Lok Sabha Question No. 116 (STARRED), answered on 2023-07-27
Subject: Drinking Water Crisis in Maharashtra
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Krupal Balaji Tumane, Bhavana Gawali (Patil)

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI DEPARTMENT OF DRINKING WATER AND SANITATION

## LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO-†*116

ANSWERED ON- 27.07.2023

## Drinking Water Crisis in Maharashtra

## †*116. SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE: SHRIMATI BHAVANA PUNDALIKRAO GAWALI:

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

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  the  severe  drinking  water  crisis  caused  by  consistently declining ground water level across various States of the country including Maharashtra, particularly in Ramtek-Nagpur and Washim-Yavatmal Parliamentary Constituencies;
- (b) if so, the details thereof;
- (c) the details of the schemes being implemented by the Government to tackle the situation;
- (d) the details of the funds spent under various drinking water schemes across various districts of Maharashtra including the aforesaid constituencies during the last three years, district-wise;
- (e)  whether  the  Government proposes to implement any special drinking  water scheme in  all the districts of Maharashtra including Ramtek-Nagpur and WashimYavatmal Parliamentary Constituencies; and
- (f) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE OF  JAL SHAKTI (SHRI BISHWESWAR TUDU )

- (a) to (f) A Statement of reply is laid on the Table of the House.

## Statement referred to in the reply to Part (a) to (f) of  Lok Sabha Starred Question No. † *116 answered  on 27.07.2023.

(a) to (c) As reported by Central Ground Water Board (CGWB), there is no information on severe drinking water crisis caused by consistently declining ground water level across various States of the country, including in Maharashtra. However, CGWB is periodically monitoring the ground water levels throughout the Country, including in Maharashtra, on a regional scale, through a network of monitoring wells.  To  assess  the  long-term  fluctuation  in  ground  water  level,  the  water  level  data collected  by  CGWB  during  November  2022  is  compared  with  the  decadal  mean  of  November (2012-2021). Analysis of water level data indicates that about 61.1% of the wells monitored have registered  a  rise  in  ground  water  level  whereas,  about  38.9  %  wells  have  registered  fall  in  water level. The State-wise details are Annexed .

In  Maharashtra,  about  67.6% of the wells monitored have registered  a  rise in  ground water level whereas,  about  32.2  %  wells  have  registered  fall  in  water  level.  In  Nagpur  district  (covering Ramtek-Nagpur Parliamentary Constituency) about 74% of the wells monitored have registered  a rise in ground water level whereas, about 26% wells have registered fall in water level.

In Washim and Yavatmal districts (covering Washim-Yavatmal Parliamentary Constituency), about 51.2% and 89.5% of the wells monitored have registered rise in ground water level whereas, about 48.8% and 10.5% wells have registered fall in water level respectively.

Water being a State subject, steps for augmentation, conservation and efficient management of water resources  are  primarily  the  responsibilities  of  the  respective  State  Governments.  Under  JJM,  the water sources inter alia including groundwater (open well, borewell, tube well, handpumps, etc.), ancient & traditional surface water (river, reservoir, lake, pond, springs, etc.) and rainwater stored in small  tanks,  are  being  used  as  sources  for  drinking  water  supply  schemes.  Details  of  individual projects/  schemes for  rural  water  supply  projects  including  water  source  for  the  schemes,  are  not maintained centrally.

(d) to (f) Government of India in partnership with States is implementing Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), to make provision of tap water supply to every rural household in all the villages across the country, including in Maharashtra, and Ramtek-Nagpur and WashimYavatmal Parliamentary Constituencies in  Maharashtra  .  Funds  are  not  allocated  district-wise  under  the  JJM,  and  as  such  the  details  of district-wise fund allocation/ utilization are not maintained centrally. However, the year-wise details of funds allocated, released, and utilized under JJM, by government of Maharashtra, are as under:

## (Amount in Rs. Crore)

|         | Central share   | Central share     | Central share           | Central share        | Central share        | Expenditure under State share   |
|---------|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|---------------------------------|
| Year    | Opening Balance | Budget allocation | Fund drawn by the State | Total available fund | Reported utilization |                                 |
| 2019-20 | 248.12          | 847.97            | 345.28                  | 593.4                | 308.04               | 428.14                          |

| 2020-21   | 285.35   | 1,828.92   | 457.23   | 742.58   | 473.59   | 324.16   |
|-----------|----------|------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
| 2021-22   | 268.99   | 7,064.41   | 1,666.64 | 1,935.63 | 377.98   | 477.98   |
| 2022-23   | 1,557.65 | 7,831.25   | 3,915.62 | 5,473.27 | 3,109.69 | 2,972.28 |
| 2023-24*  | 2,363.58 | 21,465.88  | 1,861.07 | 4,224.65 | 1,773.07 | 2,373.47 |

*As on 25.07.2023

At  the  time  of  announcement  of  Jal  Jeevan  Mission  48.44  lakh  (33.01%)  rural  households  were reported to have tap water connections in Maharashtra. Since then, tap water connections have been provided  to  an  additional  65.53  lakh  rural  households.  Thus,  as  reported  by  the  State,  as  on 25.07.2023, out of total 146.73 lakh rural households in Maharashtra, provision of tap water supply has been made to 113.97 lakh (77.67%) households.

