GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES,
RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 892
ANSWERED ON 07.02.2019
MANAGEMENT OF GROUND WATER
892. SHRI VINCENT H. PALA
Will the Minister of WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state:
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION & PARLIAMENTARY AFFAIRS
(a) Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) has been entrusted with the responsibilities of developing & disseminating technologies, monitoring national policies for the scientific and substainable development and management of India€s ground water resources. CGWB periodically takes up various studies which include ground water management studies, exploratory drilling programmes, monitoring ground water level and water quality through a network of ground water observation wells etc and the result collected is shared with the concerned States for taking up suitable ground water specific interventions.
(b) & (c) The National Aquifer Mapping and Management Programme (NAQUIM) was initiated as a part of the Ground Water Management and Regulation scheme to delineate and characterize the aquifers to develop plans for ground water management.
Aquifer maps and management plans are being regularly shared with State Governments through the State Ground Water Coordination Committees, chaired by the concerned Principal Secretaries of the respective States and also with the respective District Authorities for their suitable ground water specific demand side and supply side interventions. To facilitate participation at grassroots levels, public interaction programmes (PIP) are being regularly organized by the CGWB in which aquifer maps and management plans are discussed in detail.
The State-wise details of aquifer mapping work carried out by CGWB in India is given at Annexure.
ANNEXURE
Annexure referred to in reply to parts (b) & (c) of Unstarred Question No. 892 to be answered in Lok Sabha on 07.02.2019 regarding “Management of Groundwater”
State and UT-wise areas (in km2) for which aquifer maps have been prepared and management plans have been developed since the inception of the programme
| S.No. |
State/UT
|
Area for which aquifer maps and management plans have been prepared (km 2 ) |
|
1
|
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
|
400
|
|
2
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
52150
|
|
3
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
3399
|
|
4
|
Assam
|
6879
|
|
5
|
Bihar
|
14921
|
|
6
|
Chhattisgarh
|
19525
|
|
7
|
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
|
490
|
|
8
|
Delhi
|
1483
|
|
9
|
Goa
|
1756
|
|
10
|
Gujarat
|
31522
|
|
11
|
Haryana
|
44179
|
|
12
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
3200
|
|
13
|
Jammu & Kashmir
|
9506
|
|
14
|
Jharkhand
|
19395
|
|
15
|
Karnataka
|
84043
|
|
16
|
Kerala
|
15200
|
|
17
|
Lakshadweep
|
32
|
|
18
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
71798
|
|
19
|
Maharashtra
|
66298
|
|
20
|
Manipur
|
1655
|
|
21
|
Meghalaya
|
4937
|
|
22
|
Mizoram
|
700
|
|
23
|
Nagaland
|
910
|
|
24
|
Odisha
|
22450
|
|
25
|
Puducherry
|
454
|
|
26
|
Punjab
|
50368
|
|
27
|
Rajasthan
|
151275
|
|
28
|
Sikkim
|
140
|
|
29
|
Tamil Nadu
|
71131
|
|
30
|
Telangana
|
39578
|
|
31
|
Tripura
|
6757
|
|
32
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
65108
|
|
33
|
Uttarakhand
|
7811
|
|
34
|
West Bengal
|
21201
|
|
Total
|
890651
|
Aforesaid Answers are of Following Question Which Arieses in Lok Sabha
MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES,
RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION. Question No. 892
- (a) the framework and policies developed by the Central Ground Water Board for management of ground water in India;
- (b) the steps taken by the Government for effective implementation of the Aquifer Mapping and Management Plans (AMP) and Participatory Ground Water Management Plans (PGWM); and
- (c) the results achieved as a result of implementation of the above mentioned plans in each State of the country?
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