Lok Sabha Question No. 860 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-07-24
Subject: Masterplan for Artificial Recharge of Groundwater
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI

## DEPARTMENT OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 860

ANSWERED ON 24.07.2025

## MASTERPLAN FOR ARTIFICIAL RECHARGE OF GROUNDWATER

860.   SMT. HARSIMRAT KAUR BADAL

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) the allocation and utilization of funds under the 'Masterplan for Artificial Recharge of Groundwater' so far, State/UT-wise;

(b) the details regarding the State-level nodal agency that has been specified for overseeing this scheme in the different States especially in Punjab;

(c)  the  number  and  type  of  structures  for  artificial  groundwater  recharge  that  have  been  planned  and completed under the 'Masterplan for Artificial Recharge of Groundwater' in the country, State/UT-wise and district-wise in Punjab;

(d) the estimated rainwater harnessing potential of these structures in the country, State-wise; and

(e) the functional status of these structures, State/UT-wise?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

## ( SHRI RAJ BHUSHAN CHOUDHARY )

(a) Master Plan for Artificial Recharge to Groundwater- 2020 has been prepared by Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) in consultation with States/UTs which is a macro level plan indicating various GW recharge structures for the different terrain conditions of the country. The plan aims to construct approximately 1.42 crore  such  structures  across  India,  potentially  harnessing  about  185  Billion  Cubic  Meters  (BCM)  of rainwater. This involves identifying state and region-specific GW conservation related interventions suitable to local conditions like existing status of ground water resources, average rainfall, rock and soil structure etc.

The plan has been shared with all state governments for taking up appropriate field interventions in convergence with schemes like MGNREGS, PMKSY and other state schemes and hence no specific fund has been allotted for this purpose.

However, the Central Ground Water Board has taken up construction of several artificial recharge structures  in  many  states  for  demonstrative  purpose  which  can  be  further  scaled  up  by  the  state governments.  Check  dams,  Percolation  Tanks,  Recharge  shafts  etc. have  been  constructed in the Aspirational  Districts  of  Warangal,  YSR  Kadappa  and  Osmanabad  at  a  total  expenditure  of  Rs.54.38  cr. Innovative recharge cum storage structures like Bridge-cum- Bhandaras have been built in Maharashtra with

an expenditure of Rs.30 cr. Further, around 130 anicuts, check dams etc. have been constructed in the water stressed parts of Rajasthan at an expenditure of around Rs. 120 cr.

Moreover,  under  the  umbrella  campaign  of  Jal  Shakti  Abhiyan  (JSA)  being  implemented  by  this Ministry, during the period 2021-2025 construction/renovation of 1.14 crore artificial recharge, rain water harvesting  and  other  water  conservation  structures  at  an  estimated  cost  of  Rs.  1.18  lakh  cr  have  been coordinated across the country in convergence with MGNREGS.

(b) State Governments have been taking up implementation of Master plan as suited to their internal needs. It  is  not  mandatory  to  have  a  Nodal  agency  for  its  implementation  as  the  structures  proposed  to  be constructed are to be taken up in convergence under several existing central and state schemes.  As informed by  the  government  of  Punjab,  the  Soil  and  Water  Conservation  department  has  been  entrusted  with  the responsibility of implementation of Master plan in the state in the selected priority areas.

(c) The number and type of structures for artificial  groundwater  recharge  that  have  been  recommended under  the  'Master  plan  for  Artificial  Recharge  to  Groundwater'  in  the  country,  including  in  Punjab,  is provided  at Annexure-I. Further,  based  on  the  persuasion  of  this  Ministry,  most  of  the  States/UTs, including Punjab have taken up the implementation in selected priority areas. However, since the Master plan is only recommendatory in nature, actual construction of structures in the field may vary in terms of location, size, type etc. as felt appropriate by the implementing agency. As per the information received, the Water Resources Department, Punjab has constructed 236 injection wells, 425 check dams, 2556 soak pits, 123 new ponds and 5 Khambati wells, spread across all the districts of Punjab, most of which are as guided by the Master plan.

