(a) the average ground water level in rural parts of the country;
(b) whether it is an increase or decrease in the total number when compared to the previous financial year; and
(c) if so, the details thereof?
(a) the average ground water level in rural parts of the country;
(b) whether it is an increase or decrease in the total number when compared to the previous financial year; and
(c) if so, the details thereof?
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI & SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
(SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA)
(a) to (c) Central Ground Water Board is periodically monitoring the ground water levels throughout the Country on a regional scale, through a network of monitoring wells. During Pre-monsoon (April-May) 2019, ground water monitoring has been carried out throughout the country including the rural areas, where the majority of the monitoring wells are located. The analysis of the data reveals that out of the total wells analysed, in majority of the wells (around 70 %), the depth to water level was up to 10 m bgl. Details are given in Annexure I.
During Pre-monsoon (April-May) 2018, depth to water level in majority of the wells analysed (around 72%) was within10 m bgl. Details are given in Annexure II.
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ANNEXURE I
Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (c) of Unstarred Question No. 4053 to be answered in Lok Sabha on 12.12.2019 regarding “Ground Water Level”.
State-wise Depth to water Level and Distribution of Percentage of Wells for the Period of Pre-monsoon, 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 Island 106 0.04 10 80 75 19 18 7 6.6 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
2 Andhra Pradesh 718 0.09 49.30 59 8.22 319 44.43 250 34.8 83 11.56 5 0.70 2 0.28
3 Arunachal Pradesh 18 0.00 12.69 10 55.56 3 16.67 4 22.22 1 5.56 0 0.00 0 0.00
4 Assam 219 0.14 17.39 42 19.18 130 59.36 39 17.81 8 3.65 0 0.00 0 0.00
5 Bihar 621 0.74 16.11 10 1.61 215 34.62 348 56.04 48 7.73 0 0.00 0 0.00
6 Chandigarh 13 3.02 47.64 0 0.00 3 23.08 1 7.69 3 23.08 4 30.77 2 15.38
7 Chhattisgarh 650 0.60 40.00 7 1.08 126 19.38 401 61.69 109 16.77 7 1.08 0 0.00
8 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 18 3.80 19.90 0 0.00 3 16.67 6 33.33 9 50.00 0 0.00 0 0.00
9 Daman & Diu 11 1.83 9.05 1 9.09 3 27.27 7 63.64 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00
10 Delhi 73 1.07 62.64 4 5.48 12 16.44 18 24.66 20 27.40 13 17.81 6 8.22
11 Goa 64 1.75 14.95 3 4.69 28 43.75 24 37.50 9 14.06 0 0.00 0 0.00
12 Gujarat 669 0.00 59.90 9 1.35 99 14.80 231 34.53 234 34.98 90 13.45 6 0.90
13 Haryana 288 0.48 87.11 11 3.82 64 22.22 67 23.26 75 26.04 59 20.49 12 4.17
14 Himachal Pradesh 101 0.62 28.70 15 14.85 39 38.61 21 20.79 20 19.80 6 5.94 0 0.00
15 Jammu & Kashmir 204 0.85 38.70 28 13.73 102 50.00 51 25.00 15 7.35 8 3.92 0 0.00
16 Jharkhand 278 0.00 16.25 5 1.80 35 12.59 179 64.39 59 21.22 0 0.00 0 0.00
17 Karnataka 1102 1.15 27.30 33 2.99 235 21.32 510 46.28 318 28.86 6 0.54 0 0.00
18 Kerala 1441 0.31 55.23 88 6.11 411 28.52 633 43.93 283 19.64 25 1.73 1 0.07
19 Madhya Pradesh 1099 0.00 49.62 15 1.36 125 11.37 490 44.59 412 37.49 53 4.82 4 0.36
20 Maharashtra 1680 0.01 51.00 40 2.38 176 10.48 751 44.70 617 36.73 88 5.24 8 0.48
21 Meghalaya 56 0.51 31.90 8 14.29 29 51.79 15 26.79 1 1.79 2 3.57 1 1.79
22 Nagaland 5 1.15 11.62 1 20.00 2 40.00 0 0.00 2 40.00 0 0.00 0 0.00
23 Odisha 1067 0.00 13.55 140 13.12 467 43.77 437 40.96 23 2.16 0 0.00 0 0.00
24 Pondicherry 6 2.51 6.90 0 0.00 5 83.33 1 16.67 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00
25 Punjab 251 0.70 43.43 6 2.39 45 17.93 56 22.31 76 30.28 64 25.50 4 1.59
26 Rajasthan 922 0.52 128.15 13 1.41 75 8.13 201 21.80 263 28.52 195 21.15 175 18.98
27 Tamil Nadu 630 0.60 103.40 26 4.13 119 18.89 267 42.38 177 28.10 32 5.08 9 1.43
28 Telangana 560 0.85 99.50 7 1.25 83 14.82 202 36.07 189 33.75 66 11.79 13 2.32
29 Tripura 96 0.45 27.25 20 20.83 50 52.08 18 18.75 5 5.21 3 3.13 0 0.00
30 Uttar Pradesh 582 0.29 44.20 9 1.55 170 29.21 265 45.53 113 19.42 23 3.95 2 0.34
31 Uttarakhand 44 1.98 71.90 1 2.27 13 29.55 11 25.00 16 36.36 1 2.27 2 4.55
32 West Bengal 374 0.41 32.29 20 5.35 101 27.01 183 48.93 64 17.11 6 1.60 0 0.00
Total 13966 711 5.09 3306 23.67 5694 40.77 3252 23.29 756 5.41 247 1.8
ANNEXURE II
Annexure referred to in reply to parts (a) to (c) of Unstarred Question No. 4053 to be answered in Lok Sabha on 12.12.2019 regarding “Ground Water Level”.
