | 0      | 0.0      | 0.0    | 0.0     | 0.0    | 0.0     | 3      | 100.0     | 0      |          | 0      | 0.0     | 0       | 0.0      | 3      | 100.0      |
| 8         | Ahmedabad          | 1                       | 1      | 100.0    | 0      | 0.0     | 0      | 0.0     | 0      | 0.0       | 0      | 0.0 0.0  | 0      | 0.0     | 1       | 100.0    | 0      | 0.0        |
| 9         | Nagpur             | 67                      | 37     | 55.2     | 3      | 4.5     | 0      | 0.0     | 26     | 38.8      | 1.5    | 0        |        | 0.0     | 40      | 59.7     | 27     | 40.3       |
| 10        | Nashik             | 4                       | 1      | 25.0     | 0      | 0.0     | 0      | 0.0     | 3      | 75.0      | 1 0    | 0.0      | 0      | 0.0     | 1       | 25.0     | 3      | 75.0       |
| 11        | Pune               | 3                       | 1      | 33.3     | 0      | 0.0     | 0      | 0.0     | 2      | 66.7      | 0      | 0        |        | 0.0     | 1       | 33.3     | 2      | 66.7       |
| 12        | Vasai Virar        | 2                       | 1      | 50.0     | 0      | 0.0     | 0      | 0.0     | 1      | 50.0      | 0      | 0.0 0.0  | 0      | 0.0     | 1       | 50.0     | 1      | 50.0       |
| 13        | Aurangabad         | 6                       | 3      | 50.0     | 3      | 50.0    | 0      | 0.0     | 0      | 0.0       | 0 0.0  |          | 0      | 0.0     |         | 100.0    | 0      | 0.0        |
| 14        | Kannur             | 3                       | 1      | 33.3     | 2      | 66.7    | 0      | 0.0     | 0      | 0.0       | 0.0    |          | 0      | 0.0     | 6 3     | 100.0    | 0      | 0.0        |
| 15        | Kochi              | 1                       | 1      | 100.0    | 0      | 0.0     | 0      | 0.0     | 0      | 0.0       | 0 0    |          | 0      | 0.0     | 1       | 100.0    | 0      | 0.0        |
| 16        | Kollam             | 4                       | 3      | 75.0     | 0      | 0.0     | 0      | 0.0     | 1      | 25.0      | 0      | 0.0 0.0  | 0      | 0.0     | 3       | 75.0     | 1      | 25.0       |
| 17        | Kozhikode          | 12                      | 11     | 91.7     | 0      | 0.0     | 0      | 0.0     | 1      | 8.3       | 0      | 0.0      | 0      | 0.0     | 11 91.7 |          | 1      | 8.3        |
| 18        | Malappuram         | 5                       | 4      | 80.0     | 0      | 0.0     | 0      | 0.0     | 1      | 20.0      | 0 0.0  |          | 0      | 0.0     | 4       | 80.0     | 1      | 20.0       |
| 19        | Thiruvananthapuram | 6                       | 3      | 50.0     | 3      | 50.0    | 0      | 0.0     |        | 0.0       | 0      | 0.0      | 0      | 0.0     | 6       | 100.0    | 0      | 0.0        |
| 20        | Thrissur           | 11                      | 5      | 45.5     |        | 0.0     | 0      | 0.0     | 6      | 54.5      | 0      | 0.0      | 0      | 0.0     | 5       | 45.5     | 6      | 54.5       |
| 21        | Patna              | 6                       | 4      | 66.7     | 1      | 16.7    | 0      | 0.0     | 1      | 16.7      | 0      | 0.0      | 0      | 0.0     |         | 83.3     | 1      | 16.7       |
