Lok Sabha Question No. 1602 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-15
Subject: Survey of Low Ground Water Areas
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Dharmendra Kumar Kashyap

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1602

ANSWERED ON 15.12.2022

## SURVEY OF LOW GROUND WATER AREAS

## 1602 SHRI DHARMENDRA KASHYAP

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:-

(a)  whether  any  survey  has  been  conducted  in  the  low  ground  water  areas  in  the  country  for  the conservation of ground water;

(b)  if  so,  the  number  of  districts  in  Uttar  Pradesh,  where  the  ground  water  level  is  found  below average level; and

(c) the efforts being made by the Government to resolve the problem related to ground water?

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

(a) Central  Ground  Water  Board  (CGWB)  regularly  conducts  dynamic  groundwater  resource assessment of the country, including low groundwater areas, in collaboration with States. The last groundwater assessment in this regard was made in 2022. Further, CGWB periodically monitors ground water levels throughout the country through a network of monitoring wells.

(b) As per the 2022 assessment, out of the total 836 assessment units (826 Blocks & 10 Cities) in Uttar  Pradesh,  63  Blocks  (around  7.5%)  falling  in  27  districts  have  been  categorized  as  'overexploited' where the annual extraction is more than the available annual resource.

The  groundwater  level  data  (as  on  Nov  2021)  of  Uttar  Pradesh,  when  compared  with  the decadal average (Nov 2011 to Nov 2020), shows rise in groundwater level in around 74 percent wells. Further, fall in groundwater levels from the decadal average was observed in 17 districts, namely Agra, Aligarh, Budaun, Bulandshahar, Etah, Fatehpur, Firozabad, Gautam Budh Nagar, Ghaziabad, Jyotibha Phule Nagar, Kannauj, Mahoba, Mahrajganj, Mainpuri, Meerut, Moradabad and  Rampur  in  more  than  50  %  of  total  monitoring  wells.  Details  of  69  districts  (Prior  to bifurcation of some of the districts) which cover the entire UP are given at Annexure.

(c) Water  being  the  State  subject,  the  efforts  to  improve  the  groundwater  scenario   including effective rainwater harvesting etc come under States' mandate, however, Central Government has taken  a  number  of  important  measures  in  this  regard  in  the  country,  which  can  be  seen  at http://jalshakti-

dowr.gov.in/sites/default/files/Steps%20taken%20by%20the%20Central%20Govt%20for%20wat er\_depletion\_july2022.pdf

Further, Central Government works in close collaboration with States/UTs through various initiatives/schemes  like  Jal  Shakti  Abhiyan  (JSA),  Atal  Bhujal  Yojana,  MGNREGA,  PMKSYWatershed development etc to supplement the efforts of States/UTs for sustainable management of groundwater. The JSA was launched in 2019 with the primary aim to effectively harvest the monsoon  rainfall  through  creation  of  artificial  recharge  structures,  watershed  management, recharge and reuse structures, intensive afforestation and awareness generation etc. The JSA has continued  during  2021  and  2022  which  were  launched  by  the  Hon'ble  Prime  Minister  and Hon'ble President of India respectively.

Further,  Hon'ble Prime  Minister launched Amrit Sarovar Mission on 24 th April  2022.  The Mission is aimed at developing and rejuvenating 75 water bodies in each district of the country as a part of celebration of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav.

Several 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 REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1602 TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 15.12.2022 REGARDING 'SURVEY OF LOW GROUND WATER AREAS'.

