THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION & PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS
(SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL)
(a) In order to ensure sustainable withdrawal and effective utilization of ground water and its management, an Inter Ministerial Committee has been constituted, the current tenure of which is till December, 2018. Secretary, Ministry of Water Resources, RD & GR is the convener of the Committee which consists of Secretaries of Ministries of Rural Development, Drinking Water and Sanitation, Panchayati Raj, Agriculture and Farmers Welfare and Environment & Forests and Climate Change.
Various issues related to groundwater depletion, low cost artificial recharge structures, protection of groundwater recharge zones, aquifer management plans and research and development initiatives in association with pioneer organizations / institutions in groundwater sector have been discussed by the Committee.
(b) As per latest assessment (year 2013), carried out by Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) jointly with State Governments, out of 248 assessment units in Rajasthan, 164 units have been categorized as ‘Over-exploited’. There is no ‘Over-exploited’ assessment unit in Bihar. State-wise details of categorization of assessment units of the Country are given at Annexure.
All the 8 assessment units of Jhunjhunu district, Rajasthan are ‘Over-exploited’, whereas, all the assessment units of Siwan district, Bihar are ‘Safe’ implying ample scope of ground water development in the district.
(c) Water being a State subject, initiatives on water management including conservation and rainwater harvesting / artificial recharge to ground water is primarily States’ responsibility. However, steps taken by the Central Government for conservation of ground water are available at the following URL http://mowr.gov.in/sites/default/files/MeasuresForGW-Depletion_1.pdf.
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ANNEXURE
Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Unstarred Question No. 1563 to be answered in Lok Sabha on 26.07.2018 regarding “Ground Water Depletion”
CATEGORIZATION OF BLOCKS/ MANDALS/ TALUKS IN INDIA
(2013)
S.No.
States / Union Territories Total No. of Assessed Units Safe Semi-critical Critical Over-Exploited Saline
Nos. % Nos. % Nos. % Nos. % Nos. %
States
1 Andhra Pradesh 670 497 74 54 8 17 3 61 9 41 6
2 Arunachal Pradesh 11 11 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Assam 27 27 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Bihar 534 520 97 14 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Chhattisgarh 146 125 86 18 12 2 1 1 1 0 0
6 Delhi 27 5 19 7 26 0 0 15 56 0 0
7 Goa 12 12 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Gujarat 223 175 78 9 4 6 3 23 10 10 4
9 Haryana 119 30 25 11 9 14 12 64 54 0 0
10 Himachal Pradesh 8 6 75 0 0 1 13 1 13 0 0
11 Jammu & Kashmir 22 22 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Jharkhand 260 244 94 10 4 2 1 4 2 0 0
13 Karnataka 176 98 56 21 12 14 8 43 24 0 0
14 Kerala 152 131 86 18 12 2 1 1 1 0 0
15 Madhya Pradesh 313 228 73 58 19 2 1 25 8 0 0
16 Maharashtra 353 324 92 19 5 1 0 9 3 0 0
17 Manipur 9 9 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Meghalaya 11 11 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Mizoram 22 22 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Nagaland 11 11 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Odisha 314 308 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2
22 Punjab 138 26 19 3 2 4 3 105 76 0 0
23 Rajasthan 248 44 18 28 11 9 4 164 66 3 1
24 Sikkim - - - - - - - - - - -
25 Tamil Nadu 1139 429 38 212 19 105 9 358 31 35 3
26 Telangana 443 311 70 74 17 12 3 46 10 0 0
27 Tripura 39 39 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 Uttar Pradesh 820 603 74 45 5 59 7 113 14 0 0
29 Uttarakhand 18 16 89 1 6 1 6 0 0 0 0
30 West Bengal 268 191 71 76 28 1 0 0 0 0 0
Total (States) 6533 4475 68 678 10 252 4 1033 16 95 1
Union Territories
1 Andaman & Nicobar 34 34 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Chandigarh 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Daman & Diu 2 1 50 0 0 1 50 0 0 0 0
5 Lakshadweep 9 6 67 3 33 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Puducherry 4 2 50 0 0 0 0 1 25 1 25
Total (UTs) 51 45 88 3 6 1 2 1 2 1 2
Grand Total 6584 4520 69 681 10 253 4 1034 16 96 1
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