(a) whether the Government have formulated any scheme to check the declining ground water level in the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise;
(c) whether the World Bank has released some funds for
implementation of the scheme; and
(d) if so, the details thereof alongwith the names of
States where funds are proposed to be spent to recharge the
ground water?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES (SMT. BIJOYA CHAKRAVARTY)
(a) & (b) Water being a State subject, it is primarily the
responsibility of the concerned State Governments
to plan, finance and execute schemes to check
decline in ground water level. However, with a
view to check the declining ground water level in
the country, the Central Government has also
formulated a Centrally Sponsored Scheme on
“Artificial Recharge to Groundwater and Rain Water
Harvesting†at an estimated cost of Rs. 175 crore
for implementation during the X Plan. The scheme
is at consultation stage. State-wise details of
the scheme are given in the enclosed Statement.
In addition to the above, the following
measures have also been taken in this regard:-
(i) Implementation of a Central Sector Scheme for Study of
Recharge to Ground Water in the country.
(ii) Circulation of Manual/Guidelines on Artificial Recharge
of Ground Water to the States/Union Territories to enable
them to formulate area specific artificial recharge
schemes to check the declining trend in ground water levels.
(iii) Organisation of mass awareness programmes and
training courses on rain water harvesting and artificial
recharge of ground water.
(iv) Circulation of a Model Bill in the year 1970 which was
re-circulated in 1992 and again in 1996 to all the
States/Union Territories to enable them to enact suitable
legislation for regulation and control of ground water
development.
(v) Constitution of the Central Ground Water Authority
(CGWA) under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 for
regulation and control of ground water management and
development.
(vi) Launching of a website on Roof Top Rain Water
Harvesting (www.cgwbindia.com) to make aware and educate the
public about various techniques of harvesting rainwater and
store it for future use.
(c) No, Sir.
(d) Does no arise.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN PARTS (a)&(b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3321 DATED 18.08.2003 REGARDING DECLINE IN GROUND WATER LEVEL
STATE-WISE DETAILS OF RECHARGE STRUCTURES TO BE TAKEN UP UNDER THE SCHEME ON “ARTIFICIAL RECHARGE OF GROUNDWATER AND RAIN WATER HARVESTINGâ€
Sl. No. States/Union No. of Cost Territory recharge (Rs. in structures lakh) 1 Andhra Pradesh 185 1350 2 Bihar & Jharkhand 205 750 3 Chhattisgarh 104 500 4 Delhi 235 300 5 Goa 30 150 6 Gujarat 240 1350 7 Haryana 260 350 8 Himachal Pradesh 64 350 9 Jammu & Kashmir 40 350 10 Karnataka 373 1350 11 Kerala 95 350 12 Madhya Pradesh 232 1100 13 Maharashtra 212 1100 14 North-Eastern 165 600 States 15 Orissa 100 800 16 Punjab 425 500 17 Rajasthan 196 1350 18 Sikkim 170 150 19 Tamil Nadu 184 1350 20 Uttar Pradesh & 770 1500 Uttaranchal 21 West Bengal 236 900 22 Andaman & Nicobar 77 100 Islands 23 Chandigarh 100 100 24 Lakshadweep 100 100 25 Dadra & Nagar 140 100 Haveli 26 Daman & Diu 110 100 27 Pondicherry 38 100 28 Eastern Coastal 1 200 States 29 Western Coastal 1 200 States TOTAL: 5088 17500