NAQUIM

Mar 25, 2021

New Delhi, 25 March 2021: Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) is implementing National Aquifer Mapping and Management program (NAQUIM), which envisages mapping of aquifers (water bearing formations), their characterization and development of Aquifer Management Plans to facilitate sustainable management of Ground Water Resources.

NAQUIM was initiated in 2012 as a part of the ‘Ground Water Management and Regulation’ scheme with the objectives to delineate and characterize the aquifers and develop plans for sustainable ground water management in the country. The State-wise information is shared with States/Uts for implementation.

Out of nearly 33 lakh sq km geographical area of the country, a mappable area of around 25 lakh sq km has been identified by the CGWB to be covered under this programme. So far, 15.57 lakh sq km areas have been covered. State/UT wise areas covered under the programme are given below.

The remaining area is targeted to be covered by Mar 2023.

State and UT-wise areas (in sq km) for which aquifer maps have been prepared and management plans have been developed.

S. No. Name of the State/UT Area for which aquifer maps and management plans have been prepared (sq km)
1 Andaman & Nicobar 800
2 Andhra Pradesh 74785
3 Arunachal Pradesh 5502
4 Assam 26077
5 Bihar 26557
6 Chandigarh 115
7 Chhattisgarh 52546
8 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 490
9 Daman & Diu 0
10 Delhi 1483
11 Goa 3702
12 Gujarat 99177
13 Haryana 44179
14 Himachal Pradesh 7875
15 Jammu & Kashmir 9506
16 Jharkhand 30741
17 Karnataka 118236
18 Kerala 24126
19 Lakshdweep 32
20 Madhya Pradesh 119240
21 Maharashtra 184194
22 Manipur 2559
23 Meghalaya 9217
24 Mizoram 700
25 Nagaland 910
26 Odisha 57981
27 Pudducherry 454
28 Punjab 50368
29 Rajasthan 216430
30 Sikkim 280
31 Tamil Nadu 104391
32 Telangana 77521
33 Tripura 6757
34 Uttar Pradesh 157117
35 Uttarakhand 7811
36 West Bengal 35185
  Total 1557044

This information was given by the Minister of State for Jal Shakti & Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Rattan Lal Kataria in Lok Sabha today.