Lok Sabha Question No. 402 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-02-25
Subject: Contamination of Groundwater
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: BHAVANA GAWALI (PATIL), MALLIKARJUN  KHARGE, KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 402

ANSWERED ON 25.02.2016

## CONTAMINATION OF GROUNDWATER

402. SHRIMATI BHAVANA PUNDALIKRAO GAWALI PATIL SHRI MALLIKARJUN KHARGE SHRI KRUPAL BALAJI TUMANE

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

(a)  the  norms  fixed  for  fluoride  and  other  chemical  contents  in  supply  of  water  for  various purposes including drinking water in the country;

- (b) whether the Government is aware that groundwater in various parts of the country including Punjab is contaminated and contain dangerous chemicals, metals including other arsenic contents thereby leading to harmful effects on human beings and affecting drinking water supply;
- (c)  if  so,  the  details  thereof  by  indicating  the  present  status  of  such  contamination  including fluoride contents in the groundwater in comparison to the last three years, State/location-wise; and

(d) the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to improve the situation along with the details of the schemes chalked out and funds released/spent for the purpose, if any?

## ANSWER

THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION (PROF.SANWAR LAL JAT)

(a)  The  norms  fixed  for  fluoride  and  other  chemical  contents  in  supply  of  water  for  various purposes including drinking water are given in

Annexure I

.

(b)&(c) Ground  water  quality  data  generated  by  Central  Ground  Water  Board  (CGWB) indicates that ground water in various parts in Ten (10) States for Arsenic, Twenty (20) States for Fluoride, Twenty One (21) States for Nitrate, Twenty Six (26) States and Union Territories for Iron,  and  Fifteen  (15)  States  for  Heavy  Metals  such  as  Lead,  Chromium  and  Cadmium  have concentration higher than the norms, on the date of analysis, prescribed by the Bureau of Indian Standards.  State/UT-wise list / parts of the districts where ground water was found contaminated is given at Annexure-II. Status of contamination of ground water for last three years (2012-15) is given at Annexure-III. Further, Department of Water Supply & Sanitation (DWSS), Government of Punjab  has informed that the till date there are 2697 sources where ground water quality  is  affected  by  various  contaminants  like  Uranium,  Arsenic  and  Fluoride  etc  beyond prescribed norms.

(d) Government  of  India through Ministry of  Drinking  Water  &  Sanitation  (MoDWS) supplements the efforts  of  the  States  by  providing  them  technical  and  financial  support  to  the schemes being developed for drinking water supply in the States.  MoDWS has informed that 20%  of  the  allocated  funds  under  National  Rural  Drinking  Water  Programme  (NRDWP)  are earmarked for water quality problems.  Further, the States may also utilize up to 67% of funds released under NRDWP for improving water quality of ground and surface water.  Ministry of Drinking  Water  and  Sanitation  have  informed  that  as  a  long  term  measure,  all  the  State Governments have been advised to provide piped water supply from alternate safe sources to all water quality affected habitations with priority to cover Fluoride and Arsenic affected habitations.      Since  these  mega  schemes  take  a  long  gestation  period  for  commissioning,  the States  have  advised  to  set  up  community  water  treatment  plants  in  all  the  remaining  Arsenic, Fluoride, Heavy Metals, toxic elements, pesticides and fertilizers affected habitations as a short term measure and provide 8-10 lpcd (litre per capita per day) of safe drinking water on or before March, 2017.

DWSS, Government of Punjab has informed that they have taken various steps which include installation of 1824 RO plants; in addition¸ NITI Aayog, has allocated Rs. 39.35 crore to Punjab for covering all the arsenic and fluoride affected areas in 2016 with at least 8 lpcd water.

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Annexure  referred  in  reply  to Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  402 to  be  answered  on 25.02.2016 regarding 'Contamination of Groundwater'

Drinking Water Standards of BIS (IS: 10500: 2012)

| S.No                      | Parameters                | Desirable limits mg/l     | Permissible limits mg/l   |
|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
| Essential Characteristics | Essential Characteristics | Essential Characteristics | Essential Characteristics |
| 1                         | Colour Hazen unit         | 5                         | 15                        |
| 2                         | Odour                     | agreeable                 | agreeable                 |
| 3                         | taste                     | agreeable                 | agreeable                 |
| 4                         | Turbidity (NTU)*          | 1                         | 5                         |
| 5                         | pH                        | 6.5-8.5                   | No relaxation             |
| 6                         | Total Hardness, CaCO 3    | 200                       | 600                       |
| 7                         | Iron (Fe)                 | 0.3                       | No relaxation             |
| 8                         | Chloride (Cl)             | 250                       | 1000                      |
| 9                         | Residual Free Chlorine    | 0.2                       | 1                         |
| 10                        | Fluoride (F)              | 1.0                       | 1.5                       |
| Desirable Characteristics | Desirable Characteristics | Desirable Characteristics | Desirable Characteristics |
| 11                        | Dissolved Solids          | 500                       | 2000                      |
| 12                        | Calcium (Ca)              | 75                        | 200                       |
| 13                        | Magnesium (Mg)            | 30                        | 100                       |
| 14                        | Copper (Cu)               | 0.05                      | 1.5                       |
| 15                        | Manganese (Mn)            | 0.1                       | 0.3                       |
| 16                        | Sulphate (SO 4 )          | 200                       | 400                       |
| 17                        | Nitrate (NO 3 )           | 45                        | No relaxation             |
| 18                        | Phenolic compounds        | 0.001                     | 0.002                     |
| 19                        | Mercury (Hg)              | 0.001                     | No relaxation             |
| 20                        | Cadmium (Cd)              | 0.003                     | No relaxation             |
| 21                        | Selenium (Se)             | 0.01                      | No relaxation             |
| 22                        | Arsenic (As)              | 0.01                      | 0.05                      |
| 23                        | Cyanide (CN)              | 0.05                      | No relaxation             |
| 24                        | Lead (Pb)                 | 0.01                      | No relaxation             |
| 25                        | Zinc (Zn)                 | 5.0                       | 15                        |
| 26                        | Total Chromium            | 0.05                      | No relaxation             |
| 27                        | Alkalinity                | 200                       | 600                       |
| 28                        | Aluminum (Al)             | 0.03                      | 0.2                       |
| 29                        | Boron (B)                 | 0.5                       | 1                         |

