Lok Sabha Question No. 2873 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-08-05
Subject: Monitoring of Ground Water Level
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Arvind Dharmapuri

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2873 ANSWERED ON 05.08 .2021

## MONITORING OF GROUND WATER LEVEL

## 2873.      SHRI ARVIND DHARMAPURI

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is monitoring the ground water levels in the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Government has made any comprehensive plan to encourage rain water harvesting households; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI & FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRIES

## ( SHRI PRAHLAD SINGH PATEL )

(a)  &  (b)  Yes  sir. Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) is periodically monitoring the ground wa levels throughout the Country on a regional scale, through a network of monitoring wells. water level data indicates that about 68% of the wells monitored have depth to w t r level upto 5.0 m below ground level. The deeper ground water level (more than 40 meters below ground level) been  observed  in  isolated  pockets  of  some  of  the  States/UTs. State - wise  Depth  to  water  level  and distribution of percentage of w ells for November 2020 is given in Annexure .

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

http://jalshakti - dowr.gov.in/sites/default/files/Steps\_to\_control\_water\_depletion\_Feb2 021.pdf.

Master  Plan  for  Artificial  Recharge  to  Groundwater - 2020  has  been  prepared  by  CGWB  in consultation with States/UTs which is a macro level plan indicating various structures for terrain  conditions of the country including  estimated cost. The Master Plan envisages construction of about 1.06 crore roof top rain water harvesting structures in the urban areas of the Country roof area & rainfall in the respective regions with an estima ed cost of about Rs. 36794 00 crores.

Government of India launched Jal Shakti Abhiyan (JSA) in 2019, a time bound campaign mission mode approach intended to improve water availability including ground water conditi water stressed blocksof256 districts in India. In this regard, teams of officers from Central Governm along - with technical officers from Ministry of Jal Shakti were deputed to visit water stresse to work in close collaboration with district level officials to undertake suitable intervent ions.

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 co untry during 22nd March 2021 to 30th November 2021. The campaign was launched by the Hon'ble Prime Minister on 22 March 2021.

Central  Government  supports  construction  of  water  harvesting  and  conservation primarily  through  Mahatma  Gandhi  National  Rur al  Employment  Guarantee  Scheme  (MGNREGS).  To improve productivity of lands of house - holds, farm ponds, dug wells and other watershed activitie permitted under MGNREGS.

As per information received from Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoH&UA) , the Model Building Bye Laws (MBBL), 2016, has been issued for guidance of the States/UTs which has a c 'Rainwater Harvesting'. The provisions of this chapter are applicable to all the buildings. 33 S have adopted the rainwater harvesti ng provisions. The implementation of the rainwater harvesting p comes within the purview of the State Government/Urban Local Body / Urban Development Auth Further, as per MBBL -2016, provision of rainwater harvesting is applicable to all residen tial plots above 100 sq.m.

This Ministry has issued guidelines for control and regulation of groundwater extr pan-India applicability notified on 24 September 2020. The guidelines require submission of proposal f rain water harvesting/rechar ge within the premises as per Model Building Bye Laws issued by MoH&U in respect of Residential apartments/Group housing societies etc in urban areas along - with the app ication for No Objection Certificate (NOC).

Ministry  has  circulated  a  Model  Bill  to  a ll  the  States/UTs  to  enable  them  to  enact  suit ground water legislation for regulation of its development, which also includes provision harvesting. So far, 19 States/UTs have adopted and implemented the ground water legislation.

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## Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) & (b) of Unstarred Question No. 2873 to be answered in Lok Sabha on 05.08.2021 regarding ' MONITORING OF GROUND WATER LEVE L '.

