Question : Prior Permission for Setting up Industries

(a) whether the Central Groundwater Authority had listed 43 locations in the country where mandatory permission of the Government is to be required for setting up industrial units;
(b) if so, the details thereof and the names of the said locations, State-wise;
(c) the level of groundwater in each of the said locations and whether any changes have been noticed in the ground water level in these listed locations and if so, the details thereof; and
(d) whether farmers have been forbidden to dig tube wells for irrigation purposes in these areas and if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor?

Answer given by the minister

(a) to (d) Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) has notified 162 areas, where permission to abstract ground water to set up a new industry is not granted. State/UT-wise details of location of notified areas and the change in ground water levels are given at Annexure.
In the 162 notified areas, permission to abstract ground water through energized means is not accorded for any purposes other than drinking and domestic use.
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ANNEXURE
Annexure referred in reply to Lok Sabha Q.No. 3884 for reply on 08.12.2016 regarding “Prior Permission for Setting Up Industries”
S. No.
State /UTs
Area Notified
Average pre-monsoon ground water levels
(in mbgl ? metre below ground level)
Change in ground water level with respect to previous year
(in metre)
2015
2016
Rise
Fall
1
Telangana
Midjil Mandal of Mahabubnagar District
31.53
38.54
7.01
2
Andhra Pradesh
Tirupathi (Rural) Mandal of Chittor District
24.57
23.51
1.06
3
Andhra Pradesh
Vempalli Mandal of Cuddapah District
21.22
27.54
6.32
4
Andhra Pradesh
Chilmathur Mandal of Anantapur District
22.4
20.51
1.89
5
Andhra Pradesh
Narpala(NC) Mandal of Anantapur District*
-
-
-
-
6
Telangana
Vailpoor (NC) Mandal of Nizamabad District
27.37
33.50
6.13
7
Andhra Pradesh
Giddaluru Mandal of Prakasam District
48.06
50.90
2.84
8
Diu
Union Territory of Diu
6.63
6.77
0.14
9
Gujarat
Gandhinagar taluka (aquifer below 200 mbgl declared as notified for meeting drinking and domestic requirements), district Gandhinagar
105.16
103.97
1.19
10
Gujarat
Kalol taluk of Gandhinagar district
104.85
89.89
14.96
11
Gujarat
Mansa taluk of Gandhinagar district
121.53
121.11
0.42
12
Gujarat
Mahesana taluk of Mahesana district
8.16 (Phreatic)
130.08 (confined)
12.93 (Phreatic)
130.69 (Confined)
-4.77
(Phreatic)
-0.61 (Confined)