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| Safe limits for Electrical Conductivity   | Safe limits for Electrical Conductivity                                                                                           | Safe limits for Electrical Conductivity   | Safe limits for Electrical Conductivity                                              |
|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No.                                     | Nature of soil                                                                                                                    | Crop growth                               | Upper permissible safe limit of Electrical Conductivity in water µ mhos/cm at 25 ˚ C |
| 1                                         | Deep black soil and alluvial soils having clay content more than 30% soils that are fairly to moderately well drained.            | Semi-tolerant                             | 1500                                                                                 |
| 1                                         | Deep black soil and alluvial soils having clay content more than 30% soils that are fairly to moderately well drained.            | Tolerant                                  | 2000                                                                                 |
| 2                                         | Heavy textured soils having clay contents of 20-30% soils that are well drained internally and have good surface drainage system. | Semi-tolerant                             | 2000                                                                                 |
| 2                                         | Heavy textured soils having clay contents of 20-30% soils that are well drained internally and have good surface drainage system. | Tolerant                                  | 4000                                                                                 |
| 3                                         | Medium textured soils having clay 10-20% internally very well drained and having good surface drainage system.                    | Semi-tolerant                             | 4000                                                                                 |
| 3                                         | Medium textured soils having clay 10-20% internally very well drained and having good surface drainage system.                    | Tolerant                                  | 6000                                                                                 |
| 4                                         | Light textured soils having clay less than 10% soil that have excellent internally and surface drainage system.                   | Semi-tolerant                             | 6000                                                                                 |
| 4                                         | Light textured soils having clay less than 10% soil that have excellent internally and surface drainage system.                   | Tolerant                                  | 8000                                                                                 |

Tolerance Limits for Industrial Effluence (IS : 2490, Part-I-1981)

| S.   | Characteristic                               | Maximum tolerance limits for industrial effluents discharged (mg/l)                                    | Maximum tolerance limits for industrial effluents discharged (mg/l)   | Maximum tolerance limits for industrial effluents discharged (mg/l)   | Maximum tolerance limits for industrial effluents discharged (mg/l)                                            |
|------|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| No.  |                                              | Into inland surface water                                                                              | Into public sewers                                                    | On land for irrigation                                                | Marine/Coastal Area                                                                                            |
| 1    | Colour and Odour                             | Absent                                                                                                 | -                                                                     | Absent                                                                | Absent                                                                                                         |
| 2    | Suspended solids                             | 100                                                                                                    | 600                                                                   | 200                                                                   | a)For Process waste water 100 b)For cooling water effluent 10 percent above total suspended matter of effluent |
| 3    | Particle size of suspended solids            | Shall pass 850 micron IS Sieve                                                                         | -                                                                     | -                                                                     | a)Floatable solids, solids max.3mm b)Settleable solids max 856 microns                                         |
| 4    | Dissolved solids (inorganic)                 | 2100                                                                                                   | 2100                                                                  | 2100                                                                  |                                                                                                                |
| 5    | pH value                                     | 5.5 to 9.0                                                                                             | 5.5 to 9.0                                                            | 5.5 to 9.0                                                            | 5.5 to 9.0                                                                                                     |
| 6    | Temperature ˚ C                              | Shall not exceed 40 in any section of the stream within 15 meters down stream from the effluent outlet | 45 at the point of discharge                                          | -                                                                     | -                                                                                                              |
| 7    | Oil and grease                               | 10                                                                                                     | 20                                                                    | 10                                                                    | 20                                                                                                             |
| 8    | Total residual chlorine                      | 1.0                                                                                                    | -                                                                     | -                                                                     | 1.0                                                                                                            |
| 9    | Ammonical nitrogen (as N)                    | 50                                                                                                     | 50                                                                    | -                                                                     | 50                                                                                                             |
| 10   | Total kjeldahl nitrogen (as N)               | 100                                                                                                    | -                                                                     | -                                                                     | 100                                                                                                            |
| 11   | Free ammonia (as NH 3 )                      | 5.0                                                                                                    | -                                                                     | -                                                                     | 5.0                                                                                                            |
| 12   | Biochemical Oxygen Demand (5 days at 20 ˚ C) | 30                                                                                                     | 350                                                                   | 100                                                                   | 100                                                                                                            |

|   13 | Chemical Oxygen Demand          | 250   |     - | -   | 250   |
|------|---------------------------------|-------|-------|-----|-------|
|   14 | Arsenic (as As)                 | 0.2   |  0.2  | 0.2 | 0.2   |
|   15 | Mercury (as Hg)                 | 0.01  |  0.01 | -   | 0.01  |
|   16 | Lead (as Pb)                    | 0.1   |  1    | -   | 2.0   |
|   17 | Cadmium (as Cd)                 | 2     |  1    | -   | 2.0   |
|   18 | Hexavelant Chromium (as Cr +6 ) | 0.1   |  2    | -   | 1.0   |
|   19 | Total Chromium (as Cr)          | 2.0   |  2    | -   | 2.0   |
|   20 | Copper (as Cu)                  | 3.0   |  3    | -   | 30    |
|   21 | Zinc (as Zn)                    | 5     | 15    | -   | 15    |
|   22 | Selenium (as Se)                | 0.05  |  0.05 | -   | 0.05  |
|   23 | Nickel (as Ni)                  | 3.0   |  3    | -   | -     |
|   24 | Boron (as B)                    | 2.0   |  2    | 2.0 | -     |
|   25 | Percent sodium                  | -     | 60    | 60  | -     |

