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BY RAKESH DUBBUDU ON APRIL 23, 2016

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Various parts of the country are facing a severe water crisis. Data reveals that the crisis is getting
worse by the day. The per capita water availability in the country has come down by 70% in 60
years from 1951 to 2011. Even the 2011 survey by the Central Ground Water Board indicates that
ground water is over exploited in one out of every six assessed units.
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Various parts of the country are reeling under a severe drought and a water crisis. Data also reveals
that the situation is getting worse by the day. The per capita water availability in the country has
come down 70% from 1951 to 2011, in a span of 60 years. While growth of population is one of the
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matters worse.
Requirement would reach 1447 BCM by 2050
The average annual water availability in the country has been assessed as 1869 billion cubic meters
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etc. in the country has been assessed by the Standing Sub-Committee for Assessment of Availability
and Requirement of Water for Diverse Uses in the Country to be about 813 BCM, 1093 BCM, and

eciency, the water requirement by the year 2010, 2025 and 2050 will be about 710 BCM, 843 BCM
and 1180 BCM respectively. Bulk of this requirement would be for irrigation. As per the Central
Water Commission, only 1123 BCM of water is utilizable out of the available water including surface
and ground water resources.
Per Capita Water Availability in 2011 is 1545 Cubic Meters
The per capita water availability in the country is reducing due to increase in population. The

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average annual per capita availability of water taking into consideration the population in various

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water as per 1951 census was 5177 cubic meters. This is down to 1545 cubic meters as per 2011
census. As per the 2001 census, it was 1816 cubic meters. It has continuously decreased owing to
the increase in population.

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What is an over exploited area?

Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) categorizes various assessed units into Over-exploited, Critical
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groundwater levels. The stage of ground water development is a ratio of Annual Ground Water Draft
and Net Annual Ground Water Availability in percentage. Present stage of ground water
development in the country is 58%. The following are the four categories as dened by CGWB based
on the criteria mentioned above

One in every Six assessed blocks is over exploited in ground water

The latest assessment of Dynamic Ground Water Resources was carried out jointly by Central
Ground Water Board (CGWB) and the State Governments in 2011. Out of 6607 assessed units
(Blocks/ Mandals/ Talukas) in the Country, 1071 units falling in 16 States and 2 UTs have been
categorized as Over-Exploited. 217 assessed units are Critical and 697 are Semi-Critical. In other
words, one out of every six assessed units is over exploited while 3 out of every 10 assessed units
are not safe. Overall, 30% of the assessed units are in over-exploited, critical or semi critical state.

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Delhi & Rajasthan at the top of Ground Water Exploitation

Within the states, 92.6% of the assessed units in Delhi are in over-exploited, critical or semi critical
state. Rajasthan is a close second with 88.9% of the assessed units in such a state. In both Punjab
and Haryana, more than 80% of the assessed units are in such a state. More than 30% of the
assessed units are not in a safe state in 10 of the states. In Bihar, only 2.1% of the assessed units are
in such a state while in Odisha, all the 314 assessed units were found to be safe.

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