Lok Sabha Question No. 4013 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-19
Subject: Depleting Groundwater Levels
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Shri Arvind Ganpat Sawant, Shri Shrirang Appa Chandu Barne

4013.

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4013

ANSWERED ON 19.12.2024

## DEPLETING GROUNDWATER LEVELS

SHRI SHRIRANG APPA CHANDU BARNE

Will the Minister of JAL SHAKTI be pleased to state:

(a) whether depleting groundwater levels has been a cause of concern for a long time across the country;

(b)  if  so,  whether  the  country  is  suffering  from  the  worst  water  crisis  affecting  almost  600  million  of  its population and if so, the details thereof;

(c) the details and names of the cities which probably exhausted their groundwater resources at present in the country, State-wise particularly in Maharashtra;

(d) the percentage of groundwater level declined in the country during the last ten years and the current year;

(e) whether there is a need to construct checkdams on small rivers and to construct water bodies to recharge the groundwater;

(f) if so, the details thereof along with the steps taken/being taken by the Government in this regard; and

(g) whether the Government has issued any guidelines to the States to ensure groundwater conservation and management and if so, the details thereof and the response of the State Governments thereto?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

## ( SHRI RAJ BHUSHAN CHOUDHARY )

(a)  &  (b) The  average  water  availability  of  any  region  or  country  is  largely  dependent  upon  hydrometeorological  and  geological  factors.  This  along  with  high  temporal  and  spatial  variation  in  Monsoonal rainfall  and  varied  socio-economic  developments  in  terms  of  rapid  urbanization,  industrialization  etc.,  each region of the country may have different water availability status.

Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) monitors groundwater levels throughout the country at regular prescribed intervals. The perusal of data from the monitoring conducted during November 2023 indicates that about 84.8% of the wells across the country record the water level data within the range of 0-10 meters below ground  level  (mbgl),  indicating  ease  of  access  to  ground  water.  Further,  CGWB  also  conducts  Dynamic Ground Water Resources Assessment of the country in association with States/UTs every year. In 2023, the Stage of ground water Extraction (SoE), which is defined as the ratio of total extraction of ground water for all purposes  over  the  total  extractable  ground  water  in  the  country,  is  assessed  at  59.26%  showing  marked improvement from the year 2017 level of 63.33%. Further, during the said period, total ground water recharge in  the  country  has  increased  from  432  Billion  Cubic  Meters  (BCM)  to  449  BCM  and  total  ground  water extraction has reduced from 249 BCM to 241 BCM.

SHRI ARVIND GANPAT SAWANT

(c) For assessing the fluctuation in ground water level of the major Indian cities on a long-term basis, the water  level  data  of  urban  areas  collected  by  CGWB  during  November  2023  has  been  compared  with  the decadal average (2013-2022). Analysis of water level data with respect to cities (mainly those with population greater than 10.00 Lakh) indicates that about 57% of the wells monitored have registered rise in ground water levels. The details in this regard, including for the cities of Maharashtra are given at Annexure- I.

(d) In order to assess the long term fluctuation in ground water level, the water level data collected by CGWB for the entire country during November 2023 has been compared with the decadal mean of November (20132022). Analysis of water level data indicates that about 48.24% of the wells monitored have registered decline in ground water levels. State-wise Decadal Water Level Fluctuation with Mean (Post-Monsoon 2013 to 2022) and Post-monsoon 2023 in respect of Country is presented in Annexure- II.

(e) & (f) Water being a State subject, sustainable development and management of groundwater resources is primarily the responsibility of the State Governments. However, the Central Government facilitates the efforts of  the  State  Governments  by  way  of  technical  and  financial  assistance  through  its  various  schemes  and projects. In this direction, the important steps taken by the Ministry of Jal Shakti and other central ministries for  sustainable  management  of  ground  water  resources  in  the  country  by  way  of  constructing  water conservation and recharge structures are given below:-

- i. The Government is implementing Jal Shakti Abhiyan (JSA) in the country since 2019 which is a mission  mode  and  time  bound  programme  for  harvesting  the  rainfall  and  taking  up  water conservation  activities.  Currently,  JSA  2024  is  being  implemented  in  the  country  with  special focus on 151 water stressed districts of the country. JSA is an umbrella campaign whose primary aim is to effectively harvest the monsoon rainfall through creation of artificial recharge structures, watershed  management,  recharge  and  reuse  structures  and  awareness  generation  etc.  Activities also  include  construction  of  check  dams,  recharge  shafts  and  desilting  of  existing  water  bodies like ponds, tanks etc. with an aim to augment storage capacity and increase groundwater recharge. As per the available information, since the inception of JSA, construction of around 1.57 cr. water conservation and rain water harvesting structures have been completed/ongoing in the country and an expenditure of Rs. 1.15 lakh cr has been incurred though convergence with MGNREGS alone.
- ii. CGWB has taken up National Aquifer Mapping and Management Programme (NAQUIM) with an  aim  to  delineate  aquifer  disposition  and  their  characterization.  Entire  mappable  area  of  the country  of  around  25  lakh  sq.  km,  has  been  mapped  under  the  scheme  and  management  plans have been shared with the respective State governments for implementation. The plans comprise of  recommendations  for  demand  management  as  well  as  construction  of  artificial  recharge structures.
- iii. Master Plan for Artificial Recharge to Groundwater- 2020 has been prepared by the CGWB for the entire country and shared with States/UTs providing a broad outline for construction of around

