June DYNAMIC GROUND 2017 WATER RESOURCES OF INDIA st (As on 31 March 2013) Central Ground Water Board Ministry of Water Resources, River Development &Ganga Rejuvenation Government of India Faridabad DYNAMIC GROUND WATER RESOURCES OF INDIA st (As on 31 March 2013) Central Ground Water Board Ministry of Water Resources, River Development &Ganga Rejuvenation Government of India Faridabad June, 2017 Note No. #18 Attachment:Message Of (HMWR).pdf .ra vivrfqq, Tff fuo-r{ gTTI qrrff Yq rrrn TI{&TUI q{l UMA BHARTI ql{d TrfiDIl q{ frd-11ooo1 uttt{qr0 MINISTER OF WATER RESOURCES RIVER DEVELOPMENTAND GANGA REJUVENATION GOVERNMENT OF INDIA NEW DELHI.11OOO1 JUH ?0r7 MESSAGE 0 I A scarce natural resource, water is fundamental to life, livelihood, food security and sustainable development. Ground water has emerged as the backbone of India's agriculture and drinking water security. Ground water levels are declining at an alarming rate du6 to excessive withclrawal. This situation calls for a prudent management of ground water resources of the country to ensure its sustainability. It is crucial that pragmatic ground water management decisions should be based on accurate assessment of the resources. Dynamic ground water resources are the measure of the replenishable ground water resources, its availability and utilization. The dynamic ground water resources of India are assessed periodically by State Governments in association with Central Ground Water Board. The assessment of the resources forms the basis for categorization of clifferent administrative units in the country as Safe, Semi-Critical, Critical, Over Explolted categories. The rnanagement and i'egulation of tne ground water resources is dependent on this categorization. I am hopeful that this report will warrant proper management of the ground water resources in the country ano enlighten generll public and stakeholders by providing authentic data on ground water resources. This may in turn motivate everyone to make optimum use of this resource for a balanced present and future. ,-Jb r 1 ,;-rq (r,.,MA BHARTT) Room No. 210, Shram Shakti Bhawan, New Delhi-110 001 (01 Tel. : 1 ) 237 117 80, 237 1 4663, 237 1 4200, Fax : (0 1 1 )237 1 0804 E-mail : [email protected] ulc,l qalrl ird liiEt Note No. #15 Attachment:Message.pdf qa dwtr;. Tn h-6rr .i.n !i{l eio E-*a 6-crr dlkqn ffi' 1'ti *irerq {rq qrtil TRiSr{ DR. SANJEEV KUMAR BALYAN @ r{ ffi-rrooor MINISTER OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES RIVER DEVELOPMENTAND GANGA REJUVENATION GOVERN[.,lENT OF INDIA NEW OELHI . 11OOO1 Mssaage lndia with a geographical area of nearly 3.3 mi ion square kitometers is '16% home to oI the population ol the world whereas it has ooly 4% ol the total freshwater resources of the world. Moreover there is huge inequality in the distribution of water resources within the country. Ground water which is the pramary source of drinking water in the country is also uneventy distributed. Nearty 70olo of the ground water resources are confined to the lndo-Ganga Brahmaputra plains covering only 30% of the geographical area ln this scenario, the proper management and development of ground water resources assumes ulmost imponance, Management of ground water resources requires a structured approach staning its usage monitoring of estimating the resources, monitoring of water tevels and quality, analysing hazards to ground water regime and developing managemenl strategies for their control. The periodic estimation of dynamic ground water resources is a significant step in this direction. Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) and State Ground water Depanments jointly carry out periodic assessment ol ground water resources of the entire country. These assessments form the basis for planning ground water management interventions inter-alia artificial recharge, regulation of ground water use.The assessment report'Dynamic Ground Water Resources of lndia (as on 31't March, 2013)' is the latest version of the state-wise resources. I laud the efforts of CGWB and State cround Water Departments in bringing out the report. I firmly believe that the report would serve as an excellent source material for all stakeholders involved in ground water management. (Dr. Sa zts, rrc Yrk r+<. vql qrl. T{ ffi -110 ool ({1rFr : (011) 23708419 23718759 +-iFr : 011-23354496 215. Shram Shakti thawan, Rafi Marg. New Delhr-110 001 Iel (011)23708419, 23718759, Fax 01'l-23354496 E-mail r mos,mowr@nic in qr{a erqq6o 6a sr6R d qa ciTflqr, T8 fr"o-r{ sli{ Dr. AMARJIT SINGH rrrll rl-llErq trfud TrqeIEI er+q, SECRETARY *rq vrfu Tl. 23710305 El{t{ r(qi {s1 qr,i. r{ ffi-tto oot Fax 2373'1553 GOVERNMENT OF INOIA E-mail . [email protected] MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT & GANGA REJUVENATION SHRAM SHAKTI BHAWAN, RAFI MARG, NEW DELHI-1'IO OO1 http://www.wrm in.nic.in Foreword Water is indispensable for life, but its availability and sustainability is not uniform in the country. Groundwater is an integral part of the