Annexure  referred  in  reply  to Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  402 to  be  answered  on 25.02.2016 regarding 'Contamination  of Groundwater'

## States Wise Details of Affected Districts with Ground Water Contamination by different Chemical Constituents

|   S. No. | State/UT          | Fluoride ( above 1.5 mg/l) (Name of the Districts)                                                                            | Nitrate (above 45 mg/l) (Name of the Districts)                                                                                                   | Arsenic (above 0.05 mg/l) (Name of the Districts)                                                                                                                                 | Iron (above 0.05 mg/l) (Name of the Districts)                                                                                                                                                          | Heavy metals: Lead (above 0.01 mg/l) Cadmium (above 0.003 mg/l) Chromium (above 0.05 mg/l) (Name of the Districts)   |
|----------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|        1 | Andhra Pradesh    | Visa khapatnam, West- Godavari Krishna, Guntur, Prakasam, Nellore,Chittoor Kadapa, Kurnool, Ananthapur, Sirkakulam            | Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Visa khapatnam, East- Godavari, West-Godavari Krishna, Guntur, Prakasam, Nellore, Chittoor Kadapa, Kurnool, Ananthapur, |                                                                                                                                                                                   | Vishakhapatnam Krishna, Guntur, Nellore, Kurnool, Chittoor, Cuddapah,                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                      |
|        2 | Telangana         | Adilabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Warangal, Mahabubnagar, Medak, Nalgonda, Rangareddy, Nizamabad                                 | Adilabad, Nizamabad, Karimnagar, Warangal Khammam, Hyderabad, Mahabubnagar, Medak, Nalgonda, Rangareddy,                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                   | Adilabad, Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Mahabubnagar, Medak, Nalgonda, Nizamabad, Ranga Reddy                                                                                                                  | Lead : Rangareddy, Nalgonda Cadmium: Rangareddy Chromium: Rangareddy                                                 |
|        3 | Assam             | Goalpara, Kamrup, KarbiAnglong, Naugaon, Golaghat, Karimganj                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                   | Sivsagar, Jorhat, Golaghat, Sonitpur, Lakhimpur, Dhemaji, Hailakandi, Karimganj, Cachar, Barpeta, Bongaigaon, Goalpara, Dhubri, Nalbari, Nagaon, Morigaon, Kamrup,Darrang&Baks ha | Cachar, Darrang, Dhemaji, Dhubri, Goalpara, Golaghat, Hailakandi, Jorhat, Kamrup, KarbiAnglong, Karimganj, Kokrajhar, Lakhimpur, Morigaon, Nagaon, Nalbari, Sibsagar, Sonitpur                          |                                                                                                                      |
|        4 | Arunachal Pradesh |                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                                   | Changlang , East Siang, Lohit, Papumpare                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                      |
|        5 | Bihar             | Aurangabad, Banka, Bhagalpur, Gaya, Jamui, Kaimur( Bhabua), Munger, Nawada, Rohtas, Jahanabd, Lakhisarai, Sheikhpura, Nalanda | Aurangabad, Banka, Bhagalpur, Bhojpur, Darbhanga, Kaimur(Bhabua), Patna, Rohtas, Saran, Siwan                                                     | Begusarai, Bhagalpur, Bhojpur, Buxar, Darbhanga, Katihar, Khagaria, Kishanganj, Lakhisarai, Munger, Patna, Purnea, Samastipur, Saran, Vaishali                                    | Aurangabad, Begusarai, Bhojpur, Buxar, East Champaran, Gopalganj, Katihar, Khagaria, Kishanganj, Lakhiserai, Madhepura, Muzaffarpur, Nawada, Rohtas, Saharsa, Samastipur, Siwan, Supaul, West Champaran |                                                                                                                      |
|        6 | Chhattisgarh      | Bastar, Balod , Balrampur, Bemetra, Bijapur , Durg, Kanker, Kondagaon, Korba, Koriya, Raigarh,                                | Bastar, Bilaspur, Dantewada, Dhamtari, Jashpur, Kanker, Kawardha, Korba, Mahasamund, Raigarh,                                                     | Rajnandgaon                                                                                                                                                                       | Bastar, Dantewada, Kanker, Koriya,                                                                                                                                                                      | Lead: Korba Cadmium: Korba Chromium:Korba                                                                            |

