THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI
(SHRI BISHWESWAR TUDU)
(a) Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) is periodically monitoring the ground water levels throughout the country including Bihar on a regional scale, through a network of monitoring wells. Information with respect to ground water level of the country during last three years i.e. 2021, 2020 and 2019 is given below-
SI. No. Year Wells analysed 0-2
mbgl
(%) 2-5 mbgl (%) 5-10 mbgl (%) 10-20 mbgl (%) 20-40
mbgl
(%) >40 mbgl (%)
1. Nov 2021 14470 28.90 39.80 20.20 7.00 2.70 1.40
2. Nov 2020 16569 29.30 38.60 20.40 7.30 2.90 1.50
3. Nov 2019 14827 27.50 38.52 21.25 7.70 3.45 1.60
The State/UT-wise information of ground water levels in the country including Bihar during 2021, 2020 and 2019 are given as Annexure I
(b) The Dynamic Ground Water Resources estimation of the entire country including Bihar are taken up periodically by CGWB and State Governments jointly. As per the 2020 assessment, out of the total 6965 assessment units (Block/ Taluks/ Mandals/ watersheds/ Firkas) in the country, 1114 units in 15 States/UTs have been categorized as ‘Over-exploited’ where the Annual Ground Water Extraction is more than Annual Extractable Ground Water Resource. Further, out of total 534 assessment units (blocks) in Bihar, 7 blocks have been categorised as ‘Over-exploited’
The complete groundwater resource information including details of Over-exploited assessment units for the entire country (including State/UT-wise) can be seen at URL: http://cgwb.gov.in/documents/2021-08-02-GWRA_India_2020.pdf.
(c) & (d) Though Water is a State subject, Central Government has taken a number of important measures for conservation, management of ground water including effective implementation of rain water harvesting in the country, which can be seen at URL:http://jalshakti-dowr.gov.in/sites/default/files/Steps_to_control_water_depletion_Feb2021.pdf. Some of the important initiatives in this regard are also given at Annexure II.
Government of India launched Jal Shakti Abhiyan (JSA) in the year 2019 which continued during 2021 also to improve water availability including ground water conditions in the country including Bihar. Further, the campaign “Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the rain” (JSA:CTR) was launched by the Hon’ble Prime Minister on 22 March 2021.
Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA) has formulated guidelines for the States to adopt measures suitable to local conditions, such as Unified Building Bye Laws (UBBL) of Delhi, 2016, Model Building Bye Laws (MBBL), 2016 and Urban and Regional Development Plan Formulation and Implementation (URDPFI) Guidelines, 2014, wherein adequate focus has been given on requirement of rainwater harvesting and water conservation measures. As per MBBL, all buildings having a plot size of 100 sq.m. or, more shall mandatorily include the complete proposal of rainwater harvesting. 33 States/ UTs have adopted the features of these Bye Laws.
In addition, a number of States have done notable work in the field of water conservation/harvesting such as ‘Mukhyamantri Jal Swavlamban Abhiyan’ in Rajasthan, ‘Jalyukt Shibar’ in Maharashtra, ‘Sujalam Sufalam Abhiyan’ in Gujarat, ‘Mission Kakatiya’ in Telangana, Neeru Chettu’ in Andhra Pradesh, Jal Jeevan Hariyali in Bihar, ‘Jal Hi Jeevan’ in Haryana, and Kudimaramath scheme in Tamil Nadu.
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Annexure I
Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Unstarred Question No. 234 to be answered in Lok Sabha on 03.02.2022 regarding “Ground Water Level”.