13
Haryana
Municipal Corporation of Faridabad & Ballabgarh
32.56
29.32
3.24
14
Haryana
Shahbad Block of Kurukshetra District
42.01
41.15
0.86
15
Haryana
NangalChowdhary Block of Mahendragarh District
30.39
32.10
1.71
16
Haryana
Narnaul Block of Mahendragarh District
29.36
22.46
6.9
17
Haryana
Samalkha Block of Panipat District
22.3
29.45
7.15
18
Haryana
Karnal Block of Karnal District
14.87
23.67
8.8
19
Haryana
Khol Block of Rewari District
37.23
38.75
1.52
20
Haryana
Entire Gurgaon District
24.98
24.2
0.78
21
Haryana
Badra block of Bhiwani District
47.73
59.69
11.96
22
Haryana
Ladwa block of Kurukshetra District
19.9
32.38
12.48
23
Haryana
Pehowa block of Kurukshetra District
32.89
32.22
0.67
24
Haryana
Rania block of Sirsa District
19.43
17.65
1.78
25
Haryana
Tohana block of Fatehabad District
10.52
18.17
7.65
26
Haryana
Gulha block of Kaithal District
36.49
42.17
5.68
27
Haryana
Bapoli block of Panipath District
20
19.12
0.88
28
Haryana
Rajaund block of Kaithal District
12.87
15.80
2.93
29
Haryana
Ellenabad block of Sirsa District
26.47
16.29
10.18
30
Karnataka
Badami taluka of Bagalkote District
8.69
12.07
3.38
31
Karnataka
Bagalkote(P) taluka of Bagalkote District
25.3
30.74
5.44
32
Karnataka
Anekal taluka of Bangalore (U) District
42.8
40.0
2.8
33
Karnataka
Bangalore (N) taluka of Bangalore (U) District
16.48
18.71
2.23
34
Karnataka
Bangalore (S) taluka of Bangalore (U) District
17.89
20.67
2.78
35
Karnataka
Devanhalli taluka of Bangalore (R) District
8.89
12.41
3.52
36
Karnataka
DodBallapur taluka of Bangalore (R) District
6.7
11.92
5.22
37
Karnataka
Hoskote taluka of Bangalore (R) District
29.49
30.03
0.54
38
Karnataka
Nelamangala(P) taluka of Bangalore (R) District
6
6.0
0
S. No.
State /UTs
Area Notified
Average pre-monsoon ground water levels (in mbgl ? metre below ground level)
Change in ground water level with respect to previous year (in metre)
2015
2016
Rise
Fall
39
Karnataka
Ramdurg taluka of Belgaum District
7.61
10.25
2.64
40
Karnataka
Raybag(P) taluka of Belgaum District
7.53
8.88
1.35
41
Karnataka
Gadag(NC) taluka of Gadag District
9.65
9.82
0.17
42
Karnataka
Bangarapet taluka of Kolar District
9.5
26.28
16.78
43
Karnataka
Chikballapur taluka of Chikballapur District
97.8
65.7
32.1
44
Karnataka
Chintamani taluka of Chikballapur District
7
11.82
4.82
45
Karnataka
Gauribidanur taluka of Chikballapur District
7.3
7.14
0.16
46
Karnataka
Gudibanda taluka of Chikballapur District
9.3
5.17
4.13
47
Karnataka
Malur taluka of Kolar District
59.5
59.5
0
48
Karnataka
Mulbagal taluka of Kolar District
11.6
32.8
21.2
49
Karnataka
Sidlaghhatta taluka of Chikballapur District
33.9
30.9
3.0
50
Karnataka
Koratagere(P) taluka of Tumkur District
16.56
15.61
0.95
51
Karnataka
Madhugiri(P) taluka of Tumkur District
8.37
4.0
4.37
52
Madhya Pradesh
Dhar Block of Dhar District
21.82
21.83
0.01
53
Madhya Pradesh
Manawar Block of Dhar District
7.75
9.78
2.03
54
Madhya Pradesh
Mandsaur Block of Mandsaur District
17.86
19.40
1.54
55
Madhya Pradesh
Sitamau Block of Mandsaur District
16.03
19.23
3.2
56
Madhya Pradesh
Neemuch Block of Neemuch District
8.94
9.48
0.54
57
Madhya Pradesh
Jaora Block of Ratlam District
14.68
14.10
0.58
58
Madhya Pradesh
Indore Municipal Corporation
11.00
12.97
1.97
59
NCT, Delhi
South District
40.98
35.18
5.8
60
NCT, Delhi
South West District
18.41
18.58
0.17
61
NCT, Delhi
Yamuna Flood Plain Area
5.43
5.5
0.07
62
Puducherry UT
Puducherry UT
3.94
3.03
0.91
63
Punjab