| S. No.   | State/UT         | Fluoride ( above 1.5 mg/l) (Name of the Districts)                                                                                                                                                | Nitrate (above 45 mg/l) (Name of the Districts)                                                                                                                                                                      | Arsenic (above 0.05 mg/l) (Name of the Districts)                                                                   | Iron (above 0.05 mg/l) (Name of the Districts)                                                                                                                   | Heavy metals: Lead (above 0.01 mg/l) Cadmium (above 0.003 mg/l) Chromium (above 0.05 mg/l) (Name of the Districts)                                                                                                                                     |
|----------|------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|          |                  | Surajpur, Surguja                                                                                                                                                                                 | Raipur, Rajnandgaon                                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 7        | Delhi            | East Delhi, New Delhi, North West Delhi, South Delhi, South West Delhi, North Delhi, West Delhi                                                                                                   | East Delhi, Central Delhi, New Delhi, North Delhi, North West Delhi, South Delhi, South West Delhi, West Delhi                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                                  | Lead : Along Najafgarh drain in North, West and South-west districts Cadmium : Southwest Chromium : Northwest, South, New Delhi, East                                                                                                                  |
| 8        | Goa              |                                                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                     | North Goa , South Goa                                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 9        | Gujarat          | Ahmedabad, Amreli, Anand, Banaskantha, Bharuch, Bhavnagar, Dahod, Gandhinagar, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Kachchh, Mehesana, Panchmahals, Patan, Porbandar, Rajkot, Sabarkantha, Surendranagar, Vadodara | Ahmedabad, Amreli, Anand, Banaskantha, Bharuch, Bhavnagar, Dahod, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Kachchh, Kheda, Mehesana, Narmada, Navsari, Panchmahals, Patan, Porbandar, Rajkot, Sabarkantha, Surat, Surendranagar, Vadodara |                                                                                                                     | Ahmedabad, Banaskantha, Bhavnagar, Kachchh, Mehesana,Narmada,                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 10       | Haryana          | Ambali, Bhiwani, Fatehabad, Faridabad, Gurgaon, Hissar, Jhajjar, Jind, Kaithal, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Mahendergarh, Panchkula, Palwal,Panipat, Rewari, Rohtak, Sirsa, Sonepat, Yamuna Nagar        | Ambala, Bhiwani, Faridabad, Fatehabad, Gurgaon, Hissar, Jhajjar, Jind, Kaithal, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Mahendargarh, Panchkula, Panipat, Rewari, Rohtak, Sirsa, Sonipat, Yamuna Nagar                                  | Ambala, Bhiwani, Faridabad, Fatehabad, Hissar, Jhajjar, Jind, Karnal, Panipat, Rohtak, Sirsa, Sonepat, Yamunanagar. | Ambala, Bhiwani, Faridabad, Fatehabad, Gurgaon, Hissar, Jhajjar, Jind, Kaithal, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Mahendargarh, Panipat, Rohtak, Sirsa, Sonipat, Yamuna Nagar | Lead: Ambala, Bhiwani, Faridabad, Fatehabad, Gurgaon, Hissar, Jhajjar, Jind, Kaithal, Karnal, Mahendragarh, Panchkula, Panipat, Rewari, Rohtak, Sirsa, Sonepat. Cadmium: Bhiwani, Gurgaon, Jhajjar, Jind, Kaithal, Rewari, Rohtak. Chromium: Fatehabad |
| 11       | Himachal Pradesh |                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Una, Solan, Hamirpur, Kangra, Mandi, Kullu                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 12       | Jammu &Kashmir   | Kupwara                                                                                                                                                                                           | Jammu, Kathua, Anantnag, Kupwara                                                                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                     | Baramulla, Budgam, Kathua, Kupwara, Pulwama, Srinagar                                                                                                            | Lead: Jammu (Gangyal), Bari Brahma, Kathua Cadmium: Kathua                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 13       | Jharkhand        | Bokaro, Dhanbad, Garhwa,Giridih, Godda, Gumla, Koderma, Pakur Palamu, Ranchi, , Sahebganj, Khunti                                                                                                 | Sahebganj                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Chatra, Deoghar, East Singhbhum, Giridih, Ranchi, West Singhbhum                                                    | Lead: Jamshedpur                                                                                                                                                 |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 14       | Karnataka        | Bagalkot, Bangalore(Rural), Bangalore(Urban),                                                                                                                                                     | Bagalkot, , Bangalore, Belgaum, Bellary, Bidar, Bijapur, Chikmagalur,                                                                                                                                                | Raichur and Yadgir district                                                                                         | Bagalkot, Bangalore, Belgaum, Bellary, Bidar, Bijapur, Chikmagalur,                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |

