The Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) is periodically monitoring ground water levels throughout the country including urban areas on a regional scale, through a network of monitoring wells. In order to assess the long term fluctuation in ground water level, the water level data collected by CGWB during November 2021 has been compared with the decadal mean of November (2011-2020). Analysis of water level data indicates that about 30% of the wells monitored have registered decline in ground water level whereas about 70% wells have registered rise in water level. Further, with respect to big cities of the country the analysis as mentioned above indicates rise in groundwater levels in around 65.4% wells. State-wise details and information with respect to big cities are given at Annexure I and Annexure II respectively.
As per available information, the ground water levels in various parts of the country are declining because of continuous withdrawal necessitated by increased demand of fresh water for various uses, vagaries of rainfall, increased population, industrialization & urbanization etc.
Some of the consequential effects of decrease in ground water levels may be considered as drying up of wells, reduction of water in streams and lakes, deterioration of water quality , increased pumping costs, land subsidence etc. However, the ground water is a dynamic replenishable resource, which gets recharged every year through rainfall and other sources such as return flow from irrigation, canal seepage, recharge from surface water bodies etc.
Though water is a State subject, Central Government has taken a number of important measures for conservation, management of ground water including effective implementation of rain water harvesting in the country, which can be seen at
URL:http://jalshakti-dowr.gov.in/sites/default/files/Steps_to_control_water_depletion_ Feb2021.pdf.
Some of the important initiatives in this regard are also given at Annexure III.
Government of India launched Jal Shakti Abhiyan (JSA) in 2019 in 256 water stressed districts in the country which continued during 2021 also to improve water availability including ground water conditions in the country. Further, the campaign “Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain” (JSA:CTR) was launched by the Hon’ble Prime Minister on 22 March 2021.
In addition, a number of States have done notable work in the field of water conservation/harvesting such as ‘Mukhyamantri Jal Swavlamban Abhiyan’ in Rajasthan, ‘Jalyukt Shibar’ in Maharashtra, ‘Sujalam Sufalam Abhiyan’ in Gujarat, ‘Mission Kakatiya’ in Telangana, Neeru Chettu’ in Andhra Pradesh, Jal Jeevan Hariyali in Bihar, ‘Jal Hi Jeevan’ in Haryana, and Kudimaramath scheme in Tamil Nadu etc.
This Information was given by the Minister of State for Jal Shakti, Shri Bishweswar Tudu in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
ANNEXURE I
State-wise Decadal Water Level Fluctuation with Mean [November (2011 to 2020] and November 2021
|
S. No.
|
Name of State
|
No. of wells Analysed
|
Rise
|
Fall
|
Rise
|
Fall
|
Wells showing no change
|
|
0-2 m
|
2-4 m
|
>4 m
|
0-2 m
|
2-4 m
|
>4 m
|
|
No
|
%
|
No
|
%
|
No
|
%
|
No
|
%
|
No
|
%
|
No
|
%
|
No
|
%
|
No
|
%
|
No
|
%
|
|
1
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
706
|
419
|
59.3
|
87
|
12.3
|
50
|
7.1
|
124
|
17.6
|
14
|
2.0
|
11
|
1.6
|
556
|
79
|
149
|
21
|
1
|
0
|
|
2
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
10
|
2
|
20.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
8
|
80.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
2
|
20
|
8
|
80
|
0
|
0
|
|
3
|
Assam
|
167
|
71
|
42.5
|
3
|
1.8
|
1
|
0.6
|
83
|
49.7
|
6
|
3.6
|
3
|
1.8
|
75
|
45
|
92
|
55
|
0
|
0
|
|
4
|
Bihar
|
593
|
395
|
66.6
|
78
|
13.2
|
11
|
1.9
|
102
|
17.2
|
7
|
1.2
|
0
|
0.0
|
484
|
82
|
109
|
18
|