## District -wise Decadal Water Level Fluctuation with Mean [November (2011 to 2020] and November 2021 in Uttar Pradesh

| S. No.                 | Name of District   | of wells Analysed   | Rise   | Rise   | Rise   | Rise   | Rise   | Rise     | Fall     | Fall      | Fall    | Fall   | Fall    | Rise   | Rise   | Fall   | Fall   |
|------------------------|--------------------|---------------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|--------|----------|----------|-----------|---------|--------|---------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| S. No.                 | Name of District   |                     | 0-2m   | 0-2m   | 2-4m   | 2-4m   | >4m    | >4m      | 0-2m     | 0-2m      | 2-4m    | >4m    | >4m     |        |        |        |        |
| S. No.                 | Name of District   |                     | No     | %      | No     | %      | No     | %        | No       | %         | No      | No     | %       | No     | %      | No     | %      |
| 1                      | AGRA               | 7                   | 28.6   |        | 1      | 14.3   |        | 3        | 42.9     | 1         | % 14.3  | 0      |         | 3      | 43     | 4      | 57     |
| 2 ALIGARH              |                    | 7                   | 2 2    | 28.6   | 0      | 0.0    | 0 0    | 0.0 0.0  | 5        | 71.4      | 0 0.0   | 0      | 0.0 0.0 | 2      | 29     | 5      | 71     |
| 3 ALLAHABAD            |                    | 29                  | 17     | 58.6   | 9      | 31.0   | 1      | 3.4      | 1        | 3.4       | 1 3.4   | 0      | 0.0     | 27     | 93     | 2      | 7      |
| 4 AMBEDKAR             | NAGAR              | 7                   | 1      | 14.3   | 5      | 71.4   | 1      | 14.3     | 0        | 0.0       | 0 0.0   | 0      | 0.0     | 7      | 100    | 0      | 0      |
| 5 AURAIYA              |                    | 8                   | 4      | 50.0   | 0      | 0.0    | 0      | 0.0      | 3        | 37.5      | 1       | 0      | 0.0     | 4      | 50     | 4      | 50     |
| 6 AZAMGARH             |                    | 14                  | 4      | 28.6   | 8      | 57.1   | 2      | 14.3     | 0        | 0.0       | 12.5 0  | 0      | 0.0     | 14     | 100    | 0      | 0      |
| 7                      | BAHRAICH           | 10                  | 8      | 80.0   | 0      | 0.0    | 0      | 0.0      | 2        | 20.0      | 0.0 0.0 | 0      | 0.0     | 8      | 80     | 2      | 20     |
| 8                      | BALLIA             | 13                  | 8      | 61.5   | 5      | 38.5   | 0      | 0.0      | 0        | 0 0.0 0   | 0.0     | 0      | 0.0     | 13     | 100    | 0      | 0      |
| 9                      | BALRAMPUR          | 16                  | 14     | 87.5   | 2      | 12.5   | 0      | 0.0      | 0        | 0.0       | 0 0.0   | 0      | 0.0     | 16     | 100    | 0      | 0      |
| 10 BANDA               |                    | 12                  | 5      | 41.7   | 1      | 8.3    | 0      | 0.0 5    | 41.7     | 1         | 8.3     | 0      | 0.0     | 6      | 50     | 6      | 50     |
| 11                     | BARABANKI          | 19                  | 17     | 89.5   | 2      | 10.5   | 0      | 0.0      | 0        | 0.0       | 0 0.0   | 0      | 0.0     | 19     | 100    | 0      | 0      |
| 12                     | BAREILLY           | 8                   | 4      | 50.0   | 0      | 0.0    | 0      | 0.0      | 3        | 37.5      | 1 12.5  | 0      | 0.0     | 4      | 50     | 4      | 50     |
| 13 BASTI               |                    | 7                   | 6      | 85.7   | 1      | 14.3   | 0      | 0.0 0    | 0.0      | 0         | 0.0     | 0      |         | 7      | 100    | 0      | 0      |
| 14 BIJNOR              |                    | 6                   | 5      | 83.3   | 0      | 0.0    | 0 0.0  | 1        | 16.7     | 0         | 0.0     | 0      | 0.0 0.0 | 5      | 83     | 1      | 17     |