1.42 crore rain water harvesting and artificial recharge structures in the country to harness 185 BCM (Billion cubic meter) of water.

- iv. MoJS is implementing Atal Bhujal Yojana, which is a community led scheme for participatory ground water management focusing on demand side management of ground water in 80 water stressed districts in 7 States. Construction of various rain water harvesting and recharge structures like check dams, ponds, shafts etc. are incentivized under the scheme.
- v. Mission Amrit Sarovar was launched by the Government of India which aimed at developing and rejuvenating at least 75 water bodies in each district of the country. As an outcome nearly 69,000 Amrit Sarovars have been constructed/rejuvenated in the country.
- vi. Details  of  several  other  significant  initiatives  of  the  Government  of  India  for  improvement  of groundwater  situation  in  the  country  can  be  seen  through  the  link  below-  https://jalshaktidowr.gov.in/document/steps-taken-by-the-central-government-to-control-water-depletion-andpromote-rain-water-harvesting-conservation/

(g) Realizing  the  significance  of  holistic  and  sustainable  development  of  water  resources  in  the  country, Ministry  of  Water  Resources  had  formulated  the  National  Water  Policy  (NWP)  in  1987  itself  which  was subsequently reviewed and updated in 2002 and 2012. From the ground water perspective, the NWP, interalia ,  calls  for  rainwater  harvesting  and  conservation  of  water,  mapping  the  aquifers  of  the  country,  proper regulation of extraction by setting up regulatory authorities and integrated development of surface and ground water.  Based  on  the  NWP,  this  Ministry  had  drafted  a  Model  'Groundwater  (Regulation  and  Control  of Development  and  Management)  Bill'  2005,  providing  a  regulatory  framework  to  curb  indiscriminate extraction of ground water while also making provisions for rain water harvesting and artificial recharge. The Model Bill has been circulated to all States/UTs and so far 21 States/UTs have adopted it.

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4013 TO BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  19.12.2024  REGARDING  'DEPLETING  GROUNDWATER LEVELS'.

Decadal Water Level Comparison Between Mean of [Nov (2013 to 2022] and Nov 2023 groundwater levels in major Cities of the Country

