Lok Sabha Question No. 3012 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-12-18
Subject: Findings of Dynamic Groundwater Resources Assessment
Ministry: JAL SHAKTI
Asked by: Shri Dilip Saikia, Shri Damodar Agrawal, Shri P P Chaudhary, Shri Lumbaram Choudhary, Shri Mahendra Singh Solanky, Shri Praveen Patel, Shri Anil Firojiya, Shri Vijay Baghel, Shri Yogender Chandolia, Ms Kangna Ranaut, Shri G M Harish Balayogi, Smt. Smita Uday Wagh, Thiru Dr. S Jagathratchakan, Smt. Anita Nagarsingh Chouhan, Shri Bharatsinhji Shankarji Dabhi, Shri Bhartruhari Mahtab, Shri Bidyut Baran Mahato, Dr. Hemant Vishnu Savara, Smt. Mala Rajya Laxmi Shah, Smt. Shobhanaben Mahendrasinh Baraiya, Shri Pradeep Kumar Singh, Shri Sukhdeo Bhagat, Dr. Ganapathy Rajkumar P, Shri Yaduveer Wadiyar, Shri Vishweshwar Hegde Kageri, Dr. Manna Lal Rawat, Shri Sribharat Mathukumilli, Shri Janardan Mishra, Shri Balabhadra Majhi, Shri Dineshbhai Makwana

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF JAL SHAKTI

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3012

ANSWERED ON 18.12.2025

## FINDINGS OF DYNAMIC GROUNDWATER RESOURCES ASSESSMENT

3012.   SHRI MAHENDRA SINGH SOLANKY:

SHRI LUMBARAM CHOUDHARY:

SHRI S JAGATHRATCHAKAN:

SHRI DILIP SAIKIA:

SHRI VISHWESHWAR HEGDE KAGERI:

SHRI SRIBHARAT MATHUKUMILLI:

SHRI BIDYUT BARAN MAHATO:

Dr. HEMANT VISHNU SAVARA:

SHRI G M HARISH BALAYOGI:

Dr. GANAPATHY RAJKUMAR P:

SHRI PRADEEP KUMAR SINGH:

SMT. SMITA UDAY WAGH:

SHRI DINESHBHAI MAKWANA:

SMT. ANITA NAGARSINGH CHOUHAN:

SHRI VIJAY BAGHEL:

Dr. MANNA LAL RAWAT:

SHRI DAMODAR AGRAWAL:

SHRI YOGENDER CHANDOLIA:

Smt. MALA RAJYA LAXMI SHAH:

SHRI BALABHADRA MAJHI:

Ms KANGNA RANAUT:

SHRI BHARTRUHARI MAHTAB:

SMT. SHOBHANABEN MAHENDRASINH BARAIYA:

SHRI ANIL FIROJIYA:

SHRI PRAVEEN PATEL:

SHRI P P CHAUDHARY:

SHRI SUKHDEO BHAGAT:

SHRI JANARDAN MISHRA:

SHRI YADUVEER WADIYAR:

## SHRI BHARATSINHJI SHANKARJI DABHI:

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

- (a)  the  status  of  groundwater  resources  across  the  country  and  the  major  findings  of  the  latest  Dynamic Groundwater  Resources  Assessment  including  the  status  and  the  number  of  overexploited,  critical,  semicritical  and  safe  blocks  identified  across  the  country,  State/UT-wise  and  district-wise  including  Madhya Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Maharashtra and Odisha;
- (b) the extent of groundwater contamination reported due to arsenic, fluoride, nitrate or heavy metals in the most recent monitoring cycle in the country, State/UT-wise;
- (c)  the  programmes  implemented  and  the  funds  released  for  aquifer  recharge,  monitoring  and  public awareness  during  the  last  five  years,  State/UT-wise  along  with  the  targets  and  timelines  set  to  ensure sustainable groundwater use for drinking water, irrigation and other purposes in all affected districts;
- (d)  the  progress  made  under  the  National  Aquifer  Mapping  and  Management  Programme  (NAQUIM) including areas mapped so far and the number of aquifer management plans prepared for sustainable water use till date for the region;

(e) whether the Government proposes to revise norms for granting groundwater extraction permissions for industrial or commercial purposes and if so, the details thereof;

(f)  whether  the  Government  has  examined  the  causes  of  accelerated  groundwater  depletion  including excessive borewell extraction, dependence on groundwater for agriculture and inadequate recharge structures and if so, the details thereof; and

(g)  the  steps  being  taken  to  create  recharge  structures,  improve  groundwater recharge,  regulate extraction, address  groundwater  depletion,  contamination  and  risks  such  as  saltwater  intrusion  and  support  States  in restoring  over-exploited  aquifers  through  programmes  such  as  Atal  Bhujal  Yojana  and  other  related initiatives and the measurable impact of these interventions on groundwater levels in stressed districts during the  last  five  years,  State/UT-wise  and  districtwise  including  Palghar  district  in  Maharashtra,  Nabarangpur district in Odisha and Pali Lok Sabha Constituency in Rajasthan?