## State - wise Depth to water Level and Distribution of Percentage of Wells for the Period of November, 2020

| S.    | Name of State           | No. of wells Analysed   | Depth to Water   | Depth to Water   | Number & Percentage of Wells Showing Depth to Water Level (mbgl) in the Range of   | Number & Percentage of Wells Showing Depth to Water Level (mbgl) in the Range of   | Number & Percentage of Wells Showing Depth to Water Level (mbgl) in the Range of   | Number & Percentage of Wells Showing Depth to Water Level (mbgl) in the Range of   | 10       | Number & Percentage of Wells Showing Depth to Water Level (mbgl) in the Range of   | Number & Percentage of Wells Showing Depth to Water Level (mbgl) in the Range of   | Number & Percentage of Wells Showing Depth to Water Level (mbgl) in the Range of   | Number & Percentage of Wells Showing Depth to Water Level (mbgl) in the Range of   | Number & Percentage of Wells Showing Depth to Water Level (mbgl) in the Range of   | Number & Percentage of Wells Showing Depth to Water Level (mbgl) in the Range of   | Number & Percentage of Wells Showing Depth to Water Level (mbgl) in the Range of   |
|-------|-------------------------|-------------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| No.   | Name of State           |                         | Level (mbgl)     | Level (mbgl)     | 0- 2                                                                               | 0- 2                                                                               | 2- 5                                                                               | 2- 5                                                                               |          | 10- 20                                                                             | 10- 20                                                                             | 20- 40                                                                             | 20- 40                                                                             | > 40                                                                               | > 40                                                                               |                                                                                    |
| No.   | Name of State           |                         | Min              | Max              | No                                                                                 | %                                                                                  | No %                                                                               | No                                                                                 | %        | No                                                                                 | %                                                                                  | No                                                                                 | %                                                                                  | No                                                                                 | %                                                                                  |                                                                                    |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh          | 717                     | 0.00             | 75.65            | 377                                                                                | 52.6                                                                               | 221                                                                                | 30.8 80                                                                            | 11.2     | 26                                                                                 | 3.6                                                                                | 10                                                                                 | 1.4                                                                                | 3                                                                                  | 0.4                                                                                |                                                                                    |
| 2     | Arunachal Pradesh       | 3                       | 0.80             | 6.47             | 1                                                                                  | 33.3                                                                               | 1                                                                                  | 33.3 1                                                                             | 33.3     | 0                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                | 0                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                | 0                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                |                                                                                    |
| 3     | Assam                   | 160                     | 0.05             | 15.84            | 94                                                                                 | 58.8                                                                               | 54 33.8                                                                            | 10                                                                                 | 6.3      | 2                                                                                  | 1.3                                                                                | 0                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                | 0                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                |                                                                                    |
| 4     | Bihar                   | 548                     | 0.25             | 15.00            | 132                                                                                | 24.1 348                                                                           | 63.5                                                                               | 58                                                                                 | 10.6     | 10                                                                                 | 1.8                                                                                | 0                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                | 0                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                |                                                                                    |
| 5     | Chandigarh              | 12                      | 2.74             | 53.64            | 0                                                                                  | 0.0 3                                                                              | 25.0                                                                               | 1                                                                                  | 8.3      | 4                                                                                  | 33.3                                                                               | 3                                                                                  | 25.0                                                                               | 1                                                                                  | 8.3                                                                                |                                                                                    |
| 6     | Chhattisgarh            | 721                     | 0.07             | 29.57            | 46 6.4                                                                             | 476                                                                                | 66.0                                                                               | 172                                                                                | 23.9     | 24 3.3                                                                             |                                                                                    | 3                                                                                  | 0.4                                                                                | 0                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                |                                                                                    |
| 7     | Dadra & Nagar Haveli    | 17                      | 1.03             | 7.60             | 6                                                                                  | 35.3                                                                               | 10 58.8                                                                            | 1                                                                                  | 5.9 0    | 0.0                                                                                |                                                                                    | 0                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                | 0                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                |                                                                                    |
| 8     | Daman & Diu             | 9                       | 1.30             | 4.60             | 1                                                                                  | 11.1                                                                               | 7                                                                                  | 77.8 1                                                                             | 11.1     | 0 0.0                                                                              |                                                                                    | 0                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                | 0                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                |                                                                                    |
| 9     | Delhi                   | 81                      | 1.61             | 65.16            | 1                                                                                  | 1.2                                                                                | 18                                                                                 | 22.2 21                                                                            | 25.9     | 21                                                                                 | 25.9                                                                               | 14                                                                                 | 17.3                                                                               | 6                                                                                  | 7.4                                                                                |                                                                                    |
