(a) whether the survey in regard to existing Ground Water Potential for irrigation has been completed;
(b) if so, the findings thereof, State-wise;
(c) the extent to which the ground water has been exploited for the purpose of irrigation, State-wise;
(d) whether there is any over exploitation of ground water in any part of the country;
(e) if so, the details thereof; and
(f) the remedial measures taken/proposed to be taken by the Government in this regard?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES (SMT. BIJOYA CHAKRAVARTY)
(a) & (b) Yes, Sir. The survey in regard to the existing
ground water potential for irrigation has been carried out.
The total replenishable ground water resources assessed for
the country is 432 billion cubic metre. The irrigation
potential from the ground water has been assessed as 64
million hectre. A statement showing the replenishable
ground water resources State-wise as on 01.04.1998 and
utilisable irrigation potential is given in Annexure-I.
(c) A statement indicating the State-wise position of
irrigation potential created and utilised through ground
water is given in Annexure-II.
(d) & (e) Yes, Sir. There are certain pockets in various
States where over-exploitation of ground water in excess of
annual availability exists. A list of over-exploited and
dark blocks in various States is given in Annexure-III
(f) Water being a State subject, steps to augment
ground water resources is to be taken by the concerned State
Government. The steps taken by the Union Government to
increase ground water level in the country include:-
(i) Constitution of Central Ground Water Authority
under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 for
regulation and control of ground water management
and development.
(ii) Circulation of a Model Bill to all the States/Union
Territories, to enable them to enact suitable legislation
for regulation and control of ground water development.
(iii) Circulation of Manual 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.
(iv) Implementation of a Central Sector Scheme on studies in
artificial recharge of ground water in some ‘Over-exploited’
and ‘Dark’ blocks of the country at a cost of Rs.25.00 crore
during the IX Five Year Plan.
ANNEXURE-I REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) AND (b) OF
LOK SABHA UNSTARRED Q. NO. 2792 FOR 9.8.2000
Annexure-I
Ground Water Resources Potential As on 1.4.1998
States Total Utilisable Irrigation Replenishable Potential Ground Water Resource MHaM/Yr m.ha.
States
Andhra Pradesh 3.52909 3.96008 Arunachal 0.14385 0.01800 Pradesh Assam 2.24786 0.90000 Bihar 3.35841 4.94763 Goa 0.02182 0.02928 Gujarat 2.03767 2.75590 Haryana 1.11794 1.46170 Himachal Pradesh 0.02926 0.06850 Jammu & Kashmir 0.44257 0.70795 Karnataka 1.61750 2.57281 Kerala 0.79003 0.87925 Madhya Pradesh 5.08891 9.73249 Maharashtra 3.78677 3.65197 Manipur 0.31540 0.36900 Meghalaya 0.05397 0.06351 Mizoram Nagaland 0.07240 Orissa 2.01287 4.20258 Punjab 1.81923 2.91715 Rajasthan 1.26021 1.77783 Sikkim Tamil Nadu 2.64069 2.83205 Tripura 0.06634 0.08056 Uttar Pradesh 8.53870 16.79896 West Bengal 2.30914 3.31794 Total States 43.30063 64.04514
Union Territories
Andaman & Nicobar Chandigarh 0.00297 Dadar & Nagar Haveli 0.00422 Daman 0.00071 Diu 0.00037 NCT Delhi 0.02916 Lakshdweep 0.03042 Pondicherry 0.01746 Total Uts 0.08530 0.00504
Grand Total 43.38593 64.05018
ANNEXURE-II REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED Q. NO. 2792 FOR 9.8.2000
Annexure-II
IRRIGATION POTENTIAL CREATED AND UTILISED THROUGH GROUND WATER UPTO ‘VIII PLAN
Sl States Potential Potential No Created Utilised Figure in thousand Ha.
1 Andhra Pradesh 1678 1644 2 Arunachal Pradesh 2 2 3 Assam 200 142 4 Bihar 4365 3906 5 Goa 2 2 6 Gujarat 1790 1707 7 Haryana 1544 1498 8 Himachal Pradesh 16 11 9 Jammu & Kashmir 10 10 10 Karnataka 788 772 11 Kerala 142 127 12 Madhya Pradesh 1515 1496 13 Maharashtra 1635 1594 14 Manipur 1 1 15 Meghalaya 9 9 16 Mizoram 17 Nagaland 1 1 18 Orissa 701 571 19 Punjab 3384 3324 20 Rajasthan 2049 2015 21 Sikkim 22 Tamil Nadu 1315 1312 23 Tripura 21 21 24 Uttar Pradesh 22634 20358 25 West Bengal 1861 1408
Total States 45663 41931
Total Uts 63 62
Grand Total 45726 41993
Source: Report of the Working Group on Minor Irrigation for formulation of IX plan Proposals ANNEXURE-I REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) AND (e) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED Q. NO. 2792 FOR 9.8.2000
Annexure-III
CATEGORISATION OF BLOCKS/MANDALS/TALUKS/WATERSHEDS AS OVER EXPLOITED AND DARK ON ALL INDIA BASIS
Sl. States Number Number of No. of Blocks/Taluks/Mandals/Watersheds No of Blocks/Mand Distric als/ ts Taluks/ Watersheds Over-exploited Dark No. % No. %
States 1 Andhra Pradesh 22 1104 12 1.09 14 1.27 2 Arunachal Pradesh 3 0 0.00 0 0.00 3 Assam 23 134 0 0.00 0 0.00 4 Bihar 42 589 3 0.51 9 1.53 5 Goa 3 12 0 0.00 0 0.00 6 Gujarat 19 184 13 7.07 15 8.15 7 Haryana 17 108 33 30.56 8 7.41 8 Himachal Pradesh 12 69 0 0.00 0 0.00 9 Jammu & Kashmir 14 123 0 0.00 0 0.00 10 Karnataka 19 175 7 4.00 9 5.14 11 Kerala 14 154 0 0.00 0 0.00 12 Madhya 45 459 2 0.44 1 0.22 Pradesh 13 Maharashtra 29 231 2 0.87 6 2.60 14 Manipur 6 26 0 0.00 0 0.00 15 Meghalaya 5 29 0 0.00 0 0.00 16 Mizoram 3 20 Not Assessed 17 Nagaland 7 21 0 0.00 0 0.00 18 Orissa 30 314 4 1.27 4 1.27 19 Punjab 17 138 72 52.17 11 7.97 20 Rajasthan 32 236 74 31.36 20 8.47 21 Sikkim 4 4 Not Assessed 22 Tamil Nadu 27 384 64 16.67 39 10.16 23 Tripura 3 17 0 0.00 0 0.00 24 Uttar Pradesh 58 819 19 2.32 21 2.56 25 West Bengal 16 341 0 0.00 1 0.29 Total States 470 5691 305 158
Union Territories
1 Andaman & Nicobar 2 Chandigarh 3 Dadar & Nagar Haveli 4 Daman & Diu 2 1 50.00 1 50.00 5 NCT Delhi 5 3 60.00 1 20.00 6 Lakshdweep 9 0 0.00 0 0.00 7 Pondicherry 4 1 25.00 - 0.00 Total Uts 20 5 2 Grand Total 5711 310 160
Note - Andhra Pradesh - Mandal - Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra - Taluks/Tehsils