| S N State/UT              | Name of City              | No. of wells Anal   | Rise   | Rise        | Rise   | Rise       | Rise      |           | Fall   | Fall        | Fall   | Fall      | Fall   | Fall      | Fall     |             |       |        |        |        |        |
|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------|--------|-------------|--------|------------|-----------|-----------|--------|-------------|--------|-----------|--------|-----------|----------|-------------|-------|--------|--------|--------|--------|
|                           |                           |                     | 0-2m   | 0-2m        |        |            | 2-4m >4 m | 0-2m      |        | 2-4m        | 2-4m   |           | >4m    | >4m       | Rise     | Rise        | Fall  | Fall   | Fall   | Fall   | Fall   |
|                           |                           | ysed                | No     | %           | No     | %          | No        | %         | No     | %           | No     | %         | No     | %         | No       | %           | No    | %      | %      | %      | %      |
| 1 Andhra                  | Vijayawada                | 5                   | 0      | 0.00        | 0      | 0.00       | 0         | 0.00      | 4      | 80.00       | 1      | 20.00     | 0      | 0.00      | 0        | 0.00        | 5     | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
| Pradesh 2                 | Vishakapatnam             | 18                  | 1      | 5.56        | 4      | 22.22      | 0         | 0.00      | 5      | 27.78       | 5      | 27.78     | 3      | 16.67     |          | 27.78       | 13    | 72.22  | 72.22  | 72.22  | 72.22  |
| 3 Assam                   | Guwahati                  | 33                  | 19     | 57.58       | 1      | 3.03       | 1         | 3.03      | 9      | 27.27       | 3      | 9.09      | 0      | 0.00      | 5 21     | 63.64       | 12    | 36.36  | 36.36  | 36.36  | 36.36  |
| Bihar                     | Patna(phreatic)           | 5                   | 3      | 60.00       | 0      | 0.00       | 0         | 0.00      | 1      | 20.00       | 1      | 20.00     | 0      | 0.00      | 3        | 60.00       | 2     | 40.00  | 40.00  | 40.00  | 40.00  |
| 4                         | Patna(Deeper)             | 5                   | 0      | 0.00        | 0      | 0.00       | 0         | 0.00      | 3      | 60.00       | 2      | 40.00     | 0      | 0.00      | 0        | 0.00        | 5     | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
| 5 Chhattisgarh Bhilai     | 5 Chhattisgarh Bhilai     | 6                   | 2      | 33.33       | 1      | 16.67      | 0         | 0.00      | 2      | 33.33       | 1      | 16.67     | 0      | 0.00      | 3        | 50.00       | 3     | 50.00  | 50.00  | 50.00  | 50.00  |
| 6                         | Raipur                    | 13                  | 6      | 46.15       | 4      | 30.77      | 0         | 0.00      | 3      | 23.08       | 0      | 0.00      | 0      | 0.00      | 10       | 76.92       | 3     | 23.08  | 23.08  | 23.08  | 23.08  |
| 7 Delhi                   | Delhi                     | 79                  | 28     | 35.44       | 18     | 22.78      | 15        | 18.99     | 7      | 8.86        | 4      | 5.06      | 7      | 8.86      | 61       | 77.22       | 18    | 22.78  | 22.78  | 22.78  | 22.78  |
| 8 Gujarat 9 10            | Ahmedabad (phreatic)      | 2                   | 0      | 0.00        | 0      | 0.00       | 0         | 0.00      | 1      | 50.00       | 1      | 50.00     | 0      | 0.00      | 0        | 0.00        | 2     | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
|                           | Ahmedabad (Confined)      | 3                   | 0      | 0.00        | 0      | 0.00       | 0         | 0.00      | 1      | 33.33       | 2      | 66.67     | 0      | 0.00      | 0        | 0.00        | 3     | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
|                           | Rajkot                    | 3                   |        |             |        |            |           | wells     |        | established | in     | Nov       | 2023   |           |          |             |       |        |        |        |        |
|                           | Surat                     | 1                   | 0      | 0.00        | 0      | 0.00       | 0         | 0.00      | 1      | 100.00      | 0      | 0.00      | 0      | 0.00      | 0        | 0.00        | 1     | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
|                           | Vadodara (phreatic)       | 2                   | 0      | 0.00        | 1      | 50.00      | 0         | 0.00      | 0      | 0.00        | 1      | 50.00     | 0      | 0.00      | 1 50.00  |             | 1     | 50.00  | 50.00  | 50.00  | 50.00  |
| 11                        | Vadodara (Confined)       | 2                   | 0      | 0.00        | 0      | 0.00       | 0         | 0.00      | 1      | 50.00       | 0      | 0.00      | 1      | 50.00     | 0        | 0.00        | 2     | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 | 100.00 |
| 12                        | Gandhinagar               | 1                   | 1      | 100.00      | 0      | 0.00       | 0         | 0.00      | 0      | 0.00        | 0      | 0.00      | 0      | 0.00      | 1        | 100.00      | 0     | 0.00   | 0.00   | 0.00   | 0.00   |
| 13 Haryana                | Ambala                    | 2                   | 0      | 0.00        | 1      | 50.00      | 0         | 0.00      | 0      | 0.00        | 1      | 50.00     | 0      | 0.00      | 1        | 50.00       | 1     | 50.00  | 50.00  | 50.00  | 50.00  |
| 14                        | Faridabad                 | 3                   | 1      | 33.33       | 1      | 33.33      | 0         | 0.00      | 1      | 33.33       | 0      | 0.00      | 0      | 0.00      | 2 66.67  |             | 1     | 33.33  | 33.33  | 33.33  | 33.33  |
| 15                        | Gurugram                  | 4                   | 0      | 0.00        | 1      | 25.00      | 1         | 25.00     | 1      | 25.00       | 1      | 25.00     | 0      | 0.00      | 2        | 50.00       | 2     | 50.00  | 50.00  | 50.00  | 50.00  |