## ANSWER

## THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI

## ( SHRI RAJ BHUSHAN CHOUDHARY )

(a) Dynamic Ground Water Resources of the country are being annually assessed, jointly by Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) and State Governments. As per the 2025 assessment, the total Annual Ground Water Recharge in the country is 448.52 Billion Cubic Meter (BCM) and the Annual Extractable Ground Water Resources is  estimated as 407.75 BCM. The Further, total Annual Ground Water Extraction of the entire country  for  the  year  2025  has  been  assessed  as  247.22  BCM.  Based  on  this,  the  Stage  of  Ground  Water Extraction (SoE), which is a measure of Annual Ground Water Extraction for all uses (irrigation, industrial and domestic uses) over Annual Extractable Ground Water Resource is worked out to be 60.63% for the country as a whole .

Regarding categorization of units in terms of their stage of ground water extraction, out of the total 6762 Assessment Units (Blocks/Taluks/Mandals) in the country, 730 (10.80%) units have been categorized as 'Over- exploited' indicating ground water extraction exceeding the annually replenishable ground water recharge.  Further,  201  units  (2.97  %)  have  been  categorized  as  'Critical',  758  units  (11.21  %)  as  'Semicritical'  and  4946  units  (73.14  %)  are  in  'Safe'  category.  Additionally,  127  assessment  units  (1.88%)  are categorized  as  'saline'.  State/UT-wise  details  are  provided  in Annexure  -I. Further,  the  District-Wise Ground  Water  Resources  for  all  the  states,  including  Madhya  Pradesh,  Andhra  Pradesh,  Karnataka, Maharashtra and Odisha can be seen in the National Compilation of Dynamic Ground Water Resources of India, 2025 which can be accessed at:

https://cgwb.gov.in/cgwbpnm/download/1741#page=171

(b) Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) generates ground water quality data of the country on a regional scale as part of its ground water quality monitoring program and various scientific studies conducted as per the approved Standard Operating Procedure (SOP). Overall, the data on ground water quality indicates that

the  ground  water  in  the  country  remains  largely  potable  with  localized  occurrences  of  contaminants  in isolated pockets.

State-wise distribution of major pollutants such as Arsenic, Fluoride, Nitrate and heavy metals, as per the Annual Ground Water Quality Report - 2025 can be viewed through the web link provided below : https://cgwb.gov.in/cgwbpnm/public/uploads/documents/1764833633531847433file.pdf

(c) Efforts  of  the  Central  government  towards  ground  water  monitoring,  aquifer  mapping  and  recharge along  with  spreading  community  awareness,  are  mainly  channeled  through  the  schemes/programmes  like Ground Water Management & Regulation (GWM &R) Scheme, Jal Shakti Abhiyan (JSA), Jal Sanchay Jan Bhagidari (JSJB), Atal Bhujal Yojana etc. GWM &R is a central sector scheme under which funds are not disbursed to states but rather are completely allocated and spent by CGWB for the purpose of ground water monitoring, mapping and regulation. Further, JSA and JSJB take up large scale construction/rejuvenation of artificial recharge/rain water harvesting works through convergence with ongoing central and state schemes and  no  separate  funds  are  allotted  for  this  purpose.  As  per  the  available  data  on  JSA  dashboard,  an expenditure of approximately Rs. 1.5 lakh cr has been incurred towards this since 2021 through convergence with MGNREGS alone.

(d) NAQUIM studies have been taken up across the country by the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) for  delineation  and  characterisation  of  aquifers  and  preparation  of  plans  for  ground  water  management. NAQUIM was initiated as a part of the 'Ground Water Management and Regulation' scheme and the entire mappable area of the country of about 25 lakh sq. kms has been mapped. State wise details of coverage area under NAQUIM is presented in Annexure -II.

Further, ground water management studies/ plans have been prepared for the entire targeted area across the country  covering  all  the  14  Principal  aquifers  and  42  major  aquifers  and  District-wise  aquifer  maps  and management  plans  for  654  Districts  of  the  country,  which  include  both  supply  side  and  demand  side measures  for  sustainable  management  of  ground  water  resources,  have  been  shared  with  the  concerned State/District administrations for taking up suitable field interventions.