The State, district,  and  village-wise  detailed  information  on  household  with  tap  water  connection including that of Maharashtra, is available on JJM dashboard, which is in public domain at:

https://ejalshakti.gov.in/jjmreport/JJMIndia.aspx

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Annex

## State-wise Decadal Water Level Fluctuation with Mean [November (2012 to 2021] and November 2022

| S. No.   | Name of State       | No. of wells Analysed   | Rise     | Rise      | Rise    | Rise     | Rise   | Rise   | Fall   | Fall      | Fall    | Fall     | Fall   | Fall         | Rise   | Rise   | Fall   | Fall   |
|----------|---------------------|-------------------------|----------|-----------|---------|----------|--------|--------|--------|-----------|---------|----------|--------|--------------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
| S. No.   | Name of State       |                         | 0-2m     | 0-2m      | 2-4m    | 2-4m     | >4m    | >4m    | 0-2m   | 0-2m      | 2-4m    | 2-4m     | >4m    | >4m          |        |        |        |        |
| S. No.   | Name of State       |                         | No       | %         | No      | %        | No     | %      | No     | %         | No      | %        | No     | %            | No     | %      | No     | %      |
| 1        | Andaman and Nicobar | 99                      | 70       | 70.7      | 2       | 2.0      | 0      | 0.0    | 26     | 26.3      | 0       | 0.0      | 0      | 0.0          | 72     | 72.7   | 26     | 26.3   |
| 2        | Andhra Pradesh      | 662                     | 335      | 50.6      | 91      | 13.7     | 65     | 9.8    | 157    | 23.7      | 11      | 1.7      | 3      | 0.5          | 491    | 74.2   | 171    | 25.8   |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh   | 9                       | 1        | 11.1      | 0       | 0.0      | 0      | 0.0    | 7      | 77.8      | 1       | 11.1     | 0      | 0.0          | 1      | 11.1   | 8      | 88.9   |
| 4        | Assam               | 163                     | 84       | 51.5      | 2       | 1.2      | 1      | 0.6    | 72     | 44.2      | 2       | 1.2      | 2      | 1.2          | 87     | 53.4   | 76     | 46.6   |
| 5        | Bihar               | 638                     | 291      | 45.6      | 19      | 3.0      | 4      | 0.6    | 279    | 43.7      | 36      | 5.6      | 9      | 1.4          | 314    | 49.2   | 324    | 50.8   |
| 6        | Chandigarh          | 14                      | 4        | 28.6      | 1       | 7.1      | 0      | 0.0    | 5      | 35.7      | 2       | 14.3     | 2      | 14.3         | 5      | 35.7   | 9      | 64.3   |
| 7        | Chhattisgarh        | 757                     | 386      | 51.0      | 86      | 11.4     | 20     | 2.6    | 214    | 28.3      | 36      | 4.8      | 14     | 1.8          | 492    | 65.0   | 264    | 34.9   |
| 8        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli | 15                      | 9        | 60.0      | 0       | 0.0      | 0      | 0.0    | 5      | 33.3      | 1       | 6.7      | 0      | 0.0          | 9      | 60.0   | 6      | 40.0   |
| 9        | Daman &Diu          | 7                       | 4        | 57.1      | 0       | 0.0      | 0      | 0.0    | 3      | 42.9      | 0       | 0.0      | 0      | 0.0          | 4      | 57.1   | 3      | 42.9   |
| 10       | Delhi               | 84                      | 31       | 36.9      | 11      | 13.1     | 18     | 21.4   | 12     | 14.3      | 6       | 7.1      | 6      | 7.1          | 60     | 71.4   | 24     | 28.6   |
| 11       | Goa                 | 63                      | 10       | 15.9      | 0       | 0.0      | 0      | 0.0    | 47     | 74.6      | 5       | 7.9      | 1      | 1.6          | 10     | 15.9   | 53     | 84.1   |
| 12       | Gujarat             | 709                     | 287      | 40.5      | 113     | 15.9     | 76     | 10.7   | 169    | 23.8      | 35      | 4.9      | 29     | 4.1          | 476    | 67.1   | 233    | 32.9   |
| 13       | Haryana             | 258                     | 102      | 39.5      | 24      | 9.3      | 18     | 7.0    | 65     | 25.2      | 22      | 8.5      | 27     | 10.5         | 144    | 55.8   | 114    | 44.2   |
