Lok Sabha Question No. 859 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-07-21
Subject: Exploitation of Ground Water by Industrial Units
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: DEVENDRA (ALIAS) BHOLE SINGH SINGH

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 859

ANSWERED ON 21.07.2016

## EXPLOITATION OF GROUND WATER BY INDUSTRIAL UNITS

## †859.          SHRI DEVENDRA SINGH BHOLE

Will  the  Minister  of  WATER  RESOURCES,  RIVER  DEVELOPMENT  AND  GANGA REJUVENATION  be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the industrial units of the country are tapping ground water at large scale;
- (b) if so, the State-wise details thereof including Uttar Pradesh;

(c) whether Pepsico India Pvt. Ltd. and Kansai Nerolac factories located in district Kanpur Dehat of Uttar Pradesh are tapping ground water due to which the ground water level of the adjoining area has come down to such low extent that farmers are not getting water to irrigate their crops; (d) if so, the action taken against those Industries/factories; and

(e) the details of the steps being taken to arrest the further falling of ground water and raise the water level in the area?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION (DR. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN)

(a)  &  (b) As  per  the  'No  Objection  Certificate'  (NOC)  issued  by  the  Central  Ground  Water Authority (CGWA) for withdrawal of ground water, the total amount of ground water withdrawn by  the  industries  to  whom  NOC  has  been  issued  for  the  last  five  years  i.e.,  from  2011-12  to 2015-16  is  238  MCM  (Million  Cubic  Metre).    State-wise  details  including  Uttar  Pradesh  are given at Annexure.

(c) & (d) M/s Varun Beverages, a franchise of Pepsico India Pvt. Ltd. and M/s Kansai Nerolac both  located  in  the  Kanpur  Dehat  district  are  the  old  existing  industries  and  are  withdrawing ground water to the tune of 547m 3 /day and 2014m 3 /day respectively. However, as per the ground water assessment report  of 2011, jointly carried  out by CGWB  and State Government, all the blocks  of  Kanpur  Dehat  falls  under  'Safe'  category  where  the  annual  ground  water  draft (withdrawal)  is  less  than  net  annual  ground  water  availability  and  there  is  no  long  term significant decline in ground water levels.

(e) The details of the steps being taken for ground water management and augmentation in the area are - i. 'Master Plan for Artificial Recharge to Ground Water in India' has been prepared, which envisages  construction  of  different  types  of  Artificial  Recharge  and  Rainwater  Harvesting structures in the Country.

ii. Special focus is given through Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act  (MGNREGA) for  water  conservation  and  water  harvesting  structures  to  augment  ground water.  In addition, priority has been given for construction of farm ponds in the year 2016-17 to harvest rain water.

iii. The Ministry has circulated a Model Bill to all the States/UTs to enable them to enact suitable ground water legislation for its regulation and development which includes provision of rain water harvesting.

iv. Circulation of National Water Policy (2012) for adoption, to all States/UTs, which interalia advocates' rain water harvesting, water conservation and enhancing water use efficiency.

v. CGWA  has  issued  advisory  to  States/  Union  Territories and  Ministry  of  Urban Development to take necessary measures for adopting rain water harvesting/ artificial recharge in all  the  Government  buildings.  30  States/UTs  have  made  rain  water  harvesting  mandatory  by enacting  laws  or  by  formulating  rules  &  regulations  or  by  including  suitable  provisions  in Building bye-laws or through suitable Government Orders.

vi. CGWA has framed 'Guidelines/ Criteria for Evaluation of Proposals/ Requests for Ground Water Abstraction' to accord NOC for industries/ infrastructure/ mining projects in non-notified areas. As per the provision of the guidelines, recycling and reuse of water is a mandatory part of the NOC. Further, ground water withdrawal is permitted in accordance to the recharge measures proposed.

vii. Government of Uttar Pradesh has made Roof Top Rain Water Harvesting mandatory in Government/ new buildings having more than 300 sq.m area.

viii. Government of Uttar Pradesh has implemented 'Comprehensive Policy for Ground Water Management, Rain Water Harvesting & Ground Water'.  A high-level monitoring committee has been constituted to monitor the implementation of the policy.

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Annexure referred in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 859 to be answered on 21.07.2016 regarding 'EXPLOITATION OF GROUND WATER BY INDUSTRIAL UNITS'

State-wise Details of Withdrawal of Ground Water by the Industries to whom NOC have been Accorded by CGWA for the Last Five Years (2011-12 to 2015-16)

MCM  Million Cubic Metre

| S.No.   | State/UT            | Total Withdrawal (in cubic meter)   |
|---------|---------------------|-------------------------------------|
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh      | 7659400                             |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh   | 14465                               |
| 3       | Assam               | 4917730                             |
| 4       | Bihar               | 6334835                             |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh        | 33139482                            |
| 6       | Dadra &Nagar Haveli | 453600                              |
| 7       | Gujarat             | 14415652                            |
| 8       | Haryana             | 13360270                            |
| 9       | Jammu &Kashmir      | 1698730                             |
| 10      | Jharkhand           | 2958755                             |
| 11      | Karnataka           | 4211021                             |
| 12      | Madhya Pradesh      | 12717510                            |
| 13      | Maharashtra         | 10966655                            |
| 14      | Manipur             | 39985                               |
| 15      | Mizoram             | 7370                                |
| 16      | Meghalaya           | 653200                              |
| 17      | Nagaland            | 17127                               |
| 18      | Odisha              | 22792210                            |
| 19      | Punjab              | 17924690                            |
| 20      | Rajasthan           | 40489831                            |
| 21      | Tamil Nadu          | 4049172                             |
| 22      | Tripura             | 41877                               |
| 23      | Uttar Pradesh       | 34454749                            |
| 24      | Uttarakhand         | 5159653                             |
|         | Total (Cubic        | 238477969                           |
|         | Meter)              |                                     |
|         | Total (MCM)         | 238                                 |