Moreover, Master Plan for Artificial Recharge to Groundwater- 2020 has been prepared by the CGWB 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 with estimated cost, which has a potential to harness around 185 BCM (Billion cubic meter) of water.

(e) The  Ministry  of  Jal  Shakti  is  currently  conducting  stakeholder  consultations  for  assessing  the  ground water extraction Guidelines.

(f) & (g) 'Water' being a State subject, sustainable development and management of groundwater resources and  address  contamination  issues  is  primarily  the  responsibility  of  the  State  Governments.  The  Central Government, on its part, facilitates the efforts of the State Governments by way of technical and financial assistance  through  its  various  schemes  and  projects.  The  major  steps  taken  by  the  government  in  this direction, for improving ground water conservation and recharge, regulating over-extraction, mitigation of

contamination and saltwater intrusion and ensuring long term sustainability of the resource in the country, along with their impact, are provided below:

- i. Efforts of the Central government for augmenting the water/groundwater resources of the country, are mainly channeled through the flagship campaign of Jal Shakti Abhiyan (JSA). JSA is a time bound and mission mode programme being conducted annually since 2019 by the M/o Jal Shakti, wherein all the efforts and funds under various schemes and projects are converged to deliver water harvesting and artificial recharge works on the ground.

Currently,  JSA  2025  is  underway  in  the  country  with  special  focus  on  over-exploited  and critical districts. As per the available information, under JSA, completion of around 1.21 crore water conservation and artificial recharge works has been coordinated through convergence in the country in  the  last  4  years,  which  has  played  a  key  role  in  enhancing  the  sustainability  of  ground  water resources.

- ii. To further  strengthen  the  momentum  of  Jal  Shakti  Abhiyan,  Jal  Sanchay  Jan  Bhagidari  (JSJB):  A Community-Driven Path to Water Sustainability in India has been launched by the Hon'ble Prime Minister with a vision to make rain water harvesting a mass movement in the country. By promoting community ownership and responsibility, the initiative seeks to develop cost-effective, local solutions tailored to specific water challenges across different regions.
- iii. M/o  Jal  Shakti  has  constituted  the  Central  Ground  Water  Authority  (CGWA)  for  the  purpose  of regulation and control of ground water extraction in the Country and has notified Guidelines dated 24.09.2020  for  the  purpose  of  such  regulation,  which  have  pan  India  applicability.  Additionally, stringent measures like imposition of heavy penalties & Environmental Compensation Charges (EC) extraction without valid NOC, prohibiting new large-scale industries in over-exploited areas, sealing of  bore  wells  for  illegal  extraction  etc.  have  been  mandated  by  the  Guidelines  to  regulate  over extraction.
- iv. M/o  Jal  Shakti  has  successfully  demonstrated  the  efficacy  of  community  led  participatory  ground water management through Atal Bhujal Yojana, which was implemented in 80 water stressed districts in  7  States,  viz.  Gujarat,  Haryana,  Karnataka,  Madhya  Pradesh,  Maharashtra,  Rajasthan  and  Uttar Pradesh. Construction/rejuvenation of more than 83,000 rain water harvesting and recharge structures like check dams, ponds, shafts etc. was completed under the scheme and more than 9 lakh Ha area was brought under efficient irrigation practices.
- 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, leading to enhanced water storage and ground water recharge.
- vi. In  addition  to  conducting  extensive  aquifer  mapping  activities  throughout  the  country,  CGWB  has also prepared the Master Plan for Artificial Recharge to Groundwater- 2020,   which is a macro level plan indicating various structures for the different terrain conditions of the country for serving as a technical guide for construction of artificial recharge and rain water harvesting structures.

- vii. Regarding  ground  water  quality  aspect,  CGWB  regularly  monitors  ground  water  quality  samples throughout the country as per its SOP and issues Annual reports, Half-yearly Bulletins and fortnightly alerts regarding its findings for quick action by stakeholders; Technique for constructing Arsenic and Fluoride  safe  wells  has  also  been  developed  by  CGWB  and  guidance  is  provided  to  states  for replication and upscaling; Further, the Government is also  implementing Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM) in partnership with states for providing safe and adequate drinking water to all rural households of the country.
- viii. Various  organizations  under  this  Ministry  like  National  Institute  of  Hydrology  (NIH),  CGWB, Central Water Commission (CWC) etc. have conducted independent studies in various parts of the country affected by salinity ingress and saltwater intrusion and made several recommendations like construction of embankments, sea walls, inlet control mechanism at creeks etc.