| 15 BUDAUN              |                    | 4                   | 0      | 0.0    | 0      | 0.0    | 0 0.0  | 0        | 0.0      | 2         | 50.0    | 2      | 50.0    | 0      | 0      | 4      | 100    |
| 16 BULANDSHAHR         |                    | 2                   | 0      | 0.0    | 0      | 0.0    | 0 0.0  | 1        | 50.0     | 1         | 50.0    | 0      | 0.0     | 0      | 0      | 2      | 100    |
| 17 CHANDAULI           |                    | 8                   | 5      | 62.5   | 1      | 12.5   | 0      | 0.0      | 2        | 25.0      | 0 0.0   | 0      | 0.0 6   | 75     |        | 2      | 25     |
| 18                     | CHITRAKOOT         | 8                   | 5      | 62.5   | 2      | 25.0   | 0      | 0.0 1    | 12.5     | 0         | 0.0     | 0      | 0.0     | 7      | 88     | 1      | 13     |
| 19 DEORIA              |                    | 9                   | 6      | 66.7   | 2      | 22.2   | 0      | 0.0 1    | 11.1     | 0         | 0.0     | 0      | 0.0     | 8      | 89     | 1      | 11     |
| 20 ETAH                |                    | 8                   | 0      | 0.0    | 0      | 0.0    | 0      | 0.0      | 6        | 2         | 25.0    | 0      | 0.0     | 0      | 0      | 8      | 100    |
| 21 ETAWAH              |                    | 4                   | 2      | 50.0   | 0      | 0.0    | 0 0.0  | 0        | 75.0 0.0 | 1         | 25.0    | 1      | 25.0    | 2      | 50     | 2      | 50     |
| 22                     | FAIZABAD           | 8                   | 6      | 75.0   | 1      | 12.5   | 1 12.5 |          | 0        | 0         | 0.0     | 0      | 0.0     | 8      | 100    | 0      | 0      |
| 23 FARRUKHABAD         |                    | 2                   | 0      | 0.0    | 1      | 50.0   | 0      | 0        | 0.0 0.0  | 1         | 50.0    | 0      | 0.0     | 1      | 50     | 1      | 50     |
| 24 FATEHPUR            | 11                 |                     | 1      | 9.1    | 2      | 18.2   | 2      | 0.0 18.2 | 5        | 45.5      | 1 9.1   | 0      | 0.0     | 5      | 45     | 6      | 55     |
| 25 FIROZABAD           |                    | 4                   | 0      | 0.0    | 0      | 0.0    | 0      | 0.0      | 2        | 50.0 1    | 25.0    | 1      | 25.0 0  |        | 0      | 4      | 100    |
| 26 GAUTAM BUDDHA NAGAR | 3                  |                     | 0      | 0.0    | 0      | 0.0    | 0 0.0  | 1        |          | 33.3 0    | 0.0     | 2      | 66.7    | 0      | 0      | 3      | 100    |
| 27                     | 5                  |                     | 0      | 0.0    | 0      | 0.0    | 0      | 0.0 4    |          | 80.0      | 1 20.0  | 0 0.0  |         | 0      | 0      | 5      | 100    |
| 28                     | GHAZIABAD GHAZIPUR | 12 7                |        | 58.3   | 1      | 8.3    |        | 33.3     | 0 0.0    | 0         | 0.0     | 0      | 0.0     | 12     | 100    | 0      | 0      |
| 29 GONDA               |                    | 5                   | 4      | 80.0   | 1      | 20.0   | 4 0    | 0.0      | 0        | 0.0       | 0 0.0   | 0      | 0.0     | 5      | 100    | 0      | 0      |
| 30                     | GORAKHPUR          | 2                   | 1      | 50.0   | 1      | 50.0   | 0      | 0.0      | 0        | 0.0       | 0 0.0   | 0      | 0.0     | 2 100  |        | 0      | 0      |
| 31                     |                    |                     | 50.0   |        | 1      | 16.7   | 1      | 16.7     | 1        |           | 0 0.0   | 0      | 0.0     | 5      | 83     |        | 17     |
| 32 HARDOI              | HAMIRPUR           | 6 13                | 3 7    | 53.8   | 3      | 23.1   | 0      | 0.0      | 3        | 16.7 23.1 | 0 0.0   | 0      | 0.0     | 10     | 77     | 1 3    | 23     |