| 22 Ranchi |                    | 11                      | 10     | 90.9     | 1      | 9.1     | 0      | 0.0     | 0      | 0.0       | 0      | 0.0      | 0      | 0.0     | 5 11    | 100.0    | 0      | 0.0        |
| 23        | Dhanbad            | 4                       | 1      | 25.0     | 0      | 0.0     | 0      | 0.0     | 1      | 25.0      | 2      | 50.0     | 0      | 0.0     |         | 25.0     | 3      | 75.0       |
| 24        | Jamshedpur         | 1                       | 1      | 100.0    | 0      | 0.0     | 0      | 0.0     | 0      | 0.0       | 0      | 0.0      | 0      | 1 1     |         | 100.0    | 0      | 0.0        |
| 25        | Bhopal             | 14                      | 9      | 64.3     | 2      | 14.3    | 0      | 0.0     | 2      | 14.3      | 1      | 7.1 0    |        | 0.0 0.0 | 11      | 78.6     | 3      | 21.4       |
| 26        | Indore             | 14                      | 9      | 64.3     | 2      | 14.3    | 0      | 0.0     | 3      | 21.4      | 0      | 0.0 0    |        | 0.0     | 11      | 78.6     | 3      | 21.4       |
| 27        | Jabalpur           | 16                      | 6      | 37.5     | 0      | 0.0     | 0      | 0.0     | 8      | 50.0      | 2      | 12.5     | 0      | 0.0     | 6       | 37.5     | 10     | 62.5       |
| 28        | Gwalior            | 1                       | 0      | 0.0      | 0      | 0.0     | 0      | 0.0     | 0      | 0.0       | 0      | 1        |        | 100.0   |         | 0.0      | 1      | 100.0      |
| 29        | Guwahati           | 31                      | 13     |          |        | 6.5     | 0      | 0.0     | 11     | 35.5      | 5      | 0.0 16.1 | 0      | 0.0     | 0 15    | 48.4     | 16     | 51.6       |
| 30        |                    | 2                       |        | 41.9     | 2      |         |        | 0.0     | 1      |           | 0.0    |          |        | 50.0    |         | 0.0      | 2      |            |
|           | Ludhiana           |                         | 0 2    | 0.0      | 0      | 0.0     | 0      |         |        | 50.0      | 0      | 1        |        |         | 0       |          |        | 100.0      |
| 31 32     | Amritsar           | 4                       |        | 50.0 0.0 | 1      | 25.0    | 0      | 0.0 0.0 | 1      | 25.0      | 0      | 0.0      | 0      | 0.0     | 3       | 75.0 0.0 | 1      | 25.0 100.0 |
| 33        | Chandigarh-UT      | 2 13                    | 0 4    |          | 0      | 0.0 7.7 | 0      | 7.7     | 1 5    | 50.0 38.5 | 1 1    | 50.0     | 0      | 0.0     |         |          | 2      |            |
|           | Faridabad          |                         | 30.8   |          | 1      |         | 1      |         |        |           | 7.7    | 1        |        | 7.7     | 0 6     | 46.2     | 7      | 53.8       |
| 34        | Coimbatore         | 6                       | 0      | 0.0      | 2      | 33.3    | 2      | 33.3    | 0      | 0.0       | 0 0.0  | 2        |        | 33.3    | 4       | 66.7     | 2      | 33.3       |