Ludhiana City, Ludhiana District
23.17
25.68
2.51
64
Punjab
Moga-I Block of Moga District
25.45
27.50
2.05
65
Punjab
Moga-II Block of Moga District
25.81
31.52
5.71
66
Punjab
Sangrur Block of Sangrur District
28.85
29.06
0.21
67
Punjab
Mahal Kalan Block of Sangrur District
29.22
27.55
1.67
68
Punjab
Ahmedgarh Block of Sangrur District
26.97
28.05
1.08
69
Punjab
Nakodar block of Jalandhar District
19.75
27.33
7.58
70
Punjab
Shahkot block of Jalandhar District
22.55
16.30
6.25
71
Punjab
Lohian block of Jalandhar District
20.05
21.60
1.55
72
Punjab
Pattran block of Patiala District
37.97
39.35
1.38
73
Punjab
Phagwara block of Kapurthala District
20.52
27.18
6.66
74
Punjab
Nihalsinghwala block of Moga District
23.82
31.22
7.4
75
Punjab
Dhuri block of Sangrur District
31.61
33.05
1.44
76
Punjab
Sunam block of Sangrur District
28.94
33.67
4.73
77
Punjab
Barnala block of Sangrur District
27.39
35.93
8.54
78
Punjab
Sherpur block of Sangrur District
34.78
37.95
3.17
79
Punjab
Malerkotla block of Sangrur District
28.03
34.85
6.82
80
Punjab
Khanna block of Ludhiana District
16.74
21.77
5.03
81
Punjab
Ajnala block of Amritsar District
9
11.20
2.2
82
Punjab
Patti Block of TaranTaran District
17.07
16.30
0.77
83
Punjab
TaranTaran Block of TaranTaran District
17.85
17.20
0.65
84
Punjab
Amloh block of Fatehgarh District
21.9
22.80
0.9
85
Punjab
Khamano block of Fatehgarh District
17.72
19.50
1.78
86
Punjab
Khera block of Fatehgarh District
19.39
24.83
5.44
87
Punjab
Tanda block of Hoshiarpur District
12.17
12.54
0.37
88
Punjab
Bhogpur block of Jalandhar District
16.6
16.65
0.05
89
Punjab
Goraya/Rurkakalan block of Jalandhar District
22.31
22.00
0.31
S. No.
State /UTs
Area Notified
Average pre-monsoon ground water levels (in mbgl ? metre below ground level)
Change in ground water level with respect to previous year (in metre)
2015
2016
Rise
Fall 90
Punjab
Jalandhar east block of Jalandhar District
27.85
35.18
7.33
91
Punjab
Jalandhar west block of Jalandhar District
27.85
35.18
7.33
92
Punjab
Nurmahal block of Jalandhar District
23.3
23.65
0.35
93
Punjab
Phillaur block of Jalandhar District
18.64
21.00
2.36
94
Punjab
Bholath/Nadala block of Kapurthala District
11.32
8.87
2.45
95
Punjab
Dhilwan block of Kapurthala District
9.48
10.69
1.21
96
Punjab
Kapurthala block of Kapurthala District
17.67
18.85
1.18
97
Punjab
Sultanpur block of Kapurthala District
14.72
12.40
2.32
98
Punjab
Pakhowal block of Ludhiana District
19.29
19.87
0.58
99
Punjab
Bhikhi block of Mansa District
17.6
16.34
1.26
100
Punjab
Budhlada block of Mansa District
10.17
13.24
3.07
101
Punjab
Sardulgarh block of Mansa District
8.01
8.20
0.19
102
Punjab
Aur block of Nawanshahr District
14.23
15.90
1.67
103
Punjab
Banga block of Nawanshahr District
17.9
20.00
2.1
104
Punjab
Patiala block of Patiala District
22.05
21.56
0.49
105
Punjab
Sanaur block of Patiala District
24.4
25.25
0.85
106
Punjab
Morinda block of Ropar District
29.06
26.60
2.46
107
Punjab
Bhawaniagarh block of Sangrur District
31.86
33.75
1.89
108
Rajasthan
Jhotwara block, Jaipur District
56.71
-
-
-
109
Rajasthan
Pushkar Valley, Ajmer District
10.17
19.35
9.18
110
Rajasthan
Jalore block, Jalore District
43.16
54.51
11.35
111
Rajasthan
Raniwara block, Jalore District
33.00
47.62
14.62
112
Rajasthan
Budhana block, Jhunjunu District
17.96
Well Dry
113
Rajasthan
Chirawa block, Jhunjunu District
68.40
75.08
6.68
114
Rajasthan
Mundwa block, Nagaur District
55.62
56.58
0.96
115
Rajasthan