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| 33        | HATHRAS             | 2     | 1       | 50.0      | 0     | 0.0       | 0      | 0.0      | 0 0.0     |      | 1       | 50.0   | 0    | 0.0     | 1   | 50 1   | 50    |
|-----------|---------------------|-------|---------|-----------|-------|-----------|--------|----------|-----------|------|---------|--------|------|---------|-----|--------|-------|
| 34        | JALAUN              | 23    | 13 56.5 |           | 0     | 0.0       | 0 0.0  | 7        | 30.4      | 2    | 8.7     | 1      | 4.3  | 13      | 57  | 10     | 43    |
| 35        | JAUNPUR             | 22    | 10      | 45.5      | 6     | 27.3      | 2 9.1  | 3        | 13.6      | 0    | 0.0     | 1      | 4.5  | 18      | 82  | 4      | 18    |
| 36        | JHANSI              | 14    | 9       | 64.3      | 1     | 7.1       | 0 0.0  | 2        | 14.3      | 1    | 7.1     | 1      | 7.1  | 10      | 71  | 4      | 29    |
| 37        | JYOTIBA PHULE NAGAR | 7     | 0       | 0.0       | 0     | 0.0       | 0 0.0  | 2        | 28.6      | 4    | 57.1    | 1      | 14.3 | 0       | 0   | 7      | 100   |
| 38        | KANNAUJ             | 4     | 1       | 25.0      | 0     | 0.0       | 0 0.0  | 2        | 50.0      | 0    | 0.0     | 1      | 25.0 | 1       | 25  | 3      | 75    |
| 39        | KANPUR DEHAT        | 5     | 4       | 80.0      | 0     | 0.0       | 0 0.0  | 1        | 20.0      | 0    | 0.0     | 0      | 0.0  | 4       | 80  | 1      | 20    |
| 40        | KANPUR NAGAR        | 9     | 8       | 88.9      | 0     | 0.0       | 0 0.0  | 1        | 11.1      | 0    | 0.0     | 0      | 0.0  | 8       | 89  | 1      | 11    |
| 41        | KAUSHAMBI           | 6     | 1       | 16.7      | 5     | 83.3      | 0 0.0  | 0        | 0.0       | 0    | 0.0     | 0      | 0.0  | 6       | 100 | 0      | 0     |
| 42        | KHERI               | 6     | 3       | 50.0      | 1     | 16.7      | 0 0.0  | 2        | 33.3      | 0    | 0.0     | 0      | 0.0  | 4       | 67  | 2      | 33    |
| 43        | KUSHINAGAR          | 5     | 3       | 60.0      | 0     | 0.0       | 0 0.0  | 1        | 20.0      | 1    | 20.0    | 0      | 0.0  | 3       | 60  | 2      | 40    |
| 44        | LALITPUR            | 12    | 8       | 66.7      | 1     | 8.3       | 0 0.0  | 3        | 25.0      | 0    | 0.0     | 0      | 0.0  | 9       | 75  | 3      | 25    |
| 45        | LUCKNOW             | 15    | 7       | 46.7      | 2     | 13.3      | 0 0.0  | 3        | 20.0      | 1    | 6.7     | 2      | 13.3 | 9       | 60  | 6      | 40    |
| 46        | MAHOBA              | 9     | 3       | 33.3      | 0     | 0.0       | 0 0.0  | 4        | 44.4      | 2    | 22.2    | 0      | 0.0  | 3       | 33  | 6      | 67    |
| 47        | MAHRAJGANJ          | 5     | 2       | 40.0      | 0     | 0.0       | 0 0.0  | 3        | 60.0      | 0    | 0.0     | 0      | 0.0  | 2       | 40  | 3      | 60    |
| 48        | MAINPURI            | 3     | 1       | 33.3      | 0     | 0.0       | 0 0.0  | 2        | 66.7      | 0    | 0.0     | 0      | 0.0  | 1       | 33  | 2      | 67    |
| 49        | MATHURA             | 11    | 8       | 72.7      | 0     | 0.0       | 0 0.0  | 3        | 27.3      | 0    | 0.0     | 0      | 0.0  | 8       | 73  | 3      | 27    |
| 50        | MAU                 | 6     | 2       | 33.3      | 4     | 66.7      | 0 0.0  | 0        | 0.0       | 0    | 0.0     | 0      | 0.0  | 6       | 100 | 0      | 0     |
| 51        | MEERUT              | 10    | 2       | 20.0      | 1     | 10.0      | 0 0.0  | 6        | 60.0      | 0    | 0.0     | 1      | 10.0 | 3       | 30  | 7      | 70    |
