ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION
(PROF. SANWAR LAL JAT)
(a) & (b) Yes Madam. Ground water quality data generated by Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) indicates that ground water in various parts in Ten (10) States for Arsenic, Twenty (20) States for Fluoride, Twenty One (21) States for Nitrate, Twenty Four (24) States for Iron, and Fifteen (15) States for Heavy Metals such as Lead, Chromium and Cadmium have concentration higher than the norms, on the date of analysis, prescribed by the Bureau of Indian Standards. State/UT-wise list / parts of the districts where ground water was found contaminated is given at Annexure-I. Status of contamination of ground water for last three years (2012-15) is given at Annexure-II.
(c) Government of India through Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation (MoDWS) supplements the efforts of the States by providing them technical and financial support to the schemes being developed for drinking water supply in the States. MoDWS has informed that 20% of the allocated funds under National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP) are earmarked for water quality problems. Further, the States may also utilize up to 67% of funds released under NRDWP for improving water quality of ground and surface water. Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation have informed that as a long term measure, all the State Governments have been advised to provide piped water supply from alternate safe sources to all water quality affected habitations with priority to cover Fluoride and Arsenic affected habitations. Since these mega schemes take a long gestation period for commissioning, the States have advised to set up community water treatment plants in all the remaining Arsenic, Fluoride, Heavy Metals, toxic elements, pesticides and fertilizers affected habitations as a short term measure and provide 8-10 lpcd (litre per capita per day) of safe drinking water on or before March, 2017.
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ANNEXURE - I
Annexure referred in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 587 to be answered on 23.07.2015 regarding “Contamination of Ground Water”
States Wise Details of Affected Districts with Ground Water Contamination by different Chemical Constituents
S.No. State/UT Fluoride
( above 1.5 mg/l)
(Name of Districts) Nitrate
(above 45 mg/l)
(Name of Districts) Arsenic
(above 0.05 mg/l)
(Name of Districts) Iron
(above 1.0mg/l)
(Name of Districts) Heavy metals:
Lead (above 0.01 mg/l)
Cadmium (above 0.003 mg/l)
Chromium (above 0.05 mg/l)
(Name of Districts)
1 Andhra Pradesh Visa khapatnam, West-Godavari Krishna, Guntur,
Prakasam, Nellore,
Chittoor, Kadapa,
Kurnool, Ananthapur,
Sirkakulam Srikakulam, Vizianagaram,
Visakhapatnam, East-Godavari,
West-Godavari Krishna, Guntur,
Prakasam, Nellore,
Chittoor, Kadapa,
Kurnool, Ananthapur, Vishakhapatnam Krishna, Guntur,
Nellore, Kurnool,
Chittoor, Cuddapah,
2 Telangana Adilabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Warangal, Mahabubnagar, Medak, Nalgonda, Rangareddy, Nizamabad Adilabad, Nizamabad, Karimnagar, Warangal Khammam, Hyderabad, Mahabubnagar, Medak, Nalgonda, Rangareddy,