| S. No.   | State/UT       | Fluoride ( above 1.5 mg/l) (Name of the Districts)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Nitrate (above 45 mg/l) (Name of the Districts)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Arsenic (above 0.05 mg/l) (Name of the Districts)   | Iron (above 0.05 mg/l) (Name of the Districts)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Heavy metals: Lead (above 0.01 mg/l) Cadmium (above 0.003 mg/l) Chromium (above 0.05 mg/l) (Name of the Districts)                     |
|----------|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|          |                | Belgaum, Bellary, Bidar, Bijapur, Chikaballapur Chamarajanagar, Chikmagalur, Chitradurga, Davanagere, Dharwad, Dakshina Kannada, Gadag, Gulburga, Hassan, Haveri, Kolar, Koppal, Mandya, Mysore, Raichur, Ramnagara , Shimoga, Tumkur, Yadgir, Uttara Kannada, Udupi                                                                          | Chitradurga, Davanagere, Dharwad, Gadag, Gulburga, Hassan, Haveri, Kodagu, Kolar, Koppal, Mandya, Raichur. Shimoga, Udupi, Uttar Kannada                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                     | Chitradurga, Dakshina Kannada, Davanagere, Gulburga, Hassan, Haveri, Kodagu, Kolar, Koppal, Mysore, Raichur, Shimoga, Tumkur, Udupi, Uttar Kannada                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                        |
| 15       | Kerala         | Palakkad, Alappuzha, Idukki, Ernakulum, Thiruvananthpuram                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Alappuzha, Idukki, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Pathanamthitta, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Wayanad                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                     | Alappuzha, Ernakulam, Idukki, Kannur, Kasaragod, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Pathanamthitta, Quilon, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Wayanad                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Lead: Ernakulam , Kollam Chromium: Kollam                                                                                              |
| 16       | Madhya Pradesh | Alirajpur, Balaghat, Barwani, Betul, Bhind, Bhopal,Chhatarpur, Chhindwara, Datia, Dewas, Dhar, Dindori, Guna, Gwalior, Harda, Jabalpur, Jhabua, Khargon, Mandla, Mandsaur, Morena, Narsinhpur, Neemuch, Panna, Raisen, Rajgarh, Ratlam, Sagar, Satna, Sehore, Seoni, Shahdol, Shajapur, Sheopur, Sidhi, Shivpuri, Singrauli, Uajjain, Vidisha | Alirajpur, Anuppur, Ashok Nagar, Balaghat, Barwani, Betul, Bhind, Bhopal, Burhanpur, Chhatarpur, Chhindwara, Damoh, Datia, Dewas, Dhar, , Dindori,Guna, Gwalior, Harda, Hoshangabad, Indore, Jabalpur, Jhabua, Khandwa, Khargon, Katni, Mandla, Mandsaur, Morena, Narsimhapur, Neemuch, Panna, Raisen, Rajgarh, Ratlam, Rewa, Sagar, Satna, Sehore, Seoni, Shahdol, Shajapur, Sheopur, Shivpuri, Sidhi, Singrauli, Tikamgarh, Ujjain, Umaria, Vidisha |                                                     | Balaghat,Barwani, Betul, Bhind, Bhopal, Chhatarpur, Chhindwara, Damoh, Datia, Dewas, Dhar, Dindori, Guna, Gwalior, Hoshangabad, Indore, Jabalpur, Jhabua, Khandwa, Katni, Mandla, Mandsaur, Narsinghpur, Neemuch, Panna, Raisen, Rajgarh,Ratlam, Rewa, Sagar, Satna, Sehore, Seoni, Shahdol, Shajapur,Shivpuri, Sidhi,Tikamgarh, Ujjain, Umaria, Vidisha, East Nimar | Lead: Balaghat, Barwani,Damoh, Datia, Dewas, Dhar, Dindori, Guna, Gwalior, Raisen, Rajgarh, Satna, Sehore, Shajapur, Shivpuri, Vidisha |
| 17       | Maharashtra    | Ahmednagar, Beed, Chandrapur, Bhandara, Dhule, Gadchiroli,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Ahmednagar, Akola, Amravati, Auragabad, Beed, Bhandara, Buldana,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |                                                     | Ahmednagar, Amravati, Beed, Buldana, Chandrapur, Dhule,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Lead: Ahmed Nagar, Akola, Aurangabad, Beed, Buldana, Dhule, Gadchiroli, Jalna, Kolhapur,                                               |

