(a) the level of ground water in the country at present, State-wise;
(b) the quantum of ground water extracted for irrigation purposes
resulting in receding of water table each year, State-wise; and
(c) the corrective steps the Government propose to take in this
regard ?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES (SMT. BIJOYA CHAKRAVARTY)
(a) & (b) The long-term observations made by the Central Ground
Water Board have shown a situation of fall in the level of ground
water in various parts of the country. The names of the districts
having pockets where fall in the ground water level for more than 4
metre (1981-2000) has been observed in different States is given in
Annexure-I.
A Statement indicating state-wise position of utilisable
irrigation potential, potential created and potential utilised from
ground water in the country is enclosed at Annexure-II.
(c) Water being a State subject, it is primarily the
responsibility of the concerned State Governments to plan, finance
and execute schemes for augmenting water resources. Government of
India is also promoting rainwater harvesting through Watershed
Management Programme, artificial recharge of ground water and roof
top rain water harvesting under various schemes. Various measures
as initiated by the Central Government for water conservation and
augmenting ground water resources are indicated below :
(i) Constitution of Central Ground Water Authority under the
Environment (Proteciton) Act, 1986 for regulation and control of
ground water management and development.
(ii) Circulation of a Model Bill to all the States/Union
Territories to enable them to enact suitable legislation for
regulation and control of ground water development.
(iii) Circulation of Manual on artificial recharge of ground
water to the States/Union Territories to enable them to formulate
area specific artificial recharge schemes to check the declining
trend in ground water levels.
(iv) Implementation of pilot Central Sector Scheme on “Studies on
Artificial Recharge of Ground Water†in the country at an estimated
cost of Rs. 25.00 crore. Recharging wells and rain water harvesting
are integral part of this scheme. The results of the scheme have
been found to be very encouraging.
ANNEXURE-I
REFERENCE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 128 DATED 19.11.2001
NAME OF THE STATE/UT/DISTRICT HAVING POCKETS WITH FALL IN GROUND WATER LEVEL OF MORE THAN 4 METRE (1981-2000)
STATE/UT DISTRICTS
ANDHRA Adilabad, Ananthapur, Chittoor, Cuddapah, East PRADESH Godavari, Guntur, Hyderabad, Karimnagar, Khammam, Krishna, Kurnool, Mahabubnagar, Medak, Nalgonda, Nellore, Nizamabad, Prakasam, Rangareddi, Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, Visakhapatnam, Warangal, West Godavari. BIHAR Dhanbad, Purb Singhbhum, Darbhanga
