Lok Sabha Question No. 1824 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-30
Subject: Online system for NOC for ground water extraction
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: PONNUSAMY VENUGOPAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES,

## RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1824

## ANSWERED ON 30.7.2015

**Online system for NOC for ground water extraction**

1824. 	DR. P. VENUGOPAL

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

(a) whether the Government is considering to launch an online system to issue No Objection Certificate (NOC) to industries, local bodies and domestic users for extraction of ground water;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the ground water resources of the country have been assessed and are being updated periodically; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and the current status of ground water availability across the country?

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## ANSWER

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

(PROF. SANWAR LAL JAT)

(a) & (b)  Yes Madam **.** Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) has launched an online system for issue of ‘No Objection Certificate (NOC)’ for abstraction of ground water.  This web based application contains all the information useful to the users/project proponents for applying NOC for ground water abstraction for new industrial/ infrastructural/ mining projects and also for expansion of projects.  The project proponents are able to upload their application online and track status of their application.

(c) & (d)   Central Ground Water Board(CGWB) under the Ministry of Water Resources, RD & GR carries out periodic assessment of replenishable ground water resources every 2 years jointly with the respective State Ground Water Departments.  As per the latest assessment (2011), the total annual replenishable ground water resource of the Country is around 433 Billion Cubic Metres (BCM) and net annual ground water availability is 398 BCM.  Out of 6607 assessment units (Blocks/ Mandals/ Talukas/ Districts) in the Country, 1071 units falling in 16 States and 2 UTs have been categorized as ‘Over-exploited’ where the annual ground water extraction exceeds the net annual ground water availability and significant decline in long term ground water level trend has been observed either in pre- monsoon or post-monsoon or both.  The stage of ground water development in the Country is 62%.  State/UT-wise details are given at **Annexure.**

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**ANNEXURE**

Annexure referred in reply to **Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 1824** to be answered on **30.07.2015** regarding **“Online System for NOC for Ground Water Extraction”**

| **S.No.**   | **States / Union Territories**   | **Total Annual Replenishable Ground Water Resources**   | **Net Annual Ground Water Availability**   | **Stage of Ground Water  Development**   |
|-------------|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|             |                                  |                                                         |                                            |                                          |
|             |                                  | **BCM/yr**                                              | **BCM/yr**                                 | **(%)**                                  |
| 1           | Andhra Pradesh                   | 20.7892                                                 | 18.8828                                    | 37                                       |
| 2           | Telangana                        | 15.0983                                                 | 13.6845                                    | 54.8                                     |
| 3           | Arunachal Pradesh                | 4.5100                                                  | 4.0600                                     | 0.08                                     |
| 4           | Assam                            | 28.5200                                                 | 25.7900                                    | 14                                       |
| 5           | Bihar                            | 29.3350                                                 | 26.8645                                    | 44                                       |
| 6           | Chhattisgarh                     | 12.4200                                                 | 11.6300                                    | 35                                       |
| 7           | Delhi                            | 0.3105                                                  | 0.2871                                     | 137                                      |
| 8           | Goa                              | 0.2424                                                  | 0.1454                                     | 28                                       |
| 9           | Gujarat                          | 18.5686                                                 | 17.5854                                    | 67                                       |
| 10          | Haryana                          | 10.7800                                                 | 9.7900                                     | 133                                      |
| 11          | Himachal Pradesh                 | 0.5590                                                  | 0.5310                                     | 71                                       |
| 12          | Jammu & Kashmir                  | 4.2512                                                  | 3.8261                                     | 21                                       |
| 13          | Jharkhand                        | 6.3100                                                  | 5.7600                                     | 32                                       |
| 14          | Karnataka                        | 17.0266                                                 | 14.8132                                    | 64                                       |
| 15          | Kerala                           | 6.6864                                                  | 6.0730                                     | 47                                       |
| 16          | Madhya Pradesh                   | 35.0406                                                 | 33.2886                                    | 57                                       |
| 17          | Maharashtra                      | 33.9474                                                 | 32.1509                                    | 53                                       |
| 18          | Manipur                          | 0.4401                                                  | 0.3961                                     | 1.02                                     |
| 19          | Meghalaya                        | 1.7805                                                  | 1.6034                                     | 0.08                                     |
| 20          | Mizoram                          | 0.0304                                                  | 0.0274                                     | 3.52                                     |
| 21          | Nagaland                         | 0.6159                                                  | 0.5543                                     | 6.13                                     |
| 22          | Odisha                           | 17.7768                                                 | 16.6910                                    | 28                                       |
| 23          | Punjab                           | 22.5300                                                 | 20.3200                                    | 172                                      |
| 24          | Rajasthan                        | 11.9414                                                 | 10.8289                                    | 137                                      |
| 25          | Sikkim*                          | -                                                       | 0.0440                                     | 26                                       |
| 26          | Tamil Nadu                       | 21.5326                                                 | 19.3793                                    | 77                                       |
| 27          | Tripura                          | 2.5866                                                  | 2.3580                                     | 7                                        |
| 28          | Uttar Pradesh                    | 77.1900                                                 | 71.6600                                    | 74                                       |
| 29          | Uttarakhand                      | 2.0403                                                  | 1.9954                                     | 57                                       |
| 30          | West Bengal                      | 29.2511                                                 | 26.5823                                    | 40                                       |
|             | **Total (States)**               | **432.1109**                                            | **397.6026**                               | **62**                                   |
|             | **Union Territories**            |                                                         |                                            |                                          |
| 1           | Andaman & Nicobar                | 0.3080                                                  | 0.2864                                     | 4.44                                     |
| 2           | Chandigarh                       | 0.0216                                                  | 0.0194                                     | 0                                        |
| 3           | Dadar & Nagar Haveli             | 0.0622                                                  | 0.0591                                     | 22                                       |
| 4           | Daman & Diu                      | 0.0181                                                  | 0.0169                                     | 97                                       |
| 5           | Lakshadweep                      | 0.0105                                                  | 0.0035                                     | 67                                       |
| 6           | Puducherry                       | 0.1893                                                  | 0.1703                                     | 90                                       |
|             | **Total (UTs)**                  | **0.6097**                                              | **0.5556**                                 | **36**                                   |
|             | **Grand Total**                  | **432.7206**                                            | **398.1582**                               | **62**                                   |

**Note:** Net ground water availability in Sikkim has been estimated based on spring discharge and is not reflected in the corresponding column of total annual replenishable resources.  This results in a difference of 0.044 BCM in the States Total and Grand Total.

( **BCM** Billion Cubic Metre)