0
|
0
|
|
5
|
Chandigarh
|
12
|
4
|
33.3
|
2
|
16.7
|
1
|
8.3
|
3
|
25.0
|
1
|
8.3
|
1
|
8.3
|
7
|
58
|
5
|
42
|
0
|
0
|
|
6
|
Chhattisgarh
|
687
|
290
|
42.2
|
66
|
9.6
|
30
|
4.4
|
230
|
33.5
|
45
|
6.6
|
26
|
3.8
|
386
|
56
|
301
|
44
|
0
|
0
|
|
7
|
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
|
17
|
15
|
88.2
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
2
|
11.8
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
15
|
88
|
2
|
12
|
0
|
0
|
|
8
|
Daman & Diu
|
5
|
2
|
40.0
|
1
|
20.0
|
1
|
20.0
|
1
|
20.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
4
|
80
|
1
|
20
|
0
|
0
|
|
9
|
Delhi
|
86
|
29
|
33.7
|
21
|
24.4
|
15
|
17.4
|
12
|
14.0
|
3
|
3.5
|
6
|
7.0
|
65
|
76
|
21
|
24
|
0
|
0
|
|
10
|
Goa
|
68
|
9
|
13.2
|
0
|
0.0
|
1
|
1.5
|
52
|
76.5
|
5
|
7.4
|
1
|
1.5
|
10
|
15
|
58
|
85
|
0
|
0
|
|
11
|
Gujarat
|
746
|
278
|
37.3
|
122
|
16.4
|
112
|
15.0
|
140
|
18.8
|
50
|
6.7
|
44
|
5.9
|
512
|
69
|
234
|
31
|
0
|
0
|
|
12
|
Haryana
|
183
|
66
|
36.1
|
6
|
3.3
|
8
|
4.4
|
65
|
35.5
|
19
|
10.4
|
19
|
10.4
|
80
|
44
|
103
|
56
|
0
|
0
|
|
13
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
86
|
40
|
46.5
|
5
|
5.8
|
2
|
2.3
|
36
|
41.9
|
1
|
1.2
|
1
|
1.2
|
47
|
55
|
38
|
44
|
1
|
1
|
|
14
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
213
|
100
|
46.9
|
4
|
1.9
|
3
|
1.4
|
99
|
46.5
|
4
|
1.9
|
3
|
1.4
|
107
|
50
|
106
|
50
|
0
|
0
|
|
15
|
Jharkhand
|
198
|
132
|
66.7
|
17
|
8.6
|
1
|
0.5
|
45
|
22.7
|
3
|
1.5
|
0
|
0.0
|
150
|
76
|
48
|
24
|
0
|
0
|
|
16
|
Karnataka
|
1290
|
709
|
55.0
|
265
|
20.5
|
123
|
9.5
|
159
|
12.3
|
20
|
1.6
|
14
|
1.1
|
1097
|
85
|
193
|
15
|
0
|
0
|
|
17
|
Kerala
|
1304
|
868
|
66.6
|
145
|
11.1
|
39
|
3.0
|
227
|
17.4
|
17
|
1.3
|
8
|
0.6
|
1052
|
81
|
252
|
19
|
0
|
0
|
|
18
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
1297
|
590
|
45.5
|
164
|
12.6
|
97
|
7.5
|
345
|
26.6
|
70
|
5.4
|
31
|
2.4
|
851
|
66
|
446
|
34
|
0
|
0
|
|
19
|
Maharashtra
|
1727
|
856
|
49.6
|
321
|
18.6
|
161
|
9.3
|
317
|
18.4
|
47
|
2.7
|
24
|
1.4
|
1338
|
77
|
388
|
22
|
1
|
0
|
|
20
|
Meghalaya
|
24
|
10
|
41.7
|
1
|
4.2
|
0
|
0.0
|
13
|
54.2
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
11
|
46
|
13
|
54
|
0
|
0
|
|
21
|
Nagaland
|
2
|
1
|
50.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
1
|
50.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
1
|
50
|
1
|
50
|
0
|
0
|
|
22
|
Odhisha
|
1245
|
650
|
52.2
|
32
|
2.6
|
2
|
0.2
|
517
|
41.5
|
35
|
2.8
|
8
|
0.6
|
684
|
55
|
560
|
45
|
1
|
0
|
|
23
|
Pondicherry
|
6
|
3
|
50.0
|
1
|
16.7
|
0
|
0.0
|
2
|
33.3
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
4
|
67
|
2
|
33
|
0
|
0
|
|
24
|
Punjab
|
176
|
46
|
26.1
|
7
|
4.0
|
1
|
0.6
|
74
|
42.0
|
38
|
21.6
|
10
|
5.7
|
54
|
31
|
122
|
69
|
0
|
0
|
|
25
|
Rajasthan
|
918
|
248
|
27.0
|
80
|
8.7
|
44
|
4.8
|
290
|
31.6
|
114
|
12.4
|
141
|
15.4
|
372
|
41
|
545
|
59
|
1
|
0
|
|
26
|
Tamil Nadu
|
538
|
201
|
37.4
|
146
|
27.1
|
113
|
21.0
|
54
|
10.0
|
13
|
2.4
|
11
|
2.0
|
460
|
86
|
78
|
14
|
0
|
0
|
|
27
|
Telangana
|
537
|
203
|
37.8
|
114
|
21.2
|
133
|
24.8
|
73
|
13.6
|
5
|
0.9
|
9
|
1.7
|
450
|
84
|
87
|
16
|
0
|
0
|
|
28
|
Tripura
|
22
|
8
|
36.4
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
11
|
50.0
|
3
|
13.6
|
0
|
0.0
|
8
|
36
|
14
|
64
|
0
|
0
|
|
29
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
646
|
358
|
55.4
|
102
|
15.8
|
21
|
3.3
|
118
|
18.3
|
32
|
5.0
|
15
|
2.3
|
481
|
74
|
165
|
26
|
0
|
0
|
|
30
|
Uttarakhand
|
45
|
23
|
51.1
|
3
|
6.7
|
2
|
4.4
|
9
|
20.0
|
4
|
8.9
|
4
|
8.9
|
28
|
62
|
17
|
38
|
0
|
0
|
|
31
|
West Bengal
|
721
|
417
|
57.8
|
87
|
12.1
|
34
|
4.7
|
117
|
16.2
|
34
|
4.7
|
31
|
4.3
|
538
|
75
|
182
|
25
|
1
|
0
|
|
Total
|
14275
|
7043
|
49.3
|
1880
|
13.2
|
1006
|
7.0
|
3328
|
23.3
|
591
|
4.1
|
421
|
2.9
|
9929
|
70
|
4340
|
30
|
6
|
0
|
ANNEXURE II
