Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation
Decline in Ground Water Level
Posted On:
02 JAN 2018 4:30PM by PIB Delhi
Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) carries out ground water monitoring, four times a year, on regional scale through a network of observation wells in the Country. Comparison and analysis of Pre-monsoon (2017) water level data collected by CGWB with the decadal average (2007-2016) indicates decline in ground water level in about 61% of the wells. Details are given at Annexure.
Water being a State subject, initiatives on water management including conservation and artificial recharge to ground water is primarily States’ responsibility.
MoWR, RD & GR has circulated a Model Bill to all the States/UTs to enable them to enact suitable ground water legislation for its regulation and development which includes provision of rain water harvesting. So far, 15 States/UTs have adopted and implemented the ground water legislation on the lines of Model bill.
CGWA has issued advisories to States and UTs to take measures to promote/adopt artificial recharge to ground water/rainwater harvesting. 30 States/UTs have made rainwater harvesting mandatory by enacting laws or by formulating rules & regulations or by including provisions in building bye-laws or through suitable Government Orders.
Besides, other steps taken by the Central Government for conservation of ground water are available at the following URL http://mowr.gov.in/writereaddata/GW_Depletion.pdf
State-wise Decadal Water Level Fluctuation with Mean [Pre-monsoon (2007 to 2016] and Pre-monsoon 2017
|
S.No.
|
Name of State
|
No. of wells Analysed
|
Rise
|
Fall
|
Wells showing no change
|
|
No.
|
%
|
No.
|
%
|
No.
|
%
|
|
1
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
751
|
184
|
25
|
563
|
75
|
4
|
0.5
|
|
2
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
12
|
9
|
75
|
3
|
25
|
0
|
0.0
|
|
3
|
Assam
|
164
|
71
|
43
|
92
|
56
|
1
|
0.6
|
|
4
|
Bihar
|
625
|
362
|
58
|
258
|
41
|
5
|
0.8
|
|
5
|
Chandigarh
|
10
|
1
|
10
|
9
|
90
|
0
|
0.0
|
|
6
|
Chhattisgarh
|
566
|
219
|
39
|
346
|
61
|
1
|
0.2
|
|
7
|
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
|
16
|
6
|
38
|
10
|
63
|
0
|
0.0
|
|
8
|
Daman & Diu
|
11
|
7
|
64
|
4
|
36
|
0
|
0.0
|
|
9
|
Delhi
|
94
|
33
|
35
|
61
|
65
|
0
|
0.0
|
|
10
|
Goa
|
65
|
50
|
77
|
15
|
23
|
0
|
0.0
|
|
11
|
Gujarat
|
799
|
301
|
38
|
473
|
59
|
25
|
3.1
|
|
12
|
Haryana
|
302
|
95
|
31
|
207
|
69
|
0
|
0.0
|
|
13
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
90
|
33
|
37
|
57
|
63
|
0
|
0.0
|
|
14
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
226
|
75
|
33
|
151
|
67
|
0
|
0.0
|
|
15
|
Jharkhand
|
218
|
90
|
41
|
128
|
59
|
0
|
0.0
|
|
16
|
Karnataka
|
1421
|
423
|
30
|
985
|
69
|
13
|
0.9
|
|
17
|
Kerala
|
1366
|
405
|
30
|
957
|
70
|
4
|
0.3
|
|
18
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
1318
|
660
|
50
|
658
|
50
|
0
|
0.0
|
|
19
|
Maharashtra
|
1562
|
667
|
43
|
887
|
57
|
8
|
0.5
|
|
20
|
Meghalaya
|
20
|
6
|
30
|
14
|
70
|
0
|
0.0
|
|
21
|
Odisha
|
1283
|
506
|
39
|
773
|
60
|
4
|
0.3
|
|
22
|
Puducherry
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
5
|
100
|
0
|
0.0
|
|
23
|
Punjab
|
234
|
36
|
15
|
198
|
85
|
0
|
0.0
|
|
24
|
Rajasthan
|
859
|
431
|
50
|
428
|
50
|
0
|
0.0
|
|
25
|
Tamil Nadu
|
536
|
71
|
13
|
465
|
87
|
0
|
0.0
|
|
26
|
Telangana
|
586
|
315
|
54
|
267
|
46
|
4
|
0.7
|
|
27
|
Tripura
|
26
|
18
|
69
|
8
|
31
|
0
|
0.0
|
|
28
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
637
|
187
|
29
|
450
|
71
|
0
|
0.0
|
|
29
|
Uttarakhand
|
46
|
21
|
46
|
24
|
52
|
1
|
2.2
|
|
30
|
West Bengal
|
617
|
327
|
53
|
289
|
47
|
1
|
0.2
|
|
Total
|
14465
|
5609
|
38.8
|
8785
|
60.7
|
71
|
0.5
|
This information was given by Union Minister of State for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Shri Arjun Ram Meghwal in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
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