| 10    | Goa                     | 65                      | 1.32             | 13.58            | 8                                                                                  | 12.3 31                                                                            | 47.7                                                                               | 22                                                                                 | 33.8     | 4 6.2                                                                              | 0                                                                                  |                                                                                    | 0.0                                                                                | 0                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                |                                                                                    |
| 11    | Gujarat                 | 742                     | 0.00             | 44.20            | 136                                                                                | 18.3                                                                               | 288 38.8                                                                           | 204                                                                                | 27.5     | 79                                                                                 | 10.6                                                                               | 34                                                                                 | 4.6                                                                                | 1                                                                                  | 0.1                                                                                |                                                                                    |
| 12    | Haryana                 | 315                     | 0.10             | 108.00           | 24                                                                                 | 7.6                                                                                | 66                                                                                 | 21.0 52                                                                            | 16.5     | 77                                                                                 | 24.4                                                                               | 66                                                                                 | 21.0                                                                               | 30                                                                                 | 9.5                                                                                |                                                                                    |
| 13    | Himachal Pradesh        | 89                      | 0.41             | 29.02            | 18                                                                                 | 20.2                                                                               | 30 33.7                                                                            | 21                                                                                 | 23.6     | 17                                                                                 | 19.1                                                                               | 3                                                                                  | 3.4                                                                                | 0                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                |                                                                                    |
| 14    | Jammu & Kashmir         | 163                     | 0.09             | 34.50            | 34                                                                                 | 20.9                                                                               | 86                                                                                 | 52.8 29                                                                            | 17.8     | 8                                                                                  | 4.9                                                                                | 6                                                                                  | 3.7                                                                                | 0                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                |                                                                                    |
| 15    | Jharkhand               | 279                     | 0.00             | 14.05            | 61                                                                                 | 21.9                                                                               | 171 61.3                                                                           | 44                                                                                 | 15.8     | 3                                                                                  | 1.1                                                                                | 0                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                | 0                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                |                                                                                    |
| 16    | Karnataka               | 1318                    | 0.01             | 32.50            | 440                                                                                | 33.4 470                                                                           | 35.7                                                                               | 322                                                                                | 24.4     | 82                                                                                 | 6.2                                                                                | 4                                                                                  | 0.3                                                                                | 0                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                |                                                                                    |
| 17    | Kerala                  | 1334                    | 0.18             | 31.35            | 243                                                                                | 18.2                                                                               | 416 31.2                                                                           | 561                                                                                | 42.1     | 109                                                                                | 8.2                                                                                | 5                                                                                  | 0.4                                                                                | 0                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                |                                                                                    |
| 18    | Madhya Pradesh          | 1296                    | 0.00             | 54.10            | 155                                                                                | 12.0 525                                                                           | 40.5                                                                               | 470                                                                                | 36.3     | 127                                                                                | 9.8                                                                                | 18                                                                                 | 1.4                                                                                | 1                                                                                  | 0.1                                                                                |                                                                                    |
| 19    | Maharashtra **          | 3701                    | 0.05             | 39.50            | 1859                                                                               | 50.2 1293                                                                          | 34.9                                                                               | 431                                                                                | 11.6     | 95                                                                                 | 2.6                                                                                | 23 0.6                                                                             |                                                                                    | 0                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                |                                                                                    |
| 20    | Meghalaya               | 24                      | 0.18             | 4.80             | 11                                                                                 | 45.8                                                                               | 13 54.2                                                                            | 0                                                                                  | 0.0 0    | 0.0                                                                                | 0                                                                                  |                                                                                    | 0.0                                                                                | 0                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                |                                                                                    |