State-wise Depth to water Level and Distribution of Percentage of Wells for the Period of Pre-monsoon, 2018
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 Island 104 0.06 7.3 84 81 18 17 2 1.9 0 0.0 0 0 0 0
2 Andhra Pradesh 718 0.09 49.30 59 8.22 319 44.43 250 34.8 83 11.56 5 0.70 2 0.28
3 Arunachal Pradesh 8 2.27 11.58 0 0.00 5 62.50 1 12.50 2 25.00 0 0.00 0 0.00
4 Assam 155 0.18 18.83 35 22.58 91 58.71 25 16.13 4 2.58 0 0.00 0 0.00
5 Bihar 642 0.53 15.80 12 1.87 257 40.03 335 52.18 38 5.92 0 0.00 0 0.00
6 Chandigarh 9 4.29 42.38 0 0.00 1 11.11 2 22.22 3 33.33 2 22.22 1 11.11
7 Chhattisgarh 490 1.30 34.10 8 1.63 89 18.16 302 61.63 83 16.94 8 1.63 0 0.00
8 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 17 3.02 15.91 0 0.00 5 29.41 8 47.06 4 23.53 0 0.00 0 0.00
9 Daman & Diu 10 3.24 11.80 0 0.00 2 20.00 7 70.00 1 10.00 0 0.00 0 0.00
10 Delhi 82 0.71 65.00 1 1.22 16 19.51 16 19.51 24 29.27 16 19.51 9 10.98
11 Goa 70 0.86 14.95 6 8.57 29 41.43 26 37.14 9 12.86 0 0.00 0 0.00
12 Gujarat 758 0.54 62.20 15 1.98 127 16.75 254 33.51 264 34.83 92 12.14 6 0.79
13 Haryana 284 1.28 81.83 8 2.82 54 19.01 77 27.11 78 27.46 57 20.07 10 3.52
14 Himachal Pradesh 86 0.56 28.56 6 6.98 33 38.37 27 31.40 17 19.77 3 3.49 0 0.00
15 Jammu & Kashmir 252 0.75 35.50 18 7.14 112 44.44 84 33.33 28 11.11 10 3.97 0 0.00
16 Jharkhand 260 0.74 18.92 4 1.54 41 15.77 179 68.85 36 13.85 0 0.00 0 0.00
17 Karnataka 1343 0.22 30.70 140 10.42 353 26.28 540 40.21 294 21.89 16 1.19 0 0.00
18 Kerala 1441 0.09 65.40 96 6.66 424 29.42 627 43.51 267 18.53 24 1.67 3 0.21
19 Madhya Pradesh 1330 0.90 40.25 16 1.20 144 10.83 587 44.14 525 39.47 57 4.29 1 0.08
20 Maharashtra 1646 0.01 55.10 73 4.43 282 17.13 768 46.66 463 28.13 57 3.46 3 0.18
21 Meghalaya 22 0.20 5.06 2 9.09 18 81.82 2 9.09 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00
22 Odisha 1261 0.12 15.73 142 11.26 540 42.82 540 42.82 39 3.09 0 0.00 0 0.00
23 Pondicherry 5 2.35 3.08 0 0.00 5 100.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00
24 Punjab 225 0.45 42.18 9 4.00 34 15.11 50 22.22 61 27.11 68 30.22 3 1.33
25 Rajasthan 994 0.27 114.00 21 2.11 104 10.46 224 22.54 257 25.86 187 18.81 201 20.22
26 Tamil Nadu 529 0.00 82.60 28 5.29 138 26.09 213 40.26 118 22.31 19 3.59 13 2.46
27 Telangana 575 0.11 69.50 22 3.83 105 18.26 228 39.65 173 30.09 41 7.13 6 1.04
28 Tripura 25 0.17 6.75 7 28.00 12 48.00 6 24.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 0 0.00
29 Uttar Pradesh 567 0.74 39.35 6 1.06 147 25.93 258 45.50 131 23.10 25 4.41 0 0.00
30 Uttaranchal 31 2.86 72.58 0 0.00 9 29.03 11 35.48 7 22.58 2 6.45 2 6.45
31 West Bengal 652 0.40 27.12 54 8.28 232 35.58 237 36.35 106 16.26 23 3.53 0 0.00
Total 14591 872 5.98 3746 25.67 5886 40.34 3115 21.35 712 4.88 260 1.8
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