| 16                        | Yamuna nagar              | 3                   | 1      | 33.33       | 1      | 33.33      | 0         | 0.00      | 1      | 33.33       | 0      | 0.00      | 0      | 0.00      | 2        | 66.67       | 1     | 33.33  | 33.33  | 33.33  | 33.33  |
| 17 Chandigarh             | Chandigarh                | 20                  | 8      | 40.00       | 3      | 15.00      | 1         | 5.00      | 2      | 10.00       | 1      | 5.00      | 5      | 25.00     | 12       | 60.00       | 8     | 40.00  | 40.00  | 40.00  | 40.00  |
| 18 Jharkhand              | Ranchi                    | 13                  | 6      | 46.15       | 1      | 7.69       | 0         | 0.00      | 6      | 46.15       | 0      | 0.00      | 0      | 0.00      | 7        | 53.85       | 6     | 46.15  | 46.15  | 46.15  | 46.15  |
| 19                        | Dhanbad                   | 8                   | 2      | 25.00       | 0      | 0.00       | 1         | 12.50     | 5      | 62.50       | 0      | 0.00      | 0      | 0.00      | 3 37.50  |             | 5     | 62.50  | 62.50  | 62.50  | 62.50  |
| 20                        | Jamshedpur                | 10                  | 6      | 60.00       | 0      | 0.00       | 1         | 10.00     | 2      | 20.00       | 0      | 0.00      | 1      | 10.00     | 7        | 70.00       | 3     | 30.00  | 30.00  | 30.00  | 30.00  |
| 21 Karnataka              | Bangalore                 | 24                  | 2      | 8.33        | 0      | 0.00       | 0         | 0.00      | 11     | 45.83       | 6      | 25.00     | 5      | 20.83     | 2        | 8.33        | 22    | 91.67  | 91.67  | 91.67  | 91.67  |
| 22 Kerala                 | Kannur                    | 13                  | 12     | 92.31       | 0      | 0.00       | 0         | 0.00      | 1      | 7.69        | 0      | 0.00      | 0      | 0.00      | 12 92.31 |             | 1     | 7.69   | 7.69   | 7.69   | 7.69   |
| 23                        | Kochi                     | 18                  | 17     | 94.44       | 0      | 0.00       | 0         | 0.00      | 1      | 5.56        | 0      | 0.00      | 0      | 0.00      | 17       | 94.44       | 1     | 5.56   | 5.56   | 5.56   | 5.56   |
| 24                        | Kollam                    | 8                   | 7      | 87.50       | 0      | 0.00       | 0         | 0.00      | 1      | 12.50       | 0      | 0.00      | 0      | 0.00      | 7        | 87.50       | 1     | 12.50  | 12.50  | 12.50  | 12.50  |
| 25                        | Kozhikode                 | 14                  | 10     | 71.43       | 0      | 0.00       | 0         | 0.00      | 4      | 28.57       | 0      | 0.00      | 0      | 0.00      | 10       | 71.43       | 4     | 28.57  | 28.57  | 28.57  | 28.57  |
| 26                        | Malappuram                | 10                  | 10     | 100.00      | 0      | 0.00       | 0         | 0.00      | 0      | 0.00        | 0      | 0.00      | 0      | 0.00      | 10       | 100.00      | 0     | 0.00   | 0.00   | 0.00   | 0.00   |
|                           | Thiruvana nthapuram       | 9                   | 4      | 44.44       | 1      | 11.11      | 0         | 0.00      | 4      | 44.44       | 0      | 0.00      | 0      | 0.00      | 5        | 55.56       | 4     | 44.44  | 44.44  | 44.44  | 44.44  |
| 27 28                     | Thrissur                  | 15                  | 15     | 100.00      | 0      | 0.00       | 0         | 0.00      | 0      | 0.00        | 0      | 0.00      | 0      | 0.00      | 15       | 100.00      | 0     | 0.00   | 0.00   | 0.00   | 0.00   |
| 29 Madhya                 | Bhopal                    | 10                  |        | 60.00       |        |            |           |           |        |             |        |           |        |           |          | 60.00       |       |        |        |        |        |
| Pradesh 30                |                           |                     | 6      |             | 0      | 0.00       | 0         | 0.00      | 4      | 40.00       | 0      | 0.00      | 0      | 0.00      | 6        |             | 4     | 40.00  | 40.00  | 40.00  | 40.00  |
| 31                        | Gwalior                   | 1                   | 0      | 0.00        | 0      | 0.00       | 1 0       | 100.00    | 0      | 0.00        | 0      | 0.00      | 0      | 0.00      | 1        | 100.00      | 0     | 0.00   | 0.00   | 0.00   | 0.00   |
| 32                        | Indore Jabalpur           | 14 13               | 3 10   | 21.43 76.92 | 4 0    | 28.57 0.00 | 0         | 0.00 0.00 | 7 2    | 50.00 15.38 | 0 1    | 0.00 7.69 | 0 0    | 0.00 0.00 | 7 10     | 50.00 76.92 | 7     | 50.00  | 3      | 23.08  | 50.00  |
| 33 Maharashtra Aurangabad | 33 Maharashtra Aurangabad | 6                   | 3      |             | 1      |            | 0         | 0.00      | 2      |             | 0      |           |        |           | 4        | 66.67       | 2     | 33.33  | 33.33  | 33.33  | 33.33  |
|                           |                           |                     |        | 50.00       |        | 16.67      |           |           |        | 33.33       |        | 0.00      |        | 0.00      |          |             |       |        |        |        |        |
| 34                        | Mumbai City               | 6                   | 2      |             | 0      | 0.00       | 0         | 0.00      | 3      | 50.00       | 0      | 0.00      | 0 1    | 16.67     | 2        | 33.33       | 4     | 66.67  | 66.67  | 66.67  | 66.67  |
| 35 Mumbai                 | 35 Mumbai                 | 17                  |        | 33.33       |        |            | 0         | 0.00      | 6      |             | 0      | 0.00      | 0      | 0.00      |          |             | 6     |        |        |        |        |
|                           |                           |                     | 10     | 58.82       | 1      | 5.88       |           |           |        | 35.29       |        |           |        |           | 11       |             | 64.71 |        |        | 35.29  |        |