Adilabad, Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Mahabubnagar, Medak, Nalgonda, Nizamabad, Ranga Reddy Lead : Rangareddy, Nalgonda
Cadmium: Rangareddy
Chromium: Rangareddy
3 Assam Goalpara, Kamrup, KarbiAnglong, Naugaon, Golaghat, Karimganj
Sivsagar, Jorhat, Golaghat, Sonitpur, Lakhimpur, Dhemaji, Hailakandi, Karimganj, Cachar, Barpeta, Bongaigaon, Goalpara, Dhubri, Nalbari, Nagaon, Morigaon, Darrang, Baksha and Kamrup Cachar, Darrang, Dhemaji, Dhubri, Goalpara, Golaghat, Hailakandi, Jorhat, Kamrup, KarbiAnglong, Karimganj, Kokrajhar, Lakhimpur, Morigaon, Nagaon, Nalbari, Sibsagar, Sonitpur
4 Bihar Aurangabad, Banka, Bhagalpur, Gaya, Jamui, Kaimur( Bhabua), Munger, Nawada, Rohtas, Jahanabd, Lakhisarai Aurangabad, Banka, Bhagalpur, Bhojpur, Darbhanga, Kaimur(Bhabua), Patna, Rohtas, Saran, Siwan Begusarai, Bhagalpur, Bhojpur, Buxar, Darbhanga, Katihar, Khagaria, Kishanganj, Lakhisarai, Munger, Patna, Purnea, Samastipur, Saran, Vaishali Aurangabad, Begusarai, Bhojpur, Buxar, East Champaran, Gopalganj, Katihar, Khagaria, Kishanganj, Lakhiserai, Madhepura, Muzaffarpur, Nawada, Rohtas, Saharsa, Samastipur, Siwan, Supaul, West Champaran
5 Chhattisgarh Bastar, Bilaspur, Dantewada, Dhamtari, Janjgir-Champa, Jashpur, Kanker, Korba, Koriya, Mahasamund, Raipur, Rajnandgaon, Surguja Bastar, Bilaspur, Dantewada, Dhamtari, Jashpur, Kanker, Kawardha, Korba, Mahasamund, Raigarh, Raipur, Rajnandgaon Rajnandgaon Bastar, Dantewada, Kanker, Koriya, Lead: Korba
Cadmium: Korba Chromium:Korba
6 Delhi East Delhi, New Delhi, North West Delhi, South Delhi, South West Delhi, North Delhi, West Delhi
East Delhi, Central Delhi, New Delhi, North Delhi, North West Delhi, South Delhi, South West Delhi, West Delhi Lead : Along Najafgarh drain in North, West and South-west districts
Cadmium : Southwest
Chromium : Northwest, South, New Delhi, East
7 Goa North Goa , South Goa
8 Gujarat Ahmedabad, Amreli, Anand, Banaskantha, Bharuch, Bhavnagar, Dahod, Junagadh, Kachchh, Mehesana, Narmada, Panchmahals, Patan, Porbandar, Rajkot, Sabarkantha, Surat, Surendranagar, Vadodara
Ahmedabad, Amreli, Anand, Banaskantha, Bharuch, Bhavnagar, Dahod, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Kachchh, Kheda, Mehesana, Narmada, Navsari, Panchmahals, Patan, Porbandar, Rajkot, Sabarkantha, Surat, Surendranagar, Vadodara Ahmedabad, Banaskantha, Bhavnagar, Kachchh, Mehesana,Narmada,
9 Haryana Bhiwani, Faridabad, Fatehabad, Gurgaon, Hissar, Jhajjar, Jind, Kaithal, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Mahendergarh, Panchkula, Panipat, Rewari, Rohtak, Sirsa, Sonepat, Yamuna Nagar
Ambala, Bhiwani, Faridabad, Fatehabad, Gurgaon, Hissar, Jhajjar, Jind, Kaithal, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Mahendargarh, Panchkula, Panipat, Rewari, Rohtak, Sirsa, Sonipat, Yamuna Nagar Ambala, Bhiwani, Faridabad, Fatehabad, Hissar, Jhajjar, Jind, Karnal, Panipat, Rohtak, Sirsa, Sonepat, Yamunanagar. Ambala, Bhiwani, Faridabad, Fatehabad, Gurgaon, Hissar, Jhajjar, Jind, Kaithal, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Mahendargarh, Panipat, Rohtak, Sirsa, Sonipat, Yamuna Nagar Lead: Ambala, Bhiwani, Faridabad, Fatehabad, Gurgaon, Hissar, Jhajjar, Jind, Kaithal, Karnal, Mahendragarh, Panchkula, Panipat, Rewari, Rohtak, Sirsa, Sonepat.
Cadmium: Bhiwani, Gurgaon, Jhajjar, Jind, Kaithal, Rewari, Rohtak.
