Lok Sabha Question No. 1245 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-03-03
Subject: Database on Natural and Artificial Recharge of Ground Water
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: PRALHAD VENKATESH JOSHI

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1245

ANSWERED ON 03.03.2016

## DATABASE ON NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL RECHARGE OF GROUND WATER

## 1245.        SHRI PRALHAD JOSHI

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

(a) whether the Government is planning to start a database on natural and artificial recharge of ground water; (b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Ministry plans to initiate a study with the Ministry of Agriculture to map areas of agricultural land with low levels of ground water and accordingly changing crops in these areas; and (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  FOR  WATER  RESOURCES,  RIVER  DEVELOPMENT  AND  GANGA REJUVENATION

(PROF. SANWAR LAL JAT)

(a)  &  (b)  Water  being  a  State  subject,  the  database  on  natural  and  artificial  recharge  is  not  maintained centrally.    However,  Central  Ground  Water  Board  in  association  with  the  State  Governments  carries  out assessment  of  Dynamic  Ground  Water  Resources  periodically,  in  which  data  on  artificial  and  natural recharge is used.  State-wise statement of ground water recharge from various sources as on March, 2011 is given at Annexure .

Further, a conceptual document entitled 'Master Plan for Artificial Recharge to Ground Water in India' has been prepared during the year 2013, which envisages construction of different types of Artificial Recharge and  Rainwater  Harvesting  structures  in  the  Country  in  an  area  of  9,41,541  sq.km  for  harnessing  surplus monsoon  runoff  to  augment  ground  water  resources.  The  Master  Plan  has  been  circulated  to  all  State Governments for implementation.

(c)    At  present,  there  is  no  proposal  to  initiate  a  study  with  the  Ministry  of  Agriculture  to  map  areas  of agricultural land with low levels of ground water and suggest changes in cropping pattern in these areas. (d)  In view of reply to part(c) above, question does not arise.

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Annexure referred in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1245 to be answered on 03.03.2016 regarding 'Database on Natural and Artificial Recharge of Ground Water'

