Lok Sabha Question No. 682 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-07-23
Subject: Pollution in Ground Water by Industries
Ministry: WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
Asked by: DEVJI MANSINGRAM PATEL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

## MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES,

## RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. †682

## ANSWERED ON 23.7.2015

**Pollution in Ground Water by Industries**

†682. 	SHRI DEVJI M. PATEL

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

(a) whether certain districts in the country particularly in Rajasthan has been declared as dark zone;

(b) if so, the details thereof and the total number of proposals regarding potable water and irrigation in respect of Sirohi region which are under consideration of the Government;

(c) whether the Government is aware that certain cement factories and other industrial units located in this region are affecting groundwater level by drilling borewells there, and

(d) if so, the action taken/to be taken by the Government in this regard?

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## ANSWER

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

(PROF. SANWAR LAL JAT)

(a) & (b) Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) and State Ground Water Organizations jointly assess replenishable ground water resources of the Country periodically.  As per the latest assessment (as on March 2011), out of 6607 assessment units (Firkas/ Blocks/ Mandals/ Talukas/ Districts) in the Country, 1071 units in 16 States and 2 UTs including Rajasthan have been categorized as ‘Over-exploited’.  As per the information received from Public Health Engineering Department (PHED), Government of Rajasthan, presently 470 villages (Main Habitations) and 522 villages (Other Habitations) are being provided drinking water through ground water based water supply schemes. Further, PHED, Govt. of Rajasthan has informed that there is a proposal for provision of Narmada Canal water for potable water supply in Sirohi District, which is under process.

(c) & (d)  As per ground water resources assessments (as on March 2011), gross ground water draft for all uses in respect of Sirohi district is 310.61 MCM (Million Cubic Metre), which includes cumulative ground water withdrawal for Domestic/Agriculture/Industrial use.  Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) constituted under Section 3(3) of The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 has framed up guidelines for extraction of ground water which were issued on 15.11.2012.  In areas notified by the CGWA, ‘No Objection Certificate (NOC)’ to extract ground water through any energized means is not accorded except for drinking and domestic use. In non-notified areas, CGWA accords NOC for extraction of ground water to new or under expansion projects of industrial/infrastructure/mining, in accordance with the guidelines/criteria.  NOC are to be renewed after fixed period of time, ensuring compliance of conditions laid in NOC. The NOCs issued so far by CGWA to industries for groundwater abstraction in Sirohi district is given in **Annexure.**

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**ANNEXURE**

Annexure referred to in Part (c) & (d) of **Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 682** to be answered on **23.07.2015** regarding **“Pollution in Ground Water by Industries”**

**List of Industries to whom NOC have been issued by CGWA in Sirohi District.**

| **S.No.**   | **Name of Industries**                                                       | **Type of Industry**               |   **GW requirement   (m**  **3**  **/day)** | **Category of Industry**   |
|-------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
| **1**       | Ganpati Beverage, Doduwa village, Sirohi block, Sirohi district              | Soda water                         |                                          11 | Water intensive            |
| **2**       | Prakash Beverages, Krishna Nagar, Padeev village, block & district Sirohi    | Packaged drinking water            |                                         300 | Water intensive            |
| **3**       | Sambhav Energy Limited, Rampura, Sirohi block, Sirohi district               | Thermal Power Plant                |                                       295.2 | Industry                   |
| **4**       | J K Laxmi Cement Limited, Jaykaypuram, Pindwara block, Sirohi district       | Cement Plant                       |                                        2500 | Industry                   |
| **5**       | J K Laxmi Cement Limited, Jaykaypuram, Pindwara block, Sirohi district       | Cement Plant                       |                                        2500 | Industry                   |
| **6**       | J K Laxmi Cement Limited, Jaykaypuram, Pindwara block, Sirohi district       | Cement Plant                       |                                        2500 | Industry                   |
| **7**       | DCM Shri Ram Consolidated Limited, Kontal, Pindwara block, Sirohi            | Cement                             |                                         900 | Industry                   |
| **8**       | Binani Cements Ltd. Village Amli, Pindwara, Tehsil Pindwara, District Sirohi | Cement Plant, Captive power plant  |                                        4960 | Industry                   |
| **9**       | Binani Cement Ltd. Binanigram, Amli, Pindwara, Sirohi                        | Cement Plant / Captive Power Plant |                                        1460 | Industry                   |
| **10**      | RBG Minerals Industries Ltd. Basantgarh, Sirohi                              | Copper Zinc ore mining             |                                          50 | Industry                   |
| **11**      | RBG Minerals Industries Ltd. Basantgarh, Sirohi                              | Copper Zinc ore mining             |                                          50 | Industry                   |

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