GOVERNMENT OF INDIA
MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES,
RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA REJUVENATION
LOK SABHA
UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 4051
ANSWERED ON 13.8.2015
ARTIFICIAL RECHARGE TO GROUND WATER
4051. DR. BHAGIRATH PRASAD
SHRIMATI KAVITHA KALVAKUNTLA
Will the Minister of WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND GANGA
REJUVENATION be pleased to state:
(a) whether the Government has prepared a master plan for artificial recharge to ground water in India
and if so, the details thereof;
(b) the financial allocation made in this regard and the magnitude of artificial structures envisaged in
rural and urban areas of the country; and
(c) the number of artificial recharge structures constructed thereunder during each of the last two years
and the current year, State-wise?
ANSWER
THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR WATER RESOURCES, RIVER DEVELOPMENT AND
GANGA REJUVENATION
(PROF. SANWAR LAL JAT)
(a) Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) has prepared a conceptual document entitled “Master Plan
for Artificial Recharge to Ground Water in India” during the year 2013, which envisages construction
of 1.11 crore rain water harvesting and artificial recharge structures in the Country, at an estimated
cost of Rs. 79,178 crores to harness 85 BCM (Billion Cubic Metre) of water, in an area of 9,41,541
sq.km by harnessing surplus monsoon runoff to augment ground water resources. The Master Plan has
already been circulated to all State Governments for implementation.
(b) & (c) The magnitude of rain water harvesting & artificial structures envisaged in rural and urban
areas of the country is given at Annexure-I. CGWB had undertaken a component of ‘Demonstrative
Rain Water Harvesting and Artificial Recharge Projects’ during XI Plan under the scheme of ‘Ground
Water Management & Regulation’ in priority areas.
The project aimed at facilitating State
Governments for replicating recharge projects in similar hydrogeological environment. During the XI
Plan, 133 demonstrative recharge projects costing Rs. 99.87 crore were approved for construction of
artificial recharge structures in 22 States. Although this component has been discontinued during the
XII Plan period, funds are released for spilled over projects during XII Plan. State-wise details of the
artificial recharge structures constructed during last two years and the current year under component
‘Demonstrative Rain Water Harvesting and Artificial Recharge Projects’ is given at Annexure-II.
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ANNEXURE - I
Annexure referred to in reply to parts (b) & (c) Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4051 to be answered on
13.08.2015 regarding “Artificial Recharge to Ground Water”
STATE-WISE NUMBER OF RURAL & URBAN ARTIFICIAL RECHARGE STRUCTURES ENVISAGED IN
‘MASTER PLAN FOR ARTIFICIAL RECHARGE TO GROUND WATER-2013’
S.
No.
State/UT
1
Andhra Pradesh
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
Bihar
Chhattisgarh
Delhi
Goa
Gujarat
Haryana
Himachal
Jammu & Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Kerala
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
NER states
Odisha
Punjab
Rajasthan
Sikkim
Tamil Nadu
Uttar Pradesh
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Andaman &
Nicobar Island
Chandigarh
Dadra & Nagar
Haveli
Daman and Diu
Lakshadweep
Puducherry
Total
25
26
27
28
29
Rural
Structure
Cost
(Number)
(Rs. in
crore)
68625
2703.15
Urban
Structure
Cost
(Number)
(Rs. in
crore)
750000
1230.00
Total
Structure
Cost
(Number)
(Rs. in
crore)
818625
3933.15
2058
87202
8
1393
18775
44727
102328
1688
26282
72985
754427
532724
51157
15250
5856
79924
9603
1905
193574
108945
2900
97360
1640
128.81
1856.21
0.40
83.58
769.00
1255.30
573.47
168.80
1733.34
1998.66
5457.72
10717.61
7926.34
765.90
525.00
2021.47
1566.07
54.07
9284.63
7629.28
414.75
3450.06
44.02
100000
200000
142850
10000
500000
376000
50000
100000
200000
700000
315000
600000
1605670
400000
300000
375000
500000
5000
0
1200000
48250
300000
1200
164.00
309.00
1097.50
16.40
725.00
1675.00
82.00
145.00
290.00
1148.00
456.75
984.00
2765.75
656.00
499.50
1650.00
820.00
13.25
0.00
1968.00
68.25
522.00
8.00
102058
287202
142858
11393
518775
420727
152328
101688
226282
772985
1069427
1132724
1656827
415250
305856
454924
509603
6905
193574
1308945
51150
397360
2840
292.81
2165.21
1097.90
99.98
1494.00
2930.30
655.47
313.80
2023.345
3146.66
5914.47
11701.60
10692.09
1421.90
1024.50
3671.47
2386.07
67.32
9284.63
9597.28
483.00
3972.06
52.02
0
65
0.00
3.37
8700
1000
652.50
1.50
8700
1065
652.50
4.87
0
0
1740
2283141
0.00
0.00
61.40
61192.41
4044
6100
1000
8799814
4.44
30.50
3.05
17985.39
4044
6100
2740
11082955
4.44
30.50
64.45
79177.80
ANNEXURE - II
Annexure referred to in reply to parts (b) & (c) Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No. 4051 to be answered on
13.08.2015 regarding “Artificial Recharge to Ground Water”
ARTIFICIAL RECHARGE STRUCTURES CONSTRUCTED DURING LAST TWO YEARS (2013-15) AND
CURRENT YEAR (2015-16) UNDER THE ‘DEMONSTRATIVE RAIN WATER HARVESTING AND
ARTIFICIAL RECHARGE PROJECTS’ UNDER THE CENTRAL SECTOR SCHEME DURING XI PLAN
S.
Name of State/UT
No.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
Arunachal Pradesh
Bihar
Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh
Delhi
Himachal Pradesh
Jammu & Kashmir
Jharkhand
Karnataka
Madhya Pradesh
Nagaland
Odhisha
Punjab
Rajasthan
Telangana
Uttar Pradesh
West Bengal
Total
2013-14
16
9
0
15
10
1
1
69
35
4
34
40
0
14
22
33
7
310
2014-15
19
4
2015-16
(Up to 30th June 2015)
15
2
3
2
3
15
2
23
1
48
41