|                     | Suburban                    |     |     |             |     |           |     |           |      |             |     |           | 0   |            |          |             |      |             |
|---------------------|-----------------------------|-----|-----|-------------|-----|-----------|-----|-----------|------|-------------|-----|-----------|-----|------------|----------|-------------|------|-------------|
| 36                  | Nagpur                      | 78  | 30  | 38.46 33.33 | 4 0 | 5.13 0.00 | 1 0 | 1.28 0.00 | 37 1 | 47.44 33.33 | 6 0 | 7.69 0.00 | 1   | 0.00 33.33 | 35 1     | 44.87 33.33 | 43 2 | 55.13 66.67 |
| 37                  | Nashik                      | 3   | 1   |             |     |           |     |           |      |             |     |           | 1   |            | 5        |             |      |             |
| 38                  | Pune                        | 15  | 4   | 26.67       | 1   | 6.67      | 0   | 0.00      | 7    | 46.67       | 2   | 13.33     |     | 6.67       |          | 33.33       | 10   | 66.67       |
| 39                  | Vasai Virar                 | 2   | 1   | 50.00       | 0   | 0.00      | 0   | 0.00      | 1    | 50.00       | 0   | 0.00      | 0   | 0.00       | 1        | 50.00       | 1    | 50.00       |
| 40 Odisha           | Bhubaneshwar                | 38  | 21  | 55.26       | 1   | 2.63      | 0   | 0.00      | 13   | 34.21       | 3   | 7.89      | 0   | 0.00       | 22       | 57.89       | 16   | 42.11       |
| 41 Punjab           | Amritsar                    | 4   | 0   | 0.00        | 0   | 0.00      | 0   | 0.00      | 4    | 100.00      | 0   | 0.00      | 0   | 0.00       | 0        | 0.00        | 4    | 100.00      |
| 42                  | Jalandhar                   | 2   | 0   | 0.00        | 0   | 0.00      | 1   | 50.00     | 0    | 0.00        | 0   | 0.00      | 1   | 50.00      | 1        | 50.00       | 1    | 50.00       |
| 43                  | Ludhiana                    | 2   | 1   | 50.00       | 0   | 0.00      | 0   | 0.00      | 0    | 0.00        | 0   | 0.00      | 1   | 50.00      | 1        | 50.00       | 1    | 50.00       |
| 44                  | SAS nagar                   | 2   | 0   | 0.00        | 1   | 50.00     | 0   | 0.00      | 1    | 50.00       | 0   | 0.00      | 0   | 0.00       | 1        | 50.00       | 1    | 50.00       |
| 45                  | Patiala                     | 1   | 0   | 0.00        | 0   | 0.00      | 0   | 0.00      | 0    | 0.00        | 1   | 100.00    | 0   | 0.00       | 0        | 0.00        | 1    | 100.00      |
| 46 Rajasthan        | Ajmer                       | 3   | 1   | 33.33       | 0   | 0.00      | 1   | 33.33     | 1    | 33.33       | 0   | 0.00      | 0   | 0.00       | 2        | 66.67       | 1    | 33.33       |
| 47                  | Bikaner                     | 1   | 0   | 0.00        | 1   | 100.00    | 0   | 0.00      | 0    | 0.00        | 0   | 0.00      | 0   | 0.00       | 1        | 100.00      | 0    | 0.00        |
| 48                  | Jaipur                      | 11  | 1   | 9.09        | 0   | 0.00      | 1   | 9.09      | 1    | 9.09        | 3   | 27.27     | 5   | 45.45      | 2        | 18.18       | 9    | 81.82       |
| 49                  | Jaisalmer                   | 1   | 0   | 0.00        | 1   | 100.00    | 0   | 0.00      | 0    | 0.00        | 0   | 0.00      | 0   | 0.00       | 1        | 100.00      | 0    | 0.00        |
| 50                  | Jodhpur                     | 5   | 3   | 60.00       | 1   | 20.00     | 0   | 0.00      | 1    | 20.00       | 0   | 0.00      | 0   | 0.00       | 4        | 80.00       | 1    | 20.00       |
