(a) whether the ground water level has been depleting in North Gujarat due to deep digging of oil and gas wells by the Oil and Natural Gas Company (ONGC);
(b) if so, whether the Government has conducted any survey in this regard; and
(c) if so, the details thereof and the action taken thereon?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES(SHRI JAI PRAKASH NARAYAN YADAV)
(a) Depleting ground water levels in North Gujarat
cannot be attributed to deep digging of oil and gas wells
since these wells are very deep (more than 1000 meters below
ground level), fully cased with seamless steel pipes and
fully cemented from top to bottom to avoid any influence on
ground water regime.
(b) & (c) Do not arise.