Surajgarh Block, Jhunjunu District
75.51
82.13
6.62
116
Rajasthan
Dhod Block, Sikar District
67.67
71.89
4.22
117
Rajasthan
Shri Madhopur Block, Sikar District
49.52
38.90
10.62
118
Rajasthan
Behror Block, Alwar District
57.53
51.40
6.13
119
Rajasthan
Bhinmal Block, Jalore District
21.85
26.31
4.46
120
Rajasthan
Rajgarh block of Churu District
36.07
34.25
1.82
121
Rajasthan
Osian block of Jodhpur District
53.65
24.84
28.81
122
Rajasthan
Bhopalgarh block of Jodhpur District
43.87
40.75
3.12
123
Rajasthan
Bilara block of Jodhpur District
19.40
16.52
2.88
124
Rajasthan
Merta block of Nagaur District
31.29
20.70
10.59
125
Rajasthan
Baetu block of Barmer District
32.88
50.08
17.2
126
Rajasthan
Sambher block of Jaipur District
32.07
50.87
18.8
127
Rajasthan
Govindgarh block of Jaipur District
48.00
46.30
1.7
128
Rajasthan
Sanganer block of Jaipur District
45.63
39.32
6.31
129
Rajasthan
Bassi block of Jaipur District
41.18
42.55
1.37
130
Rajasthan
Amer block of Jaipur District
69.93
42.94
26.99
131
Rajasthan
Shahpura block of Jaipur District
51.63
Well Dry
132
Rajasthan
Mandore block of Jodhpur District
20.44
18.93
1.51
133
Rajasthan
Sayala block of Jalore District
14.00
Well Dry
134
Rajasthan
Sanchore block of Jalore District
22.86
21.56
1.3
135
Rajasthan
Nawalgarh block of Jhunjhunu District
52.14
61.50
9.36
136
Rajasthan
Udaipurwati block of Jhunjhunu District
45.35
52.38
7.03
137
Rajasthan
Jhunjhunu block of Jhunjhunu District
53.46
58.54
5.08
138
Rajasthan
Todabhim block of Karauli District
17.96
15.68
2.28
139
Rajasthan
Pisangan block of Ajmer District
10.17
19.35
9.18
140
Rajasthan
Chittorgarh block of Chittorgarh District
17.18
20.64
3.46
141
Rajasthan
Nimbahera Block of Chittorgarh District
15.56
Well Dry
142
Rajasthan
Kuchaman block of Nagaur District
32.00
Well Dry
143
Tamil Nadu
Pollachi S block of Coimbatore District
0.6
1.1
0.5
144
Tamil Nadu
Morappur block Dharmapuri District
16.65
10.38
6.27
145
Tamil Nadu
Pappireddipatti block of Dharmapuri District
6.1
8.14
2.04
146
Tamil Nadu
Usilampatti block of Madauri District
7.98
8
0.02
147
Tamil Nadu
Kuttalam block of Nagapattinam District
4.6
4.3
0.3
S. No.
State /UTs
Area Notified
Average pre-monsoon ground water levels (in mbgl ? metre below ground level)
Change in ground water level with respect to previous year (in metre)
2015
2016
Rise
Fall
148
Tamil Nadu
Rasipuram block of Namakkal District
16.22
14.07
2.15
149
Tamil Nadu
Attur-S block of Salem District
9.24
14.31
5.07
150
Tamil Nadu
Gangavalli block of Salem District
3.47
6.29
2.82
151
Tamil Nadu
Panamaruthupatti block of Salem District
6.7
7.93
1.23
152
Tamil Nadu
Talaivasal block of Salem District
8.08
9.94
1.86
153
Tamil Nadu
Veerapandi block of Salem District
9.89
9.45
0.44
154
Tamil Nadu
Chengam block of Tiruvannamalai District
8.38
7.01
1.37
155
Tamil Nadu
Valangaiman block of Tiruvarur District
4.8
4.94
0.14
156
Tamil Nadu
Udangudi block of Tuticorin District
4.91
4.9
0.01
157
Tamil Nadu
Gudiyatham block of Vellore District
18.49
11.76
6.73
158
Tamil Nadu
Jolarpet block of Vellore District
9.2
8.14
1.06
159
Tamil Nadu
Pernampet block of Vellore District
12.36
8.38
3.98
160
Tamil Nadu
Tiruppathur block of Vellore District
8.5
9.66
1.16
161
Uttar Pradesh
Municipal Corporation of Ghaziabad, Ghaziabad District
18.32
19.15
0.83
162
West Bengal
Haldia Industrial complex (aquifer below 120 mbgl), Haldia, district East Medinipur
14.25
15.05
0.8

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