In order to assess the impact of various water conservation interventions on ground water level in the last five years, the post-monsoon 2024 State/UT-wise water level data for the country is compared with the Mean of the previous 5 years (post-monsoon water level data from 2019-23), which is provided in Annexure-III . Such analysis indicates that in the country as a whole, about 54.4 % of analyzed wells showed rising water levels in 2024 as compared to the mean level of previous 5 years.

Further, similar analysis for Palghar district (Maharashtra), Nabarangpur district (Odisha) and Pali Lok Sabha Constituency in Rajasthan (covering Pali & Jodhpur Districts) is presented in Annexure -IV, which indicates that in Palghar District of Maharashtra 80% analyzed wells have shown rise in 2024 as compared with the mean of previous 5 years, in Nabarangpur district of Odisha, 25% of wells and  have shown rise and in Jodhpur & Pali districts under Pali Lok Sabha Constituency, respectively 68.9% & 81.25% of wells have shown rising trends .

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## ANNEXURE-I

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## STATE-WISE GROUND WATER RESOURCES OF INDIA, 2025

| S. No.   | States / Union Territories               |   Total Annual Ground Water Recharge (in BCM) |   Annual Extractable Ground Water Resource (in BCM) |   AnnualGW Extraction for all uses (in BCM) |   Stage of Ground Water Extraction (%) |
|----------|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh                           |                                         26.34 |                                               25.02 |                                        7.88 |                                  31.51 |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh                        |                                          3.69 |                                                3.29 |                                        0.01 |                                   0.41 |
| 3        | Assam                                    |                                         26.36 |                                               20.29 |                                        2.93 |                                  14.45 |
| 4        | Bihar                                    |                                         34.51 |                                               31.32 |                                       14.47 |                                  46.2  |
| 5        | Chhattisgarh                             |                                         14.3  |                                               13.07 |                                        6.3  |                                  48.18 |
| 6        | Goa                                      |                                          0.38 |                                                0.31 |                                        0.07 |                                  23.3  |
| 7        | Gujarat                                  |                                         27.58 |                                               25.61 |                                       14.33 |                                  55.95 |
| 8        | Haryana                                  |                                         10.27 |                                                9.3  |                                       12.72 |                                 136.75 |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh                         |                                          1.12 |                                                1.01 |                                        0.39 |                                  38.5  |
| 10       | Jharkhand                                |                                          6.15 |                                                5.63 |                                        1.85 |                                  32.89 |
| 11       | Karnataka                                |                                         19.27 |                                               17.41 |                                       11.58 |                                  66.49 |
| 12       | Kerala                                   |                                          5.45 |                                                4.93 |                                        2.46 |                                  49.95 |
| 13       | Madhya Pradesh                           |                                         36.07 |                                               34.15 |                                       20.26 |                                  59.32 |
| 14       | Maharashtra                              |                                         33.89 |                                               31.99 |                                       16.57 |                                  51.79 |
| 15       | Manipur                                  |                                          0.44 |                                                0.4  |                                        0.04 |                                   9.09 |
| 16       | Meghalaya                                |                                          1.84 |                                                1.54 |                                        0.08 |                                   5.24 |
| 17       | Mizoram                                  |                                          0.21 |                                                0.19 |                                        0.01 |                                   4.03 |
| 18       | Nagaland                                 |                                          0.55 |                                                0.5  |                                        0.02 |                                   4.72 |
| 19       | Odisha                                   |                                         17.44 |                                               16.02 |                                        7.81 |                                  48.75 |
| 20       | Punjab                                   |                                         18.6  |                                               16.8  |                                       26.27 |                                 156.36 |
| 21       | Rajasthan                                |                                         12.87 |                                               11.62 |                                       17.1  |                                 147.11 |
| 22       | Sikkim                                   |                                          0.24 |                                                0.22 |                                        0.01 |                                   5.87 |
| 23       | Tamil Nadu                               |                                         22.61 |                                               20.46 |                                       15.04 |                                  73.5  |
| 24       | Telangana                                |                                         21.93 |                                               19.84 |                                        9.26 |                                  46.69 |
| 25       | Tripura                                  |                                          1.53 |                                                1.24 |                                        0.12 |                                  10.06 |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh                            |                                         73.39 |                                               66.97 |                                       46.89 |                                  70    |
| 27       | Uttarakhand                              |                                          2.13 |                                                1.95 |                                        1.05 |                                  53.92 |
| 28       | West Bengal                              |                                         25.85 |                                               23.5  |                                       10.62 |                                  45.19 |
| 29       | Andaman And Nicobar                      |                                          0.38 |                                                0.35 |                                        0.01 |                                   2.27 |
| 30       | Chandigarh                               |                                          0.05 |                                                0.05 |                                        0.03 |                                  67    |
| 31       | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu |                                          0.13 |                                                0.12 |                                        0.05 |                                  40.45 |
| 32       | Delhi                                    |                                          0.38 |                                                0.35 |                                        0.32 |                                  92.1  |
| 33       | Jammu And Kashmir                        |                                          2.3  |                                                2.07 |                                        0.51 |                                  24.73 |
| 34       | Ladakh                                   |                                          0.07 |                                                0.06 |                                        0.02 |                                  30.93 |
| 35       | Lakshadweep                              |                                          0.01 |                                                0.01 |                                        0    |                                  57.79 |
| 36       | Puducherry                               |                                          0.19 |                                                0.17 |                                        0.13 |                                  75.98 |
|          | Grand Total                              |                                        448.52 |                                              407.75 |                                      247.22 |                                  60.63 |

