Strategy 3.4

Intensive programme for ground water recharge in over-exploited, critical and semi-critical areas 

Rain water harvesting and artificial recharge to ground water

There are 1071 assessment units categorized as over-exploited as per 2011 assessment of CGWB. Eighteen States/UTs having over-exploited ground water assessment units are - Andhra Pradesh (45%), Chhattisgarh (35%), Gujarat (67%), Himachal Pradesh (71%), Jharkhand (32%), Karnataka (64%), Kerala (47%), Madhya Pradesh (57%), Maharashtra (53), Tamil Nadu (77%), Uttar Pradesh (74%), Punjab (172%), Rajasthan (137%), Haryana (133%), Delhi (137%), Puducherry (90 %) Daman & Diu (97%) and Telangana (54.8%). The Principal Secretaries in-charge of Ground Water Department of these eighteen States/UTs have been requested to submit DPR for demonstration project for one over-exploited assessment unit in each State/UT.

In these blocks, it is proposed to implement Rain Water Harvesting and Artificial Recharge after preparation of DPR for the block as a complete unit by harnessing the surplus non-committed water resources for the purpose of the demonstrative replicability of Artificial Recharge and Rain Water Harvesting for improving the Ground Water situation. Identification of blocks is to be done in consultation with CGWB /concerned State Governments. Preparation of DPR will be undertaken by Nodal agency in association with State Department/ CGWB. After submission and approval of DPR,  implementation of rain water harvesting and artificial recharge works will be carried out by identified nodal agency through pooling of resources from other programmes such as MNREGP, Integrated Watershed Management Programme and Rural Drinking Water Programme supplemented by Ministry of Jal Shakti

CATEGORIZATION OF BLOCKS/ MANDALS/ TALUKAS IN INDIA (March, 2011)

S. No.

States  / Union Territories

Units Asses-sed

Safe

Semi-critical

Critical

Over-exploited

Saline

Nos.

%

Nos.

%

Nos.

%

Nos.

%

Nos.

%

1

Andhra Pradesh

664

536

81

42

6

7

1

41

6

38

6

2

Arunachal Pradesh

11

11

100

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

Assam

27

27

100

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4

Bihar

533

522

98

11

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

5

Chattisgarh

146

125

86

18

12

2

1

1

1

0

0

6

Delhi

27

2

7

5

19

2

7

18

67

0

0

7

Goa

20

20

100

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

8

Gujarat

223

171

77

13

6

5

2

24

11

10

4

9

Haryana

116

23

20

7

6

15

13

71

61

0

0

10

Himachal Pradesh

8

5

63

0

0

2

25

1

13

0

0

11

Jammu & Kashmir

14

14

100

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

12

Jharkhand

210

199

95

5

2

0

0

6

3

0

0

13

Karnataka

270

152

56

34

13

21

8

63

23

0

0

14

Kerala

152

126

83

23

15

2

1

1

1

0

0

15

Madhya Pradesh

313

218

70

67

21

4

1

24

8

0

0

16

Maharashtra

353

325

92

16

5

2

1

10

3

0

0

17

Manipur

8

8

100

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

18

Meghalaya

7

7

100

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

19

Mizoram

22

22

100

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

20

Nagaland

8

8

100

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

21

Orissa

314

308

98

0

0

0

0

0

0

6

2

22

Punjab

138

22

16

2

1

4

3

110

80

0

0

23

Rajasthan

243

25

10

20

8

24

10

172

71

2

1

24

Sikkim

4

4

100

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

25

Tamil Nadu

1129

437

39

235

21

48

4

374

33

35

3

26

Telangana

446

341

76

55

12

8

2

42

9

0

0

27

Tripura

39

39

100

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

28

Uttar Pradesh

820

559

68

82

10

68

8

111

14

0

0

29

Uttaranchal

18

11

61

5

28

2

11

0

0

0

0

30

West Bengal

271

217

80

53

20

1

0

0

0

0

0

 

Total in States

6554

4484

68

693

11

217

3

1069

16

91

1

  Union Territories                      
1 Andaman & Nicobar   36 36 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2 Chandigarh     1 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3 Dadra & Nagar Haveli   1 1 100 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Daman & Diu   2 0 0 1 50 0 0 1 50 0
5 Lakshdweep   9 6 67 3 33 0 0 0 0 0
6 Pondicherry   4 2 50 0 0 0 1 25 1 25
  Total in UTs   53 46 87 4 8 0 0 2 4 1
  Grand Total   6607 4530 69 697 11 217 3 1071 16 92

Note

Blocks-  Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Kerala, M.P., Manipur, Mizoram, Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan, Tripura, U.P., Uttarakhand, West Bengal

Taluks (Command/Non-Command)-Karnataka

Mandal- Andhra Pradesh, Telangana

Taluks- Goa, Gujarat, Maharashtra

Districts (Valley)- Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura

Islands- Lakshdweep, Andaman & Nicobar Islands

Firka- Tamil Nadu

Region- Puducherry

UT- Chandigarh, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu

Tehsil- NCT Delhi