Chromium: Fatehabad
10 Himachal Pradesh Una, Solan, Hamirpur, Kangra, Mandi, Kullu
11 Jammu & Kashmir Kupwara Jammu, Kathua, Anantnag, Kupwara Baramulla, Budgam, Kathua, Kupwara, Pulwama, Srinagar Lead: Jammu (Gangyal), Bari Brahma, Kathua
Cadmium: Kathua
12 Jharkhand Bokaro, Giridih, Godda, Gumla, Palamu, Ranchi, Dhanbad, Garhwa, Kodarma, Pakur, Sahebganj, Khunti
Chatra, Garhwa, Godda, Gumla, Lohardaga, Pakur, Palamu, PaschimiSinghbhum, PurbiSinghbhum, Ranchi, Sahibganj Sahebganj Chatra, Deoghar, East Singhbhum, Giridih, Ranchi, West Singhbhum Lead: Jamshedpur
13 Karnataka Bagalkot, Bangalore, Belgaum, Bellary, Bidar, Bijapur, Chamarajanagar, Chikmagalur, Chitradurga, Davanagere, Dharwad, Gadag, Gulburga, Hassan, Haveri, Kolar, Koppal, Mandya, Mysore, Raichur, Tumkur
Bagalkot, , Bangalore, Belgaum, Bellary, Bidar, Bijapur, Chikmagalur, Chitradurga, Davanagere, Dharwad, Gadag, Gulburga, Hassan, Haveri, Kodagu, Kolar, Koppal, Mandya, Raichur. Shimoga, Udupi, Uttar Kannada Raichur and Yadgir district Bagalkot, Bangalore, Belgaum, Bellary, Bidar, Bijapur, Chikmagalur, Chitradurga, Dakshina Kannada, Davanagere, Gulburga, Hassan, Haveri, Kodagu, Kolar, Koppal, Mysore, Raichur, Shimoga, Tumkur, Udupi, Uttar Kannada
14 Kerala Palakkad, Alappuzha, Idukki, Ernakulum, Thiruvananthpuram.
Alappuzha, Idukki, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Pathanamthitta, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Wayanad Alappuzha, Ernakulam, Idukki, Kannur, Kasaragod, Kollam, Kottayam, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Pathanamthitta, Quilon, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Wayanad Lead: Ernakulam , Kollam
Chromium: Kollam
15 Madhya Pradesh Alirajpur, Balaghat, Barwani, Betul, Bhind, Chhatarpur, Chhindwara, Datia, Dewas, Dhar, Dindori, Guna, Gwalior, Harda, Jabalpur, Jhabua, Khargon, Mandla, Mandsaur, Morena, Narsinhpur, Rajgarh, Satna, Sehore, Seoni, Shahdol, Shajapur, Sheopur, Sidhi, Singrauli, Uajjain, Vidisha
Alirajpur, Anuppur, Ashok Nagar, Balaghat, Barwani, Betul, Bhind, Bhopal, Burhanpur, Chhatarpur, Chhindwara, Damoh, Datia, Dewas, Dhar, , Dindori,Guna, Gwalior, Harda, Hoshangabad, Indore, Jabalpur, Jhabua, Khandwa, Khargon, Katni, Mandla, Mandsaur, Morena, Narsimhapur, Neemuch, Panna, Raisen, Rajgarh, Ratlam, Rewa, Sagar, Satna, Sehore, Seoni, Shahdol, Shajapur, Sheopur, Shivpuri, Sidhi, Singrauli, Tikamgarh, Ujjain, Umaria, Vidisha Balaghat,Barwani, Betul, Bhind, Bhopal, Chhatarpur, Chhindwara, Damoh, Datia, Dewas, Dhar, Dindori, Guna, Gwalior, Hoshangabad, Indore, Jabalpur, Jhabua, Khandwa, Katni, Mandla, Mandsaur, Narsinghpur, Neemuch, Panna, Raisen, Rajgarh,Ratlam, Rewa, Sagar, Satna, Sehore, Seoni, Shahdol, Shajapur,Shivpuri, Sidhi,Tikamgarh, Ujjain, Umaria, Vidisha, East Nimar Lead: Balaghat, Barwani,Damoh, Datia, Dewas, Dhar, Dindori, Guna, Gwalior, Raisen, Rajgarh, Satna, Sehore, Shajapur, Shivpuri, Vidisha