Decadal Water Level Fluctuation with Mean [NOVEMBER (2011 to 2020] and NOVEMBER 2021 in Urban Areas of the Country
|
S. No.
|
Name of the City
|
No. of wells Analysed
|
Rise
|
Fall
|
Rise
|
Fall
|
|
0-2 m
|
2-4 m
|
>4 m
|
0-2 m
|
2-4 m
|
>4 m
|
|
No
|
%
|
No
|
%
|
No
|
%
|
No
|
%
|
No
|
%
|
No
|
%
|
No
|
%
|
No
|
%
|
|
1
|
Mumbai City
|
6
|
4
|
66.7
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
1
|
16.7
|
1
|
16.7
|
0
|
0.0
|
4
|
66.7
|
2
|
33.3
|
|
2
|
Mumbai Suburban
|
17
|
9
|
52.9
|
1
|
5.9
|
0
|
0.0
|
5
|
29.4
|
2
|
11.8
|
0
|
0.0
|
10
|
58.8
|
7
|
41.2
|
|
3
|
Delhi
|
86
|
29
|
33.7
|
21
|
24.4
|
15
|
17.4
|
12
|
14.0
|
3
|
3.5
|
6
|
7.0
|
65
|
75.6
|
21
|
24.4
|
|
4
|
Kolkata(Confined)
|
25
|
16
|
64.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
1
|
4.0
|
7
|
28.0
|
1
|
4.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
17
|
68.0
|
8
|
32.0
|
|
5
|
Chennai
|
21
|
12
|
57.1
|
7
|
33.3
|
2
|
9.5
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
21
|
100.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
|
6
|
Bangalore
|
18
|
12
|
66.7
|
2
|
11.1
|
1
|
5.6
|
3
|
16.7
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
15
|
83.3
|
3
|
16.7
|
|
7
|
Hyderabad
|
36
|
18
|
50.0
|
6
|
16.7
|
9
|
25.0
|
3
|
8.3
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
33
|
91.7
|
3
|
8.3
|
|
8
|
Ahmedabad (phreatic)
|
3
|
0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
3
|
100.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
3
|
100.0
|
|
Ahmedabad (Confined)
|
1
|
1
|
100.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
1
|
100.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
|
9
|
Nagpur
|
67
|
37
|
55.2
|
3
|
4.5
|
0
|
0.0
|
26
|
38.8
|
1
|
1.5
|
0
|
0.0
|
40
|
59.7
|
27
|
40.3
|
|
10
|
Nashik
|
4
|
1
|
25.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
3
|
75.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
1
|
25.0
|
3
|
75.0
|
|
11
|
Pune
|
3
|
1
|
33.3
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
2
|
66.7
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
1
|
33.3
|
2
|
66.7
|
|
12
|
Vasai Virar
|
2
|
1
|
50.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
1
|
50.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
1
|
50.0
|
1
|
50.0
|
|
13
|
Aurangabad
|
6
|
3
|
50.0
|
3
|
50.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
6
|
100.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
|
14
|
Kannur
|
3
|
1
|
33.3
|
2
|
66.7
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
3
|
100.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
|
15
|
Kochi
|
1
|
1
|
100.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
1
|
100.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
|
16
|
Kollam
|
4
|
3
|
75.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
1
|
25.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
3
|
75.0
|
1
|
25.0
|
|
17
|
Kozhikode
|
12
|
11
|
91.7
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
1
|
8.3
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
11
|
91.7
|
1
|
8.3
|
|
18
|
Malappuram
|
5
|
4
|
80.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
1
|
20.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
4
|
80.0
|
1
|
20.0
|
|
19
|
Thiruvananthapuram
|
6
|
3
|
50.0
|
3
|
50.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
6
|
100.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
|
20
|
Thrissur
|
11
|
5
|
45.5
|
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
6
|
54.5
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
5
|
45.5
|
6
|
54.5
|
|
21
|
Patna
|
6
|
4
|
66.7
|
1
|
16.7
|
0
|
0.0
|
1
|
16.7
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
5
|
83.3
|
1
|
16.7
|
|
22
|
Ranchi
|
11
|
10
|
90.9
|
1
|
9.1
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
11
|
100.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
|