(d) As per the Master Plan for Artificial Recharge to Ground Water, it is estimated that approximately 185 Billion Cubic Metres (BCM) of monsoon rainfall can be harnessed across the country. The State/UT-wise estimated rainwater harvesting potential through the proposed structures is provided at Annexure-II .

(e) The operation and maintenance of constructed structures falls in the purview of respective states which have to ensure that such structures are duly cleaned, maintained and repaired from time to time.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 860 TO BE ANSWERED  IN LOK SABHA ON 24.07.2025 REGARDING 'MASTERPLAN FOR ARTIFICIAL RECHARGE OF GROUNDWATER'.

## State wise Number and Type of Artificial Recharge Structures under Master Plan for Artificial Recharge-2020

| S. N o   | State                        | CD    | RS    |               RTRW H |     PT |   Gabi on | DS         | Inje ctio n well s   |   SS D | SS Dev / WS Dev   |      Other s | Total     |
|----------|------------------------------|-------|-------|----------------------|--------|-----------|------------|----------------------|--------|-------------------|--------------|-----------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh               | 13143 | 26209 |               263694 |  13085 |         0 | 0          | 0                    |      0 | 0                 |            0 | 316131    |
| 2        | Bihar                        | 122   | 5682  |                50000 |    428 |         0 | 1267913811 |                      |      0 | 0                 |         8415 | 91137     |
| 3        | Chhattisgarh                 | 0     | 25687 |               118339 |   3426 |         0 | 0          | 0                    |      0 | 0                 |        30989 | 178441    |
| 4        | Delhi                        | 12    | 22706 |               304500 |      0 |         0 | 0          | 0                    |      0 | 0                 |            0 | 327218    |
| 5        | Goa                          | 0     | 0     |                    0 |      0 |         0 | 0          | 0                    |      0 | 0                 |          931 | 931       |
| 6        | Gujarat                      | 3985  | 8607  |              1320947 |    701 |         0 | 0          | 0                    |      0 | 0                 |         2072 | 1336312   |
| 7        | Haryana                      | 335   | 44392 |               304377 |      0 |         0 | 0          | 0                    |      0 | 0                 |       393811 | 742915    |
| 8        | Himachal Pradesh2290         |       | 556   |                 1050 |      0 |    108118 | 851        | 133                  |    460 | 0                 |          784 | 114242    |
| 9        | Jharkhand                    | 36062 | 1268  |               521692 |   5173 |         0 | 0          | 0                    |      0 | 0                 |        27455 | 591650    |
| 10       | Karnataka                    | 50527 | 436   |                    0 |   9918 |         0 | 0          | 0                    |      0 | 0                 |          344 | 61225     |
| 11       | Kerala                       | 1260  | 0     |               482788 |   1395 |    196116 | 0          | 5                    |    121 | 0                 |        67943 | 749628    |
| 12       | Madhya Pradesh               | 76002 | 76002 |               408938 |  12309 |         0 | 0          | 0                    |      0 | 0                 |       152085 | 725336    |
| 13       | Maharashtra                  | 19243 | 838   |              5646772 |   7188 |         0 | 0          | 0                    |      0 | 0                 |         8995 | 5683036   |
| 14       | NE States                    | 18821 | 0     |                15700 |      0 |     18835 | 0          | 0                    |      0 |                   |  11531473149 | 538036    |
| 15       | Odisha                       | 1292  | 550   |                15700 |   1111 |         0 | 0          | 0                    |   1051 | 0                 |         2782 | 22486     |
| 16       | Punjab                       | 85    | 79839 |               551308 |      0 |         0 | 0          | 13410                |      0 | 0                 |       455920 | 1100562   |
| 17       | Rajasthan                    | 32744 | 231   |                    0 |  63158 |         0 | 0          | 0                    |      0 | 0                 |       674067 | 770200    |
| 18       | Sikkim                       | 380   | 0     |                 1500 |      0 |       450 | 0          | 0                    |    125 | 540               |          340 | 3335      |
| 19       | Tamilnadu                    | 7180  | 70460 |                    0 |   2397 |         0 | 0          | 0                    |      0 | 0                 |         7685 | 87722     |
| 20       | Telangana                    | 11552 | 22188 |               555093 |  10636 |         0 | 0          | 0                    |      0 | 0                 |            0 | 599469    |
| 21       | Uttar Pradesh                | 5582  | 5582  |                    0 |    493 |         0 | 0          | 0                    |      0 | 0                 |        12011 | 23668     |
| 22       | Uttarakhand                  | 2870  | 0     |                 5543 |    810 |         0 | 0          | 0                    |      0 | 0                 |         6300 | 15523     |
| 23       | West Bengal                  | 453   | 0     |                 6740 |   8551 |      1136 | 0          | 8403                 |    568 | 0                 |        16914 | 42765     |
| 24       | UT-Lakshadweep               | 0     | 0     |                 9597 |      0 |         0 | 0          | 0                    |      0 | 0                 |            0 | 9597      |
| 25       | UT-Puducherry                | 71    | 283   |                    0 |     14 |         0 | 0          | 0                    |      0 | 0                 |          203 | 571       |
| 26       | UT-DNH                       | 49    | 0     |                12109 |     17 |         0 | 0          | 0                    |      0 | 0                 |           30 | 12205     |
| 27       | UT-Chandigarh                | 0     | 10300 |                    0 |      0 |         0 | 0          | 0                    |      0 | 0                 |            0 | 10300     |
| 28       | UT-Jammu & Kashmir           | 0     | 0     |                 1150 |      0 |       245 | 0          | 0                    |      0 | 230               |          560 | 2185      |
| 29       | UT-Ladakh                    | 0     | 0     |                    0 |      0 |        46 | 0          | 0                    |      0 | 15                |          231 | 292       |
| 30       | UT-Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 350   | 0     |                 2250 |   1000 |       150 | 0          | 0                    |    100 | 170               |            0 | 4020      |
| 31       | UT-DIU Daman                 | & 0   | 0     |                14006 |      0 |         0 | 0          | 0                    |      0 | 0                 |            0 | 14006     |
|          | Total                        |       |       | 28441040181610613793 | 141810 |    325096 |            | 1353035762           |   2425 |                   | 124862344016 | 1417514 4 |

