THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION & PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS
(SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL)
(a) Studies carried out by various Government agencies like Atomic Mineral Department, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Department of Water supply and Sanitation (DWSS), Govt of Punjab etc indicated the presence of uranium contamination in ground water in some parts of 10 States viz. Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka and West Bengal. Further, as per the study carried out by scientists from United States in association with Central Ground Water Board and State Ground Water Departments of Rajasthan and Gujarat, prevalence of uranium concentrations, above the World Health Organization provisional guideline value of 30 µg/l, have been recorded in some localized pockets in the States of Gujarat and Rajasthan.
(b) to (e) Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) monitors ground water quality periodically to ascertain the magnitude and extent of different contaminants in ground water. The ground water quality data is shared with concerned State Governments for taking necessary remedial measures. States-wise details of affected districts with ground water contamination by different chemical constituents are given at Annexure.
Government of Punjab has reported that reverse osmosis plants are being installed in areas where heavy metals are found more than the permissible limits.
CGWB carries out exploratory drilling to delineate contamination free aquifer zones. Successful wells are handed over to the State Governments for purposeful utilization.
Rural drinking water supply is a State subject. For improving the coverage of safe drinking water to rural population, the Ministry of Drinking Water & Sanitation supplements the efforts of the States by providing them with technical and financial assistance through the centrally sponsored National Rural Drinking Water Programme (NRDWP). It is the State Governments who plan, design, approve, execute and operate & maintain the schemes for providing safe drinking water to rural population. The funds provided to the States under NRDWP can be utilized for coverage and tackling water quality problems.
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ANNEXURE
Annexure referred to in reply to parts (b) to (e) of Unstarred Q.No. 341 to be answered in Lok Sabha on 19.07.2018 regarding “Contamination of Ground Water”
States Wise Details of Affected Districts with Ground Water Contamination by different Chemical Constituents
Sl. No. Salinity
(EC above 3000 micro mhos/ cm)
(EC : Electrical Conductivity) Fluoride
( above 1.5 mg/l) Nitrate
(above 45 mg/l) Arsenic
(above 0.01 mg/l) Iron
(above 1mg/l ) Heavy metals: Lead (above 0.01 mg/l) Cadmium (above 0.003 mg/l) Chromium (above 0.05 mg/l)
Name of the State/UTs
1 Andhra Pradesh 11 11 13 3 7
2 Arunachal Pradesh 4
3 Assam 6 19 18
4 Bihar 13 10 23 19
5 Chhattisgarh 13 12 1 4 1 1 1
6 Delhi 7 7 8 2 3 1 4
7 Goa 2
8 Gujarat 21 19 21 12 6
9 Haryana 15 20 19 15 17 17 7 1
10 Himachal Pradesh 6 1
11 Jammu & Kashmir 2 4 3 6 3 1
12 Jharkhand 12 11 1 6 1
13 Karnataka 29 29 22 2 22
14 Kerala 4 5 11 15 2 1
15 Madhya Pradesh 16 39 50 8 42 16
16 Maharashtra 20 17 30 20 19
17 Manipur 2 1
18 Meghalaya 3
19 Nagaland 1
20 Odisha 7 25 28 1 21 1
21 Punjab 9 19 20 10 9 6 8 10
22 Rajasthan 30 33 33 1 33 4
23 Tamil Nadu 23 19 27 9 2 3 1 5
24 Telangana 7 9 10 1 8 2 1 1
25 Tripura 4
26 Uttar Pradesh 9 30 46 29 15 10 2 4
27 Uttarakhand 3
28 West Bengal 4 7 2 9 15 6 2 2
UTs
1 Andaman & Nicobar 1
2 Chandigarh
3 Dadra & Nagar Haveli
4 Daman & Diu 1
5 Puducherry
TOTAL 212 335 386 153 301 93 24 30
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