(a) whether the Government is aware that ground water is being extracted/ exploited excessively in the rural areas of the country for drinking and irrigation purposes;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the efforts made/proposed to be made by the Government to check the same?
THE MINISTER OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION, ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS AND SHIPPING
(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)
(a) to (c) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (A) TO (C) OF STARRED QUESTION NO. †*295 TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 15.03.2018 REGARDING “EXPLOITATION OF GROUND WATER” ASKED BY SHRI RAJESH KUMAR DIWAKER, M.P
(a) to (c) Yes, Madam. Ground water is being continuously extracted in rural areas of the Country for drinking and irrigation purposes. As per latest assessment (year 2013) carried out by Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) jointly with State Governments, the net annual ground water availability in the Country is 411 BCM (billion cubic metre), whereas, annual ground water utilization is 253 BCM, out of which 90%, i.e., around 228 BCM is extracted for irrigation purpose. State-wise details are given at Annexure.
Water being a State subject, initiatives on water management including conservation and artificial recharge to ground water and revival of water bodies in the Country 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) to (c) of Starred Q.No. †*295 to be answered in Lok Sabha on 15.03.2018 regarding “Exploitation of Ground Water”
State-Wise Ground Water Resources Availability, Utilization and Stage of Development India
(As on 31st March, 2013)
(in bcm? Billion Cubic Metre)
Sl. No. States / Union Territories Net Annual Ground Water Availability Annual Ground Water Draft Stage of Ground Water Development (%)
Irrigation Domestic and Industrial uses Total
States
1 Andhra Pradesh 18.48 7.29 0.81 8.1 44
2 Arunachal Pradesh 3.99 0.002 0.007 0.01 0.23
3 Assam 28.9 4.06 0.68 4.74 16
4 Bihar 28.49 10.36 2.37 12.73 45
5 Chhattisgarh 11.9 3.76 0.64 4.4 37
6 Delhi 0.31 0.14 0.25 0.39 127
7 Goa 0.15 0.02 0.03 0.05 37
8 Gujarat 19.79 12.3 1.14 13.44 68
9 Haryana 10.3 13.32 0.6 13.92 135
10 Himachal Pradesh 0.53 0.16 0.11 0.27 51
11 Jammu & Kashmir 4.82 0.2 0.98 1.18 24
12 Jharkhand 5.99 0.63 0.72 1.35 23
13 Karnataka 14.83 8.76 0.99 9.76 66
14 Kerala 5.66 1.18 1.45 2.63 47
15 Madhya Pradesh 34.16 17.95 1.41 19.36 57
16 Maharashtra 31.48 15.93 1.14 17.07 54
17 Manipur 0.426 0.004 0.001 0.004 1.01
18 Meghalaya 2.98 0.008 0.004 0.012 0.4
19 Mizoram 0.03548 0 0.00104 0.00104 2.9
20 Nagaland 1.75 0 0.03 0.03 2
21 Odisha 16.69 4.14 0.87 5.02 30
22 Punjab 23.39 34.05 0.77 34.81 149
23 Rajasthan 11.26 13.79 1.92 15.71 140
24 Sikkim - - - - -
25 Tamil Nadu 18.59 12.98 1.38 14.36 77
26 Telangana 13.39 7 0.76 7.77 58
27 Tripura 2.269 0.093 0.072 0.165 7.3
28 Uttar Pradesh 71.58 48.35 4.41 52.76 74
29 Uttarakhand 1.97 0.84 0.15 0.99 50
30 West Bengal 26.56 10.84 1 11.84 45
Total (States) 410.65 228.16 24.71 252.87 62
Union Territories
1 Andaman & Nicobar 0.378 0.0001 0.0035 0.0037 1
2 Chandigarh 0.0194 0 0 0 0
3 Dadra& Nagar Haveli 0.063 0.008 0.013 0.02 32
4 Daman & Diu 0.014 0.008 0.002 0.01 70
5 Lakshadweep 0.0035 0 0.00237 0.00237 68
6 Puducherry 0.174 0.124 0.029 0.153 88
Total (UTs) 0.65 0.139 0.05 0.189 29
Grand Total 411.3 228.3 24.76 253.06 62
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