Note -CD-Check dam, RS-Recharge Shaft, RTRWH-Roof Top Rainwater Harvesting, PT=Percolation Tank, DS- Desilting, SSD- Sub-Surface Dyke, SS Dev/WS Dev- Springshed Development/Watershed Development activities, Others - Other Structures

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 860 TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  24.07.2025  REGARDING  'MASTERPLAN  FOR ARTIFICIAL RECHARGE OF GROUNDWATER'.

Scope for Artificial Recharge for Master Plan for Artificial Recharge-2020

| S. No   | State                | Estimated rainwater harnessing potential (MCM)   |
|---------|----------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh       | 1246.95                                          |
| 2       | Bihar                | 66352.03                                         |
| 3       | Chhattisgarh         | 8609.63                                          |
| 4       | Delhi                | 94.62                                            |
| 5       | Goa                  | 393.16                                           |
| 6       | Gujarat              | 4459.26                                          |
| 7       | Haryana              | 679.26                                           |
| 8       | Jharkhand            | 4898.06                                          |
| 9       | Karnataka            | 12874.17                                         |
| 10      | Kerala               | 12455.00                                         |
| 11      | Madhya Pradesh       | 9188.29                                          |
| 12      | Maharashtra          | 3871.98                                          |
| 13      | Odisha               | 1786.49                                          |
| 14      | Punjab               | 1200.99                                          |
| 15      | Rajasthan            | 5305.00                                          |
| 16      | Sikkim               | 332.41                                           |
| 17      | Tamil Nadu           | 959.33                                           |
| 18      | Telangana            | 1186.47                                          |
| 19      | Uttar Pradesh        | 2743.00                                          |
| 20      | Uttarakhand          | 33449.00                                         |
| 21      | West Bengal          | 8532.86                                          |
| 22      | UT-Puducherry        | 32.05                                            |
| 23      | UT-DNH               | 6.50                                             |
| 24      | UT-Andaman & Islands | Nicobar 4436.05                                  |
|         | TOTAL                | 185092.56                                        |

Note:  Accurate  estimation  for  North-Eastern  and  Hilly  states  is  not  possible  due  to complex hydrogeological conditions.

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