16 Maharashtra Amravati, Beed, Chandrapur, Bhandara, Dhule, Gadchiroli, Gondia, Jalna, Nagpur, Nanded, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Yavatmal
Ahmednagar, Akola, Amravati, Auragabad, Beed, Bhandara, Buldana, Chandrapur, Dhule, Gadchiroli, Gondia, Hingoli, Jalgaon, Jalna, Kolhapur, Latur, Mumbai, Nagpur, Nanded, Nandurbar, Nasik, Osmanabad, Parbhani, Pune, Sangli, Satara, Solapur, Wardha, Washim, Yavatmal Ahmednagar, Amravati, Beed, Buldana, Chandrapur, Dhule, Gadchiroli, Jalna, Kohlapur, Latur, Nandurbar, Nashik, Osmanabad, Parbhani, Ratnagiri, Satara, Thane, Wardha, Washim, Yavatmal Lead: Ahmed Nagar, Akola, Aurangabad, Beed, Buldana, Dhule, Gadchiroli, Jalna, Kolhapur, Latur, Nagpur, Nanded, Osamabad, Parbhani, Pune, Sangli, Wardha, Washim, Yavatmal
17 Manipur Bishnupur, Thoubal Bishnupur, Thoubal
18 Meghalaya East Garo Hills, East Khasi Hills, Jaintia Hills
19 Orissa Angul, Balasore, Bhadrak, Baudh, Dhenkanal, Jajpur, Keonjhar, Khurda, Mayurbhanj, Nayagarh, Nawapara, Bulangir, Ganjam, Jagatsinghpur, Kalahandi, Koraput, Puri, Rayagada
Angul, Balasore, Bargarh, Bhadrak, Bolangir, Baudh, Cuttack, Deogarh, Dhenkanal, Gajapati, Ganjam, J.Singhpur, Jajpur, Jharsuguda, Kalahandi, Kendrapara, Keonjhar, Khurda, Koraput, Malkangiri, Mayurbhanj, Nawapada, Nayagarh, Phulbani, Puri, Sambalpur, Sundergarh, Sonpur Balasore, Bargarh, Bhadrak, Cuttack, Deogarh, J.Singhpur, Jajpur, Jharsuguda, Kalahandi, Kandmahal, Keonjhar, Kendrapara,Khurda, Koraput, Mayurbhanj, Nayagarh, Puri, Rayagada, Sambalpur, Sundergarh, Sonpur Chromium (Hexavalent) - Sukinda valley in Sukinda block of Jajpur District
20 Punjab Amritsar, Barnala, Bhatinda, Faridkot, Fatehgarh Sahib, Firozpur, Gurdaspur, Jalandhar, Ludhiana, Mansa, Moga, Muktsar, Patiala, Ropar, Sangrur, Tarn-Taran
Amritsar, Barnala, Bhatinda, Faridkot, Fatehgarh Sahib, Firozpur, Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, Jalandhar, Kapurthala, Ludhiana, Mansa, Moga, Muktsar, NawanShahr, Patiala, Ropar, Rupnagar, Sangrur, Tarn-Taran Mansa, Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, Kapurthala, Ropar. Bhathinda, Faridkot, Fatehgarh Sahib, Firozpur, Gurdaspur, Hoshiarpur, Mansa, Rupnagar, Sangrur Lead: Amritsar, Bathinda, Ferozepur, Gurdaspur, Muktsar, Ropar
Cadmium: Fatehgarh Sahib, Ludhiana, Nawansahar, Patiala, Ropar, Sangrur, Sasnagar, Tarantaran
Chromium: Amritsar, Bathinda, Gurdaspur, Kapurthala, Mansa, Ropar, Barnala, Sangrur, Sasnagar, Tarantaran