| 21    | Nagaland                | 2                       | 4.21             | 6.37             | 0                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                | 1 50.0                                                                             | 1                                                                                  | 50.0     | 0                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                | 0                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                | 0                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                |                                                                                    |
| 22    | Odisha                  | 1220                    | 0.01             | 12.76            | 543                                                                                | 44.5                                                                               | 582 47.7                                                                           | 93                                                                                 | 7.6      | 2 0.2                                                                              |                                                                                    | 0                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                | 0                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                |                                                                                    |
| 23    | Pondicherry             | 6                       | 1.36             | 6.78             | 1                                                                                  | 16.7                                                                               | 4 66.7                                                                             | 1                                                                                  | 16.7 0   | 0.0                                                                                | 0                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                |                                                                                    | 0                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                |                                                                                    |
| 24    | Punjab                  | 250                     | 0.28             | 70.00            | 20                                                                                 | 8.0 38                                                                             | 15.2                                                                               | 47                                                                                 | 18.8 65  | 26.0                                                                               |                                                                                    | 60                                                                                 | 24.0                                                                               | 20                                                                                 | 8.0                                                                                |                                                                                    |
| 25    | Rajasthan               | 968                     | 0.17             | 119.02           | 50                                                                                 | 5.2                                                                                | 217 22.4                                                                           | 193                                                                                | 19.9 158 | 16.3                                                                               |                                                                                    | 171                                                                                | 17.7                                                                               | 179                                                                                | 18.5                                                                               |                                                                                    |
| 26    | Tamil Nadu              | 640                     | 0.00             | 67.42            | 114 17.8                                                                           | 208                                                                                | 32.5                                                                               | 196                                                                                | 30.6 95  | 14.8                                                                               |                                                                                    | 20                                                                                 | 3.1                                                                                | 7                                                                                  | 1.1                                                                                |                                                                                    |
| 27    | Telangana               | 549                     | 0.00 67.00       | 208              | 37.9                                                                               | 218                                                                                | 39.7                                                                               | 92                                                                                 | 16.8 24  | 4.4                                                                                |                                                                                    | 6                                                                                  | 1.1                                                                                | 1                                                                                  | 0.2                                                                                |                                                                                    |
| 28    | Tripura                 | 21                      | 0.24             | 6.12             | 9                                                                                  | 42.9                                                                               | 10 47.6                                                                            | 2                                                                                  | 9.5 0    |                                                                                    | 0.0                                                                                | 0                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                | 0                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                |                                                                                    |
| 29    | Uttar Pradesh           | 634                     | 0.00             | 44.21            | 117                                                                                | 18.5                                                                               | 273 43.1                                                                           | 126                                                                                | 19.9 97  | 15.3                                                                               |                                                                                    | 18                                                                                 | 2.8                                                                                | 3                                                                                  | 0.5                                                                                |                                                                                    |
|       |                         | 47                      | 0.98             | 60.00            | 6                                                                                  | 12.8                                                                               | 13                                                                                 | 27.7 17                                                                            | 36.2     | 6                                                                                  | 12.8                                                                               | 3                                                                                  | 6.4                                                                                | 2                                                                                  | 4.3                                                                                |                                                                                    |
| 30 31 | Uttarakhand West Bengal | 638                     | 0.00             | 29.38            | 140                                                                                | 21.9                                                                               | 300 47.0                                                                           | 107                                                                                | 16.8 78  |                                                                                    | 12.2                                                                               | 13                                                                                 | 2.0                                                                                | 0                                                                                  | 0.0                                                                                |                                                                                    |
|       | Total                   | 16569                   | 0.00             | 119.02           | 4855                                                                               | 29.3                                                                               | 6391 38.6                                                                          | 3376                                                                               | 20.4     | 1213                                                                               | 7.3                                                                                | 480                                                                                | 2.9                                                                                | 254                                                                                | 1.5                                                                                |                                                                                    |