| S. No.   | State/UT   | Fluoride ( above 1.5 mg/l) (Name of the Districts)                                                                                                                                                                                           | Nitrate (above 45 mg/l) (Name of the Districts)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Arsenic (above 0.05 mg/l) (Name of the Districts)          | Iron (above 0.05 mg/l) (Name of the Districts)                                                                                                                                                                | Heavy metals: Lead (above 0.01 mg/l) Cadmium (above 0.003 mg/l) Chromium (above 0.05 mg/l) (Name of the Districts)                                                                                                                                                     |
|----------|------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|          |            | Gondia, Jalna, Nagpur, Nanded, Ratnagiri, Sangli, Satara, Sindhudurg, Solapur, Wardha,Yavatmal                                                                                                                                               | Chandrapur, Dhule, Gadchiroli, Gondia, Hingoli, Jalgaon, Jalna, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nandurbar, Nasik, Osmanabad, Parbhani, Pune, Sangli, Satara, Solapur, Wardha, Washim, Yavatmal                                                                        |                                                            | Gadchiroli, Jalna, Kohlapur, Latur, Nandurbar, Nashik, Osmanabad, Parbhani, Ratnagiri, Satara, Thane, Wardha, Washim, Yavatmal                                                                                | Latur, Nagpur, Nanded, Osamabad, Parbhani, Pune, Sangli, Wardha, Washim, Yavatmal                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| 18       | Manipur    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Bishnupur, Thoubal                                         | Bishnupur, Thoubal                                                                                                                                                                                            |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 19       | Meghalaya  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |                                                            | East Garo Hills, East Khasi Hills, Jaintia Hills                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 20       | Nagaland   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |                                                            | Dimapur                                                                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| 21       | Odisha     | Angul, Balasore, Bhadrak,Bargarh Bolangir, Boudh, Cuttack, Deogarh Dhenkanal, Jajpur, Kandhamal ,Keonjhar, Khurda, Mayurbhanj, Nayagarh, Nawapara, Ganjam, Jagatsinghpur, Kalahandi, Koraput, Puri, Rayagada, Sambalpur, Sonepur, Sundargarh | Angul, Balasore, Bargarh, Bhadrak, Bolangir, Baudh, Cuttack, Deogarh, Dhenkanal, Gajapati, Ganjam, J.Singhpur, Jajpur, Jharsuguda, Kalahandi, Kendrapara, Keonjhar, Khurda, Koraput, Malkangiri, Mayurbhanj, Nawapada, Nayagarh, Phulbani, Puri, Sambalpur, Sundergarh, Sonpur |                                                            | Balasore, Bargarh, Bhadrak, Cuttack, Deogarh, J.Singhpur, Jajpur, Jharsuguda, Kalahandi, Kandmahal, Keonjhar, Kendrapara,Khurda, Koraput, Mayurbhanj, Nayagarh, Puri, Rayagada, Sambalpur, Sundergarh, Sonpur | Chromium (Hexavalent) - Sukinda valley in Sukinda block of Jajpur District                                                                                                                                                                                             |
| 22       | Punjab     | Amritsar, Barnala, Bhatinda, Fazilka, Faridkot, Fatehgarh Sahib, Firozpur, Gurdaspur, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mansa, Moga, Muktsar, Pathankot, Patiala, Ropar, Sangrur, SAS Nagar (Mohali), Tarn-Taran                                          | Amritsar, Barnala, Bhatinda, Faridkot, Fatehgarh Sahib, Firozpur, Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar, Kapurthala, Ludhiana, Mansa, Moga, Muktsar, NawanShahr, Patiala, Ropar, Rupnagar, Sangrur, Tarn-Taran                                                                      | Mansa, Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, Kapurthala, Ropar. | Bhathinda, Faridkot, Fatehgarh Sahib, Firozpur, Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, Mansa, Rupnagar, Sangrur                                                                                                               | Lead: Amritsar, Bathinda, Ferozepur, Gurdaspur, Muktsar, Ropar Cadmium: Fatehgarh Sahib, Ludhiana, Nawansahar, Patiala, Ropar, Sangrur, Sasnagar, Tarantaran Chromium: Amritsar, Bathinda, Gurdaspur, Kapurthala, Mansa, Ropar, Barnala, Sangrur, Sasnagar, Tarantaran |
| 23       | Rajasthan  | Ajmer, Alwar, Banswara, Barmer, Bharatpur, Baran, Bhilwara,                                                                                                                                                                                  | Ajmer, Alwar, Banswara, Baran, Barmer, Bundi,Bharatpur,                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                            | Ajmer, Alwar, Banswara, Baran, Barmer, Bharatpur, Bhilwara, Bikaner, Bundi,                                                                                                                                   | Lead: Jhunjhunu Dist (Khetri Copper Deposit), Pali, Jaipur (Sambhar Lake, Sanganer)                                                                                                                                                                                    |

| S. No.   | State/UT      | Fluoride ( above 1.5 mg/l) (Name of the Districts)                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Nitrate (above 45 mg/l) (Name of the Districts)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Arsenic (above 0.05 mg/l) (Name of the Districts)                                                                                                                                                                           | Iron (above 0.05 mg/l) (Name of the Districts)                                                                                                                                                                                    | Heavy metals: Lead (above 0.01 mg/l) Cadmium (above 0.003 mg/l) Chromium (above 0.05 mg/l) (Name of the Districts)                                                                                |
|----------|---------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|          |               | Bikaner, Bundi, Chittaurgarh, Churu, Dausa, Dhaulpur, Dungarpur, Ganganagar, Hanumangarh, Jaipur, Jaisalmer, Jalore, Jhalawar Jhunjhunu, Jodhpur, Karauli, Kota, Nagaur, Pali, Pratapgarh, Rajsamand, Sirohi, Sikar, Sawai Madhopur, Tonk, Udaipur | Bhilwara, Bikaner, Chittaurgarh, Churu, Dausa, Dhaulpur, Dungarpur, Ganganagar, Hanumangarh, Jaipur, Jaisalmer, Jalore, Jhalawar, Jhunjhunu, Jodhpur, Karauli, Kota, Nagaur, Pali, Partapgarh, Rajasamand, Sirohi, Sikar, SwaiMadhopur, Tonk, Udaipur                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Chittaurgarh, Churu, Dausa, Dhaulpur, Dungarpur, Ganganagar, Hanumangarh, Jaipur, Jaisalmer,Jalore, Jhalawar, Jhunjhunu, Jodhpur, Karauli, Kota, Nagaur, Pali, Pratapgarh, Rajsamand, Sikar, SawaiMadhopur, Sirohi, Tonk, Udaipur |                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 24       | Tamil Nadu    | Coimbatore, Dharmapuri, Dindigul, Erode, Karur, Kancheepuram, Krishnagiri, Namakkal, Madurai, Puddukotai, Ramanathanpuram, Salem, Sivagangai, Theni, Thiruvannamalai, Tiruchirapally, Thirunelveli, Tirupur Vellore,                               | Chennai, Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Dharmapuri, Dindigul, Erode, Kancheepuram, Kanyakumari, Karur, Madurai, Namakkal, Nilgiris, Perambalor, Puddukotai, Ramanathanpuram, Salem, Sivagangai, Theni, Thiruvannamalai, Thanjavur, Tirunelveli, Thiruvallur, Trichy, Tuticorin, Vellore, Villupuram, Virudhunagar                    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Namakkal, Salem                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Lead : Dindigul, Tiruvallur, Kancheepuram Cadmium : Tiruvallur Chromium: Cuddalore, Dindigul, Erode, Kanchipuram, Tiruvallur                                                                      |
| 25       | Tripura       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Dhalai, North Tripura, South Tripura, West Tripura,                                                                                                                                                                               |                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| 26       | Uttar Pradesh | Agra, Aligarh, Etah,Kashiram Nagar, Firozabad, Jaunpur, , Mahamaya Nagar, Mainpuri, Mathura, Mau, Sonbhadra, Varanasi and Unnao                                                                                                                    | Agra, Aligarh, Allahabad, Ambedkar Nagar, Auraiya, Azamgarh, Badaun, Baghpat, Balrampur, Banda, Barabanki, Bareilly, Basti, Bijnor, Bulandsahr, Chitrakoot, Etah, Fatehpur, Firozabad, GB Nagar, Ghaziabad, Ghazipur, Hamirpur, Hardoi, Hathras, Jaunpur, Jhansi, Kannauj, Kanpur Dehat, Lakhimpur, Mahoba, Mathura, Meerut, | Bahraich, Balia, Balrampur, Bareilly, Basti, Bijnor, Chandauli, Ghazipur, Gonda, Gorakhpur, LakhimpurKheri, Meerut, Mirzapur, Muradabad, Rai Bareilly, SantKabir Nagar, Shajahanpur, Siddarthnagar, SantRavidasNagar, Unnao | Azamgarh, Ballia, Balrampur, Etawah, Fatehpur, Gazipur, Gonda, Hardoi, KanpurDehat, Kanpur Nagar, Lakhimpur, Lalitpur, Mau, Siddartnagar, Unnao                                                                                   | Lead: Muzzafar Nagar, Mathura, Moradabad, Allahabad, Bhadohi, Ghaziabad, Jaunpur, Kanpur, Raebareli, Sonbhadra Cadmium: Varanasi city, Unnao Chromium : Kashi Vidyapeeth, Varanasi, Kanpur, Unnao |

