ANNUAL REPORT 2016-17 Ladheri Daraganj stretch depicting Sub-surface Aquifer Groups 1 CENTRAL GROUND WATER BOARD Ministry Of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation Government of India ANNUAL REPORT 2016 - 17 2018 FARIDABAD CONTENTS Page No. Executive Summary 1 1. Introduction 4 2. National Aquifer Mapping and Management Programme (NAQUIM) 8 3. Ground Water Exploration 16 4. Geophysical Studies 30 5. Water Quality Studies 33 6. Water Supply Investigations 35 7. Ground Water Regime Monitoring 37 8. Re-Assessment of Dynamic Ground Water Resources 44 9. National Hydrology Project 49 10. Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA) 50 11. Technical Examination of Irrigation Schemes / Proposals 51 12. National Ground Water Training and Research Institute 52 13. Ground Water Modelling Studies 54 14. Special Studies 55 15. Collabarative Studies 61 16. Research & Development Studies 68 17. Chemical Quality Study in Urban Clusters 70 18. Ground Water Studies in Drought Prone areas 86 19. Studies in Tribal areas 87 20. IEC Activities 88 21. Seminars/ Workshops 94 22. Technical Documentation and Publication 100 23. Construction / Acquisition of Office Buildings 102 24. Dissemination and Sharing of Technical Knowledge 103 25. Propagation and Progressive Use of Hindi Language 120 26. Important Meetings 121 27. Vigilance Activities 153 28. RTI Information 154 29. Personnel Management 155 30. Budget and Expenditure 156 Annexure -1 159 Executive Summary Central Ground Water Board (CGWB), a subordinate office of the Ministry of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation (MoWR, RD & GR), Government of India, is the National Apex Agency entrusted with the responsibility of providing scientific inputs for management, exploration, monitoring, assessment, augmentation and regulation of ground water resources of the country. The Board carries its activities through 18 Regional Offices, 17 Divisional offices and 11 State Unit Offices located in States/UTs. National Aquifer Mapping and Management Programme (NAQUIM) Ground Water Management and Regulation (GWMR) is the major Central Sector scheme of the CGWB, Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, Government of India which has the core component of National Aquifer Mapping and Mangement Programme (NAQUIM) initiated during the 12th Plan period (2012-17). As a part of the programme, an area of ~25 lakh km2 has been identified as suitable for mapping out of the 32 lakh km2 area of the country. To initiate the NAQUIM Programme, CGWB had taken up six pilot Projects in different Hydrogeological terrains spread across the country through application of advanced techniques including Heliborne electro-magnetic survey, application of isotopes and ground water flow modeling. The learning of the Pilot Aquifer Mapping was further utilized to take forward the NAQUIM programme nation-wide by the Board. As per of the programme, a reprioritized target of 5.26 lakh km2 has been kept for 12th five year plan period and 4.03 lakh km2 covered during the year 2016-17 and 6.31 lakh km2 cummulative area covered during the 12th plan at the end of year 2016-17. Out of the total area covered so far, the major part lies in water stressed areas in the states of Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Telangana and Bundelkhand regions in Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. By the end of March 2017, Aquifer Management plans have been prepared by the Board for an area of 6.31 lakh km2 covering areas in part of 26 states & 3 UTs including priority areas in eight States and Bundelkhand area. Prior to the initiation of the Aquifer Mapping Programme, the ground water surveys and exploration work carried out by CGWB aimed to generate a regional picture of the ground water scenario in different parts of the country with a focus on ground water development prospects. However, NAQUIM programme has led to a paradigm shift in approach from ground water development to holistic management of the ground water resource. Ground Water Exploration Ground Water Exploration studies are being carried by the Board to understand the sub - surface hydrogeological set-up of various aquifers and to evaluate aquifer parameters of different aquifer systems. During the year 2016-17, the board has constructed 785 wells consistingof Exploratory Wells (EW)- 542, Observation Wells (OW) -196 and Piezometers (Pz)- 47. Outof 785 exploratory wells constructed, 647 wells were constructed in hard rock, 132 wells in alluvium and 6 wells in bouldary formation. 