hydrological cycle and is a valuable natural resource and primary source of water for agriculture, domestic, and industrial uses. The uncontrolled withdrawal of the resource for meeting the increased demands for agriculture, industries and domestic use has resulted in depletion of the groundwater. It is essential that groundwater be used and managed in a sustainable way in order to maintain present and future demands. The groundwater resources of India are assessed following a well defined Groundwater Estimation Methodoloqy, 1997. The assessment is carried out jointly by CGWB and State Groundwater Departments at periodical intervals under the overall guidance of Central Level Expert Group. The report'Dynamic Groundwater Resources of India (as on 31't March 2013)' is a compilation of State-wise assessment. I appreciate the work done by Central Ground Water Board in bringing out this publication on the status of ground water resources, availability and utilization in the country. The excessive development of ground water to meet the water demand is reflected in many parts of the country as declining water levels and deteriorating ground water quality. I am sure this report would provide greater opportunity to the administrators, planners and stakeholders for better groundwater management and regulation. (Amarjit Singh) wa gBe sd - Eqr g{r6rd 6-fr CONSERVE WATER -SAVE LIFE Chairman Central Ground Water Board Ministry of Water Resources, River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation Government of India Faridabad Preface Water is essential for life. Sustainable management of this scarce resource has become a challenge nowadays owing to increased demands of increasing population, growing urbanization and rapid industrialization combined with rising agricultural production. The assessment of ground water resources is carried out at periodic intervals to determine the ground water scenario in the country. Country wide assessment of ground water resources poses challenges in terms of data availability, acquisition and maintaining uniformity and comparability of the results. There is a strong link between the assessment and management which require continuous refinements in the ground water resources assessments. In 2014, Ministry of Water Resources River Development & Ganga Rejuvenation, constituted a Central Level expert group for over all supervision of the re-assessment of the ground water resources of the India. The Dynamic ground water resources assessment as on 31st March 2013 has been carried out jointly by CGWB and state ground water departments following a well-defined guidelines and norms of Ground water resources estimation methodology, 1997. On the basis of these assessments, the administrative units such as Blocks/ Firkas/Mandals etc. are categorized as Safe, Semi- Critical, Critical and Over Exploited. It is with this base, the present report was compiled. I extend my gratitude to Ms. Parveen Kaur, Scientist-B for her sincere efforts in compilation of this report. Assessment of ground water resources is essential for planning and management of ground water resources. I am sure this report will be very beneficial for the administrators, managers and stakeholders on various aspects of ground water. DYNAMIC GROUND WATER RESOURCES OF INDIA (As on 31st March, 2013) AT A GLANCE 1. Total Annual Replenishable Ground 447 bcm Water Resources 2. Net Annual Ground Water Availability 411 bcm 3. Annual Ground Water Draft 253 bcm 4. Stage of Ground Water Development 62% Categorization of Assessment Units (Blocks/ Mandals/ Firka/Taluks) Total No. of Assessed Units 6584 1. Safe 4520 2. Semi Critical 681 3. Critical 253 4. Over-Exploited 1034 5. Saline 96 DYNAMIC GROUND WATER RESOURCES OF INDIA (As on 31st March, 2013) CONTENTS S.No. Particulars Page No. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY i-ii 1. INTRODUCTION 1 1.1 Previous Assessments 1 1.2 Ground Water Assessment and Management Initiatives 3 1.3 Re-assessment of Ground Water Resources (as on 31st March 2013) 3 2. GROUND WATER RESOURCES ESTIMATION METHODOLOGY 5 2.1 Assessment of Ground Water Draft 5 2.2 Assessment of Ground Water Recharge from Other Sources 5 2.3 Assessment of Ground Water Recharge from Rainfall 6 2.4 Ground Water Recharge during Monsoon Season 8 2.5 Ground Water Recharge during Non-Monsoon Season 8 2.6 Annual Replenishable Ground Water Resources 9 2.7 Net Annual Ground Water Availability 9 2.8 Future Utilization of Ground Water Resources 9 2.9 Stage of Ground Water Development 10 2.10 Categorization of Assessment Units 10 3. RAINFALL OF INDIA 11 3.1 Rainfall Pattern 11 3.2 Year wise Monsoon Rainfall Distribution (2011-2013) 16 4. HYDROGEOLOGICAL SETUP OF THE COUNTRY 19 4.1 Aquifer Systems of India 19 5. GROUND WATER LEVEL SCENARIO IN THE COUNTRY 23 6. GROUND WATER RESOURCES OF INDIA 27 6.1 Dynamic Fresh Ground Water Resources 27 6.2 Ground Water Utilization 28 6.3 Stage of Ground Water Development 28 6.4 Categorization of Assessment Units 28 7.