State-wise Depth to water Level and Distribution of Percentage of Wells for the Period of November, 2019
S. No. Name of State No. of wells Analysed Depth to Water Level (mbgl) Number & Percentage of Wells Showing Depth to Water Level (mbgl) in the Range of
0-2 2-5 5-10 10-20 20-40 > 40
Min Max No % No % No % No % No % No %
1 Andaman & Nicobar Islands 90 0.36 10.04 59 65.56 29 32.22 1 1.1 1 1.11 0 0.00 0 0.00
2 Andhra Pradesh 708 0.00 58.04 343 48.45 203 28.67 103 14.5 48 6.78 9 1.27 2 0.28
3 Arunachal Pradesh 8 2.10 7.43 0 0.00 6 75.00 2 25.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00
4 Assam 119 0.00 18.32 56 47.06 51 42.86 10 8.40 2 1.68 0 0.00 0 0.00
5 Bihar 628 0.02 14.00 182 28.98 340 54.14 101 16.08 5 0.80 0 0.00 0 0.00
6 Chandigarh 8 2.87 18.97 0 0.00 2 25.00 2 25.00 4 50.00 0 0.00 0 0.00
7 Chhattisgarh 569 0.48 21.35 74 13.01 361 63.44 115 20.21 18 3.16 1 0.18 0 0.00
8 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 17 1.03 7.60 6 35.29 10 58.82 1 5.88 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00
9 Daman & Diu 9 3.92 6.08 3 33.33 5 55.56 1 11.11 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00
10 Delhi 85 0.30 63.15 7 8.24 13 15.29 20 23.53 23 27.06 15 17.65 7 8.24
11 Goa 69 0.04 14.67 17 24.64 31 44.93 17 24.64 4 5.80 0 0.00 0 0.00
12 Gujarat 811 0.08 50.62 224 27.62 311 38.35 178 21.95 65 8.01 31 3.82 2 0.25
13 Haryana 288 0.57 77.00 32 11.11 55 19.10 69 23.96 61 21.18 60 20.83 11 3.82
14 Himachal Pradesh 103 0.38 30.43 29 28.16 35 33.98 22 21.36 14 13.59 3 2.91 0 0.00
15 Jammu & Kashmir 204 0.10 28.26 72 35.29 87 42.65 32 15.69 7 3.43 6 2.94 0 0.00
16 Jharkhand 274 0.35 15.00 74 27.01 153 55.84 42 15.33 5 1.82 0 0.00 0 0.00
17 Karnataka 1231 0.00 30.70 402 32.66 435 35.34 328 26.65 61 4.96 5 0.41 0 0.00
18 Kerala 1428 0.08 34.33 312 21.85 476 33.33 534 37.39 99 6.93 7 0.49 0 0.00
19 Madhya Pradesh 1364 0.00 37.14 339 24.85 609 44.65 319 23.39 80 5.87 17 1.25 0 0.00
20 Maharashtra 1644 0.01 53.20 502 30.54 687 41.79 339 20.62 84 5.11 31 1.89 1 0.06
21 Meghalaya 13 0.15 4.90 6 46.15 7 53.85 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00
22 Nagaland 3 1.32 6.60 1 33.33 1 33.33 1 33.33 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00
23 Odisha 1238 0.01 12.00 521 42.08 605 48.87 108 8.72 4 0.32 0 0.00 0 0.00
24 Pondicherry 4 1.31 2.85 3 75.00 1 25.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00
25 Punjab 222 0.59 44.80 9 4.05 51 22.97 41 18.47 53 23.87 65 29.28 3 1.35
26 Rajasthan 1023 0.10 121.28 123 12.02 200 19.55 179 17.50 158 15.44 170 16.62 193 18.87
27 Tamil Nadu 655 0.00 105.36 177 27.02 188 28.70 190 29.01 75 11.45 18 2.75 7 1.07
28 Telangana 565 0.00 69.35 178 31.50 165 29.20 114 20.18 83 14.69 22 3.89 3 0.53
29 Tripura 21 0.55 6.38 8 38.10 12 57.14 1 4.76 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00
30 Uttar Pradesh 660 0.02 44.05 149 22.58 249 37.73 136 20.61 100 15.15 24 3.64 2 0.30
31 Uttarakhand 49 1.38 61.81 7 14.29 10 20.41 15 30.61 10 20.41 4 8.16 3 6.12
32 West Bengal 717 0.00 32.61 162 22.59 323 45.05 130 18.13 78 10.88 24 3.35 0 0.00
Total 14827 0.00 121.28 4077 27.50 5711 38.52 3151 21.25 1142 7.70 512 3.45 234 1.6
State-wise Depth to water Level and Distribution of Percentage of Wells for the Period of November, 2020
