Lok Sabha Question No. 3143 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-08-04
Subject: Declining Water Levels in Wells
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Geetha Viswanath Vanga, Reddeppa Nallakonda Gari

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3143

ANSWERED ON 04.08.2022

## DECLINING WATER LEVELS IN WELLS

3143   SHRIMATI VANGA GEETHA VISWANATH

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  the  declining  water  levels  in  the  registered  wells  across  the country;

- (b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government has taken any steps to conserve water and constrain the reducing water levels in the registered wells; and

- (d) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

( SHRI BISHWESWAR TUDU )

(a)  &  (b) Central  Ground  Water  Board  (CGWB)  is  periodically  monitoring  the  ground  water  levels throughout the country 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 to Nov 2020. Analysis of water level data indicates that about 70% of the wells monitored have registered rise in ground water level whereas, about 30 % wells have registered decline in water level. State-wise details are given in Annexure .

(c) & (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 http://jalshaktidowr.gov.in/sites/default/file/Steps%20taken%20by%20the%20Central%20Govt%20for%20water\_depleti on\_july2022.pdf.

Government of India is implementing Jal Shakti Abhiyan (JSA) in the country. First JSA was launched in  2019  in  water  stressed  blocks  of  256  districts  which  continued  during  the  year  2021  (across  entire country both rural and urban areas) also 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. JSA for the year 2021  and  2022  were launched by Hon'ble Prime Minister and Hon'ble President on 22.03.2021 and 29.03.2022 respectively.

SHRI N. REDDEPPA

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.

Central  Government  is  implementing  Atal  Bhujal  Yojana  with  an  outlay  of  Rs.  6,000  crore,  in collaboration with States, in certain water stressed areas of Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. The primary aim of the scheme is demand side management through  scientific  means  involving  the  local  communities  at  village  levels  leading  to  sustainable groundwater management in the targeted areas.

CGWB is implementing National Aquifer Mapping Program (NAQUIM) with an aim to identify the groundwater aquifer system along-with their characterization for its sustainable management. Out of the total mappable area of nearly 25 lakh sq km, nearly 22.10 lakh sq km of the area (as on 30th June 2022) in the  country  has  been  covered.  The  balance  area  has  been  targeted  to  be  covered  by  March  2023.  The NAQUIM study report alongwith management plans are shared with States/UTs for suitable interventions.

Water is a State subject and 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.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) & (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3143 TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK  SABHA ON 04.08.2022 REGARDING 'DECLINING WATER LEVELS IN WELLS'.