| 51                  | Kota                        | 2   | 0   | 0.00        | 0   | 0.00      | 0   | 0.00      | 2    | 100.00      | 0   | 0.00      | 0   | 0.00       | 0        | 0.00        | 2    | 100.00      |
| 52 Tamil Nadu       | Chennai                     | 9   | 6   | 66.67       | 2   | 22.22     | 0   | 0.00      | 1    | 11.11       | 0   | 0.00      | 0   | 0.00       | 8        | 88.89       | 1    | 11.11       |
| 53                  | Coimbatore                  | 6   | 1   | 16.67       | 0   | 0.00      | 2   | 33.33     | 2    | 33.33       | 0   | 0.00      | 1   | 16.67      | 3        | 50.00       | 3    | 50.00       |
| 54                  | Madurai                     | 11  | 3   | 27.27       | 4   | 36.36     | 3   | 27.27     | 0    | 0.00        | 0   | 0.00      | 1   | 9.09       | 10 90.91 |             | 1    | 9.09        |
| 55                  | Trichy                      | 6   | 2   | 33.33       | 1   | 16.67     | 1   | 16.67     | 2    | 33.33       | 0   | 0.00      | 0   | 0.00       | 4 66.67  |             | 2    | 33.33       |
| 56                  | vellore                     | 2   | 2   | 100.00      | 0   | 0.00      | 0   | 0.00      | 0    | 0.00        | 0   | 0.00      | 0   | 0.00       | 2        | 100.00      | 0    | 0.00        |
| 57 Telangana        | Hyderabad                   | 37  | 6   | 16.22       | 7   | 18.92     | 3   | 8.11      | 13   | 35.14       | 3   | 8.11      | 5   | 13.51      | 16       | 43.24       | 21   | 56.76       |
| 58 Uttar Pradesh 59 | Agra Allahabad              | 1 4 | 1 0 | 100.00 0.00 | 0 0 | 0.00 0.00 | 0 0 | 0.00 0.00 | 0 3  | 0.00 75.00  | 0 0 | 0.00 0.00 | 0 1 | 0.00 25.00 | 1 0      | 100.00 0.00 | 0 4  | 0.00 100.00 |
| 60                  | Ghaziabad                   | 1   | 0   | 0.00        | 0   | 0.00      | 0   | 0.00      | 1    | 100.00      | 0   | 0.00      | 0   | 0.00       | 0        | 0.00        | 1    | 100.00      |
| 61                  |                             |     |     | 83.33       |     |           | 0   | 0.00      |      |             | 0   | 0.00      | 0   | 0.00       | 5        |             | 1    | 16.67       |
| 62                  | Lucknow                     | 3   | 0   | 0.00        | 0   | 0.00      | 0   | 0.00      | 1    | 16.67       | 2   | 66.67     | 1   | 33.33      | 0        | 0.00        | 3    | 100.00      |
|                     | Kanpur                      | 6   | 5   | 0.00        | 0   | 0.00      |     |           | 0    | 0.00        |     | 100.00    | 0   |            |          | 83.33       |      |             |
|                     | Varanasi                    | 1   | 0   | 0.00        | 0   | 0.00      | 0   | 0.00      | 1    | 100.00      | 0   | 0.00      | 0   | 0.00       | 0        | 0.00        | 1    | 100.00      |
| 63 64               | Meerut                      | 1   | 0   |             | 0   | 0.00      | 0   | 0.00      | 0    | 0.00        | 1   |           |     | 0.00       | 0        | 0.00        | 1    | 100.00      |
| 65 Uttaranchal      |                             | 9   | 3   | 33.33       | 4   | 44.44     | 1   | 11.11     | 1    | 11.11       | 0   | 0.00      | 0   | 0.00       | 8        | 88.89       | 1    | 11.11       |
| 66 West Bengal      | Dehradun Kolkata (Confined) | 12  | 2   | 16.67       | 0   | 0.00      | 0   | 0.00      | 7    | 58.33       | 2   | 16.67     | 1   | 8.33       | 2        | 16.67       | 10   | 83.33       |
| TOTAL               |                             | 695 | 289 | 41.58       | 72  | 10.36     | 35  | 5.04      | 203  | 29.21       | 54  | 7.77      | 42  | 6.04       | 396      | 56.98       | 299  | 43.02       |