(including Jharkhand) CHHATTISGARH Bastar, Bilaspur, Durg, Raigarh, Raipur, Rajnandgaon, Satna, Sidhi. GUJARAT Ahmedabad, Amreli, Banaskantha, Bharuch, Bhavnagar, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Kheda, Kutch, Mehsana, Rajkot, Surat, Surendranagar. HARYANA Ambala, Bhiwani, Faridabad, Gurgaon, Hisar, Jind, Kaithal, Karnal, Kurukshetra, Mahendergarh, Panipat, Rewari, Rohtak, Sonepat, Yamunanagar. KARNATAKA Bangalore (Rural), Bellary, Belgaum, Bidar, Bagalkot, Bijapur, Chitradurga, Devangiri, Dharwar, Gadag, Gulbarga, Haveri, Hassan, Kolar, Mysore, Chamarajanagar, Raichur, Shimoga, Kapol, Tumkur, Uttara Kannada. MADHYA Betul, Bhind, Chhatarpur, Chhindwara, Damoh, Datia, PRADESH Dewas, Dhar, Guna, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Katni, Khandawa, Khargone, Mandsaur, Morena, Narsingpur, Neemuch, Panna, Raisen, Raigarh, Ratlam, Sagar, Sehore, Shajapur, Shivpuri, Ujjain, Vidisha. MAHARASHTRA Ahmednagar, Akola, Beed, Bombay, Dhule, Gadchiroli, Kolhapur, Nanded, Nashik, Osmanabad, Amravati, Aurangabad, Bhandara, Buldhana, Chandrapur, Jalgaon, Jalna, Latur, Nagpur, Parbhani, Pune, Ratnagiri, Sangli, Sindhudurg, Thane, Satara, Solapur, Wardha, Yavatmal ORISSA Angul, Balasore, Bargarh, Bolangir, Dhenkanal, Gajapati, Ganjam, Jajpur, Kalahandi, Keonjhar, Khurda, Koraput, Malkangiri, Mayurbhanja, Nawapara, Nawarangpur, Sundargarh, Suvarnapur. PUNJAB Amritsar, Bathinda, Fatehgarh, Firozepur, Jalandhar, Kapurthala, Ludhiana, Moga, Nawan Shehar, Patiala, Ropar, Sangrur. RAJASTHAN Ajmer, Alwar, Bhilwara, Dungarpur, Ganganagar, Jaipur, Jaisalmer, Jhalawar, Jhunjhunu, Jodhpur, Nagaur, Pali, Rajsamand, Sikar, Udaipur TAMIL NADU Coimbatore, Cuddalore, Dharmapuri, Kancheepuram, Kanyakumari, Madras, Pudukottai, Sivagangai, Tanjavur, Theni, Tirunelveli, Thiruvallur, Tiruvannamalai, Thiruvarur, Tuticorin . UTTAR PRADESH Agra, Aligarh, Allahabad, Budaun, Bijnor,
(including Bulandshahar, Etah, Etawah, Farrukhabad, Fatehpur, Uttaranchal) Ghaziabad, Hardoi, Kanpur, Lucknow, Mathura, Meerut, Moradabad, Rai Bareli, Saharanpur, Unnao. WEST BENGAL Bankura, Bardhaman, Medinipur, N-24 Parganas, Purulia. NCT OF DELHI Mehrauli, Najafgarh and City block. PONDICHERRY Pondicherry
ANNEXURE-II
REFERENCE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 128 DATED 19.11.2001
IRRIGATION POTENTIAL FROM GROUND WATER (AS ON 1996-97)
Sl.No. States Utilisable Potential Potential Potential created Utilised Irrigation m.ha. m.ha m.ha.
1. Andhra Pradesh 3.96008 1.77420 1.73910
2. Arunachal Pradesh 0.01800 0.00240 0.00240
3. Assam 0.90000 0.20680 0.15180
4. Bihar 4.94763 4.29180 3.81590
5. Goa 0.02928 0.00190 0.00170 6. Gujarat 2.75590 1.77890 1.69370
7 Haryana 1.46170 1.54490 1.49930
8. Himachal Pradesh 0.06850 0.015.70 0.01150
9. Jammu & Kashmir 0.70795 0.01160 0.01100 10. Karnataka 2.57281 0.78010 0.76410 11. Kerala 0.87925 0.14060 0.12420 12. Madhya Pradesh 9.73249 1.62290 1.50630 13. Maharashtra 3.65197 1.63630 1.58840 14. Manipur 0.36900 0.00060 0.00050 15. Meghalaya 0.06351 0.01020 0.01000 16. Mizoram Not assessed 17. Nagaland Negligible 18. Orissa 4.20258 0.71720 0.60070 19. Punjab 2.91715 3.41200 3.35300 20. Rajasthan 1.77783 2.04840 2.01250 21. Sikkim Not assessed 22. Tamil Nadu 2.83205 1.31450 1.31190 23. Tripura 0.08056 0.02120 0.02120 24. Uttar Pradesh 16.79896 22.63400 20.35800 25. West Bengal 3.31794 1.85520 1.41310 Total States 64.04514 45.82140 41.99030
Total UTs 0.00504 + 0.06240 0.06180 Grand Total 64.05018 45.88380 42.05210
Note: + - Relates to Dadra & Nagar Haveli only. m.ha. - Million hectares