Central
Ground Water Board (CGWB) under the Ministry of Water Resources and State
Governments have jointly estimated replenishable
ground water resources of the Country including the National Capital Region. As
per the latest assessment (as on March 2009), 76 assessment units, in parts of
4 States namely Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh, falling in
National Capital region(NCR), have been categorized as “Over exploited”. The
list is given at Annexure-I.
Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) under the
Ministry of Water Resources has carried out registration of ground water
abstraction structures in parts of NCR to assess ground water withdrawal, as a
onetime exercise. As per available data, a total of 104858 borewells / tubewells were
registered by CGWA in four areas of NCR. Details are given in Annexure
II.
CGWA has appointed Officers-in-Charge of Revenue
District (District Collectors/Deputy Commissioners/District Magistrates) as
‘Authorized Officers’ to take up various regulatory measures in Notified Areas
including regular checks against illegal borings. For enforcement of the
regulatory directions issued under Section 5 of Environment (Protection) Act,
1986, concerned Deputy Commissioners/ District Collectors/ District Magisrates have been authorized to take necessary action
such as seizure of drilling rigs, sealing of tube wells and also discontinuation
of electricity against owners of illegal boring as per the provisions of
Section 15 to 21 of Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 for any violation of
directives of CGWA. The details of action taken in respect of illegal
exploitation of ground water during the last three years (2010-13) are given at
Annexure-III.
This information was
given by Union Water Resources Minister Shri Harish Rawat in the Lok Sabha today in
reply to a written question.
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Annexure-I
List of Overexploited Areas in National Capital Region
|
S.No
|
Name of
the State
|
Name of
the District
|
Over-
exploited assessment units
|
|
1.
|
Delhi
|
Central Delhi
|
Karol Bagh, Paharganj
|
|
East Delhi
|
PreetVihar, VivekVihar
|
|
New Delhi
|
Chanakyapuri,
Parliament Street
|
|
North Delhi
|
Kotwali, Sadar Bazar
|
|
North East
Delhi
|
Seemapuri, Shahdara
|
|
North West
Delhi
|
Model Town, SaraswatiVihar
|
|
South Delhi
|
Defence
Colony, Hauzkhas, Kalkaji
|
|
South West
Delhi
|
Delhi
Cantonment, Najafgarh, VasantVihar
|
|
West Delhi
|
Patel Nagar, Rajouri Garden
|
|
2.
|
Haryana
|
Gurgaon
|
Farukhnagar, Gurgaon, Pataudi, Sohna
|
|
Faridabad
|
Faridabad
|
|
Palwal
|
Hodel, Palwal, Hassanpur
|
|
Mewat
|
Tauru, Ferozepur Zhirka
|
|
Panipat
|
Bapoli, Israna, Madlauda, Panipat,Samalkha
|
|
Rohtak
|
--
|
|
Sonipat
|
Ganaur, Rai, Sonepat
|
|
Rewari
|
Nahar, Rewari, Bawal , Khol
|
|
Jhajjar
|
--
|
|
Bhiwani
|
Badra, Dadri-I, Kairu, Loharu,
|
|
Mahendragarh
|
Ateli, Kanina, Mahendragarh, Nangal Chaudhary, Narnaul
|
|
3.
|
Rajasthan
|
Alwar
|
Behror, Bansur, Kathumar, Kishangarh, Kotkasim, Laxmangarh, Mandawar, Neemrana, Rajgarh, Ramgarh, Reni, Thanagazi, Tijara, Umrain
|
|
Bharatpur
|
Kumher, Nadbai
|
|
4.
|
Uttar
Pradesh
|
Ghaziabad
|
Loni
|
|
Gautambudhnagar
|
Jewar
|
|
Meerut
|
Kharkhoda, Rajpura
|
|
Baghpat
|
Baghpat, Binauli, Charprauli, Khekra, Pilana
|
|
Bulandshahar
|
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|
Annexure-II
Number of borewells/ tubewells registered
in areas Notified for registration of ground water abstraction structures in
National Capital Region
|
S.No
|
Name of
the State
|
Name of
the District
|
Area
Notified for registration
|
No. of borewells/ tubewells registered
|
|
1.
|
Delhi
|
All districts
of Delhi
|
NCT Delhi
|
89362
|
|
2.
|
Haryana
|
Gurgaon
|
Farukh Nagar, Pataudi
|
10913
|
|
3.
|
Rajasthan
|
Alwar
|
Behror
|
4583
|
|
Total
|
104858
|
Annexure-III
Action
taken in respect of illegal exploitation of ground water in NCR during last
three years (2010-13)
|
S.No
|
Name of
the State
|
Number
of complaints received
|
Action
Taken
|
|
1.
|
Delhi
|
31
|
Referred to concerned Authorized Officer (Deputy Commissioner) for taking necessary
action.
|
|
2.
|
Haryana
|
Faridabad
Gurgaon
|
38
FIRs lodged
33
illegal bore wells dismantled
14
No. of borewells sealed and challans
issued
886 tube wells
have been sealed.
|
|
3.
|
Rajasthan
|
Nil
|
NA
|
|
4.
|
Uttar
Pradesh
|
2
|
Two complaints
referred to Authorized officer for taking suitable action.
|
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