ANNEXURE-II ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3012 TO BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  18.12.2025  REGARDING  'FINDINGS  OF  DYNAMIC GROUNDWATER RESOURCES ASSESSMENT'.

## State wise areas covered under the NAQUIM studies

| Sl. No.   | State/UT                              | Total Area (Sq.km)   | Area targeted for coverage (Sq.km)   | Coverage till March 2023 (Sq.km)   |
|-----------|---------------------------------------|----------------------|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| 1         | Andaman &Nicobar UT                   | 8,249                | 1,774                                | 1,774                              |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh                        | 1,63,900             | 1,41,784                             | 1,41,784                           |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh                     | 83,743               | 4,703                                | 4,703                              |
| 4         | Assam                                 | 78,438               | 61,826                               | 61,826                             |
| 5         | Bihar                                 | 94,163               | 90,567                               | 90,567                             |
| 6         | Chandigarh UT                         | 115                  | 115                                  | 115                                |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh                          | 1,36,034             | 96,000                               | 96,000                             |
| 8         | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu UT | 602                  | 602                                  | 602                                |
| 9         | Delhi                                 | 1,483                | 1,483                                | 1,483                              |
| 10        | Goa                                   | 3,702                | 3,702                                | 3,702                              |
| 11        | Gujarat                               | 1,96,024             | 1,60,978                             | 1,60,978                           |
| 12        | Haryana                               | 44,212               | 44,179                               | 44,179                             |
| 13        | Himachal Pradesh                      | 55,673               | 8,020                                | 8,020                              |
| 14        | Jammu &Kashmir UT                     | 1,67,396             | 9,506                                | 9,506                              |
| 15        | Jharkhand                             | 79,714               | 76,705                               | 76,705                             |
| 16        | Karnataka                             | 1,91,808             | 1,91,719                             | 1,91,719                           |
| 17        | Kerala                                | 38,863               | 28,088                               | 28,088                             |
| 18        | Lakshadweep UT                        | 32                   | 32                                   | 32                                 |
| 19        | Ladakh UT                             | 54,840               | 963                                  | 963                                |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh                        | 3,08,000             | 2,69,349                             | 2,69,349                           |
| 21        | Maharashtra                           | 3,07,713             | 2,59,914                             | 2,59,914                           |
| 22        | Manipur                               | 22,327               | 2,559                                | 2,559                              |
| 23        | Meghalaya                             | 22,429               | 10,645                               | 10,645                             |
| 24        | Mizoram                               | 21,081               | 700                                  | 700                                |
| 25        | Nagaland                              | 16,579               | 910                                  | 910                                |
| 26        | Odisha                                | 1,55,707             | 1,19,636                             | 1,19,636                           |
| 27        | Pudducherry UT                        | 479                  | 454                                  | 454                                |
| 28        | Punjab                                | 50,368               | 50,368                               | 50,368                             |
| 29        | Rajasthan                             | 3,42,239             | 3,34,152                             | 3,34,152                           |
| 30        | Sikkim                                | 7,096                | 1,496                                | 1,496                              |
| 31        | Tamil Nadu                            | 1,30,058             | 1,05,829                             | 1,05,829                           |
| 32        | Telangana                             | 1,11,940             | 1,04,824                             | 1,04,824                           |
| 33        | Tripura                               | 10,492               | 6,757                                | 6,757                              |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh                         | 2,46,387             | 2,40,649                             | 2,40,649                           |
| 35        | Uttarakhand                           | 53,484               | 11,430                               | 11,430                             |
| 36        | West Bengal                           | 88,752               | 71,947                               | 71,947                             |
|           | Total                                 | 3294105              | 2514437                              | 2514437                            |

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (f) & (g) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3012  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  18.12.2025  REGARDING  'FINDINGS  OF DYNAMIC GROUNDWATER RESOURCES ASSESSMENT'.

