National Aquifer Mapping and Management program
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.