S. No. Name of State No. of wells Analysed Depth to Water Level (mbgl) Number & Percentage of Wells Showing Depth to Water Level (mbgl) in the Range of
0-2 2-5 5-10 10-20 20-40 > 40
Min Max No % No % No % No % No % No %
1 Andhra Pradesh 717 0.00 75.65 377 52.6 221 30.8 80 11.2 26 3.6 10 1.4 3 0.4
2 Arunachal Pradesh 3 0.80 6.47 1 33.3 1 33.3 1 33.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
3 Assam 160 0.05 15.84 94 58.8 54 33.8 10 6.3 2 1.3 0 0.0 0 0.0
4 Bihar 548 0.25 15.00 132 24.1 348 63.5 58 10.6 10 1.8 0 0.0 0 0.0
5 Chandigarh 12 2.74 53.64 0 0.0 3 25.0 1 8.3 4 33.3 3 25.0 1 8.3
6 Chhattisgarh 721 0.07 29.57 46 6.4 476 66.0 172 23.9 24 3.3 3 0.4 0 0.0
7 Dadra & Nagar Haveli # 17 1.03 7.60 6 35.3 10 58.8 1 5.9 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
8 Daman & Diu 9 1.30 4.60 1 11.1 7 77.8 1 11.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
9 Delhi 81 1.61 65.16 1 1.2 18 22.2 21 25.9 21 25.9 14 17.3 6 7.4
10 Goa 65 1.32 13.58 8 12.3 31 47.7 22 33.8 4 6.2 0 0.0 0 0.0
11 Gujarat 742 0.00 44.20 136 18.3 288 38.8 204 27.5 79 10.6 34 4.6 1 0.1
12 Haryana 315 0.10 108.00 24 7.6 66 21.0 52 16.5 77 24.4 66 21.0 30 9.5
13 Himachal Pradesh 89 0.41 29.02 18 20.2 30 33.7 21 23.6 17 19.1 3 3.4 0 0.0
14 Jammu & Kashmir 163 0.09 34.50 34 20.9 86 52.8 29 17.8 8 4.9 6 3.7 0 0.0
15 Jharkhand 279 0.00 14.05 61 21.9 171 61.3 44 15.8 3 1.1 0 0.0 0 0.0
16 Karnataka 1318 0.01 32.50 440 33.4 470 35.7 322 24.4 82 6.2 4 0.3 0 0.0
17 Kerala 1334 0.18 31.35 243 18.2 416 31.2 561 42.1 109 8.2 5 0.4 0 0.0
18 Madhya Pradesh 1296 0.00 54.10 155 12.0 525 40.5 470 36.3 127 9.8 18 1.4 1 0.1
19 Maharashtra ** 3701 0.05 39.50 1859 50.2 1293 34.9 431 11.6 95 2.6 23 0.6 0 0.0
20 Meghalaya 24 0.18 4.80 11 45.8 13 54.2 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
21 Nagaland 2 4.21 6.37 0 0.0 1 50.0 1 50.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
22 Odisha 1220 0.01 12.76 543 44.5 582 47.7 93 7.6 2 0.2 0 0.0 0 0.0
23 Pondicherry 6 1.36 6.78 1 16.7 4 66.7 1 16.7 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
24 Punjab 250 0.28 70.00 20 8.0 38 15.2 47 18.8 65 26.0 60 24.0 20 8.0
25 Rajasthan 968 0.17 119.02 50 5.2 217 22.4 193 19.9 158 16.3 171 17.7 179 18.5
26 Tamil Nadu 640 0.00 67.42 114 17.8 208 32.5 196 30.6 95 14.8 20 3.1 7 1.1
27 Telangana 549 0.00 67.00 208 37.9 218 39.7 92 16.8 24 4.4 6 1.1 1 0.2
28 Tripura 21 0.24 6.12 9 42.9 10 47.6 2 9.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
29 Uttar Pradesh 634 0.00 44.21 117 18.5 273 43.1 126 19.9 97 15.3 18 2.8 3 0.5
30 Uttarakhand 47 0.98 60.00 6 12.8 13 27.7 17 36.2 6 12.8 3 6.4 2 4.3
31 West Bengal 638 0.00 29.38 140 21.9 300 47.0 107 16.8 78 12.2 13 2.0 0 0.0
Total 16569 0.00 119.02 4855 29.3 6391 38.6 3376 20.4 1213 7.3 480 2.9 254 1.5
** State Govt Data used in respect of Maharashtra
# November 2019 data used in respect of Dadra Nagar Haveli
State-wise Depth to water Level and Distribution of Percentage of Wells for the Period of November, 2021
S. No. Name of State No. of wells Analysed Depth to Water Level (mbgl) Number & Percentage of Wells Showing Depth to Water Level (mbgl) in the Range of
0-2 2-5 5-10 10-20 20-40 > 40
Min Max No % No % No % No % No % No %
1 Andaman & Nicobar 94 0.07 7.04 82 87.2 10 10.6 2 2.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