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| 36                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                    | 12                                                                                                                 | 1 5                                                                                                                | 41.7                                                                                                               | 3                                                                                                                  | 25.0                                                                                                               | 3                                                                                                                  | 25.0                                                                                                               | 1                                                                                                                  | 8.3                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                                                | 6 11                                                                                                               | 91.7                                                                                                               | 1                                                                                                                  | 8.3                                                                                                                |
| Madurai 37 Vijayawada                                                                                              |                                                                                                                    | 8                                                                                                                  | 2                                                                                                                  | 25.0                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                                                | 2                                                                                                                  | 25.0                                                                                                               | 2                                                                                                                  | 25.0                                                                                                               | 2                                                                                                                  | 25.0                                                                                                               | 2                                                                                                                  | 25.0                                                                                                               | 6                                                                                                                  | 75.0                                                                                                               |
| 38                                                                                                                 | Vishakhapatnam                                                                                                     | 27                                                                                                                 | 13                                                                                                                 | 48.1                                                                                                               | 2                                                                                                                  | 7.4                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                                                | 8                                                                                                                  | 29.6                                                                                                               | 1                                                                                                                  | 3.7                                                                                                                | 3                                                                                                                  | 11.1                                                                                                               | 15                                                                                                                 | 55.6                                                                                                               | 12                                                                                                                 | 44.4                                                                                                               |
| Rajkot                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                    | 1                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                                                | 1                                                                                                                  | 100.0                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                                                | 1                                                                                                                  | 100.0                                                                                                              |
| 39                                                                                                                 | Surat                                                                                                              | 1                                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                                  | 100.0                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.0 0.0                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                                                | 1                                                                                                                  | 100.0                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                                                |
| 40 41                                                                                                              | Vadodara                                                                                                           | 4                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                    | 0.0                                                                                                                | 1                                                                                                                  | 25.0                                                                                                               | 3                                                                                                                  | 75.0                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                                                | 4                                                                                                                  | 100.0                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                                                |
| 42                                                                                                                 | Jaipur                                                                                                             | 28                                                                                                                 | 2                                                                                                                  | 7.1                                                                                                                | 2                                                                                                                  | 7.1                                                                                                                | 7                                                                                                                  | 25.0                                                                                                               | 2                                                                                                                  | 7.1                                                                                                                | 6                                                                                                                  | 21.4                                                                                                               | 9                                                                                                                  | 32.1                                                                                                               | 11                                                                                                                 | 39.3                                                                                                               | 17                                                                                                                 | 60.7                                                                                                               |
| 43                                                                                                                 | Jodhpur                                                                                                            | 5                                                                                                                  | 3                                                                                                                  | 60.0                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                                                | 1                                                                                                                  | 20.0                                                                                                               | 1                                                                                                                  | 20.0                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                                                | 4                                                                                                                  | 80.0                                                                                                               | 1                                                                                                                  | 20.0                                                                                                               |
| 44                                                                                                                 | Kota                                                                                                               | 2                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                                                | 2                                                                                                                  | 100.0                                                                                                              | 0.0                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                                                | 2                                                                                                                  | 100.0                                                                                                              |
|                                                                                                                    | Bhubaneswar                                                                                                        | 39                                                                                                                 | 18                                                                                                                 | 46.2                                                                                                               | 4                                                                                                                  | 10.3                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                                                | 16                                                                                                                 | 41.0                                                                                                               | 0 1                                                                                                                | 2.6                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                    | 56.4                                                                                                               | 17                                                                                                                 | 43.6                                                                                                               |
| 45 46                                                                                                              | Agra                                                                                                               | 1                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                                                | 1                                                                                                                  | 100.0                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                    | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                                                | 22 0                                                                                                               | 0.0                                                                                                                | 1                                                                                                                  | 100.0                                                                                                              |