| S. No.   | State/UT         | Fluoride ( above 1.5 mg/l) (Name of the Districts)                                  | Nitrate (above 45 mg/l) (Name of the Districts)                                                                                                      | Arsenic (above 0.05 mg/l) (Name of the Districts)                                    | Iron (above 0.05 mg/l) (Name of the Districts)                                                                                                                                 | Heavy metals: Lead (above 0.01 mg/l) Cadmium (above 0.003 mg/l) Chromium (above 0.05 mg/l) (Name of the Districts)                             |
|----------|------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|          |                  |                                                                                     | Mau, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Mirzapur, Raebarelli, SantRavidas Nagar, Shajahanpur, Sitapur, Sonbhadra, Sultanpur, Shravasti, Siddarth Nagar, Unnao |                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                |
| 27       | Uttarakhand      |                                                                                     | Dehradun, Haridwar, Udhamsinghnagar                                                                                                                  |                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                |
| 28       | West Bengal      | Bankura, Birbhum, Dakshindinajpur, Malda, Purulia, Uttardinajpur, South 24 Praganas | Bankura, Bardhaman                                                                                                                                   | Bardhaman, Hooghly, Howrah, Malda, Murshidabad, Nadia, N-24 Parganas, S- 24 Parganas | Bankura, Bardhaman, Birbhum, Dakhindinajpur, E. Midnapur, Howrah, Hugli, Jalpaiguri, Kolkatta, Murshidabad, N- 24 Parganas, Nadia, S-24 Parganas, Uttardinajpur, West Midnapur | Lead: Malda, Murshidabad, Nadia, N-24 Pargana, S-24 Pragana, Kolkata Cadmium: N-24 Praganas, S-24 Prganas Chromium: N-24 Praganas, Murshidabad |
| 29       | Andaman& Nicobar |                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                      | Andaman                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                |

## Annexure-III

Annexure  referred  in  reply  to Lok  Sabha  Unstarred  Question  No.  402 to  be  answered  on 25.02.2016 regarding 'Contamination  of Groundwater' Years wise Status of Ground Water quality affected districts (2012-13 to 2015-16)