54 wells were constructed in the tribal and 91 wells in drought prone areas to make ground water available for drinking and irrigation purposes. Monitoring of Ground Water Observation Wells The Board is monitoring the ground water levels in the country four times a year (Jan/ May/ Aug/ Nov) through a network of around 23125 Ground Water Observation Wells. The ground water samples are collected once during the pre monsoon monitoring and analysed for the purpose of ascertaining the changes in chemical quality of ground water. Monitoring of Ground Water Observation Wells for May, August, November 2016 & January 2017 have been completed and reports describing fluctuation of water levels during each measurement compared to of the previous year, decadal average 1 and pre-monsoon period have been compiled to depict detailed information regarding short term and long term changes in the ground water regime of the country. GeophysicalStudies During the year 2016-17, 2917 Vertical Electrical Soundings (VES), 94.03 line kilometre 1-D resistivity profiling, 2.68 line kilometre 2-D resistivity profiling and 77 nos. of borehole logging have been conducted in various parts of the country to ascertain aquifer disposition, water bearing aquifer zones and fresh - saline interferences. Water Quality Analysis During the year 2016-17, 33808 water samples have been analyzed, out of which 22387 water samples have been analyzed for determination of basic constituents, 7436 water samples for Heavy and 3985 for other parameters to know quality of ground water in the various aquifers of the country. Reports and Information Booklets Results of investigations carried out by Central Ground Water Board are suitably documented in the form of reports and maps, which are categorized as Ground Water Year Books, State Reports (Hydrogelogical/ Exploration/ Geophysical/ Chemical), District Ground Water Brochures and Basic Data Reports. During the year 2016-17, 25 State Reports and 22 Ground Water Year Books were submitted & issued. Water Supply Investigations The Board also carries out short term water supply investigations for the Government departments and helps the ministry augmenting their water supply. The Board has carried 155 investigations during this year. Dissemination and Sharing of Technical Know-how Centra Ground Water Board has organized various workshops under IEC program. The officers of CGWB participated in various seminars/ symposia/ workshop/ conference t o share the expertise in the field o f Ground Water and also for getting exposure to new ideas/ technological developments in the field Ground Water science with others.The officers of the Board also participated in various meetings/ committees etc. to render advice on ground water development in specific areas in various States/UTs. Re-assessment of Dynamic Ground Water Resources The total Annual Replenishable Ground Water Resources as on March 2013 of the Country have been reassessed as 447 Billion Cubic Metres (bcm) and the Net Annual Ground Water Availability has been estimated as 441 bcm. Annual Ground Water Draft as on March, 2013 for all uses is 253 bcm. The Stage of Ground Water Development has been worked out as 62%. Technical Examination of Major / Medium Irrigation project proposals During 2016-17, 08 major and minor irrigation project proposal received from Central Water Commission were examined by the Board regional officers. Human Resources Development It has been the earnest endeavour of the Board to keep its technical personnel abreast with the latest developments in all aspects related to ground water development & management. Besides the officers of the Board, trainees from State Departments and candidates from abroad are included in the training programme being organized by the Board. During the year 2016-17, 88 training programmes (38- Tier I, 16-Tier II and 34- Tier-III) were conducted by National Ground Water Training and Research 2 Instituteand a total of 6409 participants (798- Tier I, 507-Tier II and 5104- Tier-III) were trained including 1479 female participants. IEC Activities Central Ground Water Board organized 7th National Level Painting Competition on 8.02.2017 at August Kranti Lawn, India Gate ITO, New Delhi under IEC Scheme of the Ministry. The theme of the National Painting Competition was “Conserve Water – Secure the Future”. A total of 87 students, who won the 1st ,2nd and 3rd prizes in the State Level Painting Competitions from various States / UT‟s participated in the National Level Painting Competition. In the National Level Painting Competition a First prize of Rs. 50,000/-, four Second prizes of Rs. 25,000/- each, five Third prizes of Rs 10,000/- each and 77 Consolation prizes of Rs. 5000/- each was given. The first prize was bagged by Nikhila P, Kerala State and the winner of second prizes were Anubhab Sahoo, Ispita Raut, S Debnath and Twinkle P. The five third prize winners were S. Dinesh, Ritam Mondal, Namrata Devgun, Dipanshu Pandey and Pyanshu Roy.Under this event more than 13500 schools and over 13 lakh students in all over the country have participated with competitionat School Level. Out of these, 50 students selected by the Jury in each State, were invited to participate in the State Level Painting Competitions 2st National Essay Competition was organized under Jal Kranti Abhiyan 2016-17 in all the States and Union Territories of the country to create awareness among public. The Essay Competition was held for two categories i.e. Essay Competition for the age group of 15-25 Years (Category-1) and Technical Papers (Category-II).