2 Andhra Pradesh 724 0.00 49.99 367 50.7 225 31.1 98 13.5 27 3.7 6 0.8 1 0.1
3 Arunachal Pradesh 10 1.25 6.80 1 10.0 8 80.0 1 10.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
4 Assam 169 0.02 16.67 65 38.5 84 49.7 17 10.1 3 1.8 0 0.0 0 0.0
5 Bihar 593 0.00 10.69 232 39.1 326 55.0 33 5.6 2 0.3 0 0.0 0 0.0
6 Chandigarh 12 2.80 51.31 0 0.0 3 25.0 1 8.3 4 33.3 3 25.0 1 8.3
7 Chhattisgarh 694 0.31 22.00 110 15.9 390 56.2 162 23.3 29 4.2 3 0.4 0 0.0
8 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 17 1.17 7.05 4 23.5 11 64.7 2 11.8 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
9 Daman & Diu 5 0.14 6.35 1 20.0 2 40.0 2 40.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
10 Delhi 87 0.14 65.67 15 17.2 18 20.7 23 26.4 15 17.2 8 9.2 8 9.2
11 Goa 68 1.10 15.70 6 8.8 32 47.1 24 35.3 6 8.8 0 0.0 0 0.0
12 Gujarat 747 0.00 52.33 170 22.8 276 36.9 177 23.7 88 11.8 33 4.4 3 0.4
13 Haryana 183 0.63 76.50 14 7.7 40 21.9 34 18.6 50 27.3 35 19.1 10 5.5
14 Himachal Pradesh 86 0.24 32.85 23 26.7 29 33.7 18 20.9 14 16.3 2 2.3 0 0.0
15 Jammu & Kashmir 213 0.32 31.80 79 37.1 80 37.6 39 18.3 9 4.2 6 2.8 0 0.0
16 Jharkhand 205 0.35 10.09 26 12.7 145 70.7 33 16.1 1 0.5 0 0.0 0 0.0
17 Karnataka 1290 0.01 26.58 502 38.9 454 35.2 287 22.2 46 3.6 1 0.1 0 0.0
18 Kerala 1304 0.01 53.60 330 25.3 459 35.2 425 32.6 83 6.4 6 0.5 1 0.1
19 Madhya Pradesh 1296 0.08 37.76 168 13.0 588 45.4 422 32.6 105 8.1 13 1.0 0 0.0
20 Maharashtra 1757 0.01 54.70 512 29.1 839 47.8 315 17.9 71 4.0 18 1.0 2 0.1
21 Meghalaya 24 0.20 4.80 10 41.7 14 58.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
22 Nagaland 2 3.58 6.05 0 0.0 1 50.0 1 50.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
23 Odisha 1253 0.06 13.60 503 40.1 602 48.0 139 11.1 9 0.7 0 0.0 0 0.0
24 Pondicherry 6 0.83 2.50 4 66.7 2 33.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
25 Punjab 176 0.02 42.00 13 7.4 43 24.4 34 19.3 48 27.3 36 20.5 2 1.1
26 Rajasthan 919 0.25 116.98 59 6.4 171 18.6 185 20.1 177 19.3 162 17.6 165 18.0
27 Tamil Nadu 541 0.05 62.50 230 42.5 142 26.2 113 20.9 42 7.8 7 1.3 7 1.3
28 Telangana 545 0.00 50.14 154 28.3 252 46.2 100 18.3 29 5.3 9 1.7 1 0.2
29 Tripura 22 0.31 6.58 6 27.3 13 59.1 3 13.6 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0.0
30 Uttar Pradesh 650 0.00 43.95 233 35.8 202 31.1 115 17.7 81 12.5 16 2.5 3 0.5
31 Uttarakhand 45 0.04 55.16 7 15.6 11 24.4 15 33.3 6 13.3 4 8.9 2 4.4
32 West Bengal 733 0.14 29.35 265 36.2 283 38.6 103 14.1 66 9.0 16 2.2 0 0.0
Total 14470 0.00 116.98 4191 29.0 5755 39.8 2923 20.2 1011 7.0 384 2.7 206 1.4
District-wise Depth to water Level and Distribution of Percentage of Wells for the Period of November, 2019 in Bihar
S. No. Name of District No. of wells Analysed Depth to Water Level (mbgl) Number & Percentage of Wells Showing Depth to Water Level (mbgl) in the Range of
0-2 2-5 5-10 10-20 20-40 > 40
Min Max No % No % No % No % No % No %
1 ARARIA 8 1.8 3.4 3 37.5 5 62.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
2 AURANGABAD 16 0.1 14.0 5 31.3 8 50.0 2 12.5 1 6.3 0 0 0 0
3 BANKA 11 1.0 3.3 3 27.3 8 72.7 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
4 BEGUSARAI 25 1.5 5.5 4 16.0 16 64.0 5 20.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
