Lok Sabha Question No. 3028 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-07
Subject: Demonstrative Recharge Projects
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Shri B K Parthasarathi, Shri Bastipati Nagaraju

3028.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3028

ANSWERED ON 07.08.2025

## DEMONSTRATIVE RECHARGE PROJECTS

SHRI B K PARTHASARATHI

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) the total number of demonstrative recharge projects undertaken under the Groundwater Management and Regulation Scheme, year and State-wise including district-wise for Andhra Pradesh;

(b) the details of the funds sanctioned and disbursed for such recharge projects, State-wise;

(c)  the  details  of  the  improvement  observed  in  groundwater  levels  through  such  projects,  State  and project-wise; and

(d) the number of infrastructures technologically upgraded thereunder, State-wise along with the funds allocated and disbursed for the same?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

## ( SHRI RAJ BHUSHAN CHOUDHARY )

(a) Ground Water Management and Regulation (GWM &R) Scheme is a continuing Central Sector Scheme, being implemented by the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB). Under this scheme, CGWB has  taken  up  various  artificial  recharge  projects  in  the  country  since  2018  onwards,  mainly  for demonstrative  purpose,  which  can  be  replicated  and  scaled  up  by  the  state  governments.  The State/District-wise  and  Year-wise  details  of  demonstrative  recharge  projects  undertaken  under  the Groundwater  Management  and  Regulation  Scheme,  including  in  the  state  of  Andhra  Pradesh  are provided in Annexure -I.

(b) State-wise and project-wise funds allocated and released towards the above works is provided in Annexure -II.

(c) To assess the impact of recharge structures taken up under various projects, post monsoon water levels  for  the  year  2024  of  the  respective  project  implementation  Block/District  was  compared  with average post monsoon water level of previous five years from 2018-2023.

-  In the 3 Blocks covered under the Artificial Recharge work in Aspirational Districts project, the percentage of monitored wells showing rise in ground water levels in post monsoon 2024

SHRI BASTIPATI NAGARAJU

vis'-a-vis' post monsoon mean of previous five years, are 80% in Osmanabad (Maharashtra), 100% in Pulivendula (Andhra Pradesh) and 100% in Bachennapet (Telangana), respectively.

-  In Maharashtra, where Bridge cum Bandhara (BCB) project was implemented, analysis shows that  100% of the monitored wells have shown rise in Amravati district whereas in Wardha district, rises were observed in 100% of wells in Karanja and Samudrapur Blocks, 88.9% in Seloo Block, and 80% in Deoli Block.
-  Further, in the water stressed districts of Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Barmer, Alwar, Jhunjhunu and Sikar of Rajasthan, analysis indicates that about 55% of the wells monitored across the said districts have registered rise in ground water levels.

(d) Several proactive steps have been taken by the Ministry/CGWB for upgradation of technological infrastructure  for  better  ground  water  regime  monitoring,  aquifer  mapping  and  resource  assessment which are playing a pivotal role in improved and precise policy interventions. Some of the important ones are mentioned below :

-  Central Ground Water Board (CGWB), in collaboration with IIT Hyderabad, has developed a GIS-based  web  platform  called  the  "India  Groundwater  Resource  Estimation  System"  (INGRES)  for estimation of groundwater resources and visualization of the results of groundwater assessments. Utilizing this platform, the Groundwater Resource Assessment for all States and Union Territories is now being carried out annually.
-  GRASP (Groundwater Resources Assessment for Strategic Planning) is a specialized software developed  to  support  comprehensive  monitoring,  analysis  and  assessment  of  groundwater data. This is used for comprehensive data base management of water levels, water quality and lithological logs etc.
-  CGWB has stepped up the widening of its Digital Water Level Recorders (DWLRs) network, by taking up construction of 7,000 additional piezometers equipped with DWLRs in the entire country  under  the  PIB  approved  project  for  NAQUIM  data  generation  for  real  time monitoring and dissemination of ground  water data, helping in more  refined policy interventions.
-  Out of 16 Chemical laboratories of CGWB, 14 have become NABL accredited now and have been equipped with state of the art instruments like ICPMS, IRMS etc. for advanced testing of ground water parameters.

All  the  above  works  have  been  done  by  CGWB  under  the  budget  allocation  made  to  it  under GWM&R scheme and no funds have been allocated/released to the state governments.

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## ANNEXURE-I

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3028 TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  07.08.2025  REGARDING  'DEMONSTRATIVE RECHARGE PROJECTS'.

Details  of  demonstrative  recharge  projects  undertaken  under  the  Groundwater  Management and Regulation Scheme, including the state of Andhra Pradesh

|   S. N. | State          | District/Block                                         | Year          | Structures                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|---------|----------------|--------------------------------------------------------|---------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | Andhra Pradesh | YSR Kadapa (Pulivendula)                               | 2018- 2020    | 16 Check dams, 4 Percolation tanks, 01 Sub-surface barriers, 36 Recharge shaft &12 Piezometers.                                                                                                     |
|       2 | Maharashtra    | Osmanabad (Osmanabad)                                  | 2018- 2020    | 55 Check Dams, 20 Piezometers & 46 Recharge wells.                                                                                                                                                  |
|       2 | Maharashtra    | Wardha &Amravati                                       | 2018- 2020    | 05 Bridge cum Bhandhara (BCB)                                                                                                                                                                       |
|       3 | Telangana      | Warangal(Bachennapet)                                  | 2018- 2020    | 6 Check dams, 1 Sub-Subsurface barrier and 31 Recharge shaft &9Piezometers.                                                                                                                         |
|       4 | Rajasthan      | Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Barmer, Alwar, Jhunjhunu and Sikar | 2019- onwards | 01 Concrete Gravity Dam, 01 Zoned Earth fill Dam, 132 Water Harvesting Structures which includes Stone Masonary Check Dams (MCD), Anicuts, Concrete Check Dams (CCD), Model Talab &Recharge shafts. |

## ANNEXURE-II

## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3028 TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  07.08.2025  REGARDING  'DEMONSTRATIVE RECHARGE PROJECTS'.

## State-wise funds allocated and released towards demonstrative recharge projects

|   S. No | State                      | Project                                                                                   | Fund Allocated   | Funds Released   |
|---------|----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------|------------------|
|       1 | Andhra Pradesh Maharashtra | Artificial Recharge work in Aspirational Districts                                        | Rs. 54.38 Cr.    | Rs. 41.25 Cr.    |
|       2 | Maharashtra                | Construction of Bridge Cum Bandhara(BCB) in Maharashtra                                   | Rs. 30.29 Cr     | Rs. 27.89 Cr     |
|       3 | Rajasthan                  | Groundwater Augmentation through Artificial Recharge in water stressed areas of Rajasthan | Rs. 168.77 Cr    | Rs. 112.44 Cr    |

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