| 14       | Himachal Pradesh    | 84                      | 23       | 27.4      | 4       | 4.8      | 0      | 0.0    | 52     | 61.9      | 3       | 3.6      | 2      | 2.4          | 27     | 32.1   | 57     | 67.9   |
| 15       | Jammu &Kashmir      | 271                     | 102      | 37.6      | 6       | 2.2      | 3      | 1.1    | 150    | 55.4      | 10      | 3.7      | 0      | 0.0          | 111    | 41.0   | 160    | 59.0   |
| 16       | Jharkhand           | 173                     | 73       | 42.2      | 8       | 4.6      | 5      | 2.9    | 70     | 40.5      | 15      | 8.7      | 1      | 0.6          | 86     | 49.7   | 86     | 49.7   |
| 17       | Karnataka           | 1328                    | 545      | 41.0      | 188     | 14.2     | 157    | 11.8   | 395    | 29.7      | 27      | 2.0      | 15     | 1.1          | 890    | 67.0   | 437    | 32.9   |
| 18       | Kerala              | 1410                    | 602      | 42.7      | 35      | 2.5      | 7      | 0.5    | 718    | 50.9      | 35      | 2.5      | 12     | 0.9          | 644    | 45.7   | 765    | 54.3   |
| 19       | Madhya Pradesh      | 1259                    | 650      | 51.6      | 262     | 20.8     | 92     | 7.3    | 199    | 15.8      | 40      | 3.2      | 16     | 1.3          | 1004   | 79.7   | 255    | 20.3   |
| 20       | Maharashtra         | 1474                    | 661      | 44.8      | 231     | 15.7     | 105    | 7.1    | 394    | 26.7      | 62      | 4.2      | 19     | 1.3          | 997    | 67.6   | 475    | 32.2   |
| 21       | Meghalaya           | 24                      | 12       | 50.0      | 1       | 4.2      | 0      | 0.0    | 11     | 45.8      | 0       | 0.0      | 0      | 0.0          | 13     | 54.2   | 11     | 45.8   |
| 22       | Nagaland            | 4                       | 0        | 0.0       | 2       | 50.0     | 0      | 0.0    | 1      | 25.0      | 1       | 25.0     | 0      | 0.0          | 2      | 50.0   | 2      | 50.0   |
| 23       | Odisha              | 1211                    | 686      | 56.6      | 29      | 2.4      | 3      | 0.2    | 465    | 38.4      | 26      | 2.1      | 2      | 0.2          | 718    | 59.3   | 493    | 40.7   |
| 24       | Pondicherry         | 4                       | 3        | 75.0      | 0       | 0.0      | 0      | 0.0    | 1      | 25.0      | 0       | 0.0      | 0      | 0.0          | 3      | 75.0   | 1      | 25.0   |
| 25       | Punjab              | 230                     | 54       | 23.5      | 2       | 0.9      | 2      | 0.9    | 89     | 38.7      | 47      | 20.4     | 36     | 15.7         | 58     | 25.2   | 172    | 74.8   |
| 26       | Rajasthan           | 889                     | 270      | 30.4      | 114     | 12.8     | 88     | 9.9    | 249    | 28.0      | 82      | 9.2      | 86     | 9.7          | 472    | 53.1   | 417    | 46.9   |
| 27       | Tamil Nadu          | 620                     | 220      | 35.5      | 160     | 25.8     | 136    | 21.9   | 86     | 13.9      | 11      | 1.8      | 7      | 1.1          | 516    | 83.2   | 104    | 16.8   |
| 28       | Telangana           | 512                     | 217      | 42.4      | 106     | 20.7     | 135    | 26.4   | 44     | 8.6       | 4       | 0.8      | 6      | 1.2          | 458    | 89.5   | 54     | 10.5   |
| 29       | Tripura             | 20                      | 7        | 35.0      | 1       | 5.0      | 0      | 0.0    | 10     | 50.0      | 2       | 10.0     | 0      | 0.0          | 8      | 40.0   | 12     | 60.0   |
|          |                     | 631                     | 341      |           |         |          | 10     | 1.6    | 189    |           | 28      |          |        | 2.9          | 396    | 62.8   | 235    | 37.2   |
| 30       | Uttar Pradesh       |                         |          | 54.0      | 45      | 7.1      | 2      | 4.4    | 10     | 30.0      | 4.4     |          | 18     |              | 29     | 64.4   | 16     | 35.6   |
| 32       | West Bengal         | 45                      | 21       | 46.7      | 6       | 13.3 3.0 | 13     | 1.7    | 352    | 22.2      | 3       | 6.7      | 3      |              | 216    | 28.3   | 546    | 38.9   |
| 31       | Uttarakhand TOTAL   | 762 14429               | 180 6281 | 23.6 43.5 | 23 1572 | 10.9     | 960    | 6.7    | 4546   | 46.2 31.5 | 105 658 | 13.8 4.6 | 89 405 | 6.7 11.7 2.8 | 8813   | 61.1   | 5609   | 71.7   |