| S.N.   | States           | Arsenic(>0.05 mg/l)   | Arsenic(>0.05 mg/l)   | Arsenic(>0.05 mg/l)   | Arsenic(>0.05 mg/l)   | Fluoride (>1.5 mg/l)   | Fluoride (>1.5 mg/l)   | Fluoride (>1.5 mg/l)   | Fluoride (>1.5 mg/l)   | Nitrate (>45 mg/l)   | Nitrate (>45 mg/l)   | Nitrate (>45 mg/l)   | Nitrate (>45 mg/l)   | Iron     | Iron     | Iron     | Iron     |
|--------|------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
|        |                  | 2012 -13              | 2013 -14              | 2014- 15              | 2015- 16              | 2012- 13               | 2013- 14               | 2014- 15               | 2015- 16               | 2012- 13             | 2013- 14             | 2014- 15             | 2015- 16             | 2012 -13 | 2013- 14 | 2014- 15 | 2015- 16 |
| 1      | Andhra Pradesh   | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 11                     | 11                     | 11                     | 11                     | 13                   | 13                   | 13                   | 13                   | 7        | 7        | 7        | 7        |
| 2      | Telangana        | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 9                      | 9                      | 9                      | 9                      | 10                   | 10                   | 10                   | 10                   | 8        | 8        | 8        | 8        |
| 3      | Assam            | 18                    | 18                    | 19                    | 19                    | 6                      | 6                      | 6                      | 6                      | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 18       | 18       | 18       | 18       |
| 4      | Bihar            | 15                    | 15                    | 15                    | 15                    | 12                     | 12                     | 11                     | 13                     | 10                   | 10                   | 10                   | 10                   | 19       | 19       | 19       | 19       |
| 5      | Chhattisgarh     | 1                     | 1                     | 1                     | 1                     | 13                     | 13                     | 13                     | 13                     | 12                   | 12                   | 12                   | 12                   | 4        | 4        | 4        | 4        |
| 6      | Delhi            | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 7                      | 7                      | 7                      | 7                      | 8                    | 8                    | 8                    | 8                    | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0        |
| 7      | Goa              | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 0                      | 0                      | 0                      | 0                      | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 0                    | 2        | 2        | 2        | 2        |
| 8      | Gujarat          | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 19                     | 19                     | 19                     | 19                     | 22                   | 22                   | 22                   | 22                   | 6        | 6        | 6        | 6        |
| 9      | Haryana          | 13                    | 13                    | 13                    | 13                    | 18                     | 18                     | 18                     | 20                     | 17                   | 17                   | 17                   | 19                   | 17       | 17       | 17       | 17       |
| 10     | Himachal Pradesh | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 0                      | 0                      | 0                      | 0                      | 6                    | 6                    | 6                    | 6                    | 0        | 0        | 0        | 0        |
| 11     | Jammu& Kashmir   | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 2                      | 2                      | 1                      | 1                      | 4                    | 4                    | 4                    | 4                    | 6        | 6        | 6        | 6        |
| 12     | Jharkhand        | 1                     | 1                     | 1                     | 1                     | 7                      | 7                      | 12                     | 12                     | 11                   | 11                   | 11                   | 11                   | 6        | 6        | 6        | 6        |
| 13     | Karnataka        | 2                     | 2                     | 2                     | 2                     | 21                     | 21                     | 21                     | 29                     | 22                   | 22                   | 22                   | 22                   | 22       | 22       | 22       | 22       |
| 14     | Kerala           | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 5                      | 5                      | 5                      | 5                      | 11                   | 11                   | 11                   | 11                   | 15       | 15       | 15       | 15       |
| 15     | Madhya Pradesh   | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 0                     | 32                     | 32                     | 32                     | 39                     | 50                   | 50                   | 50                   | 50                   | 42       | 42       | 42       | 42       |

| S.N.   | States                    |   Arsenic(>0.05 mg/l) |   Arsenic(>0.05 mg/l) |   Arsenic(>0.05 mg/l) |   Arsenic(>0.05 mg/l) |   Fluoride (>1.5 mg/l) |   Fluoride (>1.5 mg/l) |   Fluoride (>1.5 mg/l) |   Fluoride (>1.5 mg/l) |   Nitrate (>45 mg/l) |   Nitrate (>45 mg/l) |   Nitrate (>45 mg/l) |   Nitrate (>45 mg/l) | Iron    |   Iron |   Iron | Iron   |
|--------|---------------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|----------------------|---------|--------|--------|--------|
| 16     | Maharashtra               |                     0 |                     0 |                     0 |                     0 |                     13 |                     13 |                     13 |                     17 |                   20 |                   20 |                   20 |                   30 | 30 30   |     30 |     20 |        |
| 17     | Manipur                   |                     2 |                     2 |                     2 |                     2 |                      0 |                      0 |                      0 |                      0 |                    0 |                    0 |                    0 |                    0 | 2 2     |      2 |      2 |        |
| 18     | Meghalaya                 |                     0 |                     0 |                     0 |                     0 |                      0 |                      0 |                      0 |                      0 |                    0 |                    0 |                    0 |                    0 | 3 3     |      3 |      3 |        |
| 19     | Orissa                    |                     0 |                     0 |                     0 |                     0 |                     15 |                     15 |                     18 |                     25 |                   28 |                   28 |                   28 |                   28 | 27 27   |     27 |     21 |        |
| 20     | Punjab                    |                     6 |                     6 |                     6 |                     6 |                     16 |                     16 |                     16 |                     20 |                   20 |                   20 |                   20 |                   20 | 10 10   |     10 |      9 |        |
| 21     | Rajasthan                 |                     0 |                     0 |                     0 |                     0 |                     30 |                     30 |                     30 |                     33 |                   33 |                   33 |                   33 |                   33 | 33 33   |     33 |     33 |        |
| 22     | Tamil Nadu                |                     0 |                     0 |                     0 |                     0 |                     18 |                     18 |                     18 |                     18 |                   27 |                   27 |                   27 |                   27 | 2 2     |      2 |      2 |        |
| 23     | Tripura                   |                     0 |                     0 |                     0 |                     0 |                      0 |                      0 |                      0 |                      0 |                    0 |                    0 |                    0 |                    0 | 4 4     |      4 |      4 |        |
| 24     | Uttar Pradesh             |                    20 |                    20 |                    20 |                    20 |                     13 |                     13 |                     13 |                     13 |                   46 |                   46 |                   46 |                   46 | 15 15   |     15 |     15 |        |
| 25     | Uttarakhand               |                     0 |                     0 |                     0 |                     0 |                      0 |                      0 |                      0 |                      0 |                    3 |                    3 |                    3 |                    3 | 0 0     |      0 |      0 |        |
| 26     | West Bengal               |                     8 |                     8 |                     8 |                     8 |                      9 |                      9 |                      7 |                      7 |                    2 |                    2 |                    2 |                    2 | 15 15   |     15 |     15 |        |
| 27     | Andaman Nicobar           |                     0 |                     0 |                     0 |                     0 |                      0 |                      0 |                      0 |                      0 |                    0 |                    0 |                    0 |                    0 | 1 1     |      1 |      1 |        |
|        | Total number of districts |                    86 |                    86 |                    87 |                    87 |                    276 |                    276 |                    280 |                    317 |                  387 |                  387 |                  387 |                  387 | 297 297 |    297 |    297 |        |