21 Rajasthan Ajmer, Alwar, Banswara, Barmer, Bharatpur, Bhilwara, Bikaner, Bundi, Chittaurgarh, Churu, Dausa, Dhaulpur, Dungarpur, Ganganagar, Hanumangarh, Jaipur, Jaisalmer, Jalore, Jhunjhunu, Jodhpur, Karauli, Kota, Nagaur, Pali, Rajsamand, Sirohi, Sikar, SawaiMadhopur, Tonk, Udaipur
Ajmer, Alwar, Banswara, Baran, Barmer, Bundi,Bharatpur, Bhilwara, Bikaner, Chittaurgarh, Churu, Dausa, Dhaulpur, Dungarpur, Ganganagar, Hanumangarh, Jaipur, Jaisalmer, Jalore, Jhalawar, Jhunjhunu, Jodhpur, Karauli, Kota, Nagaur, Pali, Partapgarh, Rajasamand, Sirohi, Sikar, SwaiMadhopur, Tonk, Udaipur Ajmer, Alwar, Banswara, Baran, Barmer, Bharatpur, Bhilwara, Bikaner, Bundi, Chittaurgarh, Churu, Dausa, Dhaulpur, Dungarpur, Ganganagar, Hanumangarh, Jaipur, Jaisalmer,Jalore, Jhalawar, Jhunjhunu, Jodhpur, Karauli, Kota, Nagaur, Pali, Pratapgarh, Rajsamand, Sikar, SawaiMadhopur, Sirohi, Tonk, Udaipur Lead: Jhunjhunu Dist (Khetri Copper Deposit), Pali, Jaipur (Sambhar Lake, Sanganer)
22 Tamil Nadu Coimbatore, Dharmapuri, Dindigul, Erode, Karur, Krishnagiri, Namakkal, Perambalor, Puddukotai, Ramanathanpuram, Salem, Sivagangai, Theni, Thiruvannamalai, Tiruchirapally, Thirunelveli, Vellore, Virudhunagar
Chennai, Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Dharmapuri, Dindigul, Erode, Kancheepuram, Kanyakumari, Karur, Madurai, Namakkal, Nilgiris, Perambalor, Puddukotai, Ramanathanpuram, Salem, Sivagangai, Theni, Thiruvannamalai, Thanjavur, Tirunelveli, Thiruvallur, Trichy, Tuticorin, Vellore, Villupuram, Virudhunagar Namakkal, Salem Lead : Dindigul, Tiruvallur, Kancheepuram
Cadmium : Tiruvallur
Chromium: Cuddalore, Dindigul, Erode, Kanchipuram, Tiruvallur
23 Tripura Dhalai, North Tripura, South Tripura, West Tripura,
24 Uttar Pradesh Agra, Aligarh, Etah,Kashiram Nagar, Firozabad, Jaunpur, , Mahamaya Nagar, Mainpuri, Mathura, Mau, Sonbhadra, Varanasi and Unnao
Agra, Aligarh, Allahabad, Ambedkar Nagar, Auraiya, Azamgarh, Badaun, Baghpat, Balrampur, Banda, Barabanki, Bareilly, Basti, Bijnor, Bulandsahr, Chitrakoot, Etah, Fatehpur, Firozabad, GB Nagar, Ghaziabad, Ghazipur, Hamirpur, Hardoi, Hathras, Jaunpur, Jhansi, Kannauj, Kanpur Dehat, Lakhimpur, Mahoba, Mathura, Meerut, Mau, Moradabad, Muzaffarnagar, Mirzapur, Raebarelli, SantRavidas Nagar, Shajahanpur, Sitapur, Sonbhadra, Sultanpur, Shravasti, Siddarth Nagar, Unnao Bahraich, Balia, Balrampur,
Bareilly, Basti, Bijnor, Chandauli, Ghazipur, Gonda, Gorakhpur, LakhimpurKheri, Meerut, Mirzapur, Muradabad, Rai Bareilly, SantKabir Nagar, Shajahanpur, Siddarthnagar, SantRavidasNagar, Unnao
Azamgarh, Ballia, Balrampur, Etawah, Fatehpur, Gazipur, Gonda, Hardoi, KanpurDehat, Kanpur Nagar, Lakhimpur, Lalitpur, Mau, Siddartnagar, Unnao Lead: Muzzafar Nagar, Mathura, Moradabad, Allahabad, Bhadohi, Ghaziabad, Jaunpur, Kanpur, Raebareli, Sonbhadra
Cadmium: Varanasi city, Unnao
Chromium : Kashi Vidyapeeth, Varanasi, Kanpur, Unnao
