THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR JAL SHAKTI & SOCIAL JUSTICE AND EMPOWERMENT
(SHRI RATTAN LAL KATARIA)
(a) Yes, Sir. State-wise details of over-exploited blocks / taluks / firqas are given in the Annexure.
(b) No Objection certificates for abstraction of ground water to industrial establishments are being issued by Central ground Water Authority/States/UTs as per the extant guidelines and as per the existing mandate. Designated authorities have been empowered to initiate suitable action for illegal extraction of ground water as per the provisions of Environment Protection act 1986.
(c) to (f) Atal Bhujal Yojana (ABHY), a Rs.6000 crore scheme with 50 % World Bank funding, for sustainable management of ground water with community participation has been proposed. The identified over-exploited and water stressed areas for the implementation of the scheme fall in the States of Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. The scheme envisages active participation of the communities in various activities such as formation of Water User Associations,
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monitoring and disseminating ground water data, water budgeting, preparation and implementation of Gram-Panchayat wise water security plans and IEC activities related to sustainable ground water management. The Scheme is under consideration of the Government.
(g) Water being a State subject, efforts to conserve and manage ground water is primarily States’ responsibility. However, steps taken by the Central Government to control water depletion and promote rain water harvesting / conservation are at the following URL:
http://mowr.gov.in/sites/default/files/Steps_to_control_water_depletion_Jun2019.pdf.
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ANNEXURE
Annexure referred to in reply to part (a) of Unstarred Question No. 983 to be answered in Lok Sabha on 27.06.2019 regarding “Over-Exploitation of Ground Water”
CATEGORIZATION OF BLOCKS/ MANDALS/ TALUKAS IN INDIA
(2013)
Sl.No. States / Union Territories Total No. of Assessed Units Safe Semi-critical Critical Over-exploited Saline
Nos. % Nos. % Nos. % Nos. % Nos. %
States
1 Andhra Pradesh 670 497 74 54 8 17 3 61 9 41 6
2 Arunachal Pradesh 11 11 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Assam 27 27 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Bihar 534 520 97 14 3 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Chhattisgarh 146 125 86 18 12 2 1 1 1 0 0
6 Delhi 27 5 19 7 26 0 0 15 56 0 0
7 Goa 12 12 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 Gujarat 223 175 78 9 4 6 3 23 10 10 4
9 Haryana 119 30 25 11 9 14 12 64 54 0 0
10 Himachal Pradesh 8 6 75 0 0 1 13 1 13 0 0
11 Jammu & Kashmir 22 22 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
12 Jharkhand 260 244 94 10 4 2 1 4 2 0 0
13 Karnataka 176 98 56 21 12 14 8 43 24 0 0
14 Kerala 152 131 86 18 12 2 1 1 1 0 0
15 Madhya Pradesh 313 228 73 58 19 2 1 25 8 0 0
16 Maharashtra 353 324 92 19 5 1 0 9 3 0 0
17 Manipur 9 9 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18 Meghalaya 11 11 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
19 Mizoram 22 22 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20 Nagaland 11 11 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21 Odisha 314 308 98 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 2
22 Punjab 138 26 19 3 2 4 3 105 76 0 0
23 Rajasthan 248 44 18 28 11 9 4 164 66 3 1
24 Sikkim - - - - - - - - - - -
25 Tamil Nadu 1139 429 38 212 19 105 9 358 31 35 3
26 Telangana 443 311 70 74 17 12 3 46 10 0 0
27 Tripura 39 39 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
28 Uttar Pradesh 820 603 74 45 5 59 7 113 14 0 0
29 Uttarakhand 18 16 89 1 6 1 6 0 0 0 0
30 West Bengal 268 191 71 76 28 1 0 0 0 0 0
Total (StateS) 6533 4475 68 678 10 252 4 1033 16 95 1
Union Territories
1 Andaman & Nicobar 34 34 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Chandigarh 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 1 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Daman & Diu 2 1 50 0 0 1 50 0 0 0 0
5 Lakshadweep 9 6 67 3 33 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 Puducherry 4 2 50 0 0 0 0 1 25 1 25
Total (UTs) 51 45 88 3 6 1 2 1 2 1 2
Grand Total 6584 4520 69 681 10 253 4 1034 16 96 1
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