## STATE-WISE GROUND WATER RESOURCES OF INDIA (as on March, 2011)

| S.No.   | States /                         | Annual Replenishable Ground Water Resource   | Annual Replenishable Ground Water Resource                          | Annual Replenishable Ground Water Resource   | Annual Replenishable Ground Water Resource                          | Annual Replenishable Ground Water Resource   |
|---------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|         | Union Territories                | Monsoon Season                               | Monsoon Season                                                      | Non-Monsoon Season                           | Non-Monsoon Season                                                  | Total                                        |
|         |                                  | Recharge From Rainfall                       | Recharge From Other Sources Including Water Conservation Structures | Recharge From Rainfall                       | Recharge From Other Sources Including Water Conservation Structures |                                              |
|         | States                           |                                              |                                                                     |                                              |                                                                     |                                              |
| 1       | Andhra Pradesh                   | 17.25                                        | 6.29                                                                | 5.38                                         | 6.97                                                                | 35.89                                        |
| 2       | Arunachal Pradesh                | 3.36                                         | 0.00                                                                | 1.15                                         | 0.00                                                                | 4.51                                         |
| 3       | Assam                            | 17.90                                        | 1.64                                                                | 8.64                                         | 0.34                                                                | 28.52                                        |
| 4       | Bihar                            | 19.54                                        | 3.95                                                                | 3.40                                         | 2.44                                                                | 29.34                                        |
| 5       | Chhattisgarh                     | 9.90                                         | 0.70                                                                | 0.87                                         | 0.94                                                                | 12.42                                        |
| 6       | Delhi                            | 0.11                                         | 0.10                                                                | 0.02                                         | 0.08                                                                | 0.31                                         |
| 7       | Goa                              | 0.16                                         | 0.008                                                               | 0.01                                         | 0.07                                                                | 0.24                                         |
| 8       | Gujarat                          | 12.79                                        | 2.55                                                                | 0.00                                         | 3.23                                                                | 18.57                                        |
| 9       | Haryana                          | 3.65                                         | 2.77                                                                | 1.01                                         | 3.35                                                                | 10.78                                        |
| 10      | Himachal Pradesh                 | 0.39                                         | 0.02                                                                | 0.10                                         | 0.05                                                                | 0.56                                         |
| 11      | Jammu &Kashmir                   | 1.45                                         | 2.06                                                                | 0.36                                         | 0.37                                                                | 4.25                                         |
| 12      | Jharkhand                        | 4.75                                         | 0.13                                                                | 1.06                                         | 0.36                                                                | 6.31                                         |
| 13      | Karnataka                        | 6.81                                         | 4.17                                                                | 2.67                                         | 3.38                                                                | 17.03                                        |
| 14      | Kerala                           | 4.85                                         | 0.06                                                                | 0.63                                         | 1.15                                                                | 6.69                                         |
| 15      | Madhya Pradesh                   | 28.22                                        | 1.17                                                                | 0.79                                         | 4.87                                                                | 35.04                                        |
| 16      | Maharashtra                      | 22.36                                        | 1.68                                                                | 1.84                                         | 8.07                                                                | 33.95                                        |
| 17      | Manipur                          | 0.23                                         | 0.01                                                                | 0.19                                         | 0.01                                                                | 0.44                                         |
| 18      | Meghalaya                        | 1.68                                         | 0.03                                                                | 0.07                                         | 0.005                                                               | 1.78                                         |
| 19      | Mizoram                          | 0.0257                                       | Negligible                                                          | 0.005                                        | Negligible                                                          | 0.030                                        |
| 20      | Nagaland                         | 0.40                                         | Negligible                                                          | 0.21                                         | Negligible                                                          | 0.62                                         |
| 21      | Odisha                           | 11.29                                        | 2.53                                                                | 1.33                                         | 2.63                                                                | 17.78                                        |
| 22      | Punjab                           | 5.82                                         | 10.64                                                               | 1.33                                         | 4.74                                                                | 22.53                                        |
| 23      | Rajasthan                        | 8.78                                         | 0.68                                                                | 0.28                                         | 2.20                                                                | 11.94                                        |
| 24      | Sikkim                           | -                                            | -                                                                   | -                                            | -                                                                   | -                                            |
| 25      | Tamil Nadu                       | 7.38                                         | 10.28                                                               | 1.69                                         | 2.18                                                                | 21.53                                        |
| 26      | Tripura                          | 1.248                                        | 0.000                                                               | 0.740                                        | 0.598                                                               | 2.587                                        |
| 27      | Uttar Pradesh                    | 42.13                                        | 11.57                                                               | 5.15 0.20                                    | 18.34                                                               | 77.19 2.04                                   |
| 28      | Uttarakhand                      | 1.09                                         | 0.26                                                                |                                              | 0.49                                                                |                                              |
| 29      | West Bengal                      | 18.53                                        | 5.72                                                                | 1.42                                         | 3.58                                                                | 29.25                                        |
|         | Total (States) Union Territories | 252.11                                       | 68.99                                                               | 40.56                                        | 70.44                                                               | 432.11                                       |
| 1       | Andaman &Nicobar                 | 0.262                                        | Nil                                                                 | 0.046                                        | Nil                                                                 | 0.308                                        |
| 2       | Chandigarh                       | 0.015                                        | 0.001                                                               | 0.005                                        | 0.001                                                               | 0.022                                        |
| 3       | Dadra &Nagar Haveli              | 0.043                                        | 0.003                                                               | 0.009                                        | 0.007                                                               | 0.062                                        |
| 4       | Daman &Diu                       | 0.014                                        | 0.002                                                               | 0.000                                        | 0.002                                                               | 0.018                                        |
| 5       | Lakshadweep                      | 0.000                                        | 0.000                                                               | 0.000                                        | 0.000                                                               | 0.011                                        |
| 6       | Puducherry                       | 0.089                                        | 0.060                                                               | 0.008                                        | 0.032                                                               | 0.189                                        |
|         | Total (UTs)                      | 0.42                                         | 0.07                                                                | 0.07                                         | 0.04                                                                | 0.61                                         |
|         | Grand Total                      | 252.53                                       | 69.06                                                               | 40.63                                        | 70.48                                                               | 432.72                                       |

BCM  Billion Cubic Metre

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(in BCM)