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Annual Report 2008-2009 CENTRAL GROUND WATER BOARD MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES GOVERNMENT OF INDIA Annual Report 2008-2009 CENTRAL GROUND WATER BOARD MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES GOVERNMENT OF INDIA ANNUAL REPORT 2008-2009 CONTENTS Sl. No. CHAPTERS Page No. Executive Summary 1 1. Introduction 6 2. Ground Water Management Studies 10 3. Ground Water Exploration 52 4. Development and Testing of Exploratory Wells 72 5. Taking Over of Wells by States 73 6. Water Supply Investigations 74 7. Hydrological and Hydrometereological Studies 76 8. Ground Water Level Scenario 82 (Monitoring of Ground Water Observation Wells) 9. Geophysical Studies 84 10. Hydrochemical Studies 105 11. High Yielding Wells Drilled 115 12. Hydrology Project 122 13. Studies on Artificial Recharge of Ground Water 124 14. Mathematical Modeling Studies 128 15. Central Ground Water Authority 137 16. Ground Water Studies in Drought Prone Areas 138 17. Ground Water Studies in Tribal Areas 140 18. Estimation of Ground Water Resources 142 based on GEC-1997 Methodology 19. Technical Examination of Major/Medium Irrigation Schemes 145 20. Remote Sensing Studies 146 Sl. No. CHAPTERS Page No. 21. Human Resource Development 153 22. Special Studies 157 23. Technical Documentation and Publication 164 24. Visits by ministers, secretary and international delegations 167 25. Construction/Acquisition of Office Buildings 170 26. Dissemination and Sharing of technical know-how (Participation in Seminars, 171 Symposia and Workshops) 27. Research and Development Studies/Schemes 181 28. Publicity and Public Awareness 183 29. Activities in North Eastern Region 189 30. Propagation and Progressive Use of Hindi Language 190 31. Vigilance Activity 191 32. Personnel Management 192 33. Persons with Disabilities 2008-09 193 34. Budget and Accounting 194 Annexure – 1 Location and Jurisdiction of Regional and other offices of CGWB EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Support and co-ordinate the efforts of State Government for planned development of ground Ground water plays a key role in meeting the water needs water. of various user-sectors in India. With growing awareness, Foster International co-operation to promote scientific the dependability on ground water as a sustainable exchanges, acquisition of useful technology. resource in nation building reasserts the need for an Promote environmental awareness and water quality organization like Central Ground Water Board which is consciousness, impart training and promote applied vested with the responsibilities of assessing and managing research. the ground water resources of the country through ground water management studies, exploration, evaluation and ORGANISATIONAL SETUP monitoring of ground water regime. The Central Ground Water Board is headed by the Chairman and has four main wings namely 1) Exploratory The Central Ground Water Board was constituted as a Drilling & Material Management 2) Sustainable National apex organization in 1972 by the merger of the Management & Liaison 3) Survey, Assessment & Ground Water Wing of Geological Survey of India with the Monitoring and 4) Training and Technology Transfer. Each erstwhile Exploratory Tube wells Organization (ETO). The wing is headed by a Member. The administrative & main activities of the Board include macro level financial matters of the Board are being dealt with by the Hydrogeological investigations, deep exploratory drilling Director (Administration) and Finance & Accounts Officer coupled with remote sensing studies, geophysical studies (FAO) respectively. and pumping tests to study the subsurface Hydrogeological features and nation-wide monitoring of The Exploratory Drilling & Materials Management wing is the behavior of water table and water quality through a responsible for the drilling and construction of Exploratory network of ground water observation wells. The data and other type of boreholes required for ground water generated from these investigations provide the scientific exploration including monitoring of stores, consumption base for preparation of ground water development and inventory for efficient and economic machine schemes by the State Governments. Besides advising the utilization, purchase action in respect of drilling States on planning, financing and administration of ground equipment, vehicles, instruments etc. water development schemes, the Board undertakes The Sustainable Management and Liaison wing looks after research & development schemes, water balance studies, sustainable management of ground water related policies, conjunctive use studies and artificial recharge studies. The issues etc., augmentation of ground water resources Board also organizes training of personnel of different including artificial