THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION & PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS
(SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL)
(a) & (b) Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) generates ground water quality data on a regional scale during various scientific studies and ground water quality monitoring throughout the Country. These studies indicate the occurrence of Flouride, Arsenic, Nitrate, Iron and Heavy Metals beyond the BIS permissible limits in isolated pockets in various parts of the Country. Flouride beyond permissible limit has been encountered in 335 districts of 20 States, Nitrate in 386 districts of 21 States, Arsenic in 153 districts of 21 States, Iron in 301 districts of 25 States, Lead in 93 districts of 14 States, Cadmium in 24 districts of 9 States and Chromium in 30 districts of 10 States. State-wise details of contamination of ground water is given at Annexure.
(c) As per the estimation of Dynamic Ground Water Resource Assessment of the country jointly carried out by Central Ground Water Board and State Governments, the Annual Ground Water Draft (utilization) in the Country is 253 BCM (Billion Cubic Metre), out of which, about 228 BCM is utilized for irrigation and 25 BCM is utilized for Domestic & Industrial purposes.
(d) Water being a State subject, initiatives on water management including water quality is primarily States’ responsibility. However, steps taken by the Central Government for conservation of ground water are available at the following URL http://mowr.gov.in/sites/default/files/MeasuresForGW-Depletion_2.pdf.
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 (a) & (b) of Unstarred Question No. 2591 to be answered in Lok Sabha on 02.08.2018 regarding “Contamination of Ground Water”
States Wise Details of Affected Districts with Ground Water Contamination
S.No. State/UT 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)
1 Andhra Pradesh 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 8 2 - 3 1 4
7 Goa - - - - - - -
8 Gujarat 19 21 12 6 - - -
9 Haryana 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 22 2 22 - -
14 Kerala 5 11 15 2 - 1
15 Madhya Pradesh 39 50 8 42 16 - -
16 Maharashtra 17 30 20 19 - -
17 Manipur - - 2 1 - - -
18 Meghalaya - - - 3 - - -
19 Nagaland - - - 1 - - -
20 Odisha 25 28 1 21 - - 1
21 Punjab 19 20 10 9 6 8 10
22 Rajasthan 33 33 1 33 4
23 Tamil Nadu 19 27 9 2 3 1 5
24 Telangana 9 10 1 8 2 1 1
25 Tripura - - - 4 - - -
26 Uttar Pradesh 30 46 29 15 10 2 4
27 Uttarakhand - 3 - - - - -
28 West Bengal 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 No. of Districts 335 386 153 301 93 24 30
TOTAL No. of State /UT 20 21 21 25 14 9 10
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