State-wise Water Level Fluctuation (in meters) with Mean (Post-Monsoon 2019 to 2023) and PostMonsoon 2024 (Unconfined Aquifer)

| Sr. No.   | State/ UT Name          | No of wells analysed   | No. of wells in different Rise   | No. of wells in different Rise   | No. of wells in different Rise   | No. of wells in different Rise   | No. of wells in different Rise   | No. of wells in different Rise   | fluctuation ranges in meters   | fluctuation ranges in meters   | fluctuation ranges in meters   | fluctuation ranges in meters   | fluctuation ranges in meters   | fluctuation ranges in meters   | fluctuation ranges in meters   | Total No. of wells   | Total No. of wells   | Total No. of wells   |
|-----------|-------------------------|------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
| Sr. No.   | State/ UT Name          | No of wells analysed   | 0 to 2 (m)                       | %                                | 2 to 4 (m)                       | %                                | > 4 (m)                          | %                                | 0 to 2 (m)                     | %                              | 2 to 4 (m)                     | %                              | > 4 (m)                        | %                              | Rise                           | %                    | Fall                 | %                    |
| 1         | Andaman & Nicobar       | 101                    | 70                               | 69.3                             | 0                                | 0.0                              | 0                                | 0.0                              | 31                             | 30.7                           | 0                              | 0.0                            | 0                              | 0.0                            | 70                             | 69.3                 | 31                   | 30.7                 |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh          | 603                    | 288                              | 47.8                             | 49                               | 8.1                              | 22                               | 3.6                              | 200                            | 33.2                           | 29                             | 4.8                            | 13                             | 2.2                            | 359                            | 59.5                 | 242                  | 40.1                 |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh       | 20                     | 12                               | 60.0                             | 2                                | 10.0                             | 0                                | 0.0                              | 6                              | 30.0                           | 0                              | 0.0                            | 0                              | 0.0                            | 14                             | 70.0                 | 6                    | 30.0                 |
| 4         | Assam                   | 201                    | 124                              | 61.7                             | 5                                | 2.5                              | 1                                | 0.5                              | 61                             | 30.3                           | 8                              | 4.0                            | 2                              | 1.0                            | 130                            | 64.7                 | 71                   | 35.3                 |
| 5         | Bihar                   | 556                    | 125                              | 22.5                             | 16                               | 2.9                              | 3                                | 0.5                              | 347                            | 62.4                           | 53                             | 9.5                            | 8                              | 1.4                            | 144                            | 25.9                 | 408                  | 73.4                 |
| 6         | Chandigarh              | 7                      | 6                                | 85.7                             | 0                                | 0.0                              | 0                                | 0.0                              | 1                              | 14.3                           | 0                              | 0.0                            | 0                              | 0.0                            | 6                              | 85.7                 | 1                    | 14.3                 |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh            | 761                    | 427                              | 56.1                             | 75                               | 9.9                              | 15                               | 2.0                              | 206                            | 27.1                           | 30                             | 3.9                            | 7                              | 0.9                            | 517                            | 67.9                 | 243                  | 31.9                 |
| 8         | Delhi                   | 68                     | 27                               | 39.7                             | 14                               | 20.6                             | 9                                | 13.2                             | 14                             | 20.6                           | 3                              | 4.4                            | 1                              | 1.5                            | 50                             | 73.5                 | 18                   | 26.5                 |
| 9         | Goa                     | 73                     | 49                               | 67.1                             | 5                                | 6.8                              | 0                                | 0.0                              | 19                             | 26.0                           | 0                              | 0.0                            | 0                              | 0.0                            | 54                             | 74.0                 | 19                   | 26.0                 |
| 10        | Gujarat                 | 598                    | 308                              | 51.5                             | 117                              | 19.6                             | 55                               | 9.2                              | 92                             | 15.4                           | 16                             | 2.7                            | 10                             | 1.7                            | 480                            | 80.3                 | 118                  | 19.7                 |
| 11        | Haryana                 | 163                    | 61                               | 37.4                             | 11                               | 6.7                              | 7                                | 4.3                              | 57                             | 35.0                           | 19                             | 11.7                           | 8                              | 4.9                            | 79                             | 48.5                 | 84                   | 51.5                 |
| 12        | Himachal Pradesh        | 92                     | 23                               | 25.0                             | 1                                | 1.1                              | 2                                | 2.2                              | 57                             | 62.0                           | 5                              | 5.4                            | 4                              | 4.3                            | 26                             | 28.3                 | 66                   | 71.7                 |
| 13        | Jammu and Kashmir       | 196                    | 56                               | 28.6                             | 1                                | 0.5                              | 1                                | 0.5                              | 124                            | 63.3                           | 9                              | 4.6                            | 4                              | 2.0                            | 58                             | 29.6                 | 137                  | 69.9                 |
| 14        | Jharkhand               | 290                    | 144                              | 49.7                             | 18                               | 6.2                              | 6                                | 2.1                              | 100                            | 34.5                           | 19                             | 6.6                            | 2                              | 0.7                            | 168                            | 57.9                 | 121                  | 41.7                 |
| 15        | Karnataka               | 1072                   | 615                              | 57.4                             | 76                               | 7.1                              | 28                               | 2.6                              | 300                            | 28.0                           | 42                             | 3.9                            | 8                              | 0.7                            | 719                            | 67.1                 | 350                  | 32.6                 |