5 BHAGALPUR 11 1.1 9.8 2 18.2 8 72.7 1 9.1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
6 BHOJPUR 34 0.7 7.2 5 14.7 15 44.1 14 41.2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
7 BUXAR 21 1.3 8.4 3 14.3 9 42.9 9 42.9 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
8 DARBHANGA 10 0.9 4.6 4 40.0 6 60.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
9 GAYA 20 0.9 8.8 5 25.0 8 40.0 7 35.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
10 GOPALGANJ 20 0.5 2.7 15 75.0 5 25.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
11 JAMUI 14 1.3 11.8 3 21.4 6 42.9 4 28.6 1 7.1 0 0 0 0
12 JEHANABAD 16 1.2 5.7 5 31.3 10 62.5 1 6.3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
13 KAIMUR 12 1.3 8.0 2 16.7 8 66.7 2 16.7 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
14 KATIHAR 15 1.7 4.6 1 6.7 14 93.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
15 KHAGARIA 15 1.3 4.6 5 33.3 10 66.7 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
16 KISHANGANJ 9 1.5 8.3 3 33.3 5 55.6 1 11.1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
17 LAKHISARAI 8 2.1 9.5 0 0.0 6 75.0 2 25.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
18 MADHEPURA 15 1.5 3.9 3 20.0 12 80.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
19 MADHUBANI 23 0.6 4.5 10 43.5 13 56.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
20 MUNGER 10 1.2 6.4 3 30.0 6 60.0 1 10.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
21 MUZAFFARPUR 22 0.4 5.9 6 27.3 11 50.0 5 22.7 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
22 NALANDA 39 0.9 12.8 9 23.1 17 43.6 12 30.8 1 2.6 0 0 0 0
23 NAWADA 14 0.9 8.6 2 14.3 6 42.9 6 42.9 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
24 PASHCHIM CHAMPARAN 12 1.6 3.7 1 8.3 11 91.7 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
25 PATNA 31 0.4 10.4 14 45.2 11 35.5 5 16.1 1 3.2 0 0 0 0
26 PURBA CHAMPARAN 25 0.6 6.3 12 48.0 12 48.0 1 4.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
27 PURNIA 17 1.8 4.1 1 5.9 16 94.1 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
28 ROHTAS 16 0.0 10.5 3 18.8 7 43.8 5 31.3 1 6.3 0 0 0 0
29 SAHARSA 15 0.9 3.3 7 46.7 8 53.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
30 SAMASTIPUR 21 0.7 9.5 1 4.8 9 42.9 11 52.4 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
31 SARAN 26 0.4 5.3 11 42.3 14 53.8 1 3.8 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
32 SEIKHPURA 9 1.2 6.6 3 33.3 2 22.2 4 44.4 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
33 SHEOHAR 2 2.4 3.1 0 0.0 2 100.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
34 SITAMARHI 16 0.9 10.0 9 56.3 6 37.5 1 6.3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
35 SIWAN 15 0.9 4.4 8 53.3 7 46.7 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
36 SUPAUL 20 0.4 4.6 10 50.0 10 50.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
37 VAISHALI 15 1.4 5.0 1 6.7 13 86.7 1 6.7 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Total 628 0.0 14.0 182 29.0 340 54.1 101 16.1 5 0.8 0 0.0 0 0.0
District-wise Depth to water Level and Distribution of Percentage of Wells for the Period of November, 2020 in Bihar
S. No. Name of District No. of wells Analysed Depth to Water Level (mbgl) Number & Percentage of Wells Showing Depth to Water Level (mbgl) in the Range of