23
|
Dhanbad
|
4
|
1
|
25.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
1
|
25.0
|
2
|
50.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
1
|
25.0
|
3
|
75.0
|
|
24
|
Jamshedpur
|
1
|
1
|
100.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
1
|
100.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
|
25
|
Bhopal
|
14
|
9
|
64.3
|
2
|
14.3
|
0
|
0.0
|
2
|
14.3
|
1
|
7.1
|
0
|
0.0
|
11
|
78.6
|
3
|
21.4
|
|
26
|
Indore
|
14
|
9
|
64.3
|
2
|
14.3
|
0
|
0.0
|
3
|
21.4
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
11
|
78.6
|
3
|
21.4
|
|
27
|
Jabalpur
|
16
|
6
|
37.5
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
8
|
50.0
|
2
|
12.5
|
0
|
0.0
|
6
|
37.5
|
10
|
62.5
|
|
28
|
Gwalior
|
1
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
1
|
100.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
1
|
100.0
|
|
29
|
Guwahati
|
31
|
13
|
41.9
|
2
|
6.5
|
0
|
0.0
|
11
|
35.5
|
5
|
16.1
|
0
|
0.0
|
15
|
48.4
|
16
|
51.6
|
|
30
|
Ludhiana
|
2
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
1
|
50.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
1
|
50.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
2
|
100.0
|
|
31
|
Amritsar
|
4
|
2
|
50.0
|
1
|
25.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
1
|
25.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
3
|
75.0
|
1
|
25.0
|
|
32
|
Faridabad
|
2
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
1
|
50.0
|
1
|
50.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
2
|
100.0
|
|
33
|
Chandigarh-UT
|
13
|
4
|
30.8
|
1
|
7.7
|
1
|
7.7
|
5
|
38.5
|
1
|
7.7
|
1
|
7.7
|
6
|
46.2
|
7
|
53.8
|
|
34
|
Coimbatore
|
6
|
0
|
0.0
|
2
|
33.3
|
2
|
33.3
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
2
|
33.3
|
4
|
66.7
|
2
|
33.3
|
|
35
|
Thiruchirapalli
|
6
|
1
|
16.7
|
4
|
66.7
|
1
|
16.7
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
6
|
100.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
|
36
|
Madurai
|
12
|
5
|
41.7
|
3
|
25.0
|
3
|
25.0
|
1
|
8.3
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
11
|
91.7
|
1
|
8.3
|
|
37
|
Vijayawada
|
8
|
2
|
25.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
2
|
25.0
|
2
|
25.0
|
2
|
25.0
|
2
|
25.0
|
6
|
75.0
|
|
38
|
Vishakhapatnam
|
27
|
13
|
48.1
|
2
|
7.4
|
0
|
0.0
|
8
|
29.6
|
1
|
3.7
|
3
|
11.1
|
15
|
55.6
|
12
|
44.4
|
|
39
|
Rajkot
|
1
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
1
|
100.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
1
|
100.0
|
|
40
|
Surat
|
1
|
1
|
100.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
1
|
100.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
|
41
|
Vadodara
|
4
|
|
0.0
|
1
|
25.0
|
3
|
75.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
4
|
100.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
|
42
|
Jaipur
|
28
|
2
|
7.1
|
2
|
7.1
|
7
|
25.0
|
2
|
7.1
|
6
|
21.4
|
9
|
32.1
|
11
|
39.3
|
17
|
60.7
|
|
43
|
Jodhpur
|
5
|
3
|
60.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
1
|
20.0
|
1
|
20.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
4
|
80.0
|
1
|
20.0
|
|
44
|
Kota
|
2
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
2
|
100.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
2
|
100.0
|
|
45
|
Bhubaneswar
|
39
|
18
|
46.2
|
4
|
10.3
|
0
|
0.0
|
16
|
41.0
|
1
|
2.6
|
0
|
0.0
|
22
|
56.4
|
17
|
43.6
|
|
46
|
Agra
|
1
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
1
|
100.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
1
|
100.0
|
|
47
|
Allahabad
|
4
|
1
|
25.0
|
2
|
50.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
1
|
25.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
3
|
75.0
|
1
|
25.0
|
|
48
|
Ghaziabad
|
1
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
1
|
100.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
1
|
100.0
|
|
49
|
Kanpur
|
7
|
6
|
85.7