## ANNEXURE-II

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4013 TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 19.12.2024 REGARDING 'DEPLETING GROUNDWATER LEVELS'.

State-wise Decadal Water Level Decadal Fluctuation with Mean (Post-Monsoon 2013 to 2022) and postMonsoon 2023

| S N   | State Name           | No Of Wells Anal ysed   | No. of   | No. of    | No. of      | No. of   | No. of   | No. of   | different depth range   | different depth range   | different depth range   | different depth range   | different depth range   | different depth range   | Total No. of wells   | Total No. of wells   | Total%* of wells   | Total%* of wells   |
|-------|----------------------|-------------------------|----------|-----------|-------------|----------|----------|----------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
| S N   | State Name           | No Of Wells Anal ysed   | 0 to 2   |           | Rise 2 to 4 | >        | 4        |          | 0 to 2                  | 2 4                     | to                      | >                       | 4                       | Rise                    | Fall                 |                      | Rise               | Fall               |
| 1     | Andhra Pradesh       | 693                     | 92       | 13.3      | 27          | 3.9      | 34       | 4.9      | 381                     | 55.0                    | 119                     | 17.2                    | 40                      | 5.8 153                 | 540                  |                      | 22.08              | 77.92              |
| 2     | Arunachal Pradesh    | 21                      | 3        | 14.3      | 1           | 4.8      | 0        | 0.0      | 16                      | 76.2                    | 1 4.8                   | 0                       | 0.0                     | 4                       | 17                   |                      | 19.05              | 80.95              |
| 3     | Assam                | 209                     | 97       | 46.4      | 7           | 3.3      | 0        | 0.0      | 92                      | 44.0                    | 8                       | 3.8                     | 5                       | 2.4 104                 | 105                  |                      | 49.76              | 50.24              |
| 4     | Bihar                | 606                     | 226      | 37.3      | 27          | 4.5      | 0        | 0.0      | 327                     | 54.0                    | 21                      | 3.5 4                   | 0.7                     | 253                     |                      | 352                  | 41.75              | 58.09              |
| 5     | Chhattisgarh         | 692                     | 340      | 49.1      | 42          | 6.1      | 4        | 0.6      | 260                     | 37.6                    | 32                      | 4.6                     | 13                      | 1.9 386                 |                      | 305                  | 55.78              | 44.08              |
| 6     | Goa                  | 80                      | 49       | 61.3      | 3           | 3.8      | 2        | 2.5      | 24                      | 30.0                    | 0 0.0                   |                         | 2                       | 2.5                     | 54                   | 26                   | 67.50              | 32.50              |
| 7     | Gujarat              | 503                     | 193      | 38.4      | 67          | 13.3     | 47       | 9.3      | 148                     | 29.4                    | 28                      | 5.6                     | 19                      | 3.8                     | 307                  | 195                  | 61.03              | 38.77              |
| 8     | Haryana              | 577                     | 170      | 29.5      | 54          | 9.4      | 33       | 5.7      | 184                     | 31.9                    | 67 11.6                 | 69                      |                         | 12.0                    | 257                  | 320                  | 44.54              | 55.46              |
| 9     | Himachal Pradesh     | 52                      | 28       | 53.8      | 0           | 0.0      | 3        | 5.8      | 20                      | 38.5                    | 0 0.0                   | 1                       |                         | 1.9                     | 31                   | 21                   | 59.62              | 40.38              |
| 10    | Jharkhand            | 230                     | 90       | 39.1      | 12          | 5.2      | 3        | 1.3      | 101                     | 43.9                    | 14                      | 6.1 10                  | 4.3                     | 105                     |                      | 125                  | 45.65              | 54.35              |
| 11    | Karnataka            | 1160                    | 403      | 34.7      | 69          | 5.9      | 32       | 2.8      | 501                     | 43.2                    | 116 10.0                | 37                      |                         | 3.2                     | 504                  | 654                  | 43.45              | 56.38              |
| 12    | Kerala               | 1169                    | 809      | 69.2      | 51          | 4.4      | 6        | 0.5      | 284                     | 24.3                    | 13                      | 1.1                     | 5                       | 866                     | 302                  |                      | 74.08              | 25.83              |
| 13    | Madhya Pradesh       | 1060                    | 397      | 37.5101   |             | 9.5      | 47       | 4.4      | 385                     | 36.3                    | 87 8.2                  | 43                      |                         | 0.4 4.1                 | 545                  | 515                  | 51.42              | 48.58              |
| 14    | Maharashtra          | 1387                    | 549      | 39.6      | 96          | 6.9      | 37       | 2.7      | 512                     | 36.9                    | 119                     | 8.6                     | 71                      | 5.1 682                 |                      | 702                  | 49.17              | 50.61              |