25 Uttarakhand Dehradun, Haridwar, Udhamsinghnagar
26 West Bengal Bankura, Birbhum, Dakshindinajpur, Malda, Purulia, Uttardinajpur, South 24 Praganas
Bankura, Bardhaman Bardhaman, Hooghly, Howrah, Malda, Murshidabad, Nadia, N-24 Parganas, S- 24 Parganas Bankura, Bardhaman, Birbhum, Dakhindinajpur, E. Midnapur, Howrah, Hugli, Jalpaiguri, Kolkatta, Murshidabad, N-24 Parganas, Nadia, S-24 Parganas, Uttardinajpur, West Midnapur Lead: Malda, Murshidabad, Nadia, N-24 Pargana, S-24 Pragana, Kolkata
Cadmium: N-24 Praganas, S-24 Prganas
Chromium: N-24 Praganas, Murshidabad
27 Andaman& Nicobar Andaman
Note : Bureau of India Standards limits for :
Arsenic > 0.05 mg/l
Fluoride > 1.5 mg/l
Nitrate > 45 mg/l
Iron > 1.0 mg/l
Lead > 0.01 mg/l
Cadmium > 0.003 mg/l
Chromium > 0.05 mg/l
ANNEXURE – II
Annexure referred in reply to Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 587 to be answered on 23.07.2015 regarding “Contamination of Ground Water”
Ground Water Contamination in Parts of Various Districts (2012-13 to 2014-15)
S.No. State Arsenic(>0.05mg/l)
No. of Districts Fluoride (>1.5 mg/l)
No. of Districts Nitrate (>45 mg/l)
No. of Districts Iron (1.0mg/l)
No. of Districts
2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15
1 Andhra Pradesh 0 0 0 11 11 11 13 13 13 7 7 7
2 Telangana 0 0 0 9 9 9 10 10 10 8 8 8
3 Assam 18 18 19 6 6 6 0 0 0 18 18 18
4 Bihar 15 15 15 12 12 11 10 10 10 19 19 19
5 Chhattisgarh 1 1 1 13 13 13 12 12 12 4 4 4
6 Delhi 0 0 0 7 7 7 8 8 8 0 0 0
7 Goa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2
8 Gujarat 0 0 0 19 19 19 22 22 22 6 6 6
9 Haryana 13 13 13 18 18 18 17 17 17 17 17 17
10 Himachal Pradesh 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 6 6 0 0 0
11 Jammu & Kashmir 0 0 0 2 2 1 4 4 4 6 6 6
12 Jharkhand 1 1 1 7 7 12 11 11 11 6 6 6
13 Karnataka 2 2 2 21 21 21 22 22 22 22 22 22
14 Kerala 0 0 0 5 5 5 11 11 11 15 15 15
15 Madhya Pradesh 0 0 0 32 32 32 50 50 50 42 42 42
16 Maharashtra 0 0 0 13 13 13 20 20 20 30 30 30
17 Manipur 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2
18 Meghalaya 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3
19 Orissa 0 0 0 15 15 18 28 28 28 27 27 27
20 Punjab 6 6 6 16 16 16 20 20 20 10 10 10
21 Rajasthan 0 0 0 30 30 30 33 33 33 33 33 33
22 Tamil Nadu 0 0 0 18 18 18 27 27 27 2 2 2
23 Tripura 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 4
24 Uttar Pradesh 20 20 20 13 13 13 46 46 46 15 15 15
25 Uttarakhand 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 3 0 0 0
26 West Bengal 8 8 8 9 9 7 2 2 2 15 15 15
27 Andaman Nicobar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
Total No. of Districts 86 86 87 276 276 280 387 387 387 297 297 297
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