| 16        | Kerala                  | 1346                   | 567                              | 42.1                             | 68                               | 5.1                              | 18                               | 1.3                              | 583                            | 43.3                           | 90                             | 6.7                            | 19                             | 1.4                            | 653                            | 48.5                 | 692                  | 51.4                 |
| 17        | Madhya Pradesh          | 1044                   | 454                              | 43.5                             | 77                               | 7.4                              | 34                               | 3.3                              | 376                            | 36.0                           | 62                             | 5.9                            | 34                             | 3.3                            | 565                            | 54.1                 | 472                  | 45.2                 |
| 18        | Maharashtra             | 1597                   | 812                              | 50.8                             | 154                              | 9.6                              | 42                               | 2.6                              | 481                            | 30.1                           | 81                             | 5.1                            | 20                             | 1.3                            |                                | 100863.1             | 582                  | 36.4                 |
| 19        | Meghalaya               | 38                     | 9                                | 23.7                             | 0                                | 0.0                              | 0                                | 0.0                              | 29                             | 76.3                           | 0                              | 0.0                            | 0                              | 0.0                            | 9                              | 23.7                 | 29                   | 76.3                 |
| 20        | Nagaland                | 11                     | 3                                | 27.3                             | 1                                | 9.1                              | 0                                | 0.0                              | 3                              | 27.3                           | 1                              | 9.1                            | 3                              | 27.3                           | 4                              | 36.4                 | 7                    | 63.6                 |
| 21        | Odisha                  | 1249                   | 277                              | 22.2                             | 11                               | 0.9                              | 3                                | 0.2                              | 826                            | 66.1                           | 110                            | 8.8                            | 16                             | 1.3                            | 291                            | 23.3                 | 952                  | 76.2                 |
| 22        | Puducherry              | 6                      | 3                                | 50.0                             | 0                                | 0.0                              | 0                                | 0.0                              | 3                              | 50.0                           | 0                              | 0.0                            | 0                              | 0.0                            | 3                              | 50.0                 | 3                    | 50.0                 |
| 23        | Punjab                  | 174                    | 43                               | 24.7                             | 9                                | 5.2                              | 4                                | 2.3                              | 74                             | 42.5                           | 30                             | 17.2                           | 13                             | 7.5                            | 56                             | 32.2                 | 117                  | 67.2                 |
| 24        | Rajasthan               | 824                    | 263                              | 31.9                             | 120                              | 14.6                             | 132                              | 16.0                             | 163                            | 19.8                           | 61                             | 7.4                            | 85                             | 10.3                           | 515                            | 62.5                 | 309                  | 37.5                 |
| 25        | Tamil Nadu              | 566                    | 238                              | 42.0                             | 55                               | 9.7                              | 28                               | 4.9                              | 194                            | 34.3                           | 34                             | 6.0                            | 13                             | 2.3                            | 321                            | 56.7                 | 241                  | 42.6                 |
| 26        | Telangana               | 248                    | 93                               | 37.5                             | 32                               | 12.9                             | 15                               | 6.0                              | 83                             | 33.5                           | 18                             | 7.3                            | 7                              | 2.8                            | 140                            | 56.5                 | 108                  | 43.5                 |
| 27        | DNH& Daman-Diu          | 11                     | 5                                | 45.5                             | 3                                | 27.3                             | 0                                | 0.0                              | 2                              | 18.2                           | 1                              | 9.1                            | 0                              | 0.0                            | 8                              | 72.7                 | 3                    | 27.3                 |
|           |                         |                        |                                  |                                  |                                  |                                  |                                  |                                  |                                |                                |                                | 0.0                            | 0                              |                                |                                |                      | 17                   |                      |
| 28        | Tripura                 | 78                     | 56                               | 71.8                             | 4                                | 5.1                              | 0                                | 0.0                              | 17                             | 21.8                           | 0                              |                                |                                | 0.0                            | 60                             | 76.9                 |                      | 21.8 59.1            |
| 29 30     | Uttar Pradesh           | 421 155                | 151 51                           | 35.9 32.9                        | 13 6                             | 3.1 3.9                          | 8 12                             | 1.9 7.7                          | 212 64                         | 50.4 41.3                      | 30 9                           | 7.1                            | 7 12                           | 1.7 7.7                        | 172 69                         | 40.9 44.5            | 249 85               | 54.8                 |
|           | Total                   | 13205                  | 5769                             | 43.7                             | 16 959                           | 2.5 7.3                          | 4 449                            | 0.6 3.4                          | 185 4910                       | 29.1 37.2                      | 10 770                         | 5.8                            | 304                            | 2.3                            |                                | 67.5                 |                      | 717754.4598445.3     |
| 31        | Uttarakhand West Bengal | 636                    | 409                              | 64.3                             |                                  |                                  |                                  |                                  |                                |                                |                                | 5.8 1.6                        | 8                              | 1.3                            | 429                            |                      | 203                  | 31.9                 |