0-2 2-5 5-10 10-20 20-40 > 40
Min Max No % No % No % No % No % No %
1 ARARIA 8 2.9 5.0 0 0.0 8 100.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
2 AURANGABAD 16 1.7 14.0 1 6.3 8 50.0 4 25.0 3 18.8 0 0 0 0
3 BANKA 12 2.8 7.0 0 0.0 10 83.3 2 16.7 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
4 BEGUSARAI 26 1.6 6.1 2 7.7 21 80.8 3 11.5 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
5 BHAGALPUR 11 2.0 12.2 1 9.1 7 63.6 1 9.1 2 18.2 0 0 0 0
6 DARBHANGA 10 0.3 2.6 8 80.0 2 20.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
7 GAYA 18 1.8 6.7 2 11.1 12 66.7 4 22.2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
8 GOPALGANJ 20 0.8 15.0 6 30.0 13 65.0 0 0.0 1 5.0 0 0 0 0
9 JAMUI 15 2.3 14.5 0 0.0 7 46.7 6 40.0 2 13.3 0 0 0 0
10 JEHANABAD 16 2.0 7.2 0 0.0 12 75.0 4 25.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
11 KATIHAR 11 3.2 4.7 0 0.0 11 100.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
12 KHAGARIA 15 1.2 5.4 4 26.7 9 60.0 2 13.3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
13 KISHANGANJ 8 2.6 9.6 0 0.0 7 87.5 1 12.5 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
14 LAKHISARAI 9 2.1 9.4 0 0.0 5 55.6 4 44.4 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
15 MADHEPURA 17 1.8 4.1 2 11.8 15 88.2 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
16 MADHUBANI 26 0.6 3.5 16 61.5 10 38.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
17 MUNGER 10 2.6 7.4 0 0.0 7 70.0 3 30.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
18 MUZAFFARPUR 25 0.4 7.2 9 36.0 15 60.0 1 4.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
19 NALANDA 36 0.6 8.5 11 30.6 17 47.2 8 22.2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
20 NAWADA 13 1.5 6.6 3 23.1 7 53.8 3 23.1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
21 PASHCHIM CHAMPARAN 13 1.5 3.6 1 7.7 12 92.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
22 PATNA 15 1.8 11.5 3 20.0 7 46.7 3 20.0 2 13.3 0 0 0 0
23 PURBA CHAMPARAN 30 0.4 7.1 12 40.0 16 53.3 2 6.7 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
24 PURNIA 14 2.6 5.9 0 0.0 12 85.7 2 14.3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
25 SAHARSA 18 1.2 3.8 5 27.8 13 72.2 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
26 SAMASTIPUR 20 0.7 5.4 3 15.0 16 80.0 1 5.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
27 SARAN 27 0.6 4.6 9 33.3 18 66.7 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
28 SEIKHPURA 9 1.4 6.0 2 22.2 5 55.6 2 22.2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
29 SHEOHAR 4 1.1 2.1 3 75.0 1 25.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
30 SITAMARHI 16 0.7 3.0 14 87.5 2 12.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
31 SIWAN 15 1.2 5.6 5 33.3 8 53.3 2 13.3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
32 SUPAUL 21 1.1 4.4 4 19.0 17 81.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
33 VAISHALI 24 1.1 4.7 6 25.0 18 75.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Total 548 0.3 15.0 132 24.1 348 63.5 58 10.6 10 1.8 0 0.0 0 0.0
District-wise Depth to water Level and Distribution of Percentage of Wells for the Period of November, 2021 in Bihar
S. No. Name of District No. of wells Analysed Depth to Water Level (mbgl) Number & Percentage of Wells Showing Depth to Water Level (mbgl) in the Range of
