(a) whether the Government has any proposal for compulsory testing mechanism for ground water throughout the country;
(b) if so, the details thereof, Statewise; and
(c) the steps taken/to be taken to initiate and implement the said proposal in each State at the earliest possible?
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION & PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS
(SHRI ARJUN RAM MEGHWAL)
(a) to (c) There is no such proposal. However, Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) generates ground water quality data at regional level during various scientific studies and ground water quality monitoring throughout the country. For this purpose, CGWB has setup Sixteen (16) Regional Water Quality Testing Laboratories as per details given below :
Sl. NO. Place
1. Chandigarh
2. Jaipur, Rajasthan
3. Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
4. Nagpur, Maharashtra
5. Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
6. Guwahati, Assam
7. Bhubaneswar, Odisha
8. Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh
9. Jammu, J & K
10. Ahmedabad, Gujarat
11. Raipur, Chhattisgarh
12. Patna, Bihar
13. Kolkata, West Bengal
14. Bengaluru, Karnataka
15. Chennai, Tamil Nadu
16. Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
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