| Allahabad                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                    | 4                                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                                  | 25.0                                                                                                               | 2                                                                                                                  | 50.0                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                                                | 1                                                                                                                  | 0.0 25.0                                                                                                           | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                                                | 3                                                                                                                  | 75.0                                                                                                               | 1                                                                                                                  | 25.0                                                                                                               |
| 47 48                                                                                                              | Ghaziabad                                                                                                          | 1                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                                                | 1                                                                                                                  | 100.0                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                    | 0.0                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                                                | 1                                                                                                                  | 100.0                                                                                                              |
| 49 Kanpur                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                    | 7                                                                                                                  | 6                                                                                                                  | 85.7                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                                                | 1                                                                                                                  | 14.3                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.0 0.0                                                                                                            | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                                                | 6                                                                                                                  | 85.7                                                                                                               | 1                                                                                                                  | 14.3                                                                                                               |
| 50 Lucknow                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                    | 3                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                                                | 1                                                                                                                  | 33.3                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                                                | 2                                                                                                                  | 66.7                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                                                | 3                                                                                                                  | 100.0                                                                                                              |
| 51 Meerut                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                    | 1                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                                                | 1                                                                                                                  | 100.0                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                                                | 1                                                                                                                  | 100.0                                                                                                              |
| 52 Varanasi                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                    | 1                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                                                | 1                                                                                                                  | 100.0                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.0 0                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                    | 0.0                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                    | 100.0                                                                                                              | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                                                |
|                                                                                                                    | Raipur                                                                                                             | 6                                                                                                                  | 1                                                                                                                  | 16.7                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                                                | 0                                                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                                                | 4                                                                                                                  | 66.7                                                                                                               | 1                                                                                                                  | 0                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                    | 0.0                                                                                                                | 1 1                                                                                                                | 16.7                                                                                                               | 5                                                                                                                  | 83.3                                                                                                               |
| 53 54                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                    | 2                                                                                                                  | 33.3                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                    | 16.7                                                                                                               | 0                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                    | 1                                                                                                                  | 16.7 16.7                                                                                                          | 0                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                    | 50.0                                                                                                               | 3                                                                                                                  | 50.0                                                                                                               |
| Bhilai                                                                                                             |                                                                                                                    | 6                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                    | 1                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                    | 0.0                                                                                                                | 2                                                                                                                  | 33.3                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                    | 0.0                                                                                                                | 3                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                    |
| 55 TOTAL                                                                                                           | Dehradun                                                                                                           | 45 670                                                                                                             | 18 304                                                                                                             | 40.0 45.4                                                                                                          | 5 85                                                                                                               | 11.1 12.7                                                                                                          | 3 49                                                                                                               | 6.7 7.3                                                                                                            | 15 168                                                                                                             | 33.3 25.1                                                                                                          | 4 37                                                                                                               | 8.9 0 5.5                                                                                                          | 27                                                                                                                 | 0.0 4.0                                                                                                            | 26 438                                                                                                             | 57.8 65.4                                                                                                          | 19 232                                                                                                             | 42.2 34.6                                                                                                          |
| Rajkot: WLdata of Nov 2020 used in respect of Rajkot, Gujarat. Monitoring could not be carried out during NOV 2021 | Rajkot: WLdata of Nov 2020 used in respect of Rajkot, Gujarat. Monitoring could not be carried out during NOV 2021 | Rajkot: WLdata of Nov 2020 used in respect of Rajkot, Gujarat. Monitoring could not be carried out during NOV 2021 | Rajkot: WLdata of Nov 2020 used in respect of Rajkot, Gujarat. Monitoring could not be carried out during NOV 2021 | Rajkot: WLdata of Nov 2020 used in respect of Rajkot, Gujarat. Monitoring could not be carried out during NOV 2021 | Rajkot: WLdata of Nov 2020 used in respect of Rajkot, Gujarat. Monitoring could not be carried out during NOV 2021 | Rajkot: WLdata of Nov 2020 used in respect of Rajkot, Gujarat. Monitoring could not be carried out during NOV 2021 | Rajkot: WLdata of Nov 2020 used in respect of Rajkot, Gujarat. Monitoring could not be carried out during NOV 2021 | Rajkot: WLdata of Nov 2020 used in respect of Rajkot, Gujarat. Monitoring could not be carried out during NOV 2021 | Rajkot: WLdata of Nov 2020 used in respect of Rajkot, Gujarat. Monitoring could not be carried out during NOV 2021 | Rajkot: WLdata of Nov 2020 used in respect of Rajkot, Gujarat. Monitoring could not be carried out during NOV 2021 | Rajkot: WLdata of Nov 2020 used in respect of Rajkot, Gujarat. Monitoring could not be carried out during NOV 2021 | Rajkot: WLdata of Nov 2020 used in respect of Rajkot, Gujarat. Monitoring could not be carried out during NOV 2021 | Rajkot: WLdata of Nov 2020 used in respect of Rajkot, Gujarat. Monitoring could not be carried out during NOV 2021 | Rajkot: WLdata of Nov 2020 used in respect of Rajkot, Gujarat. Monitoring could not be carried out during NOV 2021 | Rajkot: WLdata of Nov 2020 used in respect of Rajkot, Gujarat. Monitoring could not be carried out during NOV 2021 | Rajkot: WLdata of Nov 2020 used in respect of Rajkot, Gujarat. Monitoring could not be carried out during NOV 2021 | Rajkot: WLdata of Nov 2020 used in respect of Rajkot, Gujarat. Monitoring could not be carried out during NOV 2021 | Rajkot: WLdata of Nov 2020 used in respect of Rajkot, Gujarat. Monitoring could not be carried out during NOV 2021 |

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3471 TO BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  24.03.2022  REGARDING  'DEPLETION  OF  GROUND WATER'.

## Important initiatives on management of groundwater resources

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. 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.

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.

Central  Ground  Water  Board  (CGWB), in  consultation  with  States/UTs,  has  prepared  'Master  Plan  for Artificial Recharge to Groundwater - 2020'. The Master Plan - 2020 is a macro level plan indicating various structures for the different terrain conditions of the country.  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).

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.

Government of India generally supports artificial groundwater recharge/water harvesting works in the country through Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) and Prime Minister Krishi  Sinchayee  Yojana  -  Watershed  Development  component  (PMKSY-WDC), 'Surface  Minor  Irrigation (SMI) and Repair, Renovation and Restoration (RRR) of Water Bodies schemes' a component of PMKSY.

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