THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI & SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
(SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA)
(a) Water being a State subject, initiatives on water management including conservation and water harvesting in the Country is primarily States’ responsibility. Further, to supplement the efforts of the State Governments, Government of India provides technical and financial assistance to encourage sustainable development and efficient management of water resources through various schemes and programmes.
Further, important measures taken by the Central Government for conservation, management of ground water and effective implementation of rain water harvesting in the country are at the following URL: http://mowr.gov.in/sites/default/files/Steps_to_control_water_depletion_Jun2019.pdf.
In addition, a number of States have done notable work in the field of water conservation/harvesting. Of these, mention can be made of ‘Mukhyamantri Jal Swavlamban Abhiyan’ in Rajasthan, ‘Jalyukt Shibar’ in Maharashtra, ‘Sujalam Sufalam Abhiyan’ in Gujarat, ‘Mission Kakatiya’ in Telangana, Neeru Chettu’ in Andhra Pradesh, Jal Jeevan Hariyali in Bihar, ‘Jal Hi Jeevan’ in Haryana among others.
Central Government supports construction of water harvesting and conservation works primarily through Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) and Pradhan mantra Krishi Sinchayee Yojana- Watershed Development Component (PMKSY-WDC).
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(b) Yes sir, Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) is regulating ground water for industries/ infrastructure/ mining projects in 23 States & UTs as per the prevailing guidelines of CGWA and maintains details in this regard.
Further, other States / UTs are regulating ground water development through their own Acts, notifications or Government Orders.
(c) While according NOC to the projects, conditions for rain water harvesting and artificial recharge to ground water along with recycle/ reuse of water is one of the mandatory requirements to be implemented by the project proponents. The criteria for water conservation/ recharge measures as per the guidelines for different areas based on stage of ground water development are given in Annexure-I.
Further, CGWA has also appointed the District Magistrate / District Collector of each Revenue District and Regional Directors of CGWB as Authorized Officers, with power to enforce compliance of NOC conditions.
(d) As per information received from Ministry of Law & Justice, no such proposal is under consideration.
Water being a State subject, initiatives on water management including conservation and water harvesting in the Country is primarily States’ responsibility. However, the important measures taken by the Central Government for conservation, management of ground water and effective implementation of rain water harvesting in the country are at the following URL:
http://mowr.gov.in/sites/default/files/Steps_to_control_water_depletion_Jun2019.pdf.
In order to regulate the Over-exploitation and consequent depletion of ground water, the Ministry has circulated a Model Bill to all the States/UTs to enable them to enact suitable ground water legislation for regulation of its development, which includes provision of rain water harvesting. So far, 15 States/UTs have adopted and implemented the ground water legislation on the lines of Model Bill.
As per information received from Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs, the Model Building Bye Laws, 2016, has been issued for guidance of the States/UTs which has a chapter on ‘Rainwater Harvesting’. 33 States/UTs have adopted the rainwater harvesting provisions. The provisions of this chapter are applicable to all the buildings. The implementation of the rainwater harvesting policy comes within the purview of the State Government/Urban Local Body / Urban Development Authority. As per Model Building Bye Laws- 2016, provision of rainwater harvesting is applicable to all residential plots above 100 sq.m.
(e) The State wise ground water level in water stressed areas (Over Exploited and Critical Blocks) from 2008 to 2019 is given in Annexure-II.
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ANNEXURE I
Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of Unstarred Question No. 2425 to be answered in Lok Sabha on 05.03.2020 regarding “Ground Water Table Level”.
Criteria for recharge
Industries:
Category Withdrawal permitted (% of proposed recharge)
Safe NOC is required for ground water withdrawal subject to adoption of artificial recharge to ground water.
Semi-critical Withdrawal may be permitted subject to implementation of ground water recharge measures. The withdrawal should not exceed 200% of the recharged quantity.
Critical Withdrawal may be permitted subject to implementation of ground water recharge measures. The withdrawal should not exceed 100% of the recharged quantity.