0-2 2-5 5-10 10-20 20-40 > 40
Min Max No % No % No % No % No % No %
1 ARARIA 8 1.93 3.40 1 12.5 7 87.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
2 AURANGABAD 10 0.78 4.93 1 10.0 9 90.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
3 BANKA 14 0.00 4.75 8 57.1 6 42.9 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
4 BEGUSARAI 26 0.76 5.20 5 19.2 20 76.9 1 3.8 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
5 BHAGALPUR 14 0.97 10.69 4 28.6 8 57.1 1 7.1 1 7.1 0 0 0 0
6 BHOJPUR 26 1.38 7.84 5 19.2 16 61.5 5 19.2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
7 BUXAR 13 0.78 5.68 4 30.8 7 53.8 2 15.4 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
8 DARBHANGA 9 1.20 2.67 7 77.8 2 22.2 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
9 GAYA 17 1.08 7.00 7 41.2 7 41.2 3 17.6 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
10 GOPALGANJ 20 1.24 3.30 12 60.0 8 40.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
11 JAMUI 14 0.00 10.56 4 28.6 7 50.0 2 14.3 1 7.1 0 0 0 0
12 JEHANABAD 19 1.05 5.88 4 21.1 12 63.2 3 15.8 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
13 KAIMUR 5 0.94 9.30 1 20.0 2 40.0 2 40.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
14 KATIHAR 14 2.15 4.15 0 0.0 14 100.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
15 KHAGARIA 14 1.00 4.40 4 28.6 10 71.4 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
16 KISHANGANJ 9 2.12 5.85 0 0.0 8 88.9 1 11.1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
17 LAKHISARAI 9 1.00 8.27 5 55.6 2 22.2 2 22.2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
18 MADHEPURA 16 1.12 3.47 3 18.8 13 81.3 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
19 MADHUBANI 23 0.60 3.60 15 65.2 8 34.8 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
20 MUNGER 8 1.31 7.04 3 37.5 4 50.0 1 12.5 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
21 MUZAFFARPUR 24 0.63 3.27 12 50.0 12 50.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
22 NALANDA 28 0.30 6.27 16 57.1 11 39.3 1 3.6 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
23 NAWADA 13 1.39 5.22 5 38.5 7 53.8 1 7.7 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
24 PASHCHIM CHAMPARAN 11 1.50 3.65 2 18.2 9 81.8 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
25 PATNA 32 0.12 5.40 18 56.3 12 37.5 2 6.3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
26 PURBA CHAMPARAN 26 0.71 5.02 12 46.2 13 50.0 1 3.8 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
27 PURNIA 18 2.15 4.58 0 0.0 18 100.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
28 ROHTAS 14 0.00 8.96 2 14.3 10 71.4 2 14.3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
29 SAHARSA 18 1.06 3.15 9 50.0 9 50.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
30 SAMASTIPUR 20 0.27 4.46 10 50.0 10 50.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
31 SARAN 16 0.00 5.04 11 68.8 4 25.0 1 6.3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
32 SEIKHPURA 7 0.60 2.81 4 57.1 3 42.9 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
33 SHEOHAR 4 1.45 2.86 1 25.0 3 75.0 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
34 SITAMARHI 16 0.75 2.51 14 87.5 2 12.5 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