| 52        | MIRZAPUR            | 9     | 4       | 44.4      | 2     | 22.2      | 1 11.1 | 1        | 11.1      | 1    | 11.1    | 0      | 0.0  | 7       | 78  | 2      | 22    |
| 53        | MORADABAD           | 7     | 3       | 42.9      | 0     | 0.0       | 0 0.0  | 0        | 0.0       | 3    | 42.9    | 1      | 14.3 | 3       | 43  | 4      | 57    |
| 54        | MUZAFFARNAGAR       | 3     | 1       | 33.3      | 0     | 0.0       | 1 33.3 | 1        | 33.3      | 0    | 0.0     | 0      | 0.0  | 2       | 67  | 1      | 33    |
| 55        | PILIBHIT            | 11    | 10      | 90.9      | 1     | 9.1       | 0 0.0  | 0        | 0.0       | 0    | 0.0     | 0      | 0.0  | 11      | 100 | 0      | 0     |
| 56        | PRATAPGARH          | 22    | 10      | 45.5      | 11    | 50.0      | 1 4.5  | 0        | 0.0       | 0    | 0.0     | 0      | 0.0  | 22      | 100 | 0      | 0     |
| 57        | RAE BARELI          | 21    | 18      | 85.7      | 0     | 0.0       | 0 0.0  | 3        | 14.3      | 0    | 0.0     | 0      | 0.0  | 18      | 86  | 3      | 14    |
| 58 RAMPUR |                     | 3     | 0       | 0.0       | 1     | 33.3      | 0 0.0  | 2        | 66.7      | 0    | 0.0     | 0      | 0.0  | 1 33    |     | 2      | 67    |
| 59        | SAHARANPUR          | 9     | 7       | 77.8      | 1     | 11.1      | 0 0.0  | 1        | 11.1      | 0    | 0.0     | 0      | 0.0  | 8       | 89  | 1      | 11    |
| 60        | SANT KABIR NAGAR    | 4     | 3       | 75.0      | 1     |           | 0 0.0  | 0        | 0.0       | 0    | 0.0     | 0      | 0.0  | 4       | 100 | 0      | 0     |
| 61 SANT   | RAVIDAS NAGAR       | 4     | 1       | 25.0      | 1     | 25.0 25.0 | 2 50.0 | 0        | 0.0       | 0    | 0.0     | 0      | 0.0  | 4       | 100 | 0      | 0     |
| 62        | SHAHJAHANPUR        | 1     | 1       | 100.0     | 0     | 0.0       | 0 0.0  | 0        | 0.0       | 0    | 0.0     | 0      | 0.0  | 1       | 100 | 0      | 0     |
| 63        | SHRAWASTI           | 11    | 11      | 100.0     | 0     | 0.0       | 0 0.0  | 0        | 0.0       | 0    | 0.0     | 0      | 0.0  | 11      | 100 | 0      | 0     |
| 64        | SIDDHARTHNAGAR      | 10    | 10      | 100.0     | 0     | 0.0       | 0 0.0  | 0        | 0.0       | 0    | 0.0     | 0      | 0.0  | 10      | 100 | 0      | 0     |
| 65        | SITAPUR             | 13    | 7       | 53.8      | 0     | 0.0       | 0 0.0  | 6        | 46.2      | 0    | 0.0     | 0      | 0.0  | 7       | 54  | 6      |       |
| 66        | SONBHADRA           | 16    | 10      | 62.5      | 2     | 12.5      | 1 6.3  | 2        | 12.5      | 1    | 6.3     | 0      | 0.0  | 13      | 81  | 3      | 46 19 |
| 67        | SULTANPUR           | 31    | 18      | 58.1      |       | 29.0      | 0 0.0  | 4        | 12.9      | 0    |         |        |      | 27      | 87  | 4      | 13    |
|           | UNNAO               |       | 13      |           | 9     | 0.0       | 0      | 2        | 13.3      |      | 0.0     | 0      | 0.0  |         | 80  | 87 2 1 | 13 20 |
| 68        |                     | 15    | 86.7    |           | 0     |           | 0.0    | 20.0 118 |           | 0    | 0.0 0.0 | 0 0    | 0.0  | 13      | 74  | 165    | 26    |
| 69        | VARANASI Total      | 5 646 | 1 358   | 20.0 55.4 | 2 102 | 40.0 15.8 | 1 21   | 1 3.3    | 20.0 18.3 | 0 32 | 5.0     | 15     | 2.3  | 0.0 481 | 4   |        |       |

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