Over-exploited Withdrawal may be permitted subject to implementation of ground water recharge measures. The withdrawal should not exceed 50% of the recharged quantity.
Water Intensive Industries:
Category Ground Water Withdrawal Limit
Safe Withdrawal limited to 200% of ground water recharge.
Semi-Critical Withdrawal limited to 100% of ground water recharge
Critical Withdrawal limited to 50% of ground water recharge
Over-Exploited No permission for Industries under this category.
ANNEXURE-II
Annexure referred to in reply to part (e) of Unstarred Question No. 2425 to be answered in Lok Sabha on 05.03.2020 regarding “Ground Water Table Level”.
State wise ground water level in water stressed areas (Over Exploited and Critical Blocks) from 2008 to 2019
Sl. No Name of the State having OE / Critical Blocks (Water Stressed Areas) Number of OE blocks in the State (2017) Number of Critical blocks in the State (2017) Premonsoon Average Water level (m bgl)
2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019
1 Andhra Pradesh 45 24 14.8 12.5 8.0 7.6 9.8 10.9 9.7 10.6 7.9 11.6 18.4 22.5
2 Bihar 12 18 5.3 5.8 6.4 6.7 5.6 5.2 7.4 7.1 7.5 7.6 8.1 8.6
3 Chhattisgarh 0 2 7.5 11.4 10.3 6.4 9.5 8.2 7.6 5.8 8.9 8.6 7.1 8.0
4 Delhi 22 2 19.8 20.0 18.8 18.6 19.6 20.4 19.4 19.1 19.5 24.3 23.2 19.8
5 Gujarat 25 5 39.7 39.6 37.2 28.5 42.3 43.1 42.7 33.9 39.2 39.4 38.8 37.8
6 Haryana 78 3 14.4 14.5 15.1 16.0 17.1 17.1 17.4 19.4 20.5 21.2 19.7 19.8
7 Himachal Pradesh 4 0 10.5 9.7 8.1 4.5 5.1 8.2 9.2 6.9 8.2 7.9 5.9 7.7
8 Jharkhand 3 2 6.0 7.8 7.8 8.9 7.9 7.8 7.6 6.3 7.0 6.2 6.6 7.0
9 Karnataka 45 8 11.7 10.8 10.4 9.9 13.2 18.3 18.1 10.6 11.7 14.0 11.9 14.9
10 Kerala 1 2 8.7 11.4 9.8 10.0 9.5 11.2 12.7 9.2 10.6 11.4 12.5 10.7
11 Madhya Pradesh 22 7 15.5 13.2 13.3 14.1 14.9 15.8 12.8 15.7 17.1 15.2 15.7 15.7
12 Maharashtra 11 9 11.7 11.9 12.8 11.8 10.0 11.2 10.5 10.4 13.4 12.5 13.1 16.3
13 Pondicherry 1 0 10.4 13.0 11.9 10.1 13.0 2.8 12.7 12.6 13.6 15.2 2.4 16.2
14 Punjab 109 2 13.1 13.4 14.1 14.7 16.4 17.2 15.4 16.0 17.7 18.3 18.8 18.3
15 Rajasthan 185 33 25.7 26.2 27.5 26.5 25.6 26.3 25.8 25.0 25.5 25.5 26.3 26.7
16 Tamil Nadu 462 79 7.9 10.3 11.0 8.2 10.2 9.6 12.0 8.9 8.1 12.5 9.6 11.9
17 Telangana 70 67 8.6 8.1 8.6 8.6 10.6 11.4 9.5 13.3 13.7 11.9 11.5 14.3
18 Uttar Pradesh 91 48 11.7 11.5 12.5 10.9 11.3 11.0 11.5 11.6 12.9 12.5 13.7 12.9
19 West Bengal 0 1 10.0 9.5 13.8 14.3 13.8 15.4 14.5 14.1 14.6 14.0 12.7 10.5
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