| 15    | Meghalaya            | 29                      | 12       | 41.4      | 0           | 0.0      | 0        | 0.0      | 17                      | 58.6                    | 0                       | 0.0                     | 0                       | 0.0                     | 12                   | 17                   | 41.38              | 58.62              |
| 16    | Nagaland             | 9                       | 3        | 33.3      | 1           | 11.1     | 0        | 0.0      | 4                       | 44.4                    | 1 11.1                  |                         | 0                       |                         |                      | 5                    | 44.44              | 55.56              |
| 17    | Odisha               | 1133                    | 576      | 50.8      | 35          | 3.1      | 8        | 0.7      | 442                     | 39.0                    | 59                      | 5.2                     | 13                      | 0.0 1.1                 | 4 619                | 514                  | 54.63              | 45.37              |
| 18    | Punjab               | 176                     | 47       | 26.7      | 8           | 4.5      | 6        | 3.4      | 64                      | 36.4                    | 24                      | 13.6                    | 27 15.3                 | 61                      | 115                  |                      | 34.66              | 65.34              |
| 19    | Rajasthan            | 753                     | 146      | 19.4      | 69          | 9.2      | 38       | 5.0      | 223                     | 29.6                    | 121                     | 16.1156                 | 20.7                    | 253                     |                      | 500                  | 33.60              | 66.40              |
| 20    | TamilNadu            | 771                     | 285      |           | 37.0154     | 20.0     | 121      | 15.7     | 163                     | 21.1                    | 34                      | 14                      |                         | 1.8                     | 560                  | 211                  | 72.63              | 27.37              |
| 21    | Telangana            | 616                     | 156      | 25.3      | 76          | 12.3     | 82       | 13.3     | 223                     | 36.2                    | 4.4 46                  | 7.5                     | 33                      | 5.4                     | 314                  | 302                  | 50.97              | 49.03              |
| 22    | Tripura              | 63                      | 20       | 31.7      | 1           | 1.6      | 0        | 0.0      | 37                      | 58.7                    | 4 6.3                   |                         | 1                       | 1.6                     | 21                   | 42                   | 33.33              | 66.67              |
| 23    | Uttar Pradesh        | 606 147                 | 275      | 45.4      | 31          | 5.1      | 9        | 1.5      |                         | 37.8                    | 47                      | 7.8 15                  | 2.5                     | 315                     |                      | 57                   |                    | 48.02              |
| 24    | Uttarakhand          |                         | 58       | 39.5      | 20          | 13.6     | 12       | 8.2      | 229 43                  | 29.3                    | 10                      | 6.8                     | 4                       | 2.7                     | 90                   | 291                  | 51.98 61.22        | 38.78              |
| 25    | West Bengal          | 573                     | 325      | 56.7      | 11          | 1.9      | 1        | 0.2      | 213                     | 37.2                    | 18                      | 3.1                     | 5                       | 0.9 337                 |                      | 236                  | 58.81              | 41.19              |
| 26    | Andaman &Nicobar     | 108                     |          | 50.0      | 0           | 0.0      | 0        |          | 1                       | 8.3                     | 0 1                     | 8.3                     | 4 33.3                  | 6                       |                      |                      | 66.67              | 33.33              |
| 27    | Chandigarh           | 12                      | 72 6     | 66.7      | 0           | 0.0      | 0        | 0.0 0.0  | 36                      | 33.3                    | 0.0                     | 0                       |                         | 0.0                     | 72                   | 36 6                 | 50.00              | 50.00              |
| 28    | Daman &Diu and       |                         |          | 56.5      | 0           |          |          |          | 8                       |                         | 4.3                     | 1                       |                         |                         |                      |                      |                    |                    |
|       | Dadra &Nagar Haveli  | 23                      | 13       |           |             | 0.0      | 0        | 0.0      |                         | 34.8                    | 1                       |                         |                         | 4.3                     | 13                   | 10                   | 56.52              | 43.48              |
| 29    | Delhi Jammu &Kashmir | 58 211                  | 22 121   | 37.9 57.3 | 13          | 22.4 1.4 | 8 0      | 13.8 0.0 | 6 79 37.4               | 10.3                    | 5                       | 8.6 4                   | 6.9 0.5                 | 124                     | 43                   | 15 87                | 74.14 58.77        | 25.86 41.23        |
| 30    | Puducherry           | 7                       |          | 57.1      | 3 1         | 14.3     | 0        |          | 2                       | 28.6                    | 7                       |                         |                         |                         |                      |                      | 71.43              | 28.57              |
| 31    | Total                | 137345587               | 4        |           | 40.7980     | 7.1      | 533      | 0.0      | 3.95025                 | 36.6                    | 3.3 0 0.0 1003          | 1 7.3597                | 0                       | 0.0                     | 5 4.371006625        | 2                    | 51.70              | 48.24              |

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