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
1
|
14.3
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
6
|
85.7
|
1
|
14.3
|
|
50
|
Lucknow
|
3
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
1
|
33.3
|
0
|
0.0
|
2
|
66.7
|
0
|
0.0
|
3
|
100.0
|
|
51
|
Meerut
|
1
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
1
|
100.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
1
|
100.0
|
|
52
|
Varanasi
|
1
|
0
|
0.0
|
1
|
100.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
1
|
100.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
|
53
|
Raipur
|
6
|
1
|
16.7
|
0
|
0.0
|
0
|
0.0
|
4
|
66.7
|
1
|
16.7
|
0
|
0.0
|
1
|
16.7
|
5
|
83.3
|
|
54
|
Bhilai
|
6
|
2
|
33.3
|
1
|
16.7
|
0
|
0.0
|
2
|
33.3
|
1
|
16.7
|
0
|
0.0
|
3
|
50.0
|
3
|
50.0
|
|
55
|
Dehradun
|
45
|
18
|
40.0
|
5
|
11.1
|
3
|
6.7
|
15
|
33.3
|
4
|
8.9
|
0
|
0.0
|
26
|
57.8
|
19
|
42.2
|
|
TOTAL
|
670
|
304
|
45.4
|
85
|
12.7
|
49
|
7.3
|
168
|
25.1
|
37
|
5.5
|
27
|
4.0
|
438
|
65.4
|
232
|
34.6
|
|
Rajkot: WL data of Nov 2020 used in respect of Rajkot, Gujarat. Monitoring could not be carried out during NOV 2021
|
Annexure-III
REGARDING “DEPLETION OF GROUND WATER”.
Important initiatives on management of groundwater resources
Government of India launched Jal Shakti Abhiyan (JSA) in 2019, a time bound campaign with a mission mode approach intended to improve water availability including ground water conditions in the water stressed blocks of 256 districts in India. In this regard, teams of officers from Central Government along-with technical officers from Ministry of Jal Shakti were deputed to visit water stressed districts and to work in close collaboration with district level officials to undertake suitable interventions.
In addition, Ministry of Jal Shakti has taken up the “Jal Shakti Abhiyan: Catch the Rain” (JSA:CTR) with the theme “Catch the Rain - Where it Falls When it Falls” to cover all the blocks of all districts (rural as well as urban areas) across the country during 22nd March 2021 to 30th November 2021. The campaign was launched by the Hon’ble Prime Minister on 22 March 2021.
Ministry of Jal Shakti, Department of Water Resources, RD & GR (DoWR, RD & GR) is implementing Atal Bhujal Yojana (Atal Jal), a Rs.6,000 crore Central Sector Scheme, for sustainable management of ground water resources with community participation. Atal Jal is being implemented in 80 water stressed districts and 8,565 Gram Panchayats of seven States viz. Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.
Central Ground Water Board (CGWB), in consultation with States/UTs, has prepared ‘Master Plan for Artificial Recharge to Groundwater - 2020’. The Master Plan – 2020 is a macro level plan indicating various structures for the different terrain conditions of the country. The Master Plan - 2020 envisages construction of about 1.42 crore rain water harvesting and artificial recharge structures in the country to harness 185 Billion Cubic Metre (BCM).
National Aquifer Mapping and Management program (NAQUIM) is being implemented by CGWB as part of Ground Water Management and Regulation (GWM & R) Scheme, a Central Sector scheme. NAQUIM envisages mapping of aquifers (water bearing formations), their characterization and development of Aquifer Management Plans to facilitate sustainable management of groundwater resources in the country. NAQUIM outputs are shared with States/UTs for suitable interventions.
Government of India generally supports artificial groundwater recharge/water harvesting works in the country through Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) and Prime Minister Krishi Sinchayee Yojana - Watershed Development component (PMKSY-WDC), ‘Surface Minor Irrigation (SMI) and Repair, Renovation and Restoration (RRR) of Water Bodies schemes’ a component of PMKSY.
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