NB.: 44 (0.3%) sites not showing rise or fall.

## ANNEXURE-IV

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (f) & (g) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3012  TO  BE  ANSWERED  IN  LOK  SABHA  ON  18.12.2025  REGARDING  'FINDINGS  OF DYNAMIC GROUNDWATER RESOURCES ASSESSMENT'.

Ground Water Level Fluctuation (in meters) with Mean (Post-Monsoon 2019 to 2023) and PostMonsoon 2024 (Unconfined Aquifer) for specified Districts

| S No.   | State       | District Name   | No of Wells Anal ysed   | No./Percentage of wells showing fluctuation to water level (m)   | No./Percentage of wells showing fluctuation to water level (m)   | No./Percentage of wells showing fluctuation to water level (m)   | No./Percentage of wells showing fluctuation to water level (m)   | in the   | No./Percentage of wells showing fluctuation to water level (m)   | range    | of       | No./Percentage of wells showing fluctuation to water level (m)   | No./Percentage of wells showing fluctuation to water level (m)   | No./Percentage of wells showing fluctuation to water level (m)   | No./Percentage of wells showing fluctuation to water level (m)   | Total Number of Wells   | Total Number of Wells   | Total Number of Wells   | Total Number of Wells   |
|---------|-------------|-----------------|-------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|----------|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|         |             |                 |                         | Rise                                                             | Rise                                                             | Rise                                                             | Rise                                                             | Rise     | Fall                                                             | Fall     | Fall     | Fall                                                             | Fall                                                             | Fall                                                             | Fall                                                             |                         |                         |                         |                         |
|         |             |                 |                         | 1 to2m                                                           | 1 to2m                                                           | 2 to                                                             | 2 to                                                             | 4 >4m    | 4 >4m                                                            | 0 to 2 m | 0 to 2 m | 2 to m                                                           | 2 to m                                                           | 4 >4m                                                            | 4 >4m                                                            |                         |                         |                         |                         |
|         |             |                 |                         | No.                                                              | %                                                                | m No.                                                            | %                                                                | No.      | %                                                                | No.      | %        | No.                                                              | %                                                                | No.                                                              | %                                                                | Rise                    | %                       | Fall                    | %                       |
| 1       | Rajasthan   | Jodhpur         | 45                      | 13                                                               | 28.9                                                             | 6                                                                | 13.3                                                             | 12       | 26.7                                                             | 10       | 22.2     | 1                                                                | 2.2                                                              | 3                                                                | 6.7                                                              | 31                      | 68.9                    | 14                      | 31.1                    |
|         |             | Pali            | 16                      | 6                                                                | 37.5                                                             | 4                                                                | 25                                                               | 3        | 18.8                                                             | 2        | 12.5     | 0                                                                | 0                                                                | 1                                                                | 6.3                                                              | 13                      | 81.2                    | 3                       | 18.7                    |
| 2       | Odisha      | Nabarangpur     | 20                      | 3                                                                | 15.0                                                             | 2                                                                | 10.0                                                             | 0        | 0.0                                                              | 14       | 70.0     | 1                                                                | 5.0                                                              | 0                                                                | 0.0                                                              | 5                       | 25                      | 15                      | 75                      |
| 3       | Maharashtra | Palghar         | 30                      | 24                                                               | 80                                                               | 0                                                                | 0.0                                                              | 0        | 0.0                                                              | 6        | 20.0     | 0                                                                | 0.0                                                              | 0                                                                | 0.0                                                              | 24                      | 80                      | 6                       | 20                      |

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