Atal Bhujal Yojana
(a) whether the Government is planning to launch ‘Atal Bhujal Yojana’ to check depleting ground water level in the country and if so, the details thereof;
(b) the details of illegal mineral water/ soft drink bottling plants functioning in the country and the quantum of ground water being used by them, State-wise;
(c) whether over-exploitation of ground water has resulted in the creation of dark zones in various parts of the country and if so, the details thereof;
(d) whether the Government is contemplating to fix cost on the extraction of ground water for its commercial use and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
(e) the measures taken by the Government for the management of water resources as well as to check depleting ground water level in the country?
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION
LOK SABHA
STARRED QUESTION NO: 287 ANSWERED ON: 15.03.2018
Atal Bhujal Yojana
ANJU BALA
Tejpratap Singh,Yadav
Will the Minister of WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANAGA REJUVENATION be pleased to state:-
(a) whether the Government is planning to launch ‘Atal Bhujal Yojana’ to check depleting ground water level in the country and if so, the details thereof;
(b) the details of illegal mineral water/ soft drink bottling plants functioning in the country and the quantum of ground water being used by them, State-wise;
(c) whether over-exploitation of ground water has resulted in the creation of dark zones in various parts of the country and if so, the details thereof;
(d) whether the Government is contemplating to fix cost on the extraction of ground water for its commercial use and if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor; and
(e) the measures taken by the Government for the management of water resources as well as to check depleting ground water level in the country?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION, ROAD TRANSPORT & HIGHWAYS AND SHIPPING
(SHRI NITIN JAIRAM GADKARI)
(a) to (e) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.
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STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (A) TO (E) OF STARRED QUESTION NO. *287 TO BE ANSWERED IN LOK SABHA ON 15.03.2018 REGARDING “ATAL BHUJAL YOJANA” ASKED BY SHRIMATI ANJU BALA and SHRI TEJ PRATAP SINGH YADAV, M.Ps
(a) Government has proposed Atal Bhujal Yojana (ABHY) aimed at sustainable ground water management with community participation in select over-exploited and ground water stressed areas in seven States (Gujarat, Haryana, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh). ABHY is designed as a Central Sector Scheme with a total outlay of Rs. 6,000 Crore and is proposed to be implemented with World Bank assistance.
(b) Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) is regulating ground water development in 23 States/UTs. For enforcement of the regulatory measures in these areas, concerned Deputy Commissioners/ District Magistrates have been directed under Section 5 of ‘The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986’ to take necessary action in case of violations of directives of CGWA. No data regarding illegal mineral water/soft drink bottling plants functioning in the country is available with the Ministry of Water Resources, RD & GR.
(c) As per the assessment of dynamic ground water resources of country (As on 31st March 2013) carried out jointly by CGWB and State Ground Water Departments, out of the total 6584 numbers of assessment units (Block/ Taluks/ Mandals/ watershed/ Firkka), 1034 units have been categorized as ‘Over-exploited’. State-wise number of ‘Over-exploited’ units are given at Annexure - I. This may be due to increase in population, rapid urbanization & industrialization and other related factors.
(d) CGWA has prepared draft guidelines which stipulates existing & new industries, infrastructure & mining projects etc. to obtain ‘No Objection Certificate (NOC)’. In the draft guidelines framed by CGWA, it is proposed to levy a water conservation fee for issuance of ‘No Objection Certificate (NOC)’ for ground water abstraction. The rates of water conservation fee have been proposed based on the quantum of ground water abstracted, category of ground water assessment unit and use of ground water. Details of rates proposed are given at Annexure – II. Water Conservation Fee will be utilized by the respective State Governments for implementation of ground water recharge/ water conservation measures.
(e) Water being a State subject, steps for augmentation, conservation and efficient management of water resources to ensure sustainability and availability are primarily undertaken by the respective State Governments. However, steps taken by the Central Government for conservation of ground water are available at the following URL http://mowr.gov.in/sites/default/files/MeasuresForGW-Depletion_1.pdf.
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ANNEXURE - I
Annexure referred to in reply to part (c) of Starred Question No. *287 to be answered in Lok Sabha on 15.03.2018 regarding “Atal Bhujal Yojna”.
CATEGORIZATION OF BLOCKS/ MANDALS/ TALUKS IN INDIA
(2013)
Sl.
No. States /
Union Territories Total No. of
Assessed Units Over-
Exploited
Nos. %
States
1. Andhra Pradesh 670 61 9
2. Arunachal Pradesh 11 0 0
3. Assam 27 0 0
4. Bihar 534 0 0
5. Chhattisgarh 146 1 1
6. Delhi 27 15 56
7. Goa 12 0 0
8. Gujarat 223 23 10
9. Haryana 119 64 54
10. Himachal Pradesh 8 1 13
11. Jammu & Kashmir 22 0 0
12. Jharkhand 260 4 2
13. Karnataka 176 43 24
14. Kerala 152 1 1
15. Madhya Pradesh 313 25 8
16. Maharashtra 353 9 3
17. Manipur 9 0 0
18. Meghalaya 11 0 0
19. Mizoram 22 0 0
20. Nagaland 11 0 0
21. Odisha 314 0 0
22. Punjab 138 105 76
23. Rajasthan 248 164 66
24. Sikkim - - -
25. Tamil Nadu 1139 358 31
26. Telangana 443 46 10
27. Tripura 39 0 0
28. Uttar Pradesh 820 113 14
29. Uttarakhand 18 0 0
30. West Bengal 268 0 0
Total (States) 6533 1033 16
Union Territories
1. Andaman & Nicobar 34 0 0
2. Chandigarh 1 0 0
3. Dadra & Nagar Haveli 1 0 0
4. Daman & Diu 2 0 0
5. Lakshadweep 9 0 0
6. Puducherry 4 1 25
Total (UTs) 51 1 2
Grand Total 6584 1034 16
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ANNEXURE - II
Annexure referred to in reply to part (d) of Starred Question No. *287 to be answered in Lok Sabha on 15.03.2018 regarding “Atal Bhujal Yojna”.
S.No. Category of area
Ground water
use
Rate of Water Conservation Fee (Rs. Per m3/day)
<500 m3/day 500 to <1000 m3/day 1000 to <5000 m3/day 5000 m3/day and above
1 Safe 0.90 1.00 1.10 1.20
2 Semi-critical 1.00 1.10 1.20 1.30
3 Critical 1.10 1.20 1.30 1.40
4 Over- exploited 1.20 1.30 1.40 1.50
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Source: Loksabha
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