recharge and monitoring of artificial disciplines of Central and State Government Organisations recharge studies, urban ground water management, in ground water related activities. storage and retrieval etc. OBJECTIVES The Survey, Assessment & Monitoring Wing of Central Ground Water Board is vested with the responsibilities for Under the mandate given based on principles of economic, undertaking Ground Water Management Studies, work ecological efficiency and equity, the major activities of related to monitoring of ground water regime and Central Ground Water Board are to: development, conjunctive use of surface and ground water, Aquifer mapping and assessment of aquifer Periodically assess the country's ground water characteristics based on exploration and surveys, Hydro- resources. chemical analyses and studies, pollution studies, short Monitor and guide ground water development to term water supply investigations, drought management, promote its sustainable management. data collection, special studies, preparation of various Develop, refine and disseminate basin specific Hydrogeological maps, Atlases, Master plans, State technologies for sustainable ground water reports, District reports, etc. development and management. Plan augmentation, conservation and regulation of The Training and Technology Transfer Wing is vested with ground water resources. the responsibility of imparting training at different levels Establish a National Information System to collect, to entrepreneurs, professionals and administrators store, process and disseminate ground water data. concerned with ground water development and Promote the economic and efficient use of manpower, management. The wing is also responsible for formulation energy and equipment employed in ground water of overall training policy, assessment of training needs, sector. conceptualization of the training modules and the 1 programme implementation strategy etc for the March, 2009, 761 wells (EW-404, OW-159, PZ-197, SH-01) organization. have been constructed, against a target of 800 wells. For undertaking the activities in field, 18 Regional Offices, 60 wells with discharge ranging from 90 LPM to 3000 LPM each headed by a Regional Director, have been established have been constructed in the states of Andhra Pradesh, in the country. 11 State Unit Offices have also been Assam, Bihar, Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, established in those states having large geographical area Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa, for better management of field activities. 17 Divisional Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. The study will help in offices handle the exploratory drilling and related identifying ground water sources and in guiding the states activities, each headed by an Executive Engineer. Both the to adopt follow up action with regard to ground water State Unit offices and Divisional Offices work under the development for drinking water supply and other overall administrative control of the respective Regional demands. offices. The details of Regional office wise field formations and their jurisdiction are given in Annexure- 1. The Board Monitoring of Ground Water Observation Wells has about 500 Scientists, 200 Engineers; and about 3500 technical & administrative/ministerial supporting staff. The Board is monitoring the ground water levels in the The Board has a fleet of 88 drilling rigs (34 Direct Rotary, country four times a year (Jan/May/Aug/Nov) through a 41 Down the Hole and 13 Percussion Combination types) network of 15600 Ground Water Observation Wells. The for taking up drilling operations. ground water samples collected during the pre-monsoon monitoring are analysed for the purpose of ascertaining ACTIVITIES & ACHIEVEMENTS the changes in chemical quality of ground water. Monitoring of Ground Water Observation Wells for May, Ground Water Management Studies August, November 2008 & January 2009 have been completed and reports describing fluctuation of water Ground Water Management Studies are being carried levels during each measurement compared to monitoring out to have first hand information on the changes in the of previous year, decadal average and pre-monsoon period ground water scenario with reference to time, due to have been compiled to have detailed information changes in various input and output parameter and due to regarding short term and long term changes in the ground human interference. This forms the base for water regime. developmental activities and policy making. Special priority is being taken for such studies in hilly areas, valley Geophysical Studies fill areas, tribal areas, drought areas, urban areas, over- exploited areas, low ground water development areas, The Board undertakes geophysical studies as an integral mining areas, industrial areas, farmers distress areas, part of