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

| S. No.                     | Name of State   | Analysed 0-2m   | Rise      | Rise                 | Rise     | Rise   | Rise    | Fall   | Fall        | Fall    | Fall     | Fall   | Fall    | Fall   |        |        |        | Wells showing   | Wells showing   | Wells showing   | Wells showing   |
|----------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------|----------------------|----------|--------|---------|--------|-------------|---------|----------|--------|---------|--------|--------|--------|--------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| S. No.                     | Name of State   |                 |           | 2-4m                 | 2-4m     | >4m    | >4m     | 0-2m   | 0-2m        | 2-4m    | 2-4m     | >4m    | >4m     | Rise   | Rise   | Fall   | Fall   | no change       | no change       |                 |                 |
| S. No.                     | Name of State   | No              | %         | No                   | %        | No     | %       | No     | %           | No      | %        | No     | %       |        | No %   | No     | %      | No              |                 | %               | %               |
| 1 Andhra Pradesh           | 706             | 419             | 59.3      | 87                   | 12.3     | 50     | 7.1     | 124    | 17.6        | 14      | 2.0      | 11     | 1.6     | 556    | 79     | 149    | 21     | 1               |                 | 0               | 0               |
| 2 Arunachal Pradesh        | 10              | 2               | 20.0      | 0                    | 0.0      | 0      | 0.0     | 8      | 80.0        | 0       | 0.0      | 0      | 0.0     | 2      | 20     | 8      | 80     | 0               |                 | 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               | 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               | 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               | 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               | 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               | 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               | 0               |
| 9 Delhi                    | 86              | 29              | 33.7      | 21                   | 24.4     | 15     | 17.4    | 12     | 14.0        | 3       | 3.5      | 6      | 7.0     |        | 65     | 76     | 24     |                 | 0               | 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     | 21 58  | 85     |                 | 0               | 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               | 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               | 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               | 1               |
| 14 Jammu& Kashmir          | 213             | 100             | 46.9      | 4                    | 1.9      | 3      | 1.4     | 99     | 46.5        | 4       | 1.9      | 3      | 1.4     |        | 107    | 50     | 106 50 |                 | 0               | 0               | 0               |
| 15 Jharkhand               | 198             | 132             | 66.7      | 17                   | 8.6      | 1      | 0.5     | 45     | 22.7        | 3       | 1.5      | 0      | 0.0     |        | 150    | 48     |        | 24              | 0               | 0               | 0               |
| 16 Karnataka               | 1290            | 709             | 55.0      | 265                  | 20.5     | 123    | 9.5     | 159    | 12.3        | 20      | 1.6      | 14     | 1.1     |        | 109785 | 76     | 193    | 15              | 0               | 0               | 0               |
| 17 Kerala                  | 1304            | 868             | 66.6      | 145                  | 11.1     | 39     | 3.0     | 227    |             | 17.4    | 17 1.3   | 8      | 0.6     |        | 105281 | 252    | 19     |                 | 0               | 0               | 0               |
| 18 Madhya Pradesh          | 1297            | 590             | 45.5      | 164                  | 12.6     | 97     | 7.5     | 345    |             | 26.6 70 | 5.4      | 31     | 2.4     | 851    | 66     | 446    |        | 34              | 0               | 0               | 0               |
| 19 Maharashtra             | 1727            | 856             | 49.6      | 321                  | 18.6     | 161    | 9.3     | 317    | 18.4        |         | 47 2.7   | 24     |         | 1.4    | 133877 | 388    |        | 22              | 1               | 0               | 0               |
| 20 Meghalaya               | 24              | 10              | 41.7      | 1                    | 4.2      | 0      | 0.0     | 13     | 54.2        |         | 0        | 0      |         | 0.0    | 11     | 46     | 13     | 54              | 0               | 0               | 0               |
| 21 Nagaland                | 2               | 1               | 50.0      | 0                    | 0.0      | 0      | 0.0     |        | 0           | 0.0     | 0.0 50.0 | 0      |         | 0.0    | 1      | 50     | 1      | 50              | 0               | 0               | 0               |
| 22 Odhisha                 | 1245            | 650             | 52.2      | 32                   | 2.6      | 2      | 0.2     | 517    | 41.5        |         | 1 35 2.8 | 8      |         | 0.6    | 684    | 55 560 | 45     |                 | 1               | 0               | 0               |
| 23 Pondicherry             | 6               | 3               | 50.0      | 1                    | 16.7     | 0      |         | 0.0    | 2           | 33.3 0  | 0.0      | 0      |         | 0.0    | 4      | 67 2   | 33     |                 | 0               | 0               | 0               |
| Punjab                     |                 |                 |           |                      |          |        | 0.6     | 74     | 42.0        | 38      | 21.6     | 10     |         | 5.7    | 54     |        | 122    | 69              | 0               |                 |                 |
| 24                         | 176             | 46              | 26.1      | 7                    | 4.0      | 1      | 4.8     | 290    |             |         | 11412.4  |        | 14115.4 |        | 372    | 31     | 545    | 1               |                 | 0               | 0               |
| 25 Rajasthan 26 Tamil Nadu | 918 538         | 248 201         | 27.0 37.4 | 80 146               | 8.7 27.1 | 44 113 | 21.0    | 54     | 10.0        | 31.6    | 13       | 11     |         | 2.0    | 460    | 41     |        | 59              |                 | 0               | 0               |
| Telangana                  |                 |                 |           |                      |          |        |         | 73     |             |         | 2.4      |        |         |        | 86     |        | 78     | 14              | 0               | 0               | 0               |
| 27                         | 537             | 203             | 37.8      | 114                  | 21.2     | 133    |         | 24.8   | 13.6        | 5       | 0.9      | 9      | 1.7     |        | 450    | 84 87  |        | 0               | 0               | 0               | 0               |
| 28 Tripura                 | 22              | 8               | 36.4      | 0                    | 0.0      | 0      | 0.0     | 11     | 50.0        | 3       | 13.6     | 0      | 0.0     |        | 8 36   | 14     | 16 64  | 0               |                 | 0               |                 |
| 29 Uttar Pradesh           | 646             | 358             | 55.4      | 102                  | 15.8     | 21     | 3.3     | 118    | 18.3        | 32      | 5.0      | 15     |         | 2.3    | 481    | 74 165 | 26     | 0               |                 | 0               | 0               |
| 30 Uttarakhand 31 West     | 45              | 23 417          | 51.1 57.8 | 3 87                 | 6.7      | 2 34   | 4.4 4.7 | 9 117  | 20.0 16.2   | 4       | 8.9      | 4      | 8.9 4.3 |        | 28     | 62 75  | 17 182 | 38 25           | 0 1             | 0 0             | 0 0             |
| Bengal Total               | 721 14275       |                 |           | 704349.3188013.21006 | 12.1     |        | 7.0     |        | 332823.3591 | 34      | 4.7 4.1  | 31 421 | 2.9     |        | 538    |        |        |                 | 992970434030 6  |                 | 0               |