35 SIWAN 15 0.78 5.26 9 60.0 5 33.3 1 6.7 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
36 SUPAUL 21 1.14 3.08 5 23.8 16 76.2 0 0.0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
37 VAISHALI 22 0.86 5.60 9 40.9 12 54.5 1 4.5 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
Total 593 0.0 10.7 232 39.1 326 55.0 33 5.6 2 0.3 0 0 0 0
ANNEXURE II
Annexure referred to in reply to parts (c) & (d) of Unstarred Question No. 234 answered in Lok Sabha on 03.02.2022 regarding “GROUNDWATER LEVEL”
Important initiatives on management of groundwater resources
Government of India launched Jal Shakti Abhiyan (JSA) in 2019, a time bound campaign with a mission mode approach intended to improve water availability including ground water conditions in the water stressed blocks of 256 districts in India. In this regard, teams of officers from Central Government along-with technical officers from Ministry of Jal Shakti were deputed to visit water stressed districts and to work in close collaboration with district level officials to undertake suitable interventions.
In addition, Ministry of Jal Shakti has taken up the “Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain” (JSA:CTR) with the theme “Catch the Rain - Where it Falls When it Falls” to cover all the blocks of all districts (rural as well as urban areas) across the country during 22nd March 2021 to 30th November 2021. The campaign was launched by the Hon’ble Prime Minister on 22 March 2021.
Ministry of Jal Shakti, Department of Water Resources, RD & GR (DoWR, RD & GR) is implementing Atal Bhujal Yojana (Atal Jal), a Rs.6,000 crore Central Sector Scheme, for sustainable management of ground water resources with community participation. Atal Jal is being implemented in 81 water stressed districts and 8,774 Gram Panchayats of seven States viz. Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.
Central Ground Water Board (CGWB), in consultation with States/UTs, has prepared ‘Master Plan for Artificial Recharge to Groundwater - 2020’. The Master Plan – 2020 is a macro level plan indicating various structures for the different terrain conditions of the country. The Master Plan - 2020 envisages construction of about 1.42 crore rain water harvesting and artificial recharge structures in the country to harness 185 Billion Cubic Metre (BCM).
National Aquifer Mapping and Management program (NAQUIM) is being implemented by CGWB as part of Ground Water Management and Regulation (GWM & R) Scheme, a Central Sector scheme. NAQUIM envisages mapping of aquifers (water bearing formations), their characterization and development of Aquifer Management Plans to facilitate sustainable management of groundwater resources in the country. NAQUIM outputs are shared with States/UTs for suitable interventions.
Government of India generally supports artificial groundwater recharge/water harvesting works in the country through Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) and Prime Minister Krishi Sinchayee Yojana - Watershed Development component (PMKSY-WDC), ‘Surface Minor Irrigation (SMI) and Repair, Renovation and Restoration (RRR) of Water Bodies schemes’ a component of PMKSY.
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